macOS
Homebrewverified · 100%
brew install nextpnr-ice40local Homebrew formula metadata
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Install nextpnr-ice40 with Homebrew, apk, apt
Portable FPGA place and route tool for Lattice iCE40. Version 0.10 via Homebrew; verified 2026-06-22. Also installable with debian: sudo apt install nextpnr-ice40.
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Linux
Alpine Linux apkverified · 92%
sudo apk add nextpnr-ice40Alpine Linux edge package indexes · nextpnr-ice40 · source: dl-cdn.alpinelinux.org
Debian aptverified · 92%
sudo apt install nextpnr-ice40Debian stable package indexes · nextpnr-ice40 · source: deb.debian.org
overview
Package summary
Portable FPGA place and route tool for Lattice iCE40
Project links
Commands and aliases
- nextpnr-ice40
history
Project history and usage
nextpnr-ice40 is the Lattice iCE40 build of nextpnr, YosysHQ's portable FPGA place-and-route tool. In the open FPGA stack it sits after synthesis: Yosys emits a JSON netlist, nextpnr-ice40 performs pack/place/route against the iCE40 architecture database, and IceStorm turns the routed ASCII bitstream into a programmable binary.
The project matters because it helped move the iCE40 flow away from one-off place-and-route tooling toward a retargetable FOSS framework. Public project material describes nextpnr as vendor-neutral and timing-driven, with iCE40 support backed by Project IceStorm and later support for ECP5, Nexus, Gowin, GateMate, and experimental back ends.
Project history
A 35C3 talk described nextpnr as the next step after Project IceStorm, replacing arachne-pnr in the open-source iCE40 flow while opening a path to multiple FPGA vendors. The 2019 Yosys+nextpnr paper framed the combination of Yosys and nextpnr as an architecture-neutral open-source Verilog-to-bitstream framework for commercial FPGAs, with iCE40 and ECP5 as hardware-proven early targets.
Adoption history
Adoption is strongest among people using small Lattice iCE40 boards, open hardware examples, CI-able FPGA builds, and education/hobbyist workflows where the vendor IDE is too heavy. GitHub showed about 1.7k stars and 318 forks on the nextpnr repository when researched, and the Homebrew API generated on 2026-04-23 reported 50 installs-on-request in the preceding 365 days for the separate nextpnr-ice40 formula.
How it is used
Package nerd usage is usually scripted: synthesize Verilog with `yosys -p 'synth_ice40 ... -json design.json'`, run `nextpnr-ice40 --json design.json --pcf pins.pcf --asc design.asc`, then use `icepack` and `iceprog` from IceStorm. The Homebrew formula encodes that relationship directly by depending on `icestorm` and using `yosys` for its test dependency.
Why package nerds care
The formula is intentionally architecture-specific rather than a monolithic all-FPGA build. That packaging shape mirrors nextpnr's build system, where `-DARCH=ice40` builds the iCE40 executable and keeps users from pulling every supported architecture database when they only need Lattice iCE40.
Timeline
- 2018-12: 35C3 talk presented nextpnr as a retargetable FOSS place-and-route tool replacing arachne-pnr in the IceStorm flow.
- 2019-03: Yosys+nextpnr paper described the framework for open Verilog-to-bitstream flows.
- 2026-03-12: GitHub release listing showed nextpnr 0.10 as the latest release.
- 2026-04-23: Homebrew formula API generated data for nextpnr-ice40 0.10.
Related projects
- Yosys
- Project IceStorm
- arachne-pnr
- Project Trellis
- Project Oxide
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 |
|---|---|---|---|
nextpnr-ice40 | 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 version0.10
manager updated2026-06-22
local dataunknown
upstreamnot available
latest detectednot detected
- okNo freshness warnings were generated.
install metadata
Package metadata
| Package key | brew:nextpnr-ice40 |
|---|---|
| Version | 0.10 |
| Package manager | Homebrew |
| Homepage | https://github.com/YosysHQ/nextpnr |
| Repository | https://github.com/YosysHQ/nextpnr |
| Last updated | 2026-06-22T14:05:37-07:00 |
| Pulse | updated |
| 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%
nextpnr-ice40 0.7-1+b2
FPGA place and route tool for Lattice iCE40
https://github.com/YosysHQ/nextpnr
sudo apt install nextpnr-ice40- Section: electronics
- Architecture: amd64
- Source Package: nextpnr
- 9 dependencies
- 2 optional deps
- normalized package name match
- Matched by: Nextpnr Ice40
Ubuntu apt95%
nextpnr-ice40 0.6-3build5
FPGA place and route tool for Lattice iCE40
https://github.com/YosysHQ/nextpnr
sudo apt install nextpnr-ice40- Section: universe/electronics
- Architecture: amd64
- Source Package: nextpnr
- 9 dependencies
- 2 optional deps
- normalized package name match
- Matched by: Nextpnr Ice40
apk95%
nextpnr-ice40 0.7-r0
portable FPGA place and route tool for ice40
https://github.com/YosysHQ/nextpnr
sudo apk add nextpnr-ice40- License: ISC
- Architecture: x86_64
- Source Package: nextpnr
- 1 dependencies
- 1 provides
- normalized package name match
- Matched by: Nextpnr Ice40
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