Command-line tool

ossp-uuid

brew/ossp-uuid

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ISO-C API and CLI for generating UUIDs

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At a glance

Type

Command-line tool

Install on

Windows, macOS, Linux

Last checked

25 Oct 2026, 21:09 UTC

Install it

Windows

winget install --id Meiro.Uuid -e
cargo install uu_id

macOS

brew install ossp-uuid
cargo install uu_id

Linux

brew install ossp-uuid
cargo install uu_id

Generate a UUIDv1 (based on time and system's hardware address, if present)

uuid

Generate a UUIDv4 (based on random data)

uuid -v 4

Generate multiple UUIDv4 identifiers at once

uuid -v 4 -n number_of_uuids

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