macOS
Homebrewverified · 100%
brew install sing-boxlocal Homebrew formula metadata
MacPortsverified · 94%
sudo port install sing-boxMacPorts ports tree · net/sing-box/Portfile · source: api.github.com
brew / rank 1193
Install sing-box with Homebrew, apk, MacPorts, Nix, pacman, scoop, winget, zypper
Universal proxy platform. Version 1.14.1 via Homebrew; verified 2026-09-15. Also installable with nix: nix profile install nixpkgs#sing-box.
install
Additional install commands
Linux
Alpine Linux apkverified · 92%
sudo apk add sing-boxAlpine Linux edge package indexes · sing-box · source: dl-cdn.alpinelinux.org
Nixverified · 92%
nix profile install nixpkgs#sing-boxnixpkgs package indexes · pkgs/by-name/si/sing-box/package.nix · source: api.github.com
Arch Linux pacmanverified · 92%
sudo pacman -S sing-boxArch Linux sync databases · sing-box · source: geo.mirror.pkgbuild.com
openSUSE zypperverified · 92%
sudo zypper install nekobox-coreopenSUSE Tumbleweed package metadata · nekobox-core · source: download.opensuse.org
Windows
Scoopverified · 92%
scoop install main/sing-boxScoop official bucket manifest trees · bucket/sing-box.json · source: api.github.com
Windows Package Managerverified · 92%
winget install --id SagerNet.sing-box -eWindows Package Manager source index · SagerNet.sing-box · source: cdn.winget.microsoft.com
overview
Package summary
Universal proxy platform
Project links
Commands and aliases
- sing-box
history
Project history and usage
sing-box is SagerNet's cross-platform universal proxy platform, providing a configurable core for numerous proxy, tunneling, DNS, and routing workflows.
Project history
sing-box was created within the SagerNet ecosystem as a universal proxy platform. Its official documentation carries a 2022 copyright notice, and the project has developed through a rapid 1.x release series with extensive configuration and protocol coverage.
The project combines a command-line core with services and graphical clients across desktop and mobile platforms. Its JSON configuration model supports validation, formatting, checking, merging, inbounds, outbounds, DNS, routing, endpoints, and services.
Adoption history
The official installation guide documents project-managed Debian and RPM repositories, an installation script, containers, and packages for Homebrew, AUR, nixpkgs, Alpine, Windows package managers, Android/Termux, and FreeBSD. The input similarly records packages across Unix, macOS, and Windows ecosystems.
How it is used
Users supply one or more JSON configurations and run sing-box as a foreground process or managed system service. The CLI can check, format, and merge configurations; typical deployments define inbounds, outbounds, DNS behavior, and routing rules.
Why package nerds care
sing-box interests package maintainers because one Go codebase spans many proxy protocols and operating systems, while optional build tags materially affect features and performance. The official documentation explicitly discusses downstream packaging choices and flags modified Homebrew builds as potentially problematic.
Timeline
- 2022: Official documentation identifies the beginning of the sing-box project era.
- 2023: The public 1.x series was established and distributed through GitHub releases.
- 2024–2026: The project continued frequent releases and expanded its configuration, protocol, and client ecosystem.
Related projects
- SagerNet
- Shadowsocks
- V2Ray
- Xray-core
- Clash
- NekoBox
Sources
security posture
Risk level: orange
formula declares a Homebrew service.
Risk classifier
orange risk · medium confidence · infrastructure
Why
- formula declares a Homebrew service
Signals
- metadata:service
Install behavior
- No Homebrew post-install hook is recorded in formula metadata.
- Formula metadata declares a service or daemon block.
- Homebrew bottle metadata is available for 5 platform targets.
