macOS
Homebrewverified · 100%
brew install gsmartcontrollocal Homebrew formula metadata
MacPortsverified · 94%
sudo port install gsmartcontrolMacPorts ports tree · sysutils/gsmartcontrol/Portfile · source: api.github.com
brew
Install gsmartcontrol with Homebrew, chocolatey, apt, dnf, MacPorts, Nix, pacman, scoop, winget, zypper
Graphical user interface for smartctl. Version 2.0.2 via Homebrew; verified from local package data.
install
Additional install commands
Linux
Debian aptverified · 92%
sudo apt install gsmartcontrolDebian stable package indexes · gsmartcontrol · source: deb.debian.org
Fedora dnfverified · 92%
sudo dnf install gsmartcontrolFedora Rawhide package metadata · gsmartcontrol · source: dl.fedoraproject.org
Nixverified · 92%
nix profile install nixpkgs#gsmartcontrolnixpkgs package indexes · pkgs/by-name/gs/gsmartcontrol/package.nix · source: api.github.com
Arch Linux pacmanverified · 92%
sudo pacman -S gsmartcontrolArch Linux sync databases · gsmartcontrol · source: geo.mirror.pkgbuild.com
openSUSE zypperverified · 92%
sudo zypper install gsmartcontrolopenSUSE Tumbleweed package metadata · gsmartcontrol · source: download.opensuse.org
Windows
Chocolateyverified · 92%
choco install gsmartcontrolChocolatey community package catalog · gsmartcontrol · source: community.chocolatey.org
Scoopverified · 92%
scoop install extras/gsmartcontrolScoop official bucket manifest trees · bucket/gsmartcontrol.json · source: api.github.com
Windows Package Managerverified · 92%
winget install --id AlexanderShaduri.GSmartControl -eWindows Package Manager source index · AlexanderShaduri.GSmartControl · source: cdn.winget.microsoft.com
overview
Package summary
Graphical user interface for smartctl
Project links
Commands and aliases
- gsmartcontrol
- gsmartcontrol-root
history
Project history and usage
GSmartControl is a graphical interface for smartctl from the smartmontools package. It helps users inspect SMART data from hard disk drives and SSDs, run SMART self-tests, and view drive health information without memorizing smartctl options.
Project history
The project traces its public release history to 2008. Its NEWS file records 0.8.0rc1 on 2008-10-01 as the initial public release, and the official site lists copyright years beginning in 2008 for Alexander Shaduri and contributors.
Early releases focused on wrapping smartctl output in a desktop interface while adding platform support. By the 0.8.0 release-candidate cycle the project had FreeBSD, NetBSD, OpenBSD, Solaris, Windows, Mac OS X, and QNX-related work; later 0.8 releases added Windows packaging, root-launch helpers, XDG configuration use, RAID-controller detection, and broader smartctl parsing.
The 1.0.0 release in 2017 ported the application to GTK+ 3. The 2.0.0 release in 2024 modernized the codebase with C++17/C++20, CMake, a JSON-based smartctl parser, NVMe support, and GPL-3-only licensing.
Adoption history
GSmartControl is adopted as a desktop companion to smartmontools. Its value is strongest on systems where users need SMART diagnostics but prefer a GUI for attributes, self-test logs, and drive summaries.
The official README and site emphasize support for Linux, Windows, macOS, FreeBSD, and other BSD-style systems, which explains why package managers carry it as both a storage-health utility and a cross-platform GTK application.
How it is used
Users run gsmartcontrol to scan drives, review identity data and SMART attributes, start self-tests, and open saved smartctl output as a read-only virtual device.
The package also includes gsmartcontrol-root, a helper used by desktop packaging to launch the GUI with the permissions needed to query storage hardware.
Why package nerds care
GSmartControl is a neat package because it sits at the boundary between low-level disk tooling and desktop usability. It packages a GUI, permission helpers, smartctl integration, storage-controller quirks, and platform-specific installers around one established CLI dependency.
Its release notes are especially packaging-relevant: they call out GTK transitions, CMake migration, compiler requirements, smartmontools runtime requirements, XDG configuration migration, Windows installer work, and compatibility with older smartctl output.
Timeline
- 2008: Initial public release 0.8.0rc1.
- 2009: Version 0.8.5 adopted XDG configuration on Unix and profile-based configuration on Windows.
- 2011: Version 0.8.6 expanded RAID and smartctl parsing support.
- 2017: Version 1.0.0 ported the interface to GTK+ 3.
- 2024: Version 2.0.0 introduced a JSON smartctl parser, NVMe support, CMake, and a modernized C++ codebase.
- 2025: Version 2.0.2 restored compatibility paths for older smartctl output and improved JSON parsing.
Related projects
- smartmontools and smartctl are the core underlying tools that GSmartControl presents through a GUI.
- GTK and gtkmm are the desktop toolkit layer for the application.
- CMake became the build system in the 2.0.0 series.
