# mcat mit Homebrew, Nix, scoop, winget installieren Prüfe Installationswege, Executables, Metadaten und Sicherheitshinweise für mcat in AI-Agent-Workflows. ## Installation ```sh sudo av install brew:mcat ``` Weitere Installationsbefehle: ### macOS - Homebrew (100%): ```sh brew install mcat ``` Evidenz: local Homebrew formula metadata ### Linux - Nix (92%): ```sh nix profile install nixpkgs#mcat ``` Evidenz: nixpkgs package indexes: pkgs/by-name/mc/mcat/package.nix from https://api.github.com/repos/NixOS/nixpkgs/git/trees/master?recursive=1 ### Windows - Scoop (92%): ```sh scoop install main/mcat ``` Evidenz: Scoop official bucket manifest trees: bucket/mcat.json from https://api.github.com/repos/ScoopInstaller/Main/git/trees/master?recursive=1 - winget (92%): ```sh winget install --id skardyy.mcat -e ``` Evidenz: Windows Package Manager source index: skardyy.mcat from https://cdn.winget.microsoft.com/cache/source.msix ## Paketfakten - **Paketschlüssel:** brew:mcat - **Paketmanager:** Homebrew - **Paketmanager-Seite:** - **Version:** 0.6.3 - **Quellzusammenfassung:** Terminal image, video, directory, and Markdown viewer - **Homepage:** - **Repository:** - **Upstream-Dokumentation:** - **Lizenz:** MIT - **Quellarchiv:** - **Zuletzt aktualisiert:** 2026-07-21T19:00:20Z - **Generiert:** 2026-07-25T07:20:51+00:00 ## Executables - mcat (cli) - mcat (Alias) ## Build-Abhängigkeiten - rust ## Installationsverhalten - Post-install-Hook: nicht definiert - Bottle: verfügbar auf arm64_linux, arm64_sequoia, arm64_sonoma, arm64_tahoe, sonoma, x86_64_linux ## Version und Aktualität - Seite generiert: 2026-07-25 - Manager-Version: 0.6.3 - Manager aktualisiert: 2026-07-21 - lokale Daten: OK - Upstream-Repository: https://github.com/Skardyy/mcat - neueste erkannte Version: v0.6.3 (aktuell) ## Projektgeschichte und Nutzung mcat is a Rust command-line viewer for rendering images, videos, directories, and Markdown in a terminal workflow. It sits in the same practical niche as tools such as catimg, viu, chafa, and terminal Markdown previewers, but its README presents it as one small command for multiple rich media types. ### Projektgeschichte The official GitHub repository was created in April 2025 and published early tagged releases the same month, with v0.1.3 appearing on GitHub releases on 2025-04-23. The project continued to ship frequent 0.x releases through 2026, including v0.6.2 in June 2026. The README documents installation through Cargo, prebuilt GitHub releases, Homebrew, Nix, Scoop, and WinGet, which is typical for a modern Rust CLI that wants to be easy to try across macOS, Linux, and Windows. ### Adoptionsgeschichte The package-manager facts supplied for this run list mcat in Homebrew, Nix, Scoop, and WinGet. That breadth suggests adoption beyond a single ecosystem even though the project is still young. GitHub repository metadata from July 2026 showed active recent maintenance and more than a thousand stars, indicating visible interest among terminal-tool users. ### Wie es verwendet wird mcat is used as a terminal-first preview command for images, video, Markdown, and directories. The README documents examples and optional fetching of Chromium and FFmpeg support when needed for richer rendering paths. ### Warum Paket-Nerds sich dafür interessieren For package-history purposes, mcat is notable as part of the current wave of Rust CLIs that make terminals media-capable without asking users to leave the shell. Its value to package managers is straightforward: one small binary, cross-platform install paths, and obvious demo value. ### Zeitleiste - 2025-04: GitHub repository created. - 2025-04: v0.1.3 published on GitHub releases. - 2026-06: v0.6.2 published on GitHub releases. ### Related projects - Related terminal media viewers include chafa, viu, catimg, and terminal Markdown preview tools; mcat's official README positions it as a combined image, video, directory, and Markdown viewer rather than a single-format utility. ### Quellen - - - - source_facts.package-manager ## Sicherheitshinweise Für mcat wurde kein passendes lokales Secret-Handling-Manifest gefunden. Nucleus-Paketmetadaten bleiben hier veröffentlicht, damit künftige Abdeckung eine stabile Paket-URL hat. ## Details aus der Quelldatenbank - **Source Database:** Homebrew formula API - **Tap:** homebrew/core - **Full Name:** mcat - **Version Scheme:** 0 - **Revision:** 0 - **Head Version:** HEAD - **Conflicts With:** mtools - **Bottle Stable Root URL:** - **Deprecated:** no - **Disabled:** no - **Keg Only:** no - **URL Keys:** head, stable ## Andere Paketmanager-Einträge - Nix - mcat: normalized package name match | nixpkgs package indexes: pkgs/by-name/mc/mcat/package.nix from https://api.github.com/repos/NixOS/nixpkgs/git/trees/master?recursive=1 - Scoop - main/mcat: normalized package name match | Scoop official bucket manifest trees: bucket/mcat.json from https://api.github.com/repos/ScoopInstaller/Main/git/trees/master?recursive=1 - winget - skardyy.mcat: normalized package name match | Windows Package Manager source index: skardyy.mcat from https://cdn.winget.microsoft.com/cache/source.msix ## Verwandte Links - [Source-control packages](https://www.automicvault.com/de/pkg/source-control-tools/) - Belongs to a source-control command family. - [Terminal utility packages](https://www.automicvault.com/de/pkg/terminal-utilities/) - Matched terminal and command-line workflow metadata. - [Text processing packages](https://www.automicvault.com/de/pkg/text-processing-tools/) - Matched text, document, or structured-data processing metadata. - [Networking and protocol packages](https://www.automicvault.com/de/pkg/networking-protocol-tools/) - Matched network, protocol, or remote-service metadata. - [rust](https://www.automicvault.com/de/pkg/brew/rust/) - Build dependency declared by Homebrew. - [aview](https://www.automicvault.com/de/pkg/brew/aview/) - Shares av.db curated category or tags: cli, image-viewer, media, terminal. - [catimg](https://www.automicvault.com/de/pkg/brew/catimg/) - Shares av.db curated category or tags: cli, image-viewer, media, terminal. - [lsix](https://www.automicvault.com/de/pkg/brew/lsix/) - Shares av.db curated category or tags: cli, image-viewer, media, terminal. - [terminalimageviewer](https://www.automicvault.com/de/pkg/brew/terminalimageviewer/) - Shares av.db curated category or tags: cli, image-viewer, media, terminal. - [timg](https://www.automicvault.com/de/pkg/brew/timg/) - Shares av.db curated category or tags: cli, image-viewer, media, terminal. - [tpix](https://www.automicvault.com/de/pkg/brew/tpix/) - Shares av.db curated category or tags: cli, image-viewer, media, terminal. - [viu](https://www.automicvault.com/de/pkg/brew/viu/) - Shares av.db curated category or tags: cli, image-viewer, media, terminal. - [aalib](https://www.automicvault.com/de/pkg/brew/aalib/) - Shares av.db curated category or tags: cli, media, terminal. ## Combined YAML source View the package source record on GitHub. [combined/mcat.yml](https://github.com/automic-vault/db/blob/main/combined/mcat.yml) ## Quellen - Nucleus package database - package-page enrichment - curated package history - package version freshness - av.db category and tag curation - package relationship graph - external package-manager database matches - cross-ecosystem install command graph