# Install surfer

Waveform viewer, supporting VCD, FST, or GHW format. Version 0.7.0 via Homebrew; verified 2026-05-11.

## Install

```sh
sudo av install brew:surfer
```

Additional install commands:

### macOS

- Homebrew (100%):

```sh
brew install surfer
```

  Evidence: local Homebrew formula metadata

### Linux

- Nix (92%):

```sh
nix profile install nixpkgs#surfer
```

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

## Package Facts

- **Package key:** brew:surfer
- **Package manager:** Homebrew
- **Package manager URL:** <https://formulae.brew.sh/formula/surfer>
- **Version:** 0.7.0
- **Source summary:** Waveform viewer, supporting VCD, FST, or GHW format
- **Homepage:** <https://surfer-project.org/>
- **Repository:** <https://gitlab.com/surfer-project/surfer>
- **Upstream docs:** <https://docs.surfer-project.org/>
- **License:** EUPL-1.2
- **Source archive:** <https://gitlab.com/surfer-project/surfer.git>
- **Last updated:** 2026-05-11T18:34:18-04:00
- **Generated:** 2026-06-10T07:18:26+00:00

## Executables

- surfer (cli)
- surfer (alias)

## Build Dependencies

- pkgconf
- rust

## 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: 0.7.0
- Package-manager updated: 2026-05-11
- Local data status: ok
- Upstream repository: https://surfer-project.org/
- info: Release/tag comparison is only available for GitHub repositories.

## Notes de sécurité

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:** surfer
- **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 - surfer: normalized package name match | nixpkgs package indexes: pkgs/by-name/su/surfer/package.nix from https://api.github.com/repos/NixOS/nixpkgs/git/trees/master?recursive=1


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## Sources

- Nucleus package database
- Geiger risk classifier
- package-page enrichment
- package version freshness
- av.db category and tag curation
- package relationship graph
- external package-manager database matches
- cross-ecosystem install command graph