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Install tpack with Homebrew

Drop-in replacement for tmux-plugin-manager (tpm) with a TUI. Version 1.2.1 via Homebrew; verified 2026-07-08.

Install commandSecurity notes

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Additional install commands

macOS

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brew install tpack

local Homebrew formula metadata

overview

Package summary

Drop-in replacement for tmux-plugin-manager (tpm) with a TUI

Commands and aliases

  • tpack

history

Project history and usage

tpack is a Go-based tmux plugin manager with a terminal UI. Its README presents it as a modern drop-in replacement for TPM, the long-standing Tmux Plugin Manager, while keeping compatibility with existing TPM configuration, plugins, and key bindings.

Project history

The project appears as a recent tmux plugin-management tool, with GitHub Releases beginning at v0.1 in February 2026. The README credits TPM and its contributors as the foundation for the plugin ecosystem that tpack is designed to remain compatible with.

Adoption history

Adoption is intentionally migration-oriented: users can install tpack as a binary or clone it into the traditional `~/.tmux/plugins/tpm` path, then keep existing `~/.tmux.conf` plugin declarations. Homebrew packaging makes the binary route available to macOS users.

How it is used

tpack reads the same tmux plugin declarations that TPM users already keep in `~/.tmux.conf` or `$XDG_CONFIG_HOME/tmux/tmux.conf`, then provides plugin management with a TUI and compatibility-oriented behavior.

Why package nerds care

For package nerds, tpack is interesting because it turns a historically git-cloned shell plugin manager into a packaged Go binary while preserving the old filesystem and config conventions that tmux users already rely on.

Timeline

  • 2026: v0.1 published on GitHub Releases.
  • 2026: README documents Homebrew availability and TPM drop-in migration.

Related projects

  • tpack is directly related to tmux-plugins/tpm, which its README names as the original Tmux Plugin Manager and compatibility target.

security posture

No protected-tool coverage found yet

No matching local secret-handling manifest was found for tpack. 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.
  • Installs with 1 runtime dependencies.
  • 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
~/.tmux.conf$XDG_CONFIG_HOME/tmux/tmux.conf

executables

Installed executables

CommandKindExposureNote
tpackcliglobal 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 generated2026-07-25
manager version1.2.1
manager updated2026-07-08
local dataok
upstreamcurrent
latest detectedv1.2.1

https://github.com/tmuxpack/tpack

  • okNo freshness warnings were generated.

install metadata

Package metadata

Package keybrew:tpack
Version1.2.1
Package managerHomebrew
Package manager pagehttps://formulae.brew.sh/formula/tpack
Homepagehttps://github.com/tmuxpack/tpack
Repositoryhttps://github.com/tmuxpack/tpack
Upstream docshttps://github.com/tmuxpack/tpack#readme
LicenseMIT
Source archivehttps://github.com/tmuxpack/tpack/archive/refs/tags/v1.2.1.tar.gz
Last updated2026-07-08T21:41:33Z
Pulseupdated
Dependenciestmux
Build dependenciesgo
Bottleavailable (on arm64_linux, arm64_sequoia, arm64_sonoma, arm64_tahoe, sonoma, x86_64_linux)
Homebrew post-installnot defined
Servicenone declared

registry facts

Source database details

Source DatabaseHomebrew formula API
Taphomebrew/core
Full Nametpack
Version Scheme0
Revision0
Bottle Stable Root URLhttps://ghcr.io/v2/homebrew/core
Deprecatedno
Disabledno
Keg Onlyno
URL Keys
  • stable

package graph

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

Related tools

  • tmuxRuntime dependency declared by Homebrew.
  • goBuild dependency declared by Homebrew.

Same workflow

  • sequinShares av.db curated category or tags: cli, developer-tools, terminal, tui.
  • seshShares av.db curated category or tags: cli, developer-tools, terminal, tmux.
  • ansifilterShares av.db curated category or tags: cli, developer-tools, terminal.
  • colordiffShares av.db curated category or tags: cli, developer-tools, terminal.
  • colormakeShares av.db curated category or tags: cli, developer-tools, terminal.
  • etShares av.db curated category or tags: cli, developer-tools, terminal.

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.

Used sources

  • Nucleus package database
  • av.db category and tag curation
  • cross-ecosystem install command graph
  • curated configuration and credential file locations
  • curated package history
  • package relationship graph
  • package version freshness
  • package-page enrichment