macOS
Homebrewverified · 100%
brew install qtadslocal Homebrew formula metadata
MacPortsverified · 94%
sudo port install qtadsMacPorts ports tree · games/qtads/Portfile · source: api.github.com
brew
Install qtads with Homebrew, apt, MacPorts, Nix
TADS multimedia interpreter. Version 3.4.0 via Homebrew; verified 2026-06-18.
install
Additional install commands
Linux
Debian aptverified · 92%
sudo apt install qtadsDebian stable package indexes · qtads · source: deb.debian.org
Nixverified · 92%
nix profile install nixpkgs#qtadsnixpkgs package indexes · pkgs/by-name/qt/qtads/package.nix · source: api.github.com
overview
Package summary
TADS multimedia interpreter
Project links
Commands and aliases
- QTads
security posture
Risk level: yellow
broad file, network, media, or database tool signal. generalized runtime or code generation signal.
Risk classifier
yellow risk · medium confidence · runtime
Why
- broad file, network, media, or database tool signal
- generalized runtime or code generation signal
Signals
- text:interpreter
- text:media
Install behavior
- No Homebrew post-install hook is recorded in formula metadata.
- Homebrew bottle metadata is available for 12 platform targets.
- Installs with 6 runtime dependencies.
- 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.
executables
Installed executables
| Command | Kind | Exposure | Note |
|---|---|---|---|
QTads | cli | global 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 version3.4.0
manager updated2026-06-18
local dataok
upstreamnot checked
latest detectednot detected
https://github.com/realnc/qtads
- infoNo cached GitHub release or tag data was available.https://github.com/realnc/qtadsnone confidence
install metadata
Package metadata
| Package key | brew:qtads |
|---|---|
| Version | 3.4.0 |
| Package manager | Homebrew |
| Package manager page | https://formulae.brew.sh/formula/qtads |
| Homepage | https://realnc.github.io/qtads/ |
| Repository | https://github.com/realnc/qtads |
| Upstream docs | https://github.com/realnc/qtads#readme |
| License | GPL-3.0-or-later |
| Source archive | https://github.com/realnc/qtads/releases/download/v3.4.0/qtads-3.4.0-source.tar.xz |
| Last updated | 2026-06-18T02:29:00-04:00 |
| Pulse | updated |
| Dependencies | fluid-synth, libsndfile, libvorbis, mpg123, qt@5, sdl2-compat |
| Build dependencies | pkgconf |
| Bottle | available (on arm64_big_sur, arm64_linux, arm64_monterey, arm64_sequoia, arm64_sonoma, arm64_tahoe, arm64_ventura, big_sur, monterey, sonoma, ventura, x86_64_linux) |
| Homebrew post-install | not defined |
| Service | none declared |
registry facts
Source database details
| Source Database | Homebrew formula API |
|---|---|
| Tap | homebrew/core |
| Full Name | qtads |
| Version Scheme | 0 |
| Revision | 0 |
| Head Version | HEAD |
| Bottle Stable Root URL | https://ghcr.io/v2/homebrew/core |
| Deprecated | yes |
| Disabled | no |
| Keg Only | no |
| URL Keys |
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source database matches
Other package-manager records
Matches are pulled from external package-manager indexes and kept separate from local Automic Vault package links.
Debian apt95%
qtads 3.4.0+dfsg-1+b2
Qt HTML interpreter for TADS
https://realnc.github.io/qtads/
sudo apt install qtads- Section: games
- Architecture: amd64
- Source Package: qtads
- 13 dependencies
- 2 provides
- normalized package name match
- Matched by: Qtads
Nix95%
qtads
nix profile install nixpkgs#qtads- normalized package name match
- Matched by: Qtads
Ubuntu apt95%
qtads 3.4.0+dfsg-1build3
Qt HTML interpreter for TADS
https://realnc.github.io/qtads/
sudo apt install qtads- Section: universe/games
- Architecture: amd64
- 13 dependencies
- 2 provides
- normalized package name match
- Matched by: Qtads
MacPorts95%
qtads
sudo port install qtads- normalized package name match
- Matched by: Qtads
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.
Combined YAML source
View the package source record on GitHub.
Used sources
- Geiger risk classifier
- Nucleus package database
- av.db category and tag curation
- cross-ecosystem install command graph
- external package-manager database matches
- package relationship graph
- package version freshness
- package-page enrichment