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macOS

Homebrewverified · 100%

brew install asak

local Homebrew formula metadata

Linux

Nixverified · 92%

nix profile install nixpkgs#asak

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

overview

Package summary

Cross-platform audio recording/playback CLI tool with TUI

Project links

Commands and aliases

asak

history

Project history and usage

asak is a Rust terminal audio utility that combines playback, waveform preview, recording, and audio device selection in a keyboard-driven TUI. Its upstream README presents it as a current-working-directory audio browser and recorder rather than a long-running daemon or studio suite.

Project history

The public GitHub repository was created in February 2024. By the documented 0.3.x releases, asak already exposed the core terminal workflow; the 0.3.7 release description calls out improved UI plus MP3 and Ogg support, and the 0.4.0 release is described upstream as a new UI and logic pass.

Adoption history

Its package-manager footprint is still young and modest: the Homebrew and Nix package facts in the input show it has crossed from a GitHub/Cargo-style Rust project into Unix package-manager distribution, but there is no official upstream narrative of broad adoption.

How it is used

Users run `asak` from the directory containing audio files, choose Play, Rec, or Settings, browse supported audio files, preview waveforms, record WAV files, and select playback or recording devices. The README notes Linux builds usually need ALSA and JACK development packages through cpal.

Why package nerds care

For package maintainers, asak is interesting as a small modern Rust TUI sitting at the boundary between terminal UX and native audio stacks. Its build script generates shell completions and man pages, and its Linux dependency notes make audio backend packaging visible.

Timeline

2024-02: Public GitHub repository created.
2024-06: v0.3.3 release published.
2026-04: v0.3.7 release notes describe improved UI and MP3/Ogg support.
2026-04: v0.4.0 release notes describe a new UI and logic update.

Related projects

cpal is the Rust audio I/O layer mentioned by the README for Linux audio dependencies.
ratatui-style terminal audio tools and waveform browsers occupy a similar CLI/TUI niche, though the upstream README does not name direct sibling projects.

Sources

security posture

Risk level: blue

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

Risk classifier

blue risk · medium confidence · tool

Why

broad file, network, media, or database tool signal

Signals

text:audio,record

Install behavior

No Homebrew post-install hook is recorded in formula metadata.
Homebrew bottle metadata is available for 6 platform targets.
Build metadata lists 2 build dependencies.

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
`asak`	cli	global executable

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 generated2026-07-25

manager version0.4.0

manager updated2026-06-20

local dataok

upstreamcurrent

latest detectedv0.4.0

https://github.com/chaosprint/asak

okNo freshness warnings were generated.

install metadata

Package metadata

Package key	brew:asak
Version	0.4.0
Package manager	Homebrew
Package manager page	https://formulae.brew.sh/formula/asak
Homepage	https://github.com/chaosprint/asak
Repository	https://github.com/chaosprint/asak
Upstream docs	https://github.com/chaosprint/asak#readme
License	MIT
Source archive	https://github.com/chaosprint/asak/archive/refs/tags/v0.4.0.tar.gz
Last updated	2026-06-20T14:55:28-04:00
Pulse	updated
Build dependencies	pkgconf, rust
Bottle	available (on arm64_linux, arm64_sequoia, arm64_sonoma, arm64_tahoe, sonoma, x86_64_linux)
Homebrew post-install	not defined
Service	none declared

registry facts

Source database details

Source Database	Homebrew formula API
Tap	homebrew/core
Full Name	asak
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

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%

asak

nix profile install nixpkgs#asak

normalized package name match
Matched by: Asak

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package graph

Links come from deterministic package relationships, av.db category and tag curation, ecosystem matches, and package hub membership.

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/asak.yml

Used sources

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

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