# Install gittype with Homebrew, Nix, winget CLI code-typing game that turns your source code into typing challenges. Version 0.10.0 via Homebrew; verified 2026-04-20. ## Install ```sh sudo av install brew:gittype ``` Additional install commands: ### macOS - Homebrew (100%): ```sh brew install gittype ``` Evidence: local Homebrew formula metadata ### Linux - Nix (92%): ```sh nix profile install nixpkgs#gittype ``` Evidence: nixpkgs package indexes: pkgs/by-name/gi/gittype/package.nix from https://api.github.com/repos/NixOS/nixpkgs/git/trees/master?recursive=1 ### Windows - winget (92%): ```sh winget install --id unhappychoice.gittype -e ``` Evidence: Windows Package Manager source index: unhappychoice.gittype from https://cdn.winget.microsoft.com/cache/source.msix ## Package facts - **Package key:** brew:gittype - **Package manager:** Homebrew - **Package manager page:** - **Version:** 0.10.0 - **Source summary:** CLI code-typing game that turns your source code into typing challenges - **Homepage:** - **Repository:** - **Upstream docs:** - **License:** MIT - **Source archive:** - **Last updated:** 2026-04-20T18:07:16Z - **Generated:** 2026-07-10T07:20:53+00:00 ## Executables - gittype (cli) - gittype (alias) ## Dependencies - openssl@3 ## Build dependencies - pkgconf - rust ## 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: 2026-07-10 - Package-manager version: 0.10.0 - Package-manager updated: 2026-04-20 - Local data: ok - Upstream repository: https://github.com/unhappychoice/gittype - Upstream latest detected: v0.10.0 (current) ## Project history and usage gittype is a Rust command-line typing game that turns source code into practice text. Its niche is developer-oriented play: instead of generic drills, it extracts functions and repository content so programmers can practice typing code-shaped text. ### Project history The repository was opened in 2025 and published early to the Rust crate ecosystem. The README positions the tool around practicing with a user's own code, cloning public GitHub repositories, browsing trending repositories, and tracking live typing metrics. The first GitHub release was v0.1.1 in August 2025, followed by a rapid 0.x release line. By the 0.10.0 release, the README documented several play modes, supported programming languages, themes, repository caching, ranking, and analytics screens. ### Adoption history Adoption evidence is early but concrete: the project is distributed through Cargo and Homebrew, and package metadata also lists Nix and WinGet. That spread is notable for a game-like developer utility because it makes the same terminal toy easy to install in macOS, Linux, and Windows workflows. ### How it is used Practitioners run `gittype` inside a repository, pass a local path, or use `--repo` with a GitHub owner/repository name or clone URL. The README also documents a `trending` command for browsing public repositories and a cached repository mode for repeated play. The tool is used less as production infrastructure and more as a terminal-native exercise, onboarding, or procrastination aid: it makes developers type real functions, symbols, and idioms from source trees while showing WPM, accuracy, ranks, and themed game screens. ### Why package nerds care gittype shows how modern Rust CLIs can blur package categories: it is a game, a code parser, and a GitHub-aware terminal app. For package catalogues, it belongs near developer toys that are useful precisely because they understand source trees. ### Timeline - 2025: Public GitHub repository opened. - 2025: Crate publication recorded on crates.io. - 2025: v0.1.1 release published. - 2026: v0.10.0 release line documented in GitHub releases. ### Related projects - Cargo and Rust terminal UI tooling. - GitHub repository browsing and cloning workflows. - Gitlogue, a related project by the same author for animating Git commit history. ### Sources - - - - - - - ## Security Notes narrow executable package without higher-risk signals. - **Geiger risk:** green / low - narrow executable package without higher-risk signals ## Source Database Details - **Source Database:** Homebrew formula API - **Tap:** homebrew/core - **Full Name:** gittype - **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 - gittype: normalized package name match | nixpkgs package indexes: pkgs/by-name/gi/gittype/package.nix from https://api.github.com/repos/NixOS/nixpkgs/git/trees/master?recursive=1 - winget - unhappychoice.gittype: normalized package name match | Windows Package Manager source index: unhappychoice.gittype from https://cdn.winget.microsoft.com/cache/source.msix ## Related links - [Source-control packages](https://www.automicvault.com/pkg/source-control-tools/) - Belongs to a source-control command family. - [Terminal utility packages](https://www.automicvault.com/pkg/terminal-utilities/) - Matched terminal and command-line workflow metadata. - [Developer build packages](https://www.automicvault.com/pkg/developer-build-tools/) - Matched build, compiler, generator, or developer workflow metadata. - [Networking and protocol packages](https://www.automicvault.com/pkg/networking-protocol-tools/) - Matched network, protocol, or remote-service metadata. - [openssl@3](https://www.automicvault.com/pkg/brew/openssl-3/) - Runtime dependency declared by Homebrew. - [pkgconf](https://www.automicvault.com/pkg/brew/pkgconf/) - Build dependency declared by Homebrew. - [rust](https://www.automicvault.com/pkg/brew/rust/) - Build dependency declared by Homebrew. - [typespeed](https://www.automicvault.com/pkg/brew/typespeed/) - Shares av.db curated category or tags: cli, games, terminal, typing, typing-game. - [git-game](https://www.automicvault.com/pkg/brew/git-game/) - Shares av.db curated category or tags: cli, developer-tools, games. - [asciiquarium](https://www.automicvault.com/pkg/brew/asciiquarium/) - Shares av.db curated category or tags: cli, games, terminal. - [avanor](https://www.automicvault.com/pkg/brew/avanor/) - Shares av.db curated category or tags: cli, games, terminal. - [brogue](https://www.automicvault.com/pkg/brew/brogue/) - Shares av.db curated category or tags: cli, games, terminal. - [cowsay](https://www.automicvault.com/pkg/brew/cowsay/) - Shares av.db curated category or tags: cli, games, terminal. - [dmagnetic](https://www.automicvault.com/pkg/brew/dmagnetic/) - Shares av.db curated category or tags: cli, games, terminal. - [fortune](https://www.automicvault.com/pkg/brew/fortune/) - Shares av.db curated category or tags: cli, games, terminal. - [pacvim](https://www.automicvault.com/pkg/brew/pacvim/) - Local package facts share a topical domain. Shared terms: cli, game, games, terminal. - [spaceinvaders-go](https://www.automicvault.com/pkg/brew/spaceinvaders-go/) - Local package facts share a topical domain. Shared terms: cli, game, games, terminal, your. ## Combined YAML source View the package source record on GitHub. [combined/gittype.yml](https://github.com/automic-vault/db/blob/main/combined/gittype.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