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Install speedtest-cli with Homebrew, apk, apt, dnf, MacPorts, Nix, pacman, scoop, winget, zypper, chocolatey

Command-line interface for https://speedtest.net bandwidth tests. Version 2.1.3 via Homebrew; verified from local package data.

Install commandSecurity notes

install

Additional install commands

macOS

Homebrewverified · 100%
brew install speedtest-cli

local Homebrew formula metadata

MacPortsverified · 94%
sudo port install speedtest-cli

MacPorts ports tree · net/speedtest-cli/Portfile · source: api.github.com

Linux

Alpine Linux apkverified · 92%
sudo apk add speedtest-cli

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

Debian aptverified · 92%
sudo apt install speedtest-cli

Debian stable package indexes · speedtest-cli · source: deb.debian.org

Fedora dnfverified · 92%
sudo dnf install speedtest-cli

Fedora Rawhide package metadata · speedtest-cli · source: dl.fedoraproject.org

Nixverified · 92%
nix profile install nixpkgs#speedtest-cli

nixpkgs package indexes · speedtest-cli · source: raw.githubusercontent.com

Arch Linux pacmanverified · 92%
sudo pacman -S speedtest-cli

Arch Linux sync databases · speedtest-cli · source: geo.mirror.pkgbuild.com

openSUSE zypperverified · 92%
sudo zypper install speedtest-cli

openSUSE Tumbleweed package metadata · speedtest-cli · source: download.opensuse.org

Windows

Scoopverified · 92%
scoop install main/speedtest-cli

Scoop official bucket manifest trees · bucket/speedtest-cli.json · source: api.github.com

Windows Package Managerverified · 92%
winget install --id Ookla.Speedtest.CLI -e

Windows Package Manager source index · Ookla.Speedtest.CLI · source: cdn.winget.microsoft.com

Chocolateyverified · 92%
choco install speedtest

Chocolatey community package catalog · speedtest · source: community.chocolatey.org

overview

Package summary

Command-line interface for https://speedtest.net bandwidth tests

Commands and aliases

  • speedtest
  • speedtest-cli

history

Project history and usage

speedtest-cli is an unofficial Python command-line client for running Speedtest.net bandwidth tests. It became a staple package-manager utility because it made a browser-centric network diagnostic available over SSH, cron, shell scripts, and headless systems.

Project history

The official GitHub repository was created in September 2012 and describes the project as a command-line interface for testing internet bandwidth using Speedtest.net. The README documents installation by pip, GitHub checkout, or direct download of the Python script, reflecting its long life as both a Python package and a standalone executable.

Adoption history

Repository metadata shows more than fourteen thousand stars and over nineteen hundred forks by July 2026, and the input package facts list packages across Homebrew, Debian, Fedora, Arch, Alpine, Nix, MacPorts, Scoop, Chocolatey, Ubuntu, and other ecosystems. The GitHub repository was archived on April 30, 2026, marking it read-only after years of widespread CLI use.

How it is used

The README exposes options for suppressing upload or download tests, selecting servers, outputting simple, CSV, or JSON results, binding source IPs, and using HTTPS. It also cautions that latency is relative for server selection and that results can differ from Speedtest.net because Speedtest.net migrated to socket tests while speedtest-cli uses Python and older HTTP-style behavior.

Why package nerds care

For package nerds, speedtest-cli is a canonical example of a web service workflow turned into a cross-platform command. Its appeal is not perfect measurement fidelity; it is easy installation, scriptable output, and availability on nearly every package manager people use on servers, routers, laptops, and CI images.

Timeline

  • 2012: sivel/speedtest-cli repository created on GitHub.
  • 2019: v2.1.1 and v2.1.2 releases published.
  • 2021: v2.1.3 release published.
  • 2026: Repository archived and made read-only.

Related projects

  • Speedtest.net is the service whose bandwidth tests speedtest-cli drives.
  • sivel/go-speedtest is identified by its README as an experimental Go command-line client while speedtest-cli remained the stable Python client.

