install

Additional install commands

macOS

Homebrewverified · 100%

brew install sentry-native

local Homebrew formula metadata

Linux

Nixverified · 92%

nix profile install nixpkgs#sentry-native

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

Arch Linux pacmanverified · 92%

sudo pacman -S sentry-native

Arch Linux sync databases · sentry-native · source: geo.mirror.pkgbuild.com

overview

Package summary

Sentry SDK for C, C++ and native applications

Project links

Commands and aliases

crashpad_handler

history

Project history and usage

Sentry Native is the official Sentry SDK for reporting errors and crashes from C, C++, and other native applications.

Project history

Sentry developed sentry-native as its official error- and crash-reporting client for native applications, optimized for C and C++. The initial 0.0.1 release established the project, and later releases expanded platform support, crash backends, Android NDK integration, release health, tracing, and app-hang detection.

Adoption history

Sentry Native is distributed through Homebrew, Nix, and Arch Linux packaging and is also consumed beneath other Sentry integrations, including Sentry's Java/Android NDK and Unreal support. The maintainers describe those higher-level SDK integrations as its primary role, while standalone use receives best-effort support.

How it is used

Applications build or link the SDK, create an options object, set the Sentry DSN and runtime options through the C API, initialize the client, and capture messages, events, crashes, breadcrumbs, tags, and contextual data. Projects commonly integrate it through CMake and choose an appropriate crash backend for the target platform.

Why package nerds care

The SDK packages a difficult native observability stack—crash capture, local persistence, transport, symbolication metadata, and optional Crashpad or Breakpad integration—behind a C API usable from C and C++. Its executable payload may include `crashpad_handler`, which explains why a library-oriented formula installs a binary.

Timeline

0.0.1: Initial public release.
0.1.0: Added message capture, arbitrary contexts, and experimental on-device unwinding and symbolication.
0.4.x era: Added experimental performance monitoring and stabilized release-health support.
Later development: Expanded Android NDK integration, crash backends, platform coverage, and native diagnostics.

Related projects

Crashpad and Breakpad provide crash-reporting backends. Higher-level Sentry SDKs such as Sentry Java/Android NDK and Sentry Unreal consume native functionality from this project.

Sources

https://docs.sentry.io/platforms/native
https://github.com/getsentry/sentry-native#readme
https://github.com/getsentry/sentry-native/blob/master/CHANGELOG.md
source_facts.package-manager

security posture

No protected-tool coverage found yet

No matching local secret-handling manifest was found for sentry-native. Package metadata is still published here so future coverage has a stable package URL.

Install behavior

No Homebrew post-install hook is recorded in formula metadata.
Homebrew bottle metadata is available for 5 platform targets.
Build metadata lists 1 build dependencies.

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
`crashpad_handler`	cli	global executable

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 generated2026-10-22

manager version0.17.4

manager updated2026-10-16

local dataok

upstreamnot checked

latest detectednot detected

https://github.com/getsentry/sentry-native

infoNo cached GitHub release or tag data was available.https://github.com/getsentry/sentry-nativenone confidence

install metadata

Package metadata

Package key	brew:sentry-native
Version	0.17.4
Package manager	Homebrew
Package manager page	https://formulae.brew.sh/formula/sentry-native
Homepage	https://docs.sentry.io/platforms/native/
Repository	https://github.com/getsentry/sentry-native
Upstream docs	https://docs.sentry.io/platforms/native/
License	MIT
Source archive	https://github.com/getsentry/sentry-native/releases/download/0.17.4/sentry-native.zip
Last updated	2026-10-16T21:22:15+03:00
Pulse	updated
Build dependencies	cmake
Uses from macOS	curl
Bottle	available (on arm64_golden_gate, arm64_linux, arm64_sequoia, arm64_tahoe, x86_64_linux)
Homebrew post-install	not defined
Service	none declared

registry facts

Source database details

Source Database	Homebrew formula API
Tap	homebrew/core
Full Name	sentry-native
Version Scheme	0
Revision	0
Bottle Stable Root URL	https://ghcr.io/v2/homebrew/core
Deprecated	no
Disabled	no
Keg Only	no
URL Keys	stable

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%

sentry-native

nix profile install nixpkgs#sentry-native

normalized package name match
Matched by: Sentry Native

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

pacman95%

sentry-native 0.16.3-1

Sentry SDK for C, C++ and native applications

https://github.com/getsentry/sentry-native

sudo pacman -S sentry-native

License: MIT
Architecture: x86_64
5 dependencies
1 provides
normalized package name match
Matched by: Sentry Native

Arch Linux sync databases · geo.mirror.pkgbuild.com · Arch Linux sync databases: sentry-native from https://geo.mirror.pkgbuild.com/extra/os/x86_64/extra.db.tar.gz

package graph

Links come from deterministic package relationships, av.db category and tag curation, ecosystem matches, and package hub membership.

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/sentry-native.yml

Used sources

cross-ecosystem install command graph
curated package history
external package-manager database matches
package relationship graph
package version freshness
package-page enrichment
pkg.so package database
pkgdb category and tag curation

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