install

Additional install commands

macOS

Homebrewverified · 100%

brew install cutter-cli

local Homebrew formula metadata

MacPortsverified · 94%

sudo port install cutter

MacPorts ports tree · devel/cutter/Portfile · source: api.github.com

Linux

Alpine Linux apkverified · 92%

sudo apk add cutter

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

Nixverified · 92%

nix profile install nixpkgs#cutter

nixpkgs package indexes · pkgs/by-name/cu/cutter/package.nix · source: api.github.com

Arch Linux pacmanverified · 92%

sudo pacman -S cutter

Arch Linux sync databases · cutter · source: geo.mirror.pkgbuild.com

Windows

Scoopverified · 92%

scoop install extras/cutter

Scoop official bucket manifest trees · bucket/cutter.json · source: api.github.com

Windows Package Managerverified · 92%

winget install --id Rizin.Cutter -e

Windows Package Manager source index · Rizin.Cutter · source: cdn.winget.microsoft.com

overview

Package summary

Unit Testing Framework for C and C++

Project links

Commands and aliases

cut-diff
cutter

history

Project history and usage

Cutter is an xUnit-family unit testing framework for C and C++. Its README emphasizes easy test writing, debugging-oriented output, and tests built as shared libraries.

Project history

The upstream GitHub repository was created in 2011, while the project files preserve an older SourceForge-oriented homepage reference. The README names Kouhei Sutou, Hiroyuki Ikezoe, and Yuto Hayamizu as program authors and describes Cutter as a C/C++ testing framework built around recursively loaded `test_*.so` test modules.

Adoption history

Cutter's own USERS file lists projects that used it, including groonga, mroonga, milter manager, and other C/C++ or systems projects. That usage profile places it in the older Unix library-testing ecosystem: small, native-code projects that wanted richer test output without moving to a different language runtime.

How it is used

The normal command shape is `cutter [OPTION ...] TEST_DIRECTORY`; the runner searches recursively for shared-library tests and reports progress, failures, errors, pending tests, notifications, summaries, and optional XML output. Its feature list includes fixtures, automatic test discovery, many assertions, coverage support, backtraces, and multi-process or multi-thread support.

Why package nerds care

Cutter is package-nerd relevant because it is the kind of test framework that often exists as a build-time dependency for other native packages. Its 2025 release notes also show a packaging-oriented maintenance detail: moving official source archive distribution to GitHub Releases.

Timeline

2011: Public GitHub repository created.
2015: GitHub release 1.2.5 published.
2019: GitHub release 1.2.7 published.
2025: Release 1.2.9 published, with source archives distributed through GitHub Releases.

Related projects

The upstream USERS file lists groonga, mroonga, milter manager, Hatohol, and several other projects as Cutter users.

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.
Installs with 2 runtime dependencies.
Build metadata lists 7 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
`cut-diff`	cli	global executable
`cutter`	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 version1.2.9

manager updated

local dataok

upstreamcurrent

latest detected1.2.9

https://github.com/clear-code/cutter

infoNo package-manager update timestamp was available.low confidence

install metadata

Package metadata

Package key	brew:cutter-cli
Version	1.2.9
Package manager	Homebrew
Package manager page	https://formulae.brew.sh/formula/cutter-cli
Homepage	https://github.com/clear-code/cutter
Repository	https://github.com/clear-code/cutter
Upstream docs	https://github.com/clear-code/cutter#readme
License	LGPL-3.0-or-later
Source archive	https://github.com/clear-code/cutter/archive/refs/tags/1.2.9.tar.gz
Dependencies	gettext, glib
Build dependencies	autoconf, automake, gettext, gtk-doc, intltool, libtool, pkgconf
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	cutter-cli
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	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.

MacPorts94%

cutter

sudo port install cutter

installed executable or alias match
Matched by: Cutter

MacPorts ports tree · api.github.com · MacPorts ports tree: devel/cutter/Portfile from https://api.github.com/repos/macports/macports-ports/git/trees/master?recursive=1

Nix92%

cutter

nix profile install nixpkgs#cutter

installed executable or alias match
Matched by: Cutter

nixpkgs package indexes · api.github.com · nixpkgs package indexes: pkgs/by-name/cu/cutter/package.nix from https://api.github.com/repos/NixOS/nixpkgs/git/trees/master?recursive=1

apk92%

cutter 1.04-r5

A program that allows firewall administrators to abort TCP/IP connections

http://www.digitage.co.uk/digitage/software/linux-security/cutter

sudo apk add cutter

License: GPL-2.0-or-later
Architecture: x86_64
Source Package: cutter
1 dependencies
1 provides
installed executable or alias match
Matched by: Cutter

Alpine Linux edge package indexes · dl-cdn.alpinelinux.org · Alpine Linux edge package indexes: cutter from https://dl-cdn.alpinelinux.org/alpine/edge/main/x86_64/APKINDEX.tar.gz

pacman92%

cutter 1.04-3

TCP/IP Connection cutting on Linux Firewalls and Routers

http://www.digitage.co.uk/digitage/software/linux-security/cutter

sudo pacman -S cutter

License: GPL2
Architecture: x86_64
1 dependencies
installed executable or alias match
Matched by: Cutter

Arch Linux sync databases · geo.mirror.pkgbuild.com · Arch Linux sync databases: cutter from https://geo.mirror.pkgbuild.com/extra/os/x86_64/extra.db.tar.gz

Scoop92%

extras/cutter

scoop install extras/cutter

installed executable or alias match
Matched by: Cutter

Scoop official bucket manifest trees · api.github.com · Scoop official bucket manifest trees: bucket/cutter.json from https://api.github.com/repos/ScoopInstaller/Extras/git/trees/master?recursive=1

winget92%

Rizin.Cutter

winget install --id Rizin.Cutter -e

installed executable or alias match
Matched by: Cutter

Windows Package Manager source index · cdn.winget.microsoft.com · Windows Package Manager source index: Rizin.Cutter 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.

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.

combined/cutter-cli.yml

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

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