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Beautiful Reddit threads, live in your terminal. Version 0.1.5 via Homebrew; verified 2026-10-05.
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Package summary
Beautiful Reddit threads, live in your terminal
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Commands and aliases
- oh-my-reddit
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Project history and usage
oh-my-reddit is a Go terminal UI for browsing subreddit listings and watching Reddit comment threads update live.
Project history
Renato Works introduced oh-my-reddit in 2026 as a terminal interface for live Reddit threads. The repository is implemented as a flat Go package and uses a Bubble Tea-style model/update/view architecture.
Its initial design avoided Reddit OAuth application registration. Instead, it reuses an existing logged-in browser session, polls Reddit's JSON endpoints with RSS fallback, and applies conditional requests and backoff to reduce throttling.
Adoption history
The project is distributed as a Go module, through GitHub releases, and through Homebrew according to the supplied package record. Its official repository shows a small, focused early community around a newly released terminal client.
How it is used
Users can open the interactive selector, jump directly to a subreddit or thread URL, or run an offline demonstration feed. Live feeds poll for new comments, refresh scores, render activity, and stream new entries into the terminal.
A logged-in Reddit browser session is normally required because anonymous requests are heavily throttled. The program can discover sessions from supported browsers or accept a copied Cookie header, then caches the selected session locally with owner-only permissions.
Optional OPENAI_API_KEY integration adds thread sentiment and question-answer features, while macOS users can enable spoken narration through the system say command.
Why package nerds care
oh-my-reddit exemplifies the modern single-binary Go TUI: it can be installed directly with go install, shipped through Homebrew, and integrates browser credential stores, terminal graphics, live polling, and optional AI features without requiring a conventional desktop application.
Timeline
- 2026: oh-my-reddit began public development.
- 2026-06-17: The official repository published release v0.1.5.
Related projects
- The official repository identifies Go, Bubble Tea, Lip Gloss, Reddit, terminal UI techniques, browser cookie stores, and optional OpenAI integration as parts of the project's ecosystem.
Sources
- https://github.com/renatoworks/oh-my-reddit
- source_facts.package-manager
security posture
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No matching local secret-handling manifest was found for oh-my-reddit. 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.
- Homebrew bottle metadata is available for 6 platform targets.
- Build metadata lists 1 build dependencies.
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Configuration files
Config paths the tool may read or write during local use.
- Unix
<repository-clone>/.env- Windows
<repository-clone>/.env
Credential files
Credential-bearing paths to review before unattended agent runs.
- Linux
$XDG_CONFIG_HOME/oh-my-reddit/session.json~/.config/oh-my-reddit/session.json<repository-clone>/.env- macOS
~/Library/Application Support/oh-my-reddit/session.json<repository-clone>/.env- Windows
%AppData%\oh-my-reddit\session.json<repository-clone>/.env
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Installed executables
| Command | Kind | Exposure | Note |
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oh-my-reddit | cli | global 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 generated2026-10-12
manager version0.1.5
manager updated2026-10-05
local dataok
upstreamcurrent
latest detectedv0.1.5
https://github.com/renatoworks/oh-my-reddit
- okNo freshness warnings were generated.
install metadata
Package metadata
| Package key | brew:oh-my-reddit |
|---|---|
| Version | 0.1.5 |
| Package manager | Homebrew |
| Package manager page | https://formulae.brew.sh/formula/oh-my-reddit |
| Homepage | https://github.com/renatoworks/oh-my-reddit |
| Repository | https://github.com/renatoworks/oh-my-reddit |
| License | MIT |
| Source archive | https://github.com/renatoworks/oh-my-reddit/archive/refs/tags/v0.1.5.tar.gz |
| Last updated | 2026-10-05T15:25:38+09:00 |
| Pulse | updated |
| Build dependencies | go |
| Bottle | available (on arm64_linux, arm64_sequoia, arm64_sonoma, arm64_tahoe, sonoma, x86_64_linux) |
| Homebrew post-install | not defined |
| Service | none declared |
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Source database details
| Source Database | Homebrew formula API |
|---|---|
| Tap | homebrew/core |
| Full Name | oh-my-reddit |
| Version Scheme | 0 |
| Revision | 0 |
| Bottle Stable Root URL | https://ghcr.io/v2/homebrew/core |
| Deprecated | no |
| Disabled | no |
| Keg Only | no |
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source trail
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