install

Additional install commands

macOS

Homebrewverified · 100%

brew install intermodal

local Homebrew formula metadata

Linux

Nixverified · 92%

nix profile install nixpkgs#intermodal

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

Windows

Scoopverified · 92%

scoop install main/intermodal

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

Windows Package Managerverified · 92%

winget install --id Casey.Intermodal -e

Windows Package Manager source index · Casey.Intermodal · source: cdn.winget.microsoft.com

overview

Package summary

Command-line utility for BitTorrent torrent file creation, verification, etc.

Project links

Commands and aliases

imdl

history

Project history and usage

Intermodal is Casey Rodarmor's Rust command-line utility for BitTorrent metainfo work. The installed binary is `imdl`, and the official README describes it as a user-friendly utility for creating, viewing, verifying, and otherwise working with `.torrent` files.

Project history

The GitHub repository was created in May 2019, and early release metadata shows the first 0.0.x and 0.1.x releases in 2020. Rodarmor announced the project in September 2020 as a BitTorrent metainfo utility and as part of a broader idea: improving decentralized content sharing through better metadata, tooling, and eventual standards.

Adoption history

Intermodal is distributed as a Rust crate and through package managers including Homebrew, Nix, Scoop, winget, and Arch/Void channels documented by the project. Its small install footprint made it appealing as a standalone alternative to torrent-client-specific metadata commands.

How it is used

The mdBook documents `imdl torrent` subcommands for creating torrents, dumping bencode, creating torrents from magnet links, showing torrent metadata, verifying downloaded content, generating magnet links, and selecting piece lengths. The README also documents completions, man-page generation, and release artifacts for packagers.

Why package nerds care

Intermodal is package-nerd catnip because it separates BitTorrent metainfo operations from full BitTorrent clients. It packages the boring but important parts of torrent distribution: reproducible `.torrent` creation, inspection, verification, shell completions, and generated docs, all in one Rust binary.

Timeline

2019: The GitHub repository was created.
2020: The v0.0.1 and v0.1.x releases established the `imdl` CLI.
2020: Rodarmor published the Intermodal project announcement and goals.
2026: Development and packaging metadata continued around the 0.1 release line.

Related projects

Intermodal overlaps with BitTorrent client utilities such as Transmission's metadata tools, torrenttools, and bencode inspectors, but it focuses on metainfo packaging rather than peer-to-peer transfer.

Sources

Official README, official mdBook, author project announcement, GitHub release metadata, GitHub repository metadata, and Homebrew formula metadata.

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 3 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
`imdl`	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 version0.1.16

manager updated

local dataok

upstreamcurrent

latest detectedv0.1.16

https://github.com/casey/intermodal

infoNo package-manager update timestamp was available.low confidence

install metadata

Package metadata

Package key	brew:intermodal
Version	0.1.16
Package manager	Homebrew
Package manager page	https://formulae.brew.sh/formula/intermodal
Homepage	https://imdl.io
Repository	https://github.com/casey/intermodal
Upstream docs	https://imdl.io/book
License	CC0-1.0
Source archive	https://github.com/casey/intermodal/archive/refs/tags/v0.1.16.tar.gz
Build dependencies	help2man, pkgconf, rust
Bottle	available (on arm64_linux, arm64_sequoia, arm64_sonoma, arm64_tahoe, sonoma, 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	intermodal
Version Scheme	0
Revision	0
Bottle Stable Root URL	https://ghcr.io/v2/homebrew/core
Deprecated	no
Disabled	no
Keg Only	no
URL Keys	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%

intermodal

nix profile install nixpkgs#intermodal

normalized package name match
Matched by: Intermodal

nixpkgs package indexes · api.github.com · nixpkgs package indexes: pkgs/by-name/in/intermodal/package.nix from https://api.github.com/repos/NixOS/nixpkgs/git/trees/master?recursive=1

Scoop95%

main/intermodal

scoop install main/intermodal

normalized package name match
Matched by: Intermodal

Scoop official bucket manifest trees · api.github.com · Scoop official bucket manifest trees: bucket/intermodal.json from https://api.github.com/repos/ScoopInstaller/Main/git/trees/master?recursive=1

winget95%

Casey.Intermodal

winget install --id Casey.Intermodal -e

normalized package name match
Matched by: Intermodal

Windows Package Manager source index · cdn.winget.microsoft.com · Windows Package Manager source index: Casey.Intermodal 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.

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/intermodal.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

Install intermodal with Homebrew, Nix, scoop, winget