# 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 ```sh sudo av install brew:speedtest-cli ``` Additional install commands: ### macOS - Homebrew (100%): ```sh brew install speedtest-cli ``` Evidence: local Homebrew formula metadata - MacPorts (94%): ```sh sudo port install speedtest-cli ``` Evidence: MacPorts ports tree: net/speedtest-cli/Portfile from https://api.github.com/repos/macports/macports-ports/git/trees/master?recursive=1 ### Linux - apk (92%): ```sh sudo apk add speedtest-cli ``` Evidence: Alpine Linux edge package indexes: speedtest-cli from https://dl-cdn.alpinelinux.org/alpine/edge/community/x86_64/APKINDEX.tar.gz - Debian apt (92%): ```sh sudo apt install speedtest-cli ``` Evidence: Debian stable package indexes: speedtest-cli from https://deb.debian.org/debian/dists/stable/main/binary-amd64/Packages.xz - dnf (92%): ```sh sudo dnf install speedtest-cli ``` Evidence: 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 - Nix (92%): ```sh nix profile install nixpkgs#speedtest-cli ``` Evidence: nixpkgs package indexes: speedtest-cli from https://raw.githubusercontent.com/NixOS/nixpkgs/master/pkgs/top-level/all-packages.nix - pacman (92%): ```sh sudo pacman -S speedtest-cli ``` Evidence: Arch Linux sync databases: speedtest-cli from https://geo.mirror.pkgbuild.com/extra/os/x86_64/extra.db.tar.gz - zypper (92%): ```sh sudo zypper install speedtest-cli ``` Evidence: openSUSE Tumbleweed package metadata: speedtest-cli from https://download.opensuse.org/tumbleweed/repo/oss/repodata/be8d3611d25469107f32075a1697e69ec57a2b850b42348a658cc671ad5ec2b50760d02c3e59524d50da9a11d5be799bdaffba2e166e8ca8858512e3c0bd665d-primary.xml.zst ### Windows - Scoop (92%): ```sh scoop install main/speedtest-cli ``` Evidence: Scoop official bucket manifest trees: bucket/speedtest-cli.json from https://api.github.com/repos/ScoopInstaller/Main/git/trees/master?recursive=1 - winget (92%): ```sh winget install --id Ookla.Speedtest.CLI -e ``` Evidence: Windows Package Manager source index: Ookla.Speedtest.CLI from https://cdn.winget.microsoft.com/cache/source.msix - Chocolatey (92%): ```sh choco install speedtest ``` Evidence: Chocolatey community package catalog: speedtest from http://community.chocolatey.org/api/v2/Packages?$filter=IsLatestVersion&$select=Id&$top=1000&$skiptoken='11','sonarscanner-msbuild-net46' ## Package facts - **Package key:** brew:speedtest-cli - **Package manager:** Homebrew - **Package manager page:** - **Version:** 2.1.3 - **Source summary:** Command-line interface for https://speedtest.net bandwidth tests - **Homepage:** - **Repository:** - **Upstream docs:** - **License:** Apache-2.0 - **Source archive:** - **Generated:** 2026-07-08T18:08:21+00:00 ## Executables - speedtest (cli) - speedtest-cli (cli) - speedtest (alias) - speedtest-cli (alias) ## Dependencies - python@3.14 ## Install behavior - Post-install hook: not defined - Bottle: available on all ## Freshness - Page generated: 2026-07-08 - Package-manager version: 2.1.3 - Local data: ok - Upstream repository: https://github.com/sivel/speedtest-cli - Upstream latest detected: v2.1.3 (current) - info: No package-manager update timestamp was available. ## 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. ### Sources - - - - source_facts.package-manager ## Security Notes broad file, network, media, or database tool signal. - **Geiger risk:** blue / medium - broad file, network, media, or database tool signal ## Source Database Details - **Source Database:** Homebrew formula API - **Tap:** homebrew/core - **Full Name:** speedtest-cli - **Version Scheme:** 0 - **Revision:** 2 - **Head Version:** HEAD - **Bottle Stable Root URL:** - **Deprecated:** yes - **Disabled:** no - **Keg Only:** no - **URL Keys:** head, stable ## Other Package-Manager Records - Debian apt - speedtest-cli - 2.1.3-3: normalized package name match | Debian stable package indexes: speedtest-cli from https://deb.debian.org/debian/dists/stable/main/binary-amd64/Packages.xz | Command line interface for testing internet bandwidth using speedtest.net | https://github.com/sivel/speedtest-cli/ - Nix - speedtest-cli: normalized package name match | nixpkgs package indexes: speedtest-cli from https://raw.githubusercontent.com/NixOS/nixpkgs/master/pkgs/top-level/all-packages.nix - Ubuntu apt - speedtest-cli - 2.1.3-2: normalized package name match | Ubuntu 24.04 LTS package indexes: speedtest-cli from https://archive.ubuntu.com/ubuntu/dists/noble/universe/binary-amd64/Packages.gz | Command line interface for testing internet bandwidth using speedtest.net | https://github.com/sivel/speedtest-cli/ - apk - speedtest-cli - 2.1.3-r8: normalized package name match | Alpine Linux edge package indexes: speedtest-cli from https://dl-cdn.alpinelinux.org/alpine/edge/community/x86_64/APKINDEX.tar.gz | Command line interface for testing internet bandwidth using speedtest.net | https://github.com/sivel/speedtest-cli - apk - speedtest-cli-pyc - 2.1.3-r8: normalized package name match | Alpine Linux edge package indexes: speedtest-cli-pyc from https://dl-cdn.alpinelinux.org/alpine/edge/community/x86_64/APKINDEX.tar.gz | Precompiled Python