Install tuios with Homebrew, apk, Nix

Project links

• Homepage
• Repository

Commands and aliases

• tuios

Project history

The project belongs to the post-tmux wave of terminal UX tools that treat the terminal as a graphical workspace rather than only a pane splitter. Official documentation emphasizes event-driven rendering, Bubble Tea v2, Lipgloss v2, Kitty graphics support, sixel support, scrollback browsing, daemon sessions, and layout templates.

The README's v0.7.0 section describes a notable architecture overhaul: PTY output signals rendering instead of a fixed-rate ticker, graphics are batched with the render cycle, and image IDs are reused to reduce flicker. That history shows the project evolving from a multiplexer into a terminal protocol and rendering experiment.

Adoption history

Official installation instructions include Homebrew for macOS and Linux, AUR, Nix, Go install, Docker, a shell installer, and GitHub releases with prebuilt binaries. The README also displays a Terminal Trove Tool of the Week badge, pointing to discovery through terminal-tool communities rather than only through language package registries.

The input package facts record Homebrew, apk, and Nix packaging, which fits the tool's niche: developers who curate terminal environments and want their multiplexer available through the same package managers as shells, prompts, editors, and terminal emulators.

How it is used

Users launch `tuios`, create panes and workspaces, switch between window-management and terminal modes, open a command palette, use a Ctrl-B-style prefix, save and load layouts, run persistent daemon sessions, and automate terminal workflows through tape scripting.

The configuration guide documents TOML configuration at `~/.config/tuios/config.toml` or `$XDG_CONFIG_HOME/tuios/config.toml`, including custom keybindings, appearance settings, and commands to find, edit, list, and reset configuration.

Why package nerds care

TUIOS is significant to package nerds as a high-churn terminal workspace tool that bundles ideas from tmux, vim, i3-style tiling, Kitty, Ghostty, WezTerm, and the Charm Go ecosystem. Its package-manager spread makes it easy to test alongside established multiplexers without replacing a user's whole terminal stack.

Timeline

• v0.7.0 README section: Documents architecture and performance work around event-driven rendering and graphics passthrough.
• Current README: Documents Homebrew, AUR, Nix, Go install, Docker, install script, and GitHub release distribution.
• Current configuration guide: Documents XDG-style TOML configuration.

Related projects

• tmux is the closest operational comparison for sessions, panes, prefix keys, and detach/reattach workflows.
• vim and i3-style BSP tiling influence the modal window-management model.
• Bubble Tea, Lipgloss, Kitty, Ghostty, and WezTerm are named by the README as ecosystem influences or supported terminal protocol surfaces.

Sources

• https://github.com/Gaurav-Gosain/tuios README: positioning, architecture, features, v0.7.0 notes, installation methods.
• https://github.com/Gaurav-Gosain/tuios/blob/main/docs/CONFIGURATION.md: XDG TOML configuration path and commands.
• input source_facts.package-manager: Homebrew, apk, and Nix package coverage.