# Install macchina with Homebrew, apk, Nix, pacman, scoop System information fetcher, with an emphasis on performance and minimalism. Version 6.4.0 via Homebrew; verified from local package data. Also installable with nix: nix profile install nixpkgs#macchina. ## Install ```sh sudo av install brew:macchina ``` Additional install commands: ### macOS - Homebrew (100%): ```sh brew install macchina ``` Evidence: local Homebrew formula metadata ### Linux - apk (92%): ```sh sudo apk add macchina ``` Evidence: Alpine Linux edge package indexes: macchina from https://dl-cdn.alpinelinux.org/alpine/edge/testing/x86_64/APKINDEX.tar.gz - Nix (92%): ```sh nix profile install nixpkgs#macchina ``` Evidence: nixpkgs package indexes: pkgs/by-name/ma/macchina/package.nix from https://api.github.com/repos/NixOS/nixpkgs/git/trees/master?recursive=1 - pacman (92%): ```sh sudo pacman -S macchina ``` Evidence: Arch Linux sync databases: macchina from https://geo.mirror.pkgbuild.com/extra/os/x86_64/extra.db.tar.gz ### Windows - Scoop (92%): ```sh scoop install main/macchina ``` Evidence: Scoop official bucket manifest trees: bucket/macchina.json from https://api.github.com/repos/ScoopInstaller/Main/git/trees/master?recursive=1 ## Package facts - **Package key:** brew:macchina - **Package manager:** Homebrew - **Package manager page:** - **Version:** 6.4.0 - **Source summary:** System information fetcher, with an emphasis on performance and minimalism - **Homepage:** - **Repository:** - **Upstream docs:** - **License:** MIT - **Source archive:** - **Generated:** 2026-07-26T07:20:29+00:00 ## Executables - macchina (cli) - macchina (alias) ## Build dependencies - rust ## Install behavior - Post-install hook: not defined - Bottle: available on arm64_linux, arm64_sequoia, arm64_sonoma, arm64_tahoe, arm64_ventura, sonoma, ventura, x86_64_linux ## Freshness - Page generated: 2026-07-26 - Package-manager version: 6.4.0 - Local data: ok - Upstream repository: https://github.com/Macchina-CLI/macchina - Upstream latest detected: v6.4.0 (current) - info: No package-manager update timestamp was available. ## 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 - - - - - - - - source_facts.repo ## Security Notes narrow executable package without higher-risk signals. - **Geiger risk:** green / low - narrow executable package without higher-risk signals ## 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 - Linux: ~/.config/macchina/macchina.toml, $XDG_CONFIG_HOME/macchina/macchina.toml - macOS: ~/.config/macchina/macchina.toml - Windows: %AppData%/macchina/macchina.toml ## Source Database Details - **Source Database:** Homebrew formula API - **Tap:** homebrew/core - **Full Name:** macchina - **Version Scheme:** 0 - **Revision:** 0 - **Bottle Stable Root URL:** - **Deprecated:** no - **Disabled:** no - **Keg Only:** no - **URL Keys:** stable ## Other Package-Manager Records - Nix - macchina: normalized package name match | nixpkgs package indexes: pkgs/by-name/ma/macchina/package.nix from https://api.github.com/repos/NixOS/nixpkgs/git/trees/master?recursive=1 - apk - macchina - 6.4.0-r0: normalized package name match | Alpine Linux edge package indexes: macchina from https://dl-cdn.alpinelinux.org/alpine/edge/testing/x86_64/APKINDEX.tar.gz | System information fetcher, with an (unhealthy) emphasis on performance | https://github.com/Macchina-CLI/macchina - apk - macchina-doc - 6.4.0-r0: normalized package name match | Alpine Linux edge package indexes: macchina-doc from https://dl-cdn.alpinelinux.org/alpine/edge/testing/x86_64/APKINDEX.tar.gz | System information fetcher, with an (unhealthy) emphasis on performance (documentation) | https://github.com/Macchina-CLI/macchina - pacman - macchina - 6.4.0-3: normalized package name match | Arch Linux sync databases: macchina from https://geo.mirror.pkgbuild.com/extra/os/x86_64/extra.db.tar.gz | A system information fetcher, with an (unhealthy) emphasis on performance. | https://github.com/Macchina-CLI/macchina - Scoop - main/macchina: normalized package name match | Scoop official bucket manifest trees: bucket/macchina.json from https://api.github.com/repos/ScoopInstaller/Main/git/trees/master?recursive=1 ## Related links - [Source-control packages](https://www.automicvault.com/pkg/source-control-tools/) - Belongs to a source-control command family. - [Terminal utility packages](https://www.automicvault.com/pkg/terminal-utilities/) - Matched terminal and command-line workflow 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. - [rust](https://www.automicvault.com/pkg/brew/rust/) - Build dependency declared by Homebrew. - [nerdfetch](https://www.automicvault.com/pkg/brew/nerdfetch/) - Shares av.db curated category or tags: cli, information, system. - [asitop](https://www.automicvault.com/pkg/brew/asitop/) - Shares av.db curated category or tags: cli, performance, system. - [atop](https://www.automicvault.com/pkg/brew/atop/) - Shares av.db curated category or tags: cli, performance, system. - [bonnie++](https://www.automicvault.com/pkg/brew/bonnie/) - Shares av.db curated category or tags: cli, performance, system. - [fastfetch](https://www.automicvault.com/pkg/brew/fastfetch/) - Shares av.db curated category or tags: cli, system, system-information. - [fio](https://www.automicvault.com/pkg/brew/fio/) - Shares av.db curated category or tags: cli, performance, system. - [fuc](https://www.automicvault.com/pkg/brew/fuc/) - Shares av.db curated category or tags: cli, performance, system. - [hyfetch](https://www.automicvault.com/pkg/brew/hyfetch/) - Shares av.db curated category or tags: cli, system, system-information. ## Combined YAML source View the package source record on GitHub. [combined/macchina.yml](https://github.com/automic-vault/db/blob/main/combined/macchina.yml) ## Sources - Nucleus package database - Geiger risk classifier - package-page enrichment - curated configuration and credential file locations - 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