macOS
Homebrewverified · 100%
brew install mktorrentlocal Homebrew formula metadata
MacPortsverified · 94%
sudo port install mktorrentMacPorts ports tree · net/mktorrent/Portfile · source: api.github.com
brew / rank 4888
Install mktorrent with Homebrew, apk, apt, dnf, MacPorts, Nix, pacman, zypper
Create BitTorrent metainfo files. Version 1.1 via Homebrew; verified from local package data. Also installable with debian: sudo apt install mktorrent.
install
Additional install commands
Linux
Alpine Linux apkverified · 92%
sudo apk add mktorrentAlpine Linux edge package indexes · mktorrent · source: dl-cdn.alpinelinux.org
Debian aptverified · 92%
sudo apt install mktorrentDebian stable package indexes · mktorrent · source: deb.debian.org
Fedora dnfverified · 92%
sudo dnf install mktorrentFedora Rawhide package metadata · mktorrent · source: dl.fedoraproject.org
Nixverified · 92%
nix profile install nixpkgs#mktorrentnixpkgs package indexes · pkgs/by-name/mk/mktorrent/package.nix · source: api.github.com
Arch Linux pacmanverified · 92%
sudo pacman -S mktorrentArch Linux sync databases · mktorrent · source: geo.mirror.pkgbuild.com
openSUSE zypperverified · 92%
sudo zypper install mktorrentopenSUSE Tumbleweed package metadata · mktorrent · source: download.opensuse.org
overview
Package summary
Create BitTorrent metainfo files
Project links
Commands and aliases
- mktorrent
history
Project history and usage
mktorrent is a focused command-line utility for producing BitTorrent metainfo files. The GitHub project describes it as a simple utility for creating BitTorrent metainfo files, while the Ubuntu man page explains its practical target: metainfo files used by trackers and torrent clients, created from single files or whole directories.
How it is used
Its feature set maps closely to the torrent-publishing workflow. Users provide a target path and set announce URLs, comments, piece length, output filename, private-tracker mode, source strings, thread count for hashing, and web seed URLs. FreshPorts records the FreeBSD port in 2010 and summarizes the same niche: multiple trackers, private trackers, custom comments, and multithreaded hashing. Package coverage in Homebrew, Debian/Ubuntu, Alpine, Fedora, MacPorts, Nix, Arch, and SUSE suggests adoption as a small packaging-friendly CLI rather than a full BitTorrent client.
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 |
|---|---|---|---|
mktorrent | 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 version1.1
manager updated
local dataunknown
upstreamnot available
latest detectednot detected
- okNo freshness warnings were generated.
install metadata
Package metadata
| Package key | brew:mktorrent |
|---|---|
| Version | 1.1 |
| Package manager | Homebrew |
| Homepage | https://github.com/pobrn/mktorrent/wiki |
| Repository | https://github.com/pobrn/mktorrent |
| 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.
Debian apt95%
mktorrent 1.1-3+b1
simple command line utility to create BitTorrent metainfo files
https://github.com/pobrn/mktorrent
sudo apt install mktorrent- Section: net
- Architecture: amd64
- Source Package: mktorrent
- 2 dependencies
- normalized package name match
- Matched by: Mktorrent
Nix95%
mktorrent
nix profile install nixpkgs#mktorrent- normalized package name match
- Matched by: Mktorrent
Ubuntu apt95%
mktorrent 1.1-3build2
simple command line utility to create BitTorrent metainfo files
https://github.com/pobrn/mktorrent
sudo apt install mktorrent- Section: universe/net
- Architecture: amd64
- 2 dependencies
- normalized package name match
- Matched by: Mktorrent
apk95%
mktorrent 1.1-r6
A handy tool for creating .torrent files
https://github.com/pobrn/mktorrent
sudo apk add mktorrent- License: GPL-2.0-or-later
- Architecture: x86_64
- Source Package: mktorrent
- 1 dependencies
- 1 provides
- normalized package name match
- Matched by: Mktorrent
apk95%
mktorrent-doc 1.1-r6
A handy tool for creating .torrent files (documentation)
https://github.com/pobrn/mktorrent
sudo apk add mktorrent-doc- License: GPL-2.0-or-later
- Architecture: x86_64
- Source Package: mktorrent
- normalized package name match
- Matched by: Mktorrent
dnf95%
mktorrent 1.1-23.fc45
Command line utility to create BitTorrent metainfo files
https://github.com/Rudde/mktorrent
sudo dnf install mktorrent- License: GPL-2.0-or-later
- Category: Unspecified
- Architecture: x86_64
- Source Package: mktorrent
- 3 dependencies
- 1 provides
- normalized package name match
- Matched by: Mktorrent
pacman95%
mktorrent 1.1-7
Simple command line utility to create BitTorrent metainfo files
https://github.com/pobrn/mktorrent
sudo pacman -S mktorrent- License: GPL
- Architecture: x86_64
- 1 dependencies
- normalized package name match
- Matched by: Mktorrent
zypper95%
mktorrent 1.1-1.30
Command line utility to create BitTorrent metainfo files
https://github.com/Rudde/mktorrent
sudo zypper install mktorrent- License: SUSE-GPL-2.0+-with-openssl-exception
- Category: Productivity/Networking/File-Sharing
- Architecture: x86_64
- Source Package: mktorrent
- 2 dependencies
- 1 provides
- normalized package name match
- Matched by: Mktorrent
MacPorts95%
mktorrent
sudo port install mktorrent- normalized package name match
- Matched by: Mktorrent
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