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Install daktilo with Homebrew, apk, MacPorts, Nix, pacman

Plays typewriter sounds every time you press a key. Version 0.6.0 via Homebrew; verified from local package data.

Install commandSecurity notes

install

Additional install commands

macOS

Homebrewverified · 100%
brew install daktilo

local Homebrew formula metadata

MacPortsverified · 94%
sudo port install daktilo

MacPorts ports tree · games/daktilo/Portfile · source: api.github.com

overview

Package summary

Plays typewriter sounds every time you press a key

Commands and aliases

  • daktilo
  • daktilo-completions
  • daktilo-mangen

history

Project history and usage

daktilo is a playful cross-platform command-line utility that turns keyboard events into typewriter-style sounds. Its package-manager identity is closer to desktop toy and productivity ambiance than infrastructure: install it, run one binary, and your keyboard gets audio feedback.

Project history

The official repository was created in September 2023, and v0.1.0 was published in October 2023. The README explains the name as Turkish for typewriter and presents the project as a small CLI that plays typewriter sounds for key presses with configurable presets.

Adoption history

daktilo spread through channels that suit small Rust CLI utilities: GitHub releases, crates.io, Arch Linux, Alpine Edge, MacPorts, Homebrew metadata, and source builds. The official README highlights Linux, Windows, and macOS support, with macOS requiring terminal accessibility permissions.

How it is used

Users run daktilo directly for the default typewriter effect, choose sound presets, list output devices, select a playback device, vary tempo and volume, or point the CLI at a TOML config file. The config file can define custom sound presets, disabled keys, file lists, strategies, and variation settings.

Why package nerds care

daktilo is a neat package-manager specimen because it combines global keyboard hooks, audio playback, Rust distribution, and cross-platform config-dir conventions in a tiny novelty CLI. It is the kind of package that makes a system package index feel human rather than purely utilitarian.

Timeline

  • 2023: Official GitHub repository is created.
  • 2023: v0.1.0 is published.
  • 2024: v0.6.0 is published.
  • 2024: Official README documents packaged installs via Cargo, Arch Linux, Alpine Edge, MacPorts, binary releases, and source builds.

Related projects

  • The official README lists bucklespring and selectric-mode as similar projects.

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 10 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.

Linux
$XDG_CONFIG_HOME/daktilo.toml$XDG_CONFIG_HOME/daktilo/daktilo.toml$XDG_CONFIG_HOME/daktilo/config~/.config/daktilo.toml~/.config/daktilo/daktilo.toml~/.config/daktilo/config
macOS
~/Library/Application Support/daktilo.toml~/Library/Application Support/daktilo/daktilo.toml~/Library/Application Support/daktilo/config
Windows
%APPDATA%\daktilo.toml%APPDATA%\daktilo\daktilo.toml%APPDATA%\daktilo\config

executables

Installed executables

CommandKindExposureNote
daktilocliglobal executable
daktilo-completionscliglobal executable
daktilo-mangencliglobal 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 version0.6.0
manager updated
local dataok
upstreamcurrent
latest detectedv0.6.0

https://github.com/orhun/daktilo

  • infoNo package-manager update timestamp was available.low confidence

install metadata

Package metadata

Package keybrew:daktilo
Version0.6.0
Package managerHomebrew
Package manager pagehttps://formulae.brew.sh/formula/daktilo
Homepagehttps://daktilo.cli.rs
Repositoryhttps://github.com/orhun/daktilo
Upstream docshttps://daktilo.cli.rs/
LicenseApache-2.0 OR MIT
Source archivehttps://github.com/orhun/daktilo/archive/refs/tags/v0.6.0.tar.gz
Build dependenciespkgconf, rust
Bottleavailable (on arm64_linux, arm64_monterey, arm64_sequoia, arm64_sonoma, arm64_tahoe, arm64_ventura, monterey, sonoma, ventura, x86_64_linux)
Homebrew post-installnot defined
Servicenone declared

registry facts

Source database details

Source DatabaseHomebrew formula API
Taphomebrew/core
Full Namedaktilo
Version Scheme0
Revision0
Bottle Stable Root URLhttps://ghcr.io/v2/homebrew/core
Deprecatedno
Disabledno
Keg Onlyno
URL Keys
  • 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%

