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Gopass Browser Bindings. Version 1.16.1 via Homebrew; verified 2026-06-22.

Install commandSecurity notes

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Additional install commands

macOS

Homebrewverified · 100%
brew install gopass-jsonapi

local Homebrew formula metadata

MacPortsverified · 94%
sudo port install gopass-jsonapi

MacPorts ports tree · security/gopass-jsonapi/Portfile · source: api.github.com

Linux

Fedora dnfverified · 92%
sudo dnf install gopass-jsonapi

Fedora Rawhide package metadata · gopass-jsonapi · source: dl.fedoraproject.org

Nixverified · 92%
nix profile install nixpkgs#gopass-jsonapi

nixpkgs package indexes · pkgs/by-name/go/gopass-jsonapi/package.nix · source: api.github.com

Arch Linux pacmanverified · 92%
sudo pacman -S gopass-jsonapi

Arch Linux sync databases · gopass-jsonapi · source: geo.mirror.pkgbuild.com

Windows

Scoopverified · 92%
scoop install main/gopass-jsonapi

Scoop official bucket manifest trees · bucket/gopass-jsonapi.json · source: api.github.com

Windows Package Managerverified · 92%
winget install --id gopass.gopass-jsonapi -e

Windows Package Manager source index · gopass.gopass-jsonapi · source: cdn.winget.microsoft.com

overview

Package summary

Gopass Browser Bindings

Commands and aliases

  • gopass-jsonapi

history

Project history and usage

gopass-jsonapi is the JSON-message bridge that lets browser extensions communicate with gopass as a native application. Its README describes it as especially useful for browser plugins such as gopassbridge.

Project history

The standalone gopass-jsonapi repository was created in January 2021. Its README documents the split from earlier gopass release packaging: gopass v1.10 and v1.11 users downloaded the binary from gopass releases, while gopass v1.12 and newer users downloaded gopass-jsonapi from the separate repository's releases.

Adoption history

The README says the project had no regular release process defined and warned that documentation across repositories and gopass versions could be outdated or incomplete. Package adoption nonetheless expanded enough for Fedora and several cross-platform package managers to package it as a separate binary.

How it is used

Users run `gopass-jsonapi configure` for each browser so the required native messaging manifest is installed. Browser extensions then send JSON messages to gopass-jsonapi, which invokes gopass to retrieve login data from the user's password store.

Why package nerds care

gopass-jsonapi is package-nerd notable because it turns browser native messaging setup into a packaged command. It is not the password manager itself; it is the integration shim that lets OS packages, browser manifests, and the gopass CLI cooperate.

Timeline

  • 2021: GitHub repository created under gopasspw/gopass-jsonapi.
  • 2021: v1.11.1 release published on GitHub Releases.
  • 2022: v1.15.0 release published after a series of 1.14.x releases.
  • 2025: v1.16.1 release published on GitHub Releases.

Related projects

  • The README relates gopass-jsonapi to gopass, gopassbridge, browser native messaging, Firefox, Chrome, Chromium, Brave, Vivaldi, Iridium, Slimjet, and platform package managers such as Fedora.

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.
  • Installs with 1 runtime dependencies.
  • 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
gopass-jsonapicliglobal 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 version1.16.1
manager updated2026-06-22
local dataok
upstreamcurrent
latest detectedv1.16.1

https://github.com/gopasspw/gopass-jsonapi

  • okNo freshness warnings were generated.

install metadata

Package metadata

Package keybrew:gopass-jsonapi
Version1.16.1
Package managerHomebrew
Package manager pagehttps://formulae.brew.sh/formula/gopass-jsonapi
Homepagehttps://github.com/gopasspw/gopass-jsonapi
Repositoryhttps://github.com/gopasspw/gopass-jsonapi
Upstream docshttps://github.com/gopasspw/gopass-jsonapi#readme
LicenseMIT
Source archivehttps://github.com/gopasspw/gopass-jsonapi/archive/refs/tags/v1.16.1.tar.gz
Last updated2026-06-22T14:03:38-07:00
Pulseupdated
Dependenciesgopass
Build dependenciesgo
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 Namegopass-jsonapi
Version Scheme0
Revision0
Head VersionHEAD
Requirements
  • macos
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%

gopass-jsonapi

nix profile install nixpkgs#gopass-jsonapi
  • normalized package name match
  • Matched by: Gopass Jsonapi
nixpkgs package indexes · api.github.com · nixpkgs package indexes: pkgs/by-name/go/gopass-jsonapi/package.nix from https://api.github.com/repos/NixOS/nixpkgs/git/trees/master?recursive=1
dnf95%

gopass-jsonapi 1.16.1-3.fc44

Gopass Browser Bindings

https://github.com/gopasspw/gopass-jsonapi

sudo dnf install gopass-jsonapi
  • License: Apache-2.0 AND BSD-2-Clause AND BSD-3-Clause AND BSD-3-Clause-HP AND ISC AND MIT AND MPL-2.0 AND (Apache-2.0 OR MIT)
  • Category: Unspecified
  • Architecture: x86_64
  • Source Package: gopass-jsonapi
  • 3 dependencies
  • 2 provides
  • normalized package name match
  • Matched by: Gopass Jsonapi
Fedora Rawhide package metadata · dl.fedoraproject.org · Fedora Rawhide package metadata: gopass-jsonapi from https://dl.fedoraproject.org/pub/fedora/linux/development/rawhide/Everything/x86_64/os/repodata/e5ca8ce900cd68f5419e1c39ae517343100b306336cbaeb70a3c153121d95094-primary.xml.zst
pacman95%

gopass-jsonapi 1.16.1-1

jsonapi for gopass used for bridging to browsers

https://github.com/gopasspw/gopass-jsonapi

sudo pacman -S gopass-jsonapi
  • License: MIT
  • Architecture: x86_64
  • 1 dependencies
  • normalized package name match
  • Matched by: Gopass Jsonapi
Arch Linux sync databases · geo.mirror.pkgbuild.com · Arch Linux sync databases: gopass-jsonapi from https://geo.mirror.pkgbuild.com/extra/os/x86_64/extra.db.tar.gz
MacPorts95%

gopass-jsonapi

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

main/gopass-jsonapi

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

gopass.gopass-jsonapi

winget install --id gopass.gopass-jsonapi -e
  • normalized package name match
  • Matched by: Gopass Jsonapi
Windows Package Manager source index · cdn.winget.microsoft.com · Windows Package Manager source index: gopass.gopass-jsonapi 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

  • gopassRuntime dependency declared by Homebrew.
  • goBuild dependency declared by Homebrew.

Same workflow

  • go-passbolt-cliShares av.db curated category or tags: cli, password-management, password-manager, secrets, security.
  • gopeedShares av.db curated category or tags: cli, password-management, password-manager, secrets, security.
  • lastpass-cliShares av.db curated category or tags: cli, password-management, password-manager, secrets, security.
  • clipsafeShares av.db curated category or tags: cli, password-management, password-manager, security.
  • enpass-cliShares av.db curated category or tags: cli, password-management, password-manager, security.
  • gokeyShares av.db curated category or tags: cli, password-management, password-manager, security.

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