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Install gptline with Homebrew

ChatGPT client with native iTerm2 support. Version 1.0.8 via Homebrew; verified 2026-05-21.

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brew install gptline

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overview

Package summary

ChatGPT client with native iTerm2 support

Commands and aliases

  • gptline

history

Project history and usage

gptline is a small Python command-line ChatGPT client by George Nachman, with terminal conversation features and explicit iTerm2 support.

Project history

The official repository describes gptline as a command-line ChatGPT client written in Python for interacting with OpenAI GPT models from a terminal emulator.

The README centers the project on multi-line input, multiple conversations, searching past messages, regenerating responses, editing past prompts, and iTerm2 marks for navigating between messages.

The GitHub repository page shows a small project footprint with no published GitHub releases, making the README and source tree the authoritative public history surface.

Adoption history

gptline appears as a niche terminal client in the early wave of package-manager-distributed ChatGPT tools. Its Homebrew packaging makes it easy for iTerm2 and shell users to install without building a larger agent framework.

How it is used

Users install the package and run `gptline` to start an interactive terminal conversation. The tool is aimed at terminal users who want lightweight chat behavior, history navigation, prompt editing, and iTerm2 integration.

Why package nerds care

gptline is significant mostly as a small-package snapshot of the post-ChatGPT CLI client moment: a single-purpose terminal app, Python packaging, Homebrew availability, and a README-driven support surface.

Because public historical material is thin, it should be treated as a niche package rather than a major ecosystem anchor.

Timeline

  • 2020s: gptline appears as a Python command-line ChatGPT client on GitHub.
  • 2020s: Homebrew packages gptline for terminal users.

Related projects

  • iTerm2 is explicitly supported by gptline's terminal-mark feature.
  • OpenAI GPT models are the service target described by the README.

security posture

No protected-tool coverage found yet

No matching local secret-handling manifest was found for gptline. Nucleus package metadata is still published here so future coverage has a stable package URL.

Install behavior

  • No Homebrew post-install hook is recorded in formula metadata.
  • Homebrew bottle metadata is available for 6 platform targets.
  • Installs with 11 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

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gptlinecliglobal 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 version1.0.8
manager updated2026-05-21
local dataok
upstreamnot checked
latest detectednot detected

https://github.com/gnachman/gptline

install metadata

Package metadata

Package keybrew:gptline
Version1.0.8
Package managerHomebrew
Package manager pagehttps://formulae.brew.sh/formula/gptline
Homepagehttps://github.com/gnachman/gptline
Repositoryhttps://github.com/gnachman/gptline
Upstream docshttps://github.com/gnachman/gptline#readme
LicenseGPL-3.0-only
Source archivehttps://files.pythonhosted.org/packages/5b/28/d15a9a5b349c77a051a633e13141151314f352067ec7d516220bd6b20fcf/gptline-1.0.8.tar.gz
Last updated2026-05-21T12:12:26Z
Pulseupdated
Dependenciescertifi, freetype, jpeg-turbo, libraqm, libtiff, libyaml, little-cms2, pillow, pydantic, python@3.14, webp
Build dependenciespkgconf, rust
Uses from macOSlibxml2, libxslt
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 Namegptline
Version Scheme0
Revision21
Head VersionHEAD
Bottle Stable Root URLhttps://ghcr.io/v2/homebrew/core
Deprecatedno
Disabledno
Keg Onlyno
URL Keys
  • head
  • stable

package graph

Links come from deterministic package relationships, av.db category and tag curation, ecosystem matches, and package hub membership.

Related tools

  • freetypeRuntime dependency declared by Homebrew.
  • jpeg-turboRuntime dependency declared by Homebrew.
  • libtiffRuntime dependency declared by Homebrew.
  • little-cms2Runtime dependency declared by Homebrew.
  • pkgconfBuild dependency declared by Homebrew.
  • rustBuild dependency declared by Homebrew.

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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 package history
  • package relationship graph
  • package version freshness
  • package-page enrichment