# Install devtunnel with Homebrew Cask

Provides developers secure tunnels to share local web services. Version 1.0.1972+07cc55c789 via Homebrew Cask; verified 2026-07-09. Also installable with scoop: scoop install main/devtunnel.

## Install

```sh
sudo av install cask:devtunnel
```

Additional install commands:

### macOS

- Homebrew Cask (100%):

```sh
brew install --cask devtunnel
```

  Evidence: local Homebrew cask metadata

## Package facts

- **Package key:** cask:devtunnel
- **Package manager:** Homebrew Cask
- **Package manager page:** <https://formulae.brew.sh/cask/devtunnel>
- **Version:** 1.0.1972+07cc55c789
- **Source summary:** Provides developers secure tunnels to share local web services
- **Homepage:** <https://aka.ms/devtunnels/docs>
- **Upstream docs:** <https://aka.ms/devtunnels/docs>
- **Source archive:** <https://tunnelsassetsprod.blob.core.windows.net/cli/1.0.1972+07cc55c789/osx-arm64-devtunnel-zip>
- **Last updated:** 2026-07-09T19:16:08Z
- **Generated:** 2026-07-25T07:20:51+00:00

## Executables

- devtunnel (binary)
- devtunnel (alias)

## Install behavior

- Post-install hook: not defined
- Bottle: not available

## Freshness

- Page generated: 2026-07-25
- Package-manager version: 1.0.1972+07cc55c789
- Package-manager updated: 2026-07-09
- Local data: ok
- Upstream repository: https://aka.ms/devtunnels/docs
- info: Release/tag comparison is only available for GitHub repositories.
## Project history and usage

devtunnel is Microsoft's command-line client for Dev Tunnels, a service for securely sharing localhost services over the internet during development and testing.

### Project history

Microsoft Learn presents Dev Tunnels as an Azure developer feature and describes it as public preview. The CLI is distributed as devtunnel and is installed through platform-native channels such as winget on Windows, Homebrew on macOS, and install scripts or direct downloads on Unix-like systems.

### Adoption history

The tool fits the same developer workflow niche as local tunnel utilities used for webhooks, remote demos, and cloud callback testing, but with Microsoft account, Microsoft Entra ID, and GitHub account authentication. The official docs emphasize secure-by-default access, persistent URLs, multiple simultaneous ports, global service availability, and inspection support.

### How it is used

A typical package-manager user installs devtunnel, signs in with devtunnel user login, and hosts a local port with devtunnel host -p 8080. The get-started guide shows the CLI printing public and inspection URLs for the hosted local service.

### Why package nerds care

devtunnel is package-nerd relevant because it turns a cloud relay service into a small cross-platform CLI. The cask tracks a proprietary binary, but the executable behaves like familiar Unix-style networking tools: login, host a port, print URLs, and compose with local development servers.

### Timeline

- Public preview: Microsoft Learn marks Dev Tunnels as public preview and not recommended for production workloads.
- Homebrew cask distribution: the official get-started guide documents brew install --cask devtunnel for macOS.

### Related projects

- Azure Dev Tunnels is the service behind the CLI.
- Visual Studio and Microsoft developer tooling are adjacent ecosystems for the same tunneling service.

### Sources

- <https://learn.microsoft.com/en-us/azure/developer/dev-tunnels/overview>
- <https://learn.microsoft.com/en-us/azure/developer/dev-tunnels/get-started>


## Security Notes

No matching local secret-handling manifest was found for devtunnel. Nucleus package metadata is still published here so future coverage has a stable package URL.


## Source Database Details

- **Source Database:** Homebrew cask API
- **Tap:** homebrew/cask
- **Full Token:** devtunnel
- **Names:** Microsoft Dev Tunnels
- **Artifacts:** Binary: 1, Target: 1
- **Deprecated:** no
- **Disabled:** no

## Other Package-Manager Records

- Scoop - main/devtunnel: normalized package name match | Scoop official bucket manifest trees: bucket/devtunnel.json from https://api.github.com/repos/ScoopInstaller/Main/git/trees/master?recursive=1
- winget - Microsoft.devtunnel: normalized package name match | Windows Package Manager source index: Microsoft.devtunnel from https://cdn.winget.microsoft.com/cache/source.msix


## Related links

- [Homebrew Cask packages](https://www.automicvault.com/pkg/homebrew-cask-packages/) - Generated from Homebrew Cask package-manager metadata.
- [Homebrew Cask binaries](https://www.automicvault.com/pkg/homebrew-cask-binaries/) - Cask artifact metadata includes a binary.

## Combined YAML source

View the package source record on GitHub. [combined/devtunnel.yml](https://github.com/automic-vault/db/blob/main/combined/devtunnel.yml)


## Sources

- Nucleus package database
- 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