macOS
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Install spoof-mac with Homebrew, Nix
Spoof your MAC address in macOS. Version 2.1.1 via Homebrew; verified 2026-06-15.
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Linux
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overview
Package summary
Spoof your MAC address in macOS
Project links
Commands and aliases
- spoof-mac
- spoof-mac.py
history
Project history and usage
SpoofMAC is a small Python command-line utility for changing a network interface MAC address, originally centered on making the macOS workflow less tedious and later extended to Windows and Linux.
Project history
The project README says it was created because changing a MAC address on Mac OS X was harder than it should be, especially because the Wi-Fi interface needed to be disassociated before the new address would apply. The public GitHub repository was created in 2011 and the README changelog records an original 0.0.0 version, a later rewrite to conform to PEP 8, Windows and Linux support in 1.2.0, and Python 3 support in 2.0.0.
Adoption history
SpoofMAC entered package-manager culture as a quick installable CLI for a task often otherwise done with platform-specific network commands. The input records Homebrew and Nix packaging, and the upstream README also documents PyPI installation with pip or easy_install.
How it is used
Typical use is interactive terminal administration: list interfaces, randomize an interface address, set a specific address, or try to reset an interface back to its original address. The README also documents an optional launchd setup for macOS users who want a spoofed address applied at startup.
Why package nerds care
Package maintainers care about SpoofMAC because it wraps divergent macOS, Linux, and Windows network behavior behind one executable. It is the kind of tiny system utility that benefits from package-manager delivery: users want it in PATH, with Python dependencies and executable names handled for them.
Timeline
- 2011: GitHub repository created.
- 1.2.0: Windows and Linux support added.
- 2.0.0: Python 3 support added.
- 2018: Last recorded repository push in GitHub metadata.
Related projects
- The SpoofMAC README points to `spoof`, a Node.js port, as a related project.
Sources
- https://api.github.com/repos/feross/SpoofMAC: official repository metadata including creation date and popularity signals.
- https://github.com/feross/SpoofMAC README: motivation, install, usage, changelog, related port.
- input.source_facts.package-manager: Homebrew and Nix package-manager presence.
security posture
Risk level: orange
formula declares a Homebrew service.
Risk classifier
orange risk · medium confidence · infrastructure
Why
- formula declares a Homebrew service
Signals
- metadata:service
Install behavior
- No Homebrew post-install hook is recorded in formula metadata.
- Formula metadata declares a service or daemon block.
- 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
| Command | Kind | Exposure | Note |
|---|---|---|---|
spoof-mac | cli | global executable | |
spoof-mac.py | 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 version2.1.1
manager updated2026-06-15
local dataok
upstreamnot checked
latest detectednot detected
- infoRelease/tag comparison is only available for GitHub repositories.https://feross.org/spoofmac/none confidence
install metadata
Package metadata
| Package key | brew:spoof-mac |
|---|---|
| Version | 2.1.1 |
| Package manager | Homebrew |
| Package manager page | https://formulae.brew.sh/formula/spoof-mac |
| Homepage | https://feross.org/spoofmac/ |
| Repository | https://github.com/feross/SpoofMAC |
| Upstream docs | https://feross.org/spoofmac |
| License | MIT |
| Source archive | https://files.pythonhosted.org/packages/9c/59/cc52a4c5d97b01fac7ff048353f8dc96f217eadc79022f78455e85144028/SpoofMAC-2.1.1.tar.gz |
| Last updated | 2026-06-15T10:21:20-04:00 |
| Pulse | updated |
| Dependencies | python@3.14 |
| Bottle | available (on all) |
| Homebrew post-install | not defined |
| Service | declared |
| Caveats | Although spoof-mac can run without root, you must be root to change the MAC. The launchdaemon is set to randomize en0. You can find the interfaces available by running: "spoof-mac list" If you wish to change interface randomized at startup change the plist line: <string>en0</string> to e.g.: <string>en1</string> |
registry facts
Source database details
| Source Database | Homebrew formula API |
|---|---|
| Tap | homebrew/core |
| Full Name | spoof-mac |
| Version Scheme | 0 |
| Revision | 5 |
| Head Version | HEAD |
| 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%
spoof-mac
nix profile install nixpkgs#spoof-mac- normalized package name match
- Matched by: Spoof Mac
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
- curated package history
- external package-manager database matches
- package relationship graph
- package version freshness
- package-page enrichment