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Install ferium with Homebrew, MacPorts, Nix, winget

Fast and multi-source CLI program for managing Minecraft mods and modpacks. Version 4.7.1 via Homebrew; verified from local package data.

Install commandSecurity notes

install

Additional install commands

macOS

Homebrewverified · 100%
brew install ferium

local Homebrew formula metadata

MacPortsverified · 94%
sudo port install ferium

MacPorts ports tree · games/ferium/Portfile · source: api.github.com

Linux

Nixverified · 92%
nix profile install nixpkgs#ferium

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

Windows

Windows Package Managerverified · 92%
winget install --id GorillaDevs.Ferium -e

Windows Package Manager source index · GorillaDevs.Ferium · source: cdn.winget.microsoft.com

overview

Package summary

Fast and multi-source CLI program for managing Minecraft mods and modpacks

Commands and aliases

  • ferium

history

Project history and usage

Ferium is a Rust CLI for managing Minecraft mods and modpacks across Modrinth, CurseForge, and GitHub Releases. Its README positions it as an automation-friendly tool for declaring a set of mods and then downloading or updating compatible versions with one command.

Project history

The GitHub repository was created in September 2021, and crates.io records Ferium releases from January 2022. The project grew around the practical problem of keeping Minecraft mod profiles and modpacks current across multiple hosting services rather than manually visiting each project page.

Adoption history

Ferium's README lists installation through Homebrew, winget, Scoop, Nixpkgs, AUR packages, Pacstall, Void Linux, Gentoo overlays, crates.io, and GitHub Releases. That package spread is unusually broad for a game-adjacent utility and reflects demand from users who manage modded Minecraft across desktop and server environments.

How it is used

Users create profiles, configure Minecraft versions and mod loaders, add mods or modpacks, and run upgrade commands to fetch compatible files. The documented config file stores profiles and modpack state, while optional environment variables or flags can provide CurseForge and GitHub tokens.

Why package nerds care

Ferium matters to package nerds because it is a Rust CLI that wraps several fast-moving content ecosystems and ships across many package managers. Its GUI and no-GUI build variants also show the packaging wrinkle of desktop file picker support versus server-friendly binaries.

Timeline

  • 2021: Public GitHub repository created.
  • 2022: First crates.io release recorded for Ferium.
  • 2024: crates.io records the 4.7.1 release.

Related projects

  • Ferium's README points to sibling projects `ferinth` and `furse`, Rust wrappers for the Modrinth and CurseForge APIs.

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.
  • Build metadata lists 2 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.

local files

Configuration and credential file locations

These source-backed paths show where this package keeps local settings or durable credentials. Automic Vault can use them as review targets for secret scanning, migration, and command approval.

Configuration files

Config paths the tool may read or write during local use.

Linux
$XDG_CONFIG_HOME/ferium/config.json~/.config/ferium/config.json
macOS
~/.config/ferium/config.json
Windows
%APPDATA%/ferium/config/config.json

executables

Installed executables

CommandKindExposureNote
feriumcliglobal 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 version4.7.1
manager updated
local dataok
upstreamcurrent
latest detectedv4.7.1

https://github.com/gorilla-devs/ferium

  • infoNo package-manager update timestamp was available.low confidence

install metadata

Package metadata

Package keybrew:ferium
Version4.7.1
Package managerHomebrew
Package manager pagehttps://formulae.brew.sh/formula/ferium
Homepagehttps://github.com/gorilla-devs/ferium
Repositoryhttps://github.com/gorilla-devs/ferium
Upstream docshttps://github.com/gorilla-devs/ferium#readme
LicenseMPL-2.0
Source archivehttps://github.com/gorilla-devs/ferium/archive/refs/tags/v4.7.1.tar.gz
Build dependenciespkgconf, rust
Uses from macOSbzip2
Bottleavailable (on arm64_linux, arm64_sequoia, arm64_sonoma, arm64_tahoe, arm64_ventura, sonoma, ventura, x86_64_linux)
Homebrew post-installnot defined
Servicenone declared

registry facts

Source database details

Source DatabaseHomebrew formula API
Taphomebrew/core
Full Nameferium
Version Scheme0
Revision0
Head VersionHEAD
Bottle Stable Root URLhttps://ghcr.io/v2/homebrew/core
Deprecatedno
Disabledno
Keg Onlyno
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.

Nix95%

ferium

nix profile install nixpkgs#ferium
  • normalized package name match
  • Matched by: Ferium
nixpkgs package indexes · api.github.com · nixpkgs package indexes: pkgs/by-name/fe/ferium/package.nix from https://api.github.com/repos/NixOS/nixpkgs/git/trees/master?recursive=1
MacPorts95%

ferium

sudo port install ferium
  • normalized package name match
  • Matched by: Ferium
MacPorts ports tree · api.github.com · MacPorts ports tree: games/ferium/Portfile from https://api.github.com/repos/macports/macports-ports/git/trees/master?recursive=1
winget95%

GorillaDevs.Ferium

winget install --id GorillaDevs.Ferium -e
  • normalized package name match
  • Matched by: Ferium
Windows Package Manager source index · cdn.winget.microsoft.com · Windows Package Manager source index: GorillaDevs.Ferium 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.

Related tools

  • pkgconfBuild dependency declared by Homebrew.
  • rustBuild dependency declared by Homebrew.

Same workflow

  • pacmcShares av.db curated category or tags: cli, games, minecraft, mod-management.
  • c10tShares av.db curated category or tags: cli, games, minecraft.
  • ckanShares av.db curated category or tags: cli, games, mod-management, mods.
  • fabric-installerShares av.db curated category or tags: cli, games, minecraft.
  • mapcrafterShares av.db curated category or tags: cli, games, minecraft.
  • quilt-installerShares av.db curated category or tags: cli, games, minecraft.

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.

Used sources

  • Geiger risk classifier
  • Nucleus package database
  • av.db category and tag curation
  • cross-ecosystem install command graph
  • curated configuration and credential file locations
  • curated package history
  • external package-manager database matches
  • package relationship graph
  • package version freshness
  • package-page enrichment