# Install magic-wormhole.rs with Homebrew, apk, Nix, scoop, zypper, apt Rust implementation of Magic Wormhole, with new features and enhancements. Version 0.8.1 via Homebrew; verified 2026-05-07. ## Install ```sh sudo av install brew:magic-wormhole.rs ``` Additional install commands: ### macOS - Homebrew (100%): ```sh brew install magic-wormhole.rs ``` Evidence: local Homebrew formula metadata ### Linux - apk (92%): ```sh sudo apk add magic-wormhole-rs ``` Evidence: Alpine Linux edge package indexes: magic-wormhole-rs from https://dl-cdn.alpinelinux.org/alpine/edge/community/x86_64/APKINDEX.tar.gz - Nix (92%): ```sh nix profile install nixpkgs#magic-wormhole-rs ``` Evidence: nixpkgs package indexes: pkgs/by-name/ma/magic-wormhole-rs/package.nix from https://api.github.com/repos/NixOS/nixpkgs/git/trees/master?recursive=1 - zypper (92%): ```sh sudo zypper install magic-wormhole.rs ``` Evidence: openSUSE Tumbleweed package metadata: magic-wormhole.rs from https://download.opensuse.org/tumbleweed/repo/oss/repodata/be8d3611d25469107f32075a1697e69ec57a2b850b42348a658cc671ad5ec2b50760d02c3e59524d50da9a11d5be799bdaffba2e166e8ca8858512e3c0bd665d-primary.xml.zst - Debian apt (92%): ```sh sudo apt install wormhole-rs ``` Evidence: Debian stable package indexes: wormhole-rs from https://deb.debian.org/debian/dists/stable/main/binary-amd64/Packages.xz ### Windows - Scoop (92%): ```sh scoop install main/magic-wormhole-rs ``` Evidence: Scoop official bucket manifest trees: bucket/magic-wormhole-rs.json from https://api.github.com/repos/ScoopInstaller/Main/git/trees/master?recursive=1 ## Package facts - **Package key:** brew:magic-wormhole.rs - **Package manager:** Homebrew - **Package manager page:** - **Version:** 0.8.1 - **Source summary:** Rust implementation of Magic Wormhole, with new features and enhancements - **Homepage:** - **Repository:** - **Upstream docs:** - **License:** EUPL-1.2 - **Source archive:** - **Last updated:** 2026-05-07T05:00:53Z - **Generated:** 2026-07-08T07:18:31+00:00 ## Executables - wormhole-rs (cli) - wormhole-rs (alias) ## Build dependencies - 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: 0.8.1 - Package-manager updated: 2026-05-07 - Local data: ok - Upstream repository: https://github.com/magic-wormhole/magic-wormhole.rs - Upstream latest detected: 0.8.1 (current) ## Project history and usage magic-wormhole.rs, also known as Rusty Wormhole, is a Rust implementation of the Magic Wormhole file-transfer protocol. It provides a `wormhole-rs` CLI and a Rust library for the same code-authenticated transfer model as the original Python project. ### Project history The repository was created in March 2018 under the magic-wormhole GitHub organization. Its README identifies it as a Rust port of the Python implementation, while also documenting Rust-specific additions such as direct connections across NATs and firewalls, clipboard copying, experimental port forwarding, multi-recipient sending, and fuzzy code completion. By 2022 the project was publishing 0.x GitHub releases, and its latest releases show continued maintenance of both CLI and library APIs. The codebase is almost entirely Rust and exposes hosted API documentation through docs.rs. ### Adoption history Adoption is smaller than the original Python tool but meaningful in the Rust and desktop-file-transfer ecosystem. The official README lists applications using the Rust library, including GNOME Warp, an Android client, Wyrmhole, and rvIRC. The package appears in multiple package managers in the supplied Homebrew input, including Homebrew, Debian as `wormhole-rs`, Nix, Scoop, apk, and zypper. That spread reflects