# Install gitu

TUI Git client inspired by Magit. Version 0.42.0 via Homebrew; verified 2026-05-22.

## Install

```sh
sudo av install brew:gitu
```

Additional install commands:

### macOS

- Homebrew (100%):

```sh
brew install gitu
```

  Evidence: local Homebrew formula metadata

- MacPorts (94%):

```sh
sudo port install gitu
```

  Evidence: MacPorts ports tree: devel/gitu/Portfile from https://api.github.com/repos/macports/macports-ports/git/trees/master?recursive=1

### Linux

- apk (92%):

```sh
sudo apk add gitu
```

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

- Nix (92%):

```sh
nix profile install nixpkgs#gitu
```

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

- pacman (92%):

```sh
sudo pacman -S gitu
```

  Evidence: Arch Linux sync databases: gitu from https://geo.mirror.pkgbuild.com/extra/os/x86_64/extra.db.tar.gz

### Windows

- Scoop (92%):

```sh
scoop install extras/gitu
```

  Evidence: Scoop official bucket manifest trees: bucket/gitu.json from https://api.github.com/repos/ScoopInstaller/Extras/git/trees/master?recursive=1

## Package Facts

- **Package key:** brew:gitu
- **Package manager:** Homebrew
- **Package manager URL:** <https://formulae.brew.sh/formula/gitu>
- **Version:** 0.42.0
- **Source summary:** TUI Git client inspired by Magit
- **Homepage:** <https://github.com/altsem/gitu>
- **Repository:** <https://github.com/altsem/gitu>
- **Upstream docs:** <https://github.com/altsem/gitu#readme>
- **License:** MIT
- **Source archive:** <https://github.com/altsem/gitu/archive/refs/tags/v0.42.0.tar.gz>
- **Last updated:** 2026-05-22T21:00:22Z
- **Generated:** 2026-06-10T07:18:26+00:00

## Executables

- gitu (cli)
- gitu (alias)

## Build Dependencies

- rust

## Install Behavior

- Post-install hook: not defined
- Bottle: available on arm64_linux, arm64_sequoia, arm64_sonoma, arm64_tahoe, sonoma, x86_64_linux

## Freshness

- Page generated: 2026-06-10
- Package-manager version: 0.42.0
- Package-manager updated: 2026-05-22
- Local data status: ok
- Upstream repository: https://github.com/altsem/gitu
- Upstream latest detected: v0.42.0 (current)

## Sicherheitshinweise

broad file, network, media, or database tool signal.

- **Geiger risk:** blue / medium
- broad file, network, media, or database tool signal

## Source Database Details

- **Source Database:** Homebrew formula API
- **Tap:** homebrew/core
- **Full Name:** gitu
- **Version Scheme:** 0
- **Revision:** 0
- **Head Version:** HEAD
- **Bottle Stable Root URL:** <https://ghcr.io/v2/homebrew/core>
- **Deprecated:** no
- **Disabled:** no
- **Keg Only:** no
- **URL Keys:** head, stable

## Other Package-Manager Records

- Nix - gitu: normalized package name match | nixpkgs package indexes: pkgs/by-name/gi/gitu/package.nix from https://api.github.com/repos/NixOS/nixpkgs/git/trees/master?recursive=1
- apk - gitu - 0.41.0-r0: normalized package name match | Alpine Linux edge package indexes: gitu from https://dl-cdn.alpinelinux.org/alpine/edge/community/x86_64/APKINDEX.tar.gz | TUI Git client inspired by Magit | https://github.com/altsem/gitu
- apk - gitu-doc - 0.41.0-r0: normalized package name match | Alpine Linux edge package indexes: gitu-doc from https://dl-cdn.alpinelinux.org/alpine/edge/community/x86_64/APKINDEX.tar.gz | TUI Git client inspired by Magit (documentation) | https://github.com/altsem/gitu
- pacman - gitu - 0.42.0-1: normalized package name match | Arch Linux sync databases: gitu from https://geo.mirror.pkgbuild.com/extra/os/x86_64/extra.db.tar.gz | A TUI Git client inspired by Magit | https://github.com/altsem/gitu
- MacPorts - gitu: normalized package name match | MacPorts ports tree: devel/gitu/Portfile from https://api.github.com/repos/macports/macports-ports/git/trees/master?recursive=1
- Scoop - extras/gitu: normalized package name match | Scoop official bucket manifest trees: bucket/gitu.json from https://api.github.com/repos/ScoopInstaller/Extras/git/trees/master?recursive=1


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## Sources

- Nucleus package database
- Geiger risk classifier
- package-page enrichment
- package version freshness
- av.db category and tag curation
- package relationship graph
- external package-manager database matches
- cross-ecosystem install command graph