- Build metadata lists 4 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.json
executables
Installed executables
| Command | Kind | Exposure | Note |
|---|---|---|---|
sing-box | 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 version1.14.1
manager updated2026-09-15
local dataok
upstreamcurrent
latest detectedv1.13.20
https://github.com/SagerNet/sing-box
- okNo freshness warnings were generated.
install metadata
Package metadata
| Package key | brew:sing-box |
|---|---|
| Version | 1.14.1 |
| Package manager | Homebrew |
| Package manager page | https://formulae.brew.sh/formula/sing-box |
| Homepage | https://sing-box.sagernet.org |
| Repository | https://github.com/SagerNet/sing-box |
| Upstream docs | https://sing-box.sagernet.org |
| License | GPL-3.0-or-later |
| Source archive | https://github.com/SagerNet/sing-box/archive/refs/tags/v1.13.20.tar.gz |
| Last updated | 2026-09-15T04:01:05Z |
| Pulse | updated |
| Build dependencies | go@1.26, llvm, ninja, python@3.14 |
| Bottle | available (on arm64_linux, arm64_sequoia, arm64_sonoma, arm64_tahoe, x86_64_linux) |
| Homebrew post-install | not defined |
| Service | declared |
registry facts
Source database details
| Source Database | Homebrew formula API |
|---|---|
| Tap | homebrew/core |
| Full Name | sing-box |
| Version Scheme | 0 |
| Revision | 0 |
| Head Version | HEAD |
| Requirements |
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| 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.
Nix95%
sing-box
nix profile install nixpkgs#sing-box- normalized package name match
- Matched by: Sing Box
apk95%
sing-box 1.13.18-r0
The universal proxy platform
https://sing-box.sagernet.org/
sudo apk add sing-box- License: GPL-3.0-or-later with name use or association addition
- Architecture: x86_64
- Source Package: sing-box
- 1 dependencies
- 1 provides
- normalized package name match
- Matched by: Sing Box
apk95%
sing-box-bash-completion 1.13.18-r0
Bash completions for sing-box
https://sing-box.sagernet.org/
sudo apk add sing-box-bash-completion- License: GPL-3.0-or-later with name use or association addition
- Architecture: x86_64
- Source Package: sing-box
- normalized package name match
- Matched by: Sing Box
apk95%
sing-box-fish-completion 1.13.18-r0
Fish completions for sing-box
https://sing-box.sagernet.org/
sudo apk add sing-box-fish-completion- License: GPL-3.0-or-later with name use or association addition
- Architecture: x86_64
- Source Package: sing-box
- normalized package name match
- Matched by: Sing Box
apk95%
sing-box-openrc 1.13.18-r0
The universal proxy platform (OpenRC init scripts)
https://sing-box.sagernet.org/
sudo apk add sing-box-openrc- License: GPL-3.0-or-later with name use or association addition
- Architecture: x86_64
- Source Package: sing-box
- normalized package name match
- Matched by: Sing Box
apk95%
sing-box-systemd 1.13.18-r0
The universal proxy platform (systemd files)
https://sing-box.sagernet.org/
sudo apk add sing-box-systemd- License: GPL-3.0-or-later with name use or association addition
- Architecture: x86_64
- Source Package: sing-box
- normalized package name match
- Matched by: Sing Box
apk95%
sing-box-zsh-completion 1.13.18-r0
Zsh completions for sing-box
https://sing-box.sagernet.org/
sudo apk add sing-box-zsh-completion- License: GPL-3.0-or-later with name use or association addition
- Architecture: x86_64
- Source Package: sing-box
- normalized package name match
- Matched by: Sing Box
pacman95%
sing-box 1.13.20-1
The universal proxy platform
https://sing-box.sagernet.org/
sudo pacman -S sing-box- License: GPL-3.0-or-later AND LicenseRef-sing-box-exception
- Architecture: x86_64
- 5 dependencies
- 2 optional deps
- normalized package name match
- Matched by: Sing Box
zypper95%
nekobox-core 5.11.28.2-1.1
NekoBox core (sing-box with enchancements)
https://github.com/qr243vbi/nekobox
sudo zypper install nekobox-core- License: GPL-3.0-only
- Category: Unspecified
- Architecture: x86_64
- Source Package: nekobox
- 2 dependencies
- 2 provides
- normalized package name match
- Matched by: Sing Box
MacPorts95%
sing-box
sudo port install sing-box- normalized package name match
- Matched by: Sing Box
Scoop95%
main/sing-box
scoop install main/sing-box- normalized package name match
- Matched by: Sing Box
winget95%
SagerNet.sing-box
winget install --id SagerNet.sing-box -e- normalized package name match
- Matched by: Sing Box
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 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