# Install garble with Homebrew, Nix Obfuscate Go builds. Version 0.16.0 via Homebrew; verified 2026-07-08. ## Install ```sh sudo av install brew:garble ``` Additional install commands: ### macOS - Homebrew (100%): ```sh brew install garble ``` Evidence: local Homebrew formula metadata ### Linux - Nix (92%): ```sh nix profile install nixpkgs#garble ``` Evidence: nixpkgs package indexes: pkgs/by-name/ga/garble/package.nix from https://api.github.com/repos/NixOS/nixpkgs/git/trees/master?recursive=1 ## Package facts - **Package key:** brew:garble - **Package manager:** Homebrew - **Package manager page:** - **Version:** 0.16.0 - **Source summary:** Obfuscate Go builds - **Homepage:** - **Repository:** - **Upstream docs:** - **License:** BSD-3-Clause - **Source archive:** - **Last updated:** 2026-07-08T03:14:15Z - **Generated:** 2026-07-08T07:18:31+00:00 ## Executables - garble (cli) - garble (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: 0.16.0 - Package-manager updated: 2026-07-08 - Local data: ok - Upstream repository: https://github.com/burrowers/garble - Upstream latest detected: v0.16.0 (current) ## 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 Notes 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. ## 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:** - **Deprecated:** no - **Disabled:** no - **Keg Only:** no - **URL Keys:** head, stable ## Other Package-Manager Records - Nix - garble: normalized package name match | nixpkgs package indexes: pkgs/by-name/ga/garble/package.nix from https://api.github.com/repos/NixOS/nixpkgs/git/trees/master?recursive=1 ## Related links - [Source-control packages](https://www.automicvault.com/pkg/source-control-tools/) - Belongs to a source-control command family. - [Terminal utility packages](https://www.automicvault.com/pkg/terminal-utilities/) - Matched terminal and command-line workflow metadata. - [Developer build packages](https://www.automicvault.com/pkg/developer-build-tools/) - Matched build, compiler, generator, or developer workflow metadata. - [Language runtime packages](https://www.automicvault.com/pkg/language-runtime-packages/) - Matched language runtime, compiler, or interpreter metadata. - [go](https://www.automicvault.com/pkg/brew/go/) - Build dependency declared by Homebrew. - [favirecon](https://www.automicvault.com/pkg/brew/favirecon/) - Shares av.db curated category or tags: cli, go, security. - [gau](https://www.automicvault.com/pkg/brew/gau/) - Shares av.db curated category or tags: cli, go, security. - [gobuster](https://www.automicvault.com/pkg/brew/gobuster/) - Shares av.db curated category or tags: cli, go, security. - [gokey](https://www.automicvault.com/pkg/brew/gokey/) - Shares av.db curated category or tags: cli, go, security. - [gosec](https://www.automicvault.com/pkg/brew/gosec/) - Shares av.db curated category or tags: cli, go, security. - [gotestwaf](https://www.automicvault.com/pkg/brew/gotestwaf/) - Shares av.db curated category or tags: cli, go, security. - [gotpm](https://www.automicvault.com/pkg/brew/gotpm/) - Shares av.db curated category or tags: cli, go, security. - [govulncheck](https://www.automicvault.com/pkg/brew/govulncheck/) - Shares av.db curated category or tags: cli, go, security. ## Combined YAML source View the package source record on GitHub. [combined/garble.yml](https://github.com/automic-vault/db/blob/main/combined/garble.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