install

Additional install commands

macOS

Homebrewverified · 100%

brew install nexttrace

local Homebrew formula metadata

Linux

Nixverified · 92%

nix profile install nixpkgs#nexttrace

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

Windows

Scoopverified · 92%

scoop install extras/nexttrace

Scoop official bucket manifest trees · bucket/nexttrace.json · source: api.github.com

Windows Package Managerverified · 92%

winget install --id NextTrace.NextTrace.Core -e

Windows Package Manager source index · NextTrace.NextTrace.Core · source: cdn.winget.microsoft.com

overview

Package summary

Open source visual route tracking CLI tool

Project links

Commands and aliases

nexttrace

history

Project history and usage

NextTrace is a Go-based visual traceroute and routing-inspection CLI. It extends the familiar traceroute/MTR niche with IP annotation, AS-path and geolocation context, optional MTR-style views, Globalping support, and multiple binary flavors.

Project history

The public repository positions NTrace-core as the stable mirror while NTrace-dev receives development first; after a version has run stably, it is synchronized into NTrace-core. That split explains why package managers may lag the project's own newest release stream.

Adoption history

NextTrace has broader community uptake than most small network CLIs in this batch. The GitHub page showed about 8k stars, 475 forks, and 92 releases when researched. The project documents official APT packaging, Homebrew-core, a separate Homebrew tap, AUR, Termux, ImmortalWrt, Scoop, Winget, and binary downloads.

Homebrew's API generated on 2026-04-10 reported 2,700 installs-on-request in the preceding 365 days for the Homebrew-core `nexttrace` formula.

How it is used

Package nerds use it when plain traceroute is too terse: `nexttrace example.com` for path plus geographic/ASN annotations, `--mtu` for path MTU checks, `--nali` for IP annotations, `-F` for fast trace, and MTR-style modes when they want repeated latency/loss views. Homebrew-core ships the full `nexttrace` flavor and its caveat warns that root privileges may be required.

Why package nerds care

The interesting packaging detail is the flavor split. The upstream README says APT and the nxtrace Homebrew tap provide `nexttrace`, `nexttrace-tiny`, and `ntr`, while Homebrew-core, AUR, Scoop, and similar sources install the full `nexttrace` build only.

Timeline

2026-04-10: Homebrew formula API generated data for nexttrace 1.6.1.
2026-06-16: GitHub release listing showed v1.7.1 as the latest NTrace-core release.

Related projects

NTrace-dev
nali
mtr
traceroute
Globalping
PeeringDB
BGP.tools

Sources

security posture

No protected-tool coverage found yet

No matching local secret-handling manifest was found for nexttrace. Nucleus package metadata is still published here so future coverage has a stable package URL.

Install behavior

No Homebrew post-install hook is recorded in formula metadata.
Homebrew bottle metadata is available for 6 platform targets.
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
`nexttrace`	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 version1.7.1

manager updated2026-06-16

local dataok

upstreamcurrent

latest detectedv1.7.1

https://github.com/nxtrace/NTrace-core

okNo freshness warnings were generated.

install metadata

Package metadata

Package key	brew:nexttrace
Version	1.7.1
Package manager	Homebrew
Package manager page	https://formulae.brew.sh/formula/nexttrace
Homepage	https://www.nxtrace.org/
Repository	https://github.com/nxtrace/NTrace-core
Upstream docs	https://github.com/nxtrace/NTrace-core#readme
License	GPL-3.0-only
Source archive	https://github.com/nxtrace/NTrace-core/archive/refs/tags/v1.7.1.tar.gz
Last updated	2026-06-16T15:08:52Z
Pulse	updated
Build dependencies	go
Bottle	available (on arm64_linux, arm64_sequoia, arm64_sonoma, arm64_tahoe, sonoma, x86_64_linux)
Homebrew post-install	not defined
Service	none declared
Caveats	nexttrace requires root privileges so you will need to run `sudo nexttrace <ip>`. You should be certain that you trust any software you grant root privileges.

registry facts

Source database details

Source Database	Homebrew formula API
Tap	homebrew/core
Full Name	nexttrace
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	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.

Nix95%

nexttrace

nix profile install nixpkgs#nexttrace

normalized package name match
Matched by: Nexttrace

nixpkgs package indexes · api.github.com · nixpkgs package indexes: pkgs/by-name/ne/nexttrace/package.nix from https://api.github.com/repos/NixOS/nixpkgs/git/trees/master?recursive=1

Scoop95%

extras/nexttrace

scoop install extras/nexttrace

normalized package name match
Matched by: Nexttrace

Scoop official bucket manifest trees · api.github.com · Scoop official bucket manifest trees: bucket/nexttrace.json from https://api.github.com/repos/ScoopInstaller/Extras/git/trees/master?recursive=1

winget95%

NextTrace.NextTrace.Core

winget install --id NextTrace.NextTrace.Core -e

normalized package name match
Matched by: Nexttrace

Windows Package Manager source index · cdn.winget.microsoft.com · Windows Package Manager source index: NextTrace.NextTrace.Core from https://cdn.winget.microsoft.com/cache/source.msix

package graph

Links come from deterministic package relationships, av.db category and tag curation, ecosystem matches, and package hub membership.

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.

combined/nexttrace.yml

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

Install nexttrace with Homebrew, Nix, scoop, winget