# Install pixiewps with Homebrew, apk, apt, dnf, Nix, pacman

Offline Wi-Fi Protected Setup brute-force utility. Version 1.4.2 via Homebrew; verified from local package data.

## Install

```sh
sudo av install brew:pixiewps
```

Additional install commands:

### macOS

- Homebrew (100%):

```sh
brew install pixiewps
```

  Evidence: local Homebrew formula metadata

### Linux

- apk (92%):

```sh
sudo apk add pixiewps
```

  Evidence: Alpine Linux edge package indexes: pixiewps from https://dl-cdn.alpinelinux.org/alpine/edge/testing/x86_64/APKINDEX.tar.gz

- Debian apt (92%):

```sh
sudo apt install pixiewps
```

  Evidence: Debian stable package indexes: pixiewps from https://deb.debian.org/debian/dists/stable/main/binary-amd64/Packages.xz

- dnf (92%):

```sh
sudo dnf install pixiewps
```

  Evidence: Fedora Rawhide package metadata: pixiewps 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#pixiewps
```

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

- pacman (92%):

```sh
sudo pacman -S pixiewps
```

  Evidence: Arch Linux sync databases: pixiewps from https://geo.mirror.pkgbuild.com/extra/os/x86_64/extra.db.tar.gz

## Package facts

- **Package key:** brew:pixiewps
- **Package manager:** Homebrew
- **Package manager page:** <https://formulae.brew.sh/formula/pixiewps>
- **Version:** 1.4.2
- **Source summary:** Offline Wi-Fi Protected Setup brute-force utility
- **Homepage:** <https://github.com/wiire-a/pixiewps>
- **Repository:** <https://github.com/wiire-a/pixiewps>
- **Upstream docs:** <https://github.com/wiire-a/pixiewps#readme>
- **License:** GPL-3.0-or-later
- **Source archive:** <https://github.com/wiire-a/pixiewps/releases/download/v1.4.2/pixiewps-1.4.2.tar.xz>
- **Generated:** 2026-07-08T07:18:31+00:00

## Executables

- pixiewps (cli)
- pixiewps (alias)

## Dependencies

- openssl@3

## Install behavior

- Post-install hook: not defined
- Bottle: available on arm64_big_sur, arm64_linux, arm64_monterey, arm64_sequoia, arm64_sonoma, arm64_tahoe, arm64_ventura, big_sur, catalina, monterey, sonoma, ventura

## Freshness

- Page generated: 2026-07-08
- Package-manager version: 1.4.2
- Local data: ok
- Upstream repository: https://github.com/wiire-a/pixiewps
- info: No package-manager update timestamp was available.
- info: No cached GitHub release or tag data was available.

## 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:** pixiewps
- **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

- Debian apt - pixiewps - 1.4.2-5: normalized package name match | Debian stable package indexes: pixiewps from https://deb.debian.org/debian/dists/stable/main/binary-amd64/Packages.xz | Offline WPS bruteforce tool | https://github.com/wiire/pixiewps
- Nix - pixiewps: normalized package name match | nixpkgs package indexes: pkgs/by-name/pi/pixiewps/package.nix from https://api.github.com/repos/NixOS/nixpkgs/git/trees/master?recursive=1
- Ubuntu apt - pixiewps - 1.4.2-5: normalized package name match | Ubuntu 24.04 LTS package indexes: pixiewps from https://archive.ubuntu.com/ubuntu/dists/noble/universe/binary-amd64/Packages.gz | Offline WPS bruteforce tool | https://github.com/wiire/pixiewps
- apk - pixiewps - 1.4.2-r2: normalized package name match | Alpine Linux edge package indexes: pixiewps from https://dl-cdn.alpinelinux.org/alpine/edge/testing/x86_64/APKINDEX.tar.gz | An offline WPS bruteforce utility | https://github.com/wiire-a/pixiewps
- apk - pixiewps-doc - 1.4.2-r2: normalized package name match | Alpine Linux edge package indexes: pixiewps-doc from https://dl-cdn.alpinelinux.org/alpine/edge/testing/x86_64/APKINDEX.tar.gz | An offline WPS bruteforce utility (documentation) | https://github.com/wiire-a/pixiewps
- dnf - pixiewps - 1.4.2-21.fc44: normalized package name match | Fedora Rawhide package metadata: pixiewps from https://dl.fedoraproject.org/pub/fedora/linux/development/rawhide/Everything/x86_64/os/repodata/e5ca8ce900cd68f5419e1c39ae517343100b306336cbaeb70a3c153121d95094-primary.xml.zst | An offline Wi-Fi Protected Setup brute-force utility | https://github.com/wiire-a/pixiewps
- pacman - pixiewps - 1.4.2-4: normalized package name match | Arch Linux sync databases: pixiewps from https://geo.mirror.pkgbuild.com/extra/os/x86_64/extra.db.tar.gz | Offline bruteforce of the WPS pin exploiting the low or non-existing entropy of some APs | https://github.com/wiire/pixiewps


## Related links

- [Source-control packages](https://www.automicvault.com/pkg/source-control-tools/) - Belongs to a source-control command family.
- [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.
- [Security and crypto packages](https://www.automicvault.com/pkg/security-crypto-tools/) - Matched security, identity, cryptography, password, signing, or certificate metadata.
- [openssl@3](https://www.automicvault.com/pkg/brew/openssl-3/) - Runtime dependency declared by Homebrew.
- [reaver](https://www.automicvault.com/pkg/brew/reaver/) - Popular package that depends on this formula.
- [aircrack-ng](https://www.automicvault.com/pkg/brew/aircrack-ng/) - Shares av.db curated category or tags: cli, security, wifi, wireless.
- [hcxtools](https://www.automicvault.com/pkg/brew/hcxtools/) - Shares av.db curated category or tags: cli, security, wifi, wireless.
- [ubertooth](https://www.automicvault.com/pkg/brew/ubertooth/) - Shares av.db curated category or tags: cli, security, wireless.
- [fcrackzip](https://www.automicvault.com/pkg/brew/fcrackzip/) - Shares av.db curated category or tags: brute-force, cli, security.
- [truecrack](https://www.automicvault.com/pkg/brew/truecrack/) - Shares av.db curated category or tags: brute-force, cli, security.
- [wifi-password](https://www.automicvault.com/pkg/brew/wifi-password/) - Shares av.db curated category or tags: cli, security, wifi.
- [wirouter_keyrec](https://www.automicvault.com/pkg/brew/wirouter-keyrec/) - Shares av.db curated category or tags: cli, security, wifi.
- [swtpm](https://www.automicvault.com/pkg/brew/swtpm/) - Security-sensitive metadata or terminology overlaps. Shared terms: cli, openssl, openssl-3, security, setup.

## Combined YAML source

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