install

Additional install commands

macOS

Homebrewverified · 100%

brew install television

local Homebrew formula metadata

MacPortsverified · 94%

sudo port install tv

MacPorts ports tree · textproc/tv/Portfile · source: api.github.com

Linux

Nixverified · 92%

nix profile install nixpkgs#television

nixpkgs package indexes · pkgs/by-name/te/television/package.nix · source: api.github.com

Arch Linux pacmanverified · 92%

sudo pacman -S television

Arch Linux sync databases · television · source: geo.mirror.pkgbuild.com

Windows

Scoopverified · 92%

scoop install extras/television

Scoop official bucket manifest trees · bucket/television.json · source: api.github.com

Windows Package Managerverified · 92%

winget install --id alexpasmantier.television -e

Windows Package Manager source index · alexpasmantier.television · source: cdn.winget.microsoft.com

overview

Package summary

General purpose fuzzy finder TUI

Project links

Commands and aliases

tv

history

Project history and usage

Television is a fast, portable fuzzy finder for the terminal, exposed as the `tv` command. It belongs to the modern terminal-productivity niche: fuzzy search across files, text, Git repositories, environment variables, containers, and custom data sources.

Project history

The alexpasmantier/television repository was created in September 2024, and GitHub releases show early packaged releases by November 2024. The project documentation describes it as a fuzzy finder that searches through many kinds of data in real time.

Television positions itself as a general-purpose, extensible terminal picker rather than only a file finder. Its docs emphasize built-in channels for common tasks and custom channels for arbitrary data sources.

Adoption history

Television's adoption is early but visible in package-manager metadata: Homebrew, MacPorts, Nix, Arch, Scoop, and winget entries are present in the input facts, and the GitHub repository has thousands of stars and dozens of releases.

The tool spread through the same audience that uses fzf, skim, ripgrep, fd, and editor pickers: users who want a fast terminal UI and composable Unix workflows.

How it is used

Users run `tv` as an interactive picker over built-in or custom channels. The official docs say it can search files, Git repositories, environment variables, Docker containers, and other sources, and that users can create custom channels.

For package nerds, Television matters because it is a new Rust-style terminal utility with prebuilt assets, a short executable name, shell integration, and config paths that package managers can normalize.

Why package nerds care

Television is significant as part of the current wave of high-performance terminal UX tools: it packages a fuzzy matcher, preview UI, and channel system into one installable binary.

Its niche is not mature-infrastructure critical like Teleport or Telegraf, but it is package-manager interesting because rapid releases and cross-platform binaries make Brew and other managers the easiest way to keep the tool current.

Timeline

2024: alexpasmantier/television repository created.
2024: Early GitHub release v0.4.15 published.
2025: Television gains package-manager and terminal-community visibility as a general-purpose fuzzy finder.
2026: 0.15.9 is published with release assets for macOS and Linux.

Related projects

fzf and skim are adjacent terminal fuzzy finders.
Neovim Telescope is a conceptual neighbor in picker-driven workflows.
Helix's nucleo matcher is part of the broader Rust terminal-search ecosystem referenced by related project material.

Sources

https://alexpasmantier.github.io/television/
https://github.com/alexpasmantier/television
https://github.com/alexpasmantier/television/releases/tag/0.15.9
source_facts.package-manager

security posture

No protected-tool coverage found yet

No matching local secret-handling manifest was found for television. 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.

local files

Configuration and credential file locations

These source-backed paths show where this package keeps local settings or durable credentials. Automic Vault can use them as review targets for secret scanning, migration, and command approval.

Configuration files

Config paths the tool may read or write during local use.

Unix: ~/.config/television/config.toml$XDG_CONFIG_HOME/television/config.toml$TELEVISION_CONFIG/config.toml
Windows: %LocalAppData%\television\config\config.toml

executables

Installed executables

Command	Kind	Exposure	Note
`tv`	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 version0.15.9

manager updated2026-06-15

local dataok

upstreamcurrent

latest detected0.15.9

https://github.com/alexpasmantier/television

okNo freshness warnings were generated.

install metadata

Package metadata

Package key	brew:television
Version	0.15.9
Package manager	Homebrew
Package manager page	https://formulae.brew.sh/formula/television
Homepage	https://alexpasmantier.github.io/television/
Repository	https://github.com/alexpasmantier/television
Upstream docs	https://alexpasmantier.github.io/television
License	MIT
Source archive	https://github.com/alexpasmantier/television/archive/refs/tags/0.15.9.tar.gz
Last updated	2026-06-15T10:21:22-04:00
Pulse	updated
Build dependencies	rust
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	television
Version Scheme	0
Revision	0
Head Version	HEAD
Conflicts With	tidy-viewer
Bottle Stable Root URL	https://ghcr.io/v2/homebrew/core
Deprecated	no
Disabled	no
Keg Only	no
URL Keys	head stable

source database matches

Other package-manager records

Matches are pulled from external package-manager indexes and kept separate from local Automic Vault package links.

Nix95%

television

nix profile install nixpkgs#television

normalized package name match
Matched by: Television

nixpkgs package indexes · api.github.com · nixpkgs package indexes: pkgs/by-name/te/television/package.nix from https://api.github.com/repos/NixOS/nixpkgs/git/trees/master?recursive=1

pacman95%

television 0.15.8-1

A general purpose fuzzy finder for your terminal

https://github.com/alexpasmantier/television

sudo pacman -S television

License: MIT
Architecture: x86_64
1 dependencies
normalized package name match
Matched by: Television

Arch Linux sync databases · geo.mirror.pkgbuild.com · Arch Linux sync databases: television from https://geo.mirror.pkgbuild.com/extra/os/x86_64/extra.db.tar.gz

Scoop95%

extras/television

scoop install extras/television

normalized package name match
Matched by: Television

Scoop official bucket manifest trees · api.github.com · Scoop official bucket manifest trees: bucket/television.json from https://api.github.com/repos/ScoopInstaller/Extras/git/trees/master?recursive=1

winget95%

alexpasmantier.television

winget install --id alexpasmantier.television -e

normalized package name match
Matched by: Television

Windows Package Manager source index · cdn.winget.microsoft.com · Windows Package Manager source index: alexpasmantier.television from https://cdn.winget.microsoft.com/cache/source.msix

MacPorts94%

tv

sudo port install tv

installed executable or alias match
Matched by: Tv

MacPorts ports tree · api.github.com · MacPorts ports tree: textproc/tv/Portfile from https://api.github.com/repos/macports/macports-ports/git/trees/master?recursive=1

Nix92%

tv

nix profile install nixpkgs#tv

installed executable or alias match
Matched by: Tv

nixpkgs package indexes · api.github.com · nixpkgs package indexes: pkgs/by-name/tv/tv/package.nix from https://api.github.com/repos/NixOS/nixpkgs/git/trees/master?recursive=1

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/television.yml

Used sources

Geiger risk classifier
Nucleus package database
av.db category and tag curation
cross-ecosystem install command graph
curated configuration and credential file locations
curated package history
external package-manager database matches
package relationship graph
package version freshness
package-page enrichment

Install television with Homebrew, Nix, pacman, scoop, winget, MacPorts