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Install gpg-tui with Homebrew, apk, MacPorts, Nix, pacman, zypper

Manage your GnuPG keys with ease! Version 0.11.2 via Homebrew; verified 2026-06-15.

Install commandSecurity notes

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Additional install commands

macOS

Homebrewverified · 100%
brew install gpg-tui

local Homebrew formula metadata

MacPortsverified · 94%
sudo port install gpg-tui

MacPorts ports tree · security/gpg-tui/Portfile · source: api.github.com

Linux

Alpine Linux apkverified · 92%
sudo apk add gpg-tui

Alpine Linux edge package indexes · gpg-tui · source: dl-cdn.alpinelinux.org

Nixverified · 92%
nix profile install nixpkgs#gpg-tui

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

Arch Linux pacmanverified · 92%
sudo pacman -S gpg-tui

Arch Linux sync databases · gpg-tui · source: geo.mirror.pkgbuild.com

openSUSE zypperverified · 92%
sudo zypper install gpg-tui

openSUSE Tumbleweed package metadata · gpg-tui · source: download.opensuse.org

overview

Package summary

Manage your GnuPG keys with ease!

Commands and aliases

  • gpg-tui

history

Project history and usage

gpg-tui is a Rust terminal user interface for GnuPG key management. It wraps common key operations in an interactive TUI while falling back to the `gpg` command for operations that are better left to GnuPG's own menus or command surface.

Project history

The project was introduced publicly by Orhun Parmaksiz in May 2021 as a terminal interface for managing GnuPG keys. Its changelog records 0.1.0 on 2021-05-28, followed immediately by packaging and documentation work.

The README defines a deliberately bounded scope: ease listing, exporting, signing, editing, importing, sending, generating, deleting, and refreshing keys, without trying to cover every GnuPG feature.

Adoption history

gpg-tui spread through Rust and Unix package channels rather than through GnuPG itself. The README documents installation through Cargo, Arch, Alpine, Gentoo overlays, Homebrew, Docker, FreeBSD, and NetBSD.

Its packaging story was part of the project from the first week: the changelog records Arch instructions on 2021-05-29 and Homebrew, FreeBSD, and NetBSD instructions on 2021-06-02.

How it is used

The TUI is used by pointing it at a GnuPG home directory or running it against the user's normal keyring. The README example includes launching against `/etc/pacman.d/gnupg`, which shows the tool's usefulness for inspecting package-manager keyrings as well as personal keys.

The project depends on GnuPG, GPGME, libgpg-error, and Rust. It uses GPGME where that API fits and executes `gpg` for cases such as refresh operations or menu-driven behavior.

Why package nerds care

For package-oriented users, gpg-tui sits in a useful gap between raw `gpg --list-keys` output and full graphical frontends. It makes trust, signing, import, export, and key inspection easier inside SSH sessions, recovery shells, and minimal desktops.

It also shows the Rust TUI wave entering security tooling: a modern terminal UI layered on top of conservative cryptographic plumbing instead of replacing the underlying OpenPGP implementation.

Timeline

  • 2021-05-28: 0.1.0 initial release recorded in the changelog.
  • 2021-05-29: Arch Linux installation instructions added.
  • 2021-06-02: Homebrew, FreeBSD, and NetBSD installation instructions added.
  • 2022-05-27: 0.9.0 added custom key bindings.
  • 2024-03-17: 0.11.0 added a log view pane.
  • 2026-04-23: 0.11.2 updated dependencies and minimum supported Rust version.

Related projects

  • Related tools include GnuPG itself, GPGME, pinentry, GPA, Kleopatra, and other terminal UI tools used to manage cryptographic workflows.

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 6 platform targets.
  • Installs with 4 runtime dependencies.
  • 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.

executables

Installed executables

CommandKindExposureNote
gpg-tuicliglobal 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 version0.11.2
manager updated2026-06-15
local dataok
upstreamcurrent
latest detectedv0.11.2

https://github.com/orhun/gpg-tui

  • okNo freshness warnings were generated.

install metadata

Package metadata

Package keybrew:gpg-tui
Version0.11.2
Package managerHomebrew
Package manager pagehttps://formulae.brew.sh/formula/gpg-tui
Homepagehttps://blog.orhun.dev/introducing-gpg-tui/
Repositoryhttps://github.com/orhun/gpg-tui
Upstream docshttps://github.com/orhun/gpg-tui#readme
LicenseMIT
Source archivehttps://github.com/orhun/gpg-tui/archive/refs/tags/v0.11.2.tar.gz
Last updated2026-06-15T10:20:17-04:00
Pulseupdated
Dependenciesgnupg, gpgme, libgpg-error, libxcb
Build dependenciespkgconf, rust
Bottleavailable (on arm64_linux, arm64_sequoia, arm64_sonoma, arm64_tahoe, sonoma, x86_64_linux)
Homebrew post-installnot defined
Servicenone declared

registry facts

Source database details

Source DatabaseHomebrew formula API
Taphomebrew/core
Full Namegpg-tui
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%

gpg-tui

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

gpg-tui 0.11.2-r0

Terminal user interface for GnuPG

https://github.com/orhun/gpg-tui

sudo apk add gpg-tui
  • License: MIT
  • Architecture: x86_64
  • Source Package: gpg-tui
  • 1 dependencies
  • 1 provides
  • normalized package name match
  • Matched by: Gpg Tui
Alpine Linux edge package indexes · dl-cdn.alpinelinux.org · Alpine Linux edge package indexes: gpg-tui from https://dl-cdn.alpinelinux.org/alpine/edge/community/x86_64/APKINDEX.tar.gz
apk95%

