macOS
Homebrewverified · 100%
brew install chsrclocal Homebrew formula metadata
brew
Install chsrc with Homebrew, Nix, scoop, winget
Change Source for every software on every platform from the command-line. Version 0.2.5 via Homebrew; verified 2026-06-15.
install
Additional install commands
Linux
Nixverified · 92%
nix profile install nixpkgs#chsrcnixpkgs package indexes · pkgs/by-name/ch/chsrc/package.nix · source: api.github.com
Windows
Scoopverified · 92%
scoop install main/chsrcScoop official bucket manifest trees · bucket/chsrc.json · source: api.github.com
Windows Package Managerverified · 92%
winget install --id RubyMetric.chsrc -eWindows Package Manager source index · RubyMetric.chsrc · source: cdn.winget.microsoft.com
overview
Package summary
Change Source for every software on every platform from the command-line
Project links
Commands and aliases
- chsrc
history
Project history and usage
chsrc is a cross-platform command-line tool and framework for switching software download and package sources, aimed especially at environments where mirror choice affects install speed or reachability.
Project history
The public GitHub repository was created in September 2023, and the README describes the project as a C11-based tool intended to avoid forcing users to install a large interpreted-language runtime just to change sources. Its docs frame chsrc as both a CLI and a recipe-oriented source-switching framework.
Adoption history
The upstream README documents packaging through Homebrew, Scoop, WinGet, and AUR, while the batch input also records Nix packaging. The README says the tool supports more than 65 source-changing targets, which gives it a broader scope than one-off mirror-switch scripts.
How it is used
Typical use is to list supported targets and mirrors, measure mirror speed, set a target to the fastest or selected mirror, inspect the current source, or reset a target to its upstream default. The README shows package-manager installation plus curl-based installers for POSIX and Windows systems.
Why package nerds care
chsrc matters to package-manager users because it treats mirror selection as a repeatable CLI workflow across many ecosystems rather than as hand-edited per-tool configuration. Its package-manager distribution also makes it a meta-package-management utility: a package installed by package managers to reconfigure package sources.
Timeline
- 2023: Public GitHub repository created.
- 2024: Pre-release binaries published on GitHub Releases.
- 2025: v0.2.0 and later releases continued the packaged CLI line.
- 2026: Homebrew formula tracks v0.2.5.
Related projects
- The README references chsrc-bootstrap for platforms without prebuilt binaries and describes recipes as the way contributors add new source-changing targets.
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 6 platform targets.
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 |
|---|---|---|---|
chsrc | 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 version0.2.5
manager updated2026-06-15
local dataok
upstreamcurrent
latest detectedv0.2.5
https://github.com/RubyMetric/chsrc
- okNo freshness warnings were generated.
install metadata
Package metadata
| Package key | brew:chsrc |
|---|---|
| Version | 0.2.5 |
| Package manager | Homebrew |
| Package manager page | https://formulae.brew.sh/formula/chsrc |
| Homepage | https://chsrc.run/ |
| Repository | https://github.com/RubyMetric/chsrc |
| Upstream docs | https://github.com/RubyMetric/chsrc#readme |
| License | GPL-3.0-or-later |
| Source archive | https://github.com/RubyMetric/chsrc/archive/refs/tags/v0.2.5.tar.gz |
| Last updated | 2026-06-15T10:20:12-04:00 |
| Pulse | updated |
| 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 | chsrc |
| 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%
chsrc
nix profile install nixpkgs#chsrc- normalized package name match
- Matched by: Chsrc
Scoop95%
main/chsrc
scoop install main/chsrc- normalized package name match
- Matched by: Chsrc
winget95%
RubyMetric.chsrc
winget install --id RubyMetric.chsrc -e- normalized package name match
- Matched by: Chsrc
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