# Install nexttrace with Homebrew, Nix, scoop, winget Open source visual route tracking CLI tool. Version 1.7.1 via Homebrew; verified 2026-06-16. ## Install ```sh sudo av install brew:nexttrace ``` Additional install commands: ### macOS - Homebrew (100%): ```sh brew install nexttrace ``` Evidence: local Homebrew formula metadata ### Linux - Nix (92%): ```sh nix profile install nixpkgs#nexttrace ``` Evidence: nixpkgs package indexes: pkgs/by-name/ne/nexttrace/package.nix from https://api.github.com/repos/NixOS/nixpkgs/git/trees/master?recursive=1 ### Windows - Scoop (92%): ```sh scoop install extras/nexttrace ``` Evidence: Scoop official bucket manifest trees: bucket/nexttrace.json from https://api.github.com/repos/ScoopInstaller/Extras/git/trees/master?recursive=1 - winget (92%): ```sh winget install --id NextTrace.NextTrace.Core -e ``` Evidence: Windows Package Manager source index: NextTrace.NextTrace.Core from https://cdn.winget.microsoft.com/cache/source.msix ## Package facts - **Package key:** brew:nexttrace - **Package manager:** Homebrew - **Package manager page:** - **Version:** 1.7.1 - **Source summary:** Open source visual route tracking CLI tool - **Homepage:** - **Repository:** - **Upstream docs:** - **License:** GPL-3.0-only - **Source archive:** - **Last updated:** 2026-06-16T15:08:52Z - **Generated:** 2026-07-08T07:18:31+00:00 ## Executables - nexttrace (cli) - nexttrace (alias) ## Build dependencies - go ## Install behavior - Post-install hook: not defined - Caveats: nexttrace requires root privileges so you will need to run `sudo nexttrace `. You should be certain that you trust any software you grant root privileges. - Bottle: available on arm64_linux, arm64_sequoia, arm64_sonoma, arm64_tahoe, sonoma, x86_64_linux ## Freshness - Page generated: 2026-07-08 - Package-manager version: 1.7.1 - Package-manager updated: 2026-06-16 - Local data: ok - Upstream repository: https://github.com/nxtrace/NTrace-core - Upstream latest detected: v1.7.1 (current) ## 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 Notes 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. ## 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:** - **Deprecated:** no - **Disabled:** no - **Keg Only:** no - **URL Keys:** head, stable ## Other Package-Manager Records - Nix - nexttrace: normalized package name match | nixpkgs package indexes: pkgs/by-name/ne/nexttrace/package.nix from https://api.github.com/repos/NixOS/nixpkgs/git/trees/master?recursive=1 - Scoop - extras/nexttrace: normalized package name match | Scoop official bucket manifest trees: bucket/nexttrace.json from https://api.github.com/repos/ScoopInstaller/Extras/git/trees/master?recursive=1 - winget - NextTrace.NextTrace.Core: normalized package name match | Windows Package Manager source index: NextTrace.NextTrace.Core from https://cdn.winget.microsoft.com/cache/source.msix ## Related links - [Terminal utility packages](https://www.automicvault.com/pkg/terminal-utilities/) - Matched terminal and command-line workflow metadata. - [Networking and protocol packages](https://www.automicvault.com/pkg/networking-protocol-tools/) - Matched network, protocol, or remote-service metadata. - [Media and graphics packages](https://www.automicvault.com/pkg/media-graphics-tools/) - Matched media, image, audio, video, or graphics metadata. - [Homebrew utility packages](https://www.automicvault.com/pkg/brew-utility-packages/) - Matched Homebrew package provider. - [go](https://www.automicvault.com/pkg/brew/go/) - Build dependency declared by Homebrew. - [tcptraceroute](https://www.automicvault.com/pkg/brew/tcptraceroute/) - Shares av.db curated category or tags: cli, diagnostics, network-diagnostics, networking, routing. - [fastrace](https://www.automicvault.com/pkg/brew/fastrace/) - Shares av.db curated category or tags: cli, diagnostics, network-diagnostics, networking, traceroute. - [lft](https://www.automicvault.com/pkg/brew/lft/) - Shares av.db curated category or tags: cli, diagnostics, network-diagnostics, networking, traceroute. - [mtr](https://www.automicvault.com/pkg/brew/mtr/) - Shares av.db curated category or tags: cli, diagnostics, network-diagnostics, networking, traceroute. - [tracebox](https://www.automicvault.com/pkg/brew/tracebox/) - Shares av.db curated category or tags: cli, diagnostics, network-diagnostics, networking, traceroute. - [trippy](https://www.automicvault.com/pkg/brew/trippy/) - Shares av.db curated category or tags: cli, diagnostics, network-diagnostics, networking, traceroute. - [cloudflare-speed-cli](https://www.automicvault.com/pkg/brew/cloudflare-speed-cli/) - Shares av.db curated category or tags: cli, diagnostics, network-diagnostics, networking. - [fping](https://www.automicvault.com/pkg/brew/fping/) - Shares av.db curated category or tags: cli, diagnostics, network-diagnostics, networking. ## Combined YAML source View the package source record on GitHub. [combined/nexttrace.yml](https://github.com/automic-vault/db/blob/main/combined/nexttrace.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