# Install geckodriver

WebDriver Marionette proxy. Version 0.37.0 via Homebrew; verified 2026-06-03.

## Install

```sh
sudo av install brew:geckodriver
```

Additional install commands:

### macOS

- Homebrew (100%):

```sh
brew install geckodriver
```

  Evidence: local Homebrew formula metadata

- MacPorts (94%):

```sh
sudo port install geckodriver
```

  Evidence: MacPorts ports tree: www/geckodriver/Portfile from https://api.github.com/repos/macports/macports-ports/git/trees/master?recursive=1

### Linux

- apk (92%):

```sh
sudo apk add geckodriver
```

  Evidence: Alpine Linux edge package indexes: geckodriver from https://dl-cdn.alpinelinux.org/alpine/edge/community/x86_64/APKINDEX.tar.gz

- Nix (92%):

```sh
nix profile install nixpkgs#geckodriver
```

  Evidence: nixpkgs package indexes: pkgs/by-name/ge/geckodriver/package.nix from https://api.github.com/repos/NixOS/nixpkgs/git/trees/master?recursive=1

- pacman (92%):

```sh
sudo pacman -S geckodriver
```

  Evidence: Arch Linux sync databases: geckodriver from https://geo.mirror.pkgbuild.com/extra/os/x86_64/extra.db.tar.gz

### Windows

- Scoop (92%):

```sh
scoop install main/geckodriver
```

  Evidence: Scoop official bucket manifest trees: bucket/geckodriver.json from https://api.github.com/repos/ScoopInstaller/Main/git/trees/master?recursive=1

- winget (92%):

```sh
winget install --id Mozilla.GeckoDriver -e
```

  Evidence: Windows Package Manager source index: Mozilla.GeckoDriver from https://cdn.winget.microsoft.com/cache/source.msix

## Package Facts

- **Package key:** brew:geckodriver
- **Package manager:** Homebrew
- **Package manager URL:** <https://formulae.brew.sh/formula/geckodriver>
- **Version:** 0.37.0
- **Source summary:** WebDriver Marionette proxy
- **Homepage:** <https://github.com/mozilla/geckodriver>
- **Repository:** <https://github.com/mozilla/geckodriver>
- **Upstream docs:** <https://firefox-source-docs.mozilla.org/testing/geckodriver>
- **License:** MPL-2.0
- **Source archive:** <https://hg.mozilla.org/mozilla-central/archive/253b8523586577438a3ddf86d67436719feaf6d8.zip/testing/geckodriver/>
- **Last updated:** 2026-06-03T19:39:33Z
- **Generated:** 2026-06-10T07:18:26+00:00

## Executables

- geckodriver (cli)
- wires (cli)
- geckodriver (alias)
- wires (alias)

## Build Dependencies

- rust

## macOS Provided Libraries

- unzip

## Install Behavior

- Post-install hook: not defined
- Bottle: available on arm64_linux, arm64_sequoia, arm64_sonoma, arm64_tahoe, sonoma, x86_64_linux

## Freshness

- Page generated: 2026-06-10
- Package-manager version: 0.37.0
- Package-manager updated: 2026-06-03
- Local data status: ok
- Upstream repository: https://github.com/mozilla/geckodriver
- info: No cached GitHub release or tag data was available.

## Sicherheitshinweise

narrow executable package without higher-risk signals.

- **Geiger risk:** green / low
- narrow executable package without higher-risk signals

## Source Database Details

- **Source Database:** Homebrew formula API
- **Tap:** homebrew/core
- **Full Name:** geckodriver
- **Version Scheme:** 0
- **Revision:** 0
- **Head Version:** HEAD
- **Bottle Stable Root URL:** <https://ghcr.io/v2/homebrew/core>
- **Deprecated:** no
- **Disabled:** no
- **Keg Only:** no
- **URL Keys:** head, stable

## Other Package-Manager Records

- Nix - geckodriver: normalized package name match | nixpkgs package indexes: pkgs/by-name/ge/geckodriver/package.nix from https://api.github.com/repos/NixOS/nixpkgs/git/trees/master?recursive=1
- apk - geckodriver - 0.36.0-r0: normalized package name match | Alpine Linux edge package indexes: geckodriver from https://dl-cdn.alpinelinux.org/alpine/edge/community/x86_64/APKINDEX.tar.gz | Proxy for using W3C WebDriver compatible clients to interact with Gecko-based browsers. | https://github.com/mozilla/geckodriver
- pacman - geckodriver - 0.36.0-1: normalized package name match | Arch Linux sync databases: geckodriver from https://geo.mirror.pkgbuild.com/extra/os/x86_64/extra.db.tar.gz | Proxy for using W3C WebDriver-compatible clients to interact with Gecko-based browsers. | https://github.com/mozilla/geckodriver
- MacPorts - geckodriver: normalized package name match | MacPorts ports tree: www/geckodriver/Portfile from https://api.github.com/repos/macports/macports-ports/git/trees/master?recursive=1
- Scoop - main/geckodriver: normalized package name match | Scoop official bucket manifest trees: bucket/geckodriver.json from https://api.github.com/repos/ScoopInstaller/Main/git/trees/master?recursive=1
- winget - Mozilla.GeckoDriver: normalized package name match | Windows Package Manager source index: Mozilla.GeckoDriver from https://cdn.winget.microsoft.com/cache/source.msix


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