# Install kaskade with Homebrew TUI for Kafka. Version 4.0.7 via Homebrew; verified 2026-06-27. ## Install ```sh sudo av install brew:kaskade ``` Additional install commands: ### macOS - Homebrew (100%): ```sh brew install kaskade ``` Evidence: local Homebrew formula metadata ## Package facts - **Package key:** brew:kaskade - **Package manager:** Homebrew - **Package manager page:** - **Version:** 4.0.7 - **Source summary:** TUI for Kafka - **Homepage:** - **Repository:** - **Upstream docs:** - **License:** MIT - **Source archive:** - **Last updated:** 2026-06-27T10:26:47Z - **Generated:** 2026-07-08T07:18:31+00:00 ## Executables - kaskade (cli) - kaskade (alias) ## Dependencies - certifi - cryptography - librdkafka - python@3.14 - rpds-py ## Build dependencies - rust ## 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: 4.0.7 - Package-manager updated: 2026-06-27 - Local data: ok - Upstream repository: https://github.com/sauljabin/kaskade - info: No cached GitHub release or tag data was available. ## Project history and usage kaskade is a terminal user interface for Apache Kafka, built with Textual, that combines topic administration and message consumption in a Python CLI/TUI package. ### Project history The repository started in September 2021. The README frames the tool as a Kafka TUI for listing topics, partitions, groups, and group members, inspecting lag and records, and consuming messages with common deserializers. The 1.0.0 release work in July 2022 added Schema Registry support. Later releases expanded the consumer/admin workflow, with the 4.0.0 release changing several command-line options and adding config-file support. ### Adoption history kaskade's package presence spans Homebrew, PyPI/pipx, and Docker images, reflecting a common Kafka-operator need: quick inspection and ad hoc consumption without opening a browser-based Kafka UI. ### How it is used The documented command shape separates admin and consumer modes, for example connecting with a bootstrap server and then selecting a topic for consumption. ### Why package nerds care For package people, kaskade is a modern example of the Python TUI wave: a Kafka utility distributed as a CLI, but designed around rich terminal interaction rather than plain line-oriented output. ### Timeline - 2021-09-19: Repository history starts with the project bootstrap - 2022-07-24: v1.0.0 release work added Schema Registry support - 2025-12-26: v4.0.0 release work changed CLI options and added config-file support ### Related projects - Apache Kafka, Textual, Redpanda, Schema Registry tooling, kcat, and browser-based Kafka UIs occupy nearby workflow space. ### Sources - - - - - - ## Security Notes No matching local secret-handling manifest was found for kaskade. 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:** kaskade - **Version Scheme:** 0 - **Revision:** 6 - **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. - [Language runtime packages](https://www.automicvault.com/pkg/language-runtime-packages/) - Matched language runtime, compiler, or interpreter metadata. - [python@3.14](https://www.automicvault.com/pkg/brew/python-3-14/) - Runtime dependency declared by Homebrew. - [rust](https://www.automicvault.com/pkg/brew/rust/) - Build dependency declared by Homebrew. - [kcat](https://www.automicvault.com/pkg/brew/kcat/) - Shares av.db curated category or tags: cli, data, kafka, messaging. - [ktea](https://www.automicvault.com/pkg/brew/ktea/) - Shares av.db curated category or tags: cli, data, kafka, terminal-ui, tui. - [kaf](https://www.automicvault.com/pkg/brew/kaf/) - Shares av.db curated category or tags: cli, data, kafka, messaging. - [yozefu](https://www.automicvault.com/pkg/brew/yozefu/) - Shares av.db curated category or tags: cli, data, kafka, tui. - [nsq](https://www.automicvault.com/pkg/brew/nsq/) - Shares av.db curated category or tags: cli, data, messaging. - [openmama](https://www.automicvault.com/pkg/brew/openmama/) - Shares av.db curated category or tags: cli, data, messaging. - [topicctl](https://www.automicvault.com/pkg/brew/topicctl/) - Shares av.db curated category or tags: cli, data, kafka. - [fq](https://www.automicvault.com/pkg/brew/fq/) - Shares av.db curated category or tags: cli, data, messaging. - [dolphie](https://www.automicvault.com/pkg/brew/dolphie/) - Both packages touch the same language runtime or ecosystem. Shared terms: certifi, cli, cryptography, data, python. ## Combined YAML source View the package source record on GitHub. [combined/kaskade.yml](https://github.com/automic-vault/db/blob/main/combined/kaskade.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