install

Additional install commands

macOS

Homebrewverified · 100%

brew install portal

local Homebrew formula metadata

Linux

Nixverified · 92%

nix profile install nixpkgs#portal

nixpkgs package indexes · pkgs/by-name/po/portal/package.nix · source: api.github.com

Windows

Scoopverified · 92%

scoop install main/portal

Scoop official bucket manifest trees · bucket/portal.json · source: api.github.com

Windows Package Managerverified · 92%

winget install --id SpatiumPortae.portal -e

Windows Package Manager source index · SpatiumPortae.portal · source: cdn.winget.microsoft.com

overview

Package summary

Quick and easy command-line file transfer utility from any computer to another

Project links

Commands and aliases

portal

history

Project history and usage

Portal is a cross-platform command-line tool for transferring files and folders between computers using a temporary human-readable password. It attempts a direct connection and falls back to a relay while keeping transferred content end-to-end encrypted.

Project history

Portal was developed as a Go command-line utility for sending files and directories between computers. Its design combines a short temporary password, password-authenticated key exchange, end-to-end encryption, direct transfer where possible, and an encrypted relay fallback.

The project explicitly credits Magic Wormhole as a major inspiration, while documenting its own connection protocol, compression, terminal interface, and self-hostable relay.

Adoption history

Portal's official installation instructions cover Homebrew, Scoop, WinGet, Arch's user repository, and direct installation. Its v1.2.3 release specifically marked its move into Homebrew/core and availability through the Snap Store.

How it is used

The sender runs `portal send` with one or more files or folders and communicates the generated temporary password to the recipient over a secure channel. The recipient runs `portal receive` with that password.

Users can override the relay, enable verbose logging, choose a terminal-interface style, or run `portal serve` to host a relay. Persistent defaults live in the YAML configuration file.

Why package nerds care

Portal belongs to the package-manager-friendly class of one-shot transfer tools: a user can install one CLI on each endpoint and exchange data without arranging accounts, SSH keys, shared storage, or a persistent synchronization service.

Its built-in relay command also lets operators replace the public rendezvous service while continuing to use the same client binary.

Timeline

Early project: Portal begins as a Go-based command-line transfer utility.
2023: The v1.2.3 release announces availability in Homebrew/core and the Snap Store.

Related projects

Magic Wormhole is the acknowledged conceptual inspiration and offers a related short-code, encrypted transfer workflow.

Sources

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 7 platform targets.
Build metadata lists 1 build 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/portal/config.yml

executables

Installed executables

Command	Kind	Exposure	Note
`portal`	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 generated2026-11-04

manager version1.2.3

manager updated2026-09-20

local dataok

upstreamcurrent

latest detectedv1.2.3

https://github.com/SpatiumPortae/portal

okNo freshness warnings were generated.

install metadata

Package metadata

Package key	brew:portal
Version	1.2.3
Package manager	Homebrew
Package manager page	https://formulae.brew.sh/formula/portal
Homepage	https://github.com/SpatiumPortae/portal
Repository	https://github.com/SpatiumPortae/portal
License	MIT
Source archive	https://github.com/SpatiumPortae/portal/archive/refs/tags/v1.2.3.tar.gz
Last updated	2026-09-20T12:18:38-04:00
Pulse	updated
Build dependencies	go
Bottle	available (on arm64_golden_gate, arm64_linux, arm64_sequoia, arm64_sonoma, arm64_tahoe, sonoma, x86_64_linux)
Homebrew post-install	not defined
Service	none declared

registry facts

Source database details

Source Database	Homebrew formula API
Tap	homebrew/core
Full Name	portal
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	head stable

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%

portal

nix profile install nixpkgs#portal

normalized package name match
Matched by: Portal

nixpkgs package indexes · api.github.com · nixpkgs package indexes: pkgs/by-name/po/portal/package.nix from https://api.github.com/repos/NixOS/nixpkgs/git/trees/master?recursive=1

Scoop95%

main/portal

scoop install main/portal

normalized package name match
Matched by: Portal

Scoop official bucket manifest trees · api.github.com · Scoop official bucket manifest trees: bucket/portal.json from https://api.github.com/repos/ScoopInstaller/Main/git/trees/master?recursive=1

winget95%

SpatiumPortae.portal

winget install --id SpatiumPortae.portal -e

normalized package name match
Matched by: Portal

Windows Package Manager source index · cdn.winget.microsoft.com · Windows Package Manager source index: SpatiumPortae.portal from https://cdn.winget.microsoft.com/cache/source.msix

package graph

Links come from deterministic package relationships, av.db category and tag curation, ecosystem matches, and package hub membership.

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.

combined/portal.yml

Used sources

Geiger risk classifier
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
pkg.so package database
pkgdb category and tag curation

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