macOS
Homebrewverified · 100%
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Install rkflashtool with Homebrew, apt, Nix
Tools for flashing Rockchip devices. Version 6.1 via Homebrew; verified 2026-09-12. Also installable with debian: sudo apt install rkflashtool.
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Additional install commands
Linux
Debian aptverified · 92%
sudo apt install rkflashtoolDebian stable package indexes · rkflashtool · source: deb.debian.org
Nixverified · 92%
nix profile install nixpkgs#rkflashtoolnixpkgs package indexes · pkgs/by-name/rk/rkflashtool/package.nix · source: api.github.com
overview
Package summary
Tools for flashing Rockchip devices
Project links
Commands and aliases
- rkcrc
- rkflashtool
- rkmisc
- rkpad
- rkparameters
- rkparametersblock
- rkunpack
- rkunsign
history
Project history and usage
rkflashtool is a command-line toolkit for reading from and writing to supported Rockchip devices while they are in a compatible USB flashing mode.
Project history
Ivo van Poorten maintains rkflashtool as a collection of utilities for Rockchip devices. Its official project materials identify support for several early Rockchip families, including RK2808, RK2818, RK2918, RK3066, RK3068, and RK3188.
Adoption history
The project has been packaged by Debian, Ubuntu, Nix, and Homebrew, reflecting its role as a specialist utility within Linux and Unix-like device-maintenance toolchains.
How it is used
Typical operations query a connected device, fetch its parameters, or read and write device storage. Because flashing can alter boot-critical data, users generally inspect parameters and preserve backups before writing images.
Why package nerds care
rkflashtool gives open-source package ecosystems a scriptable alternative for working with the proprietary flashing mode found on several generations of Rockchip hardware. It is particularly relevant to embedded-Linux users recovering, provisioning, or experimenting with inexpensive ARM devices.
Timeline
- 2014: The official source tree records documentation and protocol-related development.
- 2016: The official repository's master README received its recorded update.
- 2017: The official project published the 6.1 maintenance release.
Related projects
- The distribution includes companion utilities such as rkcrc, rkmisc, rkpad, rkparameters, rkunpack, and rkunsign.
- Rockchip boot loaders and embedded-Linux images are typical adjacent artifacts.
Sources
- https://sourceforge.net/p/rkflashtool/Git/ci/master/tree/README
- https://sourceforge.net/p/rkflashtool/wiki/Home/
- source_facts.description
- source_facts.executables
- 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 12 platform targets.
- Installs with 1 runtime dependencies.
- 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.
executables
Installed executables
| Command | Kind | Exposure | Note |
|---|---|---|---|
rkcrc | cli | global executable | |
rkflashtool | cli | global executable | |
rkmisc | cli | global executable | |
rkpad | cli | global executable | |
rkparameters | cli | global executable | |
rkparametersblock | cli | global executable | |
rkunpack | cli | global executable | |
rkunsign | 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 version6.1
manager updated2026-09-12
local dataok
upstreamnot checked
latest detectednot detected
https://sourceforge.net/projects/rkflashtool/
- infoRelease/tag comparison is only available for GitHub repositories.https://sourceforge.net/projects/rkflashtool/none confidence
install metadata
Package metadata
| Package key | brew:rkflashtool |
|---|---|
| Version | 6.1 |
| Package manager | Homebrew |
| Package manager page | https://formulae.brew.sh/formula/rkflashtool |
| Homepage | https://sourceforge.net/projects/rkflashtool/ |
| Upstream docs | https://sourceforge.net/projects/rkflashtool/ |
| License | BSD-2-Clause |
| Source archive | https://downloads.sourceforge.net/project/rkflashtool/rkflashtool-6.1/rkflashtool-6.1-src.tar.bz2 |
| Last updated | 2026-09-12T10:45:09Z |
| Pulse | updated |
| Dependencies | libusb |
| Build dependencies | pkgconf |
| Bottle | available (on arm64_big_sur, arm64_linux, arm64_monterey, arm64_sequoia, arm64_sonoma, arm64_tahoe, arm64_ventura, big_sur, monterey, sonoma, ventura, 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 | rkflashtool |
| 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%
rkflashtool 0~20160324-2+b1
Tools for flashing Rockchip devices
https://github.com/linux-rockchip/rkflashtool
sudo apt install rkflashtool- Section: embedded
- Architecture: amd64
- Source Package: rkflashtool
- 2 dependencies
- normalized package name match
- Matched by: Rkflashtool
Nix95%
rkflashtool
nix profile install nixpkgs#rkflashtool- normalized package name match
- Matched by: Rkflashtool
Ubuntu apt95%
rkflashtool 0~20160324-2
Tools for flashing Rockchip devices
https://github.com/linux-rockchip/rkflashtool
sudo apt install rkflashtool- Section: universe/embedded
- Architecture: amd64
- 2 dependencies
- normalized package name match
- Matched by: Rkflashtool
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