macOS
Homebrewverified · 100%
brew install urlviewlocal Homebrew formula metadata
MacPortsverified · 94%
sudo port install urlviewMacPorts ports tree · www/urlview/Portfile · source: api.github.com
brew / rank 5458
Install urlview with Homebrew, apk, apt, dnf, MacPorts, zypper
URL extractor/launcher. Version 0.9-23.1 via Homebrew; verified 2026-07-14. Also installable with debian: sudo apt install urlview.
install
Additional install commands
Linux
Alpine Linux apkverified · 92%
sudo apk add urlviewAlpine Linux edge package indexes · urlview · source: dl-cdn.alpinelinux.org
Debian aptverified · 92%
sudo apt install urlviewDebian stable package indexes · urlview · source: deb.debian.org
Fedora dnfverified · 92%
sudo dnf install urlviewFedora Rawhide package metadata · urlview · source: dl.fedoraproject.org
openSUSE zypperverified · 92%
sudo zypper install urlviewopenSUSE Tumbleweed package metadata · urlview · source: download.opensuse.org
overview
Package summary
URL extractor/launcher
Project links
Commands and aliases
- urlview
history
Project history and usage
urlview is a classic curses utility for extracting URLs from text files and presenting a menu from which the user can launch one URL in a browser or other command. Its upstream README identifies version 0.9 and points to an older mutt.org contrib tarball as well as the current GitHub repository.
Project history
The README credits Michael Elkins with a February 1997 date and Thomas Roessler with a July 2000 date, placing urlview in the same lineage as early terminal mail and browser-integration tools. The current GitHub repository preserves that small C utility and its manpage rather than turning it into a larger framework.
Adoption history
The input package-manager matrix lists urlview across Alpine, Homebrew, Debian, Fedora/dnf, MacPorts, Ubuntu, and openSUSE/zypper. Its original distribution through mutt.org contrib and later packaging made it a familiar helper for users who wanted URLs out of mail or text without leaving the terminal.
How it is used
urlview reads files or standard input, extracts URLs with a configured regular expression, and displays them in a screen-oriented menu. The manpage documents per-user configuration in ~/.urlview and a system-wide fallback in /etc/urlview/system.urlview.
Why package nerds care
urlview is package-nerd significant because it is the older baseline that later tools such as urlscan describe themselves against: small, scriptable, terminal-native, and easy for Unix distributions to carry for decades.
Timeline
- 1997-02-04: README credits Michael Elkins.
- 2000-07-04: README credits Thomas Roessler.
- 2012-12-09: Current GitHub repository metadata records repository creation.
Related projects
- urlscan explicitly describes itself as a replacement for urlview; both target terminal users extracting URLs from email or text.
Sources
- GitHub repository metadata: https://api.github.com/repos/sigpipe/urlview
- Input source_facts.package-manager lists distribution packaging.
- Official README: https://raw.githubusercontent.com/sigpipe/urlview/master/README
- Official manpage: https://github.com/sigpipe/urlview/blob/master/urlview.man
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.
local files
Configuration and credential file locations
These source-backed paths show where this package keeps local settings or durable credentials. Automic Vault can use them as review targets for secret scanning, migration, and command approval.
Configuration files
Config paths the tool may read or write during local use.
- Unix
~/.urlview/etc/urlview/system.urlview
executables
Installed executables
| Command | Kind | Exposure | Note |
|---|---|---|---|
urlview | 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 version0.9-23.1
manager updated2026-07-14
local dataunknown
upstreamnot available
latest detectednot detected
- okNo freshness warnings were generated.
install metadata
Package metadata
| Package key | brew:urlview |
|---|---|
| Version | 0.9-23.1 |
| Package manager | Homebrew |
| Homepage | https://packages.debian.org/sid/misc/urlview |
| Last updated | 2026-07-14T20:07:13+09:00 |
| 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%
urlview 1e-1
Extracts URLs from text
https://sr.ht/~nabijaczleweli/urlview-ng
sudo apt install urlview- Section: misc
- Architecture: amd64
- 3 dependencies
- 13 optional deps
- normalized package name match
- Matched by: Urlview
Ubuntu apt95%
urlview 1c-1
Extracts URLs from text
https://sr.ht/~nabijaczleweli/urlview-ng
sudo apt install urlview- Section: universe/misc
- Architecture: amd64
- 3 dependencies
- 10 optional deps
- normalized package name match
- Matched by: Urlview
apk95%
urlview 20131023-r4
Extract URLs from text files and select them via a menu
https://github.com/sigpipe/urlview
sudo apk add urlview- License: GPL-2.0-or-later
- Architecture: x86_64
- Source Package: urlview
- 1 dependencies
- 1 provides
- normalized package name match
- Matched by: Urlview
apk95%
urlview-doc 20131023-r4
Extract URLs from text files and select them via a menu (documentation)
https://github.com/sigpipe/urlview
sudo apk add urlview-doc- License: GPL-2.0-or-later
- Architecture: x86_64
- Source Package: urlview
- normalized package name match
- Matched by: Urlview
dnf95%
urlview 0.9-42.20131022git08767a.fc45
URL extractor/launcher
https://github.com/sigpipe/urlview
sudo dnf install urlview- License: GPL-2.0-only AND GPL-2.0-or-later AND LGPL-2.0-or-later
- Category: Unspecified
- Architecture: x86_64
- Source Package: urlview
- 5 dependencies
- 2 provides
- normalized package name match
- Matched by: Urlview
zypper95%
urlview 0.9-734.8
An URL extractor/viewer
https://github.com/sigpipe/urlview
sudo zypper install urlview- License: GPL-2.0+
- Category: Productivity/Networking/Web/Browsers
- Architecture: x86_64
- Source Package: urlview
- 4 dependencies
- 2 provides
- normalized package name match
- Matched by: Urlview
MacPorts95%
urlview
sudo port install urlview- normalized package name match
- Matched by: Urlview
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 configuration and credential file locations
- curated package history
- external package-manager database matches
- pkg.so package database
- pkgdb category and tag curation