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Additional install commands

macOS

Homebrewverified · 100%

brew install bagels

local Homebrew formula metadata

Linux

Nixverified · 92%

nix profile install nixpkgs#bagels

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

overview

Package summary

Powerful expense tracker that lives in your terminal

Project links

Commands and aliases

bagels

history

Project history and usage

Bagels is a terminal user interface expense tracker built for local personal finance workflows. It is a newer example of the Textual-era Python TUI wave: polished terminal software distributed through Python packaging, Homebrew, and Nix.

Project history

The EnhancedJax/Bagels GitHub repository was created in November 2024. Its README describes Bagels as a TUI application for tracking and analyzing money flow with accounts, categories, splits, transfers, records, recurring transaction templates, insights, filters, graphs, budgets, and customizable keybindings.

The README explains the motivation as habit-building: the author found it easier to track expenses at the end of the day in a fast local terminal workflow. It also states that Bagels is built with Textual and was heavily inspired by posting.

Adoption history

Bagels moved quickly from a GitHub project to packaged CLI: the README lists uv as the recommended installer, plus Homebrew, pipx, conda-forge, and X-CMD options. The batch metadata also shows Homebrew and Nix packaging.

By June 2026, GitHub metadata showed thousands of stars, unusually high for a young personal-finance TUI. That suggests broader interest in terminal-native productivity apps, even though its formal release history only starts in late 2024.

How it is used

The normal command is bagels to start the TUI. The README also documents bagels --at to choose a storage location and bagels locate database or bagels locate config to find local files.

Bagels is used for local tracking rather than bank-synced accounting. Its roadmap explicitly lists bank sync as backlog, while existing features emphasize manual records, templates, budgets, and insights.

Why package nerds care

Bagels matters to package nerds because it shows a modern Python app being packaged as a real end-user terminal application, not just a library. uv, pipx, Homebrew, conda-forge, and Nix all serve different installer cultures for the same TUI.

It is also a good example of terminal UI packaging pressures: users expect a single executable, local data, discoverable config paths, and a modern terminal, while maintainers still manage Python versions and application dependencies.

Timeline

2024-11: GitHub repository created and early 0.1.x releases published.
2025-04: 0.3.8 released during active feature iteration.
2025-07: 0.3.12 released.
2026: Batch package metadata shows Homebrew and Nix availability.

Related projects

Bagels is built with Textual and the README says it was heavily inspired by posting.
It is adjacent to terminal productivity and personal-finance tools, especially local-first expense trackers and budget managers.

Sources

https://github.com/EnhancedJax/Bagels
https://github.com/EnhancedJax/Bagels/releases
https://pypi.org/project/bagels/
https://textual.textualize.io/
source_facts.package-manager

security posture

No protected-tool coverage found yet

No matching local secret-handling manifest was found for bagels. Nucleus package metadata is still published here so future coverage has a stable package URL.

Install behavior

No Homebrew post-install hook is recorded in formula metadata.
Homebrew bottle metadata is available for 6 platform targets.
Installs with 5 runtime dependencies.

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.

Unix: $XDG_CONFIG_HOME/bagels/config.yaml

executables

Installed executables

Command	Kind	Exposure	Note
`bagels`	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 generated2026-07-08

manager version0.3.12

manager updated2026-06-20

local dataok

upstreamnot checked

latest detectednot detected

https://github.com/EnhancedJax/Bagels

infoNo cached GitHub release or tag data was available.https://github.com/EnhancedJax/Bagelsnone confidence

install metadata

Package metadata

Package key	brew:bagels
Version	0.3.12
Package manager	Homebrew
Package manager page	https://formulae.brew.sh/formula/bagels
Homepage	https://github.com/EnhancedJax/Bagels
Repository	https://github.com/EnhancedJax/Bagels
Upstream docs	https://github.com/EnhancedJax/Bagels#readme
License	GPL-3.0-or-later
Source archive	https://files.pythonhosted.org/packages/6e/04/e19a99e357221cb41e1e2f0352172e282ac8195fa2418b776345497fb260/bagels-0.3.12.tar.gz
Last updated	2026-06-20T10:28:46Z
Pulse	updated
Dependencies	certifi, libyaml, numpy, pydantic, python@3.14
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	bagels
Version Scheme	0
Revision	13
Bottle Stable Root URL	https://ghcr.io/v2/homebrew/core
Deprecated	no
Disabled	no
Keg Only	no
URL Keys	stable

source database matches

Other package-manager records

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Nix95%

bagels

nix profile install nixpkgs#bagels

normalized package name match
Matched by: Bagels

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

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/bagels.yml

Used sources

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

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