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Install hyperfine with Homebrew, apk, apt, dnf, MacPorts, Nix, pacman, scoop, winget, zypper

Command-line benchmarking tool. Version 1.20.0 via Homebrew; verified from local package data.

Install commandSecurity notes

install

Additional install commands

macOS

Homebrewverified · 100%
brew install hyperfine

local Homebrew formula metadata

MacPortsverified · 94%
sudo port install hyperfine

MacPorts ports tree · sysutils/hyperfine/Portfile · source: api.github.com

Linux

Alpine Linux apkverified · 92%
sudo apk add hyperfine

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

Debian aptverified · 92%
sudo apt install hyperfine

Debian stable package indexes · hyperfine · source: deb.debian.org

Fedora dnfverified · 92%
sudo dnf install hyperfine

Fedora Rawhide package metadata · hyperfine · source: dl.fedoraproject.org

Nixverified · 92%
nix profile install nixpkgs#hyperfine

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

Arch Linux pacmanverified · 92%
sudo pacman -S hyperfine

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

openSUSE zypperverified · 92%
sudo zypper install hyperfine

openSUSE Tumbleweed package metadata · hyperfine · source: download.opensuse.org

Windows

Scoopverified · 92%
scoop install main/hyperfine

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

Windows Package Managerverified · 92%
winget install --id sharkdp.hyperfine -e

Windows Package Manager source index · sharkdp.hyperfine · source: cdn.winget.microsoft.com

overview

Package summary

Command-line benchmarking tool

Commands and aliases

  • hyperfine

history

Project history and usage

hyperfine is a Rust command-line benchmarking tool for comparing arbitrary shell commands with repeated runs, warmups, statistical analysis, outlier detection, and export formats.

Project history

The project entered GitHub release metadata in January 2018 and reached 1.0.0 in March 2018. Its README establishes the core workflow: pass one or more commands, let hyperfine determine a run count, and compare runtimes with statistical summaries.

Over time, hyperfine grew from a convenient command timer into a reproducible benchmarking utility. Release notes added features such as parameter scans, shell control, setup and cleanup commands, JSON/CSV/Markdown/AsciiDoc export, reference-command comparisons, named outputs, and helper scripts for plotting benchmark data.

Adoption history

hyperfine became a common package-manager tool for developers benchmarking CLI programs, build commands, searches, and small scripts. The input metadata lists broad packaging across Homebrew, Debian, Ubuntu, Fedora, Arch, Nix, MacPorts, Scoop, winget, Alpine, and openSUSE.

How it is used

Typical usage is `hyperfine 'command'` or `hyperfine 'cmd1' 'cmd2'`. Users add warmup runs for cache effects, preparation commands for cold-cache tests, parameter scans for build matrices, `--shell=none` for very fast commands, and export flags when results need to be tracked or plotted.

Why package nerds care

hyperfine is important because it made respectable microbenchmarking available as a single package-manager install. It encodes the small details package maintainers and CLI authors care about: shell startup correction, warmups, outlier warnings, machine-readable exports, cross-platform behavior, and enough statistics to avoid cargo-culting `time` output.

Timeline

  • 2018: v0.2.0 and v1.0.0 appeared in GitHub release metadata.
  • 2021: v1.12.0 expanded JSON output and export behavior.
  • 2022: v1.13.0 added `--shell=none` for very fast commands.
  • 2024: v1.19.0 added reference-command comparison and expanded flow controls.
  • 2025: v1.20.0 added reference naming, richer ignored-exit handling, and plotting helpers.

Related projects

  • hyperfine sits alongside shell `time`, GNU time, Criterion-style benchmarking, cargo bench, and sharkdp's Rust CLI ecosystem such as fd and bat.

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
hyperfinecliglobal 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 version1.20.0
manager updated
local dataok
upstreamcurrent
latest detectedv1.20.0

https://github.com/sharkdp/hyperfine

  • infoNo package-manager update timestamp was available.low confidence

install metadata

Package metadata

Package keybrew:hyperfine
Version1.20.0
Package managerHomebrew
Package manager pagehttps://formulae.brew.sh/formula/hyperfine
Homepagehttps://github.com/sharkdp/hyperfine
Repositoryhttps://github.com/sharkdp/hyperfine
Upstream docshttps://github.com/sharkdp/hyperfine#readme
LicenseApache-2.0 OR MIT
Source archivehttps://github.com/sharkdp/hyperfine/archive/refs/tags/v1.20.0.tar.gz
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 Namehyperfine
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.