bytecode for speedtest-cli | https://github.com/sivel/speedtest-cli - dnf - speedtest-cli - 2.1.3-18.fc45: normalized package name match | 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 | Command line interface for testing internet bandwidth | https://github.com/sivel/speedtest-cli - pacman - speedtest-cli - 2.1.3-10: normalized package name match | Arch Linux sync databases: speedtest-cli from https://geo.mirror.pkgbuild.com/extra/os/x86_64/extra.db.tar.gz | Command line interface for testing internet bandwidth using speedtest.net | https://github.com/sivel/speedtest-cli - zypper - speedtest-cli - 2.1.3-3.4: normalized package name match | openSUSE Tumbleweed package metadata: speedtest-cli from https://download.opensuse.org/tumbleweed/repo/oss/repodata/be8d3611d25469107f32075a1697e69ec57a2b850b42348a658cc671ad5ec2b50760d02c3e59524d50da9a11d5be799bdaffba2e166e8ca8858512e3c0bd665d-primary.xml.zst | Command line interface for testing internet bandwidth | https://github.com/sivel/speedtest-cli - MacPorts - speedtest-cli: normalized package name match | MacPorts ports tree: net/speedtest-cli/Portfile from https://api.github.com/repos/macports/macports-ports/git/trees/master?recursive=1 - Scoop - main/speedtest-cli: normalized package name match | Scoop official bucket manifest trees: bucket/speedtest-cli.json from https://api.github.com/repos/ScoopInstaller/Main/git/trees/master?recursive=1 - winget - Ookla.Speedtest.CLI: normalized package name match | Windows Package Manager source index: Ookla.Speedtest.CLI from https://cdn.winget.microsoft.com/cache/source.msix - Nix - speedtest: installed executable or alias match | nixpkgs package indexes: pkgs/by-name/sp/speedtest/package.nix from https://api.github.com/repos/NixOS/nixpkgs/git/trees/master?recursive=1 - apk - speedtest - 5.2.5-r1: installed executable or alias match | Alpine Linux edge package indexes: speedtest from https://dl-cdn.alpinelinux.org/alpine/edge/testing/x86_64/APKINDEX.tar.gz | Self-hosted HTML5 Speedtest | https://librespeed.org - apk - speedtest-doc - 5.2.5-r1: installed executable or alias match | Alpine Linux edge package indexes: speedtest-doc from https://dl-cdn.alpinelinux.org/alpine/edge/testing/x86_64/APKINDEX.tar.gz | Self-hosted HTML5 Speedtest (documentation) | https://librespeed.org - apk - speedtest-examples - 5.2.5-r1: installed executable or alias match | Alpine Linux edge package indexes: speedtest-examples from https://dl-cdn.alpinelinux.org/alpine/edge/testing/x86_64/APKINDEX.tar.gz | Self-hosted HTML5 Speedtest | https://librespeed.org - dnf - speedtest - 1.4.0-3.fc44: installed executable or alias match | Fedora Rawhide package metadata: speedtest from https://dl.fedoraproject.org/pub/fedora/linux/development/rawhide/Everything/x86_64/os/repodata/e5ca8ce900cd68f5419e1c39ae517343100b306336cbaeb70a3c153121d95094-primary.xml.zst | A graphical librespeed client written using gtk4 + libadwaita | https://github.com/Ketok4321/speedtest ## Related links - [Source-control packages](https://www.automicvault.com/pkg/source-control-tools/) - Belongs to a source-control command family. - [Secret-risk packages](https://www.automicvault.com/pkg/secret-risk-packages/) - Has protected-tool coverage, approval-gate, or non-low Geiger security signals. - [Terminal utility packages](https://www.automicvault.com/pkg/terminal-utilities/) - Matched terminal and command-line workflow metadata. - [Language runtime packages](https://www.automicvault.com/pkg/language-runtime-packages/) - Matched language runtime, compiler, or interpreter metadata. - [python@3.14](https://www.automicvault.com/pkg/brew/python-3-14/) - Runtime dependency declared by Homebrew. - [twoping](https://www.automicvault.com/pkg/brew/twoping/) - Shares av.db curated category or tags: cli, diagnostics, network-diagnostics, networking, python. - [cloudflare-speed-cli](https://www.automicvault.com/pkg/brew/cloudflare-speed-cli/) - Shares av.db curated category or tags: cli, diagnostics, network-diagnostics, networking. - [fastrace](https://www.automicvault.com/pkg/brew/fastrace/) - Shares av.db curated category or tags: cli, diagnostics, network-diagnostics, networking. - [fping](https://www.automicvault.com/pkg/brew/fping/) - Shares av.db curated category or tags: cli, diagnostics, network-diagnostics, networking. - [lft](https://www.automicvault.com/pkg/brew/lft/) - Shares av.db curated category or tags: cli, diagnostics, network-diagnostics, networking. - [mtr](https://www.automicvault.com/pkg/brew/mtr/) - Shares av.db curated category or tags: cli, diagnostics, network-diagnostics, networking. - [nexttrace](https://www.automicvault.com/pkg/brew/nexttrace/) - Shares av.db curated category or tags: cli, diagnostics, network-diagnostics, networking. - [tcptraceroute](https://www.automicvault.com/pkg/brew/tcptraceroute/) - Shares av.db curated category or tags: cli, diagnostics, network-diagnostics, networking. ## Combined YAML source View the package source record on GitHub. [combined/speedtest-cli.yml](https://github.com/automic-vault/db/blob/main/combined/speedtest-cli.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