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Install somagic-tools with Homebrew
Tools to extract firmware from EasyCAP. Version 1.1 via Homebrew; verified from local package data.
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Package summary
Tools to extract firmware from EasyCAP
Project links
Commands and aliases
- somagic-extract-firmware
history
Project history and usage
somagic-tools is the firmware-extraction companion for the archived easycap-somagic-linux project. Its main command, `somagic-extract-firmware`, extracts Somagic EasyCAP firmware from a Windows driver file so Linux capture tools can initialize the USB video device.
Project history
The source tarball for somagic-easycap-tools 1.0 records an initial release on 24 February 2012, followed by version 1.1 on 10 March 2013 with a new verbose option. The README and man page describe a deliberately small utility: search a Windows driver file, verify the CRC32 signature, and write `/lib/firmware/somagic_firmware.bin` by default.
Adoption history
The project lived in Google Code and is now available through the Google Code Archive. Homebrew packages `somagic-tools` as a separate formula because the firmware extraction step is useful before running the companion `somagic` capture program; formula analytics show low but continuing niche use.
How it is used
Users obtain the Windows driver from the EasyCAP installation CD, often through Windows or Wine, then run `somagic-extract-firmware` on the driver file. The output firmware file is consumed by `somagic-init`, separating firmware extraction from actual capture.
Why package nerds care
This is the kind of tiny hardware-enablement utility package managers preserve well: one command, a legal/technical firmware boundary, and a dependency relationship that keeps the capture package from embedding vendor firmware.
Timeline
- 2012: somagic-easycap-tools 1.0 initial release.
- 2013: somagic-easycap-tools 1.1 adds verbose output.
- Current: Homebrew packages version 1.1 as `somagic-tools`.
Related projects
- `somagic` consumes the extracted firmware and performs capture.
- The toolchain targets Somagic variants of EasyCAP USB video capture devices.
- libgcrypt is used by the tools package.
Sources
security posture
No protected-tool coverage found yet
No matching local secret-handling manifest was found for somagic-tools. Package metadata is still published here so future coverage has a stable package URL.
Install behavior
- No Homebrew post-install hook is recorded in formula metadata.
- Homebrew bottle metadata is available for 13 platform targets.
- Installs with 2 runtime 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
somagic-extract-firmware | 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 generated2026-08-04
manager version1.1
manager updated
local dataok
upstreamnot checked
latest detectednot detected
https://code.google.com/archive/p/easycap-somagic-linux/
- infoNo package-manager update timestamp was available.low confidence
- infoRelease/tag comparison is only available for GitHub repositories.https://code.google.com/archive/p/easycap-somagic-linux/none confidence
install metadata
Package metadata
| Package key | brew:somagic-tools |
|---|---|
| Version | 1.1 |
| Package manager | Homebrew |
| Package manager page | https://formulae.brew.sh/formula/somagic-tools |
| Homepage | https://code.google.com/archive/p/easycap-somagic-linux/ |
| Upstream docs | https://code.google.com/archive/p/easycap-somagic-linux/ |
| License | GPL-2.0-or-later |
| Source archive | https://storage.googleapis.com/google-code-archive-downloads/v2/code.google.com/easycap-somagic-linux/somagic-easycap-tools_1.1.tar.gz |
| Dependencies | libgcrypt, libusb |
| Bottle | available (on arm64_big_sur, arm64_linux, arm64_monterey, arm64_sequoia, arm64_sonoma, arm64_tahoe, arm64_ventura, big_sur, catalina, 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 | somagic-tools |
| 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 trail
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