gpg-tui-bash-completion 0.11.2-r0

Bash completions for gpg-tui

https://github.com/orhun/gpg-tui

sudo apk add gpg-tui-bash-completion
  • License: MIT
  • Architecture: x86_64
  • Source Package: gpg-tui
  • normalized package name match
  • Matched by: Gpg Tui
Alpine Linux edge package indexes · dl-cdn.alpinelinux.org · Alpine Linux edge package indexes: gpg-tui-bash-completion from https://dl-cdn.alpinelinux.org/alpine/edge/community/x86_64/APKINDEX.tar.gz
apk95%

gpg-tui-doc 0.11.2-r0

Terminal user interface for GnuPG (documentation)

https://github.com/orhun/gpg-tui

sudo apk add gpg-tui-doc
  • License: MIT
  • Architecture: x86_64
  • Source Package: gpg-tui
  • normalized package name match
  • Matched by: Gpg Tui
Alpine Linux edge package indexes · dl-cdn.alpinelinux.org · Alpine Linux edge package indexes: gpg-tui-doc from https://dl-cdn.alpinelinux.org/alpine/edge/community/x86_64/APKINDEX.tar.gz
apk95%

gpg-tui-fish-completion 0.11.2-r0

Fish completions for gpg-tui

https://github.com/orhun/gpg-tui

sudo apk add gpg-tui-fish-completion
  • License: MIT
  • Architecture: x86_64
  • Source Package: gpg-tui
  • normalized package name match
  • Matched by: Gpg Tui
Alpine Linux edge package indexes · dl-cdn.alpinelinux.org · Alpine Linux edge package indexes: gpg-tui-fish-completion from https://dl-cdn.alpinelinux.org/alpine/edge/community/x86_64/APKINDEX.tar.gz
apk95%

gpg-tui-zsh-completion 0.11.2-r0

Zsh completions for gpg-tui

https://github.com/orhun/gpg-tui

sudo apk add gpg-tui-zsh-completion
  • License: MIT
  • Architecture: x86_64
  • Source Package: gpg-tui
  • normalized package name match
  • Matched by: Gpg Tui
Alpine Linux edge package indexes · dl-cdn.alpinelinux.org · Alpine Linux edge package indexes: gpg-tui-zsh-completion from https://dl-cdn.alpinelinux.org/alpine/edge/community/x86_64/APKINDEX.tar.gz
pacman95%

gpg-tui 0.11.2-1

A terminal user interface for GnuPG

https://github.com/orhun/gpg-tui

sudo pacman -S gpg-tui
  • License: MIT
  • Architecture: x86_64
  • 3 dependencies
  • 4 optional deps
  • normalized package name match
  • Matched by: Gpg Tui
Arch Linux sync databases · geo.mirror.pkgbuild.com · Arch Linux sync databases: gpg-tui from https://geo.mirror.pkgbuild.com/extra/os/x86_64/extra.db.tar.gz
zypper95%

gpg-tui 0.11.2-1.1

Terminal User Interface for GnuPG

https://github.com/orhun/gpg-tui

sudo zypper install gpg-tui
  • License: MIT
  • Category: Unspecified
  • Architecture: x86_64
  • Source Package: gpg-tui
  • 6 dependencies
  • 2 provides
  • normalized package name match
  • Matched by: Gpg Tui
openSUSE Tumbleweed package metadata · download.opensuse.org · openSUSE Tumbleweed package metadata: gpg-tui from https://download.opensuse.org/tumbleweed/repo/oss/repodata/be8d3611d25469107f32075a1697e69ec57a2b850b42348a658cc671ad5ec2b50760d02c3e59524d50da9a11d5be799bdaffba2e166e8ca8858512e3c0bd665d-primary.xml.zst
MacPorts95%

gpg-tui

sudo port install gpg-tui
  • normalized package name match
  • Matched by: Gpg Tui
MacPorts ports tree · api.github.com · MacPorts ports tree: security/gpg-tui/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

  • gnupgRuntime dependency declared by Homebrew.
  • gpgmeRuntime dependency declared by Homebrew.
  • libgpg-errorRuntime dependency declared by Homebrew.
  • pkgconfBuild dependency declared by Homebrew.
  • rustBuild dependency declared by Homebrew.

Same workflow

  • gpaShares av.db curated category or tags: cli, cryptography, gnupg, key-management, openpgp.
  • hopenpgp-toolsShares av.db curated category or tags: cli, cryptography, key-management, openpgp, security.
  • paperkeyShares av.db curated category or tags: cli, cryptography, gnupg, openpgp, security.
  • sequoia-chameleon-gnupgShares av.db curated category or tags: cli, cryptography, gnupg, openpgp, security.
  • gnupg-pkcs11-scdShares av.db curated category or tags: cli, cryptography, gnupg, security.
  • pgpdumpShares av.db curated category or tags: cli, cryptography, openpgp, security.

source trail

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  • Nucleus package database
  • av.db category and tag curation
  • cross-ecosystem install command graph
  • curated package history
  • external package-manager database matches
  • package relationship graph
  • package version freshness
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