install

Additional install commands

macOS

Homebrewverified · 100%

brew install jot

local Homebrew formula metadata

MacPortsverified · 94%

sudo port install jot

MacPorts ports tree · office/jot/Portfile · source: api.github.com

Linux

Nixverified · 92%

nix profile install nixpkgs#jot

nixpkgs package indexes · pkgs/by-name/jo/jot/package.nix · source: api.github.com

overview

Package summary

Rapid note management for the terminal

Project links

Commands and aliases

jt

history

Project history and usage

Jot is a small terminal note manager that describes itself as a feature-stripped version of Obsidian for rapid note management. It stores notes as Markdown files in local folders and exposes a jt command for vault, note, folder, movement, listing, and configuration operations.

Project history

The shashwatah/jot repository was created in July 2022, and the first GitHub release, v0.1.0, was published in September 2022. The README frames the project around Obsidian-compatible storage ideas: Markdown files for notes and local folders for vaults and subfolders.

Adoption history

Jot's adoption evidence is modest but concrete: the README documents Cargo installation as jt because the jot crate name was unavailable, and the input metadata records Homebrew, MacPorts, and Nix packages. Its appeal is strongest for users who want Obsidian-style vault organization from a shell rather than a desktop application.

How it is used

The documented workflow starts by creating a vault with jt vault, entering it with jt enter, creating notes and folders with jt note and jt folder, opening notes in a configured editor, and moving or listing local Markdown items. Configuration is intentionally small, centered on editor and conflict behavior.

Why package nerds care

Jot is package-nerd relevant as a compact example of the Markdown-vault idea reduced to a CLI. It is not a large personal-knowledge-management platform; its significance is that it packages a few common Obsidian-style filesystem conventions into a small Rust command.

Timeline

2022-07: The shashwatah/jot repository was created on GitHub.
2022-09: v0.1.0 was published.
2022-09: v0.1.1 changed terse commands into full-word commands with two-letter aliases.
2023-04: v0.1.2 added opdir and config-opening behavior and fixed path/listing issues.

Related projects

Jot is explicitly inspired by Obsidian's local Markdown vault model. It also belongs near terminal note tools, Markdown editors, and shell workflows that combine notes with Vim, Neovim, VS Code, or other external editors.

Sources

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 10 platform targets.
Build metadata lists 1 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

Command	Kind	Exposure	Note
`jt`	cli	global 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 version0.1.2

manager updated

local dataok

upstreamcurrent

latest detectedv0.1.2

https://github.com/shashwatah/jot

infoNo package-manager update timestamp was available.low confidence

install metadata

Package metadata

Package key	brew:jot
Version	0.1.2
Package manager	Homebrew
Package manager page	https://formulae.brew.sh/formula/jot
Homepage	https://github.com/shashwatah/jot
Repository	https://github.com/shashwatah/jot
Upstream docs	https://github.com/shashwatah/jot#readme
License	MIT
Source archive	https://github.com/shashwatah/jot/archive/refs/tags/v0.1.2.tar.gz
Build dependencies	rust
Bottle	available (on arm64_linux, arm64_monterey, arm64_sequoia, arm64_sonoma, arm64_tahoe, arm64_ventura, monterey, sonoma, ventura, x86_64_linux)
Homebrew post-install	not defined
Service	none declared

registry facts

Source database details

Source Database	Homebrew formula API
Tap	homebrew/core
Full Name	jot
Version Scheme	0
Revision	0
Head Version	HEAD
Conflicts With	json-table
Bottle Stable Root URL	https://ghcr.io/v2/homebrew/core
Deprecated	no
Disabled	no
Keg Only	no
URL Keys	head 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%

jot

nix profile install nixpkgs#jot

normalized package name match
Matched by: Jot

nixpkgs package indexes · api.github.com · nixpkgs package indexes: pkgs/by-name/jo/jot/package.nix from https://api.github.com/repos/NixOS/nixpkgs/git/trees/master?recursive=1

MacPorts95%

jot

sudo port install jot

normalized package name match
Matched by: Jot

MacPorts ports tree · api.github.com · MacPorts ports tree: office/jot/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.

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.

Combined YAML source

View the package source record on GitHub.

combined/jot.yml

Used sources

Geiger risk classifier
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
package-page enrichment

Install jot with Homebrew, MacPorts, Nix