macOS
Homebrewverified · 100%
brew install binsiderlocal Homebrew formula metadata
brew
Install binsider with Homebrew, Nix, pacman, scoop, zypper
Analyzes ELF binaries. Version 0.3.2 via Homebrew; verified from local package data.
install
Additional install commands
Linux
Nixverified · 92%
nix profile install nixpkgs#binsidernixpkgs package indexes · pkgs/by-name/bi/binsider/package.nix · source: api.github.com
Arch Linux pacmanverified · 92%
sudo pacman -S binsiderArch Linux sync databases · binsider · source: geo.mirror.pkgbuild.com
openSUSE zypperverified · 92%
sudo zypper install binsideropenSUSE Tumbleweed package metadata · binsider · source: download.opensuse.org
Windows
Scoopverified · 92%
scoop install main/binsiderScoop official bucket manifest trees · bucket/binsider.json · source: api.github.com
overview
Package summary
Analyzes ELF binaries
Project links
Commands and aliases
- binsider
history
Project history and usage
Binsider is a Rust TUI for analyzing ELF binaries, combining static inspection, dynamic tracing, strings, linked-library views, and hexdumps in one terminal interface.
Project history
The orhun/binsider repository was created in August 2023, and the first crates.io publication and v0.1.0 release arrived in September 2024. The README describes it as a terminal UI for static and dynamic ELF analysis, and the documentation site presents quickstart, installation, and usage pages.
The release history shows rapid early packaging from 0.1.0 in 2024 through 0.3.2 in February 2026.
Adoption history
Binsider moved quickly into package-manager channels: the supplied package facts list Homebrew, Nix, Arch, Scoop, and openSUSE packages, while the official docs also document Cargo, Arch, Alpine, binary releases, source builds, Docker images, and other installation methods.
How it is used
The quickstart is `binsider <binary>`. The official docs describe general analysis, ELF layout inspection, dynamic tracing similar to strace/ltrace workflows, string extraction, and a hexdump dashboard.
Why package nerds care
Binsider is notable as a modern TUI wrapper around tasks traditionally split across readelf, ldd, strace, ltrace, strings, and hexdump. It is young, but it reflects the current packaging taste for interactive terminal tools that make old binary formats easier to explore.
Timeline
- 2023: GitHub repository is created.
- 2024: v0.1.0 and first crates.io release.
- 2024: 0.2.0 release and project blog material document early development.
- 2026: v0.3.2 release.
Related projects
- Binsider overlaps with GNU Binutils tools such as readelf, strings, and objdump, and with tracing tools such as strace and ltrace. Its focus is ELF binaries rather than general object-file coverage.
Sources
- GitHub API reports repository creation and release dates.
- GitHub README documents purpose, features, documentation links, and installation hints.
- Official documentation quickstart documents command usage and feature areas.
- crates.io API reports crate publication and latest version.
- input.source_facts.package-manager lists package-manager availability.
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 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.
executables
Installed executables
| Command | Kind | Exposure | Note |
|---|---|---|---|
binsider | 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 version0.3.2
manager updated
local dataok
upstreamcurrent
latest detectedv0.3.2
https://github.com/orhun/binsider
- infoNo package-manager update timestamp was available.low confidence
install metadata
Package metadata
| Package key | brew:binsider |
|---|---|
| Version | 0.3.2 |
| Package manager | Homebrew |
| Package manager page | https://formulae.brew.sh/formula/binsider |
| Homepage | https://binsider.dev/ |
| Repository | https://github.com/orhun/binsider |
| Upstream docs | https://binsider.dev/ |
| License | Apache-2.0 OR MIT |
| Source archive | https://github.com/orhun/binsider/archive/refs/tags/v0.3.2.tar.gz |
| Build dependencies | rust |
| Bottle | available (on arm64_linux, arm64_sequoia, arm64_sonoma, arm64_tahoe, sonoma, 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 | binsider |
| 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.
Nix95%
binsider
nix profile install nixpkgs#binsider- normalized package name match
- Matched by: Binsider
pacman95%
binsider 0.3.2-2
A TUI for analyzing binaries like a boss
https://github.com/orhun/binsider
sudo pacman -S binsider- License: MIT AND Apache-2.0
- Architecture: x86_64
- 2 dependencies
- normalized package name match
- Matched by: Binsider
zypper95%
binsider 0.3.2-1.3
Analyze ELF binaries
https://github.com/orhun/binsider
sudo zypper install binsider- License: Apache-2.0 OR MIT
- Category: Unspecified
- Architecture: x86_64
- Source Package: binsider
- 3 dependencies
- 2 provides
- normalized package name match
- Matched by: Binsider
Scoop95%
main/binsider
scoop install main/binsider- normalized package name match
- Matched by: Binsider
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 package history
- external package-manager database matches
- package relationship graph
- package version freshness
- package-page enrichment