macOS
Homebrewverified · 100%
brew install pidcatlocal Homebrew formula metadata
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Install pidcat with Homebrew, apt, winget
Colored logcat script to show entries only for specified app. Version 2.1.0 via Homebrew; verified from local package data. Also installable with debian: sudo apt install pidcat.
install
Additional install commands
Linux
Debian aptverified · 92%
sudo apt install pidcatDebian stable package indexes · pidcat · source: deb.debian.org
Windows
Windows Package Managerverified · 92%
winget install --id AbdElMoniemElHifnawy.PidCat -eWindows Package Manager source index · AbdElMoniemElHifnawy.PidCat · source: cdn.winget.microsoft.com
overview
Package summary
Colored logcat script to show entries only for specified app
Project links
Commands and aliases
- pidcat
history
Project history and usage
PID Cat is a Python command-line utility for displaying colorized Android logcat entries associated with a selected application package.
Project history
PID Cat was created by Jake Wharton as an update to Jeff Sharkey's logcat color script. It filters Android logcat output by application package, following processes belonging to that package as their numeric process IDs change.
Adoption history
The official README documents installation through Homebrew and Arch Linux's AUR, alongside direct script installation. The input also records Debian, Ubuntu, and Windows Package Manager package mappings.
How it is used
Run `pidcat PACKAGE_NAME` while an Android device or emulator is accessible through `adb`. The official README requires Android SDK tools on `PATH` and describes placing the script itself on `PATH` for manual installations.
Why package nerds care
PID Cat is a compact example of a developer convenience script becoming a cross-distribution package: it wraps Android's standard logging machinery rather than replacing it, while solving the recurring problem of process IDs changing during application deployment.
Timeline
- Project origin: Reworked Jeff Sharkey's logcat color script around application-package filtering.
- Package adoption: Distributed through Homebrew, AUR, Debian-family repositories, and Windows Package Manager.
Related projects
- Android Debug Bridge (adb) supplies the underlying log stream.
- The project credits Jeff Sharkey's earlier logcat color script as its starting point.
Sources
- https://github.com/JakeWharton/pidcat#readme
- source_facts.package-manager
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.
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 |
|---|---|---|---|
pidcat | 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 generated2026-09-19
manager version2.1.0
manager updated
local dataok
upstreamcurrent
latest detected2.1.0
https://github.com/JakeWharton/pidcat
- infoNo package-manager update timestamp was available.low confidence
install metadata
Package metadata
| Package key | brew:pidcat |
|---|---|
| Version | 2.1.0 |
| Package manager | Homebrew |
| Package manager page | https://formulae.brew.sh/formula/pidcat |
| Homepage | https://github.com/JakeWharton/pidcat |
| Repository | https://github.com/JakeWharton/pidcat |
| License | Apache-2.0 |
| Source archive | https://github.com/JakeWharton/pidcat/archive/refs/tags/2.1.0.tar.gz |
| Uses from macOS | python |
| 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 | pidcat |
| 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%
pidcat 2.1.0-6
Colored adb logcat that shows entries for specific apps
https://github.com/JakeWharton/pidcat
sudo apt install pidcat- Section: devel
- Architecture: all
- 1 dependencies
- 1 optional deps
- normalized package name match
- Matched by: Pidcat
Ubuntu apt95%
pidcat 2.1.0-6
Colored adb logcat that shows entries for specific apps
https://github.com/JakeWharton/pidcat
sudo apt install pidcat- Section: universe/devel
- Architecture: all
- 1 dependencies
- 1 optional deps
- normalized package name match
- Matched by: Pidcat
winget95%
AbdElMoniemElHifnawy.PidCat
winget install --id AbdElMoniemElHifnawy.PidCat -e- normalized package name match
- Matched by: Pidcat
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
- cross-ecosystem install command graph
- curated package history
- external package-manager database matches
- package relationship graph
- package version freshness
- package-page enrichment
- pkg.so package database
- pkgdb category and tag curation