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UPnP IGD client library and daemon. Version 2.3.3 via Homebrew; verified 2026-06-26.

Install commandSecurity notes

install

Additional install commands

macOS

Homebrewverified · 100%
brew install miniupnpc

local Homebrew formula metadata

MacPortsverified · 94%
sudo port install miniupnpc

MacPorts ports tree · net/miniupnpc/Portfile · source: api.github.com

Linux

Alpine Linux apkverified · 92%
sudo apk add miniupnpc

Alpine Linux edge package indexes · miniupnpc · source: dl-cdn.alpinelinux.org

Debian aptverified · 92%
sudo apt install libminiupnpc-dev

Debian stable package indexes · libminiupnpc-dev · source: deb.debian.org

Fedora dnfverified · 92%
sudo dnf install miniupnpc

Fedora Rawhide package metadata · miniupnpc · source: dl.fedoraproject.org

Nixverified · 92%
nix profile install nixpkgs#miniupnpc

nixpkgs package indexes · pkgs/by-name/mi/miniupnpc/package.nix · source: api.github.com

Arch Linux pacmanverified · 92%
sudo pacman -S miniupnpc

Arch Linux sync databases · miniupnpc · source: geo.mirror.pkgbuild.com

openSUSE zypperverified · 92%
sudo zypper install libminiupnpc-devel

openSUSE Tumbleweed package metadata · libminiupnpc-devel · source: download.opensuse.org

overview

Package summary

UPnP IGD client library and daemon

Commands and aliases

  • external-ip
  • upnp-listdevices
  • upnpc

history

Project history and usage

miniupnpc is the client-library side of Thomas Bernard's MiniUPnP project, a compact C implementation for UPnP Internet Gateway Device control. The MiniUPnP homepage explains that the project was created to provide a free-software implementation of the IGD part of UPnP, with MiniUPnPc acting as the control point library and MiniUPnPd acting as the gateway daemon. Its design goal was smallness: the author explicitly contrasted it with heavier UPnP SDKs and emphasized ANSI C, a tiny footprint, and no dependency on external XML parsers or HTTP implementations.

Project history

The project grew around practical NAT traversal. MiniUPnPd first targeted OpenBSD with pf, later gained portability across BSDs, Solaris, macOS, and Linux firewall stacks, while MiniUPnPc remained the portable client component for POSIX, Windows, and AmigaOS. NAT-PMP and PCP support were added on the daemon side, while libnatpmp handles client-side NAT-PMP. The GitHub repository groups miniupnpc, miniupnpd, minissdpd, and experimental async/libevent clients together, reflecting a small suite rather than a single binary.

How it is used

In practice miniupnpc is embedded by applications that need incoming connections through consumer NAT routers: peer-to-peer clients, active-mode FTP clients, IRC DCC, games, and server-like desktop software. The MiniUPnP site cites Transmission as a BitTorrent client using miniupnpc and libnatpmp, and notes XChat patch work as an example of application integration. In package managers it appears both as command-line tools such as upnpc and as development libraries such as Debian and Ubuntu's libminiupnpc-dev, which is why the Homebrew formula describes it as a UPnP IGD client library and daemon.

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.

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

CommandKindExposureNote
external-ipcliglobal executable
upnp-listdevicescliglobal executable
upnpccliglobal 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 version2.3.3
manager updated2026-06-26
local dataok
upstreamnot checked
latest detectednot detected

https://github.com/miniupnp/miniupnp

install metadata

Package metadata

Package keybrew:miniupnpc
Version2.3.3
Package managerHomebrew
Package manager pagehttps://formulae.brew.sh/formula/miniupnpc
Homepagehttp://miniupnp.free.fr/
Repositoryhttps://github.com/miniupnp/miniupnp
Upstream docshttps://miniupnp.tuxfamily.org/doc
LicenseBSD-3-Clause
Source archivehttps://github.com/miniupnp/miniupnp/releases/download/miniupnpc_2_3_3/miniupnpc-2.3.3.tar.gz
Last updated2026-06-26T19:31:35-04:00
Pulseupdated
Bottleavailable (on arm64_linux, arm64_sequoia, arm64_sonoma, arm64_tahoe, arm64_ventura, sonoma, ventura, x86_64_linux)
Homebrew post-installnot defined
Servicenone declared

registry facts

Source database details

Source DatabaseHomebrew formula API
Taphomebrew/core
Full Nameminiupnpc
Version Scheme0
Revision0
Head VersionHEAD
Bottle Stable Root URLhttps://ghcr.io/v2/homebrew/core
Deprecatedno
Disabledno
Keg Onlyno
URL Keys
  • head
  • stable

