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Install tailspin with Homebrew, apk, apt, Nix, pacman, scoop, winget

Log file highlighter. Version 7.0.0 via Homebrew; verified 2026-07-14. Also installable with debian: sudo apt install tailspin.

Install commandSecurity notes

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Additional install commands

macOS

Homebrewverified · 100%
brew install tailspin

local Homebrew formula metadata

Linux

Alpine Linux apkverified · 92%
sudo apk add tailspin

Alpine Linux edge package indexes · tailspin · source: dl-cdn.alpinelinux.org

Debian aptverified · 92%
sudo apt install tailspin

Debian stable package indexes · tailspin · source: deb.debian.org

Nixverified · 92%
nix profile install nixpkgs#tailspin

nixpkgs package indexes · pkgs/by-name/ta/tailspin/package.nix · source: api.github.com

Arch Linux pacmanverified · 92%
sudo pacman -S tailspin

Arch Linux sync databases · tailspin · source: geo.mirror.pkgbuild.com

Windows

Scoopverified · 92%
scoop install main/tailspin

Scoop official bucket manifest trees · bucket/tailspin.json · source: api.github.com

Windows Package Managerverified · 92%
winget install --id bensadeh.tailspin -e

Windows Package Manager source index · bensadeh.tailspin · source: cdn.winget.microsoft.com

overview

Package summary

Log file highlighter

Commands and aliases

  • tspin

history

Project history and usage

tailspin is a Rust command-line log highlighter distributed as the `tspin` executable. Its upstream README presents it as a no-setup tool for viewing or tailing arbitrary log files while highlighting common log tokens such as dates, numbers, IP addresses, UUIDs, URLs, paths, keywords, and process names.

Project history

The project fits the modern Rust CLI pattern: a small terminal tool with sensible defaults, TOML customization, Cargo availability, and examples built around Unix pipelines. Its README emphasizes that tailspin does not assume a specific log format, which makes it useful across application, infrastructure, and Kubernetes log streams.

Adoption history

Upstream installation instructions list Homebrew, Cargo, Arch Linux, Nix, NetBSD, FreeBSD, and Scoop, showing that the tool moved beyond source builds into the package-manager channels used by command-line users on several platforms.

How it is used

Common usage is to run `tspin application.log`, pipe log output through `tspin`, or wrap a command such as `kubectl logs` with `--exec`. The README also documents integration with `less`, environment-variable extras, command-line highlights, and a user theme file.

Why package nerds care

Package maintainers care about tailspin because it is a compact example of the Rust terminal-tool wave: a single executable, cross-platform packaging, no required daemon or service, and a configuration file only for users who want themed highlighting.

Timeline

  • Current upstream README: Documents `tspin` usage, multiple package-manager installs, and optional `~/.config/tailspin/theme.toml` customization.

Related projects

  • tailspin is adjacent to classic pagers and log viewers such as `less`, but it focuses on syntax-style highlighting for generic logs rather than on indexing, querying, or storing log data.

security posture

No protected-tool coverage found yet

No matching local secret-handling manifest was found for tailspin. 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/tailspin/theme.toml

executables

Installed executables

CommandKindExposureNote
tspinexecutableindexed 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 version7.0.0
manager updated2026-07-14
local dataunknown
upstreamnot available
latest detectednot detected
  • okNo freshness warnings were generated.

install metadata

Package metadata

Package keybrew:tailspin
Version7.0.0
Package managerHomebrew
Homepagehttps://github.com/bensadeh/tailspin
Repositoryhttps://github.com/bensadeh/tailspin
Last updated2026-07-14T10:13:49Z
Pulseupdated
Bottlenot recorded
Servicenone declared

source database matches

Other package-manager records

Matches are pulled from external package-manager indexes and kept separate from local Automic Vault package links.

Debian apt95%

tailspin 5.4.2~dfsg-1+b1

log file highlighter

https://github.com/bensadeh/tailspin

sudo apt install tailspin
  • Section: admin
  • Architecture: amd64
  • Source Package: tailspin
  • 3 dependencies
  • 1 optional deps
  • normalized package name match
  • Matched by: Tailspin
Debian stable package indexes · deb.debian.org · Debian stable package indexes: tailspin from https://deb.debian.org/debian/dists/stable/main/binary-amd64/Packages.xz
Nix95%

tailspin

nix profile install nixpkgs#tailspin
  • normalized package name match
  • Matched by: Tailspin
nixpkgs package indexes · api.github.com · nixpkgs package indexes: pkgs/by-name/ta/tailspin/package.nix from https://api.github.com/repos/NixOS/nixpkgs/git/trees/master?recursive=1
Ubuntu apt95%

