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Install tmate with Homebrew, apk, apt, dnf, MacPorts, Nix, pacman, zypper

Instant terminal sharing. Version 2.4.0 via Homebrew; verified 2026-07-14. Also installable with debian: sudo apt install tmate.

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Additional install commands

macOS

Homebrewverified · 100%
brew install tmate

local Homebrew formula metadata

MacPortsverified · 94%
sudo port install tmate

MacPorts ports tree · sysutils/tmate/Portfile · source: api.github.com

Linux

Alpine Linux apkverified · 92%
sudo apk add tmate

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

Debian aptverified · 92%
sudo apt install tmate

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

Fedora dnfverified · 92%
sudo dnf install tmate

Fedora Rawhide package metadata · tmate · source: dl.fedoraproject.org

Nixverified · 92%
nix profile install nixpkgs#tmate

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

Arch Linux pacmanverified · 92%
sudo pacman -S tmate

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

openSUSE zypperverified · 92%
sudo zypper install tmate

openSUSE Tumbleweed package metadata · tmate · source: download.opensuse.org

overview

Package summary

Instant terminal sharing

Commands and aliases

  • tmate

history

Project history and usage

tmate is an instant terminal-sharing tool built from tmux. Its official README describes it as a fork of tmux that provides an instant pairing solution.

Project history

tmate took the terminal multiplexer model familiar to tmux users and added a remote-pairing workflow. That made the project legible to command-line developers immediately: it kept the tmux mental model while changing the distribution problem from 'how do I SSH into this machine?' to 'how do I share this live session?'.

The main repository has accumulated thousands of commits and the GitHub project page reports more than six thousand stars. Its official release page lists a small set of packaged releases, with tmate 2.4.0 shown as the latest release in November 2019.

The tmate organization also publishes server-side components such as tmate-ssh-server, tmate-master, tmate-websocket, and tmate-kube. That split reflects the project's two-sided nature: a client CLI for users and infrastructure pieces for hosted or self-hosted terminal sharing.

Adoption history

tmate has unusually broad package-manager reach for a terminal collaboration tool. The supplied source facts list packages for Homebrew, Debian, Ubuntu, Fedora/DNF, Arch/pacman, Alpine, openSUSE/zypper, MacPorts, and Nix.

That adoption pattern fits its niche: tmate is most useful when it can be installed quickly on whatever Unix-like system is in front of the user, often during debugging, pairing, support, or remote access work.

How it is used

In day-to-day package-nerd use, tmate is installed as a small terminal command and launched when a session needs to be shared. Because it is rooted in tmux, users get a familiar pane/session environment while collaborators connect through the tmate service or self-hosted tmate infrastructure.

Its practical role overlaps remote pairing, live troubleshooting, and ephemeral access. The package matters less as a long-running daemon and more as a tool users can install from the local package manager when they need a secure shared terminal immediately.

Why package nerds care

tmate is significant because it turned a common terminal workflow into a packageable collaboration primitive. For package-manager users, it is the difference between preparing accounts, keys, VPNs, or screen-sharing software and installing one CLI that speaks the terminal-native language they already use.

Its availability across many package ecosystems also made it a common building block for remote support and development workflows where the host system may be macOS, Linux, a container, or a CI-like shell.

Timeline

  • 2019: GitHub releases list tmate 2.4.0 as the latest release, dated November 16, 2019.
  • 2026: The GitHub project page reports about 6.1k stars and hundreds of forks.
  • 2026: The batch source facts list tmate packages across Homebrew, major Linux distributions, MacPorts, and Nix.

Related projects

  • tmux is the upstream-style terminal multiplexer lineage named directly by the tmate README.
  • tmate-ssh-server, tmate-master, tmate-websocket, and tmate-kube are official tmate-io repositories for the service and self-hosting side of the ecosystem.

security posture

Risk level: green

narrow executable package without higher-risk signals.

