# Install mqttui with Homebrew, apk, MacPorts, Nix, pacman Subscribe to a MQTT Topic or publish something quickly from the terminal. Version 0.23.0 via Homebrew; verified 2026-05-17. ## Install ```sh sudo av install brew:mqttui ``` Additional install commands: ### macOS - Homebrew (100%): ```sh brew install mqttui ``` Evidence: local Homebrew formula metadata - MacPorts (94%): ```sh sudo port install mqttui ``` Evidence: MacPorts ports tree: net/mqttui/Portfile from https://api.github.com/repos/macports/macports-ports/git/trees/master?recursive=1 ### Linux - apk (92%): ```sh sudo apk add mqttui ``` Evidence: Alpine Linux edge package indexes: mqttui from https://dl-cdn.alpinelinux.org/alpine/edge/community/x86_64/APKINDEX.tar.gz - Nix (92%): ```sh nix profile install nixpkgs#mqttui ``` Evidence: nixpkgs package indexes: pkgs/by-name/mq/mqttui/package.nix from https://api.github.com/repos/NixOS/nixpkgs/git/trees/master?recursive=1 - pacman (92%): ```sh sudo pacman -S mqttui ``` Evidence: Arch Linux sync databases: mqttui from https://geo.mirror.pkgbuild.com/extra/os/x86_64/extra.db.tar.gz ## Package facts - **Package key:** brew:mqttui - **Package manager:** Homebrew - **Package manager page:** - **Version:** 0.23.0 - **Source summary:** Subscribe to a MQTT Topic or publish something quickly from the terminal - **Homepage:** - **Repository:** - **Upstream docs:** - **License:** GPL-3.0-or-later - **Source archive:** - **Last updated:** 2026-05-17T15:43:10Z - **Generated:** 2026-07-08T07:18:31+00:00 ## Executables - mqttui (cli) - mqttui (alias) ## 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: 0.23.0 - Package-manager updated: 2026-05-17 - Local data: ok - Upstream repository: https://github.com/EdJoPaTo/mqttui - Upstream latest detected: v0.23.0 (current) ## Project history and usage mqttui is a Rust terminal client by EdJoPaTo for quick MQTT inspection and publishing. Its own README frames the project as a small, fast alternative to heavier MQTT viewers and command-line clients: the author had used MQTT Explorer for its overview, compared HiveMQ's mqtt-cli and Mosquitto's bundled mosquitto_sub/mosquitto_pub, and then built a terminal-oriented tool aimed at quickly watching or publishing MQTT traffic. ### How it is used In practice mqttui is used both interactively and in scripts. The README documents the default terminal UI for subscribing to all topics or a named topic, a publish subcommand with retained-message support and stdin input, a log mode for streaming multiple topics to stdout, a read-one mode for shell scripts, and helpers for clearing retained topics. Its package-manager niche is the MQTT operations/debugging corner: lighter than a desktop MQTT browser, friendlier for repeated terminal work than raw Mosquitto commands, and packaged across Homebrew, Alpine, Arch, MacPorts, Nix, and other ecosystems. ### Sources - - - ## Security Notes No matching local secret-handling manifest was found for mqttui. 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:** mqttui - **Version Scheme:** 0 - **Revision:** 0 - **Bottle Stable Root URL:** - **Deprecated:** no - **Disabled:** no - **Keg Only:** no - **URL Keys:** stable ## Other Package-Manager Records - Nix - mqttui: normalized package name match | nixpkgs package indexes: pkgs/by-name/mq/mqttui/package.nix from https://api.github.com/repos/NixOS/nixpkgs/git/trees/master?recursive=1 - apk - mqttui - 0.22.1-r0: normalized package name match | Alpine Linux edge package indexes: mqttui from https://dl-cdn.alpinelinux.org/alpine/edge/community/x86_64/APKINDEX.tar.gz | Subscribe to a MQTT Topic or publish something quickly from the terminal | https://github.com/EdJoPaTo/mqttui - apk - mqttui-bash-completion - 0.22.1-r0: normalized package name match | Alpine Linux edge package indexes: mqttui-bash-completion from https://dl-cdn.alpinelinux.org/alpine/edge/community/x86_64/APKINDEX.tar.gz | Bash completions for mqttui | https://github.com/EdJoPaTo/mqttui - apk - mqttui-fish-completion - 0.22.1-r0: normalized package name match | Alpine Linux edge package indexes: mqttui-fish-completion from https://dl-cdn.alpinelinux.org/alpine/edge/community/x86_64/APKINDEX.tar.gz | Fish completions for mqttui | https://github.com/EdJoPaTo/mqttui - apk - mqttui-zsh-completion - 0.22.1-r0: normalized package name match | Alpine Linux edge package indexes: mqttui-zsh-completion from https://dl-cdn.alpinelinux.org/alpine/edge/community/x86_64/APKINDEX.tar.gz | Zsh completions for mqttui | https://github.com/EdJoPaTo/mqttui - pacman - mqttui - 0.23.0-1: normalized package name match | Arch Linux sync databases: mqttui from https://geo.mirror.pkgbuild.com/extra/os/x86_64/extra.db.tar.gz | Subscribe to a MQTT Topic or publish something quickly from the terminal | https://github.com/EdJoPaTo/mqttui - MacPorts - mqttui: normalized package name match | MacPorts ports tree: net/mqttui/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. - [Networking and protocol packages](https://www.automicvault.com/pkg/networking-protocol-tools/) - Matched network, protocol, or remote-service metadata. - [Package ecosystem packages](https://www.automicvault.com/pkg/package-ecosystem-tools/) - Matched package manager, installer, dependency, registry, or publishing metadata. - [rust](https://www.automicvault.com/pkg/brew/rust/) - Build dependency declared by Homebrew. - [mosquitto](https://www.automicvault.com/pkg/brew/mosquitto/) - Shares av.db curated category or tags: cli, mqtt, networking, publish-subscribe. - [libpaho-mqtt](https://www.automicvault.com/pkg/brew/libpaho-mqtt/) - Shares av.db curated category or tags: cli, mqtt, networking. - [emqx](https://www.automicvault.com/pkg/brew/emqx/) - Shares av.db curated category or tags: cli, mqtt, networking. - [lavinmq](https://www.automicvault.com/pkg/brew/lavinmq/) - Shares av.db curated category or tags: cli, mqtt, networking. - [mongoose](https://www.automicvault.com/pkg/brew/mongoose/) - Shares av.db curated category or tags: cli, mqtt, networking. - [netshow](https://www.automicvault.com/pkg/brew/netshow/) - Shares av.db curated category or tags: cli, networking, terminal-ui. - [tcpstat](https://www.automicvault.com/pkg/brew/tcpstat/) - Shares av.db curated category or tags: cli, networking, terminal-ui. - [activemq](https://www.automicvault.com/pkg/brew/activemq/) - Shares av.db curated category or tags: cli, networking. ## Combined YAML source View the package source record on GitHub. [combined/mqttui.yml](https://github.com/automic-vault/db/blob/main/combined/mqttui.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