# 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 ```sh sudo av install brew:gsmartcontrol ``` Additional install commands: ### macOS - Homebrew (100%): ```sh brew install gsmartcontrol ``` Evidence: local Homebrew formula metadata - MacPorts (94%): ```sh sudo port install gsmartcontrol ``` Evidence: MacPorts ports tree: sysutils/gsmartcontrol/Portfile from https://api.github.com/repos/macports/macports-ports/git/trees/master?recursive=1 ### Linux - Debian apt (92%): ```sh sudo apt install gsmartcontrol ``` Evidence: Debian stable package indexes: gsmartcontrol from https://deb.debian.org/debian/dists/stable/main/binary-amd64/Packages.xz - dnf (92%): ```sh sudo dnf install gsmartcontrol ``` Evidence: Fedora Rawhide package metadata: gsmartcontrol from https://dl.fedoraproject.org/pub/fedora/linux/development/rawhide/Everything/x86_64/os/repodata/e5ca8ce900cd68f5419e1c39ae517343100b306336cbaeb70a3c153121d95094-primary.xml.zst - Nix (92%): ```sh nix profile install nixpkgs#gsmartcontrol ``` Evidence: nixpkgs package indexes: pkgs/by-name/gs/gsmartcontrol/package.nix from https://api.github.com/repos/NixOS/nixpkgs/git/trees/master?recursive=1 - pacman (92%): ```sh sudo pacman -S gsmartcontrol ``` Evidence: Arch Linux sync databases: gsmartcontrol from https://geo.mirror.pkgbuild.com/extra/os/x86_64/extra.db.tar.gz - zypper (92%): ```sh sudo zypper install gsmartcontrol ``` Evidence: openSUSE Tumbleweed package metadata: gsmartcontrol from https://download.opensuse.org/tumbleweed/repo/oss/repodata/be8d3611d25469107f32075a1697e69ec57a2b850b42348a658cc671ad5ec2b50760d02c3e59524d50da9a11d5be799bdaffba2e166e8ca8858512e3c0bd665d-primary.xml.zst ### Windows - Chocolatey (92%): ```sh choco install gsmartcontrol ``` Evidence: Chocolatey community package catalog: gsmartcontrol from http://community.chocolatey.org/api/v2/Packages?$filter=IsLatestVersion&$select=Id&$top=1000&$skiptoken='11','gpg4win-vanilla' - Scoop (92%): ```sh scoop install extras/gsmartcontrol ``` Evidence: Scoop official bucket manifest trees: bucket/gsmartcontrol.json from https://api.github.com/repos/ScoopInstaller/Extras/git/trees/master?recursive=1 - winget (92%): ```sh winget install --id AlexanderShaduri.GSmartControl -e ``` Evidence: Windows Package Manager source index: AlexanderShaduri.GSmartControl from https://cdn.winget.microsoft.com/cache/source.msix ## Package facts - **Package key:** brew:gsmartcontrol - **Package manager:** Homebrew - **Package manager page:** - **Version:** 2.0.2 - **Source summary:** Graphical user interface for smartctl - **Homepage:** - **Repository:** - **Upstream docs:** - **License:** GPL-2.0-only OR GPL-3.0-only - **Source archive:** - **Generated:** 2026-07-08T18:08:21+00:00 ## Executables - gsmartcontrol (cli) - gsmartcontrol-root (cli) - gsmartcontrol (alias) - gsmartcontrol-root (alias) ## 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 ## Install behavior - Post-install hook: not defined - Bottle: available on arm64_linux, arm64_sequoia, arm64_sonoma, arm64_tahoe, arm64_ventura, sonoma, ventura, x86_64_linux ## Freshness - Page generated: 2026-07-08 - Package-manager version: 2.0.2 - Local data: ok - Upstream repository: https://gsmartcontrol.shaduri.dev/ - info: No package-manager update timestamp was available. - info: Release/tag comparison is only available for GitHub repositories. ## 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 Notes narrow executable package without higher-risk signals. - **Geiger risk:** green / low - narrow executable package without higher-risk signals ## Source Database Details - **Source Database:** Homebrew formula API - **Tap:** homebrew/core - **Full Name:** gsmartcontrol - **Version Scheme:** 0 - **Revision:** 0 - **Bottle Stable Root URL:** - **Deprecated:** no - **Disabled:** no - **Keg Only:** no - **URL Keys:** stable ## Other Package-Manager Records - Debian apt - gsmartcontrol - 2.0.2-1: normalized package name match | Debian stable package indexes: gsmartcontrol from https://deb.debian.org/debian/dists/stable/main/binary-amd64/Packages.xz | graphical user interface for smartctl | https://gsmartcontrol.sourceforge.io/ - Nix - gsmartcontrol: normalized package name match | nixpkgs package indexes: pkgs/by-name/gs/gsmartcontrol/package.nix from https://api.github.com/repos/NixOS/nixpkgs/git/trees/master?recursive=1 - Ubuntu apt - gsmartcontrol - 1.1.4-1build2: normalized package name match | Ubuntu 24.04 LTS package indexes: gsmartcontrol from https://archive.ubuntu.com/ubuntu/dists/noble/universe/binary-amd64/Packages.gz | graphical user interface for smartctl | https://gsmartcontrol.sourceforge.io/ - dnf - gsmartcontrol - 2.0.2-4.fc45: normalized package name match | Fedora Rawhide package metadata: