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Install ttyplot with Homebrew, apk, apt, dnf, Nix, zypper

Realtime plotting utility for terminal with data input from stdin. Version 1.7.5 via Homebrew; verified 2026-06-22.

Install commandSecurity notes

install

Additional install commands

macOS

Homebrewverified · 100%
brew install ttyplot

local Homebrew formula metadata

Linux

Alpine Linux apkverified · 92%
sudo apk add ttyplot

Alpine Linux edge package indexes · ttyplot · source: dl-cdn.alpinelinux.org

Debian aptverified · 92%
sudo apt install ttyplot

Debian stable package indexes · ttyplot · source: deb.debian.org

Fedora dnfverified · 92%
sudo dnf install ttyplot

Fedora Rawhide package metadata · ttyplot · source: dl.fedoraproject.org

Nixverified · 92%
nix profile install nixpkgs#ttyplot

nixpkgs package indexes · pkgs/by-name/tt/ttyplot/package.nix · source: api.github.com

openSUSE zypperverified · 92%
sudo zypper install ttyplot

openSUSE Tumbleweed package metadata · ttyplot · source: download.opensuse.org

overview

Package summary

Realtime plotting utility for terminal with data input from stdin

Commands and aliases

  • ttyplot

history

Project history and usage

ttyplot is a real-time plotting utility for text-mode consoles and terminals. Its README describes a Unix-pipeline tool that reads data from standard input and plots it live in the terminal.

Project history

Official release tags show ttyplot starting with a 1.0 tag in 2018 and continuing through later 1.x releases. The README copyright notice covers 2013-2025 for Antoni Sawicki, with 2023 contributions credited to Edgar Bonet and Sebastian Pipping.

The project grew around practical terminal monitoring rather than static charting. Its README centers examples from ping, snmpget, netstat, ip link, ifconfig, sar, vmstat, rrdtool, collectd, Prometheus node_exporter, curl, jq, and finance/price feeds.

Adoption history

The README documents installation through snap, Debian, Gentoo, Homebrew, Termux, FreeBSD packages, and release downloads. The supplied package facts also show apk, dnf, nix, Ubuntu, and zypper packaging.

Its adoption pattern is typical of compact sysadmin tools: it became package-worthy because it turns data already available from shell pipelines into a live terminal display without a daemon, browser dashboard, or metrics stack.

How it is used

ttyplot is commonly used by piping a stream of numbers into it, optionally setting title, units, scale, colors, two-line mode, or rate calculation. The README gives examples for CPU, memory, load average, ping latency, Wi-Fi signal, temperature, fan speed, network throughput, disk throughput, and Prometheus metrics.

Later README sections document experimental braille, block-element, and aalib ASCII-art rendering, plus interactive keys such as `q`, `r`, and Ctrl-L while reading from a pipe.

Why package nerds care

For package collectors, ttyplot is a dense example of the Unix philosophy in package form: it avoids owning data collection and instead makes stdin visually useful.

It is also a handy smoke-test package for terminal capabilities, Unicode/braille rendering, buffering behavior, and the rough edges of alternate-screen terminal handling.

Timeline

  • 2018: 1.0 tag published.
  • 2023: 1.5 tag published; README notes version 1.5 changed closed-input behavior.
  • 2023-2024: 1.6.x tags published.
  • 2026: 1.7.5 tag published.

Related projects

  • The README examples compose ttyplot with classic system tools such as ping, vmstat, netstat, sar, snmpget, rrdtool, collectd, curl, jq, and Prometheus node_exporter.

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
ttyplotcliglobal 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 version1.7.5
manager updated2026-06-22
local dataok
upstreamcurrent
latest detected1.7.5

https://github.com/tenox7/ttyplot

  • okNo freshness warnings were generated.

install metadata

Package metadata

Package keybrew:ttyplot
Version1.7.5
Package managerHomebrew
Package manager pagehttps://formulae.brew.sh/formula/ttyplot
Homepagehttps://github.com/tenox7/ttyplot
Repositoryhttps://github.com/tenox7/ttyplot
Upstream docshttps://github.com/tenox7/ttyplot#readme
LicenseApache-2.0
Source archivehttps://github.com/tenox7/ttyplot/archive/refs/tags/1.7.5.tar.gz
Last updated2026-06-22T04:35:17Z
Pulseupdated
Build dependenciespkgconf
Uses from macOSncurses
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 Namettyplot
Version Scheme0
Revision0
Bottle Stable Root URLhttps://ghcr.io/v2/homebrew/core
Deprecatedno
Disabledno
Keg Onlyno
URL Keys
  • 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.