daktilo

nix profile install nixpkgs#daktilo
  • normalized package name match
  • Matched by: Daktilo
nixpkgs package indexes · api.github.com · nixpkgs package indexes: pkgs/by-name/da/daktilo/package.nix from https://api.github.com/repos/NixOS/nixpkgs/git/trees/master?recursive=1
apk95%

daktilo 0.6.0-r0

Turn your keyboard into a typewriter

https://github.com/orhun/daktilo

sudo apk add daktilo
  • License: MIT OR Apache-2.0
  • Architecture: x86_64
  • Source Package: daktilo
  • 1 dependencies
  • 1 provides
  • normalized package name match
  • Matched by: Daktilo
Alpine Linux edge package indexes · dl-cdn.alpinelinux.org · Alpine Linux edge package indexes: daktilo from https://dl-cdn.alpinelinux.org/alpine/edge/testing/x86_64/APKINDEX.tar.gz
apk95%

daktilo-bash-completion 0.6.0-r0

Bash completions for daktilo

https://github.com/orhun/daktilo

sudo apk add daktilo-bash-completion
  • License: MIT OR Apache-2.0
  • Architecture: x86_64
  • Source Package: daktilo
  • normalized package name match
  • Matched by: Daktilo
Alpine Linux edge package indexes · dl-cdn.alpinelinux.org · Alpine Linux edge package indexes: daktilo-bash-completion from https://dl-cdn.alpinelinux.org/alpine/edge/testing/x86_64/APKINDEX.tar.gz
apk95%

daktilo-doc 0.6.0-r0

Turn your keyboard into a typewriter (documentation)

https://github.com/orhun/daktilo

sudo apk add daktilo-doc
  • License: MIT OR Apache-2.0
  • Architecture: x86_64
  • Source Package: daktilo
  • normalized package name match
  • Matched by: Daktilo
Alpine Linux edge package indexes · dl-cdn.alpinelinux.org · Alpine Linux edge package indexes: daktilo-doc from https://dl-cdn.alpinelinux.org/alpine/edge/testing/x86_64/APKINDEX.tar.gz
apk95%

daktilo-fish-completion 0.6.0-r0

Fish completions for daktilo

https://github.com/orhun/daktilo

sudo apk add daktilo-fish-completion
  • License: MIT OR Apache-2.0
  • Architecture: x86_64
  • Source Package: daktilo
  • normalized package name match
  • Matched by: Daktilo
Alpine Linux edge package indexes · dl-cdn.alpinelinux.org · Alpine Linux edge package indexes: daktilo-fish-completion from https://dl-cdn.alpinelinux.org/alpine/edge/testing/x86_64/APKINDEX.tar.gz
apk95%

daktilo-zsh-completion 0.6.0-r0

Zsh completions for daktilo

https://github.com/orhun/daktilo

sudo apk add daktilo-zsh-completion
  • License: MIT OR Apache-2.0
  • Architecture: x86_64
  • Source Package: daktilo
  • normalized package name match
  • Matched by: Daktilo
Alpine Linux edge package indexes · dl-cdn.alpinelinux.org · Alpine Linux edge package indexes: daktilo-zsh-completion from https://dl-cdn.alpinelinux.org/alpine/edge/testing/x86_64/APKINDEX.tar.gz
pacman95%

daktilo 0.6.0-2

Turn your keyboard into a typewriter

https://github.com/orhun/daktilo

sudo pacman -S daktilo
  • License: MIT AND Apache-2.0
  • Architecture: x86_64
  • 6 dependencies
  • normalized package name match
  • Matched by: Daktilo
Arch Linux sync databases · geo.mirror.pkgbuild.com · Arch Linux sync databases: daktilo from https://geo.mirror.pkgbuild.com/extra/os/x86_64/extra.db.tar.gz
MacPorts95%

daktilo

sudo port install daktilo
  • normalized package name match
  • Matched by: Daktilo
MacPorts ports tree · api.github.com · MacPorts ports tree: games/daktilo/Portfile from https://api.github.com/repos/macports/macports-ports/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.

Related tools

  • pkgconfBuild dependency declared by Homebrew.
  • rustBuild dependency declared by Homebrew.

Same workflow

  • faircampShares av.db curated category or tags: audio, cli, productivity.
  • a2psShares av.db curated category or tags: cli, productivity.
  • abookShares av.db curated category or tags: cli, productivity.
  • acronymShares av.db curated category or tags: cli, productivity.
  • adShares av.db curated category or tags: cli, productivity.
  • aercShares av.db curated category or tags: cli, productivity.

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.

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