# Install transifex-cli with Homebrew, Nix, pacman Transifex command-line client. Version 1.6.17 via Homebrew; verified from local package data. ## Install ```sh sudo av install brew:transifex-cli ``` Additional install commands: ### macOS - Homebrew (100%): ```sh brew install transifex-cli ``` Evidence: local Homebrew formula metadata ### Linux - Nix (92%): ```sh nix profile install nixpkgs#transifex-cli ``` Evidence: nixpkgs package indexes: pkgs/by-name/tr/transifex-cli/package.nix from https://api.github.com/repos/NixOS/nixpkgs/git/trees/master?recursive=1 - pacman (92%): ```sh sudo pacman -S transifex-cli ``` Evidence: Arch Linux sync databases: transifex-cli from https://geo.mirror.pkgbuild.com/extra/os/x86_64/extra.db.tar.gz ## Package facts - **Package key:** brew:transifex-cli - **Package manager:** Homebrew - **Package manager page:** - **Version:** 1.6.17 - **Source summary:** Transifex command-line client - **Homepage:** - **Repository:** - **Upstream docs:** - **License:** Apache-2.0 - **Source archive:** - **Generated:** 2026-07-08T07:18:31+00:00 ## Executables - tx (cli) - tx (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: 1.6.17 - Local data: ok - Upstream repository: https://github.com/transifex/cli - Upstream latest detected: v1.6.17 (current) - info: No package-manager update timestamp was available. ## 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 `.` to `o::p::r:` 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 Notes broad file, network, media, or database tool signal. - **Geiger risk:** blue / medium - broad file, network, media, or database tool signal ## 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: ~/.transifexrc ## Credential files - Unix: ~/.transifexrc ## 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:** - **Deprecated:** no - **Disabled:** no - **Keg Only:** no - **URL Keys:** head, stable ## Other Package-Manager Records - Nix - transifex-cli: normalized package name match | nixpkgs package indexes: pkgs/by-name/tr/transifex-cli/package.nix from https://api.github.com/repos/NixOS/nixpkgs/git/trees/master?recursive=1 - pacman - transifex-cli - 1.6.17-4: normalized package name match | Arch Linux sync databases: transifex-cli from https://geo.mirror.pkgbuild.com/extra/os/x86_64/extra.db.tar.gz | The Transifex command-line tool to download and upload translations from Transifex | https://github.com/transifex/cli ## Related links - [Source-control packages](https://www.automicvault.com/pkg/source-control-tools/) - Belongs to a source-control command family. - [Secret-risk packages](https://www.automicvault.com/pkg/secret-risk-packages/) - Has protected-tool coverage, approval-gate, or non-low Geiger security signals. - [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. - [go](https://www.automicvault.com/pkg/brew/go/) - Build dependency declared by Homebrew. - [translate-toolkit](https://www.automicvault.com/pkg/brew/translate-toolkit/) - Shares av.db curated category or tags: cli, developer-tools, i18n, localization, translation. - [crowdin](https://www.automicvault.com/pkg/brew/crowdin/) - Shares av.db curated category or tags: cli, developer-tools, localization, translation. - [gettext](https://www.automicvault.com/pkg/brew/gettext/) - Shares av.db curated category or tags: cli, developer-tools, i18n, localization, translation. - [intltool](https://www.automicvault.com/pkg/brew/intltool/) - Shares av.db curated category or tags: cli, developer-tools, localization, translation. - [itstool](https://www.automicvault.com/pkg/brew/itstool/) - Shares av.db curated category or tags: cli, developer-tools, localization, translation. - [phrase-cli](https://www.automicvault.com/pkg/brew/phrase-cli/) - Shares av.db curated category or tags: cli, developer-tools, localization, translation. - [po4a](https://www.automicvault.com/pkg/brew/po4a/) - Shares av.db curated category or tags: cli, developer-tools, localization, translation. - [decasify](https://www.automicvault.com/pkg/brew/decasify/) - Shares av.db curated category or tags: cli, developer-tools, localization. - [reg](https://www.automicvault.com/pkg/brew/reg/) - Both packages touch the same language runtime or ecosystem. Shared terms: cli, client, command-line, developer, developer-tools. - [cascadia](https://www.automicvault.com/pkg/brew/cascadia/) - Both packages touch the same language runtime or ecosystem. Shared terms: cli, command-line, developer, developer-tools, go. ## Combined YAML source View the package source record on GitHub. [combined/transifex-cli.yml](https://github.com/automic-vault/db/blob/main/combined/transifex-cli.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