install

Additional install commands

macOS

Homebrewverified · 100%

brew install rogcat

local Homebrew formula metadata

Linux

Nixverified · 92%

nix profile install nixpkgs#rogcat

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

overview

Package summary

Adb logcat wrapper

Project links

Commands and aliases

rogcat

history

Project history and usage

rogcat is a Rust-based adb logcat wrapper and log processor for capturing, filtering, formatting, and storing Android and other structured log streams.

Project history

Felix Obenhuber developed rogcat as an adb logcat wrapper and general log processor in Rust. The tool expanded to support multiple input sources, filtering, output formats, rotating files, persistent configuration, and reusable profiles.

Adoption history

rogcat is distributed as a Homebrew formula and a Nix package according to the supplied package facts. The official project also publishes binary releases and supports local Cargo installation.

How it is used

Running rogcat without a command captures adb logcat output. Users can filter by tags or message patterns, process saved files or stdin, write rotating logs, emit formats including JSON and CSV, and define reusable TOML profiles.

Why package nerds care

rogcat packages Android logcat workflows into a composable Unix-style processor. Its ability to ingest files, standard streams, TCP, SocketCAN, or adb output and emit parseable CSV, JSON, raw, or human-readable forms makes it useful beyond simple terminal colorization.

Timeline

Initial project: Created as an adb logcat wrapper.
Later development: Added files, stdin, TCP, Linux SocketCAN, multiple serializable formats, rotating output, configuration, and named filtering profiles.
0.4.8-pre: Version shown in the official embedded CLI usage reference.

Related projects

adb logcat: default Android log source wrapped by rogcat.
Android Debug Bridge: supplies connected-device logs.
Cargo: supported source-installation mechanism for the Rust implementation.

Sources

Official README: https://github.com/flxo/rogcat#readme
Official configuration reference: https://github.com/flxo/rogcat#configuration
Official usage reference: https://github.com/flxo/rogcat#usage

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 8 platform targets.
Build metadata lists 2 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.

Linux: ~/.config/rogcat/config.toml~/.config/rogcat/profiles.toml
macOS: ~/Library/Preferences/rogcat/config.toml~/Library/Preferences/rogcat/profiles.toml
Windows: %HOME%/AppData/Roaming/rogcat/config.toml%HOME%/AppData/Roaming/rogcat/profiles.toml

executables

Installed executables

Command	Kind	Exposure	Note
`rogcat`	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 version0.5.0

manager updated2026-09-12

local dataok

upstreamcurrent

latest detectedv0.5.0

https://github.com/flxo/rogcat

okNo freshness warnings were generated.

install metadata

Package metadata

Package key	brew:rogcat
Version	0.5.0
Package manager	Homebrew
Package manager page	https://formulae.brew.sh/formula/rogcat
Homepage	https://github.com/flxo/rogcat
Repository	https://github.com/flxo/rogcat
License	MIT
Source archive	https://github.com/flxo/rogcat/archive/refs/tags/v0.5.0.tar.gz
Last updated	2026-09-12T11:03:41Z
Pulse	updated
Build dependencies	pkgconf, rust
Uses from macOS	bzip2
Bottle	available (on arm64_linux, arm64_sequoia, arm64_sonoma, arm64_tahoe, arm64_ventura, sonoma, ventura, x86_64_linux)
Homebrew post-install	not defined
Service	none declared
Caveats	At runtime, adb must be accessible from your PATH. You can install adb from Homebrew Cask: brew install --cask android-platform-tools

registry facts

Source database details

Source Database	Homebrew formula API
Tap	homebrew/core
Full Name	rogcat
Version Scheme	0
Revision	0
Bottle Stable Root URL	https://ghcr.io/v2/homebrew/core
Deprecated	no
Disabled	no
Keg Only	no
URL Keys	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%

rogcat

nix profile install nixpkgs#rogcat

normalized package name match
Matched by: Rogcat

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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/rogcat.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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