macOS
Homebrewverified · 100%
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Install monero with Homebrew, apk, apt, pacman, scoop, zypper
Official Monero wallet and CPU miner. Version 0.18.5.0 via Homebrew; verified 2026-05-12.
install
Additional install commands
Linux
Alpine Linux apkverified · 92%
sudo apk add moneroAlpine Linux edge package indexes · monero · source: dl-cdn.alpinelinux.org
Debian aptverified · 92%
sudo apt install moneroDebian stable package indexes · monero · source: deb.debian.org
Arch Linux pacmanverified · 92%
sudo pacman -S moneroArch Linux sync databases · monero · source: geo.mirror.pkgbuild.com
openSUSE zypperverified · 92%
sudo zypper install monero-developenSUSE Tumbleweed package metadata · monero-devel · source: download.opensuse.org
Windows
Scoopverified · 92%
scoop install extras/moneroScoop official bucket manifest trees · bucket/monero.json · source: api.github.com
overview
Package summary
Official Monero wallet and CPU miner
Project links
Commands and aliases
- monero-blockchain-ancestry
- monero-blockchain-depth
- monero-blockchain-export
- monero-blockchain-import
- monero-blockchain-mark-spent-outputs
- monero-blockchain-prune
- monero-blockchain-prune-known-spent-data
- monero-blockchain-stats
- monero-blockchain-usage
- monero-gen-ssl-cert
- monero-gen-trusted-multisig
- monero-wallet-cli
- monero-wallet-rpc
- monerod
history
Project history and usage
Monero is the reference command-line software for the Monero privacy cryptocurrency. The project traces its origin to CryptoNote: GetMonero describes an April 2014 launch of the CryptoNote reference code with no premine or instamine, followed by a community split from the founder known as thankful_for_today and a fork followed by the community and Core Team. The currency was initially known as BitMonero, and the official materials emphasize a launch model and governance culture distinct from many premined cryptocurrency projects.
Project history
The technical history centers on making privacy the default behavior of the network. The Monero codebase describes the system as a decentralized digital currency where users control funds and transaction details are not easily revealed on the public ledger. GetMonero's introductory material names stealth addresses, ring signatures, and RingCT as the three main techniques that hide recipient, sender, and amount information; its Moneropedia entry records RingCT's implementation at block 1220516 in January 2017 and its mandatory use after September 2017.
Adoption history
The Homebrew formula packages the official CLI stack rather than just a wallet wrapper. It installs monerod for running a node, monero-wallet-cli and monero-wallet-rpc for wallet operation and automation, plus blockchain import, export, pruning, statistics, and multisig-related utilities. In practice the package is used by operators who want local node control, command-line wallet workflows, RPC integration, mining-related tooling, or reproducible builds from source rather than a GUI-only wallet.
How it is used
Monero's adoption is tied to the broader privacy-coin community: users value fungibility, default confidentiality, CPU-oriented mining, and the ability to audit or selectively disclose wallet information via keys. That same privacy focus has also made the project a frequent subject of exchange, regulatory, and forensic discussion, but the package record itself is best understood as the official Unix-style toolchain for participating in the Monero network.
Sources
security posture
Risk level: orange
formula declares a Homebrew service.
Risk classifier
orange risk · medium confidence · infrastructure
Why
- formula declares a Homebrew service
Signals
- metadata:service
Install behavior
- No Homebrew post-install hook is recorded in formula metadata.
- Formula metadata declares a service or daemon block.
- Homebrew bottle metadata is available for 6 platform targets.
- Installs with 7 runtime dependencies.
