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Install mitmproxy with Homebrew Cask

Intercept, modify, replay, save HTTP/S traffic. Version 12.2.3 via Homebrew Cask; verified 2026-05-12. Also installable with nix: nix profile install nixpkgs#mitmproxy.

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macOS

Homebrew Caskverified · 100%
brew install --cask mitmproxy

local Homebrew cask metadata

overview

Package summary

Intercept, modify, replay, save HTTP/S traffic

Commands and aliases

  • mitmdump
  • mitmproxy
  • mitmweb

history

Project history and usage

mitmproxy is a free and open-source interactive HTTPS proxy created by Aldo Cortesi, Maximilian Hils, Thomas Kriechbaumer, and contributors. The project's citation entry dates it from 2010 onward and describes it as an interactive HTTPS proxy, while the project homepage identifies the same authors and the contributor-maintained core team.

Project history

Technically, mitmproxy grew into a suite of related interfaces: `mitmproxy` for the interactive console, `mitmdump` as a command-line/tcpdump-like interface for HTTP traffic, and `mitmweb` as a web UI. The official documentation describes its practical uses: intercepting and modifying HTTP and HTTPS requests and responses, saving conversations for replay and analysis, replaying clients or server responses, reverse-proxy and transparent-proxy modes, generated interception certificates, and Python addons for scripted traffic changes.

How it is used

Its ecosystem role is between developer debugging tools and security testing proxies such as Burp Suite or Charles Proxy, but with an open-source Python extension model and a terminal-first workflow. The Homebrew cask packages the prebuilt macOS tarball and exposes all three executables, making it a convenient install path for API debugging, mobile traffic inspection, privacy research, and test fixtures built from recorded flows.

security posture

No protected-tool coverage found yet

No matching local secret-handling manifest was found for mitmproxy. 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.

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
~/.mitmproxy/config.yaml

Credential files

Credential-bearing paths to review before unattended agent runs.

Unix
~/.mitmproxy/mitmproxy-ca.pem

executables

Installed executables

CommandKindExposureNote
mitmproxybinaryHomebrew cask binarymitmproxy
mitmdumpbinaryHomebrew cask binarymitmdump
mitmwebbinaryHomebrew cask binarymitmweb

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 version12.2.3
manager updated2026-05-12
local dataok
upstreamnot checked
latest detectednot detected

https://mitmproxy.org/

install metadata

Package metadata

Package keycask:mitmproxy
Version12.2.3
Package managerHomebrew Cask
Package manager pagehttps://formulae.brew.sh/cask/mitmproxy
Homepagehttps://mitmproxy.org/
Upstream docshttps://mitmproxy.org/
Source archivehttps://downloads.mitmproxy.org/12.2.3/mitmproxy-12.2.3-macos-arm64.tar.gz
Last updated2026-05-12T20:21:31Z
Pulseupdated
SHA-2560a09ee3b82569e8985aff8186e4792618b8e5d0c766098db093d09a87d4b013a
Download URLhttps://downloads.mitmproxy.org/12.2.3/mitmproxy-12.2.3-macos-arm64.tar.gz
Bottlenot recorded
Homebrew post-installnot defined
Servicenone declared

registry facts

Source database details

Source DatabaseHomebrew cask API
Taphomebrew/cask
Full Tokenmitmproxy
Names
  • mitmproxy
Artifacts
Binary
3
Target
3
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.

Nix95%

mitmproxy

nix profile install nixpkgs#mitmproxy
  • normalized package name match
  • Matched by: Mitmproxy
nixpkgs package indexes · raw.githubusercontent.com · nixpkgs package indexes: mitmproxy from https://raw.githubusercontent.com/NixOS/nixpkgs/master/pkgs/top-level/all-packages.nix
Ubuntu apt95%

mitmproxy 8.1.1-2

SSL-capable man-in-the-middle HTTP proxy

https://mitmproxy.org

sudo apt install mitmproxy
  • Section: universe/net
  • Architecture: all
  • 27 dependencies
  • normalized package name match
  • Matched by: Mitmproxy
Ubuntu 24.04 LTS package indexes · archive.ubuntu.com · Ubuntu 24.04 LTS package indexes: mitmproxy from https://archive.ubuntu.com/ubuntu/dists/noble/universe/binary-amd64/Packages.gz
apk95%

mitmproxy 11.0.0-r3

Interactive TLS-capable intercepting HTTP proxy

https://mitmproxy.org/

sudo apk add mitmproxy
  • License: MIT
  • Architecture: x86_64
  • Source Package: mitmproxy
  • 1 dependencies
  • 1 provides
  • normalized package name match
  • Matched by: Mitmproxy
Alpine Linux edge package indexes · dl-cdn.alpinelinux.org · Alpine Linux edge package indexes: mitmproxy from https://dl-cdn.alpinelinux.org/alpine/edge/community/x86_64/APKINDEX.tar.gz
apk95%

mitmproxy-pyc 11.0.0-r3

Precompiled Python bytecode for mitmproxy

https://mitmproxy.org/

sudo apk add mitmproxy-pyc
  • License: MIT
  • Architecture: x86_64
  • Source Package: mitmproxy
  • 1 dependencies
  • normalized package name match
  • Matched by: Mitmproxy
Alpine Linux edge package indexes · dl-cdn.alpinelinux.org · Alpine Linux edge package indexes: mitmproxy-pyc from https://dl-cdn.alpinelinux.org/alpine/edge/community/x86_64/APKINDEX.tar.gz
pacman95%

mitmproxy 12.2.3-1

SSL-capable man-in-the-middle HTTP proxy

https://mitmproxy.org

sudo pacman -S mitmproxy
  • License: MIT
  • Architecture: any
  • 28 dependencies
  • 1 provides
  • normalized package name match
  • Matched by: Mitmproxy
Arch Linux sync databases · geo.mirror.pkgbuild.com · Arch Linux sync databases: mitmproxy from https://geo.mirror.pkgbuild.com/extra/os/x86_64/extra.db.tar.gz
Chocolatey95%

mitmproxy

choco install mitmproxy
  • normalized package name match
  • Matched by: Mitmproxy
Chocolatey community package catalog · community.chocolatey.org · Chocolatey community package catalog: mitmproxy from http://community.chocolatey.org/api/v2/Packages?$filter=IsLatestVersion&$select=Id&$top=1000&$skiptoken='11','microsoft-windows-terminal'
Scoop95%

extras/mitmproxy

scoop install extras/mitmproxy
  • normalized package name match
  • Matched by: Mitmproxy
Scoop official bucket manifest trees · api.github.com · Scoop official bucket manifest trees: bucket/mitmproxy.json from https://api.github.com/repos/ScoopInstaller/Extras/git/trees/master?recursive=1
winget95%

mitmproxy.mitmproxy

winget install --id mitmproxy.mitmproxy -e
  • normalized package name match
  • Matched by: Mitmproxy
Windows Package Manager source index · cdn.winget.microsoft.com · Windows Package Manager source index: mitmproxy.mitmproxy from https://cdn.winget.microsoft.com/cache/source.msix

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