macOS
Homebrewverified · 100%
brew install flashromlocal Homebrew formula metadata
MacPortsverified · 94%
sudo port install flashromMacPorts ports tree · sysutils/flashrom/Portfile · source: api.github.com
brew
Install flashrom with Homebrew, apk, apt, dnf, MacPorts, Nix, pacman, zypper
Identify, read, write, verify, and erase flash chips. Version 1.7.0 via Homebrew; verified from local package data.
install
Additional install commands
Linux
Alpine Linux apkverified · 92%
sudo apk add flashromAlpine Linux edge package indexes · flashrom · source: dl-cdn.alpinelinux.org
Debian aptverified · 92%
sudo apt install flashromDebian stable package indexes · flashrom · source: deb.debian.org
Fedora dnfverified · 92%
sudo dnf install flashromFedora Rawhide package metadata · flashrom · source: dl.fedoraproject.org
Nixverified · 92%
nix profile install nixpkgs#flashromnixpkgs package indexes · pkgs/by-name/fl/flashrom/package.nix · source: api.github.com
Arch Linux pacmanverified · 92%
sudo pacman -S flashromArch Linux sync databases · flashrom · source: geo.mirror.pkgbuild.com
openSUSE zypperverified · 92%
sudo zypper install flashromopenSUSE Tumbleweed package metadata · flashrom · source: download.opensuse.org
overview
Package summary
Identify, read, write, verify, and erase flash chips
Project links
Commands and aliases
- flashrom
history
Project history and usage
flashrom is a utility for identifying, reading, writing, verifying, and erasing flash chips. The official docs describe BIOS, EFI, coreboot, firmware, option ROM, mainboard, controller-card, and external-programmer use cases.
Project history
The official repository history begins in 2002 with a commit describing a general-purpose user-land flash burner. flashrom developed into a hardware-support database and command-line flashing tool, with the project now using Gerrit at review.coreboot.org for code review and development.
Adoption history
The official website describes broad platform support across Linux, BSDs, Solaris-like systems, macOS, GNU Hurd, DOS, and partial Windows support. It also links to distribution packaging information, reflecting flashrom's role as a standard low-level firmware tool rather than an application tied to one vendor.
How it is used
flashrom is used to probe flash chips, back up ROM contents, write firmware images, verify writes, erase chips, and work with layout-restricted regions. The manual page warns users to make backups before writing and to prefer probe-only mode on first use.
Why package nerds care
flashrom matters to package nerds because it is a rare package-manager-distributed tool that directly touches firmware storage. Its package value is tied to hardware tables, programmer backends, OS permissions, and cautious CLI behavior more than to UI.
Timeline
- 2002: Repository history starts with a general-purpose user-land flash burner commit.
- 2018: v1.0 tag appears in the official repository history.
- 2023: v1.3 release is listed in the official release notes.
- 2024: v1.4 and v1.5 releases are listed in the official release notes.
- 2025: v1.6 release is listed in the official release notes.
- 2026: v1.7 release is listed in the official release notes.
Related projects
- The development guide places flashrom in the coreboot review infrastructure, while the user docs relate it to BIOS, EFI, coreboot, firmware images, and hardware programmers.
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 3 runtime dependencies.
- Build metadata lists 3 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
flashrom | 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 version1.7.0
manager updated
local dataok
upstreamnot checked
latest detectednot detected
- infoNo package-manager update timestamp was available.low confidence
- infoRelease/tag comparison is only available for GitHub repositories.https://flashrom.org/none confidence
install metadata
Package metadata
| Package key | brew:flashrom |
|---|---|
| Version | 1.7.0 |
| Package manager | Homebrew |
| Package manager page | https://formulae.brew.sh/formula/flashrom |
| Homepage | https://flashrom.org/ |
| Repository | https://review.coreboot.org/flashrom |
| Upstream docs | https://www.flashrom.org/ |
| License | GPL-2.0-or-later |
| Source archive | https://download.flashrom.org/releases/flashrom-v1.7.0.tar.xz |
| Dependencies | libftdi, libusb, openssl@3 |
| Build dependencies | meson, ninja, 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 | flashrom |