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%

libminiupnpc-dev 2.2.8-2+b2

UPnP IGD client lightweight library development files

https://miniupnp.tuxfamily.org/

sudo apt install libminiupnpc-dev
  • Section: libdevel
  • Architecture: amd64
  • Source Package: miniupnpc
  • 1 dependencies
  • normalized package name match
  • Matched by: Miniupnpc
Debian stable package indexes · deb.debian.org · Debian stable package indexes: libminiupnpc-dev from https://deb.debian.org/debian/dists/stable/main/binary-amd64/Packages.xz
Debian apt95%

libminiupnpc18 2.2.8-2+b2

UPnP IGD client lightweight library

https://miniupnp.tuxfamily.org/

sudo apt install libminiupnpc18
  • Section: libs
  • Architecture: amd64
  • Source Package: miniupnpc
  • 1 dependencies
  • 1 optional deps
  • normalized package name match
  • Matched by: Miniupnpc
Debian stable package indexes · deb.debian.org · Debian stable package indexes: libminiupnpc18 from https://deb.debian.org/debian/dists/stable/main/binary-amd64/Packages.xz
Debian apt95%

miniupnpc 2.2.8-2+b2

UPnP IGD client lightweight library client

https://miniupnp.tuxfamily.org/

sudo apt install miniupnpc
  • Section: net
  • Architecture: amd64
  • Source Package: miniupnpc
  • 2 dependencies
  • normalized package name match
  • Matched by: Miniupnpc
Debian stable package indexes · deb.debian.org · Debian stable package indexes: miniupnpc from https://deb.debian.org/debian/dists/stable/main/binary-amd64/Packages.xz
Debian apt95%

python3-miniupnpc 2.2.8-2+b2

UPnP IGD client lightweight library Python 3 bindings

https://miniupnp.tuxfamily.org/

sudo apt install python3-miniupnpc
  • Section: python
  • Architecture: amd64
  • Source Package: miniupnpc
  • 3 dependencies
  • normalized package name match
  • Matched by: Miniupnpc
Debian stable package indexes · deb.debian.org · Debian stable package indexes: python3-miniupnpc from https://deb.debian.org/debian/dists/stable/main/binary-amd64/Packages.xz
Nix95%

miniupnpc

nix profile install nixpkgs#miniupnpc
  • normalized package name match
  • Matched by: Miniupnpc
nixpkgs package indexes · api.github.com · nixpkgs package indexes: pkgs/by-name/mi/miniupnpc/package.nix from https://api.github.com/repos/NixOS/nixpkgs/git/trees/master?recursive=1
Ubuntu apt95%

libminiupnpc-dev 2.2.6-1build2

UPnP IGD client lightweight library development files

http://miniupnp.free.fr/

sudo apt install libminiupnpc-dev
  • Section: libdevel
  • Architecture: amd64
  • Source Package: miniupnpc
  • 1 dependencies
  • normalized package name match
  • Matched by: Miniupnpc
Ubuntu 24.04 LTS package indexes · archive.ubuntu.com · Ubuntu 24.04 LTS package indexes: libminiupnpc-dev from https://archive.ubuntu.com/ubuntu/dists/noble/main/binary-amd64/Packages.gz
Ubuntu apt95%

libminiupnpc17 2.2.6-1build2

UPnP IGD client lightweight library

http://miniupnp.free.fr/

sudo apt install libminiupnpc17
  • Section: libs
  • Architecture: amd64
  • Source Package: miniupnpc
  • 1 dependencies
  • 1 optional deps
  • normalized package name match
  • Matched by: Miniupnpc
Ubuntu 24.04 LTS package indexes · archive.ubuntu.com · Ubuntu 24.04 LTS package indexes: libminiupnpc17 from https://archive.ubuntu.com/ubuntu/dists/noble/main/binary-amd64/Packages.gz
Ubuntu apt95%

miniupnpc 2.2.6-1build2

UPnP IGD client lightweight library client

http://miniupnp.free.fr/

sudo apt install miniupnpc
  • Section: universe/net
  • Architecture: amd64
  • 2 dependencies
  • normalized package name match
  • Matched by: Miniupnpc
Ubuntu 24.04 LTS package indexes · archive.ubuntu.com · Ubuntu 24.04 LTS package indexes: miniupnpc from https://archive.ubuntu.com/ubuntu/dists/noble/universe/binary-amd64/Packages.gz
Ubuntu apt95%

python3-miniupnpc 2.2.6-1build2

UPnP IGD client lightweight library Python 3 bindings

http://miniupnp.free.fr/

sudo apt install python3-miniupnpc
  • Section: universe/python
  • Architecture: amd64
  • Source Package: miniupnpc
  • 3 dependencies
  • normalized package name match
  • Matched by: Miniupnpc
Ubuntu 24.04 LTS package indexes · archive.ubuntu.com · Ubuntu 24.04 LTS package indexes: python3-miniupnpc from https://archive.ubuntu.com/ubuntu/dists/noble/universe/binary-amd64/Packages.gz
apk95%

