install

Additional install commands

macOS

Homebrew Caskverified · 100%

brew install --cask openzfs

local Homebrew cask metadata

overview

Package summary

ZFS driver and utilities

Project links

Commands and aliases

No executable aliases were found in the local package database.

security posture

No protected-tool coverage found yet

No matching local secret-handling manifest was found for openzfs. 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.

Recommended review

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executables

Installed executables

Command	Kind	Exposure	Note
No executable data was present.

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 generated2026-08-04

manager version2.3.1

manager updated

local dataok

upstreamnot checked

latest detectednot detected

https://github.com/openzfsonosx/openzfs-fork

infoNo package-manager update timestamp was available.low confidence
infoNo cached GitHub release or tag data was available.https://github.com/openzfsonosx/openzfs-forknone confidence

install metadata

Package metadata

Package key	cask:openzfs
Version	2.3.1
Package manager	Homebrew Cask
Package manager page	https://formulae.brew.sh/cask/openzfs
Homepage	https://openzfsonosx.org/
Repository	https://github.com/openzfsonosx/openzfs-fork
Upstream docs	https://openzfsonosx.org/
Source archive	https://github.com/openzfsonosx/openzfs-fork/releases/download/zfs-macOS-2.3.1/OpenZFSonOsX-2.3.1-Tahoe.26-26-arm64.pkg
SHA-256	ad5927077e15999ea37f134069267de9609b39768c28b2ff400219dac74382a2
Bottle	not recorded
Homebrew post-install	not defined
Service	none declared
Caveats	openzfs requires a kernel extension to work. If the installation fails, retry after you enable it in: System Settings → Privacy & Security For more information, refer to vendor documentation or this Apple Technical Note: https://developer.apple.com/library/content/technotes/tn2459/_index.html

registry facts

Source database details

Source Database	Homebrew cask API
Tap	homebrew/cask
Full Token	openzfs
Names	OpenZFS on OS X
Artifacts	Bash Completion 2 Pkg 1 Postflight Steps 1 Target 2 Uninstall 1 Uninstall Preflight Steps 1 Zap 1
Deprecated	no
Disabled	no

package graph

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source trail

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Used sources

cross-ecosystem install command graph
package relationship graph
package version freshness
package-page enrichment

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