# Install nvchecker New version checker for software releases. Version 2.20 via Homebrew; verified 2026-03-14. ## Install ```sh sudo av install brew:nvchecker ``` Additional install commands: ### macOS - Homebrew (100%): ```sh brew install nvchecker ``` Evidence: local Homebrew formula metadata - MacPorts (94%): ```sh sudo port install nvchecker ``` Evidence: MacPorts ports tree: devel/nvchecker/Portfile from https://api.github.com/repos/macports/macports-ports/git/trees/master?recursive=1 ### Linux - apk (92%): ```sh sudo apk add nvchecker ``` Evidence: Alpine Linux edge package indexes: nvchecker from https://dl-cdn.alpinelinux.org/alpine/edge/community/x86_64/APKINDEX.tar.gz - Nix (92%): ```sh nix profile install nixpkgs#nvchecker ``` Evidence: nixpkgs package indexes: nvchecker from https://raw.githubusercontent.com/NixOS/nixpkgs/master/pkgs/top-level/all-packages.nix - pacman (92%): ```sh sudo pacman -S nvchecker ``` Evidence: Arch Linux sync databases: nvchecker from https://geo.mirror.pkgbuild.com/extra/os/x86_64/extra.db.tar.gz - Ubuntu apt (92%): ```sh sudo apt install nvchecker ``` Evidence: Ubuntu 24.04 LTS package indexes: nvchecker from https://archive.ubuntu.com/ubuntu/dists/noble/universe/binary-amd64/Packages.gz ## Package Facts - **Package key:** brew:nvchecker - **Package manager:** Homebrew - **Package manager URL:** - **Version:** 2.20 - **Source summary:** New version checker for software releases - **Homepage:** - **Repository:** - **Upstream docs:** - **License:** MIT - **Source archive:** - **Last updated:** 2026-03-14T10:09:30Z - **Generated:** 2026-06-10T07:18:26+00:00 ## Executables - nvchecker (cli) - nvchecker-ini2toml (cli) - nvchecker-notify (cli) - nvcmp (cli) - nvtake (cli) - nvchecker (alias) - nvchecker-ini2toml (alias) - nvchecker-notify (alias) - nvcmp (alias) - nvtake (alias) ## Dependencies - curl - openssl@3 - python@3.14 ## 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: 2.20 - Package-manager updated: 2026-03-14 - Local data status: ok - Upstream repository: https://github.com/lilydjwg/nvchecker - 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:** nvchecker - **Version Scheme:** 0 - **Revision:** 1 - **Bottle Stable Root URL:** - **Deprecated:** no - **Disabled:** no - **Keg Only:** no - **URL Keys:** stable ## Other Package-Manager Records - Nix - nvchecker: normalized package name match | nixpkgs package indexes: nvchecker from https://raw.githubusercontent.com/NixOS/nixpkgs/master/pkgs/top-level/all-packages.nix - Ubuntu apt - nvchecker - 2.5-1: normalized package name match | Ubuntu 24.04 LTS package indexes: nvchecker from https://archive.ubuntu.com/ubuntu/dists/noble/universe/binary-amd64/Packages.gz | new-version checker for software releases | https://nvchecker.readthedocs.io/en/latest/ - apk - nvchecker - 2.20-r1: normalized package name match | Alpine Linux edge package indexes: nvchecker from https://dl-cdn.alpinelinux.org/alpine/edge/community/x86_64/APKINDEX.tar.gz | New version checker for software releases | https://github.com/lilydjwg/nvchecker - apk - nvchecker-bash-completion - 2.20-r1: normalized package name match | Alpine Linux edge package indexes: nvchecker-bash-completion from https://dl-cdn.alpinelinux.org/alpine/edge/community/x86_64/APKINDEX.tar.gz | Bash completions for nvchecker | https://github.com/lilydjwg/nvchecker - apk - nvchecker-doc - 2.20-r1: normalized package name match | Alpine Linux edge package indexes: nvchecker-doc from https://dl-cdn.alpinelinux.org/alpine/edge/community/x86_64/APKINDEX.tar.gz | New version checker for software releases (documentation) | https://github.com/lilydjwg/nvchecker - apk - nvchecker-pyc - 2.20-r1: normalized package name match | Alpine Linux edge package indexes: nvchecker-pyc from https://dl-cdn.alpinelinux.org/alpine/edge/community/x86_64/APKINDEX.tar.gz | Precompiled Python bytecode for nvchecker | https://github.com/lilydjwg/nvchecker - pacman - nvchecker - 2.20-2: normalized package name match | Arch Linux sync databases: nvchecker from https://geo.mirror.pkgbuild.com/extra/os/x86_64/extra.db.tar.gz | New version checker for software releases | https://github.com/lilydjwg/nvchecker - MacPorts - nvchecker: normalized package name match | MacPorts ports tree: devel/nvchecker/Portfile from https://api.github.com/repos/macports/macports-ports/git/trees/master?recursive=1 ## Related Links - [Source-control packages](https://www.automicvault.com/de/pkg/source-control-tools/) - Belongs to a source-control command family. - [Package publisher tools](https://www.automicvault.com/de/pkg/package-publishers/) - Belongs to a package publishing or registry 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. - [openssl@3](https://www.automicvault.com/de/pkg/brew/openssl-3/) - Runtime dependency declared by Homebrew. - [python@3.14](https://www.automicvault.com/de/pkg/brew/python-3-14/) - Runtime dependency declared by Homebrew. - 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