tailspin 2.0.0+dfsg-1

log file highlighter

https://github.com/bensadeh/tailspin

sudo apt install tailspin
  • Section: universe/admin
  • Architecture: amd64
  • 3 dependencies
  • 1 optional deps
  • normalized package name match
  • Matched by: Tailspin
Ubuntu 24.04 LTS package indexes · archive.ubuntu.com · Ubuntu 24.04 LTS package indexes: tailspin from https://archive.ubuntu.com/ubuntu/dists/noble/universe/binary-amd64/Packages.gz
apk95%

tailspin 7.0.0-r0

Log file highlighter

https://github.com/bensadeh/tailspin

sudo apk add tailspin
  • License: MIT
  • Architecture: x86_64
  • Source Package: tailspin
  • 1 dependencies
  • 1 provides
  • normalized package name match
  • Matched by: Tailspin
Alpine Linux edge package indexes · dl-cdn.alpinelinux.org · Alpine Linux edge package indexes: tailspin from https://dl-cdn.alpinelinux.org/alpine/edge/testing/x86_64/APKINDEX.tar.gz
apk95%

tailspin-bash-completion 7.0.0-r0

Bash completions for tailspin

https://github.com/bensadeh/tailspin

sudo apk add tailspin-bash-completion
  • License: MIT
  • Architecture: x86_64
  • Source Package: tailspin
  • normalized package name match
  • Matched by: Tailspin
Alpine Linux edge package indexes · dl-cdn.alpinelinux.org · Alpine Linux edge package indexes: tailspin-bash-completion from https://dl-cdn.alpinelinux.org/alpine/edge/testing/x86_64/APKINDEX.tar.gz
apk95%

tailspin-doc 7.0.0-r0

Log file highlighter (documentation)

https://github.com/bensadeh/tailspin

sudo apk add tailspin-doc
  • License: MIT
  • Architecture: x86_64
  • Source Package: tailspin
  • normalized package name match
  • Matched by: Tailspin
Alpine Linux edge package indexes · dl-cdn.alpinelinux.org · Alpine Linux edge package indexes: tailspin-doc from https://dl-cdn.alpinelinux.org/alpine/edge/testing/x86_64/APKINDEX.tar.gz
apk95%

tailspin-fish-completion 7.0.0-r0

Fish completions for tailspin

https://github.com/bensadeh/tailspin

sudo apk add tailspin-fish-completion
  • License: MIT
  • Architecture: x86_64
  • Source Package: tailspin
  • normalized package name match
  • Matched by: Tailspin
Alpine Linux edge package indexes · dl-cdn.alpinelinux.org · Alpine Linux edge package indexes: tailspin-fish-completion from https://dl-cdn.alpinelinux.org/alpine/edge/testing/x86_64/APKINDEX.tar.gz
apk95%

tailspin-zsh-completion 7.0.0-r0

Zsh completions for tailspin

https://github.com/bensadeh/tailspin

sudo apk add tailspin-zsh-completion
  • License: MIT
  • Architecture: x86_64
  • Source Package: tailspin
  • normalized package name match
  • Matched by: Tailspin
Alpine Linux edge package indexes · dl-cdn.alpinelinux.org · Alpine Linux edge package indexes: tailspin-zsh-completion from https://dl-cdn.alpinelinux.org/alpine/edge/testing/x86_64/APKINDEX.tar.gz
pacman95%

tailspin 7.0.0-2

A log file highlighter

https://github.com/bensadeh/tailspin

sudo pacman -S tailspin
  • License: MIT
  • Architecture: x86_64
  • 3 dependencies
  • normalized package name match
  • Matched by: Tailspin
Arch Linux sync databases · geo.mirror.pkgbuild.com · Arch Linux sync databases: tailspin from https://geo.mirror.pkgbuild.com/extra/os/x86_64/extra.db.tar.gz
Scoop95%

main/tailspin

scoop install main/tailspin
  • normalized package name match
  • Matched by: Tailspin
Scoop official bucket manifest trees · api.github.com · Scoop official bucket manifest trees: bucket/tailspin.json from https://api.github.com/repos/ScoopInstaller/Main/git/trees/master?recursive=1
winget95%

bensadeh.tailspin

winget install --id bensadeh.tailspin -e
  • normalized package name match
  • Matched by: Tailspin
Windows Package Manager source index · cdn.winget.microsoft.com · Windows Package Manager source index: bensadeh.tailspin from https://cdn.winget.microsoft.com/cache/source.msix

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