# Install jot with Homebrew, MacPorts, Nix Rapid note management for the terminal. Version 0.1.2 via Homebrew; verified from local package data. ## Install ```sh sudo av install brew:jot ``` Additional install commands: ### macOS - Homebrew (100%): ```sh brew install jot ``` Evidence: local Homebrew formula metadata - MacPorts (94%): ```sh sudo port install jot ``` Evidence: MacPorts ports tree: office/jot/Portfile from https://api.github.com/repos/macports/macports-ports/git/trees/master?recursive=1 ### Linux - Nix (92%): ```sh nix profile install nixpkgs#jot ``` Evidence: nixpkgs package indexes: pkgs/by-name/jo/jot/package.nix from https://api.github.com/repos/NixOS/nixpkgs/git/trees/master?recursive=1 ## Package facts - **Package key:** brew:jot - **Package manager:** Homebrew - **Package manager page:** - **Version:** 0.1.2 - **Source summary:** Rapid note management for the terminal - **Homepage:** - **Repository:** - **Upstream docs:** - **License:** MIT - **Source archive:** - **Generated:** 2026-07-08T07:18:31+00:00 ## Executables - jt (cli) - jt (alias) ## Build dependencies - rust ## Install behavior - Post-install hook: not defined - Bottle: available on arm64_linux, arm64_monterey, arm64_sequoia, arm64_sonoma, arm64_tahoe, arm64_ventura, monterey, sonoma, ventura, x86_64_linux ## Freshness - Page generated: 2026-07-08 - Package-manager version: 0.1.2 - Local data: ok - Upstream repository: https://github.com/shashwatah/jot - Upstream latest detected: v0.1.2 (current) - info: No package-manager update timestamp was available. ## 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 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:** jot - **Version Scheme:** 0 - **Revision:** 0 - **Head Version:** HEAD - **Conflicts With:** json-table - **Bottle Stable Root URL:** - **Deprecated:** no - **Disabled:** no - **Keg Only:** no - **URL Keys:** head, stable ## Other Package-Manager Records - Nix - jot: normalized package name match | nixpkgs package indexes: pkgs/by-name/jo/jot/package.nix from https://api.github.com/repos/NixOS/nixpkgs/git/trees/master?recursive=1 - MacPorts - jot: normalized package name match | MacPorts ports tree: office/jot/Portfile from https://api.github.com/repos/macports/macports-ports/git/trees/master?recursive=1 ## 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. - [Networking and protocol packages](https://www.automicvault.com/pkg/networking-protocol-tools/) - Matched network, protocol, or remote-service metadata. - [rust](https://www.automicvault.com/pkg/brew/rust/) - Build dependency declared by Homebrew. - [ekphos](https://www.automicvault.com/pkg/brew/ekphos/) - Shares av.db curated category or tags: cli, markdown, notes, productivity, terminal. - [eureka](https://www.automicvault.com/pkg/brew/eureka/) - Shares av.db curated category or tags: cli, notes, productivity, terminal. - [joplin-cli](https://www.automicvault.com/pkg/brew/joplin-cli/) - Shares av.db curated category or tags: cli, markdown, notes, productivity. - [mdzk](https://www.automicvault.com/pkg/brew/mdzk/) - Shares av.db curated category or tags: cli, markdown, notes, productivity. - [cherrytree](https://www.automicvault.com/pkg/brew/cherrytree/) - Shares av.db curated category or tags: cli, notes, productivity. - [dnote](https://www.automicvault.com/pkg/brew/dnote/) - Shares av.db curated category or tags: cli, notes, productivity. - [evernote-backup](https://www.automicvault.com/pkg/brew/evernote-backup/) - Shares av.db curated category or tags: cli, notes, productivity. - [evernote2md](https://www.automicvault.com/pkg/brew/evernote2md/) - Shares av.db curated category or tags: cli, markdown, notes, productivity. ## Combined YAML source View the package source record on GitHub. [combined/jot.yml](https://github.com/automic-vault/db/blob/main/combined/jot.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