macOS
Homebrewverified · 100%
brew install is-fastlocal Homebrew formula metadata
brew / rank 7617
Install is-fast with Homebrew, Nix
Check the internet as fast as possible. Version 0.17.7 via Homebrew; verified from local package data. Also installable with nix: nix profile install nixpkgs#is-fast.
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Linux
Nixverified · 92%
nix profile install nixpkgs#is-fastnixpkgs package indexes · pkgs/by-name/is/is-fast/package.nix · source: api.github.com
overview
Package summary
Check the internet as fast as possible
Project links
Commands and aliases
- is-fast
history
Project history and usage
is-fast is a small Rust terminal application for quick web searching and page viewing from a text interface. Its README describes a TUI workflow for searching the internet, navigating results, viewing content, opening URLs, rendering local HTML, tracking history, and customizing styling and extraction behavior.
Project history
The public GitHub repository was created on 2025-02-24. Homebrew packages it from tagged GitHub archives, and the formula metadata describes the package as a way to check the internet as fast as possible.
The release feed shows a compact 0.x series during 2025, including v0.17.x releases. The project is therefore best treated as a young terminal-search utility rather than as a long-lived network client with a deep historical record.
Adoption history
The input metadata shows package-manager adoption in Homebrew and Nix. That is meaningful for a small CLI because it lets users install a browser-adjacent terminal search tool without building the Rust project manually.
How it is used
The README documents direct query usage such as `is-fast "search query"` or `is-fast search query`, then browsing results and rendered content inside the terminal.
Why package nerds care
For package collections, is-fast is a neat example of the newer wave of Rust TUIs that wrap web workflows in terminal UX. Its significance is mostly packaging convenience and CLI ergonomics rather than a broad ecosystem role.
Timeline
- 2025: Public GitHub repository created.
- 2025: 0.17.x release tags published on GitHub.
- 2025: Homebrew formula packages the tagged Rust CLI release.
Related projects
- is-fast is adjacent to terminal browsers, web-search CLIs, Rust TUI applications, and command-line tools that render web or HTML content without launching a graphical browser.
Sources
- GitHub repository and release metadata provide the public project and 0.x release chronology.
- Homebrew formula metadata documents package-manager distribution.
- The official README documents purpose, usage, terminal UI behavior, configuration features, and Rust build requirements.
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 |
|---|---|---|---|
is-fast | 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 version0.17.7
manager updated
local dataunknown
upstreamnot available
latest detectednot detected
- okNo freshness warnings were generated.
install metadata
Package metadata
| Package key | brew:is-fast |
|---|---|
| Version | 0.17.7 |
| Package manager | Homebrew |
| Homepage | https://github.com/Magic-JD/is-fast |
| Repository | https://github.com/Magic-JD/is-fast |
| 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%
is-fast
nix profile install nixpkgs#is-fast- normalized package name match
- Matched by: Is Fast
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