| 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%
flashrom 1.4.0-3
Identify, read, write, erase, and verify BIOS/ROM/flash chips
sudo apt install flashrom- Section: electronics
- Architecture: amd64
- 5 dependencies
- normalized package name match
- Matched by: Flashrom
Debian apt95%
libflashrom-dev 1.4.0-3
BIOS/ROM/flash chips - development files
sudo apt install libflashrom-dev- Section: libdevel
- Architecture: amd64
- Source Package: flashrom
- 1 dependencies
- normalized package name match
- Matched by: Flashrom
Debian apt95%
libflashrom1 1.4.0-3
Identify, read, write, erase, and verify BIOS/ROM/flash chips - library
sudo apt install libflashrom1- Section: libs
- Architecture: amd64
- Source Package: flashrom
- 5 dependencies
- normalized package name match
- Matched by: Flashrom
Nix95%
flashrom
nix profile install nixpkgs#flashrom- normalized package name match
- Matched by: Flashrom
Ubuntu apt95%
flashrom 1.3.0-2.1ubuntu2
Identify, read, write, erase, and verify BIOS/ROM/flash chips
sudo apt install flashrom- Section: universe/electronics
- Architecture: amd64
- 4 dependencies
- normalized package name match
- Matched by: Flashrom
Ubuntu apt95%
libflashrom-dev 1.3.0-2.1ubuntu2
BIOS/ROM/flash chips - development files
sudo apt install libflashrom-dev- Section: libdevel
- Architecture: amd64
- Source Package: flashrom
- 1 dependencies
- normalized package name match
- Matched by: Flashrom
Ubuntu apt95%
libflashrom1 1.3.0-2.1ubuntu2
Identify, read, write, erase, and verify BIOS/ROM/flash chips - library
sudo apt install libflashrom1- Section: libs
- Architecture: amd64
- Source Package: flashrom
- 4 dependencies
- normalized package name match
- Matched by: Flashrom
apk95%
flashrom 1.6.0-r0
A utility for identifying, reading, writing, verifying and erasing flash chips
https://www.flashrom.org/Flashrom
sudo apk add flashrom- License: GPL-2.0-or-later
- Architecture: x86_64
- Source Package: flashrom
- 1 dependencies
- 1 provides
- normalized package name match
- Matched by: Flashrom
apk95%
flashrom-bash-completion 1.6.0-r0
Bash completions for flashrom
https://www.flashrom.org/Flashrom
sudo apk add flashrom-bash-completion- License: GPL-2.0-or-later
- Architecture: x86_64
- Source Package: flashrom
- normalized package name match
- Matched by: Flashrom
apk95%
flashrom-dev 1.6.0-r0
A utility for identifying, reading, writing, verifying and erasing flash chips (development files)
https://www.flashrom.org/Flashrom
sudo apk add flashrom-dev- License: GPL-2.0-or-later
- Architecture: x86_64
- Source Package: flashrom
- 1 dependencies
- 1 provides
- normalized package name match
- Matched by: Flashrom
apk95%
flashrom-doc 1.6.0-r0
A utility for identifying, reading, writing, verifying and erasing flash chips (documentation)
https://www.flashrom.org/Flashrom
sudo apk add flashrom-doc- License: GPL-2.0-or-later
- Architecture: x86_64
- Source Package: flashrom
- normalized package name match
- Matched by: Flashrom
apk95%
flashrom-libs 1.6.0-r0
A utility for identifying, reading, writing, verifying and erasing flash chips (libraries)
https://www.flashrom.org/Flashrom
sudo apk add flashrom-libs- License: GPL-2.0-or-later
- Architecture: x86_64
- Source Package: flashrom
- 1 dependencies
- 1 provides
- normalized package name match
- Matched by: Flashrom
dnf95%
flashrom 1.6.0-4.fc45
Simple program for reading/writing flash chips content
sudo dnf install flashrom- License: GPL-2.0-only
- Category: Unspecified
- Architecture: i686
- Source Package: flashrom
- 9 dependencies
- 2 provides
- normalized package name match
- Matched by: Flashrom
dnf95%
flashrom-devel 1.6.0-4.fc45
Development package for flashrom
sudo dnf install flashrom-devel- License: GPL-2.0-only
- Category: Unspecified
- Architecture: i686
- Source Package: flashrom
- 4 dependencies
- 2 provides
- normalized package name match
- Matched by: Flashrom
pacman95%
flashrom 1.7.0-1
Utility for reading, writing, erasing and verifying flash ROM chips
sudo pacman -S flashrom- License: GPL-2.0-or-later
- Architecture: x86_64
- 4 dependencies
- 1 optional deps
- normalized package name match
- Matched by: Flashrom
zypper95%
flashrom 1.7.0+git0.26b070db-1.3
A universal flash programming utility
sudo zypper install flashrom- License: GPL-2.0-only
- Category: Development/Tools/Other
- Architecture: x86_64
- Source Package: flashrom
- 6 dependencies
- 1 provides
- normalized package name match
- Matched by: Flashrom
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