macOS
Homebrewverified · 100%
brew install monolithlocal Homebrew formula metadata
MacPortsverified · 94%
sudo port install monolithMacPorts ports tree · www/monolith/Portfile · source: api.github.com
brew / rank 3462
Install monolith with Homebrew, apk, MacPorts, Nix, pacman, scoop, winget
CLI tool for saving complete web pages as a single HTML file. Version 2.10.1 via Homebrew; verified from local package data. Also installable with nix: nix profile install nixpkgs#monolith.
install
Additional install commands
Linux
Alpine Linux apkverified · 92%
sudo apk add monolithAlpine Linux edge package indexes · monolith · source: dl-cdn.alpinelinux.org
Nixverified · 92%
nix profile install nixpkgs#monolithnixpkgs package indexes · pkgs/by-name/mo/monolith/package.nix · source: api.github.com
Arch Linux pacmanverified · 92%
sudo pacman -S monolithArch Linux sync databases · monolith · source: geo.mirror.pkgbuild.com
Windows
Scoopverified · 92%
scoop install main/monolithScoop official bucket manifest trees · bucket/monolith.json · source: api.github.com
Windows Package Managerverified · 92%
winget install --id Y2Z.Monolith -eWindows Package Manager source index · Y2Z.Monolith · source: cdn.winget.microsoft.com
overview
Package summary
CLI tool for saving complete web pages as a single HTML file
Project links
Commands and aliases
- monolith
history
Project history and usage
Monolith is a Rust CLI and library for saving a web page as a single self-contained HTML document. The project README presents it as an alternative to the browser "Save page as" workflow: instead of writing an HTML file plus a directory of assets, Monolith embeds CSS, images, and JavaScript into one HTML5 file for storage or sharing.
Project history
The tool appeared in developer and archiving circles by 2019, including a Show HN discussion where users compared it with MHTML, PDF archiving, and browser-extension approaches such as SingleFile. That discussion captures its practical tradeoff: it favors a static, portable HTML artifact that can be searched, copied, and archived, while browser-driven tools may be better for pages that require extensive JavaScript execution before capture.
How it is used
Monolith's ecosystem role stayed small and focused. It is distributed through Rust's crates.io ecosystem and package managers such as Homebrew, and it was important enough to be compiled into WebAssembly for the separate Monolith of Web Chrome extension. Users reach for it in scripts, personal archival workflows, data-hoarding setups, or reproducible captures where one file is easier to manage than a browser-generated folder tree.
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 |
|---|---|---|---|
monolith | 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 version2.10.1
manager updated
local dataunknown
upstreamnot available
latest detectednot detected
- okNo freshness warnings were generated.
install metadata
Package metadata
| Package key | brew:monolith |
|---|---|
| Version | 2.10.1 |
| Package manager | Homebrew |
| Homepage | https://github.com/Y2Z/monolith |
| Repository | https://github.com/Y2Z/monolith |
| 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%
monolith
nix profile install nixpkgs#monolith- normalized package name match
- Matched by: Monolith
apk95%
monolith 2.10.1-r0
CLI tool for saving complete web pages as a single HTML file
https://github.com/Y2Z/monolith
sudo apk add monolith- License: CC0-1.0
- Architecture: x86_64
- Source Package: monolith
- 1 dependencies
- 1 provides
- normalized package name match
- Matched by: Monolith
pacman95%
monolith 2.10.1-1
CLI to save web pages as single HTML files
https://github.com/Y2Z/monolith
sudo pacman -S monolith- License: CC0-1.0
- Architecture: x86_64
- 2 dependencies
- normalized package name match
- Matched by: Monolith
MacPorts95%
monolith
sudo port install monolith- normalized package name match
- Matched by: Monolith
Scoop95%
main/monolith
scoop install main/monolith- normalized package name match
- Matched by: Monolith
winget95%
Y2Z.Monolith
winget install --id Y2Z.Monolith -e- normalized package name match
- Matched by: Monolith
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