macOS
Homebrewverified · 100%
brew install miniprolocal Homebrew formula metadata
MacPortsverified · 94%
sudo port install miniproMacPorts ports tree · devel/minipro/Portfile · source: api.github.com
brew
Install minipro with Homebrew, apk, dnf, MacPorts, Nix
Open controller for the MiniPRO TL866xx series of chip programmers. Version 0.7.4 via Homebrew; verified from local package data.
install
Additional install commands
Linux
Alpine Linux apkverified · 92%
sudo apk add miniproAlpine Linux edge package indexes · minipro · source: dl-cdn.alpinelinux.org
Fedora dnfverified · 92%
sudo dnf install miniproFedora Rawhide package metadata · minipro · source: dl.fedoraproject.org
Nixverified · 92%
nix profile install nixpkgs#minipronixpkgs package indexes · pkgs/by-name/mi/minipro/package.nix · source: api.github.com
overview
Package summary
Open controller for the MiniPRO TL866xx series of chip programmers
Project links
Commands and aliases
- dump-alg-minipro.bash
- minipro
history
Project history and usage
minipro is an open-source command-line controller for XGecu MiniPro/TL866-family chip programmers. The project was created by Valentin Dudouyt in 2014; development later moved to coordination by David Griffith, whose GitLab project is the upstream used by package managers.
Project history
The technical goal is to replace the vendor's Windows-centric programming utility with a Unix-friendly tool for Linux, BSD, macOS, and related systems. The upstream feature list covers TL866CS, TL866A, TL866II+, T48, and T56 compatibility; more than 13,000 supported target devices; ZIF40 and in-system-programming support; chip-ID verification; logic IC testing; bitbang support; overcurrent protection; and hardware self-tests. Typical use is direct and scriptable: choose a part with `-p`, read a ROM or EEPROM to a file, write an image, verify the chip, or run hardware checks.
How it is used
Its ecosystem is small but durable because the hardware is common in retrocomputing, firmware-repair, BIOS, EEPROM, AVR, PIC, and embedded-electronics workflows. Debian's packaging request described it as a utility for TL866 memory chip programmers, and Homebrew, MacPorts, Nix, APK, and Fedora-style packaging make it available without the vendor GUI.
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 6 platform targets.
- Installs with 2 runtime dependencies.
- 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.
executables
Installed executables
| Command | Kind | Exposure | Note |
|---|---|---|---|
dump-alg-minipro.bash | cli | global executable | |
minipro | 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 version0.7.4
manager updated
local dataok
upstreamnot checked
latest detectednot detected
https://gitlab.com/DavidGriffith/minipro/
- infoNo package-manager update timestamp was available.low confidence
- infoRelease/tag comparison is only available for GitHub repositories.https://gitlab.com/DavidGriffith/minipro/none confidence
install metadata
Package metadata
| Package key | brew:minipro |
|---|---|
| Version | 0.7.4 |
| Package manager | Homebrew |
| Package manager page | https://formulae.brew.sh/formula/minipro |
| Homepage | https://gitlab.com/DavidGriffith/minipro/ |
| Repository | https://gitlab.com/DavidGriffith/minipro |
| Upstream docs | https://gitlab.com/DavidGriffith/minipro#readme |
| License | GPL-3.0-or-later |
| Source archive | https://gitlab.com/DavidGriffith/minipro.git |
| Dependencies | libusb, srecord |
| Build dependencies | pkgconf |
| Bottle | available (on arm64_linux, arm64_sequoia, arm64_sonoma, arm64_tahoe, sonoma, 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 | minipro |
| Version Scheme | 0 |
| Revision | 0 |
| Head Version | HEAD |
| Bottle Stable Root URL | https://ghcr.io/v2/homebrew/core |
| Deprecated | no |
| Disabled | no |
| Keg Only | no |
| URL Keys |
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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%
minipro
nix profile install nixpkgs#minipro- normalized package name match
- Matched by: Minipro
apk95%
minipro 0.7.4-r2
Program for controlling the MiniPRO TL866xx series of chip programmers
https://gitlab.com/DavidGriffith/minipro
sudo apk add minipro- License: GPL-3.0-or-later
- Architecture: x86_64
- Source Package: minipro
- 1 dependencies
- 1 provides
- normalized package name match
- Matched by: Minipro
apk95%
minipro-bash-completion 0.7.4-r2
Bash completions for minipro
https://gitlab.com/DavidGriffith/minipro
sudo apk add minipro-bash-completion- License: GPL-3.0-or-later
- Architecture: x86_64
- Source Package: minipro
- normalized package name match
- Matched by: Minipro
apk95%
minipro-doc 0.7.4-r2
Program for controlling the MiniPRO TL866xx series of chip programmers (documentation)
https://gitlab.com/DavidGriffith/minipro
sudo apk add minipro-doc- License: GPL-3.0-or-later
- Architecture: x86_64
- Source Package: minipro
- normalized package name match
- Matched by: Minipro
apk95%
minipro-udev 0.7.4-r2
Program for controlling the MiniPRO TL866xx series of chip programmers (udev rules)
https://gitlab.com/DavidGriffith/minipro
sudo apk add minipro-udev- License: GPL-3.0-or-later
- Architecture: x86_64
- Source Package: minipro
- normalized package name match
- Matched by: Minipro
dnf95%
minipro 0.7.4-2.fc44
Utility for MiniPro TL866A/TL866/CS programmer
https://gitlab.com/DavidGriffith/minipro
sudo dnf install minipro- License: GPL-3.0-or-later
- Category: Unspecified
- Architecture: x86_64
- Source Package: minipro
- 9 dependencies
- 1 provides
- normalized package name match
- Matched by: Minipro
MacPorts95%
minipro
sudo port install minipro- normalized package name match
- Matched by: Minipro
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 package history
- external package-manager database matches
- package relationship graph
- package version freshness
- package-page enrichment