# Install takt with Homebrew Text-based music programming language. Version 0.310 via Homebrew; verified 2026-06-19. ## Install ```sh sudo av install brew:takt ``` Additional install commands: ### macOS - Homebrew (100%): ```sh brew install takt ``` Evidence: local Homebrew formula metadata ## Package facts - **Package key:** brew:takt - **Package manager:** Homebrew - **Package manager page:** - **Version:** 0.310 - **Source summary:** Text-based music programming language - **Homepage:** - **Upstream docs:** - **License:** GPL-2.0-or-later - **Source archive:** - **Last updated:** 2026-06-19T12:33:03-07:00 - **Generated:** 2026-07-10T07:20:53+00:00 ## Executables - mid2takt (cli) - takt (cli) - mid2takt (alias) - takt (alias) ## Dependencies - readline ## Install behavior - Post-install hook: not defined - Bottle: available on arm64_big_sur, arm64_linux, arm64_monterey, arm64_sequoia, arm64_sonoma, arm64_tahoe, arm64_ventura, big_sur, catalina, monterey, sonoma, ventura ## Freshness - Page generated: 2026-07-10 - Package-manager version: 0.310 - Package-manager updated: 2026-06-19 - Local data: ok - Upstream repository: https://takt.sourceforge.net/ - info: Release/tag comparison is only available for GitHub repositories. ## 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 Notes generalized runtime or code generation signal. - **Geiger risk:** yellow / medium - generalized runtime or code generation signal ## Source Database Details - **Source Database:** Homebrew formula API - **Tap:** homebrew/core - **Full Name:** takt - **Version Scheme:** 0 - **Revision:** 2 - **Bottle Stable Root URL:** - **Deprecated:** no - **Disabled:** no - **Keg Only:** no - **URL Keys:** stable ## Related links - [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. - [Language runtime packages](https://www.automicvault.com/pkg/language-runtime-packages/) - Matched language runtime, compiler, or interpreter metadata. - [timidity](https://www.automicvault.com/pkg/brew/timidity/) - Shares av.db curated category or tags: cli, media, midi, music. - [waon](https://www.automicvault.com/pkg/brew/waon/) - Shares av.db curated category or tags: cli, media, midi, music. - [abcmidi](https://www.automicvault.com/pkg/brew/abcmidi/) - Shares av.db curated category or tags: cli, media, midi, music. - [alsa-lib](https://www.automicvault.com/pkg/brew/alsa-lib/) - Shares av.db curated category or tags: cli, media, midi. - [aubio](https://www.automicvault.com/pkg/brew/aubio/) - Shares av.db curated category or tags: cli, media, music. - [bandcamp-dl](https://www.automicvault.com/pkg/brew/bandcamp-dl/) - Shares av.db curated category or tags: cli, media, music. - [bpm-tools](https://www.automicvault.com/pkg/brew/bpm-tools/) - Shares av.db curated category or tags: cli, media, music. - [chordii](https://www.automicvault.com/pkg/brew/chordii/) - Shares av.db curated category or tags: cli, media, music. - [fluid-synth](https://www.automicvault.com/pkg/brew/fluid-synth/) - Local package facts share a topical domain. 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