macOS
Homebrewverified · 100%
brew install urlscanlocal Homebrew formula metadata
MacPortsverified · 94%
sudo port install urlscanMacPorts ports tree · mail/urlscan/Portfile · source: api.github.com
brew
Install urlscan with Homebrew, apk, apt, dnf, MacPorts, Nix, pacman, winget, zypper
View/select the URLs in an email message or file. Version 1.0.9 via Homebrew; verified 2026-06-06.
install
Additional install commands
Linux
Alpine Linux apkverified · 92%
sudo apk add urlscanAlpine Linux edge package indexes · urlscan · source: dl-cdn.alpinelinux.org
Debian aptverified · 92%
sudo apt install urlscanDebian stable package indexes · urlscan · source: deb.debian.org
Fedora dnfverified · 92%
sudo dnf install urlscanFedora Rawhide package metadata · urlscan · source: dl.fedoraproject.org
Nixverified · 92%
nix profile install nixpkgs#urlscannixpkgs package indexes · pkgs/by-name/ur/urlscan/package.nix · source: api.github.com
Arch Linux pacmanverified · 92%
sudo pacman -S urlscanArch Linux sync databases · urlscan · source: geo.mirror.pkgbuild.com
openSUSE zypperverified · 92%
sudo zypper install urlscanopenSUSE Tumbleweed package metadata · urlscan · source: download.opensuse.org
Windows
Windows Package Managerverified · 92%
winget install --id Urlscan.urlscan-cli -eWindows Package Manager source index · Urlscan.urlscan-cli · source: cdn.winget.microsoft.com
overview
Package summary
View/select the URLs in an email message or file
Project links
Commands and aliases
- urlscan
history
Project history and usage
urlscan is a terminal URL selector for email messages and text files, especially for users of mutt and similar terminal mail readers. Its README describes it as a replacement for urlview, with added parsing, context display, configurable keybindings, and command execution.
Project history
The project credits Daniel Burrows as the original author, Maxime Chatelle as Debian maintainer, and Scott Hansen as author and maintainer. The public GitHub repository was created in 2011 and continues the classic terminal-mail workflow of piping a message into a curses-style selector and opening or copying selected URLs.
Adoption history
The input package-manager matrix shows urlscan packaged across Homebrew, Debian, Ubuntu, Fedora/dnf, Arch/pacman, openSUSE/zypper, MacPorts, Nix, Alpine/apk, and Windows winget. That breadth fits its role as a small but durable utility for terminal email users.
How it is used
The documented mutt integration binds a macro that pipes the current message to urlscan. Once open, users can search incrementally, queue multiple URLs, choose webbrowser or xdg-open handling, copy URLs to the clipboard, or pass the selected URL to another command.
Why package nerds care
urlscan matters in the package-nerd niche because it is a tiny workflow tool that distributions can ship once and many terminal users can compose with mutt, neomutt, shell pipes, xdg-open, and clipboard utilities.
Timeline
- 2011-09-27: Public GitHub repository created.
- 2010s: README credits Daniel Burrows' original work and positions urlscan as a urlview replacement.
- 2026-06-05: GitHub release metadata records version 1.0.9.
Related projects
- The README explicitly compares urlscan with urlview and lists Python urwid as a runtime requirement.
Sources
- GitHub repository metadata: https://api.github.com/repos/firecat53/urlscan
- Input source_facts.package-manager lists cross-distribution packaging.
- Official README: https://raw.githubusercontent.com/firecat53/urlscan/main/README.md
- Official manpage source: https://github.com/firecat53/urlscan/blob/main/urlscan.1
security posture
Risk level: green
narrow executable package without higher-risk signals.
Risk classifier
green risk · low confidence · appliance
Why
- narrow executable package without higher-risk signals
Signals
- metadata:no-higher-risk-signals
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.
local files
Configuration and credential file locations
These source-backed paths show where this package keeps local settings or durable credentials. Automic Vault can use them as review targets for secret scanning, migration, and command approval.
Configuration files
Config paths the tool may read or write during local use.
