# Install mikutter with Homebrew, apt Extensible Twitter client. Version 5.1.2 via Homebrew; verified 2026-06-22. Also installable with debian: sudo apt install mikutter. ## Install ```sh sudo av install brew:mikutter ``` Additional install commands: ### macOS - Homebrew (100%): ```sh brew install mikutter ``` Evidence: local Homebrew formula metadata ### Linux - Debian apt (92%): ```sh sudo apt install mikutter ``` Evidence: Debian stable package indexes: mikutter from https://deb.debian.org/debian/dists/stable/main/binary-amd64/Packages.xz ## Package facts - **Package key:** brew:mikutter - **Package manager:** Homebrew - **Package manager page:** - **Version:** 5.1.2 - **Source summary:** Extensible Twitter client - **Homepage:** - **Upstream docs:** - **License:** MIT - **Source archive:** - **Last updated:** 2026-06-22T14:05:29-07:00 - **Generated:** 2026-08-04T22:13:35+00:00 ## Executables - mikutter (cli) - mikutter (alias) ## Dependencies - at-spi2-core - cairo - fontconfig - freetype - gdk-pixbuf - gettext - glib - gobject-introspection - gtk+3 - harfbuzz - pango - ruby - terminal-notifier ## Uses from macOS - libffi - libxml2 - libxslt ## Install behavior - Post-install hook: not defined - Bottle: available on arm64_linux, arm64_sequoia, arm64_sonoma, arm64_tahoe, sonoma, x86_64_linux ## Freshness - Page generated: 2026-08-04 - Package-manager version: 5.1.2 - Package-manager updated: 2026-06-22 - Local data: ok - Upstream repository: https://mikutter.hachune.net/ - info: Release/tag comparison is only available for GitHub repositories. ## Project history and usage mikutter is a Ruby/GTK social client created by Toshiaki Asai, who is listed on the project's development page as toshi_a. Its site dates the project copyright span from 2009 to 2024 and publishes a long download archive reaching back to 0.0.1-era tarballs, which places it among the long-running desktop Twitter clients from the pre-X era. ### Project history The application grew around a multi-pane workflow for heavy timeline use: home timelines, replies, lists, searches, threads, profiles, and activity views can be arranged side by side. The same official feature page emphasizes multi-account use, extracted tabs, list handling, thread views, and search tabs, making mikutter more of a programmable social-dashboard client than a simple single-feed reader. ### How it is used A notable part of mikutter's niche is its plugin culture. The project maintains a separate "Writing mikutter plugin" reference for installing and developing plugins, and the development page points plugin authors to those docs. In package-manager terms it is a desktop Ruby application distributed through Homebrew and Linux distributions rather than a library dependency; users normally install the `mikutter` executable and extend it through the app's plugin system. ### Sources - - - - - - ## Security Notes No matching local secret-handling manifest was found for mikutter. Package metadata is still published here so future coverage has a stable package URL. ## Source Database Details - **Source Database:** Homebrew formula API - **Tap:** homebrew/core - **Full Name:** mikutter - **Version Scheme:** 0 - **Revision:** 0 - **Head Version:** HEAD - **Bottle Stable Root URL:** - **Deprecated:** no - **Disabled:** no - **Keg Only:** no - **URL Keys:** head, stable ## Other Package-Manager Records - Debian apt - mikutter - 5.1.0+dfsg-1: normalized package name match | Debian stable package indexes: mikutter from https://deb.debian.org/debian/dists/stable/main/binary-amd64/Packages.xz | plugin-extensible Twitter client | https://mikutter.hachune.net/ - Ubuntu apt - mikutter - 5.0.4+dfsg1-2: normalized package name match | Ubuntu 24.04 LTS package indexes: mikutter from https://archive.ubuntu.com/ubuntu/dists/noble/universe/binary-amd64/Packages.gz | plugin-extensible Twitter client | https://mikutter.hachune.net/ ## Related links - [Package publisher tools](https://pkg.so/package-publishers/) - Belongs to a package publishing or registry command family. - [Terminal utility packages](https://pkg.so/terminal-utilities/) - Matched terminal and command-line workflow metadata. - [Language runtime packages](https://pkg.so/language-runtime-packages/) - Matched language runtime, compiler, or interpreter metadata. - [Networking and protocol packages](https://pkg.so/networking-protocol-tools/) - Matched network, protocol, or remote-service metadata. - [glib](https://pkg.so/brew/glib/) - Runtime dependency declared by Homebrew. - [harfbuzz](https://pkg.so/brew/harfbuzz/) - Runtime dependency declared by Homebrew. - [gettext](https://pkg.so/brew/gettext/) - Runtime dependency declared by Homebrew. - [fontconfig](https://pkg.so/brew/fontconfig/) - Runtime dependency declared by Homebrew. - [freetype](https://pkg.so/brew/freetype/) - Runtime dependency declared by Homebrew. - [pango](https://pkg.so/brew/pango/) - Runtime dependency declared by Homebrew. - [cairo](https://pkg.so/brew/cairo/) - Runtime dependency declared by Homebrew. - [ruby](https://pkg.so/brew/ruby/) - Runtime dependency declared by Homebrew. - [tmuxinator](https://pkg.so/brew/tmuxinator/) - Shares pkgdb curated category or tags: cli, productivity, ruby. - [mdless](https://pkg.so/brew/mdless/) - Shares pkgdb curated category or tags: cli, productivity, ruby. - [tuisky](https://pkg.so/brew/tuisky/) - Shares pkgdb curated category or tags: cli, productivity, social-client. - [tut](https://pkg.so/brew/tut/) - Shares pkgdb curated category or tags: cli, productivity, social-client. - [style-check](https://pkg.so/brew/style-check/) - Shares pkgdb curated category or tags: cli, productivity, ruby. - [tmux](https://pkg.so/brew/tmux/) - Shares pkgdb curated category or tags: cli, productivity. - [vim](https://pkg.so/brew/vim/) - Shares pkgdb curated category or tags: cli, productivity. - [himalaya](https://pkg.so/brew/himalaya/) - Shares pkgdb curated category or tags: cli, productivity. - [claws-mail](https://pkg.so/brew/claws-mail/) - Local metadata places this package in an adjacent workflow. Shared terms: at-spi2-core, cairo, cli, client, core. - [cherrytree](https://pkg.so/brew/cherrytree/) - Local package facts share a topical domain. Shared terms: at-spi2-core, cairo, cli, core, gdk. - [gnumeric](https://pkg.so/brew/gnumeric/) - Local package facts share a topical domain. Shared terms: at-spi2-core, cairo, cli, core, gdk. ## Combined YAML source View the package source record on GitHub. [combined/mikutter.yml](https://github.com/mxcl/pkgdb/blob/main/combined/mikutter.yml) ## Sources - pkg.so package database - package-page enrichment - curated package history - package version freshness - pkgdb category and tag curation - package relationship graph - external package-manager database matches - cross-ecosystem install command graph