macOS
Homebrewverified · 100%
brew install tgiflocal Homebrew formula metadata
MacPortsverified · 94%
sudo port install tgifMacPorts ports tree · graphics/tgif/Portfile · source: api.github.com
brew
Install tgif with Homebrew, apt, dnf, MacPorts
Xlib-based interactive 2D drawing tool. Version 4.2.5 via Homebrew; verified from local package data.
install
Additional install commands
Linux
Debian aptverified · 92%
sudo apt install tgifDebian stable package indexes · tgif · source: deb.debian.org
Fedora dnfverified · 92%
sudo dnf install tgifFedora Rawhide package metadata · tgif · source: dl.fedoraproject.org
overview
Package summary
Xlib-based interactive 2D drawing tool
Project links
Commands and aliases
- tgif
history
Project history and usage
Tgif is a long-running X11 vector drawing program for Unix-like systems. Its official home page describes it as an Xlib-based interactive 2-D drawing tool using vector graphics, while SourceForge presents it as a vector-based drawing tool and hyper-structured-graphics browser.
Project history
The project predates modern source-hosting workflows and is distributed primarily through release tarballs and archive mirrors. The official download page identifies version 4.2 patchlevel 5 as the current release and publishes both QPL and free-of-charge source archives.
Tgif also developed an unusual web-era role: its official page says version 2.16, released on Dec 3, 1994, made it a hyper-structured-graphics editor/browser for the World-Wide-Web.
Adoption history
Its adoption history is mostly package-archive based rather than GitHub based. The official download page explicitly points Linux users to apt-get and yum packages, and the Homebrew input records packaging in Homebrew, Debian, Fedora/DNF, MacPorts, and Ubuntu.
How it is used
Package users install it as the `tgif` executable for interactive drawing under X11. The official page emphasizes Linux and most Unix platforms, including Mac OS X and Cygwin on Windows.
Why package nerds care
Tgif is a good example of older Unix desktop software kept alive by package systems: the useful artifact is not a modern repo workflow, but a stable tarball, a manpage-like interface, and downstream maintainers making an X11-era tool installable on current systems.
Timeline
- 1994: Version 2.16 adds hyper-structured-graphics web browsing/editing, according to the official home page.
- 2001: Version 4.1.41 begins parallel QPL and free-of-charge releases, according to the official download page.
- 2011: Version 4.2 patchlevel 5 appears in the official release notes.
- 2013: SourceForge records the project as a vector drawing and presentation-graphics tool.
Related projects
- The official Tgif site links to other free vector drawing tools on the X Window System and to tools that work with Tgif.
Sources
- Official Tgif download page: https://bourbon.usc.edu/tgif/download.html
- Official Tgif home page: https://bourbon.usc.edu/tgif/
- Official Tgif release notes index: https://bourbon.usc.edu/tgif/relnotes/
- SourceForge project page from source_facts.homepage: https://sourceforge.net/projects/tgif
security posture
Risk level: green
narrow executable package without higher-risk signals.
Risk classifier
green risk · low confidence · appliance
Why
- narrow executable package without higher-risk signals
Signals
- metadata:no-higher-risk-signals
Install behavior
- No Homebrew post-install hook is recorded in formula metadata.
- Homebrew bottle metadata is available for 6 platform targets.
- Installs with 7 runtime dependencies.
Recommended review
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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
${HOME}/.Xdefaults
executables
Installed executables
| Command | Kind | Exposure | Note |
|---|---|---|---|
tgif | 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 version4.2.5
manager updated
local dataok
upstreamnot checked
latest detectednot detected
https://sourceforge.net/projects/tgif/
- infoNo package-manager update timestamp was available.low confidence
- infoRelease/tag comparison is only available for GitHub repositories.https://sourceforge.net/projects/tgif/none confidence
install metadata
Package metadata
| Package key | brew:tgif |
|---|---|
| Version | 4.2.5 |
| Package manager | Homebrew |
| Package manager page | https://formulae.brew.sh/formula/tgif |
| Homepage | https://sourceforge.net/projects/tgif/ |
| Upstream docs | https://bourbon.usc.edu/tgif |
| License | QPL-1.0 |
| Source archive | https://downloads.sourceforge.net/project/tgif/tgif/4.2.5/tgif-QPL-4.2.5.tar.gz |
| Dependencies | libice, libidn, libsm, libx11, libxext, libxmu, libxt |
| 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 | tgif |
| Version Scheme | 0 |
| Revision | 1 |
| Bottle Stable Root URL | https://ghcr.io/v2/homebrew/core |
| Deprecated | no |
| Disabled | no |
| Keg Only | no |
| URL Keys |
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source database matches
Other package-manager records
Matches are pulled from external package-manager indexes and kept separate from local Automic Vault package links.
Debian apt95%
tgif 1:4.2.5-2
2D vector graphic drawing tool using Xlib
sudo apt install tgif- Section: graphics
- Architecture: amd64
- 10 dependencies
- 1 optional deps
- normalized package name match
- Matched by: Tgif
Ubuntu apt95%
tgif 1:4.2.5-1.3build4
2D vector graphic drawing tool using Xlib
sudo apt install tgif- Section: universe/graphics
- Architecture: amd64
- 10 dependencies
- 1 optional deps
- normalized package name match
- Matched by: Tgif
dnf95%
tgif 4.2.5-35.fc44
2-D drawing tool
sudo dnf install tgif- License: QPL-1.0 AND HPND
- Category: Unspecified
- Architecture: x86_64
- Source Package: tgif
- 13 dependencies
- 3 provides
- normalized package name match
- Matched by: Tgif
MacPorts95%
tgif
sudo port install tgif- normalized package name match
- Matched by: Tgif
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 configuration and credential file locations
- curated package history
- external package-manager database matches
- package relationship graph
- package version freshness
- package-page enrichment