# Install ferium with Homebrew, MacPorts, Nix, winget

Fast and multi-source CLI program for managing Minecraft mods and modpacks. Version 4.7.1 via Homebrew; verified from local package data. Also installable with nix: nix profile install nixpkgs#ferium.

## Install

```sh
sudo av install brew:ferium
```

Additional install commands:

### macOS

- Homebrew (100%):

```sh
brew install ferium
```

  Evidence: local Homebrew formula metadata

- MacPorts (94%):

```sh
sudo port install ferium
```

  Evidence: MacPorts ports tree: games/ferium/Portfile from https://api.github.com/repos/macports/macports-ports/git/trees/master?recursive=1

### Linux

- Nix (92%):

```sh
nix profile install nixpkgs#ferium
```

  Evidence: nixpkgs package indexes: pkgs/by-name/fe/ferium/package.nix from https://api.github.com/repos/NixOS/nixpkgs/git/trees/master?recursive=1

### Windows

- winget (92%):

```sh
winget install --id GorillaDevs.Ferium -e
```

  Evidence: Windows Package Manager source index: GorillaDevs.Ferium from https://cdn.winget.microsoft.com/cache/source.msix

## Package facts

- **Package key:** brew:ferium
- **Package manager:** Homebrew
- **Version:** 4.7.1
- **Source summary:** Fast and multi-source CLI program for managing Minecraft mods and modpacks
- **Homepage:** <https://github.com/gorilla-devs/ferium>
- **Repository:** <https://github.com/gorilla-devs/ferium>
- **Generated:** 2026-08-03T19:37:03+00:00

## Executables

- ferium (alias)

## Install behavior

- Bottle: not available

## Freshness

- Page generated: 2026-08-03
- Package-manager version: 4.7.1
## Project history and usage

Ferium is a Rust CLI for managing Minecraft mods and modpacks across Modrinth, CurseForge, and GitHub Releases. Its README positions it as an automation-friendly tool for declaring a set of mods and then downloading or updating compatible versions with one command.

### Project history

The GitHub repository was created in September 2021, and crates.io records Ferium releases from January 2022. The project grew around the practical problem of keeping Minecraft mod profiles and modpacks current across multiple hosting services rather than manually visiting each project page.

### Adoption history

Ferium's README lists installation through Homebrew, winget, Scoop, Nixpkgs, AUR packages, Pacstall, Void Linux, Gentoo overlays, crates.io, and GitHub Releases. That package spread is unusually broad for a game-adjacent utility and reflects demand from users who manage modded Minecraft across desktop and server environments.

### How it is used

Users create profiles, configure Minecraft versions and mod loaders, add mods or modpacks, and run upgrade commands to fetch compatible files. The documented config file stores profiles and modpack state, while optional environment variables or flags can provide CurseForge and GitHub tokens.

### Why package nerds care

Ferium matters to package nerds because it is a Rust CLI that wraps several fast-moving content ecosystems and ships across many package managers. Its GUI and no-GUI build variants also show the packaging wrinkle of desktop file picker support versus server-friendly binaries.

### Timeline

- 2021: Public GitHub repository created.
- 2022: First crates.io release recorded for Ferium.
- 2024: crates.io records the 4.7.1 release.

### Related projects

- Ferium's README points to sibling projects `ferinth` and `furse`, Rust wrappers for the Modrinth and CurseForge APIs.

### Sources

- <https://github.com/gorilla-devs/ferium>
- <https://github.com/gorilla-devs/ferium/blob/main/README.md>
- <https://api.github.com/repos/gorilla-devs/ferium>
- <https://crates.io/crates/ferium>
- <https://formulae.brew.sh/formula/ferium>


## Security Notes

narrow executable package without higher-risk signals.

- **Geiger risk:** green / low
- narrow executable package without higher-risk signals


## 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

- Linux: $XDG_CONFIG_HOME/ferium/config.json, ~/.config/ferium/config.json
- macOS: ~/.config/ferium/config.json
- Windows: %APPDATA%/ferium/config/config.json
## Other Package-Manager Records

- Nix - ferium: normalized package name match | nixpkgs package indexes: pkgs/by-name/fe/ferium/package.nix from https://api.github.com/repos/NixOS/nixpkgs/git/trees/master?recursive=1
- MacPorts - ferium: normalized package name match | MacPorts ports tree: games/ferium/Portfile from https://api.github.com/repos/macports/macports-ports/git/trees/master?recursive=1
- winget - GorillaDevs.Ferium: normalized package name match | Windows Package Manager source index: GorillaDevs.Ferium from https://cdn.winget.microsoft.com/cache/source.msix


## Combined YAML source

View the package source record on GitHub. [combined/ferium.yml](https://github.com/mxcl/pkgdb/blob/main/combined/ferium.yml)


## Sources

- pkg.so package database
- Geiger risk classifier
- curated configuration and credential file locations
- curated package history
- pkgdb category and tag curation
- external package-manager database matches
- cross-ecosystem install command graph