macOS
Homebrewverified · 100%
brew install megatoolslocal Homebrew formula metadata
MacPortsverified · 94%
sudo port install megatoolsMacPorts ports tree · net/megatools/Portfile · source: api.github.com
brew
Install megatools with Homebrew, apk, chocolatey, apt, dnf, MacPorts, Nix, scoop, zypper
Command-line client for Mega.co.nz. Version 1.11.5.20250706 via Homebrew; verified 2026-05-12.
install
Additional install commands
Linux
Alpine Linux apkverified · 92%
sudo apk add megatoolsAlpine Linux edge package indexes · megatools · source: dl-cdn.alpinelinux.org
Debian aptverified · 92%
sudo apt install megatoolsDebian stable package indexes · megatools · source: deb.debian.org
Fedora dnfverified · 92%
sudo dnf install megatoolsFedora Rawhide package metadata · megatools · source: dl.fedoraproject.org
Nixverified · 92%
nix profile install nixpkgs#megatoolsnixpkgs package indexes · pkgs/by-name/me/megatools/package.nix · source: api.github.com
openSUSE zypperverified · 92%
sudo zypper install megatoolsopenSUSE Tumbleweed package metadata · megatools · source: download.opensuse.org
Windows
Chocolateyverified · 92%
choco install megatoolsChocolatey community package catalog · megatools · source: community.chocolatey.org
Scoopverified · 92%
scoop install main/megatoolsScoop official bucket manifest trees · bucket/megatools.json · source: api.github.com
overview
Package summary
Command-line client for Mega.co.nz
Project links
Commands and aliases
- megacopy
- megadf
- megadl
- megaexport
- megaget
- megals
- megamkdir
- megaput
- megareg
- megarm
- megatest
- megatools
history
Project history and usage
Megatools is an independent suite of command-line programs for Mega.nz cloud storage. The official site describes tools for copying individual files or directory trees, streaming downloads, account registration, cloud filesystem inspection, and management of public Mega links.
Project history
Ondrej Jirman released Megatools 1.0.0 in March 2013, shortly after Mega.nz became a popular encrypted cloud storage target. The project was written as a Free Software alternative to browser-centric workflows, and the official site emphasizes simple, reviewable code and user control over encryption keys.
The suite evolved from separate commands such as megadl, megaput, megals, megarm, and megareg toward a single megatools binary with subcommands and compatibility links. Its manual pages document both the unified command and individual command pages, while the megarc manual documents the INI configuration file used for login credentials and transfer settings.
Development moved off GitHub in April 2019, and the official Git repository and website now live under xff.cz. The project remains maintained, with 2020s releases adapting to Mega protocol changes, new link formats, login flow changes, shared-folder behavior, and anti-abuse responses from Mega.
Adoption history
Megatools achieved broad distro and package-manager adoption for a niche cloud client. The upstream site notes Debian unstable acceptance and Arch Linux repository availability, and the supplied package facts list Homebrew, Debian, Ubuntu, Fedora, openSUSE, MacPorts, Nix, Chocolatey, Scoop, Alpine, and other packages.
That spread matters because Mega users often want the tool on headless servers, NAS boxes, CI jobs, and rescue shells where the official web client is not useful. Static Windows and Linux builds on the official site further widened use outside source builds.
How it is used
Megatools is used for command-line Mega storage operations: megatools ls, df, put, get, copy, mkdir, rm, export, dl, and reg. The man page also describes Mega's remote filesystem mapping, including /Root, /Trash, and /Shared paths.
Credentials are usually stored in ~/.megarc or ./.megarc under a [Login] section with Username and Password fields. The same file can hold cache, network, upload, and UI settings.
Why package nerds care
Megatools is the durable C/GLib-era Mega client that distribution maintainers kept carrying because it solved a real CLI gap. Package nerds care about it for its long-lived ABI/dependency concerns, its move from GitHub to self-hosted cgit, and its repeated adaptations to an unofficial but changing cloud-service API.
Timeline
- 2013-03-08: Megatools 1.0.0 released.
- 2013-04-12: Version 1.9.90 released under GPL with an experimental libmega library and language bindings.
- 2018-07-19: 1.10.0 release candidates added major transfer optimizations, upload parallelism, and interrupted download resumption.
- 2019-04-13: Project moved off GitHub.
- 2022-05-19: Megatools 1.11.0 released.
- 2025-01-27: Project domain moved from megatools.megous.com to xff.cz/megatools.
- 2026-05-27: Site notes modernization for Mega.nz protocol changes and full support for new-style shared folders.
Related projects
- Mega.nz: the cloud storage service Megatools targets.
- megacmd: a separate Go command-line client for Mega.
- rclone: a broader cloud-storage sync tool with Mega support.
Sources
security posture
Risk level: blue
broad file, network, media, or database tool signal.
