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Install arduino-cli with Homebrew, apk, chocolatey, MacPorts, Nix, pacman, scoop, winget

Arduino command-line interface. Version 1.5.1 via Homebrew; verified 2026-06-05.

Install commandSecurity notes

install

Additional install commands

macOS

Homebrewverified · 100%
brew install arduino-cli

local Homebrew formula metadata

MacPortsverified · 94%
sudo port install arduino-cli

MacPorts ports tree · devel/arduino-cli/Portfile · source: api.github.com

Linux

Alpine Linux apkverified · 92%
sudo apk add arduino-cli

Alpine Linux edge package indexes · arduino-cli · source: dl-cdn.alpinelinux.org

Nixverified · 92%
nix profile install nixpkgs#arduino-cli

nixpkgs package indexes · pkgs/by-name/ar/arduino-cli/package.nix · source: api.github.com

Arch Linux pacmanverified · 92%
sudo pacman -S arduino-cli

Arch Linux sync databases · arduino-cli · source: geo.mirror.pkgbuild.com

Windows

Chocolateyverified · 92%
choco install arduino-cli

Chocolatey community package catalog · arduino-cli · source: community.chocolatey.org

Scoopverified · 92%
scoop install main/arduino-cli

Scoop official bucket manifest trees · bucket/arduino-cli.json · source: api.github.com

Windows Package Managerverified · 92%
winget install --id ArduinoSA.CLI -e

Windows Package Manager source index · ArduinoSA.CLI · source: cdn.winget.microsoft.com

overview

Package summary

Arduino command-line interface

Commands and aliases

  • arduino-cli

history

Project history and usage

Arduino CLI is Arduino's official command-line and machine-interface tool for board management, library management, sketch builds, board detection, and uploads.

Project history

The official GitHub repository was created on 2018-08-08. The README describes Arduino CLI as an all-in-one command-line solution for Arduino-compatible boards and platforms, covering the core tasks that the Arduino IDE historically wrapped in a graphical workflow.

The project is written in Go and ships versioned user docs, a command reference, nightly builds, a gRPC reference, and security policy. Its release stream in the official GitHub API shows the 1.x line active through 2026.

Adoption history

Arduino CLI is broadly packaged: the input package facts list Homebrew, Alpine, Chocolatey, MacPorts, Nix, Arch, Scoop, and winget. That breadth fits its role as the scriptable substrate for Arduino workflows in CI, editors, build systems, and headless devices.

The tool matters because it decouples Arduino development from the IDE. Package users can install one binary, initialize indexes, install cores and libraries, compile sketches, upload firmware, and integrate Arduino boards into reproducible automation.

How it is used

Typical commands include `arduino-cli config init`, board and library manager operations, `arduino-cli compile`, and `arduino-cli upload`. The README points users to installation docs, a getting-started guide, and a full command reference.

The default config file is `arduino-cli.yaml`. Official docs say the default data directory is `${HOME}/.arduino15` on Linux and other Unix-like systems, `${HOME}/Library/Arduino15` on macOS, and `${HOME}/AppData/Local/Arduino15` on Windows, so the default config paths follow from those data directories.

Why package nerds care

Arduino CLI is important package-manager infrastructure because it turns a huge embedded ecosystem into a stable command-line interface that other tools can call.

It is also a good example of an official vendor CLI that replaced ad hoc IDE automation with a documented binary, config schema, command reference, nightly builds, and multi-OS package distribution.

Timeline

  • 2018-08-08: GitHub repository created.
  • 2021-09-22: Earliest release returned in the current GitHub releases API page for this batch, 0.19.1-rc1.
  • 2026-06-05: Latest GitHub release observed for this batch, v1.5.1.

Related projects

  • The CLI serves the Arduino boards/platforms ecosystem and Arduino-compatible board packages.
  • The docs expose command and gRPC interfaces used by editors, CI systems, and other developer tools around Arduino.

security posture

No protected-tool coverage found yet

No matching local secret-handling manifest was found for arduino-cli. Nucleus package metadata is still published here so future coverage has a stable package URL.

Install behavior

  • No Homebrew post-install hook is recorded in formula metadata.
  • Homebrew bottle metadata is available for 6 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.

