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Install showkey with Homebrew, MacPorts

Simple keystroke visualizer. Version 1.10 via Homebrew; verified from local package data. Also installable with macports: sudo port install showkey.

Install commandSecurity notes

install

Additional install commands

macOS

Homebrewverified · 100%
brew install showkey

local Homebrew formula metadata

MacPortsverified · 94%
sudo port install showkey

MacPorts ports tree · sysutils/showkey/Portfile · source: api.github.com

overview

Package summary

Simple keystroke visualizer

Commands and aliases

  • showkey

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

CommandKindExposureNote
showkeyexecutableindexed executableDiscovered 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 version1.10
manager updated
local dataunknown
upstreamnot available
latest detectednot detected
  • okNo freshness warnings were generated.

install metadata

Package metadata

Package keybrew:showkey
Version1.10
Package managerHomebrew
Homepagehttp://www.catb.org/~esr/showkey/
Bottlenot recorded
Servicenone 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.

MacPorts95%

showkey

sudo port install showkey
  • normalized package name match
  • Matched by: Showkey
MacPorts ports tree · api.github.com · MacPorts ports tree: sysutils/showkey/Portfile from https://api.github.com/repos/macports/macports-ports/git/trees/master?recursive=1

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.

Used sources

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