macOS
Homebrewverified · 100%
brew install amforalocal Homebrew formula metadata
MacPortsverified · 94%
sudo port install amforaMacPorts ports tree · net/amfora/Portfile · source: api.github.com
brew
Install amfora with Homebrew, apk, apt, MacPorts, Nix, pacman, scoop, zypper
Fancy terminal browser for the Gemini protocol. Version 1.11.0 via Homebrew; verified from local package data.
install
Additional install commands
Linux
Alpine Linux apkverified · 92%
sudo apk add amforaAlpine Linux edge package indexes · amfora · source: dl-cdn.alpinelinux.org
Debian aptverified · 92%
sudo apt install amforaDebian stable package indexes · amfora · source: deb.debian.org
Nixverified · 92%
nix profile install nixpkgs#amforanixpkgs package indexes · pkgs/by-name/am/amfora/package.nix · source: api.github.com
Arch Linux pacmanverified · 92%
sudo pacman -S amforaArch Linux sync databases · amfora · source: geo.mirror.pkgbuild.com
openSUSE zypperverified · 92%
sudo zypper install amforaopenSUSE Tumbleweed package metadata · amfora · source: download.opensuse.org
Windows
Scoopverified · 92%
scoop install extras/amforaScoop official bucket manifest trees · bucket/amfora.json · source: api.github.com
overview
Package summary
Fancy terminal browser for the Gemini protocol
Project links
Commands and aliases
- amfora
history
Project history and usage
Amfora is a terminal browser for the Gemini protocol, written in Go and packaged as a single CLI/TUI application. Its README presents it as a featureful, attractive Gemini client rather than a multi-protocol browser, explicitly directing users who want Gopher or other non-Web protocols to Bombadillo.
Project history
The makew0rld/amfora repository was created in June 2020, during the early wave of Gemini protocol clients. The README's demo notes v1.0.0 and describes a goal of being the best-looking Gemini client with the most features in the terminal, while remaining cross-platform with full Windows support.
Amfora built on Go terminal and content libraries such as cview, tcell, Viper, go-gemini, gofeed, Chroma, and termenv. Its feature list grew beyond basic Gemini browsing to tabs, TOFU certificate handling, bookmarks, downloads, theming, proxying, client certificates, subscriptions, feed support, and syntax highlighting for preformatted blocks.
Adoption history
Amfora quickly became one of the better-known Gemini clients because it combined terminal-native packaging with a polished UI at a time when Gemini was intentionally small and client choice mattered. The README documents packaging across many Linux distributions, Homebrew, MacPorts, Scoop, Termux caveats, binary releases, and source builds.
The project entered maintenance mode after the author's 2023 blog post about stepping back from Gemini, but official releases continued later, with v1.10.0 in 2024 and v1.11.0 in 2025. That makes it both a historical Gemini-boom package and still a maintained-enough terminal client for users who remain in geminispace.
How it is used
Users run amfora as an interactive terminal browser. Configuration is TOML-based, with the official wiki stating that config.toml is stored at ~/.config/amfora/config.toml by default, $XDG_CONFIG_HOME/amfora/config.toml when XDG_CONFIG_HOME is set, and %APPDATA%\amfora\config.toml on Windows.
Package-manager users care about terminal capabilities, Unicode behavior, config-file bootstrapping, desktop-entry installation on Unix systems, and whether the build tracks releases or HEAD. The README explicitly documents Homebrew release installs and brew --HEAD installs for macOS users.
Why package nerds care
Amfora is a neat package-manager artifact because the Gemini ecosystem was small, decentralized, and protocol-first. A distro package for Amfora often served as a user's first practical Gemini client.
It also illustrates how a niche protocol client can have serious packaging breadth: Linux distro packages, Homebrew, MacPorts, Scoop, Termux workarounds, direct binaries, and source builds all appear in the official install story.
Timeline
- 2020-06-18: makew0rld/amfora repository is created.
- 2020: README demo references v1.0.0-era Amfora.
- 2021-12-10: v1.9.2 release is published.
- 2023: Project enters maintenance mode according to the README.
- 2024-03-18: v1.10.0 release is published.
- 2025-07-14: v1.11.0 release is published.
Related projects
- Gemini is the protocol and geminispace is the network/community Amfora targets.
- Bombadillo is named by Amfora as an alternative for users who want Gopher or other non-Web protocols.
- go-gemini, cview, tcell, Viper, Chroma, gofeed, and termenv are important implementation dependencies named in the README.
Sources
security posture
Risk level: green
narrow executable package without higher-risk signals.
Risk classifier
green risk · low confidence · appliance
Why
- narrow executable package without higher-risk signals
Signals
- metadata:no-higher-risk-signals
Install behavior
- No Homebrew post-install hook is recorded in formula metadata.
