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Install finch with Homebrew Cask

Open source container development tool. Version 1.17.2 via Homebrew Cask; verified from local package data. Also installable with debian: sudo apt install finch.

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macOS

Homebrew Caskverified · 100%
brew install --cask finch

local Homebrew cask metadata

overview

Package summary

Open source container development tool

Commands and aliases

No executable aliases were found in the local package database.

security posture

No protected-tool coverage found yet

No matching local secret-handling manifest was found for finch. 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.
  • No Homebrew bottle metadata was recorded.

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executables

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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 version1.17.2
manager updated
local dataok
upstreamnot checked
latest detectednot detected

https://github.com/runfinch/finch

  • infoNo package-manager update timestamp was available.low confidence
  • infoNo cached GitHub release or tag data was available.https://github.com/runfinch/finchnone confidence

install metadata

Package metadata

Package keycask:finch
Version1.17.2
Package managerHomebrew Cask
Package manager pagehttps://formulae.brew.sh/cask/finch
Homepagehttps://github.com/runfinch/finch
Repositoryhttps://github.com/runfinch/finch
Source archivehttps://github.com/runfinch/finch/releases/download/v1.17.2/Finch-v1.17.2-aarch64.pkg
SHA-256142e2e8f30fb218e382e1cb438e3b93064eee31adfed6b652eb02308517bcdaa
Bottlenot recorded
Homebrew post-installnot defined
Servicenone declared

registry facts

Source database details

Source DatabaseHomebrew cask API
Taphomebrew/cask
Full Tokenfinch
Names
  • Finch
Artifacts
Pkg
1
Uninstall
1
Zap
1
Deprecatedno
Disabledno

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%

finch 2.14.14-1

text-based multi-protocol instant messaging client

https://www.pidgin.im

sudo apt install finch
  • Section: net
  • Architecture: amd64
  • Source Package: pidgin
  • 8 dependencies
  • 1 optional deps
  • normalized package name match
  • Matched by: Finch
Debian stable package indexes · deb.debian.org · Debian stable package indexes: finch from https://deb.debian.org/debian/dists/stable/main/binary-amd64/Packages.xz
Ubuntu apt95%

finch 1:2.14.13-1ubuntu2

text-based multi-protocol instant messaging client

https://www.pidgin.im

sudo apt install finch
  • Section: universe/net
  • Architecture: amd64
  • Source Package: pidgin
  • 8 dependencies
  • 1 optional deps
  • normalized package name match
  • Matched by: Finch
Ubuntu 24.04 LTS package indexes · archive.ubuntu.com · Ubuntu 24.04 LTS package indexes: finch from https://archive.ubuntu.com/ubuntu/dists/noble/universe/binary-amd64/Packages.gz
apk95%

finch 2.14.14-r0

text-based multi-protocol instant messaging client

https://pidgin.im/

sudo apk add finch
  • License: GPL-2.0-or-later
  • Architecture: x86_64
  • Source Package: pidgin
  • 1 dependencies
  • 1 provides
  • normalized package name match
  • Matched by: Finch
Alpine Linux edge package indexes · dl-cdn.alpinelinux.org · Alpine Linux edge package indexes: finch from https://dl-cdn.alpinelinux.org/alpine/edge/community/x86_64/APKINDEX.tar.gz
dnf95%

finch 2.14.14-5.fc45

A text-based user interface for Pidgin

http://pidgin.im/

sudo dnf install finch
  • License: LicenseRef-Callaway-BSD AND GPL-2.0-or-later AND GPL-2.0-only AND LicenseRef-Callaway-LGPLv2+ AND LicenseRef-Callaway-MIT
  • Category: Unspecified
  • Architecture: x86_64
  • Source Package: pidgin
  • 15 dependencies
  • 1 provides
  • normalized package name match
  • Matched by: Finch
Fedora Rawhide package metadata · dl.fedoraproject.org · Fedora Rawhide package metadata: finch from https://dl.fedoraproject.org/pub/fedora/linux/development/rawhide/Everything/x86_64/os/repodata/210a2053c8e007daf9ae39c2a21daaed9b2ddd07d63ecffa597050361e73650c-primary.xml.zst
zypper95%

finch 2.14.14-2.4

Text-Based User Interface for Pidgin Instant Messaging Client

https://pidgin.im/

sudo zypper install finch
  • License: GPL-2.0-only
  • Category: Unspecified
  • Architecture: x86_64
  • Source Package: pidgin
  • 11 dependencies
  • 1 provides
  • normalized package name match
  • Matched by: Finch
openSUSE Tumbleweed package metadata · download.opensuse.org · openSUSE Tumbleweed package metadata: finch from https://download.opensuse.org/tumbleweed/repo/oss/repodata/50b07339cb64c8ed4091bdbabddadc1ff5737b090e478818a195b40d8a3292861a879139b4a3987c31109699fde9fbf4a716367ddf4eef77da75f96e3193d6ed-primary.xml.zst

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