# Install qrtool with Homebrew, MacPorts, Nix, pacman, zypper, winget

Utility for encoding or decoding QR code. Version 0.13.2 via Homebrew; verified from local package data. Also installable with nix: nix profile install nixpkgs#qrtool.

## Install

```sh
sudo av install brew:qrtool
```

Additional install commands:

### macOS

- Homebrew (100%):

```sh
brew install qrtool
```

  Evidence: local Homebrew formula metadata

- MacPorts (94%):

```sh
sudo port install qrtool
```

  Evidence: MacPorts ports tree: graphics/qrtool/Portfile from https://api.github.com/repos/macports/macports-ports/git/trees/master?recursive=1

### Linux

- Nix (92%):

```sh
nix profile install nixpkgs#qrtool
```

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

- pacman (92%):

```sh
sudo pacman -S qrtool
```

  Evidence: Arch Linux sync databases: qrtool from https://geo.mirror.pkgbuild.com/extra/os/x86_64/extra.db.tar.gz

- zypper (92%):

```sh
sudo zypper install qrtool
```

  Evidence: openSUSE Tumbleweed package metadata: qrtool from https://download.opensuse.org/tumbleweed/repo/oss/repodata/50b07339cb64c8ed4091bdbabddadc1ff5737b090e478818a195b40d8a3292861a879139b4a3987c31109699fde9fbf4a716367ddf4eef77da75f96e3193d6ed-primary.xml.zst

### Windows

- winget (92%):

```sh
winget install --id sorairolake.qrtool -e
```

  Evidence: Windows Package Manager source index: sorairolake.qrtool from https://cdn.winget.microsoft.com/cache/source.msix

## Package facts

- **Package key:** brew:qrtool
- **Package manager:** Homebrew
- **Version:** 0.13.2
- **Source summary:** Utility for encoding or decoding QR code
- **Homepage:** <https://sorairolake.github.io/qrtool/book/index.html>
- **Repository:** <https://github.com/sorairolake/qrtool>
- **Generated:** 2026-08-03T19:37:03+00:00

## Executables

- qrtool (alias)

## Install behavior

- Bottle: not available

## Freshness

- Page generated: 2026-08-03
- Package-manager version: 0.13.2

## Security Notes

narrow executable package without higher-risk signals.

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

## Other Package-Manager Records

- Nix - qrtool: normalized package name match | nixpkgs package indexes: pkgs/by-name/qr/qrtool/package.nix from https://api.github.com/repos/NixOS/nixpkgs/git/trees/master?recursive=1
- pacman - qrtool - 0.13.2-1: normalized package name match | Arch Linux sync databases: qrtool from https://geo.mirror.pkgbuild.com/extra/os/x86_64/extra.db.tar.gz | An utility for encoding or decoding QR code | https://github.com/sorairolake/qrtool
- zypper - qrtool - 0.13.2-1.4: normalized package name match | openSUSE Tumbleweed package metadata: qrtool from https://download.opensuse.org/tumbleweed/repo/oss/repodata/50b07339cb64c8ed4091bdbabddadc1ff5737b090e478818a195b40d8a3292861a879139b4a3987c31109699fde9fbf4a716367ddf4eef77da75f96e3193d6ed-primary.xml.zst | An utility for encoding or decoding QR code | https://github.com/sorairolake/qrtool
- MacPorts - qrtool: normalized package name match | MacPorts ports tree: graphics/qrtool/Portfile from https://api.github.com/repos/macports/macports-ports/git/trees/master?recursive=1
- winget - sorairolake.qrtool: normalized package name match | Windows Package Manager source index: sorairolake.qrtool from https://cdn.winget.microsoft.com/cache/source.msix


## Combined YAML source

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


## Sources

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