# Install try-rs with Homebrew Temporary workspace manager for fast experimentation in the terminal. Version 1.7.11 via Homebrew; verified 2026-06-12. ## Install ```sh sudo av install brew:try-rs ``` Additional install commands: ### macOS - Homebrew (100%): ```sh brew install try-rs ``` Evidence: local Homebrew formula metadata ## Package facts - **Package key:** brew:try-rs - **Package manager:** Homebrew - **Package manager page:** - **Version:** 1.7.11 - **Source summary:** Temporary workspace manager for fast experimentation in the terminal - **Homepage:** - **Repository:** - **Upstream docs:** - **License:** MIT - **Source archive:** - **Last updated:** 2026-06-12T01:07:09Z - **Generated:** 2026-07-25T07:20:51+00:00 ## Executables - try-rs (cli) - try-rs (alias) ## Build dependencies - rust ## 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: 2026-07-25 - Package-manager version: 1.7.11 - Package-manager updated: 2026-06-12 - Local data: ok - Upstream repository: https://github.com/tassiovirginio/try-rs - Upstream latest detected: v1.7.11 (current) ## 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. ### Sources - - - - source_facts.package-manager ## Security Notes narrow executable package without higher-risk signals. - **Geiger risk:** green / low - narrow executable package without higher-risk signals ## Source Database Details - **Source Database:** Homebrew formula API - **Tap:** homebrew/core - **Full Name:** try-rs - **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 - [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. - [Developer build packages](https://www.automicvault.com/pkg/developer-build-tools/) - Matched build, compiler, generator, or developer workflow metadata. - [Language runtime packages](https://www.automicvault.com/pkg/language-runtime-packages/) - Matched language runtime, compiler, or interpreter metadata. - [rust](https://www.automicvault.com/pkg/brew/rust/) - Build dependency declared by Homebrew. - [gitu](https://www.automicvault.com/pkg/brew/gitu/) - Shares av.db curated category or tags: cli, developer-tools, rust, terminal, tui. - [gitui](https://www.automicvault.com/pkg/brew/gitui/) - Shares av.db curated category or tags: cli, developer-tools, rust, terminal, tui. - [so](https://www.automicvault.com/pkg/brew/so/) - Shares av.db curated category or tags: cli, developer-tools, rust, terminal, tui. - [atac](https://www.automicvault.com/pkg/brew/atac/) - Shares av.db curated category or tags: cli, developer-tools, terminal, tui. - [cargo-features-manager](https://www.automicvault.com/pkg/brew/cargo-features-manager/) - Shares av.db curated category or tags: cli, developer-tools, rust, tui. - [chars](https://www.automicvault.com/pkg/brew/chars/) - Shares av.db curated category or tags: cli, developer-tools, rust, terminal. - [code-minimap](https://www.automicvault.com/pkg/brew/code-minimap/) - Shares av.db curated category or tags: cli, developer-tools, rust, terminal. - [crates-tui](https://www.automicvault.com/pkg/brew/crates-tui/) - Shares av.db curated category or tags: cli, developer-tools, rust, tui. - [try](https://www.automicvault.com/pkg/brew/try/) - Package names and metadata indicate a similar tool family. Shared terms: cli, developer, developer-tools, experiments, manager. ## Combined YAML source View the package source record on GitHub. [combined/try-rs.yml](https://github.com/automic-vault/db/blob/main/combined/try-rs.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