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:http

Install behavior

  • No Homebrew post-install hook is recorded in formula metadata.
  • Homebrew bottle metadata is available for 1 platform targets.
  • Installs with 1 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
speedtestcliglobal executable
speedtest-clicliglobal 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 generated2026-07-07
manager version2.1.3
manager updated
local dataok
upstreamcurrent
latest detectedv2.1.3

https://github.com/sivel/speedtest-cli

  • infoNo package-manager update timestamp was available.low confidence

install metadata

Package metadata

Package keybrew:speedtest-cli
Version2.1.3
Package managerHomebrew
Package manager pagehttps://formulae.brew.sh/formula/speedtest-cli
Homepagehttps://github.com/sivel/speedtest-cli
Repositoryhttps://github.com/sivel/speedtest-cli
Upstream docshttps://github.com/sivel/speedtest-cli#readme
LicenseApache-2.0
Source archivehttps://github.com/sivel/speedtest-cli/archive/refs/tags/v2.1.3.tar.gz
Dependenciespython@3.14
Bottleavailable (on all)
Homebrew post-installnot defined
Servicenone declared

registry facts

Source database details

Source DatabaseHomebrew formula API
Taphomebrew/core
Full Namespeedtest-cli
Version Scheme0
Revision2
Head VersionHEAD
Bottle Stable Root URLhttps://ghcr.io/v2/homebrew/core
Deprecatedyes
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.

Debian apt95%

speedtest-cli 2.1.3-3

Command line interface for testing internet bandwidth using speedtest.net

https://github.com/sivel/speedtest-cli/

sudo apt install speedtest-cli
  • Section: utils
  • Architecture: all
  • 2 dependencies
  • normalized package name match
  • Matched by: Speedtest Cli
Debian stable package indexes · deb.debian.org · Debian stable package indexes: speedtest-cli from https://deb.debian.org/debian/dists/stable/main/binary-amd64/Packages.xz
Nix95%

speedtest-cli

nix profile install nixpkgs#speedtest-cli
  • normalized package name match
  • Matched by: Speedtest Cli
nixpkgs package indexes · raw.githubusercontent.com · nixpkgs package indexes: speedtest-cli from https://raw.githubusercontent.com/NixOS/nixpkgs/master/pkgs/top-level/all-packages.nix
Ubuntu apt95%

speedtest-cli 2.1.3-2

Command line interface for testing internet bandwidth using speedtest.net

https://github.com/sivel/speedtest-cli/

sudo apt install speedtest-cli
  • Section: universe/utils
  • Architecture: all
  • 3 dependencies
  • normalized package name match
  • Matched by: Speedtest Cli
Ubuntu 24.04 LTS package indexes · archive.ubuntu.com · Ubuntu 24.04 LTS package indexes: speedtest-cli from https://archive.ubuntu.com/ubuntu/dists/noble/universe/binary-amd64/Packages.gz
apk95%

speedtest-cli 2.1.3-r8

Command line interface for testing internet bandwidth using speedtest.net

https://github.com/sivel/speedtest-cli

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

speedtest-cli-pyc 2.1.3-r8

Precompiled Python bytecode for speedtest-cli

https://github.com/sivel/speedtest-cli

sudo apk add speedtest-cli-pyc
  • License: Apache-2.0
  • Architecture: x86_64
  • Source Package: speedtest-cli
  • 1 dependencies
  • normalized package name match
  • Matched by: Speedtest Cli
Alpine Linux edge package indexes · dl-cdn.alpinelinux.org · Alpine Linux edge package indexes: speedtest-cli-pyc from https://dl-cdn.alpinelinux.org/alpine/edge/community/x86_64/APKINDEX.tar.gz
dnf95%

speedtest-cli 2.1.3-18.fc45

Command line interface for testing internet bandwidth

https://github.com/sivel/speedtest-cli

sudo dnf install speedtest-cli
  • License: Apache-2.0
  • Category: Unspecified
  • Architecture: noarch
  • Source Package: speedtest-cli
  • 2 dependencies
  • 3 provides
  • normalized package name match
  • Matched by: Speedtest Cli
Fedora Rawhide package metadata · dl.fedoraproject.org · Fedora Rawhide package metadata: speedtest-cli from https://dl.fedoraproject.org/pub/fedora/linux/development/rawhide/Everything/x86_64/os/repodata/e5ca8ce900cd68f5419e1c39ae517343100b306336cbaeb70a3c153121d95094-primary.xml.zst
pacman95%

speedtest-cli 2.1.3-10

Command line interface for testing internet bandwidth using speedtest.net

https://github.com/sivel/speedtest-cli

sudo pacman -S speedtest-cli
  • License: Apache-2.0
  • Architecture: any
  • 1 dependencies
  • normalized package name match
  • Matched by: Speedtest Cli
Arch Linux sync databases · geo.mirror.pkgbuild.com · Arch Linux sync databases: speedtest-cli from https://geo.mirror.pkgbuild.com/extra/os/x86_64/extra.db.tar.gz
zypper95%

