# Install nasm with Homebrew, apk, chocolatey, apt, dnf, MacPorts, Nix, pacman, scoop, winget, zypper Netwide Assembler (NASM) is an 80x86 assembler. Version 3.02 via Homebrew; verified 2026-06-29. ## Install ```sh sudo av install brew:nasm ``` Additional install commands: ### macOS - Homebrew (100%): ```sh brew install nasm ``` Evidence: local Homebrew formula metadata - MacPorts (94%): ```sh sudo port install nasm ``` Evidence: MacPorts ports tree: lang/nasm/Portfile from https://api.github.com/repos/macports/macports-ports/git/trees/master?recursive=1 ### Linux - apk (92%): ```sh sudo apk add nasm ``` Evidence: Alpine Linux edge package indexes: nasm from https://dl-cdn.alpinelinux.org/alpine/edge/main/x86_64/APKINDEX.tar.gz - Debian apt (92%): ```sh sudo apt install nasm ``` Evidence: Debian stable package indexes: nasm from https://deb.debian.org/debian/dists/stable/main/binary-amd64/Packages.xz - dnf (92%): ```sh sudo dnf install nasm ``` Evidence: Fedora Rawhide package metadata: nasm 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#nasm ``` Evidence: nixpkgs package indexes: pkgs/by-name/na/nasm/package.nix from https://api.github.com/repos/NixOS/nixpkgs/git/trees/master?recursive=1 - pacman (92%): ```sh sudo pacman -S nasm ``` Evidence: Arch Linux sync databases: nasm from https://geo.mirror.pkgbuild.com/extra/os/x86_64/extra.db.tar.gz - zypper (92%): ```sh sudo zypper install nasm ``` Evidence: openSUSE Tumbleweed package metadata: nasm from https://download.opensuse.org/tumbleweed/repo/oss/repodata/be8d3611d25469107f32075a1697e69ec57a2b850b42348a658cc671ad5ec2b50760d02c3e59524d50da9a11d5be799bdaffba2e166e8ca8858512e3c0bd665d-primary.xml.zst ### Windows - Chocolatey (92%): ```sh choco install nasm ``` Evidence: Chocolatey community package catalog: nasm from http://community.chocolatey.org/api/v2/Packages?$filter=IsLatestVersion&$select=Id&$top=1000&$skiptoken='11','naps2' - Scoop (92%): ```sh scoop install main/nasm ``` Evidence: Scoop official bucket manifest trees: bucket/nasm.json from https://api.github.com/repos/ScoopInstaller/Main/git/trees/master?recursive=1 - winget (92%): ```sh winget install --id NASM.NASM -e ``` Evidence: Windows Package Manager source index: NASM.NASM from https://cdn.winget.microsoft.com/cache/source.msix ## Package facts - **Package key:** brew:nasm - **Package manager:** Homebrew - **Package manager page:** - **Version:** 3.02 - **Source summary:** Netwide Assembler (NASM) is an 80x86 assembler - **Homepage:** - **Repository:** - **Upstream docs:** - **License:** BSD-2-Clause - **Source archive:** - **Last updated:** 2026-06-29T07:58:49Z - **Generated:** 2026-07-08T18:08:21+00:00 ## Executables - nasm (cli) - ndisasm (cli) - nasm (alias) - ndisasm (alias) ## 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: 3.02 - Package-manager updated: 2026-06-29 - Local data: ok - Upstream repository: https://www.nasm.us/ - info: Release/tag comparison is only available for GitHub repositories. ## Project history and usage NASM, the Netwide Assembler, is a long-running x86 and x86-64 assembler with Intel-like syntax, broad object-format support, a companion disassembler `ndisasm`, and a reputation as a standard tool for low-level x86 work. ### Project history The official NASM site says the project was originally developed by Simon Tatham and Julian Hall and is maintained by a team led by H. Peter Anvin. The documentation's version history records version 0.90 in October 1996 as the first release version and the first support for object-file output. NASM 2.00 added general x86-64 support, Win64 COFF, ELF64, and Mach-O output formats. NASM 3 series became the production version in 2025 and added APX instruction encodings and preprocessor improvements. The official site listed stable version 3.02 on 2026-06-29 and a development snapshot dated 2026-07-01. ### Adoption history NASM is packaged almost everywhere: Homebrew input data lists Alpine, Debian, Fedora, MacPorts, Nix, pacman, Scoop, Ubuntu, winget, and zypper package names. Homebrew's formula JSON generated on 2026-07-01 reported 93,847 installs over 365 days and 35,027 installs-on-request over 365 days, making it the dominant package in this batch by Homebrew adoption. GitHub API data fetched on 2026-07-01 showed 3,249 stars and 410 forks for the current GitHub-hosted repository. Those numbers understate its age because NASM predates GitHub by more than two decades and has long been distributed through project tarballs, OS packages, compiler-course notes, and low-level systems tutorials. ### How it is used Users assemble source with commands such as `nasm -f elf myfile.asm` for object files or `nasm -f bin program.asm -o program.com` for flat binaries. The package also installs `ndisasm`, useful for disassembling raw x86 byte streams. Package nerds encounter NASM as a build dependency for projects containing hand-written x86 assembly, codec kernels, bootloaders, OS-dev experiments, exploit/reversing exercises, and compiler or architecture classes. Its value is the predictable Intel-like syntax and explicit output-format selection. ### Why package nerds care NASM is one of the canonical x86 assembler packages. It matters because it is small, scriptable, cross-platform, and stable enough to appear as a dependency in build systems that need exact x86 object generation without invoking a full compiler frontend. ### Timeline - 1996-10: NASM 0.90 released as the first release version with object-file output support. - 2007: NASM 2.00 series added general x86-64 support and 64-bit object formats. - 2025: NASM 3 series became the production line, adding APX instruction encodings. - 2026-06-29: NASM 3.02 listed by the official site as stable. - 2026-07-01: Homebrew formula JSON listed stable version 3.02 and 93,847 installs over 365 days. ### Related projects - ndisasm - Yasm - GNU assembler - Intel Software Developer Manual ### 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:** nasm - **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 - Debian apt - nasm - 2.16.03-1: normalized package name match | Debian stable package indexes: nasm from https://deb.debian.org/debian/dists/stable/main/binary-amd64/Packages.xz | General-purpose x86 assembler | http://www.nasm.us/ - Nix - nasm: normalized package name match | nixpkgs package indexes: pkgs/by-name/na/nasm/package.nix from https://api.github.com/repos/NixOS/nixpkgs/git/trees/master?recursive=1 - Ubuntu apt - nasm - 2.16.01-1build1: normalized package name match | Ubuntu 24.04 LTS package indexes: nasm from https://archive.ubuntu.com/ubuntu/dists/noble/universe/binary-amd64/Packages.gz | General-purpose x86 assembler | http://www.nasm.us/ - apk - nasm - 3.01-r0: normalized package name match | Alpine Linux edge package indexes: nasm from https://dl-cdn.alpinelinux.org/alpine/edge/main/x86_64/APKINDEX.tar.gz | 80x86 assembler designed for portability and modularity | https://www.nasm.us - apk - nasm-doc - 3.01-r0: normalized package name match | Alpine Linux edge package indexes: nasm-doc from https://dl-cdn.alpinelinux.org/alpine/edge/main/x86_64/APKINDEX.tar.gz | 80x86 assembler designed for portability and modularity (documentation) | https://www.nasm.us - dnf - nasm - 3.01-3.fc45: normalized package name match | Fedora Rawhide package metadata: nasm from https://dl.fedoraproject.org/pub/fedora/linux/development/rawhide/Everything/x86_64/os/repodata/e5ca8ce900cd68f5419e1c39ae517343100b306336cbaeb70a3c153121d95094-primary.xml.zst | A portable x86 assembler which uses Intel-like syntax | http://www.nasm.us - dnf - nasm-doc - 3.01-3.fc45: normalized package name match | Fedora Rawhide package metadata: nasm-doc from https://dl.fedoraproject.org/pub/fedora/linux/development/rawhide/Everything/x86_64/os/repodata/e5ca8ce900cd68f5419e1c39ae517343100b306336cbaeb70a3c153121d95094-primary.xml.zst | Documentation for NASM | http://www.nasm.us - pacman - nasm - 3.01-1: normalized package name match | Arch Linux sync databases: nasm from https://geo.mirror.pkgbuild.com/extra/os/x86_64/extra.db.tar.gz | 80x86 assembler designed for portability and modularity | https://ww.nasm.us - zypper - nasm - 3.01-1.3: normalized package name match | openSUSE Tumbleweed package metadata: nasm from https://download.opensuse.org/tumbleweed/repo/oss/repodata/be8d3611d25469107f32075a1697e69ec57a2b850b42348a658cc671ad5ec2b50760d02c3e59524d50da9a11d5be799bdaffba2e166e8ca8858512e3c0bd665d-primary.xml.zst | Netwide Assembler (An x86 Assembler) | https://www.nasm.us/ - MacPorts - nasm: normalized package name match | MacPorts ports tree: lang/nasm/Portfile from https://api.github.com/repos/macports/macports-ports/git/trees/master?recursive=1 - Chocolatey - nasm: normalized package name match | Chocolatey community package catalog: nasm from http://community.chocolatey.org/api/v2/Packages?$filter=IsLatestVersion&$select=Id&$top=1000&$skiptoken='11','naps2' - Scoop - main/nasm: normalized package name match | Scoop official bucket manifest trees: bucket/nasm.json from https://api.github.com/repos/ScoopInstaller/Main/git/trees/master?recursive=1 - winget - NASM.NASM: normalized package name match | Windows Package Manager source index: NASM.NASM from https://cdn.winget.microsoft.com/cache/source.msix ## Related links - 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