# Install mfterm with Homebrew

Terminal for working with Mifare Classic 1-4k Tags. Version 1.0.7 via Homebrew; verified 2026-06-25.

## Install

```sh
sudo av install brew:mfterm
```

Additional install commands:

### macOS

- Homebrew (100%):

```sh
brew install mfterm
```

  Evidence: local Homebrew formula metadata

## Package facts

- **Package key:** brew:mfterm
- **Package manager:** Homebrew
- **Version:** 1.0.7
- **Source summary:** Terminal for working with Mifare Classic 1-4k Tags
- **Homepage:** <https://github.com/4ZM/mfterm>
- **Repository:** <https://github.com/4ZM/mfterm>
- **Last updated:** 2026-06-25T13:37:54+02:00
- **Generated:** 2026-08-03T19:37:03+00:00

## Executables

- mfterm (alias)

## Install behavior

- Bottle: not available

## Freshness

- Page generated: 2026-08-03
- Package-manager version: 1.0.7
## Project history and usage

mfterm is a small GPL-licensed command-line terminal for working with MIFARE Classic 1K and 4K RFID/NFC tags. Its upstream project lives under the 4ZM GitHub account and documents a workflow centered on direct tag interaction from a terminal, with Homebrew installation for macOS and Linux packaging called out by the project.

### How it is used

Its niche is practical NFC security and card-lab work rather than a broad application framework. In package-manager terms it sits near tools such as libnfc utilities, mfoc, and dump parsers: mfterm provides an interactive terminal for MIFARE Classic tags, while adjacent tools read, recover, parse, or manipulate dump files. Kali's package page and Homebrew's formula place it in the security-tooling ecosystem rather than the general desktop NFC space.

### Sources

- <https://formulae.brew.sh/formula/mfterm>
- <https://github.com/4ZM/mfterm>
- <https://github.com/zhovner/mfdread>
- <https://www.kali.org/tools/mfterm/>


## Security Notes

narrow executable package without higher-risk signals.

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


## Combined YAML source

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


## Sources

- pkg.so package database
- Geiger risk classifier
- curated package history
- pkgdb category and tag curation
- cross-ecosystem install command graph