macOS
Homebrewverified · 100%
brew install clinfolocal Homebrew formula metadata
brew
Install clinfo with Homebrew, apk, apt, dnf, Nix, pacman, zypper
Print information about OpenCL platforms and devices. Version 3.0.25.02.14 via Homebrew; verified from local package data.
install
Additional install commands
Linux
Alpine Linux apkverified · 92%
sudo apk add clinfoAlpine Linux edge package indexes · clinfo · source: dl-cdn.alpinelinux.org
Debian aptverified · 92%
sudo apt install clinfoDebian stable package indexes · clinfo · source: deb.debian.org
Fedora dnfverified · 92%
sudo dnf install clinfoFedora Rawhide package metadata · clinfo · source: dl.fedoraproject.org
Nixverified · 92%
nix profile install nixpkgs#clinfonixpkgs package indexes · pkgs/by-name/cl/clinfo/package.nix · source: api.github.com
Arch Linux pacmanverified · 92%
sudo pacman -S clinfoArch Linux sync databases · clinfo · source: geo.mirror.pkgbuild.com
openSUSE zypperverified · 92%
sudo zypper install clinfoopenSUSE Tumbleweed package metadata · clinfo · source: download.opensuse.org
overview
Package summary
Print information about OpenCL platforms and devices
Project links
Commands and aliases
- clinfo
history
Project history and usage
clinfo is a small command-line diagnostic utility that enumerates OpenCL platforms and devices on a system. The official README says it was inspired by AMD's program of the same name and is written in pure C.
Project history
The upstream repository was created in 2013 and has stayed intentionally simple: no autotools, CMake, meson, or ninja, just a Makefile and OpenCL headers/development files. The README frames that minimal build system as appropriate for a simple diagnostic program.
Adoption history
The batch input lists clinfo across many package managers and distributions: apk, Homebrew, Debian, dnf, Nix, pacman, Ubuntu, and zypper. That breadth matches its role as a standard first diagnostic for OpenCL installation problems.
How it is used
The README describes use cases such as verifying that an OpenCL runtime is set up correctly, checking that an OpenCL development environment can build programs, and reporting actual device properties. Common options include -l for a compact device summary and -a to attempt properties that clinfo would otherwise consider unsupported.
Why package nerds care
clinfo is package-nerd significant less because of a dramatic project history and more because it is the canonical sanity-check binary for OpenCL packaging. Maintainers and users can install it quickly to distinguish broken ICD loader/runtime/header packaging from application-level GPU failures.
Timeline
- 2013: Oblomov/clinfo GitHub repository created.
- 2010s-2020s: README documents POSIX, Android via Termux, macOS, and Windows build/use notes.
- 2026: Batch input lists clinfo in apk, Homebrew, Debian, dnf, Nix, pacman, Ubuntu, and zypper.
Related projects
- clinfo is tied to the OpenCL ecosystem, including vendor OpenCL implementations, ICD loader packages such as ocl-icd, Khronos OpenCL headers, PoCL, and GPU compute applications that depend on a working OpenCL stack.
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.
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 |
|---|---|---|---|
clinfo | 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 version3.0.25.02.14
manager updated
local dataok
upstreamnot checked
latest detectednot detected
https://github.com/Oblomov/clinfo
- infoNo package-manager update timestamp was available.low confidence
- infoNo cached GitHub release or tag data was available.https://github.com/Oblomov/clinfonone confidence
install metadata
Package metadata
| Package key | brew:clinfo |
|---|---|
| Version | 3.0.25.02.14 |
| Package manager | Homebrew |
| Package manager page | https://formulae.brew.sh/formula/clinfo |
| Homepage | https://github.com/Oblomov/clinfo |
| Repository | https://github.com/Oblomov/clinfo |
| Upstream docs | https://github.com/Oblomov/clinfo |
| License | CC0-1.0 |
| Source archive | https://github.com/Oblomov/clinfo/archive/refs/tags/3.0.25.02.14.tar.gz |
| 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 | clinfo |
| 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%
clinfo 3.0.25.02.14-1
Query OpenCL system information
https://github.com/Oblomov/clinfo
sudo apt install clinfo- Section: admin
- Architecture: amd64
- 3 dependencies
- 1 provides
- normalized package name match
- Matched by: Clinfo
Nix95%
clinfo
nix profile install nixpkgs#clinfo- normalized package name match
- Matched by: Clinfo
Ubuntu apt95%
clinfo 3.0.23.01.25-1build1
Query OpenCL system information
https://github.com/Oblomov/clinfo
sudo apt install clinfo- Section: universe/admin
- Architecture: amd64
- 3 dependencies
- 1 provides
- normalized package name match
- Matched by: Clinfo
apk95%
clinfo 3.0.23.01.25-r0
Print all known information about all available OpenCL platforms and devices in the system
https://github.com/Oblomov/clinfo
sudo apk add clinfo- License: CC0-1.0
- Architecture: x86_64
- Source Package: clinfo
- 1 dependencies
- 1 provides
- normalized package name match
- Matched by: Clinfo
apk95%
clinfo-doc 3.0.23.01.25-r0
Print all known information about all available OpenCL platforms and devices in the system (documentation)
https://github.com/Oblomov/clinfo
sudo apk add clinfo-doc- License: CC0-1.0
- Architecture: x86_64
- Source Package: clinfo
- normalized package name match
- Matched by: Clinfo
dnf95%
clinfo 3.0.25.02.14-3.fc44
Enumerate OpenCL platforms and devices
https://github.com/Oblomov/clinfo
sudo dnf install clinfo- License: CC0-1.0
- Category: Unspecified
- Architecture: x86_64
- Source Package: clinfo
- 3 dependencies
- 1 provides
- normalized package name match
- Matched by: Clinfo
pacman95%
clinfo 3.0.25.02.14-1
Simple OpenCL application that enumerates all available platform and device properties
https://github.com/Oblomov/clinfo
sudo pacman -S clinfo- License: custom:Public Domain
- Architecture: x86_64
- 1 dependencies
- normalized package name match
- Matched by: Clinfo
zypper95%
clinfo 3.0.25.02.14-1.3
Utility that reports status information for all installed OpenCL ICDs
https://github.com/Oblomov/clinfo/
sudo zypper install clinfo- License: SUSE-Public-Domain
- Category: Productivity/Other
- Architecture: x86_64
- Source Package: clinfo
- 2 dependencies
- 1 provides
- normalized package name match
- Matched by: Clinfo
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