Linux
${HOME}/.arduino15/arduino-cli.yaml
macOS
${HOME}/Library/Arduino15/arduino-cli.yaml
Windows
${HOME}/AppData/Local/Arduino15/arduino-cli.yaml

executables

Installed executables

CommandKindExposureNote
arduino-clicliglobal 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 version1.5.1
manager updated2026-06-05
local dataok
upstreamcurrent
latest detectedv1.5.1

https://github.com/arduino/arduino-cli

  • okNo freshness warnings were generated.

install metadata

Package metadata

Package keybrew:arduino-cli
Version1.5.1
Package managerHomebrew
Package manager pagehttps://formulae.brew.sh/formula/arduino-cli
Homepagehttps://arduino.github.io/arduino-cli/latest/
Repositoryhttps://github.com/arduino/arduino-cli
Upstream docshttps://arduino.github.io/arduino-cli/latest
LicenseGPL-3.0-only
Source archivehttps://github.com/arduino/arduino-cli/archive/refs/tags/v1.5.1.tar.gz
Last updated2026-06-05T11:31:14Z
Pulseupdated
Build dependenciesgo
Bottleavailable (on arm64_linux, arm64_sequoia, arm64_sonoma, arm64_tahoe, sonoma, x86_64_linux)
Homebrew post-installnot defined
Servicenone declared

registry facts

Source database details

Source DatabaseHomebrew formula API
Taphomebrew/core
Full Namearduino-cli
Version Scheme0
Revision0
Head VersionHEAD
Bottle Stable Root URLhttps://ghcr.io/v2/homebrew/core
Deprecatedno
Disabledno
Keg Onlyno
URL Keys
  • head
  • stable

source database matches

Other package-manager records

Matches are pulled from external package-manager indexes and kept separate from local Automic Vault package links.

Nix95%

arduino-cli

nix profile install nixpkgs#arduino-cli
  • normalized package name match
  • Matched by: Arduino Cli
nixpkgs package indexes · api.github.com · nixpkgs package indexes: pkgs/by-name/ar/arduino-cli/package.nix from https://api.github.com/repos/NixOS/nixpkgs/git/trees/master?recursive=1
apk95%

arduino-cli 1.4.1-r3

Arduino command line tool

https://github.com/arduino/arduino-cli

sudo apk add arduino-cli
  • License: GPL-3.0-only
  • Architecture: x86_64
  • Source Package: arduino-cli
  • 1 dependencies
  • 1 provides
  • normalized package name match
  • Matched by: Arduino Cli
Alpine Linux edge package indexes · dl-cdn.alpinelinux.org · Alpine Linux edge package indexes: arduino-cli from https://dl-cdn.alpinelinux.org/alpine/edge/testing/x86_64/APKINDEX.tar.gz
pacman95%

arduino-cli 1.4.1-1

Arduino command line interface

https://github.com/arduino/arduino-cli

sudo pacman -S arduino-cli
  • License: GPL-3.0-only
  • Architecture: x86_64
  • 1 dependencies
  • normalized package name match
  • Matched by: Arduino Cli
Arch Linux sync databases · geo.mirror.pkgbuild.com · Arch Linux sync databases: arduino-cli from https://geo.mirror.pkgbuild.com/extra/os/x86_64/extra.db.tar.gz
MacPorts95%

arduino-cli

sudo port install arduino-cli
  • normalized package name match
  • Matched by: Arduino Cli
MacPorts ports tree · api.github.com · MacPorts ports tree: devel/arduino-cli/Portfile from https://api.github.com/repos/macports/macports-ports/git/trees/master?recursive=1
Chocolatey95%

arduino-cli

choco install arduino-cli
  • normalized package name match
  • Matched by: Arduino Cli
Chocolatey community package catalog · community.chocolatey.org · Chocolatey community package catalog: arduino-cli from http://community.chocolatey.org/api/v2/Packages?$filter=IsLatestVersion&$select=Id&$top=1000&$skiptoken='11','ansicon'
Scoop95%

main/arduino-cli

scoop install main/arduino-cli
  • normalized package name match
  • Matched by: Arduino Cli
Scoop official bucket manifest trees · api.github.com · Scoop official bucket manifest trees: bucket/arduino-cli.json from https://api.github.com/repos/ScoopInstaller/Main/git/trees/master?recursive=1
winget95%

ArduinoSA.CLI

winget install --id ArduinoSA.CLI -e
  • normalized package name match
  • Matched by: Arduino Cli
Windows Package Manager source index · cdn.winget.microsoft.com · Windows Package Manager source index: ArduinoSA.CLI from https://cdn.winget.microsoft.com/cache/source.msix

package graph

Links come from deterministic package relationships, av.db category and tag curation, ecosystem matches, and package hub membership.

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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.

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