- Homebrew bottle metadata is available for 8 platform targets.
- Build metadata lists 1 build dependencies.
Recommended review
Before unattended agent use, check whether the tool reads plaintext credentials, writes remote state, publishes artifacts, or shells out to plugins.
local files
Configuration and credential file locations
These source-backed paths show where this package keeps local settings or durable credentials. Automic Vault can use them as review targets for secret scanning, migration, and command approval.
Configuration files
Config paths the tool may read or write during local use.
- Unix
~/.config/amfora/config.toml$XDG_CONFIG_HOME/amfora/config.toml- Windows
%APPDATA%\amfora\config.toml
executables
Installed executables
| Command | Kind | Exposure | Note |
|---|---|---|---|
amfora | cli | global executable |
freshness
Version and freshness
These signals separate page generation age, package-manager activity, and upstream release comparison. Version lag is warned only when an evidence URL and comparable versions are present.
page generated2026-07-08
manager version1.11.0
manager updated
local dataok
upstreamcurrent
latest detectedv1.11.0
https://github.com/makew0rld/amfora
- infoNo package-manager update timestamp was available.low confidence
install metadata
Package metadata
| Package key | brew:amfora |
|---|---|
| Version | 1.11.0 |
| Package manager | Homebrew |
| Package manager page | https://formulae.brew.sh/formula/amfora |
| Homepage | https://github.com/makew0rld/amfora |
| Repository | https://github.com/makew0rld/amfora |
| Upstream docs | https://github.com/makew0rld/amfora#readme |
| License | GPL-3.0-only AND (GPL-3.0-only OR MIT) |
| Source archive | https://github.com/makew0rld/amfora/archive/refs/tags/v1.11.0.tar.gz |
| Build dependencies | go |
| Bottle | available (on arm64_linux, arm64_sequoia, arm64_sonoma, arm64_tahoe, arm64_ventura, sonoma, ventura, x86_64_linux) |
| Homebrew post-install | not defined |
| Service | none declared |
registry facts
Source database details
| Source Database | Homebrew formula API |
|---|---|
| Tap | homebrew/core |
| Full Name | amfora |
| 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 |
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source database matches
Other package-manager records
Matches are pulled from external package-manager indexes and kept separate from local Automic Vault package links.
Debian apt95%
amfora 1.10.0-1+b10
Fancy terminal browser for the Gemini protocol
https://github.com/makeworld-the-better-one/amfora
sudo apt install amfora- Section: net
- Architecture: amd64
- Source Package: amfora
- 1 dependencies
- normalized package name match
- Matched by: Amfora
Nix95%
amfora
nix profile install nixpkgs#amfora- normalized package name match
- Matched by: Amfora
Ubuntu apt95%
amfora 1.9.2-2ubuntu2
Fancy terminal browser for the Gemini protocol
https://github.com/makeworld-the-better-one/amfora
sudo apt install amfora- Section: universe/net
- Architecture: amd64
- 1 dependencies
- normalized package name match
- Matched by: Amfora
apk95%
amfora 1.11.0-r9
terminal browser for the Gemini protocol
https://github.com/makeworld-the-better-one/amfora
sudo apk add amfora- License: GPL-3.0-or-later
- Architecture: x86_64
- Source Package: amfora
- 1 dependencies
- 1 provides
- normalized package name match
- Matched by: Amfora
pacman95%
amfora 1.11.0-1
Terminal browser for the Gemini protocol
https://github.com/makeworld-the-better-one/amfora
sudo pacman -S amfora- License: GPL-3.0-only
- Architecture: x86_64
- 1 dependencies
- normalized package name match
- Matched by: Amfora
zypper95%
amfora 1.11.0-2.4
CLI/Terminal based gemini browser
https://github.com/makeworld-the-better-one/amfora
sudo zypper install amfora- License: GPL-3.0-only
- Category: Unspecified
- Architecture: x86_64
- Source Package: amfora
- 3 provides
- normalized package name match
- Matched by: Amfora
MacPorts95%
amfora
sudo port install amfora- normalized package name match
- Matched by: Amfora
Scoop95%
extras/amfora
scoop install extras/amfora- normalized package name match
- Matched by: Amfora
source trail
Generated from repository data
This page is generated by av-web from the private package SQLite artifact built by scripts/generate-pkg-sqlite.py.
Combined YAML source
View the package source record on GitHub.
Used sources
- Geiger risk classifier
- Nucleus package database
- av.db category and tag curation
- cross-ecosystem install command graph
- curated configuration and credential file locations
- curated package history
- external package-manager database matches
- package relationship graph
- package version freshness
- package-page enrichment