# Install tock with Homebrew Powerful time tracking tool for the command-line. Version 1.9.8 via Homebrew; verified 2026-05-18. ## Install ```sh sudo av install brew:tock ``` Additional install commands: ### macOS - Homebrew (100%): ```sh brew install tock ``` Evidence: local Homebrew formula metadata ## Package facts - **Package key:** brew:tock - **Package manager:** Homebrew - **Package manager page:** - **Version:** 1.9.8 - **Source summary:** Powerful time tracking tool for the command-line - **Homepage:** - **Repository:** - **Upstream docs:** - **License:** GPL-3.0-or-later - **Source archive:** - **Last updated:** 2026-05-18T07:12:44Z - **Generated:** 2026-07-08T18:08:21+00:00 ## Executables - tock (cli) - tock (alias) ## Build dependencies - go ## 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: 1.9.8 - Package-manager updated: 2026-05-18 - Local data: ok - Upstream repository: https://github.com/kriuchkov/tock - Upstream latest detected: v1.9.8 (current) ## Project history and usage Tock is a Go command-line time tracker that stores activity logs in local files and presents an interactive terminal calendar. Its official README frames it as a fast, lightweight, plaintext-first tool for people who track work from the command line. ### Project history The project README describes Tock as a single-binary CLI with multiple storage backends, including flat files, TodoTXT-compatible files, TimeWarrior data files, and SQLite. It also states that Tock was inspired by Bartib and aims to provide a similar time-tracking workflow in Go with a clean architecture approach and an interactive terminal UI. ### Adoption history Tock is available through Homebrew according to both the input metadata and the official README, which also documents go install, source builds, an install script, and release downloads. Its adoption history is therefore mostly package-manager and terminal-user oriented rather than tied to a large external ecosystem. ### How it is used Users start and stop activities with commands such as tock start and tock stop, inspect time in calendar and list views, and export reports as text, CSV, JSON, or iCal. The README also documents machine-readable JSON commands for local agent workflows. ### Why package nerds care Tock matters in the package-nerd niche because it bridges several plaintext productivity camps: TodoTXT-compatible lines, TimeWarrior data, SQLite, shell completion, Homebrew installation, and local files that can be inspected or synchronized without a hosted service. ### Timeline - 2026: README examples document current commands, JSON output paths, and date examples. - 2026: Homebrew formula metadata in the batch input lists Tock as brew:tock. ### Related projects - Bartib is named by the official README as an inspiration. - TodoTXT and TimeWarrior are supported storage formats or backends. ### Sources - - - source_facts.package-manager ## Security Notes No matching local secret-handling manifest was found for tock. Nucleus package metadata is still published here so future coverage has a stable package URL. ## Source Database Details - **Source Database:** Homebrew formula API - **Tap:** homebrew/core - **Full Name:** tock - **Version Scheme:** 0 - **Revision:** 0 - **Head Version:** HEAD - **Bottle Stable Root URL:** - **Deprecated:** no - **Disabled:** no - **Keg Only:** no - **URL Keys:** head, stable ## 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. - [Language runtime packages](https://www.automicvault.com/pkg/language-runtime-packages/) - Matched language runtime, compiler, or interpreter metadata. - [Networking and protocol packages](https://www.automicvault.com/pkg/networking-protocol-tools/) - Matched network, protocol, or remote-service metadata. - [go](https://www.automicvault.com/pkg/brew/go/) - Build dependency declared by Homebrew. - [klog](https://www.automicvault.com/pkg/brew/klog/) - Shares av.db curated category or tags: cli, go, productivity, time-tracking. - [timewarrior](https://www.automicvault.com/pkg/brew/timewarrior/) - Shares av.db curated category or tags: cli, productivity, time-tracking. - [watson](https://www.automicvault.com/pkg/brew/watson/) - Shares av.db curated category or tags: cli, productivity, time-tracking. - [lf](https://www.automicvault.com/pkg/brew/lf/) - Shares av.db curated category or tags: cli, go, productivity, tui. - [superfile](https://www.automicvault.com/pkg/brew/superfile/) - Shares av.db curated category or tags: cli, go, productivity, tui. - [utimer](https://www.automicvault.com/pkg/brew/utimer/) - Shares av.db curated category or tags: cli, productivity, time-tracking. - [ata](https://www.automicvault.com/pkg/brew/ata/) - Shares av.db curated category or tags: cli, productivity, time-tracking. - [bagels](https://www.automicvault.com/pkg/brew/bagels/) - Shares av.db curated category or tags: cli, productivity, tui. - [cloudpan189-go](https://www.automicvault.com/pkg/brew/cloudpan189-go/) - Both packages touch the same language runtime or ecosystem. Shared terms: cli, command-line, go, line, productivity. ## Combined YAML source View the package source record on GitHub. [combined/tock.yml](https://github.com/automic-vault/db/blob/main/combined/tock.yml) ## Sources - Nucleus package database - Geiger risk classifier - package-page enrichment - curated package history - package version freshness - av.db category and tag curation - package relationship graph - cross-ecosystem install command graph