speedtest-cli 2.1.3-3.4

Command line interface for testing internet bandwidth

https://github.com/sivel/speedtest-cli

sudo zypper install speedtest-cli
  • License: Apache-2.0
  • Category: System/Benchmark
  • Architecture: noarch
  • Source Package: speedtest-cli
  • 2 dependencies
  • 3 provides
  • normalized package name match
  • Matched by: Speedtest Cli
openSUSE Tumbleweed package metadata · download.opensuse.org · openSUSE Tumbleweed package metadata: speedtest-cli from https://download.opensuse.org/tumbleweed/repo/oss/repodata/be8d3611d25469107f32075a1697e69ec57a2b850b42348a658cc671ad5ec2b50760d02c3e59524d50da9a11d5be799bdaffba2e166e8ca8858512e3c0bd665d-primary.xml.zst
MacPorts95%

speedtest-cli

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

main/speedtest-cli

scoop install main/speedtest-cli
  • normalized package name match
  • Matched by: Speedtest Cli
Scoop official bucket manifest trees · api.github.com · Scoop official bucket manifest trees: bucket/speedtest-cli.json from https://api.github.com/repos/ScoopInstaller/Main/git/trees/master?recursive=1
winget95%

Ookla.Speedtest.CLI

winget install --id Ookla.Speedtest.CLI -e
  • normalized package name match
  • Matched by: Speedtest Cli
Windows Package Manager source index · cdn.winget.microsoft.com · Windows Package Manager source index: Ookla.Speedtest.CLI from https://cdn.winget.microsoft.com/cache/source.msix
Nix92%

speedtest

nix profile install nixpkgs#speedtest
  • installed executable or alias match
  • Matched by: Speedtest
nixpkgs package indexes · api.github.com · nixpkgs package indexes: pkgs/by-name/sp/speedtest/package.nix from https://api.github.com/repos/NixOS/nixpkgs/git/trees/master?recursive=1
apk92%

speedtest 5.2.5-r1

Self-hosted HTML5 Speedtest

https://librespeed.org

sudo apk add speedtest
  • License: LGPL-3.0-only
  • Architecture: x86_64
  • Source Package: speedtest
  • 1 dependencies
  • installed executable or alias match
  • Matched by: Speedtest
Alpine Linux edge package indexes · dl-cdn.alpinelinux.org · Alpine Linux edge package indexes: speedtest from https://dl-cdn.alpinelinux.org/alpine/edge/testing/x86_64/APKINDEX.tar.gz
apk92%

speedtest-doc 5.2.5-r1

Self-hosted HTML5 Speedtest (documentation)

https://librespeed.org

sudo apk add speedtest-doc
  • License: LGPL-3.0-only
  • Architecture: x86_64
  • Source Package: speedtest
  • installed executable or alias match
  • Matched by: Speedtest
Alpine Linux edge package indexes · dl-cdn.alpinelinux.org · Alpine Linux edge package indexes: speedtest-doc from https://dl-cdn.alpinelinux.org/alpine/edge/testing/x86_64/APKINDEX.tar.gz
apk92%

speedtest-examples 5.2.5-r1

Self-hosted HTML5 Speedtest

https://librespeed.org

sudo apk add speedtest-examples
  • License: LGPL-3.0-only
  • Architecture: x86_64
  • Source Package: speedtest
  • 1 dependencies
  • installed executable or alias match
  • Matched by: Speedtest
Alpine Linux edge package indexes · dl-cdn.alpinelinux.org · Alpine Linux edge package indexes: speedtest-examples from https://dl-cdn.alpinelinux.org/alpine/edge/testing/x86_64/APKINDEX.tar.gz
dnf92%

speedtest 1.4.0-3.fc44

A graphical librespeed client written using gtk4 + libadwaita

https://github.com/Ketok4321/speedtest

sudo dnf install speedtest
  • License: GPL-3.0-or-later
  • Category: Unspecified
  • Architecture: noarch
  • Source Package: speedtest
  • 5 dependencies
  • 3 provides
  • installed executable or alias match
  • Matched by: Speedtest
Fedora Rawhide package metadata · dl.fedoraproject.org · Fedora Rawhide package metadata: speedtest from https://dl.fedoraproject.org/pub/fedora/linux/development/rawhide/Everything/x86_64/os/repodata/e5ca8ce900cd68f5419e1c39ae517343100b306336cbaeb70a3c153121d95094-primary.xml.zst

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