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Install cables with Homebrew Cask
Visual programming tool. Version 0.12.1 via Homebrew Cask; verified from local package data.
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Visual programming tool
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Project history and usage
cables is a visual programming and creative-coding environment for building interactive WebGL graphics, audio visualizations, and browser experiences. The cask distributes its Electron-based standalone desktop edition.
Project history
cables was developed as a visual programming environment for producing interactive graphics and media through connected operators and reusable patches. The cables_electron project packages the editor and operators as a standalone desktop application with capabilities beyond the browser sandbox.
Adoption history
The project grew as a browser-based creative-coding environment and subsequently gained an Electron standalone edition for macOS, Windows, and Linux. The standalone repository credits development by undev, contributions from the cables community, and public-interest funding through the NGI0 Entrust Fund.
How it is used
Users construct projects, called patches, by connecting visual operators. Patches can incorporate WebGL graphics, shaders, audio, JavaScript, files, variables, and external communication, then be shared or exported for the web.
The standalone edition is useful when a project needs local files, native capabilities, or execution outside normal browser sandbox restrictions.
Why package nerds care
cables is relevant to package enthusiasts because it turns a browser-oriented WebGL visual-programming stack into a distributable Electron application. Its surrounding open-source repositories also expose the editor, operators, development environment, and export tooling for local modification and deployment.
Timeline
- Standalone era: cables_electron brought the browser editor and operators to macOS, Windows, and Linux.
- 2020s: NGI0 Entrust funding supported part of the standalone project's development.
Related projects
- cables_dev is the preferred official environment for local cables development.
- cables_core and the official operator repositories provide parts of the wider open-source cables stack.
- Electron provides the desktop runtime for cables standalone.
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security posture
No protected-tool coverage found yet
No matching local secret-handling manifest was found for cables. 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.
- No Homebrew bottle metadata was recorded.
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| Command | Kind | Exposure | Note |
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| No executable data was present. | |||
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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 generated2026-11-04
manager version0.12.1
manager updated
local dataok
upstreamnot checked
latest detectednot detected
https://github.com/cables-gl/cables_electron
- infoNo package-manager update timestamp was available.low confidence
- infoNo cached GitHub release or tag data was available.https://github.com/cables-gl/cables_electronnone confidence
install metadata
Package metadata
| Package key | cask:cables |
|---|---|
| Version | 0.12.1 |
| Package manager | Homebrew Cask |
| Package manager page | https://formulae.brew.sh/cask/cables |
| Homepage | https://github.com/cables-gl/cables_electron |
| Repository | https://github.com/cables-gl/cables_electron |
| Source archive | https://github.com/cables-gl/cables_electron/releases/download/v0.12.1/cables-0.12.1-mac-arm64.dmg |
| SHA-256 | 38c0baebc7b783ced56252d64dd56f5a545fbe1694d370bc7a5afa32a96ec2ac |
| Bottle | not recorded |
| Homebrew post-install | not defined |
| Service | none declared |
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| Source Database | Homebrew cask API |
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| Tap | homebrew/cask |
| Full Token | cables |
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| Deprecated | no |
| Disabled | no |
source trail
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