- Build metadata lists 2 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
~/.bitmonero/bitmonero.conf~/.bitmonero/stagenet/monero-wallet-cli.conf
executables
Installed executables
| Command | Kind | Exposure | Note |
|---|---|---|---|
monero-blockchain-ancestry | cli | global executable | |
monero-blockchain-depth | cli | global executable | |
monero-blockchain-export | cli | global executable | |
monero-blockchain-import | cli | global executable | |
monero-blockchain-mark-spent-outputs | cli | global executable | |
monero-blockchain-prune | cli | global executable | |
monero-blockchain-prune-known-spent-data | cli | global executable | |
monero-blockchain-stats | cli | global executable | |
monero-blockchain-usage | cli | global executable | |
monero-gen-ssl-cert | cli | global executable | |
monero-gen-trusted-multisig | cli | global executable | |
monero-wallet-cli | cli | global executable | |
monero-wallet-rpc | cli | global executable | |
monerod | 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 version0.18.5.0
manager updated2026-05-12
local dataok
upstreamnot checked
latest detectednot detected
https://www.getmonero.org/downloads/#cli
- infoRelease/tag comparison is only available for GitHub repositories.https://www.getmonero.org/downloads/#clinone confidence
install metadata
Package metadata
| Package key | brew:monero |
|---|---|
| Version | 0.18.5.0 |
| Package manager | Homebrew |
| Package manager page | https://formulae.brew.sh/formula/monero |
| Homepage | https://www.getmonero.org/downloads/#cli |
| Repository | https://github.com/monero-project/monero |
| Upstream docs | https://docs.getmonero.org/ |
| License | BSD-3-Clause |
| Source archive | https://downloads.getmonero.org/cli/monero-source-v0.18.5.0.tar.bz2 |
| Last updated | 2026-05-12T21:41:33Z |
| Pulse | updated |
| Dependencies | boost, hidapi, libsodium, openssl@3, readline, unbound, zeromq |
| Build dependencies | cmake, pkgconf |
| Bottle | available (on arm64_linux, arm64_sequoia, arm64_sonoma, arm64_tahoe, sonoma, x86_64_linux) |
| Homebrew post-install | not defined |
| Service | declared |
registry facts
Source database details
| Source Database | Homebrew formula API |
|---|---|
| Tap | homebrew/core |
| Full Name | monero |
| 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.
Debian apt95%
monero 0.18.4.0+~0+20200826-1
cryptocoin client for Monero network - daemon and tools
https://www.getmonero.org/downloads/#cli
sudo apt install monero- Section: utils
- Architecture: amd64
- 16 dependencies
- normalized package name match
- Matched by: Monero
Debian apt95%
monero-tests 0.18.4.0+~0+20200826-1
cryptocoin client for Monero network - testsuite
https://www.getmonero.org/downloads/#cli
sudo apt install monero-tests- Section: utils
- Architecture: amd64
- Source Package: monero
- 16 dependencies
- normalized package name match
- Matched by: Monero
Ubuntu apt95%
monero 0.18.3.1+~0+20200826-1build3
cryptocoin client for Monero network - daemon and tools
https://www.getmonero.org/downloads/#cli
sudo apt install monero- Section: universe/utils
- Architecture: amd64
- 15 dependencies
- normalized package name match
- Matched by: Monero
Ubuntu apt95%
monero-tests 0.18.3.1+~0+20200826-1build3
cryptocoin client for Monero network - testsuite
https://www.getmonero.org/downloads/#cli
sudo apt install monero-tests- Section: universe/utils
- Architecture: amd64
- Source Package: monero
- 16 dependencies
- normalized package name match
- Matched by: Monero
apk95%
monero 0.18.5.0-r0
Secure, private, untraceable cryptocurrency
sudo apk add monero- License: BSD-3-Clause
- Architecture: x86_64
- Source Package: monero
- 1 dependencies
- 1 provides
- normalized package name match
- Matched by: Monero
pacman95%
monero 0.18.5.0-1
Monero: the secure, private, untraceable peer-to-peer currency
sudo pacman -S monero- License: BSD-3-Clause
- Architecture: x86_64
- 15 dependencies
- normalized package name match
- Matched by: Monero
zypper95%
monero-devel 0.18.5.0-1.1
Development files for monero
sudo zypper install monero-devel- License: MIT
- Category: Unspecified
- Architecture: x86_64
- Source Package: monero
- 1 provides
- normalized package name match
- Matched by: Monero
zypper95%
monero-utils 0.18.5.0-1.1
Utils for the Monero crypto-currency
sudo zypper install monero-utils- License: MIT
- Category: Unspecified
- Architecture: x86_64
- Source Package: monero
- 15 dependencies
- 1 provides
- normalized package name match
- Matched by: Monero
zypper95%
monerod 0.18.5.0-1.1
Headless daemon for monero crypto-currency
sudo zypper install monerod- License: MIT
- Category: Unspecified
- Architecture: x86_64
- Source Package: monero
- 17 dependencies
- 4 provides
- normalized package name match
- Matched by: Monero
Scoop95%
extras/monero
scoop install extras/monero- normalized package name match
- Matched by: Monero
source trail
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