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Install macchanger with Homebrew, apk, apt, dnf, MacPorts, Nix, pacman, zypper

Change your mac address, for macOS. Version 0.2.1 via Homebrew; verified from local package data. Also installable with debian: sudo apt install macchanger.

Install commandSecurity notes

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Additional install commands

macOS

Homebrewverified · 100%
brew install macchanger

local Homebrew formula metadata

MacPortsverified · 94%
sudo port install macchanger

MacPorts ports tree · net/macchanger/Portfile · source: api.github.com

Linux

Alpine Linux apkverified · 92%
sudo apk add macchanger

Alpine Linux edge package indexes · macchanger · source: dl-cdn.alpinelinux.org

Debian aptverified · 92%
sudo apt install macchanger

Debian stable package indexes · macchanger · source: deb.debian.org

Fedora dnfverified · 92%
sudo dnf install macchanger

Fedora Rawhide package metadata · macchanger · source: dl.fedoraproject.org

Nixverified · 92%
nix profile install nixpkgs#macchanger

nixpkgs package indexes · pkgs/by-name/ma/macchanger/package.nix · source: api.github.com

Arch Linux pacmanverified · 92%
sudo pacman -S macchanger

Arch Linux sync databases · macchanger · source: geo.mirror.pkgbuild.com

openSUSE zypperverified · 92%
sudo zypper install macchanger

openSUSE Tumbleweed package metadata · macchanger · source: download.opensuse.org

overview

Package summary

Change your mac address, for macOS

Commands and aliases

  • macchanger

history

Project history and usage

macchanger is a small Objective-C command-line utility for spoofing, displaying, and restoring a network interface's MAC address on macOS.

Project history

The official GitHub repository began in June 2016 as a macOS-focused MAC address changer. Its compact release history runs from v0.1.0 to v0.2.1, with the later code updated for macOS Sonoma 14.4 and newer.

Adoption history

The official README presents Homebrew as the easiest installation route, giving the utility a standard package-manager path for macOS users while retaining a simple make-based source installation.

How it is used

Users run macchanger with elevated privileges and a network device. It can assign a random address, set a specific address, restore the permanent address, or display the current address.

Why package nerds care

For macOS package users, this is a narrowly scoped native utility that exposes MAC-address changes through a familiar Unix-style command rather than a larger networking suite.

Timeline

  • 2016: The public repository and v0.1.0 release appear.
  • 2025: v0.2.1 is released after updates for modern macOS releases.

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

CommandKindExposureNote
macchangerexecutableindexed executableDiscovered 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 version0.2.1
manager updated
local dataunknown
upstreamnot available
latest detectednot detected
  • okNo freshness warnings were generated.

install metadata

Package metadata

Package keybrew:macchanger
Version0.2.1
Package managerHomebrew
Homepagehttps://github.com/shilch/macchanger
Repositoryhttps://github.com/shilch/macchanger
Bottlenot recorded
Servicenone 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.

Debian apt95%

macchanger 1.7.0-6

utility for manipulating the MAC address of network interfaces

https://github.com/alobbs/macchanger

sudo apt install macchanger
  • Section: net
  • Architecture: amd64
  • 3 dependencies
  • normalized package name match
  • Matched by: Macchanger
Debian stable package indexes · deb.debian.org · Debian stable package indexes: macchanger from https://deb.debian.org/debian/dists/stable/main/binary-amd64/Packages.xz
Nix95%

macchanger

nix profile install nixpkgs#macchanger
  • normalized package name match
  • Matched by: Macchanger
nixpkgs package indexes · api.github.com · nixpkgs package indexes: pkgs/by-name/ma/macchanger/package.nix from https://api.github.com/repos/NixOS/nixpkgs/git/trees/master?recursive=1
Ubuntu apt95%

