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Install pwsafe with Homebrew, apk, dnf, MacPorts, Nix, scoop

Generate passwords and manage encrypted password databases. Version 0.2.0 via Homebrew; verified 2026-04-23.

Install commandSecurity notes

install

Additional install commands

macOS

Homebrewverified · 100%
brew install pwsafe

local Homebrew formula metadata

MacPortsverified · 94%
sudo port install pwsafe

MacPorts ports tree · security/pwsafe/Portfile · source: api.github.com

Linux

Alpine Linux apkverified · 92%
sudo apk add pwsafe

Alpine Linux edge package indexes · pwsafe · source: dl-cdn.alpinelinux.org

Fedora dnfverified · 92%
sudo dnf install pwsafe

Fedora Rawhide package metadata · pwsafe · source: dl.fedoraproject.org

Nixverified · 92%
nix profile install nixpkgs#pwsafe

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

Windows

Scoopverified · 92%
scoop install extras/pwsafe

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

overview

Package summary

Generate passwords and manage encrypted password databases

Commands and aliases

  • pwsafe

security posture

Risk level: blue

broad file, network, media, or database tool signal.

Risk classifier

blue risk · medium confidence · tool

Why

  • broad file, network, media, or database tool signal

Signals

  • text:encrypt,database

Install behavior

  • No Homebrew post-install hook is recorded in formula metadata.
  • Homebrew bottle metadata is available for 6 platform targets.
  • Installs with 2 runtime 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

CommandKindExposureNote
pwsafecliglobal 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 version0.2.0
manager updated2026-04-23
local dataok
upstreamnot checked
latest detectednot detected

https://github.com/nsd20463/pwsafe

install metadata

Package metadata

Package keybrew:pwsafe
Version0.2.0
Package managerHomebrew
Package manager pagehttps://formulae.brew.sh/formula/pwsafe
Homepagehttps://github.com/nsd20463/pwsafe
Repositoryhttps://github.com/nsd20463/pwsafe
Upstream docshttps://github.com/nsd20463/pwsafe#readme
LicenseGPL-2.0-or-later
Source archivehttps://src.fedoraproject.org/repo/pkgs/pwsafe/pwsafe-0.2.0.tar.gz/4bb36538a2772ecbf1a542bc7d4746c0/pwsafe-0.2.0.tar.gz
Last updated2026-04-23T04:45:45Z
Pulseupdated
Dependenciesopenssl@4, readline
Bottleavailable (on arm64_linux, arm64_sequoia, arm64_sonoma, arm64_tahoe, sonoma, x86_64_linux)
Homebrew post-installnot defined
Servicenone declared

registry facts

Source database details

Source DatabaseHomebrew formula API
Taphomebrew/core
Full Namepwsafe
Version Scheme0
Revision4
Head VersionHEAD
Bottle Stable Root URLhttps://ghcr.io/v2/homebrew/core
Deprecatedno
Disabledno
Keg Onlyno
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%

pwsafe

nix profile install nixpkgs#pwsafe
  • normalized package name match
  • Matched by: Pwsafe
nixpkgs package indexes · api.github.com · nixpkgs package indexes: pkgs/by-name/pw/pwsafe/package.nix from https://api.github.com/repos/NixOS/nixpkgs/git/trees/master?recursive=1
apk95%

pwsafe 0.2.0_git20210320-r3

Password database

https://github.com/nsd20463/pwsafe

sudo apk add pwsafe
  • License: GPL-2.0-or-later
  • Architecture: x86_64
  • Source Package: pwsafe
  • 1 dependencies
  • 1 provides
  • normalized package name match
  • Matched by: Pwsafe
Alpine Linux edge package indexes · dl-cdn.alpinelinux.org · Alpine Linux edge package indexes: pwsafe from https://dl-cdn.alpinelinux.org/alpine/edge/community/x86_64/APKINDEX.tar.gz
apk95%

pwsafe-doc 0.2.0_git20210320-r3

Password database (documentation)

https://github.com/nsd20463/pwsafe

sudo apk add pwsafe-doc
  • License: GPL-2.0-or-later
  • Architecture: x86_64
  • Source Package: pwsafe
  • normalized package name match
  • Matched by: Pwsafe
Alpine Linux edge package indexes · dl-cdn.alpinelinux.org · Alpine Linux edge package indexes: pwsafe-doc from https://dl-cdn.alpinelinux.org/alpine/edge/community/x86_64/APKINDEX.tar.gz
dnf95%

pwsafe 0.2.0-47.fc44

A unix commandline program that manages encrypted password databases

http://nsd.dyndns.org/pwsafe/

sudo dnf install pwsafe
  • License: GPL-2.0-or-later
  • Category: Unspecified
  • Architecture: x86_64
  • Source Package: pwsafe
  • 8 dependencies
  • 1 provides
  • normalized package name match
  • Matched by: Pwsafe
Fedora Rawhide package metadata · dl.fedoraproject.org · Fedora Rawhide package metadata: pwsafe from https://dl.fedoraproject.org/pub/fedora/linux/development/rawhide/Everything/x86_64/os/repodata/e5ca8ce900cd68f5419e1c39ae517343100b306336cbaeb70a3c153121d95094-primary.xml.zst
MacPorts95%

pwsafe

sudo port install pwsafe
  • normalized package name match
  • Matched by: Pwsafe
MacPorts ports tree · api.github.com · MacPorts ports tree: security/pwsafe/Portfile from https://api.github.com/repos/macports/macports-ports/git/trees/master?recursive=1
Scoop95%

extras/pwsafe

scoop install extras/pwsafe
  • normalized package name match
  • Matched by: Pwsafe
Scoop official bucket manifest trees · api.github.com · Scoop official bucket manifest trees: bucket/pwsafe.json from https://api.github.com/repos/ScoopInstaller/Extras/git/trees/master?recursive=1

package graph

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

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  • openssl@4Runtime dependency declared by Homebrew.

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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.

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