Debian apt95%

ttyplot 1.7.0-1

realtime plotting utility for text mode consoles and terminals

https://github.com/tenox7/ttyplot

sudo apt install ttyplot
  • Section: math
  • Architecture: amd64
  • 3 dependencies
  • normalized package name match
  • Matched by: Ttyplot
Debian stable package indexes · deb.debian.org · Debian stable package indexes: ttyplot from https://deb.debian.org/debian/dists/stable/main/binary-amd64/Packages.xz
Nix95%

ttyplot

nix profile install nixpkgs#ttyplot
  • normalized package name match
  • Matched by: Ttyplot
nixpkgs package indexes · api.github.com · nixpkgs package indexes: pkgs/by-name/tt/ttyplot/package.nix from https://api.github.com/repos/NixOS/nixpkgs/git/trees/master?recursive=1
Ubuntu apt95%

ttyplot 1.6.1-1

realtime plotting utility for text mode consoles and terminals

https://github.com/tenox7/ttyplot

sudo apt install ttyplot
  • Section: universe/math
  • Architecture: amd64
  • 3 dependencies
  • normalized package name match
  • Matched by: Ttyplot
Ubuntu 24.04 LTS package indexes · archive.ubuntu.com · Ubuntu 24.04 LTS package indexes: ttyplot from https://archive.ubuntu.com/ubuntu/dists/noble/universe/binary-amd64/Packages.gz
apk95%

ttyplot 1.7.2-r0

Realtime plotting utility for terminal/console with data input from stdin

https://github.com/tenox7/ttyplot

sudo apk add ttyplot
  • License: Apache-2.0
  • Architecture: x86_64
  • Source Package: ttyplot
  • 1 dependencies
  • 1 provides
  • normalized package name match
  • Matched by: Ttyplot
Alpine Linux edge package indexes · dl-cdn.alpinelinux.org · Alpine Linux edge package indexes: ttyplot from https://dl-cdn.alpinelinux.org/alpine/edge/community/x86_64/APKINDEX.tar.gz
apk95%

ttyplot-doc 1.7.2-r0

Realtime plotting utility for terminal/console with data input from stdin (documentation)

https://github.com/tenox7/ttyplot

sudo apk add ttyplot-doc
  • License: Apache-2.0
  • Architecture: x86_64
  • Source Package: ttyplot
  • normalized package name match
  • Matched by: Ttyplot
Alpine Linux edge package indexes · dl-cdn.alpinelinux.org · Alpine Linux edge package indexes: ttyplot-doc from https://dl-cdn.alpinelinux.org/alpine/edge/community/x86_64/APKINDEX.tar.gz
dnf95%

ttyplot 1.7.4-2.fc44

Real-time plotting utility for the terminal

https://github.com/tenox7/ttyplot/

sudo dnf install ttyplot
  • License: Apache-2.0
  • Category: Unspecified
  • Architecture: x86_64
  • Source Package: ttyplot
  • 5 dependencies
  • 1 provides
  • normalized package name match
  • Matched by: Ttyplot
Fedora Rawhide package metadata · dl.fedoraproject.org · Fedora Rawhide package metadata: ttyplot from https://dl.fedoraproject.org/pub/fedora/linux/development/rawhide/Everything/x86_64/os/repodata/e5ca8ce900cd68f5419e1c39ae517343100b306336cbaeb70a3c153121d95094-primary.xml.zst
zypper95%

ttyplot 1.7.4-1.3

Realtime plotting utility for terminals

https://github.com/tenox7/ttyplot

sudo zypper install ttyplot
  • License: Apache-2.0
  • Category: Unspecified
  • Architecture: x86_64
  • Source Package: ttyplot
  • 4 dependencies
  • 1 provides
  • normalized package name match
  • Matched by: Ttyplot
openSUSE Tumbleweed package metadata · download.opensuse.org · openSUSE Tumbleweed package metadata: ttyplot from https://download.opensuse.org/tumbleweed/repo/oss/repodata/be8d3611d25469107f32075a1697e69ec57a2b850b42348a658cc671ad5ec2b50760d02c3e59524d50da9a11d5be799bdaffba2e166e8ca8858512e3c0bd665d-primary.xml.zst

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

Related tools

  • pkgconfBuild dependency declared by Homebrew.

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source trail

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  • Geiger risk classifier
  • 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