macOS
Homebrewverified · 100%
brew install ttllocal Homebrew formula metadata
brew
Install ttl with Homebrew, apk, Nix, zypper, winget
Modern traceroute/mtr-style TUI with hop stats and ASN/geo enrichment. Version 0.21.0 via Homebrew; verified 2026-07-07. Also installable with nix: nix profile install nixpkgs#ttl.
install
Additional install commands
Linux
Alpine Linux apkverified · 92%
sudo apk add ttlAlpine Linux edge package indexes · ttl · source: dl-cdn.alpinelinux.org
Nixverified · 92%
nix profile install nixpkgs#ttlnixpkgs package indexes · pkgs/by-name/tt/ttl/package.nix · source: api.github.com
openSUSE zypperverified · 92%
sudo zypper install ttlopenSUSE Tumbleweed package metadata · ttl · source: download.opensuse.org
Windows
Windows Package Managerverified · 92%
winget install --id TwintailTeam.TTL -eWindows Package Manager source index · TwintailTeam.TTL · source: cdn.winget.microsoft.com
overview
Package summary
Modern traceroute/mtr-style TUI with hop stats and ASN/geo enrichment
Project links
Commands and aliases
- ttl
history
Project history and usage
ttl is a modern Rust traceroute and mtr-style terminal tool with a real-time TUI, per-hop statistics, ASN and GeoIP enrichment, ECMP detection, path MTU discovery, and machine-readable exports.
Its package-manager niche is the contemporary network-debugging CLI: a single command that blends classic traceroute behavior with TUI observability, structured output, and daemon-friendly monitoring.
Project history
The official README describes ttl as a network diagnostic tool that goes beyond traceroute, with route flap alerts, IX identification, NAT detection, MTU discovery, and multi-target tracing. Its Cargo metadata identifies the package as a command-line network diagnostic utility and points to the GitHub repository.
The changelog shows active release work through 2026. Version 0.15.0 in January 2026 added animated replay and event recording; later releases added ECMP classification, NetBSD support, replay controls, daemon mode, Prometheus export, Docker publishing, trace diffing, and platform-specific raw-socket fixes.
Adoption history
The README lists installation paths through crates.io, Homebrew core, Alpine edge/testing, Arch AUR, Gentoo, NetBSD pkgsrc, Nix, GitHub release binaries, and Docker images. That spread is unusually broad for a young network CLI and reflects its appeal to package users who want a current alternative to stock traceroute/mtr.
The GitHub page describes ttl as a better mtr and lists topics such as Rust, CLI, terminal, networking, latency, geolocation, ICMP, TUI, traceroute, network visualization, mtr, ASN lookup, and Ratatui.
How it is used
The README's quick start shows `ttl 8.8.8.8` on Linux after granting `cap_net_raw`, `sudo ttl 8.8.8.8` on macOS/BSD, UDP probing, multi-flow ECMP path discovery, path MTU discovery, multiple targets, and resolve-all tracing.
For automation, ttl supports JSON, CSV, text reports, line-delimited JSON streaming, saved-session replay, diffing, daemon mode, Prometheus metrics, Docker, and shell completions.
Why package nerds care
ttl is significant to package nerds because it packages a modern terminal-networking stack: Rust, Ratatui, cross-platform raw socket handling, package-manager install paths, and ops-friendly exports in one binary.
It also shows how newer CLIs compete with entrenched Unix tools by keeping the familiar traceroute mental model while adding structured output and observability hooks that fit scripted and containerized environments.
Timeline
- 2026-01: Version 0.15.0 added animated replay and probe event recording.
- 2026-02: Version 0.18.1 added experimental NetBSD support.
- 2026-06: Version 0.20.0 added daemon mode, Prometheus export, Docker publishing, streaming JSON, and trace diffing.
- 2026-06: Version 0.20.1 fixed macOS/BSD probe TTL behavior and updated dependencies.
Related projects
- traceroute and mtr are the classic tools ttl explicitly builds beyond.
- Ratatui and crossterm provide the terminal UI stack named in Cargo dependencies.
- PeeringDB, MaxMind GeoIP data, and ASN lookups are adjacent data sources used for ttl's enrichment features.
Sources
security posture
No protected-tool coverage found yet
No matching local secret-handling manifest was found for ttl. 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.
- 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
| Command | Kind | Exposure | Note |
|---|---|---|---|
ttl | 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 generated2026-07-25
manager version0.21.0
manager updated2026-07-07
local dataok
upstreamcurrent
latest detectedv0.21.0
- okNo freshness warnings were generated.
install metadata
Package metadata
| Package key | brew:ttl |
|---|---|
| Version | 0.21.0 |
| Package manager | Homebrew |
| Package manager page | https://formulae.brew.sh/formula/ttl |
| Homepage | https://github.com/lance0/ttl |
| Repository | https://github.com/lance0/ttl |
| Upstream docs | https://github.com/lance0/ttl#readme |
| License | MIT |
| Source archive | https://github.com/lance0/ttl/archive/refs/tags/v0.21.0.tar.gz |
| Last updated | 2026-07-07T16:37:31Z |
| Pulse | updated |
| Build dependencies | rust |
| 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 | ttl |
| 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 |
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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%
ttl
nix profile install nixpkgs#ttl- normalized package name match
- Matched by: Ttl
apk95%
ttl 0.19.1-r0
Fast, modern traceroute with lot of options. A better mtr.
sudo apk add ttl- License: Apache-2.0 AND MIT
- Architecture: x86_64
- Source Package: ttl
- 1 dependencies
- 1 provides
- normalized package name match
- Matched by: Ttl
zypper95%
ttl 0.19.1-1.1
Modern traceroute/mtr-style TUI
sudo zypper install ttl- License: Apache-2.0 OR MIT
- Category: Unspecified
- Architecture: x86_64
- Source Package: ttl
- 5 dependencies
- 2 provides
- normalized package name match
- Matched by: Ttl
winget95%
TwintailTeam.TTL
winget install --id TwintailTeam.TTL -e- normalized package name match
- Matched by: Ttl
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.
Used sources
- Nucleus package database
- av.db category and tag curation
- cross-ecosystem install command graph
- curated package history
- external package-manager database matches
- package relationship graph
- package version freshness
- package-page enrichment