# Install doggo with Homebrew, apk, MacPorts, Nix, pacman, scoop, winget, zypper Command-line DNS Client for Humans. Version 1.2.0 via Homebrew; verified 2026-06-23. ## Install ```sh sudo av install brew:doggo ``` Additional install commands: ### macOS - Homebrew (100%): ```sh brew install doggo ``` Evidence: local Homebrew formula metadata - MacPorts (94%): ```sh sudo port install doggo ``` Evidence: MacPorts ports tree: net/doggo/Portfile from https://api.github.com/repos/macports/macports-ports/git/trees/master?recursive=1 ### Linux - apk (92%): ```sh sudo apk add doggo ``` Evidence: Alpine Linux edge package indexes: doggo from https://dl-cdn.alpinelinux.org/alpine/edge/community/x86_64/APKINDEX.tar.gz - Nix (92%): ```sh nix profile install nixpkgs#doggo ``` Evidence: nixpkgs package indexes: pkgs/by-name/do/doggo/package.nix from https://api.github.com/repos/NixOS/nixpkgs/git/trees/master?recursive=1 - pacman (92%): ```sh sudo pacman -S doggo ``` Evidence: Arch Linux sync databases: doggo from https://geo.mirror.pkgbuild.com/extra/os/x86_64/extra.db.tar.gz - zypper (92%): ```sh sudo zypper install doggo ``` Evidence: openSUSE Tumbleweed package metadata: doggo from https://download.opensuse.org/tumbleweed/repo/oss/repodata/be8d3611d25469107f32075a1697e69ec57a2b850b42348a658cc671ad5ec2b50760d02c3e59524d50da9a11d5be799bdaffba2e166e8ca8858512e3c0bd665d-primary.xml.zst ### Windows - Scoop (92%): ```sh scoop install main/doggo ``` Evidence: Scoop official bucket manifest trees: bucket/doggo.json from https://api.github.com/repos/ScoopInstaller/Main/git/trees/master?recursive=1 - winget (92%): ```sh winget install --id MrKaran.Doggo -e ``` Evidence: Windows Package Manager source index: MrKaran.Doggo from https://cdn.winget.microsoft.com/cache/source.msix ## Package facts - **Package key:** brew:doggo - **Package manager:** Homebrew - **Package manager page:** - **Version:** 1.2.0 - **Source summary:** Command-line DNS Client for Humans - **Homepage:** - **Repository:** - **Upstream docs:** - **License:** GPL-3.0-or-later - **Source archive:** - **Last updated:** 2026-06-23T10:08:31Z - **Generated:** 2026-07-08T07:18:31+00:00 ## Executables - doggo (cli) - doggo (alias) ## Build dependencies - go ## 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: 2026-07-08 - Package-manager version: 1.2.0 - Package-manager updated: 2026-06-23 - Local data: ok - Upstream repository: https://github.com/mr-karan/doggo - Upstream latest detected: v1.2.0 (current) ## Project history and usage doggo is a Go DNS lookup client built as a human-friendly alternative to dig and as a from-scratch response to the Rust dog project. ### Project history The doggo repository was created in December 2020. Its README says the project was inspired by ogham/dog: the author wanted to add features, did not know Rust, and used that as a reason to write a DNS client from scratch in Go. doggo grew from a clean DNS lookup command into a broader resolver toolkit. The README documents DoH, DoT, DoQ, DNSCrypt, TCP, UDP, EDNS features, JSON output, reverse lookups, shell completions, a web interface, and Globalping-assisted lookups. ### Adoption history doggo has unusually broad CLI packaging for a DNS utility. The official README lists Homebrew, MacPorts, Arch Linux, Mise, Nix, Scoop, Winget, Eget, Go install, binary releases, and Docker images. That packaging spread, plus thousands of GitHub stars, made it one of the more visible post-dog DNS clients. ### How it is used Typical usage mirrors dig but with shorter, friendlier output: querying records, choosing resolvers with @server syntax, sending DNS-over-HTTPS requests to endpoint URLs, doing reverse DNS lookups, and piping JSON output into tools like jq. ### Why package