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Install tut with Homebrew, apk, Nix, zypper

TUI for Mastodon with vim inspired keys. Version 2.0.1 via Homebrew; verified from local package data. Also installable with nix: nix profile install nixpkgs#tut.

Install command Security notes

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Additional install commands

macOS

Homebrewverified · 100%

brew install tut

local Homebrew formula metadata

Linux

Alpine Linux apkverified · 92%

sudo apk add tut

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

Nixverified · 92%

nix profile install nixpkgs#tut

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

openSUSE zypperverified · 92%

sudo zypper install tut

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

overview

Package summary

TUI for Mastodon with vim inspired keys

Project links

Commands and aliases

history

Project history and usage

tut is a terminal user interface for Mastodon, built around vim-inspired navigation and a command-oriented social-client workflow.

Project history

The official GitHub repository was created in March 2020. Its README describes tut as a Mastodon TUI with most features of the web client, including timelines, notifications, composing, bookmarks, lists, hashtags, profile actions, multiple accounts, templates, configuration, and optional mouse support.

The 2.0 release line appeared in January 2023 in the official GitHub release feed. Around the same period, the README documented a widened packaging footprint across Linux and BSD systems plus Homebrew for macOS.

Adoption history

tut's adoption follows the terminal-social-client niche: users who live in shells but still want Mastodon timelines, notifications, and composition without a browser. The README lists AUR packages maintained by the author, Alpine, Debian, BSD ports, pkgsrc, Homebrew, and openSUSE availability; the supplied package metadata also lists apk, Homebrew, Nix, and zypper.

How it is used

Users run `tut` to open Mastodon timelines, press keys such as `c`, `j`, `k`, `h`, `l`, and `?`, and use colon commands such as `:timeline`, `:compose`, `:login`, `:bookmarks`, and `:tag`.

Configuration lives under `XDG_CONFIG_HOME/tut/config.toml` on Linux, with accounts stored separately. For package-manager users, the tool is a familiar TUI install: add it from Homebrew or a distribution repo, then configure accounts and key-driven timeline behavior.

Why package nerds care

tut is significant as a packaged Fediverse-era terminal client. It turns Mastodon from a web or mobile app into an installable Unix-style command, complete with config files, man-page-friendly documentation, distro packages, and vim-like controls.

Timeline

2020: Official GitHub repository created.
2023: 2.0.0 and 2.0.1 releases published.
2023: README documented OpenBSD 7.3 package availability and Homebrew installation.
2026: Repository metadata still shows the project available and package metadata records Homebrew, apk, Nix, and zypper entries.

Related projects

Mastodon
Fediverse
terminal user interfaces
vim keybindings

Sources

GitHub API for RasmusLindroth/tut: repository created 2020-03-17 and releases in January 2023.
https://github.com/RasmusLindroth/tut README: Mastodon TUI description, commands, configuration paths, and install/package sections.
https://tut.anv.nu official documentation site referenced by README and current curation.
source_facts.package-manager: apk, Homebrew, Nix, and zypper package-manager presence.

security posture

No protected-tool coverage found yet

No matching local secret-handling manifest was found for tut. 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.

Linux: ~/.config/tut/config.toml$XDG_CONFIG_HOME/tut/config.toml

Credential files

Credential-bearing paths to review before unattended agent runs.

Linux: ~/.config/tut/accounts.toml

executables

Installed executables

Command	Kind	Exposure	Note
`tut`	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 version2.0.1

manager updated

local dataunknown

upstreamnot available

latest detectednot detected

okNo freshness warnings were generated.

install metadata

Package metadata

Package key	brew:tut
Version	2.0.1
Package manager	Homebrew
Homepage	https://tut.anv.nu
Repository	https://github.com/RasmusLindroth/tut
Bottle	not recorded
Service	none 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.

Nix95%

tut

nix profile install nixpkgs#tut

normalized package name match
Matched by: Tut

nixpkgs package indexes · api.github.com · nixpkgs package indexes: pkgs/by-name/tu/tut/package.nix from https://api.github.com/repos/NixOS/nixpkgs/git/trees/master?recursive=1

apk95%

tut 2.0.1-r30

TUI for Mastodon

https://github.com/RasmusLindroth/tut

sudo apk add tut

License: MIT
Architecture: x86_64
Source Package: tut
1 dependencies
1 provides
normalized package name match
Matched by: Tut

Alpine Linux edge package indexes · dl-cdn.alpinelinux.org · Alpine Linux edge package indexes: tut from https://dl-cdn.alpinelinux.org/alpine/edge/community/x86_64/APKINDEX.tar.gz

apk95%

tut-doc 2.0.1-r30

TUI for Mastodon (documentation)

https://github.com/RasmusLindroth/tut

sudo apk add tut-doc

License: MIT
Architecture: x86_64
Source Package: tut
normalized package name match
Matched by: Tut

Alpine Linux edge package indexes · dl-cdn.alpinelinux.org · Alpine Linux edge package indexes: tut-doc from https://dl-cdn.alpinelinux.org/alpine/edge/community/x86_64/APKINDEX.tar.gz

zypper95%

tut 2.0.1-1.15

A TUI for Mastodon with vim inspired keys

https://tut.anv.nu

sudo zypper install tut

License: MIT
Category: Productivity/Networking/Web/Frontends
Architecture: x86_64
Source Package: tut
1 dependencies
1 provides
normalized package name match
Matched by: Tut

openSUSE Tumbleweed package metadata · download.opensuse.org · openSUSE Tumbleweed package metadata: tut from https://download.opensuse.org/tumbleweed/repo/oss/repodata/50b07339cb64c8ed4091bdbabddadc1ff5737b090e478818a195b40d8a3292861a879139b4a3987c31109699fde9fbf4a716367ddf4eef77da75f96e3193d6ed-primary.xml.zst

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.

combined/tut.yml

Used sources

cross-ecosystem install command graph
curated configuration and credential file locations
curated package history
external package-manager database matches
pkg.so package database
pkgdb category and tag curation