brew / rank 3536

Install q with Homebrew, MacPorts, Nix, scoop, winget

Tiny command-line DNS client with support for UDP, TCP, DoT, DoH, DoQ and ODoH. Version 0.19.12 via Homebrew; verified 2026-07-26. Also installable with nix: nix profile install nixpkgs#q.

Install command Security notes

install

Additional install commands

macOS

Homebrewverified · 100%

brew install q

local Homebrew formula metadata

MacPortsverified · 94%

sudo port install q

MacPorts ports tree · lang/q/Portfile · source: api.github.com

Linux

Nixverified · 92%

nix profile install nixpkgs#q

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

Windows

Scoopverified · 92%

scoop install main/q

Scoop official bucket manifest trees · bucket/q.json · source: api.github.com

Windows Package Managerverified · 92%

winget install --id natesales.q -e

Windows Package Manager source index · natesales.q · source: cdn.winget.microsoft.com

overview

Package summary

Tiny command-line DNS client with support for UDP, TCP, DoT, DoH, DoQ and ODoH

Project links

Homepage

Commands and aliases

security posture

Risk level: blue

broad file, network, media, or database tool signal.

Risk classifier

blue risk · medium confidence · tool

Why

broad file, network, media, or database tool signal

Signals

text:client

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
`q`	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 version0.19.12

manager updated2026-07-26

local dataunknown

upstreamnot available

latest detectednot detected

okNo freshness warnings were generated.

install metadata

Package metadata

Package key	brew:q
Version	0.19.12
Package manager	Homebrew
Homepage	https://github.com/natesales/q
Repository	https://github.com/natesales/q
Last updated	2026-07-26T00:37:35+02:00
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.

Nix95%

q

nix profile install nixpkgs#q

normalized package name match
Matched by: Q

nixpkgs package indexes · api.github.com · nixpkgs package indexes: pkgs/by-name/q/q/package.nix from https://api.github.com/repos/NixOS/nixpkgs/git/trees/master?recursive=1

MacPorts95%

q

sudo port install q

normalized package name match
Matched by: Q

MacPorts ports tree · api.github.com · MacPorts ports tree: lang/q/Portfile from https://api.github.com/repos/macports/macports-ports/git/trees/master?recursive=1

Scoop95%

main/q

scoop install main/q

normalized package name match
Matched by: Q

Scoop official bucket manifest trees · api.github.com · Scoop official bucket manifest trees: bucket/q.json from https://api.github.com/repos/ScoopInstaller/Main/git/trees/master?recursive=1

winget95%

natesales.q

winget install --id natesales.q -e

normalized package name match
Matched by: Q

Windows Package Manager source index · cdn.winget.microsoft.com · Windows Package Manager source index: natesales.q from https://cdn.winget.microsoft.com/cache/source.msix

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.

combined/q.yml

Used sources

Geiger risk classifier
cross-ecosystem install command graph
external package-manager database matches
pkg.so package database
pkgdb category and tag curation