macchanger 1.7.0-5.4

utility for manipulating the MAC address of network interfaces

https://github.com/alobbs/macchanger

sudo apt install macchanger
  • Section: universe/net
  • Architecture: amd64
  • 5 dependencies
  • normalized package name match
  • Matched by: Macchanger
Ubuntu 24.04 LTS package indexes · archive.ubuntu.com · Ubuntu 24.04 LTS package indexes: macchanger from https://archive.ubuntu.com/ubuntu/dists/noble/universe/binary-amd64/Packages.gz
apk95%

macchanger 1.7.0-r3

An utility for viewing/manipulating the MAC address of network interfaces

https://github.com/alobbs/macchanger

sudo apk add macchanger
  • License: GPL-3.0-or-later
  • Architecture: x86_64
  • Source Package: macchanger
  • 1 dependencies
  • 1 provides
  • normalized package name match
  • Matched by: Macchanger
Alpine Linux edge package indexes · dl-cdn.alpinelinux.org · Alpine Linux edge package indexes: macchanger from https://dl-cdn.alpinelinux.org/alpine/edge/community/x86_64/APKINDEX.tar.gz
apk95%

macchanger-doc 1.7.0-r3

An utility for viewing/manipulating the MAC address of network interfaces (documentation)

https://github.com/alobbs/macchanger

sudo apk add macchanger-doc
  • License: GPL-3.0-or-later
  • Architecture: x86_64
  • Source Package: macchanger
  • normalized package name match
  • Matched by: Macchanger
Alpine Linux edge package indexes · dl-cdn.alpinelinux.org · Alpine Linux edge package indexes: macchanger-doc from https://dl-cdn.alpinelinux.org/alpine/edge/community/x86_64/APKINDEX.tar.gz
dnf95%

macchanger 1.7.0-31.fc45

An utility for viewing/manipulating the MAC address of network interfaces

https://github.com/alobbs/macchanger

sudo dnf install macchanger
  • License: GPL-3.0-or-later
  • Category: Unspecified
  • Architecture: x86_64
  • Source Package: macchanger
  • 2 dependencies
  • 1 provides
  • normalized package name match
  • Matched by: Macchanger
Fedora Rawhide package metadata · dl.fedoraproject.org · Fedora Rawhide package metadata: macchanger from https://dl.fedoraproject.org/pub/fedora/linux/development/rawhide/Everything/x86_64/os/repodata/07190dc5ae9f35ae73866675fed6d95fe6e8d9fe22c9d7cdf85862cb2ed24a4c-primary.xml.zst
pacman95%

macchanger 1.7.0-6

A small utility to change your NIC's MAC address

https://www.gnu.org/software/macchanger

sudo pacman -S macchanger
  • License: GPL
  • Architecture: x86_64
  • 1 dependencies
  • normalized package name match
  • Matched by: Macchanger
Arch Linux sync databases · geo.mirror.pkgbuild.com · Arch Linux sync databases: macchanger from https://geo.mirror.pkgbuild.com/extra/os/x86_64/extra.db.tar.gz
zypper95%

macchanger 1.7.0-2.5

Utility for viewing/manipulating the MAC address of network interfaces

https://github.com/alobbs/macchanger

sudo zypper install macchanger
  • License: GPL-3.0-or-later
  • Category: Productivity/Networking/Other
  • Architecture: x86_64
  • Source Package: macchanger
  • 2 dependencies
  • 1 provides
  • normalized package name match
  • Matched by: Macchanger
openSUSE Tumbleweed package metadata · download.opensuse.org · openSUSE Tumbleweed package metadata: macchanger from https://download.opensuse.org/tumbleweed/repo/oss/repodata/50b07339cb64c8ed4091bdbabddadc1ff5737b090e478818a195b40d8a3292861a879139b4a3987c31109699fde9fbf4a716367ddf4eef77da75f96e3193d6ed-primary.xml.zst
MacPorts95%

macchanger

sudo port install macchanger
  • normalized package name match
  • Matched by: Macchanger
MacPorts ports tree · api.github.com · MacPorts ports tree: net/macchanger/Portfile from https://api.github.com/repos/macports/macports-ports/git/trees/master?recursive=1

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