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Install geckodriver with Homebrew, apk, MacPorts, Nix, pacman, scoop, winget

WebDriver Marionette proxy. Version 0.37.0 via Homebrew; verified 2026-06-21.

Install commandSecurity notes

install

Additional install commands

macOS

Homebrewverified · 100%
brew install geckodriver

local Homebrew formula metadata

MacPortsverified · 94%
sudo port install geckodriver

MacPorts ports tree · www/geckodriver/Portfile · source: api.github.com

Linux

Alpine Linux apkverified · 92%
sudo apk add geckodriver

Alpine Linux edge package indexes · geckodriver · source: dl-cdn.alpinelinux.org

Nixverified · 92%
nix profile install nixpkgs#geckodriver

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

Arch Linux pacmanverified · 92%
sudo pacman -S geckodriver

Arch Linux sync databases · geckodriver · source: geo.mirror.pkgbuild.com

Windows

Scoopverified · 92%
scoop install main/geckodriver

Scoop official bucket manifest trees · bucket/geckodriver.json · source: api.github.com

Windows Package Managerverified · 92%
winget install --id Mozilla.GeckoDriver -e

Windows Package Manager source index · Mozilla.GeckoDriver · source: cdn.winget.microsoft.com

overview

Package summary

WebDriver Marionette proxy

Commands and aliases

  • geckodriver
  • wires

history

Project history and usage

geckodriver is Mozilla's WebDriver proxy for controlling Gecko-based browsers such as Firefox from W3C WebDriver-compatible clients.

Project history

Mozilla's documentation describes geckodriver as a proxy between WebDriver clients and Gecko browsers. It exposes the WebDriver HTTP API and translates commands to Firefox's remote protocol, making it the browser-specific bridge for automation clients.

Adoption history

The Firefox Source Docs note that Selenium 3 made geckodriver the default WebDriver implementation for Firefox. The same usage documentation explains that FirefoxDriver was discontinued with Firefox 47 because it did not support Gecko's multi-process architecture.

How it is used

Package users install the geckodriver binary and make it available on PATH, or point Selenium clients at it explicitly. The official usage docs also call out container and Snap packaging details, because geckodriver and Firefox need to run in compatible filesystem and runtime environments.

Why package nerds care

geckodriver matters to package-manager users because it is the small native executable that makes Firefox automation work across Selenium, WebDriver test suites, CI jobs, and browser-compatibility tooling.

Timeline

  • Firefox 47: FirefoxDriver was discontinued for lack of multi-process Gecko support.
  • Selenium 3: geckodriver became the default WebDriver implementation for Firefox.

Related projects

  • Firefox, Gecko, Marionette, Selenium, and the W3C WebDriver protocol are the main adjacent projects named or linked from Mozilla's geckodriver documentation.

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.
  • 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

CommandKindExposureNote
geckodrivercliglobal executable
wirescliglobal 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 version0.37.0
manager updated2026-06-21
local dataok
upstreamcurrent
latest detectedv0.37.0

https://github.com/mozilla/geckodriver

  • okNo freshness warnings were generated.

install metadata

Package metadata

Package keybrew:geckodriver
Version0.37.0
Package managerHomebrew
Package manager pagehttps://formulae.brew.sh/formula/geckodriver
Homepagehttps://firefox-source-docs.mozilla.org/testing/geckodriver/
Repositoryhttps://github.com/mozilla/geckodriver
Upstream docshttps://firefox-source-docs.mozilla.org/testing/geckodriver
LicenseMPL-2.0
Source archivehttps://github.com/mozilla/geckodriver/archive/refs/tags/v0.37.0.tar.gz
Last updated2026-06-21T23:53:03-04:00
Pulseupdated
Build dependenciesrust
Bottleavailable (on arm64_linux, arm64_sequoia, arm64_sonoma, arm64_tahoe, sonoma, x86_64_linux)
Homebrew post-installnot defined
Servicenone declared

registry facts

Source database details

Source DatabaseHomebrew formula API
Taphomebrew/core
Full Namegeckodriver
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%

geckodriver

nix profile install nixpkgs#geckodriver
  • normalized package name match
  • Matched by: Geckodriver
nixpkgs package indexes · api.github.com · nixpkgs package indexes: pkgs/by-name/ge/geckodriver/package.nix from https://api.github.com/repos/NixOS/nixpkgs/git/trees/master?recursive=1
apk95%

geckodriver 0.36.0-r0

Proxy for using W3C WebDriver compatible clients to interact with Gecko-based browsers.

https://github.com/mozilla/geckodriver

sudo apk add geckodriver
  • License: MPL-2.0
  • Architecture: x86_64
  • Source Package: geckodriver
  • 1 dependencies
  • 1 provides
  • normalized package name match
  • Matched by: Geckodriver
Alpine Linux edge package indexes · dl-cdn.alpinelinux.org · Alpine Linux edge package indexes: geckodriver from https://dl-cdn.alpinelinux.org/alpine/edge/community/x86_64/APKINDEX.tar.gz
pacman95%

geckodriver 0.37.0-1

Proxy for using W3C WebDriver-compatible clients to interact with Gecko-based browsers.

https://github.com/mozilla/geckodriver

sudo pacman -S geckodriver
  • License: MPL
  • Architecture: x86_64
  • normalized package name match
  • Matched by: Geckodriver
Arch Linux sync databases · geo.mirror.pkgbuild.com · Arch Linux sync databases: geckodriver from https://geo.mirror.pkgbuild.com/extra/os/x86_64/extra.db.tar.gz
MacPorts95%

geckodriver

sudo port install geckodriver
  • normalized package name match
  • Matched by: Geckodriver
MacPorts ports tree · api.github.com · MacPorts ports tree: www/geckodriver/Portfile from https://api.github.com/repos/macports/macports-ports/git/trees/master?recursive=1
Scoop95%

main/geckodriver

scoop install main/geckodriver
  • normalized package name match
  • Matched by: Geckodriver
Scoop official bucket manifest trees · api.github.com · Scoop official bucket manifest trees: bucket/geckodriver.json from https://api.github.com/repos/ScoopInstaller/Main/git/trees/master?recursive=1
winget95%

Mozilla.GeckoDriver

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

  • rustBuild dependency declared by Homebrew.
  • geckodriverSame normalized package name appears in another local ecosystem. Shared terms: geckodriver, proxy, webdriver.

Same workflow

  • selenium-serverShares av.db curated category or tags: browser-automation, cli, developer-tools, testing, webdriver.
  • playwright-cliShares av.db curated category or tags: browser-automation, cli, developer-tools, testing.
  • playwright-mcpShares av.db curated category or tags: browser-automation, cli, developer-tools, testing.
  • slimerjsShares av.db curated category or tags: browser-automation, cli, developer-tools, testing.
  • agent-browserShares av.db curated category or tags: browser-automation, cli, developer-tools.
  • chrome-cliShares av.db curated category or tags: browser-automation, cli, developer-tools.
  • geckodriverSame normalized package name in another local ecosystem.

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 package history
  • external package-manager database matches
  • package relationship graph
  • package version freshness
  • package-page enrichment