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Install tock with Homebrew
Powerful time tracking tool for the command-line. Version 2.0.4 via Homebrew; verified 2026-08-02.
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Package summary
Powerful time tracking tool for the command-line
Project links
Commands and aliases
- tock
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Project history and usage
Tock is a Go command-line time tracker that stores activity logs in local files and presents an interactive terminal calendar. Its official README frames it as a fast, lightweight, plaintext-first tool for people who track work from the command line.
Project history
The project README describes Tock as a single-binary CLI with multiple storage backends, including flat files, TodoTXT-compatible files, TimeWarrior data files, and SQLite. It also states that Tock was inspired by Bartib and aims to provide a similar time-tracking workflow in Go with a clean architecture approach and an interactive terminal UI.
Adoption history
Tock is available through Homebrew according to both the input metadata and the official README, which also documents go install, source builds, an install script, and release downloads. Its adoption history is therefore mostly package-manager and terminal-user oriented rather than tied to a large external ecosystem.
How it is used
Users start and stop activities with commands such as tock start and tock stop, inspect time in calendar and list views, and export reports as text, CSV, JSON, or iCal. The README also documents machine-readable JSON commands for local agent workflows.
Why package nerds care
Tock matters in the package-nerd niche because it bridges several plaintext productivity camps: TodoTXT-compatible lines, TimeWarrior data, SQLite, shell completion, Homebrew installation, and local files that can be inspected or synchronized without a hosted service.
Timeline
- 2026: README examples document current commands, JSON output paths, and date examples.
- 2026: Homebrew formula metadata in the batch input lists Tock as brew:tock.
Related projects
- Bartib is named by the official README as an inspiration.
- TodoTXT and TimeWarrior are supported storage formats or backends.
Sources
- https://github.com/kriuchkov/tock#readme
- https://github.com/kriuchkov/tock/blob/master/docs/commands.md
- source_facts.package-manager
security posture
No protected-tool coverage found yet
No matching local secret-handling manifest was found for tock. 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.
executables
Installed executables
| Command | Kind | Exposure | Note |
|---|---|---|---|
tock | executable | indexed executable | Discovered 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 version2.0.4
manager updated2026-08-02
local dataunknown
upstreamnot available
latest detectednot detected
- okNo freshness warnings were generated.
install metadata
Package metadata
| Package key | brew:tock |
|---|---|
| Version | 2.0.4 |
| Package manager | Homebrew |
| Homepage | https://github.com/kriuchkov/tock |
| Repository | https://github.com/kriuchkov/tock |
| Last updated | 2026-08-02T18:10:39Z |
| Pulse | updated |
| Bottle | not recorded |
| Service | none 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.
Combined YAML source
View the package source record on GitHub.
Used sources
- Geiger risk classifier
- cross-ecosystem install command graph
- curated package history
- pkg.so package database
- pkgdb category and tag curation