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Install try-rs with Homebrew

Temporary workspace manager for fast experimentation in the terminal. Version 1.7.11 via Homebrew; verified 2026-06-12.

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macOS

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brew install try-rs

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overview

Package summary

Temporary workspace manager for fast experimentation in the terminal

Commands and aliases

  • try-rs

history

Project history and usage

try-rs is a Rust command-line and TUI workspace manager for temporary programming experiments. Its official README describes it as a tool for keeping ad hoc projects out of Desktop, /tmp, and other cluttered folders by organizing experiments into managed directories.

Project history

The project explicitly positions itself as a Rust port and re-imagining of Tobi Lutke's try tool. It preserves the original idea that small experiments deserve a home, while adding a native Rust binary, a Ratatui-based interface, shell integration, previews, themes, tabbed workspaces, and git-aware creation flows.

Adoption history

Official project materials show adoption through package-manager and distribution channels used by command-line users: Cargo, Homebrew, Nix flakes, Arch AUR, an Ubuntu/Debian APT repository, GitHub releases, and direct source builds. GitHub lists dozens of releases and hundreds of stars, suggesting a small but visible audience among terminal-centric developers.

How it is used

Users run try-rs to open the TUI, create or jump to a named experiment, clone a repository into a dated folder, create a git worktree from the current repository, set up shell integration, or generate shell completions. The tool is especially aimed at people who repeatedly create throwaway prototypes and later need fuzzy search, recency ordering, preview, and cleanup.

Why package nerds care

For package nerds, try-rs is notable as a modern Rust rewrite of a tiny Ruby workflow tool, with broad packaging surfaces and shell integration rather than a single script. It belongs to the niche of personal workspace managers that make throwaway coding sessions reproducible enough to find again.

Timeline

  • 2026: GitHub shows v1.7.11 as the latest release on June 11, 2026.
  • 2026: Official docs list Cargo, Homebrew, Nix, AUR, APT, GitHub release, and source-build installation paths.

Related projects

  • try-rs is directly related to tobi/try, which the README names as its inspiration and predecessor.
  • It is also adjacent to shell jumpers, fuzzy finders, and project-directory managers, but its scope is narrower: temporary experiment workspaces.

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.
  • 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.

executables

Installed executables

CommandKindExposureNote
try-rscliglobal 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 version1.7.11
manager updated2026-06-12
local dataok
upstreamcurrent
latest detectedv1.7.11

https://github.com/tassiovirginio/try-rs

  • okNo freshness warnings were generated.

install metadata

Package metadata

Package keybrew:try-rs
Version1.7.11
Package managerHomebrew
Package manager pagehttps://formulae.brew.sh/formula/try-rs
Homepagehttps://try-rs.org/
Repositoryhttps://github.com/tassiovirginio/try-rs
Upstream docshttps://github.com/tassiovirginio/try-rs#readme
LicenseMIT
Source archivehttps://github.com/tassiovirginio/try-rs/archive/refs/tags/v1.7.11.tar.gz
Last updated2026-06-12T01:07:09Z
Pulseupdated
Build dependenciesrust
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 Nametry-rs
Version Scheme0
Revision0
Head VersionHEAD
Bottle Stable Root URLhttps://ghcr.io/v2/homebrew/core
Deprecatedno
Disabledno
Keg Onlyno
URL Keys
  • head
  • stable

package graph

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

Related tools

  • rustBuild dependency declared by Homebrew.
  • tryPackage names and metadata indicate a similar tool family. Shared terms: cli, developer, developer-tools, experiments, manager.

Same workflow

  • gituShares av.db curated category or tags: cli, developer-tools, rust, terminal, tui.
  • gituiShares av.db curated category or tags: cli, developer-tools, rust, terminal, tui.
  • soShares av.db curated category or tags: cli, developer-tools, rust, terminal, tui.
  • atacShares av.db curated category or tags: cli, developer-tools, terminal, tui.
  • cargo-features-managerShares av.db curated category or tags: cli, developer-tools, rust, tui.
  • charsShares av.db curated category or tags: cli, developer-tools, rust, 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

  • Geiger risk classifier
  • Nucleus package database
  • av.db category and tag curation
  • cross-ecosystem install command graph
  • curated package history
  • package relationship graph
  • package version freshness
  • package-page enrichment