gsmartcontrol from https://dl.fedoraproject.org/pub/fedora/linux/development/rawhide/Everything/x86_64/os/repodata/e5ca8ce900cd68f5419e1c39ae517343100b306336cbaeb70a3c153121d95094-primary.xml.zst | Graphical user interface for smartctl | http://gsmartcontrol.sourceforge.net - pacman - gsmartcontrol - 2.0.2-1: normalized package name match | Arch Linux sync databases: gsmartcontrol from https://geo.mirror.pkgbuild.com/extra/os/x86_64/extra.db.tar.gz | A graphical user interface for the smartctl hard disk drive health inspection tool. | https://gsmartcontrol.sourceforge.io/home/ - zypper - gsmartcontrol - 2.0.2-2.4: normalized package name match | openSUSE Tumbleweed package metadata: gsmartcontrol from https://download.opensuse.org/tumbleweed/repo/oss/repodata/be8d3611d25469107f32075a1697e69ec57a2b850b42348a658cc671ad5ec2b50760d02c3e59524d50da9a11d5be799bdaffba2e166e8ca8858512e3c0bd665d-primary.xml.zst | Hard Disk Health Inspection Tool | http://gsmartcontrol.sourceforge.net/ - MacPorts - gsmartcontrol: normalized package name match | MacPorts ports tree: sysutils/gsmartcontrol/Portfile from https://api.github.com/repos/macports/macports-ports/git/trees/master?recursive=1 - Chocolatey - gsmartcontrol: normalized package name match | Chocolatey community package catalog: gsmartcontrol from http://community.chocolatey.org/api/v2/Packages?$filter=IsLatestVersion&$select=Id&$top=1000&$skiptoken='11','gpg4win-vanilla' - Scoop - extras/gsmartcontrol: normalized package name match | Scoop official bucket manifest trees: bucket/gsmartcontrol.json from https://api.github.com/repos/ScoopInstaller/Extras/git/trees/master?recursive=1 - winget - AlexanderShaduri.GSmartControl: normalized package name match | Windows Package Manager source index: AlexanderShaduri.GSmartControl from https://cdn.winget.microsoft.com/cache/source.msix ## Related links - [Terminal utility packages](https://www.automicvault.com/pkg/terminal-utilities/) - Matched terminal and command-line workflow metadata. - [Networking and protocol packages](https://www.automicvault.com/pkg/networking-protocol-tools/) - Matched network, protocol, or remote-service metadata. - [Homebrew utility packages](https://www.automicvault.com/pkg/brew-utility-packages/) - Matched Homebrew package provider. - [Secret-risk packages](https://www.automicvault.com/pkg/secret-risk-packages/) - Matched curated package taxonomy and local package facts. - [cairo](https://www.automicvault.com/pkg/brew/cairo/) - Runtime dependency declared by Homebrew. - [gdk-pixbuf](https://www.automicvault.com/pkg/brew/gdk-pixbuf/) - Runtime dependency declared by Homebrew. - [gettext](https://www.automicvault.com/pkg/brew/gettext/) - Runtime dependency declared by Homebrew. - [glib](https://www.automicvault.com/pkg/brew/glib/) - Runtime dependency declared by Homebrew. - [cmake](https://www.automicvault.com/pkg/brew/cmake/) - Build dependency declared by Homebrew. - [pkgconf](https://www.automicvault.com/pkg/brew/pkgconf/) - Build dependency declared by Homebrew. - [smartmontools](https://www.automicvault.com/pkg/brew/smartmontools/) - Shares av.db curated category or tags: cli, smart, smartctl, storage, system. - [device-mapper](https://www.automicvault.com/pkg/brew/device-mapper/) - Shares av.db curated category or tags: cli, storage, system. - [di](https://www.automicvault.com/pkg/brew/di/) - Shares av.db curated category or tags: cli, storage, system. - [disktype](https://www.automicvault.com/pkg/brew/disktype/) - Shares av.db curated category or tags: cli, storage, system. - [fio](https://www.automicvault.com/pkg/brew/fio/) - Shares av.db curated category or tags: cli, storage, system. - [gdu](https://www.automicvault.com/pkg/brew/gdu/) - Shares av.db curated category or tags: cli, storage, system. - [gptfdisk](https://www.automicvault.com/pkg/brew/gptfdisk/) - Shares av.db curated category or tags: cli, storage, system. - [isa-l](https://www.automicvault.com/pkg/brew/isa-l/) - Shares av.db curated category or tags: cli, storage, system. - [prefixsuffix](https://www.automicvault.com/pkg/brew/prefixsuffix/) - Local package facts share a topical domain. Shared terms: at-spi2-core, atkmm, atkmm-2-28, cairo, cairomm. - [cherrytree](https://www.automicvault.com/pkg/brew/cherrytree/) - Local package facts share a topical domain. Shared terms: at-spi2-core, atkmm, atkmm-2-28, cairo, cairomm. - [czkawka](https://www.automicvault.com/pkg/brew/czkawka/) - Local package facts share a topical domain. Shared terms: cairo, cli, gdk, gdk-pixbuf, gettext. ## Combined YAML source View the package source record on GitHub. [combined/gsmartcontrol.yml](https://github.com/automic-vault/db/blob/main/combined/gsmartcontrol.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