Risk classifier
blue risk · medium confidence · tool
Why
- broad file, network, media, or database tool signal
Signals
- text:client
Install behavior
- No Homebrew post-install hook is recorded in formula metadata.
- Homebrew bottle metadata is available for 8 platform targets.
- Installs with 3 runtime dependencies.
- 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.
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.
- Unix
~/.megarc./.megarc
Credential files
Credential-bearing paths to review before unattended agent runs.
- Unix
~/.megarc./.megarc
executables
Installed executables
| Command | Kind | Exposure | Note |
|---|---|---|---|
megacopy | cli | global executable | |
megadf | cli | global executable | |
megadl | cli | global executable | |
megaexport | cli | global executable | |
megaget | cli | global executable | |
megals | cli | global executable | |
megamkdir | cli | global executable | |
megaput | cli | global executable | |
megareg | cli | global executable | |
megarm | cli | global executable | |
megatest | cli | global executable | |
megatools | 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 version1.11.5.20250706
manager updated2026-05-12
local dataok
upstreamnot checked
latest detectednot detected
- infoRelease/tag comparison is only available for GitHub repositories.https://xff.cz/megatools/none confidence
install metadata
Package metadata
| Package key | brew:megatools |
|---|---|
| Version | 1.11.5.20250706 |
| Package manager | Homebrew |
| Package manager page | https://formulae.brew.sh/formula/megatools |
| Homepage | https://xff.cz/megatools/ |
| Repository | https://xff.cz/git/megatools |
| Upstream docs | https://xff.cz/megatools |
| License | GPL-2.0-or-later WITH cryptsetup-OpenSSL-exception |
| Source archive | https://xff.cz/megatools/builds/megatools-1.11.5.20250706.tar.gz |
| Last updated | 2026-05-12T11:37:37-04:00 |
| Pulse | updated |
| Dependencies | gettext, glib, openssl@3 |
| Build dependencies | meson, ninja, pkgconf |
| Uses from macOS | curl |
| 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 | megatools |
| Version Scheme | 0 |
| Revision | 0 |
| Bottle Stable Root URL | https://ghcr.io/v2/homebrew/core |
| Deprecated | no |
| Disabled | no |
| Keg Only | no |
| URL Keys |
|
source database matches
Other package-manager records
Matches are pulled from external package-manager indexes and kept separate from local Automic Vault package links.
Debian apt95%
megatools 1.11.5-1
Command-line client for the Mega cloud storage service
sudo apt install megatools- Section: utils
- Architecture: amd64
- 5 dependencies
- normalized package name match
- Matched by: Megatools
Nix95%
megatools
nix profile install nixpkgs#megatools- normalized package name match
- Matched by: Megatools
Ubuntu apt95%
megatools 1.11.1-1build3
Command-line client for the Mega cloud storage service
sudo apt install megatools- Section: universe/utils
- Architecture: amd64
- 5 dependencies
- normalized package name match
- Matched by: Megatools
apk95%
megatools 1.11.5.20250706-r0
Collection of programs for accessing Mega.nz service
sudo apk add megatools- License: GPL-2.0-only
- Architecture: x86_64
- Source Package: megatools
- 1 dependencies
- 1 provides
- normalized package name match
- Matched by: Megatools
apk95%
megatools-bash-completion 1.11.5.20250706-r0
Bash completions for megatools
sudo apk add megatools-bash-completion- License: GPL-2.0-only
- Architecture: x86_64
- Source Package: megatools
- normalized package name match
- Matched by: Megatools
apk95%
megatools-doc 1.11.5.20250706-r0
Collection of programs for accessing Mega.nz service (documentation)
sudo apk add megatools-doc- License: GPL-2.0-only
- Architecture: x86_64
- Source Package: megatools
- normalized package name match
- Matched by: Megatools
dnf95%
megatools 1.11.5-4.fc44
Command line client for MEGA
sudo dnf install megatools- License: GPL-3.0-or-later
- Category: Unspecified
- Architecture: x86_64
- Source Package: megatools
- 8 dependencies
- 1 provides
- normalized package name match
- Matched by: Megatools
zypper95%
megatools 1.11.4-1.3
CLI client for mega.nz
sudo zypper install megatools- License: GPL-2.0-or-later
- Category: Productivity/Networking/File-Sharing
- Architecture: x86_64
- Source Package: megatools
- 7 dependencies
- 1 provides
- normalized package name match
- Matched by: Megatools
MacPorts95%
megatools
sudo port install megatools- normalized package name match
- Matched by: Megatools
Chocolatey95%
megatools
choco install megatools- normalized package name match
- Matched by: Megatools
Scoop95%
main/megatools
scoop install main/megatools- normalized package name match
- Matched by: Megatools
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.
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