Debian apt95%

hyperfine 1.19.0-1+b3

Command-line benchmarking tool

https://github.com/sharkdp/hyperfine

sudo apt install hyperfine
  • Section: utils
  • Architecture: amd64
  • Source Package: rust-hyperfine
  • 2 dependencies
  • normalized package name match
  • Matched by: Hyperfine
Debian stable package indexes · deb.debian.org · Debian stable package indexes: hyperfine from https://deb.debian.org/debian/dists/stable/main/binary-amd64/Packages.xz
Nix95%

hyperfine

nix profile install nixpkgs#hyperfine
  • normalized package name match
  • Matched by: Hyperfine
nixpkgs package indexes · api.github.com · nixpkgs package indexes: pkgs/by-name/hy/hyperfine/package.nix from https://api.github.com/repos/NixOS/nixpkgs/git/trees/master?recursive=1
Ubuntu apt95%

hyperfine 1.18.0-2build1

Command-line benchmarking tool

https://github.com/sharkdp/hyperfine

sudo apt install hyperfine
  • Section: universe/utils
  • Architecture: amd64
  • Source Package: rust-hyperfine
  • 2 dependencies
  • normalized package name match
  • Matched by: Hyperfine
Ubuntu 24.04 LTS package indexes · archive.ubuntu.com · Ubuntu 24.04 LTS package indexes: hyperfine from https://archive.ubuntu.com/ubuntu/dists/noble/universe/binary-amd64/Packages.gz
apk95%

hyperfine 1.20.0-r0

Command-line benchmarking tool

https://github.com/sharkdp/hyperfine

sudo apk add hyperfine
  • License: Apache-2.0 AND MIT
  • Architecture: x86_64
  • Source Package: hyperfine
  • 1 dependencies
  • 1 provides
  • normalized package name match
  • Matched by: Hyperfine
Alpine Linux edge package indexes · dl-cdn.alpinelinux.org · Alpine Linux edge package indexes: hyperfine from https://dl-cdn.alpinelinux.org/alpine/edge/community/x86_64/APKINDEX.tar.gz
apk95%

hyperfine-bash-completion 1.20.0-r0

Bash completions for hyperfine

https://github.com/sharkdp/hyperfine

sudo apk add hyperfine-bash-completion
  • License: Apache-2.0 AND MIT
  • Architecture: x86_64
  • Source Package: hyperfine
  • normalized package name match
  • Matched by: Hyperfine
Alpine Linux edge package indexes · dl-cdn.alpinelinux.org · Alpine Linux edge package indexes: hyperfine-bash-completion from https://dl-cdn.alpinelinux.org/alpine/edge/community/x86_64/APKINDEX.tar.gz
apk95%

hyperfine-doc 1.20.0-r0

Command-line benchmarking tool (documentation)

https://github.com/sharkdp/hyperfine

sudo apk add hyperfine-doc
  • License: Apache-2.0 AND MIT
  • Architecture: x86_64
  • Source Package: hyperfine
  • normalized package name match
  • Matched by: Hyperfine
Alpine Linux edge package indexes · dl-cdn.alpinelinux.org · Alpine Linux edge package indexes: hyperfine-doc from https://dl-cdn.alpinelinux.org/alpine/edge/community/x86_64/APKINDEX.tar.gz
apk95%

hyperfine-fish-completion 1.20.0-r0

Fish completions for hyperfine

https://github.com/sharkdp/hyperfine

sudo apk add hyperfine-fish-completion
  • License: Apache-2.0 AND MIT
  • Architecture: x86_64
  • Source Package: hyperfine
  • normalized package name match
  • Matched by: Hyperfine
Alpine Linux edge package indexes · dl-cdn.alpinelinux.org · Alpine Linux edge package indexes: hyperfine-fish-completion from https://dl-cdn.alpinelinux.org/alpine/edge/community/x86_64/APKINDEX.tar.gz
apk95%

hyperfine-zsh-completion 1.20.0-r0

Zsh completions for hyperfine

https://github.com/sharkdp/hyperfine

sudo apk add hyperfine-zsh-completion
  • License: Apache-2.0 AND MIT
  • Architecture: x86_64
  • Source Package: hyperfine
  • normalized package name match
  • Matched by: Hyperfine
Alpine Linux edge package indexes · dl-cdn.alpinelinux.org · Alpine Linux edge package indexes: hyperfine-zsh-completion from https://dl-cdn.alpinelinux.org/alpine/edge/community/x86_64/APKINDEX.tar.gz
dnf95%

