install

Additional install commands

macOS

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brew install mfterm

local Homebrew formula metadata

overview

Package summary

Terminal for working with Mifare Classic 1-4k Tags

Project links

Commands and aliases

mfterm

history

Project history and usage

mfterm is a small GPL-licensed command-line terminal for working with MIFARE Classic 1K and 4K RFID/NFC tags. Its upstream project lives under the 4ZM GitHub account and documents a workflow centered on direct tag interaction from a terminal, with Homebrew installation for macOS and Linux packaging called out by the project.

How it is used

Its niche is practical NFC security and card-lab work rather than a broad application framework. In package-manager terms it sits near tools such as libnfc utilities, mfoc, and dump parsers: mfterm provides an interactive terminal for MIFARE Classic tags, while adjacent tools read, recover, parse, or manipulate dump files. Kali's package page and Homebrew's formula place it in the security-tooling ecosystem rather than the general desktop NFC space.

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 12 platform targets.
Installs with 2 runtime dependencies.

Recommended review

Before unattended agent use, check whether the tool reads plaintext credentials, writes remote state, publishes artifacts, or shells out to plugins.

executables

Installed executables

Command	Kind	Exposure	Note
`mfterm`	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 version1.0.7

manager updated2026-06-25

local dataok

upstreamnot checked

latest detectednot detected

https://github.com/4ZM/mfterm

infoNo cached GitHub release or tag data was available.https://github.com/4ZM/mftermnone confidence

install metadata

Package metadata

Package key	brew:mfterm
Version	1.0.7
Package manager	Homebrew
Package manager page	https://formulae.brew.sh/formula/mfterm
Homepage	https://github.com/4ZM/mfterm
Repository	https://github.com/4ZM/mfterm
Upstream docs	https://github.com/4ZM/mfterm#readme
License	GPL-3.0-or-later
Source archive	https://github.com/4ZM/mfterm/releases/download/v1.0.7/mfterm-1.0.7.tar.gz
Last updated	2026-06-25T13:37:54+02:00
Pulse	updated
Dependencies	libnfc, openssl@3
Bottle	available (on arm64_big_sur, arm64_linux, arm64_monterey, arm64_sequoia, arm64_sonoma, arm64_tahoe, arm64_ventura, big_sur, monterey, 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	mfterm
Version Scheme	0
Revision	3
Head Version	HEAD
Bottle Stable Root URL	https://ghcr.io/v2/homebrew/core
Deprecated	no
Disabled	no
Keg Only	no
URL Keys	head stable

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/mfterm.yml

Used sources

Geiger risk classifier
Nucleus package database
av.db category and tag curation
cross-ecosystem install command graph
curated package history
package relationship graph
package version freshness
package-page enrichment

Install mfterm with Homebrew