install

Additional install commands

macOS

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brew install taproom

local Homebrew formula metadata

overview

Package summary

Interactive TUI for Homebrew

Project links

Commands and aliases

taproom

history

Project history and usage

taproom is a terminal UI for Homebrew that turns formulae and cask browsing into an interactive package-management workflow. It is a recent entry in the wave of TUI wrappers around command-line package managers.

Project history

The official repository describes taproom as a Homebrew TUI for exploring formulae and casks from the terminal. The GitHub API metadata shows the repository was created in June 2025, and the official release stream reached v0.6.1 in May 2026.

Adoption history

taproom began as a Homebrew-focused utility and is packaged directly as the Homebrew formula brew:taproom in the supplied input. Its README also notes terminal-community visibility through Terminal Trove's Tool of the Week mention on July 15, 2025.

How it is used

taproom is used to search Homebrew packages, inspect formula and cask details, view dependencies and reverse dependencies, sort by popularity or disk usage, and run brew operations such as install, uninstall, upgrade, pin, and unpin from a TUI.

Why package nerds care

Package nerds care because taproom exposes Homebrew metadata that normally requires several separate brew commands. It makes dependency chains, dependents, install state, casks, and 90-day popularity visible in one interface, which is useful when auditing or pruning a development machine.

Timeline

2025-06: Official GitHub repository created.
2025-07: README notes Terminal Trove Tool of the Week visibility.
2026-01: v0.5.0 release published.
2026-05: v0.6.1 release published.

Related projects

Homebrew, brew formulae and casks, bold-brew, Bubble Tea, Bubbles, Lip Gloss, GitHub CLI.

Sources

GitHub API for hzqtc/taproom: repository creation date and release dates.
https://github.com/hzqtc/taproom official README: Homebrew TUI, features, install command, dependencies, alternatives.
input source_facts.package-manager: Homebrew package entry.

security posture

No protected-tool coverage found yet

No matching local secret-handling manifest was found for taproom. Nucleus package metadata is still published here so future coverage has a stable package URL.

Install behavior

No Homebrew post-install hook is recorded in formula metadata.
Homebrew bottle metadata is available for 6 platform targets.
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
`taproom`	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 generated2026-07-26

manager version0.6.2

manager updated2026-07-13

local dataok

upstreamcurrent

latest detectedv0.6.2

https://github.com/hzqtc/taproom

okNo freshness warnings were generated.

install metadata

Package metadata

Package key	brew:taproom
Version	0.6.2
Package manager	Homebrew
Package manager page	https://formulae.brew.sh/formula/taproom
Homepage	https://github.com/hzqtc/taproom
Repository	https://github.com/hzqtc/taproom
Upstream docs	https://github.com/hzqtc/taproom#readme
License	MIT
Source archive	https://github.com/hzqtc/taproom/archive/refs/tags/v0.6.2.tar.gz
Last updated	2026-07-13T04:45:04Z
Pulse	updated
Build dependencies	go
Bottle	available (on arm64_linux, arm64_sequoia, arm64_sonoma, arm64_tahoe, sonoma, 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	taproom
Version Scheme	0
Revision	0
Head Version	HEAD
Bottle Stable Root URL	https://ghcr.io/v2/homebrew/core
Deprecated	no
Disabled	no
Keg Only	no
URL Keys	head stable

package graph

Links come from deterministic package relationships, av.db category and tag curation, ecosystem matches, and package hub membership.

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.

combined/taproom.yml

Used sources

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

Install taproom with Homebrew