# Install spoof-mac with Homebrew, Nix Spoof your MAC address in macOS. Version 2.1.1 via Homebrew; verified 2026-06-15. ## Install ```sh sudo av install brew:spoof-mac ``` Additional install commands: ### macOS - Homebrew (100%): ```sh brew install spoof-mac ``` Evidence: local Homebrew formula metadata ### Linux - Nix (92%): ```sh nix profile install nixpkgs#spoof-mac ``` Evidence: nixpkgs package indexes: pkgs/by-name/sp/spoof-mac/package.nix from https://api.github.com/repos/NixOS/nixpkgs/git/trees/master?recursive=1 ## Package facts - **Package key:** brew:spoof-mac - **Package manager:** Homebrew - **Package manager page:** - **Version:** 2.1.1 - **Source summary:** Spoof your MAC address in macOS - **Homepage:** - **Repository:** - **Upstream docs:** - **License:** MIT - **Source archive:** - **Last updated:** 2026-06-15T10:21:20-04:00 - **Generated:** 2026-07-08T18:08:21+00:00 ## Executables - spoof-mac (cli) - spoof-mac.py (cli) - spoof-mac (alias) - spoof-mac.py (alias) ## Dependencies - python@3.14 ## Install behavior - Post-install hook: 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: en0 to e.g.: en1 - Bottle: available on all ## Freshness - Page generated: 2026-07-08 - Package-manager version: 2.1.1 - Package-manager updated: 2026-06-15 - Local data: ok - Upstream repository: https://feross.org/spoofmac/ - info: Release/tag comparison is only available for GitHub repositories. ## 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 - - - input.source_facts.package-manager: Homebrew and Nix package-manager presence. ## Security Notes formula declares a Homebrew service. - **Geiger risk:** orange / medium - formula declares a Homebrew service ## 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:** - **Deprecated:** no - **Disabled:** no - **Keg Only:** no - **URL Keys:** head, stable ## Other Package-Manager Records - Nix - spoof-mac: normalized package name match | nixpkgs package indexes: pkgs/by-name/sp/spoof-mac/package.nix from https://api.github.com/repos/NixOS/nixpkgs/git/trees/master?recursive=1 ## Related links - [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. - [Networking and protocol packages](https://www.automicvault.com/pkg/networking-protocol-tools/) - Matched network, protocol, or remote-service metadata. - [Scientific computing packages](https://www.automicvault.com/pkg/scientific-computing-tools/) - Matched scientific computing metadata. - [python@3.14](https://www.automicvault.com/pkg/brew/python-3-14/) - Runtime dependency declared by Homebrew. - [abpoa](https://www.automicvault.com/pkg/brew/abpoa/) - Shares av.db curated category or tags: bioinformatics, cli, partial-order-alignment, science, sequence-alignment. - [blast](https://www.automicvault.com/pkg/brew/blast/) - Shares av.db curated category or tags: bioinformatics, cli, science, sequence-alignment. - [btllib](https://www.automicvault.com/pkg/brew/btllib/) - Shares av.db curated category or tags: bioinformatics, cli, library, science. - [bwa](https://www.automicvault.com/pkg/brew/bwa/) - Shares av.db curated category or tags: bioinformatics, cli, science, sequence-alignment. - [diamond](https://www.automicvault.com/pkg/brew/diamond/) - Shares av.db curated category or tags: bioinformatics, cli, science, sequence-alignment. - [hmmer](https://www.automicvault.com/pkg/brew/hmmer/) - Shares av.db curated category or tags: bioinformatics, cli, science, sequence-alignment. - [lastz](https://www.automicvault.com/pkg/brew/lastz/) - Shares av.db curated category or tags: bioinformatics, cli, science, sequence-alignment. - [mafft](https://www.automicvault.com/pkg/brew/mafft/) - Shares av.db curated category or tags: bioinformatics, cli, science, sequence-alignment. - [kraken2](https://www.automicvault.com/pkg/brew/kraken2/) - Both packages touch the same language runtime or ecosystem. Shared terms: bioinformatics, cli, python, python-3-14, science. - [spades](https://www.automicvault.com/pkg/brew/spades/) - Both packages touch the same language runtime or ecosystem. Shared terms: bioinformatics, cli, python, python-3-14, science. ## Combined YAML source View the package source record on GitHub. [combined/spoof-mac.yml](https://github.com/automic-vault/db/blob/main/combined/spoof-mac.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