Risk classifier

green risk · low confidence · appliance

Why

  • narrow executable package without higher-risk signals

Signals

  • metadata:no-higher-risk-signals

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.

executables

Installed executables

CommandKindExposureNote
tmateexecutableindexed 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 version2.4.0
manager updated2026-07-14
local dataunknown
upstreamnot available
latest detectednot detected
  • okNo freshness warnings were generated.

install metadata

Package metadata

Package keybrew:tmate
Version2.4.0
Package managerHomebrew
Homepagehttps://tmate.io/
Repositoryhttps://github.com/tmate-io/tmate
Last updated2026-07-14T17:14:18+09:00
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%

tmate 2.4.0-3

terminal multiplexer with instant terminal sharing

http://tmate.io/

sudo apt install tmate
  • Section: devel
  • Architecture: amd64
  • 5 dependencies
  • normalized package name match
  • Matched by: Tmate
Debian stable package indexes · deb.debian.org · Debian stable package indexes: tmate from https://deb.debian.org/debian/dists/stable/main/binary-amd64/Packages.xz
Nix95%

tmate

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

tmate 2.4.0-2build3

terminal multiplexer with instant terminal sharing

http://tmate.io/

sudo apt install tmate
  • Section: universe/devel
  • Architecture: amd64
  • 5 dependencies
  • normalized package name match
  • Matched by: Tmate
Ubuntu 24.04 LTS package indexes · archive.ubuntu.com · Ubuntu 24.04 LTS package indexes: tmate from https://archive.ubuntu.com/ubuntu/dists/noble/universe/binary-amd64/Packages.gz
apk95%

tmate 2.4.0-r4

Instant Terminal Sharing

https://tmate.io/

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

tmate-doc 2.4.0-r4

Instant Terminal Sharing (documentation)

https://tmate.io/

sudo apk add tmate-doc
  • License: ISC
  • Architecture: x86_64
  • Source Package: tmate
  • normalized package name match
  • Matched by: Tmate
Alpine Linux edge package indexes · dl-cdn.alpinelinux.org · Alpine Linux edge package indexes: tmate-doc from https://dl-cdn.alpinelinux.org/alpine/edge/testing/x86_64/APKINDEX.tar.gz
dnf95%

tmate 2.4.0-17.fc45

Instant terminal sharing

http://tmate.io

sudo dnf install tmate
  • License: MIT
  • Category: Unspecified
  • Architecture: x86_64
  • Source Package: tmate
  • 7 dependencies
  • 1 provides
  • normalized package name match
  • Matched by: Tmate
Fedora Rawhide package metadata · dl.fedoraproject.org · Fedora Rawhide package metadata: tmate from https://dl.fedoraproject.org/pub/fedora/linux/development/rawhide/Everything/x86_64/os/repodata/07190dc5ae9f35ae73866675fed6d95fe6e8d9fe22c9d7cdf85862cb2ed24a4c-primary.xml.zst
pacman95%

tmate 2.4.0-6

Instant terminal sharing

https://github.com/tmate-io/tmate

sudo pacman -S tmate
  • License: BSD
  • Architecture: x86_64
  • 5 dependencies
  • normalized package name match
  • Matched by: Tmate
Arch Linux sync databases · geo.mirror.pkgbuild.com · Arch Linux sync databases: tmate from https://geo.mirror.pkgbuild.com/extra/os/x86_64/extra.db.tar.gz
zypper95%

tmate 2.4.0-5.10

Instant terminal sharing

https://tmate.io

sudo zypper install tmate
  • License: MIT
  • Category: Productivity/Networking/Other
  • Architecture: x86_64
  • Source Package: tmate
  • 6 dependencies
  • 1 provides
  • normalized package name match
  • Matched by: Tmate
openSUSE Tumbleweed package metadata · download.opensuse.org · openSUSE Tumbleweed package metadata: tmate from https://download.opensuse.org/tumbleweed/repo/oss/repodata/50b07339cb64c8ed4091bdbabddadc1ff5737b090e478818a195b40d8a3292861a879139b4a3987c31109699fde9fbf4a716367ddf4eef77da75f96e3193d6ed-primary.xml.zst
MacPorts95%

tmate

sudo port install tmate
  • normalized package name match
  • Matched by: Tmate
MacPorts ports tree · api.github.com · MacPorts ports tree: sysutils/tmate/Portfile from https://api.github.com/repos/macports/macports-ports/git/trees/master?recursive=1

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