- Unix
~/.config/urlscan/config.json
executables
Installed executables
| Command | Kind | Exposure | Note |
|---|---|---|---|
urlscan | 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 version1.0.9
manager updated2026-06-06
local dataok
upstreamnot checked
latest detectednot detected
https://github.com/firecat53/urlscan
- infoNo cached GitHub release or tag data was available.https://github.com/firecat53/urlscannone confidence
install metadata
Package metadata
| Package key | brew:urlscan |
|---|---|
| Version | 1.0.9 |
| Package manager | Homebrew |
| Package manager page | https://formulae.brew.sh/formula/urlscan |
| Homepage | https://github.com/firecat53/urlscan |
| Repository | https://github.com/firecat53/urlscan |
| Upstream docs | https://github.com/firecat53/urlscan#readme |
| License | GPL-2.0-or-later |
| Source archive | https://files.pythonhosted.org/packages/88/96/10143ccf034ce03a92e299530d877862c3db59de4dc1fecbf5dc6c73960e/urlscan-1.0.9.tar.gz |
| Last updated | 2026-06-06T21:15:35Z |
| Pulse | updated |
| Dependencies | python@3.14 |
| Bottle | available (on all) |
| Homebrew post-install | not defined |
| Service | none declared |
registry facts
Source database details
| Source Database | Homebrew formula API |
|---|---|
| Tap | homebrew/core |
| Full Name | urlscan |
| Version Scheme | 0 |
| Revision | 0 |
| 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.
Debian apt95%
urlscan 1.0.3-1
Extract and browse the URLs contained in an email (urlview replacement)
https://github.com/firecat53/urlscan
sudo apt install urlscan- Section: mail
- Architecture: all
- 2 dependencies
- 3 optional deps
- normalized package name match
- Matched by: Urlscan
Nix95%
urlscan
nix profile install nixpkgs#urlscan- normalized package name match
- Matched by: Urlscan
Ubuntu apt95%
urlscan 0.9.9-1
Extract and browse the URLs contained in an email (urlview replacement)
https://github.com/firecat53/urlscan
sudo apt install urlscan- Section: universe/mail
- Architecture: all
- 2 dependencies
- 3 optional deps
- normalized package name match
- Matched by: Urlscan
apk95%
urlscan 1.0.7-r1
Mutt and terminal url selector (similar to urlview)
https://github.com/firecat53/urlscan
sudo apk add urlscan- License: GPL-2.0-or-later
- Architecture: x86_64
- Source Package: urlscan
- 1 dependencies
- 1 provides
- normalized package name match
- Matched by: Urlscan
apk95%
urlscan-doc 1.0.7-r1
Mutt and terminal url selector (similar to urlview) (documentation)
https://github.com/firecat53/urlscan
sudo apk add urlscan-doc- License: GPL-2.0-or-later
- Architecture: x86_64
- Source Package: urlscan
- normalized package name match
- Matched by: Urlscan
apk95%
urlscan-pyc 1.0.7-r1
Precompiled Python bytecode for urlscan
https://github.com/firecat53/urlscan
sudo apk add urlscan-pyc- License: GPL-2.0-or-later
- Architecture: x86_64
- Source Package: urlscan
- 1 dependencies
- normalized package name match
- Matched by: Urlscan
dnf95%
urlscan 1.0.9-1.fc45
Extract and browse the URLs contained in an email (urlview replacement)
https://github.com/firecat53/urlscan
sudo dnf install urlscan- License: GPL-2.0-or-later
- Category: Unspecified
- Architecture: noarch
- Source Package: urlscan
- 3 dependencies
- 3 provides
- normalized package name match
- Matched by: Urlscan
pacman95%
urlscan 1.0.9-1
Mutt and terminal url selector
https://github.com/firecat53/urlscan
sudo pacman -S urlscan- License: GPL-2.0-or-later
- Architecture: any
- 1 dependencies
- 2 optional deps
- normalized package name match
- Matched by: Urlscan
zypper95%
urlscan 1.0.8-1.2
An other URL extractor/viewer
https://github.com/firecat53/urlscan
sudo zypper install urlscan- License: GPL-2.0-or-later
- Category: Productivity/Networking/Web/Browsers
- Architecture: noarch
- Source Package: urlscan
- 4 dependencies
- 3 provides
- normalized package name match
- Matched by: Urlscan
MacPorts95%
urlscan
sudo port install urlscan- normalized package name match
- Matched by: Urlscan
winget95%
Urlscan.urlscan-cli
winget install --id Urlscan.urlscan-cli -e- normalized package name match
- Matched by: Urlscan
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 configuration and credential file locations
- curated package history
- external package-manager database matches
- package relationship graph
- package version freshness
- package-page enrichment