install

Additional install commands

macOS

Homebrewverified · 100%

brew install transifex-cli

local Homebrew formula metadata

Linux

Nixverified · 92%

nix profile install nixpkgs#transifex-cli

nixpkgs package indexes · pkgs/by-name/tr/transifex-cli/package.nix · source: api.github.com

Arch Linux pacmanverified · 92%

sudo pacman -S transifex-cli

Arch Linux sync databases · transifex-cli · source: geo.mirror.pkgbuild.com

overview

Package summary

Transifex command-line client

Project links

Commands and aliases

tx

history

Project history and usage

Transifex CLI is the command-line client for syncing localization source files and translations between a local project tree and Transifex. Its package-manager role is to put the `tx` command on developer machines and CI runners so translation updates can be scripted alongside builds and releases.

Project history

The current Transifex CLI replaced an older client while preserving backwards compatibility for the important `tx push` and `tx pull` commands. Official migration documentation describes config-section changes from `<project>.<resource>` to `o:<org>:p:<proj>:r:<res>` and changes to the `.transifexrc` token-auth format.

Transifex's docs describe the new client as a Go implementation rather than the previous Python client. The stated reasons are speed, cross-platform binary distribution, and a move from APIv2 to APIv3 because APIv3 is faster and APIv2 was being deprecated.

Official releases in the GitHub repository show the Go CLI continuing through the 1.6 series, with v1.6.17 published in 2024.

Adoption history

The CLI is adopted where localization is part of a software delivery workflow. The official docs cover Linux and Mac install scripts, GitHub release binaries for Linux, Mac, and Windows, source builds, Docker usage, and GitHub Actions integration, showing that the tool is meant for both local developer use and automated CI pipelines.

The CLI's backwards-compatible `tx push` and `tx pull` behavior matters historically because many projects already had localization sync steps in CI. The migration path lets those projects keep their existing high-level workflow while moving to the new config identifiers, token authentication, and APIv3-backed client.

How it is used

A typical project runs `tx init` to create `.tx/config`, uses `tx add` to map a source file and translation file pattern to a Transifex organization, project, and resource, then runs `tx push` and `tx pull` to send source strings and retrieve translations. The docs also document `TX_TOKEN`, `TX_HOSTNAME`, and `TX_CACERT` environment variables for non-interactive execution.

Why package nerds care

For package-manager users, Transifex CLI is important because it turns localization into a reproducible command-line contract. Homebrew, Nix, and pacman packaging make the same `tx` binary available to developers and build agents without requiring each repository to vendor an installer script.

The package also represents a common CLI migration pattern: an older Python tool is replaced by a Go binary for speed and distribution, while retaining the command names that existing automation depends on.

Timeline

Pre-Go client: Transifex maintained an older Python client using APIv2 and earlier local config identifiers.
Current client: The official migration guide documents the Go/APIv3 client and the `tx migrate` workflow.
2024: Official GitHub releases list Transifex CLI v1.6.17.

Related projects

The CLI is part of the Transifex localization platform and is paired with the Transifex API, `.tx/config` project mappings, `.transifexrc` credentials, Docker images, and the official Transifex GitHub Action.

Sources

security posture

Risk level: blue

broad file, network, media, or database tool signal.

Risk classifier

blue risk · medium confidence · tool

Why

broad file, network, media, or database tool signal

Signals

text:client

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: ~/.transifexrc

Credential files

Credential-bearing paths to review before unattended agent runs.

Unix: ~/.transifexrc

executables

Installed executables

Command	Kind	Exposure	Note
`tx`	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 version1.6.17

manager updated

local dataok

upstreamcurrent

latest detectedv1.6.17

https://github.com/transifex/cli

infoNo package-manager update timestamp was available.low confidence

install metadata

Package metadata

Package key	brew:transifex-cli
Version	1.6.17
Package manager	Homebrew
Package manager page	https://formulae.brew.sh/formula/transifex-cli
Homepage	https://github.com/transifex/cli
Repository	https://github.com/transifex/cli
Upstream docs	https://developers.transifex.com/docs/cli
License	Apache-2.0
Source archive	https://github.com/transifex/cli/archive/refs/tags/v1.6.17.tar.gz
Build dependencies	go
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	transifex-cli
Version Scheme	0
Revision	0
Head Version	HEAD
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%

transifex-cli

nix profile install nixpkgs#transifex-cli

normalized package name match
Matched by: Transifex Cli

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

pacman95%

transifex-cli 1.6.17-4

The Transifex command-line tool to download and upload translations from Transifex

https://github.com/transifex/cli

sudo pacman -S transifex-cli

License: Apache-2.0
Architecture: x86_64
1 dependencies
1 provides
normalized package name match
Matched by: Transifex Cli

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

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/transifex-cli.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

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