# Install intermodal with Homebrew, Nix, scoop, winget Command-line utility for BitTorrent torrent file creation, verification, etc. Version 0.1.16 via Homebrew; verified from local package data. ## Install ```sh sudo av install brew:intermodal ``` Additional install commands: ### macOS - Homebrew (100%): ```sh brew install intermodal ``` Evidence: local Homebrew formula metadata ### Linux - Nix (92%): ```sh nix profile install nixpkgs#intermodal ``` Evidence: nixpkgs package indexes: pkgs/by-name/in/intermodal/package.nix from https://api.github.com/repos/NixOS/nixpkgs/git/trees/master?recursive=1 ### Windows - Scoop (92%): ```sh scoop install main/intermodal ``` Evidence: Scoop official bucket manifest trees: bucket/intermodal.json from https://api.github.com/repos/ScoopInstaller/Main/git/trees/master?recursive=1 - winget (92%): ```sh winget install --id Casey.Intermodal -e ``` Evidence: Windows Package Manager source index: Casey.Intermodal from https://cdn.winget.microsoft.com/cache/source.msix ## Package facts - **Package key:** brew:intermodal - **Package manager:** Homebrew - **Package manager page:** - **Version:** 0.1.16 - **Source summary:** Command-line utility for BitTorrent torrent file creation, verification, etc. - **Homepage:** - **Repository:** - **Upstream docs:** - **License:** CC0-1.0 - **Source archive:** - **Generated:** 2026-07-08T07:18:31+00:00 ## Executables - imdl (cli) - imdl (alias) ## Build dependencies - help2man - pkgconf - rust ## Install behavior - Post-install hook: not defined - Bottle: available on arm64_linux, arm64_sequoia, arm64_sonoma, arm64_tahoe, sonoma, x86_64_linux ## Freshness - Page generated: 2026-07-08 - Package-manager version: 0.1.16 - Local data: ok - Upstream repository: https://github.com/casey/intermodal - Upstream latest detected: v0.1.16 (current) - info: No package-manager update timestamp was available. ## 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 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:** intermodal - **Version Scheme:** 0 - **Revision:** 0 - **Bottle Stable Root URL:** - **Deprecated:** no - **Disabled:** no - **Keg Only:** no - **URL Keys:** stable ## Other Package-Manager Records - Nix - intermodal: normalized package name match | nixpkgs package indexes: pkgs/by-name/in/intermodal/package.nix from https://api.github.com/repos/NixOS/nixpkgs/git/trees/master?recursive=1 - Scoop - main/intermodal: normalized package name match | Scoop official bucket manifest trees: bucket/intermodal.json from https://api.github.com/repos/ScoopInstaller/Main/git/trees/master?recursive=1 - winget - Casey.Intermodal: normalized package name match | Windows Package Manager source index: Casey.Intermodal 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. - [Language runtime packages](https://www.automicvault.com/pkg/language-runtime-packages/) - Matched language runtime, compiler, or interpreter 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. - [help2man](https://www.automicvault.com/pkg/brew/help2man/) - Build dependency declared by Homebrew. - [pkgconf](https://www.automicvault.com/pkg/brew/pkgconf/) - Build dependency declared by Homebrew. - [rust](https://www.automicvault.com/pkg/brew/rust/) - Build dependency declared by Homebrew. - [mktorrent](https://www.automicvault.com/pkg/brew/mktorrent/) - Shares av.db curated category or tags: bittorrent, cli, metainfo, networking, torrent. - [mkbrr](https://www.automicvault.com/pkg/brew/mkbrr/) - Shares av.db curated category or tags: bittorrent, cli, networking, torrent. - [mabel](https://www.automicvault.com/pkg/brew/mabel/) - Shares av.db curated category or tags: bittorrent, cli, networking. - [qbittorrent-cli](https://www.automicvault.com/pkg/brew/qbittorrent-cli/) - Shares av.db curated category or tags: bittorrent, cli, networking. - [rqbit](https://www.automicvault.com/pkg/brew/rqbit/) - Shares av.db curated category or tags: bittorrent, cli, networking. - [rtorrent](https://www.automicvault.com/pkg/brew/rtorrent/) - Shares av.db curated category or tags: bittorrent, cli, networking. - [torf-cli](https://www.automicvault.com/pkg/brew/torf-cli/) - Shares av.db curated category or tags: bittorrent, cli, networking. - [torrra](https://www.automicvault.com/pkg/brew/torrra/) - Shares av.db curated category or tags: bittorrent, cli, networking. ## Combined YAML source View the package source record on GitHub. [combined/intermodal.yml](https://github.com/automic-vault/db/blob/main/combined/intermodal.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