install

Additional install commands

macOS

Homebrewverified · 100%

brew install crates-tui

local Homebrew formula metadata

Linux

Nixverified · 92%

nix profile install nixpkgs#crates-tui

nixpkgs package indexes · pkgs/by-name/cr/crates-tui/package.nix · source: api.github.com

overview

Package summary

TUI for exploring crates.io using Ratatui

Project links

Commands and aliases

crates-tui

history

Project history and usage

crates-tui is a Ratatui-based terminal interface for exploring crates.io. It combines Rust package discovery with a reference implementation for small to medium Ratatui applications.

Project history

The ratatui/crates-tui repository was created in February 2024. Its README describes a simple crates.io explorer with clipboard support for cargo add commands, browser links for documentation and crates.io pages, configurable key chords, custom widgets, and async crate metadata fetching.

Adoption history

Official installation documentation is oriented first around cargo install, with an Arch Linux AUR example. Homebrew and Nix packaging in the supplied package facts indicate that it also moved into general-purpose package-manager distribution.

How it is used

Users run crates-tui to search crates.io from the terminal, inspect crate summaries, copy cargo add commands, and open documentation or crates.io pages in a browser.

Why package nerds care

crates-tui is package-nerd software in two senses: it is a package browser for the Rust ecosystem, and its upstream README explicitly frames the repository as an opinionated reference for organizing Ratatui TUI applications.

Timeline

2024: ratatui/crates-tui repository created.
2024: v0.1.3 release published.
2024: v0.1.7 release published.

Related projects

The project is built on Ratatui and targets crates.io workflows; its README points readers to ratatui.rs for related tutorial material.

Sources

security posture

Risk level: green

narrow executable package without higher-risk signals.

Risk classifier

green risk · low confidence · appliance

Why

narrow executable package without higher-risk signals

Signals

metadata:no-higher-risk-signals

Install behavior

No Homebrew post-install hook is recorded in formula metadata.
Homebrew bottle metadata is available for 8 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.

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: $CRATES_TUI_CONFIG_HOME/config.toml$CRATES_TUI_CONFIG_HOME/color.yaml./.config/config.toml./.config/color.yaml

executables

Installed executables

Command	Kind	Exposure	Note
`crates-tui`	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 version0.1.25

manager updated

local dataok

upstreamcurrent

latest detectedv0.1.25

https://github.com/ratatui/crates-tui

infoNo package-manager update timestamp was available.low confidence

install metadata

Package metadata

Package key	brew:crates-tui
Version	0.1.25
Package manager	Homebrew
Package manager page	https://formulae.brew.sh/formula/crates-tui
Homepage	https://github.com/ratatui/crates-tui
Repository	https://github.com/ratatui/crates-tui
Upstream docs	https://github.com/ratatui/crates-tui#readme
License	MIT
Source archive	https://github.com/ratatui/crates-tui/archive/refs/tags/v0.1.25.tar.gz
Build dependencies	pkgconf, rust
Bottle	available (on arm64_linux, arm64_sequoia, arm64_sonoma, arm64_tahoe, arm64_ventura, sonoma, ventura, 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	crates-tui
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%

crates-tui

nix profile install nixpkgs#crates-tui

normalized package name match
Matched by: Crates Tui

nixpkgs package indexes · api.github.com · nixpkgs package indexes: pkgs/by-name/cr/crates-tui/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/crates-tui.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

Install crates-tui with Homebrew, Nix