macOS
Homebrewverified · 100%
brew install go-size-analyzerlocal Homebrew formula metadata
brew / rank 3613
Install go-size-analyzer with Homebrew, scoop, apk
Analyzing the dependencies in compiled Golang binaries. Version 1.13.0 via Homebrew; verified 2026-07-27. Also installable with scoop: scoop install main/go-size-analyzer.
install
Additional install commands
Linux
Alpine Linux apkverified · 92%
sudo apk add gsaAlpine Linux edge package indexes · gsa · source: dl-cdn.alpinelinux.org
Windows
Scoopverified · 92%
scoop install main/go-size-analyzerScoop official bucket manifest trees · bucket/go-size-analyzer.json · source: api.github.com
overview
Package summary
Analyzing the dependencies in compiled Golang binaries
Project links
Commands and aliases
- gsa
history
Project history and usage
go-size-analyzer is a Go binary-size inspection tool distributed as the gsa command.
Project history
The GitHub repository was created in 2023 by Zxilly. Its README presents the tool as an analyzer for compiled Go binaries, with support for ELF, Mach-O, PE, and experimental WebAssembly binaries, plus package-level and section-level size breakdowns.
Adoption history
The project fits a later phase of Go tooling culture in which teams inspect the cost of dependencies, runtime sections, and compiler changes after producing static command-line or server binaries. Its availability through Homebrew, Scoop, and APK packaging makes it usable outside a source checkout.
How it is used
Practitioners run gsa against a compiled Go binary, choose text, JSON, HTML, SVG, web, or terminal UI output, and compare two binaries in diff mode to see which packages or sections changed size.
Why package nerds care
For package maintainers, go-size-analyzer is useful when validating that a release, dependency bump, or Go toolchain change did not add unexpected binary weight.
Timeline
- 2023: GitHub repository created for go-size-analyzer.
Related projects
- The tool is adjacent to Go linker and build tooling because it inspects the compiled artifact after the Go command has produced it.
Sources
security posture
No protected-tool coverage found yet
No matching local secret-handling manifest was found for go-size-analyzer. 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
| Command | Kind | Exposure | Note |
|---|---|---|---|
gsa | 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 version1.13.0
manager updated2026-07-27
local dataunknown
upstreamnot available
latest detectednot detected
- okNo freshness warnings were generated.
install metadata
Package metadata
| Package key | brew:go-size-analyzer |
|---|---|
| Version | 1.13.0 |
| Package manager | Homebrew |
| Homepage | https://gsa.zxilly.dev/ |
| Repository | https://github.com/Zxilly/go-size-analyzer |
| Last updated | 2026-07-27T16:47:24+02:00 |
| 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.
Scoop95%
main/go-size-analyzer
scoop install main/go-size-analyzer- normalized package name match
- Matched by: Go Size Analyzer
apk92%
gsa 27.5.0-r0
Greenbone Security Assistant - The web frontend for the Greenbone Vulnerability Management (GVM) framework
https://github.com/greenbone/gsa
sudo apk add gsa- License: AGPL-3.0-or-later
- Architecture: x86_64
- Source Package: gsa
- installed executable or alias match
- Matched by: Gsa
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