# Install somo with Homebrew, Nix Human-friendly alternative to netstat for socket and port monitoring. Version 1.3.3 via Homebrew; verified 2026-04-30. ## Install ```sh sudo av install brew:somo ``` Additional install commands: ### macOS - Homebrew (100%): ```sh brew install somo ``` Evidence: local Homebrew formula metadata ### Linux - Nix (92%): ```sh nix profile install nixpkgs#somo ``` Evidence: nixpkgs package indexes: pkgs/by-name/so/somo/package.nix from https://api.github.com/repos/NixOS/nixpkgs/git/trees/master?recursive=1 ## Package facts - **Package key:** brew:somo - **Package manager:** Homebrew - **Package manager page:** - **Version:** 1.3.3 - **Source summary:** Human-friendly alternative to netstat for socket and port monitoring - **Homepage:** - **Repository:** - **Upstream docs:** - **License:** MIT - **Source archive:** - **Last updated:** 2026-04-30T15:42:34Z - **Generated:** 2026-07-08T07:18:31+00:00 ## Executables - somo (cli) - somo (alias) ## Build dependencies - rust ## Install behavior - Post-install hook: not defined - Bottle: available on arm64_linux, arm64_sequoia, arm64_sonoma, arm64_tahoe, sonoma, x86_64_linux ## Freshness - Page generated: 2026-07-08 - Package-manager version: 1.3.3 - Package-manager updated: 2026-04-30 - Local data: ok - Upstream repository: https://github.com/theopfr/somo - Upstream latest detected: v1.3.3 (current) ## Project history and usage somo is a Rust command-line utility that presents socket and port information in a more human-friendly form than traditional `netstat` output. It targets Linux and macOS and is packaged through Cargo, Homebrew, Nix, Arch-style packaging, and downloadable releases. ### Project history The upstream changelog records somo 1.0.0 on 4 June 2025, with command-line flag changes, tests, a logo, and removal of AbuseIPDB scanning. Version 1.1.0 in July 2025 added macOS support, shell completions, Nix packaging support, compact output, JSON/custom formatting, and other terminal-oriented features. Later 2025 releases added config-file support for default flags, IANA service-name annotations, established-connection filtering, built-in paging, and README documentation for Homebrew installation. By April 2026 the latest GitHub release shown on the repository was 1.3.3. ### Adoption history GitHub shows thousands of stars for the project, and Homebrew analytics show more than a thousand installs over the trailing year. That makes somo a visible example of the newer wave of Rust CLIs that repackage familiar Unix administration tasks with richer defaults. ### How it is used Users run `somo` or `sudo somo` to inspect connections, then filter by TCP/UDP, PID, process, local port, remote address, connection state, or output format. The README explicitly frames it as a move from `netstat -tulpn` to `somo -l`, with JSON output and generated shell completions for scripting and interactive use. ### Why package nerds care somo is package-nerd catnip because it follows the modern Rust CLI pattern: small static-feeling binary, polished table output, shell completions, JSON mode, Homebrew formula, Cargo install path, and Nix support. It competes culturally with old admin tools rather than replacing a network stack component. ### Timeline - 2025: somo 1.0.0 released. - 2025: somo 1.1.0 adds macOS support, shell completions, Nix packaging, JSON output, and compact mode. - 2025: somo 1.2.0 adds config-file support and IANA service annotations. - 2025: somo 1.3.0 updates documentation for Homebrew installation and adds automatic paging. - 2026: somo 1.3.3 released. ### Related projects - Traditional `netstat` is the comparison point used by the README. - The README names procfs for Linux support and netstat2/libproc for macOS support. - Cargo, Homebrew, Nix, and Arch-style packaging are all documented installation paths. ### Sources - - - - ## 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:** somo - **Version Scheme:** 0 - **Revision:** 0 - **Bottle Stable Root URL:** - **Deprecated:** no - **Disabled:** no - **Keg Only:** no - **URL Keys:** stable ## Other Package-Manager Records - Nix - somo: normalized package name match | nixpkgs package indexes: pkgs/by-name/so/somo/package.nix from https://api.github.com/repos/NixOS/nixpkgs/git/trees/master?recursive=1 ## 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. - [Homebrew utility packages](https://www.automicvault.com/pkg/brew-utility-packages/) - Matched Homebrew package provider. - [rust](https://www.automicvault.com/pkg/brew/rust/) - Build dependency declared by Homebrew. - [snitch](https://www.automicvault.com/pkg/brew/snitch/) - Shares av.db curated category or tags: cli, monitoring, netstat, networking. - [cloudprober](https://www.automicvault.com/pkg/brew/cloudprober/) - Shares av.db curated category or tags: cli, monitoring, networking. - [darkstat](https://www.automicvault.com/pkg/brew/darkstat/) - Shares av.db curated category or tags: cli, monitoring, networking. - [dish](https://www.automicvault.com/pkg/brew/dish/) - Shares av.db curated category or tags: cli, monitoring, networking. - [dnstop](https://www.automicvault.com/pkg/brew/dnstop/) - Shares av.db curated category or tags: cli, monitoring, networking. - [easeprobe](https://www.automicvault.com/pkg/brew/easeprobe/) - Shares av.db curated category or tags: cli, monitoring, networking. - [httping](https://www.automicvault.com/pkg/brew/httping/) - Shares av.db curated category or tags: cli, monitoring, networking. - [httptap](https://www.automicvault.com/pkg/brew/httptap/) - Shares av.db curated category or tags: cli, monitoring, networking. - [launch_socket_server](https://www.automicvault.com/pkg/brew/launch-socket-server/) - Local package facts share a topical domain. Shared terms: cli, macos, networking, ports, socket. ## Combined YAML source View the package source record on GitHub. [combined/somo.yml](https://github.com/automic-vault/db/blob/main/combined/somo.yml) ## Sources - Nucleus package database - Geiger risk classifier - package-page enrichment - curated package history - package version freshness - av.db category and tag curation - package relationship graph - external package-manager database matches - cross-ecosystem install command graph