# 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 ```sh sudo av install brew:ttyplot ``` Additional install commands: ### macOS - Homebrew (100%): ```sh brew install ttyplot ``` Evidence: local Homebrew formula metadata ### Linux - apk (92%): ```sh sudo apk add ttyplot ``` Evidence: Alpine Linux edge package indexes: ttyplot from https://dl-cdn.alpinelinux.org/alpine/edge/community/x86_64/APKINDEX.tar.gz - Debian apt (92%): ```sh sudo apt install ttyplot ``` Evidence: Debian stable package indexes: ttyplot from https://deb.debian.org/debian/dists/stable/main/binary-amd64/Packages.xz - dnf (92%): ```sh sudo dnf install ttyplot ``` Evidence: Fedora Rawhide package metadata: ttyplot from https://dl.fedoraproject.org/pub/fedora/linux/development/rawhide/Everything/x86_64/os/repodata/e5ca8ce900cd68f5419e1c39ae517343100b306336cbaeb70a3c153121d95094-primary.xml.zst - Nix (92%): ```sh nix profile install nixpkgs#ttyplot ``` Evidence: nixpkgs package indexes: pkgs/by-name/tt/ttyplot/package.nix from https://api.github.com/repos/NixOS/nixpkgs/git/trees/master?recursive=1 - zypper (92%): ```sh sudo zypper install ttyplot ``` Evidence: openSUSE Tumbleweed package metadata: ttyplot from https://download.opensuse.org/tumbleweed/repo/oss/repodata/be8d3611d25469107f32075a1697e69ec57a2b850b42348a658cc671ad5ec2b50760d02c3e59524d50da9a11d5be799bdaffba2e166e8ca8858512e3c0bd665d-primary.xml.zst ## Package facts - **Package key:** brew:ttyplot - **Package manager:** Homebrew - **Package manager page:** - **Version:** 1.7.5 - **Source summary:** Realtime plotting utility for terminal with data input from stdin - **Homepage:** - **Repository:** - **Upstream docs:** - **License:** Apache-2.0 - **Source archive:** - **Last updated:** 2026-06-22T04:35:17Z - **Generated:** 2026-07-08T07:18:31+00:00 ## Executables - ttyplot (cli) - ttyplot (alias) ## Build dependencies - pkgconf ## Uses from macOS - ncurses ## 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: 1.7.5 - Package-manager updated: 2026-06-22 - Local data: ok - Upstream repository: https://github.com/tenox7/ttyplot - Upstream latest detected: 1.7.5 (current) ## 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. ### Sources - - official git tags from https://github.com/tenox7/ttyplot - 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:** ttyplot - **Version Scheme:** 0 - **Revision:** 0 - **Bottle Stable Root URL:** - **Deprecated:** no - **Disabled:** no - **Keg Only:** no - **URL Keys:** stable ## Other Package-Manager Records - Debian apt - ttyplot - 1.7.0-1: normalized package name match | Debian stable package indexes: ttyplot from https://deb.debian.org/debian/dists/stable/main/binary-amd64/Packages.xz | realtime plotting utility for text mode consoles and terminals | https://github.com/tenox7/ttyplot - Nix - ttyplot: normalized package name match | nixpkgs package indexes: pkgs/by-name/tt/ttyplot/package.nix from https://api.github.com/repos/NixOS/nixpkgs/git/trees/master?recursive=1 - Ubuntu apt - ttyplot - 1.6.1-1: normalized package name match | Ubuntu 24.04 LTS package indexes: ttyplot from https://archive.ubuntu.com/ubuntu/dists/noble/universe/binary-amd64/Packages.gz | realtime plotting utility for text mode consoles and terminals | https://github.com/tenox7/ttyplot - apk - ttyplot - 1.7.2-r0: normalized package name match | Alpine Linux edge package indexes: ttyplot from https://dl-cdn.alpinelinux.org/alpine/edge/community/x86_64/APKINDEX.tar.gz | Realtime plotting utility for terminal/console with data input from stdin | https://github.com/tenox7/ttyplot - apk - ttyplot-doc - 1.7.2-r0: normalized package name match | Alpine Linux edge package indexes: ttyplot-doc from https://dl-cdn.alpinelinux.org/alpine/edge/community/x86_64/APKINDEX.tar.gz | Realtime plotting utility for terminal/console with data input from stdin (documentation) | https://github.com/tenox7/ttyplot - dnf - ttyplot - 1.7.4-2.fc44: normalized package name match | Fedora Rawhide package metadata: ttyplot from https://dl.fedoraproject.org/pub/fedora/linux/development/rawhide/Everything/x86_64/os/repodata/e5ca8ce900cd68f5419e1c39ae517343100b306336cbaeb70a3c153121d95094-primary.xml.zst | Real-time plotting utility for the terminal | https://github.com/tenox7/ttyplot/ - zypper - ttyplot - 1.7.4-1.3: normalized package name match | openSUSE Tumbleweed package metadata: ttyplot from https://download.opensuse.org/tumbleweed/repo/oss/repodata/be8d3611d25469107f32075a1697e69ec57a2b850b42348a658cc671ad5ec2b50760d02c3e59524d50da9a11d5be799bdaffba2e166e8ca8858512e3c0bd665d-primary.xml.zst | Realtime plotting utility for terminals | https://github.com/tenox7/ttyplot ## Related links - 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