install

Additional install commands

macOS

Homebrewverified · 100%

brew install macchina

local Homebrew formula metadata

Linux

Alpine Linux apkverified · 92%

sudo apk add macchina

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

Nixverified · 92%

nix profile install nixpkgs#macchina

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

Arch Linux pacmanverified · 92%

sudo pacman -S macchina

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

Windows

Scoopverified · 92%

scoop install main/macchina

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

overview

Package summary

System information fetcher, with an emphasis on performance and minimalism

Project links

Commands and aliases

macchina

history

Project history and usage

Macchina is a Rust system-information fetcher focused on speed, minimalism, and customization. It displays information such as kernel version, uptime, memory usage, and processor load across Linux, macOS, Windows, BSDs, OpenWrt, and Android.

Project history

The project appeared on crates.io in February 2021 and grew as a Rust entrant in the terminal system-fetcher space. The README describes Macchina as basic by default and customizable by design, with a separate libmacchina repository handling system-information fetching.

By the 6.x series, release notes show the project refining readouts, configuration behavior, build reliability, and dependency choices. The README later marked Macchina as in maintenance mode, accepting bug fixes and documentation improvements while stating that it had achieved its intended purpose.

Adoption history

Macchina's installation wiki documents packaging across Homebrew, pkgsrc, openSUSE, Termux, Scoop, Nix, Guix, Arch Linux, and Cargo. Homebrew analytics reported 1,436 installs over 365 days, and crates.io reported more than 150,000 total downloads.

The README credits contributors who helped shape platform support: NetBSD packaging and testing, macOS and Windows support, and Android/OpenWrt support. That contributor history mirrors the package's adoption path from a Rust CLI to a broadly packaged cross-platform fetcher.

How it is used

Users run `macchina` to print a themed system summary. The configuration wiki documents `macchina.toml` locations on Linux/BSD, macOS, and Windows, and the customization wiki documents separate TOML theme files plus `macchina --list-themes`.

The installation wiki documents source builds with Cargo and cross builds for Android and OpenWrt, while the README points users to `--doctor` for diagnosing fetch failures.

Why package nerds care

Macchina matters to package nerds as part of the post-neofetch system-fetcher wave: small Rust binaries, cross-platform packaging, themeable terminal output, and a separate library crate for system data. Its maintenance-mode status is also useful metadata for packagers deciding how much churn to expect.

Timeline

2021-02: First crates.io release, 0.1.3.
2022-09: 6.1.x releases fixed config/build issues and added macOS-related libmacchina support.
2024-09: 6.2.0 and 6.2.1 added readouts and fixed a ratatui dependency issue.
2024-11: 6.4.0 reverted a vendoring change and adjusted terminal UI dependencies.
2026: README described the project as in maintenance mode.

Related projects

The README points to libmacchina for fetching-related issues. In package-manager culture, Macchina is commonly compared with other terminal system fetchers such as neofetch-style tools, but its official materials emphasize its own minimal and customizable Rust stack.

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 8 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.

local files

Configuration and credential file locations

These source-backed paths show where this package keeps local settings or durable credentials. Automic Vault can use them as review targets for secret scanning, migration, and command approval.

Configuration files

Config paths the tool may read or write during local use.

Linux: ~/.config/macchina/macchina.toml$XDG_CONFIG_HOME/macchina/macchina.toml
macOS: ~/.config/macchina/macchina.toml
Windows: %AppData%/macchina/macchina.toml

executables

Installed executables

Command	Kind	Exposure	Note
`macchina`	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 generated2026-07-26

manager version6.4.0

manager updated

local dataok

upstreamcurrent

latest detectedv6.4.0

https://github.com/Macchina-CLI/macchina

infoNo package-manager update timestamp was available.low confidence

install metadata

Package metadata

Package key	brew:macchina
Version	6.4.0
Package manager	Homebrew
Package manager page	https://formulae.brew.sh/formula/macchina
Homepage	https://github.com/Macchina-CLI/macchina
Repository	https://github.com/Macchina-CLI/macchina
Upstream docs	https://github.com/Macchina-CLI/macchina#readme
License	MIT
Source archive	https://github.com/Macchina-CLI/macchina/archive/refs/tags/v6.4.0.tar.gz
Build dependencies	rust
Bottle	available (on arm64_linux, arm64_sequoia, arm64_sonoma, arm64_tahoe, arm64_ventura, sonoma, ventura, 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	macchina
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%

macchina

nix profile install nixpkgs#macchina

normalized package name match
Matched by: Macchina

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

apk95%

macchina 6.4.0-r0

System information fetcher, with an (unhealthy) emphasis on performance

https://github.com/Macchina-CLI/macchina

sudo apk add macchina

License: MIT
Architecture: x86_64
Source Package: macchina
1 dependencies
1 provides
normalized package name match
Matched by: Macchina

Alpine Linux edge package indexes · dl-cdn.alpinelinux.org · Alpine Linux edge package indexes: macchina from https://dl-cdn.alpinelinux.org/alpine/edge/testing/x86_64/APKINDEX.tar.gz

apk95%

macchina-doc 6.4.0-r0

System information fetcher, with an (unhealthy) emphasis on performance (documentation)

https://github.com/Macchina-CLI/macchina

sudo apk add macchina-doc

License: MIT
Architecture: x86_64
Source Package: macchina
normalized package name match
Matched by: Macchina

Alpine Linux edge package indexes · dl-cdn.alpinelinux.org · Alpine Linux edge package indexes: macchina-doc from https://dl-cdn.alpinelinux.org/alpine/edge/testing/x86_64/APKINDEX.tar.gz

pacman95%

macchina 6.4.0-3

A system information fetcher, with an (unhealthy) emphasis on performance.

https://github.com/Macchina-CLI/macchina

sudo pacman -S macchina

License: MIT
Architecture: x86_64
3 dependencies
1 optional deps
normalized package name match
Matched by: Macchina

Arch Linux sync databases · geo.mirror.pkgbuild.com · Arch Linux sync databases: macchina from https://geo.mirror.pkgbuild.com/extra/os/x86_64/extra.db.tar.gz

Scoop95%

main/macchina

scoop install main/macchina

normalized package name match
Matched by: Macchina

Scoop official bucket manifest trees · api.github.com · Scoop official bucket manifest trees: bucket/macchina.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.

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/macchina.yml

Used sources

Geiger risk classifier
Nucleus package database
av.db category and tag curation
cross-ecosystem install command graph
curated configuration and credential file locations
curated package history
external package-manager database matches
package relationship graph
package version freshness
package-page enrichment

Install macchina with Homebrew, apk, Nix, pacman, scoop

Additional install commands

macOS

Linux

Windows

Package summary

Project links

Commands and aliases

Project history and usage

Project history

Adoption history

How it is used

Why package nerds care

Timeline

Related projects

Sources

Risk level: green

Risk classifier

Why

Signals

Install behavior

Recommended review

Configuration and credential file locations

Configuration files

Installed executables

Version and freshness

Package metadata

Source database details

Other package-manager records

Internal package links

Topical hubs

Related tools

Same workflow

Agent security guides

Generated from repository data

Combined YAML source

Used sources