# Install custom-install with Homebrew Install CIA files directly to Nintendo 3DS SD card. Version 2.1 via Homebrew; verified 2026-06-22. ## Install ```sh sudo av install brew:custom-install ``` Additional install commands: ### macOS - Homebrew (100%): ```sh brew install custom-install ``` Evidence: local Homebrew formula metadata ## Package facts - **Package key:** brew:custom-install - **Package manager:** Homebrew - **Package manager page:** - **Version:** 2.1 - **Source summary:** Install CIA files directly to Nintendo 3DS SD card - **Homepage:** - **Repository:** - **Upstream docs:** - **License:** MIT - **Source archive:** - **Last updated:** 2026-06-22T14:03:07-07:00 - **Generated:** 2026-07-10T07:20:53+00:00 ## Executables - custom-install (cli) - custom-install (alias) ## Dependencies - python@3.14 - save3ds_fuse ## Install behavior - Post-install hook: not defined - Bottle: available on arm64_linux, arm64_sequoia, arm64_sonoma, arm64_tahoe, sonoma, x86_64_linux ## Freshness - Page generated: 2026-07-10 - Package-manager version: 2.1 - Package-manager updated: 2026-06-22 - Local data: ok - Upstream repository: https://github.com/ihaveamac/custom-install - Upstream latest detected: v2.1 (current) ## Project history and usage custom-install is a focused Nintendo 3DS utility for installing CIA files directly to an SD card. Its README describes it as an experimental script that automates a manual title-install process and says it was originally created in late June 2019. ### Project history The public repository was created in September 2019, shortly after the README's stated June 2019 origin. The tool grew around a practical workflow: provide 3DS-specific files such as boot9.bin and movable.sed, run the installer against CIA files and an SD root, then finish the install on the console with custom-install-finalize. ### Adoption history The project sits in the homebrew utility niche rather than the general gaming-tool mainstream. Its adoption is driven by users who already understand 3DS SD-card workflows, CIA files, and companion tools such as SeedDB, save3ds, and the finalize release. ### How it is used Users run the command with explicit paths for boot9, movable.sed, an SD-card root, and one or more CIA files. The README documents platform-specific search paths for boot9.bin and seeddb.bin, but it does not define a persistent application configuration file. ### Why package nerds care For package maintainers, custom-install is notable because it packages a console-homebrew workflow as a host-side CLI. It has unusual runtime expectations for a normal Unix package, including user-supplied console keys, SD-card access, and a companion finalizer used on the 3DS itself. ### Timeline - 2019: Originally created in late June, according to the README. - 2019: Public GitHub repository created in September. - 2019: 2.0 tag appears in the upstream tag history. - 2026: Repository still showed upstream activity. ### Related projects - The README credits pyctr from ninfs, uses save3ds for Title Database interaction, and points users to custom-install-finalize releases. ### Sources - - - ## Security Notes narrow executable package without higher-risk signals. - **Geiger risk:** green / low - narrow executable package without higher-risk signals ## Source Database Details - **Source Database:** Homebrew formula API - **Tap:** homebrew/core - **Full Name:** custom-install - **Version Scheme:** 0 - **Revision:** 0 - **Bottle Stable Root URL:** - **Deprecated:** no - **Disabled:** no - **Keg Only:** no - **URL Keys:** stable ## Related links - [Source-control packages](https://www.automicvault.com/pkg/source-control-tools/) - Belongs to a source-control command family. - [Terminal utility packages](https://www.automicvault.com/pkg/terminal-utilities/) - Matched terminal and command-line workflow metadata. - [Networking and protocol packages](https://www.automicvault.com/pkg/networking-protocol-tools/) - Matched network, protocol, or remote-service metadata. - [Game and emulation packages](https://www.automicvault.com/pkg/game-emulation-tools/) - Matched game or emulation metadata. - [python@3.14](https://www.automicvault.com/pkg/brew/python-3-14/) - Runtime dependency declared by Homebrew. - [save3ds_fuse](https://www.automicvault.com/pkg/brew/save3ds-fuse/) - Runtime dependency declared by Homebrew. - [advancescan](https://www.automicvault.com/pkg/brew/advancescan/) - Shares av.db curated category or tags: cli, games. - [allureofthestars](https://www.automicvault.com/pkg/brew/allureofthestars/) - Shares av.db curated category or tags: cli, games. - [angband](https://www.automicvault.com/pkg/brew/angband/) - Shares av.db curated category or tags: cli, games. - [archi-steam-farm](https://www.automicvault.com/pkg/brew/archi-steam-farm/) - Shares av.db curated category or tags: cli, games. - [arx-libertatis](https://www.automicvault.com/pkg/brew/arx-libertatis/) - Shares av.db curated category or tags: cli, games. - [asciiquarium](https://www.automicvault.com/pkg/brew/asciiquarium/) - Shares av.db curated category or tags: cli, games. - [atari800](https://www.automicvault.com/pkg/brew/atari800/) - Shares av.db curated category or tags: cli, games. - [avanor](https://www.automicvault.com/pkg/brew/avanor/) - Shares av.db curated category or tags: cli, games. - [c2048](https://www.automicvault.com/pkg/brew/c2048/) - Local package facts share a topical domain. Shared terms: cli, console, games. - [pokerstove](https://www.automicvault.com/pkg/brew/pokerstove/) - Local package facts share a topical domain. Shared terms: card, cli, games. - [switch-lan-play](https://www.automicvault.com/pkg/brew/switch-lan-play/) - Local package facts share a topical domain. Shared terms: cli, games, nintendo. ## Combined YAML source View the package source record on GitHub. [combined/custom-install.yml](https://github.com/automic-vault/db/blob/main/combined/custom-install.yml) ## Sources - Nucleus package database - Geiger risk classifier - package-page enrichment - curated package history - package version freshness - av.db category and tag curation - package relationship graph - cross-ecosystem install command graph