install

Additional install commands

macOS

Homebrewverified · 100%

brew install infat

local Homebrew formula metadata

Linux

Nixverified · 92%

nix profile install nixpkgs#infat

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

overview

Package summary

Tool to set default openers for file formats and url schemes on macOS

Project links

Commands and aliases

infat

history

Project history and usage

infat is a macOS-native CLI for declaratively managing file-extension, Uniform Type Identifier, and URL-scheme opener associations. It turns a Finder preference chore into a scriptable dotfiles-style command.

Project history

The project appeared publicly in 2025 and moved quickly through alpha, beta, and 1.x releases. The README describes it as a single-binary macOS-first tool built around NSWorkspace, Launch Services, and UTType, with TOML configuration for extensions, types, and schemes.

The release notes show a notable rewrite at version 3.0.0 in September 2025, moving the implementation to Rust and adding URL-scheme inspection support. The README later notes that GitHub became a mirror while development management moved to Tangled.

Adoption history

Adoption is narrow but natural for the Homebrew audience: infat is aimed at macOS power users, administrators, and dotfile maintainers who want repeatable default-app settings across machines. The input package metadata shows Homebrew and Nix packaging.

How it is used

Users run infat info to inspect openers, infat set to bind an app to an extension, type, or URL scheme, or provide a TOML config at $XDG_CONFIG_HOME/infat/config.toml. That makes it useful in setup scripts for default browsers, editors, image viewers, mail handlers, and other app-association preferences.

Why package nerds care

infat is interesting as a small package because it wraps a very platform-specific macOS preference surface in a package-manager-friendly CLI. It sits beside older tools such as duti, but adds URL schemes and a declarative TOML workflow that fits dotfiles culture.

Timeline

2025: Public repository created for infat.
2025: Alpha, beta, and 1.0 releases published in March and April.
2025: Version 3.0.0 release notes describe a complete rewrite to Rust.
2026: Version 3.1 release published.

Related projects

duti is named by the README as an inspiration. macOS Launch Services, NSWorkspace, and Uniform Type Identifiers are the platform APIs that define the problem space. Nix and Homebrew are the package-manager channels reflected in the input metadata.

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 4 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

Command	Kind	Exposure	Note
`infat`	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 version3.1.2

manager updated2026-05-12

local dataok

upstreamcurrent

latest detectedv3.1.2

https://github.com/philocalyst/infat

okNo freshness warnings were generated.

install metadata

Package metadata

Package key	brew:infat
Version	3.1.2
Package manager	Homebrew
Package manager page	https://formulae.brew.sh/formula/infat
Homepage	https://github.com/philocalyst/infat
Repository	https://github.com/philocalyst/infat
Upstream docs	https://github.com/philocalyst/infat#readme
License	BlueOak-1.0.0
Source archive	https://github.com/philocalyst/infat/archive/refs/tags/v3.1.2.tar.gz
Last updated	2026-05-12T09:42:18+01:00
Pulse	updated
Build dependencies	rust
Bottle	available (on arm64_sequoia, arm64_sonoma, arm64_tahoe, sonoma)
Homebrew post-install	not defined
Service	none declared

registry facts

Source database details

Source Database	Homebrew formula API
Tap	homebrew/core
Full Name	infat
Version Scheme	0
Revision	0
Head Version	HEAD
Requirements	macos
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.

Nix95%

infat

nix profile install nixpkgs#infat

normalized package name match
Matched by: Infat

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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/infat.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

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