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Install litra with Homebrew

Control Logitech Litra lights from the command-line. Version 3.3.0 via Homebrew; verified 2026-09-13.

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Additional install commands

macOS

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brew install litra

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overview

Package summary

Control Logitech Litra lights from the command-line

Commands and aliases

  • litra

history

Project history and usage

litra-rs is a Rust hardware-control project whose `litra` executable manages Logitech Litra lights locally over USB.

Project history

litra-rs was created as a command-line and Rust interface for Logitech's Litra lighting hardware. Upstream currently supports Litra Glow, Litra Beam, and Litra Beam LX devices connected over USB.

The feature set expanded beyond basic power control to brightness and color-temperature adjustment, Beam LX rear-light control, machine-readable device discovery, and an MCP server.

Adoption history

The project is distributed through Cargo, direct release binaries, and Homebrew. The upstream README records that litra entered Homebrew core on January 30, 2026 after previously being distributed through the maintainer's tap.

How it is used

Users turn lights on or off, adjust brightness and color temperature, select devices by serial number, path, or type, and request JSON-formatted device information.

Linux installations generally require the supplied `99-litra.rules` udev rule and membership in the `video` group. No application-specific persistent configuration or credential file is documented.

Why package nerds care

litra-rs packages vendor-specific USB lighting control as a small cross-platform Rust utility. Its progression from a third-party Homebrew tap into homebrew-core illustrates a common adoption route for specialized hardware CLIs.

Its combination of a command-line interface, Rust library, and local MCP server makes the same hardware integration usable by shell scripts, native applications, and agent-oriented tools.

Timeline

  • 2026: The `litra` formula moved from the maintainer's Homebrew tap into homebrew-core on January 30.

Related projects

  • The upstream README points to litra-autotoggle, a companion utility that switches Litra lights in response to webcam activity.

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 post-install hook is recorded in formula metadata.
  • Homebrew bottle metadata is available for 6 platform targets.
  • Build metadata lists 2 build dependencies.

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
litracliglobal executable

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 generated2026-09-19
manager version3.3.0
manager updated2026-09-13
local dataok
upstreamcurrent
latest detectedv3.3.0

https://github.com/timrogers/litra-rs

  • okNo freshness warnings were generated.

install metadata

Package metadata

Package keybrew:litra
Version3.3.0
Package managerHomebrew
Package manager pagehttps://formulae.brew.sh/formula/litra
Homepagehttps://github.com/timrogers/litra-rs
Repositoryhttps://github.com/timrogers/litra-rs
LicenseMIT
Source archivehttps://github.com/timrogers/litra-rs/archive/refs/tags/v3.3.0.tar.gz
Last updated2026-09-13T04:42:45Z
Pulseupdated
Build dependenciespkgconf, rust
Bottleavailable (on arm64_linux, arm64_sequoia, arm64_sonoma, arm64_tahoe, sonoma, x86_64_linux)
Homebrew post-installnot defined
Servicenone declared

registry facts

Source database details

Source DatabaseHomebrew formula API
Taphomebrew/core
Full Namelitra
Version Scheme0
Revision0
Head VersionHEAD
Bottle Stable Root URLhttps://ghcr.io/v2/homebrew/core
Deprecatedno
Disabledno
Keg Onlyno
URL Keys
  • head
  • stable

package graph

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Related tools

  • pkgconfBuild dependency declared by Homebrew.
  • rustBuild dependency declared by Homebrew.

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  • cross-ecosystem install command graph
  • curated package history
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