hyperfine 1.20.0-2.fc44

Command-line benchmarking tool

https://crates.io/crates/hyperfine

sudo dnf install hyperfine
  • License: (MIT OR Apache-2.0) AND MIT AND MPL-2.0 AND (Apache-2.0 OR BSL-1.0) AND (Apache-2.0 WITH LLVM-exception OR Apache-2.0 OR MIT) AND (BSD-2-Clause OR Apache-2.0
  • Category: Unspecified
  • Architecture: x86_64
  • Source Package: rust-hyperfine
  • 4 dependencies
  • 1 provides
  • normalized package name match
  • Matched by: Hyperfine
Fedora Rawhide package metadata · dl.fedoraproject.org · Fedora Rawhide package metadata: hyperfine from https://dl.fedoraproject.org/pub/fedora/linux/development/rawhide/Everything/x86_64/os/repodata/e5ca8ce900cd68f5419e1c39ae517343100b306336cbaeb70a3c153121d95094-primary.xml.zst
pacman95%

hyperfine 1.20.0-1

A command-line benchmarking tool

https://github.com/sharkdp/hyperfine

sudo pacman -S hyperfine
  • License: APACHE AND MIT
  • Architecture: x86_64
  • 1 dependencies
  • 3 optional deps
  • normalized package name match
  • Matched by: Hyperfine
Arch Linux sync databases · geo.mirror.pkgbuild.com · Arch Linux sync databases: hyperfine from https://geo.mirror.pkgbuild.com/extra/os/x86_64/extra.db.tar.gz
zypper95%

hyperfine 1.20.0-2.1

Command-line benchmarking tool

https://github.com/sharkdp/hyperfine

sudo zypper install hyperfine
  • License: Apache-2.0 OR MIT
  • Category: Unspecified
  • Architecture: x86_64
  • Source Package: hyperfine
  • 2 dependencies
  • 2 provides
  • normalized package name match
  • Matched by: Hyperfine
openSUSE Tumbleweed package metadata · download.opensuse.org · openSUSE Tumbleweed package metadata: hyperfine from https://download.opensuse.org/tumbleweed/repo/oss/repodata/be8d3611d25469107f32075a1697e69ec57a2b850b42348a658cc671ad5ec2b50760d02c3e59524d50da9a11d5be799bdaffba2e166e8ca8858512e3c0bd665d-primary.xml.zst
zypper95%

hyperfine-bash-completion 1.20.0-2.1

Bash Completion for hyperfine

https://github.com/sharkdp/hyperfine

sudo zypper install hyperfine-bash-completion
  • License: Apache-2.0 OR MIT
  • Category: Unspecified
  • Architecture: noarch
  • Source Package: hyperfine
  • 2 dependencies
  • 1 provides
  • normalized package name match
  • Matched by: Hyperfine
openSUSE Tumbleweed package metadata · download.opensuse.org · openSUSE Tumbleweed package metadata: hyperfine-bash-completion from https://download.opensuse.org/tumbleweed/repo/oss/repodata/be8d3611d25469107f32075a1697e69ec57a2b850b42348a658cc671ad5ec2b50760d02c3e59524d50da9a11d5be799bdaffba2e166e8ca8858512e3c0bd665d-primary.xml.zst
zypper95%

hyperfine-fish-completion 1.20.0-2.1

Fish Completion for hyperfine

https://github.com/sharkdp/hyperfine

sudo zypper install hyperfine-fish-completion
  • License: Apache-2.0 OR MIT
  • Category: Unspecified
  • Architecture: noarch
  • Source Package: hyperfine
  • 1 dependencies
  • 1 provides
  • normalized package name match
  • Matched by: Hyperfine
openSUSE Tumbleweed package metadata · download.opensuse.org · openSUSE Tumbleweed package metadata: hyperfine-fish-completion from https://download.opensuse.org/tumbleweed/repo/oss/repodata/be8d3611d25469107f32075a1697e69ec57a2b850b42348a658cc671ad5ec2b50760d02c3e59524d50da9a11d5be799bdaffba2e166e8ca8858512e3c0bd665d-primary.xml.zst
zypper95%

hyperfine-zsh-completion 1.20.0-2.1

ZSH Completion for hyperfine

https://github.com/sharkdp/hyperfine

sudo zypper install hyperfine-zsh-completion
  • License: Apache-2.0 OR MIT
  • Category: Unspecified
  • Architecture: noarch
  • Source Package: hyperfine
  • 1 dependencies
  • 1 provides
  • normalized package name match
  • Matched by: Hyperfine
openSUSE Tumbleweed package metadata · download.opensuse.org · openSUSE Tumbleweed package metadata: hyperfine-zsh-completion from https://download.opensuse.org/tumbleweed/repo/oss/repodata/be8d3611d25469107f32075a1697e69ec57a2b850b42348a658cc671ad5ec2b50760d02c3e59524d50da9a11d5be799bdaffba2e166e8ca8858512e3c0bd665d-primary.xml.zst
MacPorts95%

hyperfine

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

main/hyperfine

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

package graph

Links come from deterministic package relationships, av.db category and tag curation, ecosystem matches, and package hub membership.

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  • rustBuild dependency declared by Homebrew.

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  • 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