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Prek
Run Git hooks before commits, on demand or in CI with Prek, an MIT-licensed command-line alternative to pre-commit. This download is the Windows x64 ZIP archive.
- Operating system
- Windows; minimum OS version not established by the inspected publisher sources
- Architecture
- x64 (x86-64)
- Download package
- ZIP archive of prebuilt binaries
The selected archive is x64; the publisher also offers a separate ARM64 Windows archive. Git is needed for the documented repository workflow. No local installation or runtime test was performed.
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What is Prek?
Prek runs a project's configured checks, such as formatting, linting and secret detection, before a Git commit or when called manually. It is written in Rust and distributed as a single binary, so the hook manager itself does not require a Python runtime. It also prepares the environments and dependencies needed by supported hooks.
Existing .pre-commit-config.yaml configurations can be reused. For a new setup, the publisher's quickstart uses prek init to create prek.toml and install the Git hook shim. Use prek run for staged files or prek run --all-files to check the repository. When replacing an existing pre-commit installation, the documented migration includes reinstalling the shim with prek install -f.
The distinction between the manager and its hooks matters: remote hooks can require downloads and environment preparation on their first run. Hooks that modify files cause the run to fail so you can review and stage the changes before retrying a commit. Teams that still use upstream pre-commit should retain compatible YAML rather than switching to Prek's TOML configuration or relying on Prek-only extensions. The screenshot shows historical Prek output in a CI log, not a locally tested Windows session.
What it offers
- Run configured checks before a commit, manually or in continuous integration.
- Reuse existing pre-commit YAML configurations and hook repositories.
- Manage supported hook environments and share toolchains between hooks.
- Use workspace support for monorepos with separate project configurations.
- Run selected hooks or check all repository files with --all-files.
Good to know
- Remote hooks may need network downloads and environment setup on their first run; a standalone manager does not make every hook dependency-free.
- Upstream pre-commit cannot read prek.toml or discover nested projects through Prek's workspace mode; keep compatible YAML when both tools must be supported.
- Hooks that modify files stop the commit until you review and stage the changes.
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Sources
References used for this listing. Retrieval dates do not indicate hands-on testing.
- j178/prek — official repository and README ↗Retrieved
- Prek 0.5.7 — official release and platform table ↗Retrieved
- Prek 0.5.7 — Quickstart ↗Retrieved
- Prek — Compatibility with pre-commit ↗Retrieved
- Prek — Running Hooks ↗Retrieved
- Prek — MIT License ↗Retrieved
- Prek workspace pull request — historical CI screenshot ↗Retrieved
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