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Install jjui with Homebrew

TUI for interacting with the Jujutsu version control system. Version 0.10.9 via Homebrew; verified 2026-07-26.

install

Additional install commands

macOS

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brew install jjui

provider-native install command

overview

Package summary

TUI for interacting with the Jujutsu version control system

Commands and aliases

  • jjui

history

Project history and usage

Jujutsu UI, packaged as `jjui`, is a terminal user interface for the Jujutsu version-control system. It turns common `jj` actions such as revset browsing, rebasing, squashing, bookmark movement, operation-log inspection, previews, and revision-detail work into keyboard-driven terminal workflows.

Project history

The GitHub repository was created in September 2024. Its README presents the project as a personal-needs-driven TUI by Ibrahim Dursun, with an open invitation for feature requests and contributions.

The README and generated documentation show the tool tracking Jujutsu's own evolution: it depends on a minimum supported `jj` version and exposes Jujutsu-native ideas such as revsets, operation logs, evologs, and bookmark movement through a Go terminal application.

Adoption history

The input package metadata records `jjui` in Homebrew, MacPorts, Nix, Scoop, and Winget, which suggests quick packaging attention from the same audience adopting Jujutsu itself. The README also lists AUR packaging and a Nix flake path, showing that Unix package-manager users were part of the intended distribution model.

How it is used

`jjui` is used inside a Jujutsu repository to inspect and edit the revision tree without memorizing every command-line form. It offers keyboard actions for rebasing, squashing, previewing diffs, moving bookmarks, opening the operation log, undoing and redoing operations, and jumping through revisions.

It complements `jj` rather than replacing it: the README frames it as a UI for interacting with Jujutsu, and installation instructions still assume users have or use Jujutsu underneath.

Why package nerds care

`jjui` matters as an ecosystem signal around Jujutsu. When a younger VCS attracts a dedicated TUI, packaged across several package managers, it shows users are building workflow-specific tools rather than treating the core CLI as a curiosity.

Timeline

  • 2024: The GitHub repository is created.
  • 2024: Early version tags begin with v0.1.
  • 2025: The README documents Homebrew, Winget, Scoop, AUR, Nix, Go install, source builds, and prebuilt release binaries as distribution paths.
  • 2026: The README records compatibility with `jj` v0.36 or newer.

Related projects

  • `jjui` is directly tied to `jj`/Jujutsu. Related terminal tooling includes other VCS TUIs, but its command set is specifically organized around Jujutsu concepts such as revsets, operation logs, bookmarks, and revision changes.

Sources

  • Project README, project documentation site, GitHub repository metadata, GitHub release metadata, and Homebrew formula metadata.

security posture

No protected-tool coverage found yet

No matching local secret-handling manifest was found for jjui. Nucleus package metadata is still published here so future coverage has a stable package URL.

Install behavior

  • No Homebrew bottle metadata was recorded.

Recommended review

Before unattended agent use, check whether the tool reads plaintext credentials, writes remote state, publishes artifacts, or shells out to plugins.

local files

Configuration and credential file locations

These source-backed paths show where this package keeps local settings or durable credentials. Automic Vault can use them as review targets for secret scanning, migration, and command approval.

Configuration files

Config paths the tool may read or write during local use.

Unix
~/.config/jjui/config.toml~/.config/jjui/config.lua.jjui/config.toml.jjui/config.lua
Windows
%AppData%/jjui/config.toml%AppData%/jjui/config.lua

executables

Installed executables

CommandKindExposureNote
jjuiexecutableindexed executableDiscovered from the local executable index.

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 generated2026-08-03
manager version0.10.9
manager updated2026-07-26
local dataunknown
upstreamnot available
latest detectednot detected
  • okNo freshness warnings were generated.

install metadata

Package metadata

Package keybrew:jjui
Version0.10.9
Package managerHomebrew
Homepagehttps://idursun.github.io/jjui/
Repositoryhttps://github.com/idursun/jjui
Last updated2026-07-26T04:08:07+02:00
Pulseupdated
Bottlenot recorded
Servicenone declared

source trail

Generated from repository data

This page is generated by av-web from the private package SQLite artifact built by scripts/generate-pkg-sqlite.py.

Used sources

  • Geiger risk classifier
  • Nucleus package database
  • curated configuration and credential file locations
  • curated package history
  • pkgdb category and tag curation