# Install viddy with Homebrew, apk, MacPorts, Nix, zypper, scoop Modern watch command. Version 1.3.1 via Homebrew; verified 2026-06-14. Also installable with nix: nix profile install nixpkgs#viddy. ## Install ```sh sudo av install brew:viddy ``` Additional install commands: ### macOS - Homebrew (100%): ```sh brew install viddy ``` Evidence: local Homebrew formula metadata - MacPorts (94%): ```sh sudo port install viddy ``` Evidence: MacPorts ports tree: sysutils/viddy/Portfile from https://api.github.com/repos/macports/macports-ports/git/trees/master?recursive=1 ### Linux - apk (92%): ```sh sudo apk add viddy ``` Evidence: Alpine Linux edge package indexes: viddy from https://dl-cdn.alpinelinux.org/alpine/edge/community/x86_64/APKINDEX.tar.gz - Nix (92%): ```sh nix profile install nixpkgs#viddy ``` Evidence: nixpkgs package indexes: pkgs/by-name/vi/viddy/package.nix from https://api.github.com/repos/NixOS/nixpkgs/git/trees/master?recursive=1 - zypper (92%): ```sh sudo zypper install viddy ``` Evidence: openSUSE Tumbleweed package metadata: viddy from https://download.opensuse.org/tumbleweed/repo/oss/repodata/50b07339cb64c8ed4091bdbabddadc1ff5737b090e478818a195b40d8a3292861a879139b4a3987c31109699fde9fbf4a716367ddf4eef77da75f96e3193d6ed-primary.xml.zst ### Windows - Scoop (92%): ```sh scoop install extras/viddy ``` Evidence: Scoop official bucket manifest trees: bucket/viddy.json from https://api.github.com/repos/ScoopInstaller/Extras/git/trees/master?recursive=1 ## Package facts - **Package key:** brew:viddy - **Package manager:** Homebrew - **Version:** 1.3.1 - **Source summary:** Modern watch command - **Homepage:** - **Repository:** - **Last updated:** 2026-06-14T16:01:28Z - **Generated:** 2026-08-03T19:37:03+00:00 ## Executables - viddy (alias) ## Install behavior - Bottle: not available ## Freshness - Page generated: 2026-08-03 - Package-manager version: 1.3.1 ## Project history and usage Viddy is a modern, interactive replacement for the Unix-like `watch` command. Its niche is terminal monitoring: repeatedly run a command, keep the latest output visible, highlight differences, retain past snapshots, and let the user move around output with pager and Vim-like controls. ### Project history The first tagged public release, v0.1.0, was published on August 17, 2021, after an initial Go implementation that already included search, diff viewing, and the early time-machine concept. The project was framed from the start as a richer `watch`, not as a general terminal multiplexer or log viewer. In 2024, maintainer Takumasa Sakao released Viddy 1.0.0 after reimplementing the project in Rust. In his migration write-up, he described the Go version as a proof-of-concept that had become harder to fix and extend, while also noting that Rust had been the original target language. A later community fork, `viddy-go`, explicitly preserves the last Go implementation for users who prefer the Go toolchain or particular Go-era behavior. ### How it is used Viddy is used where a user would normally run `watch`, but wants better interaction: color-preserving command output, diff highlighting, output search, scrollback-like paging, and the ability to rewind through previous command results. The history and time-machine features make it useful for observing changing state such as service health, queues, deployments, or command output that briefly shows important differences. ### Why package nerds care For package curators, Viddy is a neat example of the wave of Rust-era rewrites of small Unix command-line utilities: it keeps the Unix tool shape while adding TUI ergonomics, persisted history, and cross-platform binary releases. Its package footprint across Homebrew, MacPorts, Scoop, Alpine, Nix, and other ecosystems reflects a tool aimed at people who live in terminals rather than at a single platform community. ### Timeline - 2021-08-17: Viddy v0.1.0 is published, with release notes showing the initial implementation, diff support, search, key binding work, and time-machine naming. - 2024-08-22: The maintainer publishes a Viddy 1.0.0 migration article describing the Rust reimplementation from the earlier Go codebase. - 2026-06-14: Viddy v1.3.1 is published, showing the Rust line still under active release. ### Sources - - - - - ## Security Notes narrow executable package without higher-risk signals. - **Geiger risk:** green / low - narrow executable package without higher-risk signals ## 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 - Linux: $XDG_CONFIG_HOME/viddy.toml - macOS: ~/Library/Application Support/viddy.toml ## Other Package-Manager Records - Nix - viddy: normalized package name match | nixpkgs package indexes: pkgs/by-name/vi/viddy/package.nix from https://api.github.com/repos/NixOS/nixpkgs/git/trees/master?recursive=1 - apk - viddy - 0.4.0-r22: normalized package name match | Alpine Linux edge package indexes: viddy from https://dl-cdn.alpinelinux.org/alpine/edge/community/x86_64/APKINDEX.tar.gz | Modern watch command, time machine and pager | https://github.com/sachaos/viddy - apk - viddy-doc - 0.4.0-r22: normalized package name match | Alpine Linux edge package indexes: viddy-doc from https://dl-cdn.alpinelinux.org/alpine/edge/community/x86_64/APKINDEX.tar.gz | Modern watch command, time machine and pager (documentation) | https://github.com/sachaos/viddy - zypper - viddy - 1.3.1-1.3: normalized package name match | openSUSE Tumbleweed package metadata: viddy from https://download.opensuse.org/tumbleweed/repo/oss/repodata/50b07339cb64c8ed4091bdbabddadc1ff5737b090e478818a195b40d8a3292861a879139b4a3987c31109699fde9fbf4a716367ddf4eef77da75f96e3193d6ed-primary.xml.zst | A modern watch command | https://github.com/sachaos/viddy - MacPorts - viddy: normalized package name match | MacPorts ports tree: sysutils/viddy/Portfile from https://api.github.com/repos/macports/macports-ports/git/trees/master?recursive=1 - Scoop - extras/viddy: normalized package name match | Scoop official bucket manifest trees: bucket/viddy.json from https://api.github.com/repos/ScoopInstaller/Extras/git/trees/master?recursive=1 ## Combined YAML source View the package source record on GitHub. [combined/viddy.yml](https://github.com/mxcl/pkgdb/blob/main/combined/viddy.yml) ## Sources - pkg.so package database - Geiger risk classifier - curated configuration and credential file locations - curated package history - pkgdb category and tag curation - external package-manager database matches - cross-ecosystem install command graph