# 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

```sh
sudo av install brew:flashrom
```

Additional install commands:

### macOS

- Homebrew (100%):

```sh
brew install flashrom
```

  Evidence: local Homebrew formula metadata

- MacPorts (94%):

```sh
sudo port install flashrom
```

  Evidence: MacPorts ports tree: sysutils/flashrom/Portfile from https://api.github.com/repos/macports/macports-ports/git/trees/master?recursive=1

### Linux

- apk (92%):

```sh
sudo apk add flashrom
```

  Evidence: Alpine Linux edge package indexes: flashrom from https://dl-cdn.alpinelinux.org/alpine/edge/community/x86_64/APKINDEX.tar.gz

- Debian apt (92%):

```sh
sudo apt install flashrom
```

  Evidence: Debian stable package indexes: flashrom from https://deb.debian.org/debian/dists/stable/main/binary-amd64/Packages.xz

- dnf (92%):

```sh
sudo dnf install flashrom
```

  Evidence: Fedora Rawhide package metadata: flashrom from https://dl.fedoraproject.org/pub/fedora/linux/development/rawhide/Everything/x86_64/os/repodata/e5ca8ce900cd68f5419e1c39ae517343100b306336cbaeb70a3c153121d95094-primary.xml.zst

- Nix (92%):

```sh
nix profile install nixpkgs#flashrom
```

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

- pacman (92%):

```sh
sudo pacman -S flashrom
```

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

- zypper (92%):

```sh
sudo zypper install flashrom
```

  Evidence: openSUSE Tumbleweed package metadata: flashrom from https://download.opensuse.org/tumbleweed/repo/oss/repodata/be8d3611d25469107f32075a1697e69ec57a2b850b42348a658cc671ad5ec2b50760d02c3e59524d50da9a11d5be799bdaffba2e166e8ca8858512e3c0bd665d-primary.xml.zst

## Package facts

- **Package key:** brew:flashrom
- **Package manager:** Homebrew
- **Package manager page:** <https://formulae.brew.sh/formula/flashrom>
- **Version:** 1.7.0
- **Source summary:** Identify, read, write, verify, and erase flash chips
- **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>
- **Generated:** 2026-07-08T07:18:31+00:00

## Executables

- flashrom (cli)
- flashrom (alias)

## Dependencies

- libftdi
- libusb
- openssl@3

## Build dependencies

- meson
- ninja
- pkgconf

## 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: 1.7.0
- Local data: ok
- Upstream repository: https://flashrom.org/
- info: No package-manager update timestamp was available.
- info: Release/tag comparison is only available for GitHub repositories.
## 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

- <https://formulae.brew.sh/formula/flashrom>
- <https://review.coreboot.org/flashrom>
- <https://www.flashrom.org/>
- <https://www.flashrom.org/classic_cli_manpage.html>
- <https://www.flashrom.org/dev_guide/development_guide.html>
- <https://www.flashrom.org/release_notes/index.html>


## 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:** 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:** head, stable

