# Install gptline with Homebrew ChatGPT client with native iTerm2 support. Version 1.0.8 via Homebrew; verified 2026-05-21. ## Install ```sh sudo av install brew:gptline ``` Additional install commands: ### macOS - Homebrew (100%): ```sh brew install gptline ``` Evidence: local Homebrew formula metadata ## Package facts - **Package key:** brew:gptline - **Package manager:** Homebrew - **Package manager page:** - **Version:** 1.0.8 - **Source summary:** ChatGPT client with native iTerm2 support - **Homepage:** - **Repository:** - **Upstream docs:** - **License:** GPL-3.0-only - **Source archive:** - **Last updated:** 2026-05-21T12:12:26Z - **Generated:** 2026-07-08T07:18:31+00:00 ## Executables - gptline (cli) - gptline (alias) ## Dependencies - certifi - freetype - jpeg-turbo - libraqm - libtiff - libyaml - little-cms2 - pillow - pydantic - python@3.14 - webp ## Build dependencies - pkgconf - rust ## Uses from macOS - libxml2 - libxslt ## 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: 2026-07-08 - Package-manager version: 1.0.8 - Package-manager updated: 2026-05-21 - Local data: ok - Upstream repository: https://github.com/gnachman/gptline - info: No cached GitHub release or tag data was available. ## 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. ### Sources - - ## Security Notes 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. ## Source Database Details - **Source Database:** Homebrew formula API - **Tap:** homebrew/core - **Full Name:** gptline - **Version Scheme:** 0 - **Revision:** 21 - **Head Version:** HEAD - **Bottle Stable Root URL:** - **Deprecated:** no - **Disabled:** no - **Keg Only:** no - **URL Keys:** head, stable ## 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. - [Text processing packages](https://www.automicvault.com/pkg/text-processing-tools/) - Matched text, document, or structured-data processing metadata. - [Developer build packages](https://www.automicvault.com/pkg/developer-build-tools/) - Matched build, compiler, generator, or developer workflow metadata. - [freetype](https://www.automicvault.com/pkg/brew/freetype/) - Runtime dependency declared by Homebrew. - [jpeg-turbo](https://www.automicvault.com/pkg/brew/jpeg-turbo/) - Runtime dependency declared by Homebrew. - [libtiff](https://www.automicvault.com/pkg/brew/libtiff/) - Runtime dependency declared by Homebrew. - [little-cms2](https://www.automicvault.com/pkg/brew/little-cms2/) - 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. - [chatblade](https://www.automicvault.com/pkg/brew/chatblade/) - Shares av.db curated category or tags: ai, chatgpt, cli, developer-tools, terminal. - [aha](https://www.automicvault.com/pkg/brew/aha/) - Shares av.db curated category or tags: cli, developer-tools, terminal. - [amtterm](https://www.automicvault.com/pkg/brew/amtterm/) - Shares av.db curated category or tags: cli, developer-tools, terminal. - [ansifilter](https://www.automicvault.com/pkg/brew/ansifilter/) - Shares av.db curated category or tags: cli, developer-tools, terminal. - [ccat](https://www.automicvault.com/pkg/brew/ccat/) - Shares av.db curated category or tags: cli, developer-tools, terminal. - [clive](https://www.automicvault.com/pkg/brew/clive/) - Shares av.db curated category or tags: cli, developer-tools, terminal. - [colordiff](https://www.automicvault.com/pkg/brew/colordiff/) - Shares av.db curated category or tags: cli, developer-tools, terminal. - [colormake](https://www.automicvault.com/pkg/brew/colormake/) - Shares av.db curated category or tags: cli, developer-tools, terminal. - [sarif-tools](https://www.automicvault.com/pkg/brew/sarif-tools/) - Local package facts share a topical domain. Shared terms: cli, cms2, developer, developer-tools, freetype. - [oterm](https://www.automicvault.com/pkg/brew/oterm/) - Both packages touch the same language runtime or ecosystem. Shared terms: ai, certifi, cli, client, developer. ## Combined YAML source View the package source record on GitHub. [combined/gptline.yml](https://github.com/automic-vault/db/blob/main/combined/gptline.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 - cross-ecosystem install command graph