# Install doitlive with Homebrew, Nix Replay stored shell commands for live presentations. Version 5.2.1 via Homebrew; verified from local package data. ## Install ```sh sudo av install brew:doitlive ``` Additional install commands: ### macOS - Homebrew (100%): ```sh brew install doitlive ``` Evidence: local Homebrew formula metadata ### Linux - Nix (92%): ```sh nix profile install nixpkgs#doitlive ``` Evidence: nixpkgs package indexes: pkgs/by-name/do/doitlive/package.nix from https://api.github.com/repos/NixOS/nixpkgs/git/trees/master?recursive=1 ## Package facts - **Package key:** brew:doitlive - **Package manager:** Homebrew - **Package manager page:** - **Version:** 5.2.1 - **Source summary:** Replay stored shell commands for live presentations - **Homepage:** - **Repository:** - **Upstream docs:** - **License:** MIT - **Source archive:** - **Generated:** 2026-07-09T07:20:21+00:00 ## Executables - doitlive (cli) - doitlive (alias) ## Dependencies - python@3.14 ## 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: 2026-07-09 - Package-manager version: 5.2.1 - Local data: ok - Upstream repository: https://doitlive.readthedocs.io/en/latest/ - info: No package-manager update timestamp was available. - info: Release/tag comparison is only available for GitHub repositories. ## Project history and usage doitlive is a terminal-presentation helper that replays scripted shell commands as the presenter types, turning demos into controlled performances while preserving the look of live typing. ### Project history The doitlive repository was created in June 2014. Its README says the idea came from Jordi Gutierrez Hermoso's Revsets talk at PyCon 2014, with Click helping make the tool quick to implement. The release history began immediately in June 2014 with 0.1.0 and 0.2.0, reached 1.0 on June 18, 2014, and continued through larger Python packaging and shell support changes. The 4.0.0 release in 2018 added shell completion for bash, zsh, and fish, environment and alias handling, and broader internal reorganization. The 5.x line modernized the project for contemporary Python and IPython versions, including dropping Python 2 in 5.0.0 and later supporting newer IPython and Python releases. ### Adoption history doitlive became a recognizable tool among conference speakers, developer advocates, and CLI demo authors because it solves a familiar live-demo problem: commands can be scripted and rehearsed while still appearing to be typed in a terminal. Its README advertises installation through both Homebrew and pip. ### How it is used The core workflow is intentionally simple: create a shell-command file such as session.sh, run doitlive play session.sh, then type arbitrary keys to reveal and execute the stored commands in a fake terminal session. ### Why package nerds care doitlive sits in a charming package niche: not a shell, not a recorder, and not a slide deck system, but a tiny CLI for making command-line demos reliable. Its history also ties together Click, IPython compatibility, shell completion, and Homebrew/PyPI packaging. ### Timeline - 2014: Repository created; 0.1.0, 0.2.0, and 1.0 releases published in June. - 2014: README credits a PyCon 2014 Revsets talk as the idea source. - 2018: 4.0.0 adds shell completion and larger command-handling improvements. - 2024: 5.0.0 drops Python 2 and old Python/IPython support. - 2026: 5.2.1 released with continued maintenance. ### Related projects - The README names Click as an implementation influence, prezto themes as prompt-theme inspiration, and HackerTyper and PlayerPiano as related presentation/performance tools. ### Sources - - - ## Security Notes generalized runtime or code generation signal. - **Geiger risk:** yellow / medium - generalized runtime or code generation signal ## Source Database Details - **Source Database:** Homebrew formula API - **Tap:** homebrew/core - **Full Name:** doitlive - **Version Scheme:** 0 - **Revision:** 0 - **Head Version:** HEAD - **Bottle Stable Root URL:** - **Deprecated:** no - **Disabled:** no - **Keg Only:** no - **URL Keys:** head, stable ## Other Package-Manager Records - Nix - doitlive: normalized package name match | nixpkgs package indexes: pkgs/by-name/do/doitlive/package.nix from https://api.github.com/repos/NixOS/nixpkgs/git/trees/master?recursive=1 ## Related links - [Secret-risk packages](https://www.automicvault.com/pkg/secret-risk-packages/) - Has protected-tool coverage, approval-gate, or non-low Geiger security signals. - [Terminal utility packages](https://www.automicvault.com/pkg/terminal-utilities/) - Matched terminal and command-line workflow metadata. - [Networking and protocol packages](https://www.automicvault.com/pkg/networking-protocol-tools/) - Matched network, protocol, or remote-service metadata. - [Productivity CLI packages](https://www.automicvault.com/pkg/productivity-cli-packages/) - Matched curated productivity category metadata from av.db. - [python@3.14](https://www.automicvault.com/pkg/brew/python-3-14/) - Runtime dependency declared by Homebrew. - [patat](https://www.automicvault.com/pkg/brew/patat/) - Shares av.db curated category or tags: cli, presentations, productivity, terminal. - [presenterm](https://www.automicvault.com/pkg/brew/presenterm/) - Shares av.db curated category or tags: cli, presentations, productivity, terminal. - [slides](https://www.automicvault.com/pkg/brew/slides/) - Shares av.db curated category or tags: cli, presentations, productivity, terminal. - [deck](https://www.automicvault.com/pkg/brew/deck/) - Shares av.db curated category or tags: cli, presentations, productivity. - [marp-cli](https://www.automicvault.com/pkg/brew/marp-cli/) - Shares av.db curated category or tags: cli, presentations, productivity. - [mdp](https://www.automicvault.com/pkg/brew/mdp/) - Shares av.db curated category or tags: cli, presentations, productivity, terminal. - [pympress](https://www.automicvault.com/pkg/brew/pympress/) - Shares av.db curated category or tags: cli, presentations, productivity. - [intelli-shell](https://www.automicvault.com/pkg/brew/intelli-shell/) - Shares av.db curated category or tags: cli, productivity, shell, terminal. - [jiratui](https://www.automicvault.com/pkg/brew/jiratui/) - Both packages touch the same language runtime or ecosystem. Shared terms: cli, productivity, python, python-3-14, shell. ## Combined YAML source View the package source record on GitHub. [combined/doitlive.yml](https://github.com/automic-vault/db/blob/main/combined/doitlive.yml) ## Sources - Nucleus package database - Geiger risk classifier - package-page enrichment - curated package history - package version freshness - av.db category and tag curation - package relationship graph - external package-manager database matches - cross-ecosystem install command graph