install

Additional install commands

macOS

Homebrewverified · 100%

brew install solc-select

local Homebrew formula metadata

Linux

Nixverified · 92%

nix profile install nixpkgs#solc-select

nixpkgs package indexes · solc-select · source: raw.githubusercontent.com

overview

Package summary

Manage multiple Solidity compiler versions

Project links

Commands and aliases

solc-select

history

Project history and usage

solc-select is a small command-line version manager for the Solidity compiler. It provides a `solc-select` management command and a `solc` wrapper so developers can install and switch among Solidity compiler releases.

Project history

The project README describes solc-select as a tool for quickly switching between Solidity compiler versions. Its setup metadata identifies Trail of Bits as the author and publishes the project from the official Crytic GitHub organization.

The tool downloads compiler binaries from Solidity's official binary distribution and stores them under `~/.solc-select/artifacts/`, keeping local compiler selection separate from system package-manager versions.

Adoption history

The supplied package-manager facts list solc-select in Homebrew and Nix, reflecting its role as a developer convenience package for Ethereum and Solidity workstations. Homebrew marks it as conflicting with the `solidity` formula, which matches its job of supplying the `solc` wrapper executable.

How it is used

Typical use is to install a compiler version with `solc-select install <version>`, choose a global version with `solc-select use <version>`, or override the selected compiler for one command with the `SOLC_VERSION` environment variable.

Why package nerds care

solc-select is package-nerd bait because Solidity projects often pin old compiler versions in source pragmas. Instead of forcing the OS package manager to carry many parallel `solc` packages, solc-select acts like a language-specific shim manager for the compiler.

Timeline

2020: The official setup metadata on the master branch identifies version 0.2.1.
2021: Git tags include the 1.0.x series.
2026: The Homebrew formula in the supplied facts packages solc-select for current macOS and Linux users.

Related projects

Solidity provides the compiler binaries that solc-select downloads. Crytic and Trail of Bits security tooling often need repeatable Solidity compiler selection for analysis workflows.

Sources

Input package-manager facts: source_facts.package-manager and source_facts.package-manager-url
Official README: https://github.com/crytic/solc-select#readme
Official setup metadata: https://github.com/crytic/solc-select/blob/master/setup.py

security posture

No protected-tool coverage found yet

No matching local secret-handling manifest was found for solc-select. Nucleus package metadata is still published here so future coverage has a stable package URL.

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.

local files

Configuration and credential file locations

These source-backed paths show where this package keeps local settings or durable credentials. Automic Vault can use them as review targets for secret scanning, migration, and command approval.

Configuration files

Config paths the tool may read or write during local use.

Unix: ~/.solc-select/global-version

executables

Installed executables

Command	Kind	Exposure	Note
`solc-select`	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 version1.2.0

manager updated2026-05-14

local dataok

upstreamnot checked

latest detectednot detected

https://github.com/crytic/solc-select

infoNo cached GitHub release or tag data was available.https://github.com/crytic/solc-selectnone confidence

install metadata

Package metadata

Package key	brew:solc-select
Version	1.2.0
Package manager	Homebrew
Package manager page	https://formulae.brew.sh/formula/solc-select
Homepage	https://github.com/crytic/solc-select
Repository	https://github.com/crytic/solc-select
Upstream docs	https://github.com/crytic/solc-select#readme
License	AGPL-3.0-only
Source archive	https://files.pythonhosted.org/packages/62/89/51e614fdbf26f47268c18f8a3b6cf1cb67c9a8b48b7b7231c948cae97814/solc_select-1.2.0.tar.gz
Last updated	2026-05-14T12:58:22Z
Pulse	updated
Dependencies	certifi, python@3.14
Bottle	available (on arm64_linux, arm64_sequoia, arm64_sonoma, arm64_tahoe, sonoma, 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	solc-select
Version Scheme	0
Revision	4
Head Version	HEAD
Conflicts With	solidity
Bottle Stable Root URL	https://ghcr.io/v2/homebrew/core
Deprecated	no
Disabled	no
Keg Only	no
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%

solc-select

nix profile install nixpkgs#solc-select

normalized package name match
Matched by: Solc Select

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package graph

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

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.

combined/solc-select.yml

Used sources

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

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