macOS
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Install infat with Homebrew, Nix
Tool to set default openers for file formats and url schemes on macOS. Version 3.1.2 via Homebrew; verified 2026-05-12. Also installable with nix: nix profile install nixpkgs#infat.
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Linux
Nixverified · 92%
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overview
Package summary
Tool to set default openers for file formats and url schemes on macOS
Project links
Commands and aliases
- infat
history
Project history and usage
infat is a macOS-native CLI for declaratively managing file-extension, Uniform Type Identifier, and URL-scheme opener associations. It turns a Finder preference chore into a scriptable dotfiles-style command.
Project history
The project appeared publicly in 2025 and moved quickly through alpha, beta, and 1.x releases. The README describes it as a single-binary macOS-first tool built around NSWorkspace, Launch Services, and UTType, with TOML configuration for extensions, types, and schemes.
The release notes show a notable rewrite at version 3.0.0 in September 2025, moving the implementation to Rust and adding URL-scheme inspection support. The README later notes that GitHub became a mirror while development management moved to Tangled.
Adoption history
Adoption is narrow but natural for the Homebrew audience: infat is aimed at macOS power users, administrators, and dotfile maintainers who want repeatable default-app settings across machines. The input package metadata shows Homebrew and Nix packaging.
How it is used
Users run infat info to inspect openers, infat set to bind an app to an extension, type, or URL scheme, or provide a TOML config at $XDG_CONFIG_HOME/infat/config.toml. That makes it useful in setup scripts for default browsers, editors, image viewers, mail handlers, and other app-association preferences.
Why package nerds care
infat is interesting as a small package because it wraps a very platform-specific macOS preference surface in a package-manager-friendly CLI. It sits beside older tools such as duti, but adds URL schemes and a declarative TOML workflow that fits dotfiles culture.
Timeline
- 2025: Public repository created for infat.
- 2025: Alpha, beta, and 1.0 releases published in March and April.
- 2025: Version 3.0.0 release notes describe a complete rewrite to Rust.
- 2026: Version 3.1 release published.
Related projects
- duti is named by the README as an inspiration. macOS Launch Services, NSWorkspace, and Uniform Type Identifiers are the platform APIs that define the problem space. Nix and Homebrew are the package-manager channels reflected in the input metadata.
Sources
security posture
Risk level: green
narrow executable package without higher-risk signals.
Risk classifier
green risk · low confidence · appliance
Why
- narrow executable package without higher-risk signals
Signals
- metadata:no-higher-risk-signals
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 |
|---|---|---|---|
infat | 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 version3.1.2
manager updated2026-05-12
local dataunknown
upstreamnot available
latest detectednot detected
- okNo freshness warnings were generated.
install metadata
Package metadata
| Package key | brew:infat |
|---|---|
| Version | 3.1.2 |
| Package manager | Homebrew |
| Homepage | https://github.com/philocalyst/infat |
| Repository | https://github.com/philocalyst/infat |
| Last updated | 2026-05-12T09:42:18+01:00 |
| 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%
infat
nix profile install nixpkgs#infat- normalized package name match
- Matched by: Infat
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