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Text-based music programming language. Version 0.310 via Homebrew; verified 2026-06-19.
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Package summary
Text-based music programming language
Project links
Commands and aliases
- mid2takt
- takt
history
Project history and usage
Takt is a text-based music programming language and command-line toolset for describing note and chord sequences, algorithmic composition rules, and MIDI transformations. The SourceForge README describes a REPL interpreter, a MIDI-file-to-Takt translator, Takt libraries, documentation, and Emacs integration.
Project history
The upstream README says Takt was designed by its author, Satoshi Nishimura of the University of Aizu. It combines compact music notation with C-like programming features and object-oriented support so users can mix note-by-note descriptions with algorithmic composition.
SourceForge records the project as registered on 2014-07-14, with release files for 0.308 in September 2014, 0.309 in October 2014, and 0.310 in January 2016. The project status on SourceForge is alpha.
Adoption history
The official SourceForge page identifies the intended audience as advanced end users, developers, science/research users, music composers, students, educators, MIDI software developers, and computer-music hobbyists. Packaging in Homebrew gives the otherwise niche tool a Unix-style installation path for macOS users.
How it is used
Takt's interpreter reads code from a console or source file and generates MIDI events in real time or writes them to a MIDI file. The translator can convert MIDI files into editable Takt language form and back again, while the Emacs mode supports MIDI keyboard entry and score-following playback.
Why package nerds care
Package nerds care about Takt as a small example of research-oriented computer-music software surviving through SourceForge archives and Homebrew packaging. It is not a mainstream CLI, but it shows how domain-specific languages, MIDI tooling, and editor integration are preserved in package managers.
Timeline
- 2014-07-14: SourceForge project registered.
- 2014-09-01: Takt 0.308 source and binary files listed on SourceForge.
- 2014-10-14: Takt 0.309 source and binary files listed on SourceForge.
- 2016-01-27: Takt 0.310 and README listed as latest SourceForge files.
Related projects
- Takt is related to command-line and language-based music systems, MIDI file tools, and editor-assisted composition workflows, rather than to general-purpose developer tooling.
Sources
security posture
Risk level: yellow
generalized runtime or code generation signal.
Risk classifier
yellow risk · medium confidence · runtime
Why
- generalized runtime or code generation signal
Signals
- text:programming language
Install behavior
- No Homebrew post-install hook is recorded in formula metadata.
- Homebrew bottle metadata is available for 13 platform targets.
- Installs with 1 runtime 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
mid2takt | cli | global executable | |
takt | 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 generated2026-07-10
manager version0.310
manager updated2026-06-19
local dataok
upstreamnot checked
latest detectednot detected
- infoRelease/tag comparison is only available for GitHub repositories.https://takt.sourceforge.net/none confidence
install metadata
Package metadata
| Package key | brew:takt |
|---|---|
| Version | 0.310 |
| Package manager | Homebrew |
| Package manager page | https://formulae.brew.sh/formula/takt |
| Homepage | https://takt.sourceforge.net/ |
| Upstream docs | https://sourceforge.net/projects/takt/files/README/download |
| License | GPL-2.0-or-later |
| Source archive | https://downloads.sourceforge.net/project/takt/takt-0.310-src.tar.gz |
| Last updated | 2026-06-19T12:33:03-07:00 |
| Pulse | updated |
| Dependencies | readline |
| Bottle | available (on arm64_big_sur, arm64_linux, arm64_monterey, arm64_sequoia, arm64_sonoma, arm64_tahoe, arm64_ventura, big_sur, catalina, 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 | takt |
| Version Scheme | 0 |
| Revision | 2 |
| Bottle Stable Root URL | https://ghcr.io/v2/homebrew/core |
| Deprecated | no |
| Disabled | no |
| Keg Only | no |
| URL Keys |
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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
- curated package history
- package relationship graph
- package version freshness
- package-page enrichment