install

Additional install commands

macOS

Homebrewverified · 100%

brew install garble

local Homebrew formula metadata

Linux

Nixverified · 92%

nix profile install nixpkgs#garble

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

overview

Package summary

Obfuscate Go builds

Project links

Commands and aliases

garble

history

Project history and usage

garble is a Go build obfuscator that wraps the Go toolchain to produce deterministic, reproducible obfuscated builds.

Project history

The public GitHub repository was created in December 2019, and its first GitHub release, v0.1.0, was published in March 2021. The README frames garble as a tool coupled to cmd/go so it can support Go modules and build caching.

Adoption history

garble was adopted by Go users who need to distribute binaries or private source while reducing the amount of source-level information left in compiled artifacts. Its release stream and packaging in Homebrew and Nix place it in the normal CLI toolchain workflow for Go developers.

How it is used

The primary commands mirror Go commands, including garble build, garble test, and garble run. The tool also supports garble reverse for de-obfuscating text such as stack traces when the original source is available.

Why package nerds care

garble is notable because it is a language-aware build wrapper rather than a post-build binary packer. For package maintainers, it sits at the intersection of Go module builds, compiler/linker behavior, reproducibility, cache directories, and environment-driven build selection through GOGARBLE.

Timeline

2019: Public GitHub repository created.
2021: v0.1.0 released.
2026: v0.16.0 released, continuing the 0.x release line.

Related projects

garble is tightly related to the Go toolchain, cmd/go, Go modules, and the runtime/debug and linker metadata that it removes or transforms during obfuscated builds.

Sources

security posture

No protected-tool coverage found yet

No matching local secret-handling manifest was found for garble. Nucleus package metadata is still published here so future coverage has a stable package URL.

Install behavior

No Homebrew post-install hook is recorded in formula metadata.
Homebrew bottle metadata is available for 6 platform targets.
Build metadata lists 1 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
`garble`	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 version0.16.0

manager updated2026-07-08

local dataok

upstreamcurrent

latest detectedv0.16.0

https://github.com/burrowers/garble

okNo freshness warnings were generated.

install metadata

Package metadata

Package key	brew:garble
Version	0.16.0
Package manager	Homebrew
Package manager page	https://formulae.brew.sh/formula/garble
Homepage	https://github.com/burrowers/garble
Repository	https://github.com/burrowers/garble
Upstream docs	https://github.com/burrowers/garble#readme
License	BSD-3-Clause
Source archive	https://github.com/burrowers/garble/archive/refs/tags/v0.16.0.tar.gz
Last updated	2026-07-08T03:14:15Z
Pulse	updated
Build dependencies	go
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	garble
Version Scheme	0
Revision	3
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.

Nix95%

garble

nix profile install nixpkgs#garble

normalized package name match
Matched by: Garble

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

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/garble.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

Install garble with Homebrew, Nix