its role as the Rust CLI variant for users who prefer a static-ish native toolchain or Rust library integration. ### How it is used End users use `wormhole-rs` for Magic Wormhole-style file transfer. Developers use the `magic-wormhole` Rust crate when they want to embed the protocol in GUI clients, mobile clients, port-forwarding tools, or other Rust applications. The README positions the CLI under `./cli` and points library users to Rust documentation, while also linking back to the Magic Wormhole protocol specification. ### Why package nerds care For package maintainers, magic-wormhole.rs is the native Rust counterpart to a well-known Python network utility. That matters in environments where dependency closure, startup time, or embedding a library into a Rust application is preferable to shipping Python and Twisted dependencies. It is also useful as a compatibility story: the package keeps the Magic Wormhole user experience while extending it with features that appeal to command-line and desktop client builders. ### Timeline - 2018: Public GitHub repository created. - 2022: 0.3.0 and subsequent 0.x releases published. - 2023: 0.6.x releases published. - 2026: 0.8.x releases published with API and security maintenance. ### Related projects - The original Python Magic Wormhole implementation is the upstream protocol and user-experience reference. - GNOME Warp, Wormhole File Transfer, Wyrmhole, and rvIRC are listed by the project as applications using the Rust library. ### Sources - - - - - source_facts.package-manager - source_facts.repo ## 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:** magic-wormhole.rs - **Version Scheme:** 0 - **Revision:** 0 - **Head Version:** HEAD - **Bottle Stable Root URL:** - **Deprecated:** no - **Disabled:** no - **Keg Only:** no - **URL Keys:** head, stable ## Other Package-Manager Records - Nix - magic-wormhole-rs: normalized package name match | nixpkgs package indexes: pkgs/by-name/ma/magic-wormhole-rs/package.nix from https://api.github.com/repos/NixOS/nixpkgs/git/trees/master?recursive=1 - apk - magic-wormhole-rs - 0.8.1-r0: normalized package name match | Alpine Linux edge package indexes: magic-wormhole-rs from https://dl-cdn.alpinelinux.org/alpine/edge/community/x86_64/APKINDEX.tar.gz | Rust implementation of Magic Wormhole, with new features and enhancements | https://github.com/magic-wormhole/magic-wormhole.rs - apk - magic-wormhole-rs-bash-completion - 0.8.1-r0: normalized package name match | Alpine Linux edge package indexes: magic-wormhole-rs-bash-completion from https://dl-cdn.alpinelinux.org/alpine/edge/community/x86_64/APKINDEX.tar.gz | Bash completions for magic-wormhole-rs | https://github.com/magic-wormhole/magic-wormhole.rs - apk - magic-wormhole-rs-fish-completion - 0.8.1-r0: normalized package name match | Alpine Linux edge package indexes: magic-wormhole-rs-fish-completion from https://dl-cdn.alpinelinux.org/alpine/edge/community/x86_64/APKINDEX.tar.gz | Fish completions for magic-wormhole-rs | https://github.com/magic-wormhole/magic-wormhole.rs - apk - magic-wormhole-rs-zsh-completion - 0.8.1-r0: normalized package name match | Alpine Linux edge package indexes: magic-wormhole-rs-zsh-completion from https://dl-cdn.alpinelinux.org/alpine/edge/community/x86_64/APKINDEX.tar.gz | Zsh completions for magic-wormhole-rs | https://github.com/magic-wormhole/magic-wormhole.rs - zypper - magic-wormhole.rs - 0.7.5-1.4: normalized package name match | openSUSE Tumbleweed package metadata: magic-wormhole.rs from https://download.opensuse.org/tumbleweed/repo/oss/repodata/be8d3611d25469107f32075a1697e69ec57a2b850b42348a658cc671ad5ec2b50760d02c3e59524d50da9a11d5be799bdaffba2e166e8ca8858512e3c0bd665d-primary.xml.zst | Rust implementation of Magic Wormhole | https://github.com/magic-wormhole/magic-wormhole.rs - zypper - magic-wormhole.rs-bash-completion - 0.7.5-1.4: normalized package name match | openSUSE Tumbleweed package metadata: magic-wormhole.rs-bash-completion from https://download.opensuse.org/tumbleweed/repo/oss/repodata/be8d3611d25469107f32075a1697e69ec57a2b850b42348a658cc671ad5ec2b50760d02c3e59524d50da9a11d5be799bdaffba2e166e8ca8858512e3c0bd665d-primary.xml.zst | Bash Completion for magic-wormhole.rs | https://github.com/magic-wormhole/magic-wormhole.rs - zypper - magic-wormhole.rs-fish-completion - 0.7.5-1.4: normalized package name match | openSUSE Tumbleweed package metadata: magic-wormhole.rs-fish-completion from https://download.opensuse.org/tumbleweed/repo/oss/repodata/be8d3611d25469107f32075a1697e69ec57a2b850b42348a658cc671ad5ec2b50760d02c3e59524d50da9a11d5be799bdaffba2e166e8ca8858512e3c0bd665d-primary.xml.zst | Fish Completion for magic-wormhole.rs | https://github.com/magic-wormhole/magic-wormhole.rs - zypper - magic-wormhole.rs-zsh-completion - 0.7.5-1.4: normalized package name match | openSUSE Tumbleweed package metadata: magic-wormhole.rs-zsh-completion from https://download.opensuse.org/tumbleweed/repo/oss/repodata/be8d3611d25469107f32075a1697e69ec57a2b850b42348a658cc671ad5ec2b50760d02c3e59524d50da9a11d5be799bdaffba2e166e8ca8858512e3c0bd665d-primary.xml.zst | Zsh Completion for magic-wormhole.rs | https://github.com/magic-wormhole/magic-wormhole.rs - Scoop - main/magic-wormhole-rs: normalized package name match | Scoop official bucket manifest trees: bucket/magic-wormhole-rs.json from https://api.github.com/repos/ScoopInstaller/Main/git/trees/master?recursive=1 - Debian apt - wormhole-rs - 0.7.6-1: installed executable or alias match | Debian stable package indexes: wormhole-rs from https://deb.debian.org/debian/dists/stable/main/binary-amd64/Packages.xz | Send files from one computer to another, securely | http://magic-wormhole.io/ ## 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. - [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. - [rust](https://www.automicvault.com/pkg/brew/rust/) - Build dependency declared by Homebrew. - [croc](https://www.automicvault.com/pkg/brew/croc/) - Shares av.db curated category or tags: cli, file-transfer, networking, secure-transfer. - [magic-wormhole](https://www.automicvault.com/pkg/brew/magic-wormhole/) - Shares av.db curated category or tags: cli, file-transfer, networking, secure-transfer. - [wormhole-william](https://www.automicvault.com/pkg/brew/wormhole-william/) - Shares av.db curated category or tags: cli, file-transfer, magic-wormhole, networking, secure-transfer. - [airshare](https://www.automicvault.com/pkg/brew/airshare/) - Shares av.db curated category or tags: cli, file-transfer, networking. - [bbftp-client](https://www.automicvault.com/pkg/brew/bbftp-client/) - Shares av.db curated category or tags: cli, file-transfer, networking. - [davix](https://www.automicvault.com/pkg/brew/davix/) - Shares av.db curated category or tags: cli, file-transfer, networking. - [duck](https://www.automicvault.com/pkg/brew/duck/) - Shares av.db curated category or tags: cli, file-transfer, networking. - [ffsend](https://www.automicvault.com/pkg/brew/ffsend/) - Shares av.db curated category or tags: cli, file-transfer, networking. ## Combined YAML source View the package source record on GitHub. [combined/magic-wormhole.rs.yml](https://github.com/automic-vault/db/blob/main/combined/magic-wormhole.rs.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