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Install asar with Homebrew, MacPorts, Nix, pacman, zypper

SNES assembler for applying patches to ROM images or building ROMs. Version 1.91 via Homebrew; verified 2026-06-30. Also installable with nix: nix profile install nixpkgs#asar.

Install commandSecurity notes

install

Additional install commands

macOS

Homebrewverified · 100%
brew install asar

local Homebrew formula metadata

MacPortsverified · 94%
sudo port install asar

MacPorts ports tree · archivers/asar/Portfile · source: api.github.com

overview

Package summary

SNES assembler for applying patches to ROM images or building ROMs

Commands and aliases

  • asar

history

Project history and usage

Asar is an SNES assembler used to apply patches to existing ROM images or create new ROM images from scratch.

Project history

The official README says Asar was originally created by Alcaro and modeled after byuu's xkas v0.06. The GitHub repository metadata describes the RPGHacker repository as the now-official home.

Adoption history

The project publishes GitHub releases and is packaged by several Unix package managers in the supplied Homebrew-derived facts, reflecting use beyond manual downloads in ROM-hacking workflows.

How it is used

Asar supports 65c816, SPC700, and Super FX assembly, can be run as a command-line patching tool, and can also be built as a DLL or static library for embedding in other tools.

Why package nerds care

Asar matters to package collectors because it is niche but practical: a retro-console assembler with official manuals, binary releases, and distro packaging despite serving a specialized ROM-hacking audience.

Timeline

  • 2017: Official GitHub repository created.
  • 2018: v1.60 beta 1 appears in GitHub releases.
  • 2024: v1.91 appears in GitHub releases.

Related projects

  • xkas, SNES ROM hacking tools, SMW Central tooling

security posture

No protected-tool coverage found yet

No matching local secret-handling manifest was found for asar. Nucleus package metadata is still published here so future coverage has a stable package URL.

Install behavior

  • 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.

executables

Installed executables

CommandKindExposureNote
asarexecutableindexed executableDiscovered from the local executable index.

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 generated2026-08-03
manager version1.91
manager updated2026-06-30
local dataunknown
upstreamnot available
latest detectednot detected
  • okNo freshness warnings were generated.

install metadata

Package metadata

Package keybrew:asar
Version1.91
Package managerHomebrew
Homepagehttps://github.com/RPGHacker/asar
Repositoryhttps://github.com/RPGHacker/asar
Last updated2026-06-30T05:26:09Z
Pulseupdated
Bottlenot recorded
Servicenone declared

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%

asar

nix profile install nixpkgs#asar
  • normalized package name match
  • Matched by: Asar
nixpkgs package indexes · api.github.com · nixpkgs package indexes: pkgs/by-name/as/asar/package.nix from https://api.github.com/repos/NixOS/nixpkgs/git/trees/master?recursive=1
pacman95%

asar 4.2.1-1

Creating Electron app packages

https://github.com/electron/asar

sudo pacman -S asar
  • License: MIT
  • Architecture: any
  • 1 dependencies
  • normalized package name match
  • Matched by: Asar
Arch Linux sync databases · geo.mirror.pkgbuild.com · Arch Linux sync databases: asar from https://geo.mirror.pkgbuild.com/extra/os/x86_64/extra.db.tar.gz
zypper95%

asar 4.0.0-1.4

Creating atom-shell (electron) app packages

https://github.com/electron/asar

sudo zypper install asar
  • License: MIT and ISC
  • Category: Development/Languages/NodeJS
  • Architecture: noarch
  • Source Package: asar
  • 3 dependencies
  • 4 provides
  • normalized package name match
  • Matched by: Asar
openSUSE Tumbleweed package metadata · download.opensuse.org · openSUSE Tumbleweed package metadata: asar from https://download.opensuse.org/tumbleweed/repo/oss/repodata/50b07339cb64c8ed4091bdbabddadc1ff5737b090e478818a195b40d8a3292861a879139b4a3987c31109699fde9fbf4a716367ddf4eef77da75f96e3193d6ed-primary.xml.zst
MacPorts95%

asar

sudo port install asar
  • normalized package name match
  • Matched by: Asar
MacPorts ports tree · api.github.com · MacPorts ports tree: archivers/asar/Portfile from https://api.github.com/repos/macports/macports-ports/git/trees/master?recursive=1

package graph

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source trail

Generated from repository data

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  • curated package history
  • external package-manager database matches
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