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Install ktea with Homebrew

Kafka TUI client. Version 0.8.0 via Homebrew; verified from local package data.

Install commandSecurity notes

install

Additional install commands

macOS

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brew install ktea

local Homebrew formula metadata

overview

Package summary

Kafka TUI client

Commands and aliases

  • ktea

history

Project history and usage

ktea is a Kafka terminal client for browsing and operating Kafka clusters from a TUI. Its README positions it for users who like the k9s style of terminal-native cluster navigation.

Project history

The project is organized as a Go application with a command under cmd/ktea and UI, schema registry, Kafka Connect, and admin-related packages. The README documents multi-cluster support, topic management, record consumption, consumer-group views, Schema Registry browsing, and Kafka Connect integration.

Adoption history

ktea's documented adoption surface is small: Homebrew packaging for macOS and downloadable release binaries for Linux and Windows. Its niche is Kafka operators and developers who prefer a terminal UI over web consoles or ad hoc Kafka CLI commands.

How it is used

Users configure clusters in ~/.config/ktea/config.yaml or through the TUI, then navigate topics, schemas, consumer lag, records, and Kafka Connect resources with keyboard-driven tables.

Why package nerds care

ktea is package-nerd interesting as part of the wave of focused terminal UIs that wrap operational systems in a k9s-like workflow. For Kafka, that means packaging a Go TUI plus cross-platform release artifacts rather than asking users to assemble shell commands around Kafka admin tools.

Timeline

  • 2025-2026: The repository release stream published cross-platform binaries through GitHub releases.
  • 2026-03-03: Release v0.8.0 was published with packaged artifacts for macOS, Linux, and Windows.
  • 2026: The README documented Homebrew installation via the jonas-grgt/ktea tap.

Related projects

  • Related tools and systems include Apache Kafka, Kafka Connect, Schema Registry, k9s, and Kafka command-line administration tools.

security posture

Risk level: blue

broad file, network, media, or database tool signal.

Risk classifier

blue risk · medium confidence · tool

Why

  • broad file, network, media, or database tool signal

Signals

  • text:client

Install behavior

  • No Homebrew post-install hook is recorded in formula metadata.
  • Homebrew bottle metadata is available for 6 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.

local files

Configuration and credential file locations

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Configuration files

Config paths the tool may read or write during local use.

Unix
~/.config/ktea/config.yaml

executables

Installed executables

CommandKindExposureNote
kteacliglobal 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 version0.8.0
manager updated
local dataok
upstreamcurrent
latest detectedv0.8.0

https://github.com/jonas-grgt/ktea

  • infoNo package-manager update timestamp was available.low confidence

install metadata

Package metadata

Package keybrew:ktea
Version0.8.0
Package managerHomebrew
Package manager pagehttps://formulae.brew.sh/formula/ktea
Homepagehttps://github.com/jonas-grgt/ktea
Repositoryhttps://github.com/jonas-grgt/ktea
Upstream docshttps://github.com/jonas-grgt/ktea#readme
LicenseApache-2.0
Source archivehttps://github.com/jonas-grgt/ktea/archive/refs/tags/v0.8.0.tar.gz
Build dependenciesgo
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 Namektea
Version Scheme0
Revision0
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

  • goBuild dependency declared by Homebrew.

Same workflow

  • yozefuShares av.db curated category or tags: cli, data, kafka, streaming, tui.
  • kaskadeShares av.db curated category or tags: cli, data, kafka, terminal-ui, tui.
  • topicctlShares av.db curated category or tags: cli, data, kafka, streaming.
  • burrowShares av.db curated category or tags: cli, data, kafka, streaming.
  • kcatShares av.db curated category or tags: cli, data, kafka.
  • maxwellShares av.db curated category or tags: cli, data, kafka, streaming.

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 configuration and credential file locations
  • curated package history
  • package relationship graph
  • package version freshness
  • package-page enrichment