# Install ktea with Homebrew Kafka TUI client. Version 0.8.0 via Homebrew; verified from local package data. ## Install ```sh sudo av install brew:ktea ``` Additional install commands: ### macOS - Homebrew (100%): ```sh brew install ktea ``` Evidence: local Homebrew formula metadata ## Package facts - **Package key:** brew:ktea - **Package manager:** Homebrew - **Package manager page:** - **Version:** 0.8.0 - **Source summary:** Kafka TUI client - **Homepage:** - **Repository:** - **Upstream docs:** - **License:** Apache-2.0 - **Source archive:** - **Generated:** 2026-07-09T07:20:21+00:00 ## Executables - ktea (cli) - ktea (alias) ## Build dependencies - go ## 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: 2026-07-09 - Package-manager version: 0.8.0 - Local data: ok - Upstream repository: https://github.com/jonas-grgt/ktea - Upstream latest detected: v0.8.0 (current) - info: No package-manager update timestamp was available. ## 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. ### Sources - - - ## Security Notes broad file, network, media, or database tool signal. - **Geiger risk:** blue / medium - broad file, network, media, or database tool signal ## Configuration and credential file locations These source-backed paths show where this package keeps local settings or durable credentials. Automic Vault can use them as review targets for secret scanning, migration, and command approval. ## Configuration files - Unix: ~/.config/ktea/config.yaml ## Source Database Details - **Source Database:** Homebrew formula API - **Tap:** homebrew/core - **Full Name:** ktea - **Version Scheme:** 0 - **Revision:** 0 - **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. - [Secret-risk packages](https://www.automicvault.com/pkg/secret-risk-packages/) - Has protected-tool coverage, approval-gate, or non-low Geiger security signals. - [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. - [go](https://www.automicvault.com/pkg/brew/go/) - Build dependency declared by Homebrew. - [yozefu](https://www.automicvault.com/pkg/brew/yozefu/) - Shares av.db curated category or tags: cli, data, kafka, streaming, tui. - [kaskade](https://www.automicvault.com/pkg/brew/kaskade/) - Shares av.db curated category or tags: cli, data, kafka, terminal-ui, tui. - [topicctl](https://www.automicvault.com/pkg/brew/topicctl/) - Shares av.db curated category or tags: cli, data, kafka, streaming. - [burrow](https://www.automicvault.com/pkg/brew/burrow/) - Shares av.db curated category or tags: cli, data, kafka, streaming. - [kcat](https://www.automicvault.com/pkg/brew/kcat/) - Shares av.db curated category or tags: cli, data, kafka. - [maxwell](https://www.automicvault.com/pkg/brew/maxwell/) - Shares av.db curated category or tags: cli, data, kafka, streaming. - [apache-flink-cdc](https://www.automicvault.com/pkg/brew/apache-flink-cdc/) - Shares av.db curated category or tags: cli, data, streaming. - [conduit](https://www.automicvault.com/pkg/brew/conduit/) - Shares av.db curated category or tags: cli, data, streaming. ## Combined YAML source View the package source record on GitHub. [combined/ktea.yml](https://github.com/automic-vault/db/blob/main/combined/ktea.yml) ## Sources - Nucleus package database - Geiger risk classifier - package-page enrichment - curated configuration and credential file locations - curated package history - package version freshness - av.db category and tag curation - package relationship graph - cross-ecosystem install command graph