nerds care doggo is package-nerd catnip because it packages a polished network diagnostic CLI across nearly every mainstream distribution channel while staying a single-purpose command. It is also a neat example of a rewrite that became an ecosystem object in its own right rather than just a clone. ### Timeline - 2020: Repository created and v0.1.0 released. - 2020: README framed the project as dog plus Go, written from scratch. - 2026: v1.2.0 released, with the repository still active shortly before this batch. ### Related projects - doggo is explicitly inspired by ogham/dog. It overlaps with dig, drill, doge, curl/doh, and other DNS diagnostic CLIs, but distinguishes itself with Go distribution, modern encrypted DNS protocols, and JSON-friendly output. ### Sources - - - - ## Security Notes No matching local secret-handling manifest was found for doggo. Nucleus package metadata is still published here so future coverage has a stable package URL. ## Source Database Details - **Source Database:** Homebrew formula API - **Tap:** homebrew/core - **Full Name:** doggo - **Version Scheme:** 0 - **Revision:** 0 - **Head Version:** HEAD - **Bottle Stable Root URL:** - **Deprecated:** no - **Disabled:** no - **Keg Only:** no - **URL Keys:** head, stable ## Other Package-Manager Records - Nix - doggo: normalized package name match | nixpkgs package indexes: pkgs/by-name/do/doggo/package.nix from https://api.github.com/repos/NixOS/nixpkgs/git/trees/master?recursive=1 - apk - doggo - 1.1.5-r3: normalized package name match | Alpine Linux edge package indexes: doggo from https://dl-cdn.alpinelinux.org/alpine/edge/community/x86_64/APKINDEX.tar.gz | Modern command-line DNS client, with DoH, DoT and DNSCrypt support | https://github.com/mr-karan/doggo - apk - doggo-bash-completion - 1.1.5-r3: normalized package name match | Alpine Linux edge package indexes: doggo-bash-completion from https://dl-cdn.alpinelinux.org/alpine/edge/community/x86_64/APKINDEX.tar.gz | Bash completions for doggo | https://github.com/mr-karan/doggo - apk - doggo-fish-completion - 1.1.5-r3: normalized package name match | Alpine Linux edge package indexes: doggo-fish-completion from https://dl-cdn.alpinelinux.org/alpine/edge/community/x86_64/APKINDEX.tar.gz | Fish completions for doggo | https://github.com/mr-karan/doggo - apk - doggo-zsh-completion - 1.1.5-r3: normalized package name match | Alpine Linux edge package indexes: doggo-zsh-completion from https://dl-cdn.alpinelinux.org/alpine/edge/community/x86_64/APKINDEX.tar.gz | Zsh completions for doggo | https://github.com/mr-karan/doggo - pacman - doggo - 1.1.7-1: normalized package name match | Arch Linux sync databases: doggo from https://geo.mirror.pkgbuild.com/extra/os/x86_64/extra.db.tar.gz | Command-line DNS Client for Humans | https://github.com/mr-karan/doggo - zypper - doggo - 1.1.7-1.1: normalized package name match | openSUSE Tumbleweed package metadata: doggo from https://download.opensuse.org/tumbleweed/repo/oss/repodata/be8d3611d25469107f32075a1697e69ec57a2b850b42348a658cc671ad5ec2b50760d02c3e59524d50da9a11d5be799bdaffba2e166e8ca8858512e3c0bd665d-primary.xml.zst | CLI tool and API server DNS client implemented in Go | https://github.com/mr-karan/doggo - zypper - doggo-bash-completion - 1.1.7-1.1: normalized package name match | openSUSE Tumbleweed package metadata: doggo-bash-completion from https://download.opensuse.org/tumbleweed/repo/oss/repodata/be8d3611d25469107f32075a1697e69ec57a2b850b42348a658cc671ad5ec2b50760d02c3e59524d50da9a11d5be799bdaffba2e166e8ca8858512e3c0bd665d-primary.xml.zst | bash completion for doggo | https://github.com/mr-karan/doggo - zypper - doggo-fish-completion - 1.1.7-1.1: normalized package name match | openSUSE Tumbleweed package