macOS
Homebrewverified · 100%
brew install sipcalclocal Homebrew formula metadata
MacPortsverified · 94%
sudo port install sipcalcMacPorts ports tree · net/sipcalc/Portfile · source: api.github.com
brew / rank 5259
Install sipcalc with Homebrew, apk, apt, dnf, MacPorts, Nix, zypper
Advanced console-based IP subnet calculator. Version 1.1.6 via Homebrew; verified 2026-09-13. Also installable with debian: sudo apt install sipcalc.
install
Additional install commands
Linux
Alpine Linux apkverified · 92%
sudo apk add sipcalcAlpine Linux edge package indexes · sipcalc · source: dl-cdn.alpinelinux.org
Debian aptverified · 92%
sudo apt install sipcalcDebian stable package indexes · sipcalc · source: deb.debian.org
Fedora dnfverified · 92%
sudo dnf install sipcalcFedora Rawhide package metadata · sipcalc · source: dl.fedoraproject.org
Nixverified · 92%
nix profile install nixpkgs#sipcalcnixpkgs package indexes · pkgs/by-name/si/sipcalc/package.nix · source: api.github.com
openSUSE zypperverified · 92%
sudo zypper install sipcalcopenSUSE Tumbleweed package metadata · sipcalc · source: download.opensuse.org
overview
Package summary
Advanced console-based IP subnet calculator
Project links
Commands and aliases
- sipcalc
history
Project history and usage
sipcalc is a console subnet calculator for IPv4 and IPv6, designed for interactive administration and shell pipelines.
Project history
Simon Ekstrand began sipcalc development in 2001 as a console IP subnet calculator. It grew to handle both IPv4 and IPv6, multiple input and output formats, interface queries, subnet splitting, bitmaps, reverse-DNS generation, and DNS resolution.
Release 1.1.2 changed the license from GPL to BSD. The official project page identifies version 1.1.6, dated 2013-01-14, as the latest release. The official repository says active feature development has ended, although fixes and patches remain welcome.
Adoption history
The official repository says sipcalc is available in many Linux and BSD distributions. The input records packages for Homebrew, MacPorts, Alpine, Debian, Fedora/DNF, Nix, Ubuntu, and openSUSE, showing unusually broad preservation for a small command-line calculator.
How it is used
Users pass addresses, netmasks, CIDR prefixes, or interface names to calculate network ranges, broadcast addresses, host ranges, wildcard masks, and IPv6 forms. It can also read newline-separated networks from standard input and recursively split networks.
Why package nerds care
sipcalc is a classic network-administrator utility: scriptable, dependency-light, and capable of turning CIDR arithmetic into shell-friendly output. Its survival across many package collections illustrates the longevity of focused Unix networking tools.
Timeline
- 2001: Development of sipcalc began.
- Later: Version 1.1.2 changed the project license from GPL to BSD.
- 2013: Version 1.1.6 was released on January 14.
- Later: Active development ceased, with bug fixes and patches still accepted.
Related projects
- ipcalc
- subnetcalc
- whatmask
- Python ipaddress
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 12 platform targets.
Recommended review
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executables
Installed executables
| Command | Kind | Exposure | Note |
|---|---|---|---|
sipcalc | 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 version1.1.6
manager updated2026-09-13
local dataok
upstreamnot checked
latest detectednot detected
https://www.routemeister.net/projects/sipcalc/
- infoRelease/tag comparison is only available for GitHub repositories.https://www.routemeister.net/projects/sipcalc/none confidence
install metadata
Package metadata
| Package key | brew:sipcalc |
|---|---|
| Version | 1.1.6 |
| Package manager | Homebrew |
| Package manager page | https://formulae.brew.sh/formula/sipcalc |
| Homepage | https://www.routemeister.net/projects/sipcalc/ |
| Upstream docs | https://www.routemeister.net/projects/sipcalc/ |
| License | BSD-3-Clause |
| Source archive | https://www.routemeister.net/projects/sipcalc/files/sipcalc-1.1.6.tar.gz |
| Last updated | 2026-09-13T02:33:28Z |
| Pulse | updated |
| 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 | sipcalc |
| Version Scheme | 0 |
| Revision | 0 |
| 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%
sipcalc 1.1.6-3
Advanced console-based ip subnet calculator
http://www.routemeister.net/projects/sipcalc/
sudo apt install sipcalc- Section: net
- Architecture: amd64
- 1 dependencies
- normalized package name match
- Matched by: Sipcalc
Nix95%
sipcalc
nix profile install nixpkgs#sipcalc- normalized package name match
- Matched by: Sipcalc
Ubuntu apt95%
sipcalc 1.1.6-3
Advanced console-based ip subnet calculator
http://www.routemeister.net/projects/sipcalc/
sudo apt install sipcalc- Section: universe/net
- Architecture: amd64
- 1 dependencies
- normalized package name match
- Matched by: Sipcalc
apk95%
sipcalc 1.1.6-r4
Advanced console based ip subnet calculator
https://www.routemeister.net/projects/sipcalc/
sudo apk add sipcalc- License: BSD-3-Clause
- Architecture: x86_64
- Source Package: sipcalc
- 1 dependencies
- 1 provides
- normalized package name match
- Matched by: Sipcalc
apk95%
sipcalc-doc 1.1.6-r4
Advanced console based ip subnet calculator (documentation)
https://www.routemeister.net/projects/sipcalc/
sudo apk add sipcalc-doc- License: BSD-3-Clause
- Architecture: x86_64
- Source Package: sipcalc
- normalized package name match
- Matched by: Sipcalc
dnf95%
sipcalc 1.1.6-31.fc45
An "advanced" console based ip subnet calculator
http://www.routemeister.net/projects/sipcalc
sudo dnf install sipcalc- License: BSD-3-Clause
- Category: Unspecified
- Architecture: x86_64
- Source Package: sipcalc
- 2 dependencies
- 1 provides
- normalized package name match
- Matched by: Sipcalc
zypper95%
sipcalc 1.1.6-2.33
Console based ip subnet calculator with IPv4 and IPv6 support
http://www.routemeister.net/projects/sipcalc
sudo zypper install sipcalc- License: BSD-3-Clause
- Category: Productivity/Networking/System
- Architecture: x86_64
- Source Package: sipcalc
- 1 dependencies
- 1 provides
- normalized package name match
- Matched by: Sipcalc
MacPorts95%
sipcalc
sudo port install sipcalc- normalized package name match
- Matched by: Sipcalc
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