Sources
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 8 platform targets.
- Installs with 16 runtime dependencies.
- Build metadata lists 2 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
gsmartcontrol | cli | global executable | |
gsmartcontrol-root | 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 version2.0.2
manager updated
local dataok
upstreamnot checked
latest detectednot detected
https://gsmartcontrol.shaduri.dev/
- infoNo package-manager update timestamp was available.low confidence
- infoRelease/tag comparison is only available for GitHub repositories.https://gsmartcontrol.shaduri.dev/none confidence
install metadata
Package metadata
| Package key | brew:gsmartcontrol |
|---|---|
| Version | 2.0.2 |
| Package manager | Homebrew |
| Package manager page | https://formulae.brew.sh/formula/gsmartcontrol |
| Homepage | https://gsmartcontrol.shaduri.dev/ |
| Repository | https://github.com/ashaduri/gsmartcontrol |
| Upstream docs | https://gsmartcontrol.shaduri.dev/ |
| License | GPL-2.0-only OR GPL-3.0-only |
| Source archive | https://downloads.sourceforge.net/project/gsmartcontrol/2.0.2/gsmartcontrol-2.0.2.tar.gz |
| Dependencies | at-spi2-core, atkmm@2.28, cairo, cairomm@1.14, gdk-pixbuf, gettext, glib, glibmm@2.66, gtk+3, gtkmm3, harfbuzz, libsigc++@2, pango, pangomm@2.46, pcre2, smartmontools |
| Build dependencies | cmake, pkgconf |
| Bottle | available (on arm64_linux, arm64_sequoia, arm64_sonoma, arm64_tahoe, arm64_ventura, sonoma, ventura, 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 | gsmartcontrol |
| Version Scheme | 0 |
| Revision | 0 |
| Bottle Stable Root URL | https://ghcr.io/v2/homebrew/core |
| Deprecated | no |
| Disabled | no |
| Keg Only | no |
| URL Keys |
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source database matches
Other package-manager records
Matches are pulled from external package-manager indexes and kept separate from local Automic Vault package links.
Debian apt95%
gsmartcontrol 2.0.2-1
graphical user interface for smartctl
https://gsmartcontrol.sourceforge.io/
sudo apt install gsmartcontrol- Section: utils
- Architecture: amd64
- 15 dependencies
- normalized package name match
- Matched by: Gsmartcontrol
Nix95%
gsmartcontrol
nix profile install nixpkgs#gsmartcontrol- normalized package name match
- Matched by: Gsmartcontrol
Ubuntu apt95%
gsmartcontrol 1.1.4-1build2
graphical user interface for smartctl
https://gsmartcontrol.sourceforge.io/
sudo apt install gsmartcontrol- Section: universe/utils
- Architecture: amd64
- 14 dependencies
- normalized package name match
- Matched by: Gsmartcontrol
dnf95%
gsmartcontrol 2.0.2-4.fc45
Graphical user interface for smartctl
http://gsmartcontrol.sourceforge.net
sudo dnf install gsmartcontrol- License: (GPL-2.0-only OR GPL-3.0-only) AND LicenseRef-Callaway-BSD AND Zlib AND BSL-1.0 AND LicenseRef-Callaway-MIT
- Category: Unspecified
- Architecture: x86_64
- Source Package: gsmartcontrol
- 22 dependencies
- 3 provides
- normalized package name match
- Matched by: Gsmartcontrol
pacman95%
gsmartcontrol 2.0.2-1
A graphical user interface for the smartctl hard disk drive health inspection tool.
https://gsmartcontrol.sourceforge.io/home/
sudo pacman -S gsmartcontrol- License: GPL
- Architecture: x86_64
- 4 dependencies
- 2 optional deps
- normalized package name match
- Matched by: Gsmartcontrol
zypper95%
gsmartcontrol 2.0.2-2.4
Hard Disk Health Inspection Tool
http://gsmartcontrol.sourceforge.net/
sudo zypper install gsmartcontrol- License: GPL-2.0-only OR GPL-3.0-only
- Category: Hardware/Other
- Architecture: x86_64
- Source Package: gsmartcontrol
- 19 dependencies
- 3 provides
- normalized package name match
- Matched by: Gsmartcontrol
MacPorts95%
gsmartcontrol
sudo port install gsmartcontrol- normalized package name match
- Matched by: Gsmartcontrol
Chocolatey95%
gsmartcontrol
choco install gsmartcontrol- normalized package name match
- Matched by: Gsmartcontrol
Scoop95%
extras/gsmartcontrol
scoop install extras/gsmartcontrol- normalized package name match
- Matched by: Gsmartcontrol
winget95%
AlexanderShaduri.GSmartControl
winget install --id AlexanderShaduri.GSmartControl -e- normalized package name match
- Matched by: Gsmartcontrol
source trail
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Combined YAML source
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- Nucleus package database
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- external package-manager database matches
- package relationship graph
- package version freshness
- package-page enrichment