metadata: doggo-fish-completion from https://download.opensuse.org/tumbleweed/repo/oss/repodata/be8d3611d25469107f32075a1697e69ec57a2b850b42348a658cc671ad5ec2b50760d02c3e59524d50da9a11d5be799bdaffba2e166e8ca8858512e3c0bd665d-primary.xml.zst | fish completion for doggo | https://github.com/mr-karan/doggo - zypper - doggo-web - 1.1.7-1.1: normalized package name match | openSUSE Tumbleweed package metadata: doggo-web from https://download.opensuse.org/tumbleweed/repo/oss/repodata/be8d3611d25469107f32075a1697e69ec57a2b850b42348a658cc671ad5ec2b50760d02c3e59524d50da9a11d5be799bdaffba2e166e8ca8858512e3c0bd665d-primary.xml.zst | Web UI for doggo | https://github.com/mr-karan/doggo - zypper - doggo-zsh-completion - 1.1.7-1.1: normalized package name match | openSUSE Tumbleweed package metadata: doggo-zsh-completion from https://download.opensuse.org/tumbleweed/repo/oss/repodata/be8d3611d25469107f32075a1697e69ec57a2b850b42348a658cc671ad5ec2b50760d02c3e59524d50da9a11d5be799bdaffba2e166e8ca8858512e3c0bd665d-primary.xml.zst | zsh completion for doggo | https://github.com/mr-karan/doggo - MacPorts - doggo: normalized package name match | MacPorts ports tree: net/doggo/Portfile from https://api.github.com/repos/macports/macports-ports/git/trees/master?recursive=1 - Scoop - main/doggo: normalized package name match | Scoop official bucket manifest trees: bucket/doggo.json from https://api.github.com/repos/ScoopInstaller/Main/git/trees/master?recursive=1 - winget - MrKaran.Doggo: normalized package name match | Windows Package Manager source index: MrKaran.Doggo from https://cdn.winget.microsoft.com/cache/source.msix ## Related links - [Terminal utility packages](https://www.automicvault.com/pkg/terminal-utilities/) - Matched terminal and command-line workflow metadata. - [Language runtime packages](https://www.automicvault.com/pkg/language-runtime-packages/) - Matched language runtime, compiler, or interpreter metadata. - [Networking and protocol packages](https://www.automicvault.com/pkg/networking-protocol-tools/) - Matched network, protocol, or remote-service metadata. - [Homebrew utility packages](https://www.automicvault.com/pkg/brew-utility-packages/) - Matched Homebrew package provider. - [go](https://www.automicvault.com/pkg/brew/go/) - Build dependency declared by Homebrew. - [doge](https://www.automicvault.com/pkg/brew/doge/) - Shares av.db curated category or tags: cli, dns, dns-client, dns-over-https, networking. - [coredns](https://www.automicvault.com/pkg/brew/coredns/) - Shares av.db curated category or tags: cli, dns, go, networking. - [doh](https://www.automicvault.com/pkg/brew/doh/) - Shares av.db curated category or tags: cli, dns, dns-over-https, networking. - [sdns](https://www.automicvault.com/pkg/brew/sdns/) - Shares av.db curated category or tags: cli, dns, go, networking. - [zns](https://www.automicvault.com/pkg/brew/zns/) - Shares av.db curated category or tags: cli, dns, go, networking. - [adns](https://www.automicvault.com/pkg/brew/adns/) - Shares av.db curated category or tags: cli, dns, networking. - [aliddns](https://www.automicvault.com/pkg/brew/aliddns/) - Shares av.db curated category or tags: cli, dns, networking. - [bind](https://www.automicvault.com/pkg/brew/bind/) - Shares av.db curated category or tags: cli, dns, networking. - [nextdns](https://www.automicvault.com/pkg/brew/nextdns/) - Local package facts share a topical domain. Shared terms: cli, dns, dns-over-https, https, networking. ## Combined YAML source View the package source record on GitHub. [combined/doggo.yml](https://github.com/automic-vault/db/blob/main/combined/doggo.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 - external package-manager database matches - cross-ecosystem install command graph