# Install television with Homebrew, Nix, pacman, scoop, winget, MacPorts General purpose fuzzy finder TUI. Version 0.15.9 via Homebrew; verified 2026-06-15. ## Install ```sh sudo av install brew:television ``` Additional install commands: ### macOS - Homebrew (100%): ```sh brew install television ``` Evidence: local Homebrew formula metadata - MacPorts (94%): ```sh sudo port install tv ``` Evidence: MacPorts ports tree: textproc/tv/Portfile from https://api.github.com/repos/macports/macports-ports/git/trees/master?recursive=1 ### Linux - Nix (92%): ```sh nix profile install nixpkgs#television ``` Evidence: nixpkgs package indexes: pkgs/by-name/te/television/package.nix from https://api.github.com/repos/NixOS/nixpkgs/git/trees/master?recursive=1 - pacman (92%): ```sh sudo pacman -S television ``` Evidence: Arch Linux sync databases: television from https://geo.mirror.pkgbuild.com/extra/os/x86_64/extra.db.tar.gz ### Windows - Scoop (92%): ```sh scoop install extras/television ``` Evidence: Scoop official bucket manifest trees: bucket/television.json from https://api.github.com/repos/ScoopInstaller/Extras/git/trees/master?recursive=1 - winget (92%): ```sh winget install --id alexpasmantier.television -e ``` Evidence: Windows Package Manager source index: alexpasmantier.television from https://cdn.winget.microsoft.com/cache/source.msix ## Package facts - **Package key:** brew:television - **Package manager:** Homebrew - **Package manager page:** - **Version:** 0.15.9 - **Source summary:** General purpose fuzzy finder TUI - **Homepage:** - **Repository:** - **Upstream docs:** - **License:** MIT - **Source archive:** - **Last updated:** 2026-06-15T10:21:22-04:00 - **Generated:** 2026-07-08T18:08:21+00:00 ## Executables - tv (cli) - tv (alias) ## Build dependencies - rust ## Install behavior - Post-install hook: not defined - Bottle: available on arm64_linux, arm64_sequoia, arm64_sonoma, arm64_tahoe, sonoma, x86_64_linux ## Freshness - Page generated: 2026-07-08 - Package-manager version: 0.15.9 - Package-manager updated: 2026-06-15 - Local data: ok - Upstream repository: https://github.com/alexpasmantier/television - Upstream latest detected: 0.15.9 (current) ## 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 - - - - source_facts.package-manager ## Security Notes 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. ## 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 - Unix: ~/.config/television/config.toml, $XDG_CONFIG_HOME/television/config.toml, $TELEVISION_CONFIG/config.toml - Windows: %LocalAppData%\television\config\config.toml ## 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:** - **Deprecated:** no - **Disabled:** no - **Keg Only:** no - **URL Keys:** head, stable ## Other Package-Manager Records - Nix - television: normalized package name match | nixpkgs package indexes: pkgs/by-name/te/television/package.nix from https://api.github.com/repos/NixOS/nixpkgs/git/trees/master?recursive=1 - pacman - television - 0.15.8-1: normalized package name match | Arch Linux sync databases: television from https://geo.mirror.pkgbuild.com/extra/os/x86_64/extra.db.tar.gz | A general purpose fuzzy finder for your terminal | https://github.com/alexpasmantier/television - Scoop - extras/television: normalized package name match | Scoop official bucket manifest trees: bucket/television.json from https://api.github.com/repos/ScoopInstaller/Extras/git/trees/master?recursive=1 - winget - alexpasmantier.television: normalized package name match | Windows Package Manager source index: alexpasmantier.television from https://cdn.winget.microsoft.com/cache/source.msix - MacPorts - tv: installed executable or alias match | MacPorts ports tree: textproc/tv/Portfile from https://api.github.com/repos/macports/macports-ports/git/trees/master?recursive=1 - Nix - tv: installed executable or alias match | nixpkgs package indexes: pkgs/by-name/tv/tv/package.nix from https://api.github.com/repos/NixOS/nixpkgs/git/trees/master?recursive=1 ## Related links - [Source-control packages](https://www.automicvault.com/pkg/source-control-tools/) - Belongs to a source-control command family. - [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. - [Developer build packages](https://www.automicvault.com/pkg/developer-build-tools/) - Matched build, compiler, generator, or developer workflow metadata. - [rust](https://www.automicvault.com/pkg/brew/rust/) - Build dependency declared by Homebrew. - [sequin](https://www.automicvault.com/pkg/brew/sequin/) - Shares av.db curated category or tags: cli, developer-tools, terminal, tui. - [sshs](https://www.automicvault.com/pkg/brew/sshs/) - Shares av.db curated category or tags: cli, developer-tools, terminal, tui. - [walk](https://www.automicvault.com/pkg/brew/walk/) - Shares av.db curated category or tags: cli, developer-tools, terminal, tui. - [aha](https://www.automicvault.com/pkg/brew/aha/) - Shares av.db curated category or tags: cli, developer-tools, terminal. - [amtterm](https://www.automicvault.com/pkg/brew/amtterm/) - Shares av.db curated category or tags: cli, developer-tools, terminal. - [ansifilter](https://www.automicvault.com/pkg/brew/ansifilter/) - Shares av.db curated category or tags: cli, developer-tools, terminal. - [ccat](https://www.automicvault.com/pkg/brew/ccat/) - Shares av.db curated category or tags: cli, developer-tools, terminal. - [claude-squad](https://www.automicvault.com/pkg/brew/claude-squad/) - Shares av.db curated category or tags: cli, developer-tools, terminal, tui. - [fzf](https://www.automicvault.com/pkg/brew/fzf/) - Local package facts share a topical domain. Shared terms: cli, developer, developer-tools, finder, fuzzy. - [sk](https://www.automicvault.com/pkg/brew/sk/) - Local package facts share a topical domain. Shared terms: cli, developer, developer-tools, finder, fuzzy. - [fzy](https://www.automicvault.com/pkg/brew/fzy/) - Local package facts share a topical domain. Shared terms: cli, developer, developer-tools, finder, fuzzy. ## Combined YAML source View the package source record on GitHub. [combined/television.yml](https://github.com/automic-vault/db/blob/main/combined/television.yml) ## Sources - Nucleus package database - Geiger risk classifier - package-page enrichment - curated configuration and credential file locations - curated package history - package version freshness - av.db category and tag curation - package relationship graph - external package-manager database matches - cross-ecosystem install command graph