macOS
Homebrewverified · 100%
brew install pcblocal Homebrew formula metadata
MacPortsverified · 94%
sudo port install pcbMacPorts ports tree · x11/pcb/Portfile · source: api.github.com
brew
Install pcb with Homebrew, dnf, MacPorts, Nix, zypper
Interactive printed circuit board editor. Version 4.3.0 via Homebrew; verified from local package data.
install
Additional install commands
Linux
Fedora dnfverified · 92%
sudo dnf install pcbFedora Rawhide package metadata · pcb · source: dl.fedoraproject.org
Nixverified · 92%
nix profile install nixpkgs#pcbnixpkgs package indexes · pkgs/by-name/pc/pcb/package.nix · source: api.github.com
openSUSE zypperverified · 92%
sudo zypper install pcbopenSUSE Tumbleweed package metadata · pcb · source: download.opensuse.org
overview
Package summary
Interactive printed circuit board editor
Project links
Commands and aliases
- MergePCBPS
- Merge_dimPCBPS
- pcb
security posture
Risk level: green
narrow executable package without higher-risk signals.
Risk classifier
green risk · low confidence · appliance
Why
- narrow executable package without higher-risk signals
Signals
- metadata:no-higher-risk-signals
Install behavior
- No Homebrew post-install hook is recorded in formula metadata.
- Homebrew bottle metadata is available for 10 platform targets.
- Installs with 13 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.
executables
Installed executables
| Command | Kind | Exposure | Note |
|---|---|---|---|
MergePCBPS | cli | global executable | |
Merge_dimPCBPS | cli | global executable | |
pcb | 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 version4.3.0
manager updated
local dataok
upstreamnot checked
latest detectednot detected
- infoNo package-manager update timestamp was available.low confidence
- infoRelease/tag comparison is only available for GitHub repositories.http://pcb.geda-project.org/none confidence
install metadata
Package metadata
| Package key | brew:pcb |
|---|---|
| Version | 4.3.0 |
| Package manager | Homebrew |
| Package manager page | https://formulae.brew.sh/formula/pcb |
| Homepage | http://pcb.geda-project.org/ |
| Repository | https://github.com/gEDA-pcb-developers/pcb |
| Upstream docs | http://pcb.geda-project.org/ |
| License | GPL-2.0-or-later |
| Source archive | https://downloads.sourceforge.net/project/pcb/pcb/pcb-4.3.0/pcb-4.3.0.tar.gz |
| Dependencies | at-spi2-core, cairo, dbus, gd, gdk-pixbuf, gettext, glib, gnu-sed, gtk+, gtkglext, harfbuzz, libxrender, pango |
| Build dependencies | intltool, pkgconf |
| Uses from macOS | tcl-tk |
| Bottle | available (on arm64_linux, arm64_monterey, arm64_sequoia, arm64_sonoma, arm64_tahoe, arm64_ventura, monterey, sonoma, ventura, x86_64_linux) |
| Homebrew post-install | not defined |
| Service | none declared |
registry facts
Source database details
| Source Database | Homebrew formula API |
|---|---|
| Tap | homebrew/core |
| Full Name | pcb |
| Version Scheme | 1 |
| Revision | 1 |
| Head Version | HEAD |
| Conflicts With |
|
| Bottle Stable Root URL | https://ghcr.io/v2/homebrew/core |
| Deprecated | yes |
| 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.
Nix95%
pcb
nix profile install nixpkgs#pcb- normalized package name match
- Matched by: Pcb
dnf95%
pcb 4.2.0-20.fc44
An interactive printed circuit board editor
http://pcb.geda-project.org/index.html
sudo dnf install pcb- License: GPL-2.0-or-later
- Category: Unspecified
- Architecture: x86_64
- Source Package: pcb
- 24 dependencies
- 4 provides
- normalized package name match
- Matched by: Pcb
dnf95%
pcb-doc 4.2.0-20.fc44
Documentation for PCB, an interactive printed circuit board editor
http://pcb.geda-project.org/index.html
sudo dnf install pcb-doc- License: GPL-2.0-or-later
- Category: Unspecified
- Architecture: x86_64
- Source Package: pcb
- 1 dependencies
- 1 provides
- normalized package name match
- Matched by: Pcb
zypper95%
pcb 4.3.0-1.18
CAD Program for the Design of Printed Circuit Boards
sudo zypper install pcb- License: GPL-2.0-only
- Category: Productivity/Scientific/Electronics
- Architecture: x86_64
- Source Package: pcb
- 20 dependencies
- 4 provides
- normalized package name match
- Matched by: Pcb
zypper95%
pcb-doc 4.3.0-1.18
Documentation for PCB, An interactive printed circuit board editor
sudo zypper install pcb-doc- License: GPL-2.0-only
- Category: Documentation/Other
- Architecture: noarch
- Source Package: pcb
- 1 dependencies
- 1 provides
- normalized package name match
- Matched by: Pcb
MacPorts95%
pcb
sudo port install pcb- normalized package name match
- Matched by: Pcb
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.
Used sources
- Geiger risk classifier
- Nucleus package database
- av.db category and tag curation
- cross-ecosystem install command graph
- external package-manager database matches
- package relationship graph
- package version freshness
- package-page enrichment