macOS
Homebrewverified · 100%
brew install siliconlocal Homebrew formula metadata
MacPortsverified · 94%
sudo port install siliconMacPorts ports tree · graphics/silicon/Portfile · source: api.github.com
brew
Install silicon with Homebrew, MacPorts, Nix, pacman, scoop
Create beautiful image of your source code. Version 0.5.3 via Homebrew; verified from local package data.
install
Additional install commands
Linux
Nixverified · 92%
nix profile install nixpkgs#siliconnixpkgs package indexes · pkgs/by-name/si/silicon/package.nix · source: api.github.com
Arch Linux pacmanverified · 92%
sudo pacman -S siliconArch Linux sync databases · silicon · source: geo.mirror.pkgbuild.com
Windows
Scoopverified · 92%
scoop install main/siliconScoop official bucket manifest trees · bucket/silicon.json · source: api.github.com
overview
Package summary
Create beautiful image of your source code
Project links
Commands and aliases
- silicon
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:image
Install behavior
- No Homebrew post-install hook is recorded in formula metadata.
- Homebrew bottle metadata is available for 8 platform targets.
- Installs with 3 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
silicon | 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 version0.5.3
manager updated
local dataok
upstreamcurrent
latest detectedv0.5.3
https://github.com/Aloxaf/silicon
- infoNo package-manager update timestamp was available.low confidence
install metadata
Package metadata
| Package key | brew:silicon |
|---|---|
| Version | 0.5.3 |
| Package manager | Homebrew |
| Package manager page | https://formulae.brew.sh/formula/silicon |
| Homepage | https://github.com/Aloxaf/silicon/ |
| Repository | https://github.com/Aloxaf/silicon |
| Upstream docs | https://github.com/Aloxaf/silicon#readme |
| License | MIT |
| Source archive | https://github.com/Aloxaf/silicon/archive/refs/tags/v0.5.3.tar.gz |
| Dependencies | fontconfig, freetype, harfbuzz |
| Build dependencies | pkgconf, rust |
| Bottle | available (on arm64_linux, arm64_sequoia, arm64_sonoma, arm64_tahoe, arm64_ventura, 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 | silicon |
| Version Scheme | 0 |
| Revision | 0 |
| Bottle Stable Root URL | https://ghcr.io/v2/homebrew/core |
| Deprecated | no |
| 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%
silicon
nix profile install nixpkgs#silicon- normalized package name match
- Matched by: Silicon
pacman95%
silicon 0.5.3-2
Create beautiful images of your code
https://github.com/Aloxaf/silicon
sudo pacman -S silicon- License: MIT
- Architecture: x86_64
- 7 dependencies
- 2 optional deps
- normalized package name match
- Matched by: Silicon
MacPorts95%
silicon
sudo port install silicon- normalized package name match
- Matched by: Silicon
Scoop95%
main/silicon
scoop install main/silicon- normalized package name match
- Matched by: Silicon
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