# 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 ```sh sudo av install brew:minipro ``` Additional install commands: ### macOS - Homebrew (100%): ```sh brew install minipro ``` Evidence: local Homebrew formula metadata - MacPorts (94%): ```sh sudo port install minipro ``` Evidence: MacPorts ports tree: devel/minipro/Portfile from https://api.github.com/repos/macports/macports-ports/git/trees/master?recursive=1 ### Linux - apk (92%): ```sh sudo apk add minipro ``` Evidence: Alpine Linux edge package indexes: minipro from https://dl-cdn.alpinelinux.org/alpine/edge/community/x86_64/APKINDEX.tar.gz - dnf (92%): ```sh sudo dnf install minipro ``` Evidence: Fedora Rawhide package metadata: minipro from https://dl.fedoraproject.org/pub/fedora/linux/development/rawhide/Everything/x86_64/os/repodata/e5ca8ce900cd68f5419e1c39ae517343100b306336cbaeb70a3c153121d95094-primary.xml.zst - Nix (92%): ```sh nix profile install nixpkgs#minipro ``` Evidence: nixpkgs package indexes: pkgs/by-name/mi/minipro/package.nix from https://api.github.com/repos/NixOS/nixpkgs/git/trees/master?recursive=1 ## Package facts - **Package key:** brew:minipro - **Package manager:** Homebrew - **Package manager page:** - **Version:** 0.7.4 - **Source summary:** Open controller for the MiniPRO TL866xx series of chip programmers - **Homepage:** - **Repository:** - **Upstream docs:** - **License:** GPL-3.0-or-later - **Source archive:** - **Generated:** 2026-07-08T18:08:21+00:00 ## Executables - dump-alg-minipro.bash (cli) - minipro (cli) - dump-alg-minipro.bash (alias) - minipro (alias) ## Dependencies - libusb - srecord ## Build dependencies - pkgconf ## 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: 0.7.4 - Local data: ok - Upstream repository: https://gitlab.com/DavidGriffith/minipro/ - info: No package-manager update timestamp was available. - info: Release/tag comparison is only available for GitHub repositories. ## 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 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:** minipro - **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 - minipro: normalized package name match | nixpkgs package indexes: pkgs/by-name/mi/minipro/package.nix from https://api.github.com/repos/NixOS/nixpkgs/git/trees/master?recursive=1 - apk - minipro - 0.7.4-r2: normalized package name match | Alpine Linux edge package indexes: minipro from https://dl-cdn.alpinelinux.org/alpine/edge/community/x86_64/APKINDEX.tar.gz | Program for controlling the MiniPRO TL866xx series of chip programmers | https://gitlab.com/DavidGriffith/minipro - apk - minipro-bash-completion - 0.7.4-r2: normalized package name match | Alpine Linux edge package indexes: minipro-bash-completion from https://dl-cdn.alpinelinux.org/alpine/edge/community/x86_64/APKINDEX.tar.gz | Bash completions for minipro | https://gitlab.com/DavidGriffith/minipro - apk - minipro-doc - 0.7.4-r2: normalized package name match | Alpine Linux edge package indexes: minipro-doc from https://dl-cdn.alpinelinux.org/alpine/edge/community/x86_64/APKINDEX.tar.gz | Program for controlling the MiniPRO TL866xx series of chip programmers (documentation) | https://gitlab.com/DavidGriffith/minipro - apk - minipro-udev - 0.7.4-r2: normalized package name match | Alpine Linux edge package indexes: minipro-udev from https://dl-cdn.alpinelinux.org/alpine/edge/community/x86_64/APKINDEX.tar.gz | Program for controlling the MiniPRO TL866xx series of chip programmers (udev rules) | https://gitlab.com/DavidGriffith/minipro - dnf - minipro - 0.7.4-2.fc44: normalized package name match | Fedora Rawhide package metadata: minipro from https://dl.fedoraproject.org/pub/fedora/linux/development/rawhide/Everything/x86_64/os/repodata/e5ca8ce900cd68f5419e1c39ae517343100b306336cbaeb70a3c153121d95094-primary.xml.zst | Utility for MiniPro TL866A/TL866/CS programmer | https://gitlab.com/DavidGriffith/minipro - MacPorts - minipro: normalized package name match | MacPorts ports tree: devel/minipro/Portfile from https://api.github.com/repos/macports/macports-ports/git/trees/master?recursive=1 ## Related links - [Terminal utility packages](https://www.automicvault.com/pkg/terminal-utilities/) - Matched terminal and command-line workflow metadata. - [Text processing packages](https://www.automicvault.com/pkg/text-processing-tools/) - Matched text, document, or structured-data processing metadata. - [Developer build packages](https://www.automicvault.com/pkg/developer-build-tools/) - Matched build, compiler, generator, or developer workflow metadata. - [Networking and protocol packages](https://www.automicvault.com/pkg/networking-protocol-tools/) - Matched network, protocol, or remote-service metadata. - [srecord](https://www.automicvault.com/pkg/brew/srecord/) - Runtime dependency declared by Homebrew. - [pkgconf](https://www.automicvault.com/pkg/brew/pkgconf/) - Build dependency declared by Homebrew. - [bossa](https://www.automicvault.com/pkg/brew/bossa/) - Shares av.db curated category or tags: cli, developer-tools, embedded. - [elf2uf2-rs](https://www.automicvault.com/pkg/brew/elf2uf2-rs/) - Shares av.db curated category or tags: cli, developer-tools, embedded. - [espflash](https://www.automicvault.com/pkg/brew/espflash/) - Shares av.db curated category or tags: cli, developer-tools, embedded. - [gpsim](https://www.automicvault.com/pkg/brew/gpsim/) - Shares av.db curated category or tags: cli, developer-tools, embedded. - [gputils](https://www.automicvault.com/pkg/brew/gputils/) - Shares av.db curated category or tags: cli, developer-tools, embedded. - [jaguar](https://www.automicvault.com/pkg/brew/jaguar/) - Shares av.db curated category or tags: cli, developer-tools, embedded. - [lm4tools](https://www.automicvault.com/pkg/brew/lm4tools/) - Shares av.db curated category or tags: cli, developer-tools, embedded. - [lpc21isp](https://www.automicvault.com/pkg/brew/lpc21isp/) - Shares av.db curated category or tags: cli, developer-tools, embedded. - [glab](https://www.automicvault.com/pkg/brew/glab/) - Local package facts share a topical domain. Shared terms: cli, developer, developer-tools, open. - [open-ocd](https://www.automicvault.com/pkg/brew/open-ocd/) - Local package facts share a topical domain. Shared terms: chip, cli, developer, developer-tools, embedded. - [stlink](https://www.automicvault.com/pkg/brew/stlink/) - Local package facts share a topical domain. Shared terms: cli, developer, developer-tools, embedded, libusb. ## Combined YAML source View the package source record on GitHub. [combined/minipro.yml](https://github.com/automic-vault/db/blob/main/combined/minipro.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