miniupnpc 2.3.3-r2

Library and tool to control NAT in UPnP-enabled routers

http://miniupnp.free.fr

sudo apk add miniupnpc
  • License: BSD-3-Clause
  • Architecture: x86_64
  • Source Package: miniupnpc
  • 1 dependencies
  • 1 provides
  • normalized package name match
  • Matched by: Miniupnpc
Alpine Linux edge package indexes · dl-cdn.alpinelinux.org · Alpine Linux edge package indexes: miniupnpc from https://dl-cdn.alpinelinux.org/alpine/edge/community/x86_64/APKINDEX.tar.gz
apk95%

miniupnpc-dev 2.3.3-r2

Library and tool to control NAT in UPnP-enabled routers (development files)

http://miniupnp.free.fr

sudo apk add miniupnpc-dev
  • License: BSD-3-Clause
  • Architecture: x86_64
  • Source Package: miniupnpc
  • 1 dependencies
  • 1 provides
  • normalized package name match
  • Matched by: Miniupnpc
Alpine Linux edge package indexes · dl-cdn.alpinelinux.org · Alpine Linux edge package indexes: miniupnpc-dev from https://dl-cdn.alpinelinux.org/alpine/edge/community/x86_64/APKINDEX.tar.gz
apk95%

miniupnpc-doc 2.3.3-r2

Library and tool to control NAT in UPnP-enabled routers (documentation)

http://miniupnp.free.fr

sudo apk add miniupnpc-doc
  • License: BSD-3-Clause
  • Architecture: x86_64
  • Source Package: miniupnpc
  • normalized package name match
  • Matched by: Miniupnpc
Alpine Linux edge package indexes · dl-cdn.alpinelinux.org · Alpine Linux edge package indexes: miniupnpc-doc from https://dl-cdn.alpinelinux.org/alpine/edge/community/x86_64/APKINDEX.tar.gz
apk95%

py3-miniupnpc 2.3.3-r2

Python bindings for miniupnpc

http://miniupnp.free.fr

sudo apk add py3-miniupnpc
  • License: BSD-3-Clause
  • Architecture: x86_64
  • Source Package: miniupnpc
  • 1 dependencies
  • normalized package name match
  • Matched by: Miniupnpc
Alpine Linux edge package indexes · dl-cdn.alpinelinux.org · Alpine Linux edge package indexes: py3-miniupnpc from https://dl-cdn.alpinelinux.org/alpine/edge/community/x86_64/APKINDEX.tar.gz
dnf95%

miniupnpc 2.3.3-6.fc45

Library and tool to control NAT in UPnP-enabled routers

http://miniupnp.free.fr/

sudo dnf install miniupnpc
  • License: BSD-3-Clause
  • Category: Unspecified
  • Architecture: i686
  • Source Package: miniupnpc
  • 2 dependencies
  • 2 provides
  • normalized package name match
  • Matched by: Miniupnpc
Fedora Rawhide package metadata · dl.fedoraproject.org · Fedora Rawhide package metadata: miniupnpc from https://dl.fedoraproject.org/pub/fedora/linux/development/rawhide/Everything/x86_64/os/repodata/e5ca8ce900cd68f5419e1c39ae517343100b306336cbaeb70a3c153121d95094-primary.xml.zst
dnf95%

miniupnpc-devel 2.3.3-6.fc45

Development files for miniupnpc

http://miniupnp.free.fr/

sudo dnf install miniupnpc-devel
  • License: BSD-3-Clause
  • Category: Unspecified
  • Architecture: i686
  • Source Package: miniupnpc
  • 4 dependencies
  • 3 provides
  • normalized package name match
  • Matched by: Miniupnpc
Fedora Rawhide package metadata · dl.fedoraproject.org · Fedora Rawhide package metadata: miniupnpc-devel from https://dl.fedoraproject.org/pub/fedora/linux/development/rawhide/Everything/x86_64/os/repodata/e5ca8ce900cd68f5419e1c39ae517343100b306336cbaeb70a3c153121d95094-primary.xml.zst
dnf95%

python3-miniupnpc 2.3.3-6.fc45

Python3 interface to miniupnpc

http://miniupnp.free.fr/

sudo dnf install python3-miniupnpc
  • License: BSD-3-Clause
  • Category: Unspecified
  • Architecture: x86_64
  • Source Package: miniupnpc
  • 4 dependencies
  • 5 provides
  • normalized package name match
  • Matched by: Miniupnpc
Fedora Rawhide package metadata · dl.fedoraproject.org · Fedora Rawhide package metadata: python3-miniupnpc from https://dl.fedoraproject.org/pub/fedora/linux/development/rawhide/Everything/x86_64/os/repodata/e5ca8ce900cd68f5419e1c39ae517343100b306336cbaeb70a3c153121d95094-primary.xml.zst

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