## Other Package-Manager Records

- Debian apt - flashrom - 1.4.0-3: normalized package name match | Debian stable package indexes: flashrom from https://deb.debian.org/debian/dists/stable/main/binary-amd64/Packages.xz | Identify, read, write, erase, and verify BIOS/ROM/flash chips | http://www.flashrom.org
- Debian apt - libflashrom-dev - 1.4.0-3: normalized package name match | Debian stable package indexes: libflashrom-dev from https://deb.debian.org/debian/dists/stable/main/binary-amd64/Packages.xz | BIOS/ROM/flash chips - development files | http://www.flashrom.org
- Debian apt - libflashrom1 - 1.4.0-3: normalized package name match | Debian stable package indexes: libflashrom1 from https://deb.debian.org/debian/dists/stable/main/binary-amd64/Packages.xz | Identify, read, write, erase, and verify BIOS/ROM/flash chips - library | http://www.flashrom.org
- Nix - flashrom: normalized package name match | nixpkgs package indexes: pkgs/by-name/fl/flashrom/package.nix from https://api.github.com/repos/NixOS/nixpkgs/git/trees/master?recursive=1
- Ubuntu apt - flashrom - 1.3.0-2.1ubuntu2: normalized package name match | Ubuntu 24.04 LTS package indexes: flashrom from https://archive.ubuntu.com/ubuntu/dists/noble/universe/binary-amd64/Packages.gz | Identify, read, write, erase, and verify BIOS/ROM/flash chips | http://www.flashrom.org
- Ubuntu apt - libflashrom-dev - 1.3.0-2.1ubuntu2: normalized package name match | Ubuntu 24.04 LTS package indexes: libflashrom-dev from https://archive.ubuntu.com/ubuntu/dists/noble/main/binary-amd64/Packages.gz | BIOS/ROM/flash chips - development files | http://www.flashrom.org
- Ubuntu apt - libflashrom1 - 1.3.0-2.1ubuntu2: normalized package name match | Ubuntu 24.04 LTS package indexes: libflashrom1 from https://archive.ubuntu.com/ubuntu/dists/noble/main/binary-amd64/Packages.gz | Identify, read, write, erase, and verify BIOS/ROM/flash chips - library | http://www.flashrom.org
- apk - flashrom - 1.6.0-r0: normalized package name match | Alpine Linux edge package indexes: flashrom from https://dl-cdn.alpinelinux.org/alpine/edge/community/x86_64/APKINDEX.tar.gz | A utility for identifying, reading, writing, verifying and erasing flash chips | https://www.flashrom.org/Flashrom
- apk - flashrom-bash-completion - 1.6.0-r0: normalized package name match | Alpine Linux edge package indexes: flashrom-bash-completion from https://dl-cdn.alpinelinux.org/alpine/edge/community/x86_64/APKINDEX.tar.gz | Bash completions for flashrom | https://www.flashrom.org/Flashrom
- apk - flashrom-dev - 1.6.0-r0: normalized package name match | Alpine Linux edge package indexes: flashrom-dev from https://dl-cdn.alpinelinux.org/alpine/edge/community/x86_64/APKINDEX.tar.gz | A utility for identifying, reading, writing, verifying and erasing flash chips (development files) | https://www.flashrom.org/Flashrom
- apk - flashrom-doc - 1.6.0-r0: normalized package name match | Alpine Linux edge package indexes: flashrom-doc from https://dl-cdn.alpinelinux.org/alpine/edge/community/x86_64/APKINDEX.tar.gz | A utility for identifying, reading, writing, verifying and erasing flash chips (documentation) | https://www.flashrom.org/Flashrom
- apk - flashrom-libs - 1.6.0-r0: normalized package name match | Alpine Linux edge package indexes: flashrom-libs from https://dl-cdn.alpinelinux.org/alpine/edge/community/x86_64/APKINDEX.tar.gz | A utility for identifying, reading, writing, verifying and erasing flash chips (libraries) | https://www.flashrom.org/Flashrom
- dnf - flashrom - 1.6.0-4.fc45: normalized package name match | Fedora Rawhide package metadata: flashrom from https://dl.fedoraproject.org/pub/fedora/linux/development/rawhide/Everything/x86_64/os/repodata/e5ca8ce900cd68f5419e1c39ae517343100b306336cbaeb70a3c153121d95094-primary.xml.zst | Simple program for reading/writing flash chips content | https://flashrom.org
- dnf - flashrom-devel - 1.6.0-4.fc45: normalized package name match | Fedora Rawhide package metadata: flashrom-devel from https://dl.fedoraproject.org/pub/fedora/linux/development/rawhide/Everything/x86_64/os/repodata/e5ca8ce900cd68f5419e1c39ae517343100b306336cbaeb70a3c153121d95094-primary.xml.zst | Development package for flashrom | https://flashrom.org
- pacman - flashrom - 1.7.0-1: normalized package name match | Arch Linux sync databases: flashrom from https://geo.mirror.pkgbuild.com/extra/os/x86_64/extra.db.tar.gz | Utility for reading, writing, erasing and verifying flash ROM chips | https://www.flashrom.org/
- zypper - flashrom - 1.7.0+git0.26b070db-1.3: normalized package name match | openSUSE Tumbleweed package metadata: flashrom from https://download.opensuse.org/tumbleweed/repo/oss/repodata/be8d3611d25469107f32075a1697e69ec57a2b850b42348a658cc671ad5ec2b50760d02c3e59524d50da9a11d5be799bdaffba2e166e8ca8858512e3c0bd665d-primary.xml.zst | A universal flash programming utility | https://www.flashrom.org/


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- [libftdi](https://www.automicvault.com/pkg/brew/libftdi/) - Runtime dependency declared by Homebrew.
- [openssl@3](https://www.automicvault.com/pkg/brew/openssl-3/) - Runtime dependency declared by Homebrew.
- [meson](https://www.automicvault.com/pkg/brew/meson/) - Build dependency declared by Homebrew.
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- [pkgconf](https://www.automicvault.com/pkg/brew/pkgconf/) - Build dependency declared by Homebrew.
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## Combined YAML source

View the package source record on GitHub. [combined/flashrom.yml](https://github.com/automic-vault/db/blob/main/combined/flashrom.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