macOS
Homebrewverified · 100%
brew install brooklocal Homebrew formula metadata
MacPortsverified · 94%
sudo port install brookMacPorts ports tree · net/brook/Portfile · source: api.github.com
brew / rank 8303
Install brook with Homebrew, MacPorts, Nix, pacman
Cross-platform strong encryption and not detectable proxy. Zero-Configuration. Version 20260101 via Homebrew; verified 2026-07-25. Also installable with nix: nix profile install nixpkgs#brook.
install
Additional install commands
Linux
Nixverified · 92%
nix profile install nixpkgs#brooknixpkgs package indexes · pkgs/by-name/br/brook/package.nix · source: api.github.com
Arch Linux pacmanverified · 92%
sudo pacman -S brookArch Linux sync databases · brook · source: geo.mirror.pkgbuild.com
overview
Package summary
Cross-platform strong encryption and not detectable proxy. Zero-Configuration
Project links
Commands and aliases
- brook
history
Project history and usage
Brook is TxThinking's cross-platform programmable network tool, packaged as a Go-based proxy/VPN-style command-line program with clients for desktop, mobile, Linux, and OpenWrt. Its public positioning has shifted from a simple encrypted proxy toward a broader programmable network layer.
Project history
The official GitHub repository describes Brook as a cross-platform programmable network tool and documents a basic server/client workflow around commands such as `brook server` and `brook link`. Its tag history includes date-stamped releases starting in 2017, showing a long-running release model rather than a one-off proxy experiment.
The current official product page emphasizes system-level networking, TCP/UDP/IPv4/IPv6 coverage, client-side and server-side programmability, DNS and routing control, packet capture, MITM HTTP/HTTPS capabilities, and cross-platform clients for iOS, macOS, Android, Windows, and Linux.
Adoption history
Brook's adoption is strongest in the privacy, proxy, and programmable-networking niche. GitHub shows a large open-source audience with thousands of stars and forks, while the input package facts show distribution through Homebrew, MacPorts, Nix, Arch, and other Unix-like package channels.
How it is used
Common use starts with a Brook server listening on a port and a client or generated link carrying connection parameters. Later Brook workflows extend into system-wide routing, DNS policy, destination rewriting, application-level controls, and OpenWrt or mobile clients.
Why package nerds care
Brook is notable in package-manager history as one of several post-Shadowsocks-era Go networking tools that package cleanly into a single binary while covering a wide surface area: proxying, VPN-like routing, mobile clients, DNS policy, and traffic inspection. Its date-based release tags also make it recognizable in rolling-release packaging.
Timeline
- 2017-03-16: Earliest public release tag observed in the official Git repository.
- 2017-2020s: Brook evolves through frequent date-stamped releases.
- 2025-12-31: GitHub lists v20260101 as the latest release at the time researched.
Related projects
- Related networking packages include Shadowsocks, V2Ray/Xray, sing-box, gost, WireGuard, OpenVPN, and OpenWrt proxy tooling. Brook differs by combining proxy transport, programmable policy, and cross-platform commercial-style clients around the same project.
Sources
- https://github.com/txthinking/brook#readme
- https://www.txthinking.com/brook.html
- source_facts.package-manager
security posture
Risk level: blue
broad file, network, media, or database tool signal.
Risk classifier
blue risk · medium confidence · tool
Why
- broad file, network, media, or database tool signal
Signals
- text:encrypt
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
| Command | Kind | Exposure | Note |
|---|---|---|---|
brook | executable | indexed executable | Discovered 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 version20260101
manager updated2026-07-25
local dataunknown
upstreamnot available
latest detectednot detected
- okNo freshness warnings were generated.
install metadata
Package metadata
| Package key | brew:brook |
|---|---|
| Version | 20260101 |
| Package manager | Homebrew |
| Homepage | https://brook.app/ |
| Repository | https://github.com/txthinking/brook |
| Last updated | 2026-07-25T14:19:44-04:00 |
| Pulse | updated |
| Bottle | not recorded |
| Service | none 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%
brook
nix profile install nixpkgs#brook- normalized package name match
- Matched by: Brook
pacman95%
brook 20260101.0-1
A cross-platform proxy/vpn software
https://github.com/txthinking/brook
sudo pacman -S brook- License: GPL-3.0-only
- Architecture: x86_64
- 1 dependencies
- normalized package name match
- Matched by: Brook
MacPorts95%
brook
sudo port install brook- normalized package name match
- Matched by: Brook
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
- pkg.so package database
- pkgdb category and tag curation