# Install parca with Homebrew, Nix

Continuous profiling for analysis of CPU and memory usage. Version 0.28.0 via Homebrew; verified 2026-07-12. Also installable with nix: nix profile install nixpkgs#parca.

## Install

```sh
sudo av install brew:parca
```

Additional install commands:

### macOS

- Homebrew (100%):

```sh
brew install parca
```

  Evidence: local Homebrew formula metadata

### Linux

- Nix (92%):

```sh
nix profile install nixpkgs#parca
```

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

## Package facts

- **Package key:** brew:parca
- **Package manager:** Homebrew
- **Package manager page:** <https://formulae.brew.sh/formula/parca>
- **Version:** 0.28.0
- **Source summary:** Continuous profiling for analysis of CPU and memory usage
- **Homepage:** <https://www.parca.dev/>
- **Repository:** <https://github.com/parca-dev/parca>
- **Upstream docs:** <https://github.com/parca-dev/parca#readme>
- **License:** Apache-2.0
- **Source archive:** <https://github.com/parca-dev/parca/archive/refs/tags/v0.28.0.tar.gz>
- **Last updated:** 2026-07-12T00:16:24Z
- **Generated:** 2026-07-25T07:20:51+00:00

## Executables

- parca (cli)
- parca (alias)

## Build dependencies

- go
- node
- pnpm

## 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: 2026-07-25
- Package-manager version: 0.28.0
- Package-manager updated: 2026-07-12
- Local data: ok
- Upstream repository: https://github.com/parca-dev/parca
- Upstream latest detected: v0.28.0 (current)

## 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:** parca
- **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

## Other Package-Manager Records

- Nix - parca: normalized package name match | nixpkgs package indexes: pkgs/by-name/pa/parca/package.nix from https://api.github.com/repos/NixOS/nixpkgs/git/trees/master?recursive=1


## Related links

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- [Developer build packages](https://www.automicvault.com/pkg/developer-build-tools/) - Matched build, compiler, generator, or developer workflow metadata.
- [Networking and protocol packages](https://www.automicvault.com/pkg/networking-protocol-tools/) - Matched network, protocol, or remote-service metadata.
- [go](https://www.automicvault.com/pkg/brew/go/) - Build dependency declared by Homebrew.
- [node](https://www.automicvault.com/pkg/brew/node/) - Build dependency declared by Homebrew.
- [pnpm](https://www.automicvault.com/pkg/brew/pnpm/) - Build dependency declared by Homebrew.
- [alp](https://www.automicvault.com/pkg/brew/alp/) - Shares av.db curated category or tags: cli, developer-tools, observability.
- [counts](https://www.automicvault.com/pkg/brew/counts/) - Shares av.db curated category or tags: cli, developer-tools, profiling.
- [lttng-ust](https://www.automicvault.com/pkg/brew/lttng-ust/) - Shares av.db curated category or tags: cli, developer-tools, observability.
- [memray](https://www.automicvault.com/pkg/brew/memray/) - Shares av.db curated category or tags: cli, developer-tools, profiling.
- [newrelic-cli](https://www.automicvault.com/pkg/brew/newrelic-cli/) - Shares av.db curated category or tags: cli, developer-tools, observability.
- [otel-cli](https://www.automicvault.com/pkg/brew/otel-cli/) - Shares av.db curated category or tags: cli, developer-tools, observability.
- [py-spy](https://www.automicvault.com/pkg/brew/py-spy/) - Shares av.db curated category or tags: cli, developer-tools, profiling.
- [qcachegrind](https://www.automicvault.com/pkg/brew/qcachegrind/) - Shares av.db curated category or tags: cli, developer-tools, profiling.
- [samply](https://www.automicvault.com/pkg/brew/samply/) - Local package facts share a topical domain. Shared terms: cli, cpu, cpu-profiling, developer, developer-tools.
- [blondie](https://www.automicvault.com/pkg/cargo/blondie/) - Local package facts share a topical domain. Shared terms: cli, cpu, developer, developer-tools, profiling.

## Combined YAML source

View the package source record on GitHub. [combined/parca.yml](https://github.com/automic-vault/db/blob/main/combined/parca.yml)


## Sources

- Nucleus package database
- Geiger risk classifier
- package-page enrichment
- package version freshness
- av.db category and tag curation
- package relationship graph
- external package-manager database matches
- cross-ecosystem install command graph