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Install protokol with Homebrew Cask

MIDI and OSC Monitor. Version 0.6.8,141 via Homebrew Cask; verified from local package data.

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macOS

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brew install --cask protokol

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overview

Package summary

MIDI and OSC Monitor

Commands and aliases

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history

Project history and usage

Protokol is Hexler's lightweight, cross-platform monitor and logger for control-protocol message streams, including MIDI, OSC, Art-Net, and game-controller input.

Project history

Hexler created Protokol as a minimal internal development tool for checking whether software and hardware control signals reached a computer. Studio use exposed additional value in diagnosing stray MIDI clock traffic, malfunctioning knobs and faders, synchronization timing, and OSC mappings, prompting Hexler to turn it into a public application.

Adoption history

Hexler originally used Protokol internally, then prepared a public release after finding it useful in home-studio troubleshooting and receiving requests from other users. It is distributed for desktop, mobile, and Raspberry Pi-class systems.

How it is used

Users select a MIDI, OSC, or game-controller source and inspect its messages in a real-time list. Messages can be filtered, timestamped, copied, or saved, making the app suitable for connection checks, hardware diagnosis, synchronization tests, and OSC mapping discovery.

Why package nerds care

Protokol is a compact diagnostic tool for inspecting MIDI and OSC traffic without launching a full digital audio workstation or control-surface editor. Its availability across macOS, Windows, Linux, ARM, iOS, and Android makes it useful in heterogeneous music and interactive-media setups.

Timeline

  • Undated: Began as an internal Hexler development utility
  • Undated: Expanded into a public cross-platform application after studio use and user requests

Related projects

  • TouchOSC
  • MIDI
  • Open Sound Control
  • Art-Net

Sources

  • Official manual introduction: https://hexler.net/protokol/manual/introduction
  • Official product page: https://hexler.net/protokol

security posture

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No matching local secret-handling manifest was found for protokol. 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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Version and freshness

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page generated2026-11-04
manager version0.6.8,141
manager updated
local dataok
upstreamnot checked
latest detectednot detected

https://hexler.net/protokol

  • infoNo package-manager update timestamp was available.low confidence
  • infoRelease/tag comparison is only available for GitHub repositories.https://hexler.net/protokolnone confidence

install metadata

Package metadata

Package keycask:protokol
Version0.6.8,141
Package managerHomebrew Cask
Package manager pagehttps://formulae.brew.sh/cask/protokol
Homepagehttps://hexler.net/protokol
Upstream docshttps://hexler.net/protokol
Source archivehttps://hexler.net/pub/protokol/protokol-0.6.8.141-macos.dmg
SHA-25684391e266b503a49138ec711195ad2219a3ef41140400d2e6adee9535e30cb98
Bottlenot recorded
Homebrew post-installnot defined
Servicenone declared

registry facts

Source database details

Source DatabaseHomebrew cask API
Taphomebrew/cask
Full Tokenprotokol
Names
  • protokol
Artifacts
App
1
Target
1
Zap
1
Auto Updatesyes
Deprecatedno
Disabledno

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Same workflow

  • touchoscLocal package facts share a topical domain. Shared terms: midi, osc.
  • touchosc-bridgeLocal package facts share a topical domain. Shared terms: midi, osc.
  • touchosc-editorLocal package facts share a topical domain. Shared terms: midi, osc.

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