install

Additional install commands

macOS

Homebrewverified · 100%

brew install go-size-analyzer

local Homebrew formula metadata

Linux

Alpine Linux apkverified · 92%

sudo apk add gsa

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

Windows

Scoopverified · 92%

scoop install main/go-size-analyzer

Scoop official bucket manifest trees · bucket/go-size-analyzer.json · source: api.github.com

overview

Package summary

Analyzing the dependencies in compiled Golang binaries

Project links

Commands and aliases

gsa

history

Project history and usage

go-size-analyzer is a Go binary-size inspection tool distributed as the gsa command.

Project history

The GitHub repository was created in 2023 by Zxilly. Its README presents the tool as an analyzer for compiled Go binaries, with support for ELF, Mach-O, PE, and experimental WebAssembly binaries, plus package-level and section-level size breakdowns.

Adoption history

The project fits a later phase of Go tooling culture in which teams inspect the cost of dependencies, runtime sections, and compiler changes after producing static command-line or server binaries. Its availability through Homebrew, Scoop, and APK packaging makes it usable outside a source checkout.

How it is used

Practitioners run gsa against a compiled Go binary, choose text, JSON, HTML, SVG, web, or terminal UI output, and compare two binaries in diff mode to see which packages or sections changed size.

Why package nerds care

For package maintainers, go-size-analyzer is useful when validating that a release, dependency bump, or Go toolchain change did not add unexpected binary weight.

Timeline

2023: GitHub repository created for go-size-analyzer.

Related projects

The tool is adjacent to Go linker and build tooling because it inspects the compiled artifact after the Go command has produced it.

Sources

security posture

No protected-tool coverage found yet

No matching local secret-handling manifest was found for go-size-analyzer. 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 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
`gsa`	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 version1.13.0

manager updated2026-06-15

local dataok

upstreamcurrent

latest detectedv1.13.0

https://github.com/Zxilly/go-size-analyzer

okNo freshness warnings were generated.

install metadata

Package metadata

Package key	brew:go-size-analyzer
Version	1.13.0
Package manager	Homebrew
Package manager page	https://formulae.brew.sh/formula/go-size-analyzer
Homepage	https://gsa.zxilly.dev/
Repository	https://github.com/Zxilly/go-size-analyzer
Upstream docs	https://github.com/Zxilly/go-size-analyzer#readme
License	AGPL-3.0-only
Source archive	https://github.com/Zxilly/go-size-analyzer/archive/refs/tags/v1.13.0.tar.gz
Last updated	2026-06-15T10:20:17-04:00
Pulse	updated
Build dependencies	go, node, pnpm
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	go-size-analyzer
Version Scheme	0
Revision	0
Head Version	HEAD
Conflicts With	gwenhywfar
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.

Scoop95%

main/go-size-analyzer

scoop install main/go-size-analyzer

normalized package name match
Matched by: Go Size Analyzer

Scoop official bucket manifest trees · api.github.com · Scoop official bucket manifest trees: bucket/go-size-analyzer.json from https://api.github.com/repos/ScoopInstaller/Main/git/trees/master?recursive=1

apk92%

gsa 27.2.0-r0

Greenbone Security Assistant - The web frontend for the Greenbone Vulnerability Management (GVM) framework

https://github.com/greenbone/gsa

sudo apk add gsa

License: AGPL-3.0-or-later
Architecture: x86_64
Source Package: gsa
installed executable or alias match
Matched by: Gsa

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

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/go-size-analyzer.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 go-size-analyzer with Homebrew, scoop, apk