# Install turso with Homebrew, Nix Interactive SQL shell for Turso. Version 0.6.1 via Homebrew; verified 2026-05-22. ## Install ```sh sudo av install brew:turso ``` Additional install commands: ### macOS - Homebrew (100%): ```sh brew install turso ``` Evidence: local Homebrew formula metadata ### Linux - Nix (92%): ```sh nix profile install nixpkgs#turso ``` Evidence: nixpkgs package indexes: pkgs/by-name/tu/turso/package.nix from https://api.github.com/repos/NixOS/nixpkgs/git/trees/master?recursive=1 ## Package facts - **Package key:** brew:turso - **Package manager:** Homebrew - **Package manager page:** - **Version:** 0.6.1 - **Source summary:** Interactive SQL shell for Turso - **Homepage:** - **Repository:** - **Upstream docs:** - **License:** MIT - **Source archive:** - **Last updated:** 2026-05-22T10:50:27Z - **Generated:** 2026-07-10T07:20:53+00:00 ## Executables - tursodb (cli) - tursodb (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: 2026-07-10 - Package-manager version: 0.6.1 - Package-manager updated: 2026-05-22 - Local data: ok - Upstream repository: https://github.com/tursodatabase/turso - Upstream latest detected: v0.6.1 (current) ## Project history and usage Turso Database is an in-process SQL database written in Rust and designed for SQLite compatibility; the Homebrew package exposes the `tursodb` interactive shell. ### Project history The package points at the `tursodatabase/turso` repository, created in 2023 and now described officially as an in-process SQL database compatible with SQLite. Its README presents the project as beta software and lists SQLite compatibility, `BEGIN CONCURRENT`, change data capture, language bindings, async I/O, vector support, schema-management work, encryption experiments, full-text search, and multi-process WAL coordination as core areas. The current Turso Database grew out of Turso's public SQLite evolution work. Official Turso docs describe libSQL as the earlier production-ready SQLite fork and Turso Database as the newer full rewrite of SQLite, maintained by Turso and intended for new projects, agents, smart devices, and high-density use cases. Official Turso blog posts document the rewrite story: Limbo was introduced as a complete Rust rewrite of SQLite, the project later reached a first alpha under the Turso name, and a later retrospective said the team was a year into the rewrite with support for concurrent writes, CDC, native vector search, improved full-text search, and type-system work. ### Adoption history Turso is significant in package-manager history because a formerly cloud-service-associated database name became an installable local database engine and SQL shell. The supplied Homebrew metadata describes the formula as an interactive SQL shell for Turso and records `tursodb` as the executable. The official README advertises install paths not only for the CLI shell but also Rust, JavaScript, Python, Java, .NET, Go, and WebAssembly bindings. That multi-language surface, plus Nix and Homebrew package presence in the supplied metadata, makes it visible both as an application dependency and as a developer workstation tool. ### How it is used The simplest package-manager use is `brew install turso` followed by `tursodb`, which opens an interactive SQL shell connected to a transient in-memory database and supports opening persistent files. The manual explicitly compares the shell experience to `sqlite3` and documents dot commands and output modes. Developers also use the project as an embedded database library through language bindings. Its package-nerd appeal is strongest where SQLite compatibility, Rust implementation, local-first sync ideas, vector search, and concurrent-write experimentation intersect. ### Why package nerds care Turso matters to package nerds because it is not just another database CLI: it is a high-profile attempt to package and distribute a modern SQLite-compatible engine as a local binary, language SDKs, and cloud-adjacent sync platform. The project also captures a live transition in the SQLite ecosystem: libSQL as a production fork for compatibility today, and Turso Database as the experimental full rewrite that package managers can install for local testing. ### Timeline - 2023: `tursodatabase/turso` GitHub repository created. - 2024: Turso announced Limbo as a complete SQLite rewrite in Rust. - 2025: Turso announced the first alpha of the rewrite under the Turso name. - 2026: Official README and docs describe Turso Database as beta and document the `tursodb` SQL shell. ### Related projects - SQLite - libSQL - Limbo - Turso Cloud - DuckDB ### Sources - GitHub API for tursodatabase/turso: repository created 2023-08-26, active metadata, prerelease stream. - - - - - - - source_facts.executables and source_facts.package-manager: `tursodb`, Homebrew and Nix presence. ## Security Notes generalized runtime or code generation signal. - **Geiger risk:** yellow / medium - generalized runtime or code generation signal ## Source Database Details - **Source Database:** Homebrew formula API - **Tap:** homebrew/core - **Full Name:** turso - **Version Scheme:** 0 - **Revision:** 0 - **Head Version:** HEAD - **Bottle Stable Root URL:** - **Deprecated:** no - **Disabled:** no - **Keg Only:** no - **URL Keys:** head, stable ## Other Package-Manager Records - Nix - turso: normalized package name match | nixpkgs package indexes: pkgs/by-name/tu/turso/package.nix from https://api.github.com/repos/NixOS/nixpkgs/git/trees/master?recursive=1 ## Related links - [Source-control packages](https://www.automicvault.com/pkg/source-control-tools/) - Belongs to a source-control command family. - [Secret-risk packages](https://www.automicvault.com/pkg/secret-risk-packages/) - Has protected-tool coverage, approval-gate, or non-low Geiger security signals. - [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. - [rust](https://www.automicvault.com/pkg/brew/rust/) - Build dependency declared by Homebrew. - [chezmoi](https://www.automicvault.com/pkg/brew/chezmoi/) - Shares av.db curated category or tags: cli, configuration-management, developer-tools. - [jet](https://www.automicvault.com/pkg/brew/jet/) - Shares av.db curated category or tags: cli, database, developer-tools, sql. - [sql-lint](https://www.automicvault.com/pkg/brew/sql-lint/) - Shares av.db curated category or tags: cli, database, developer-tools, sql. - [sqlboiler](https://www.automicvault.com/pkg/brew/sqlboiler/) - Shares av.db curated category or tags: cli, database, developer-tools, sql. - [sqlc](https://www.automicvault.com/pkg/brew/sqlc/) - Shares av.db curated category or tags: cli, database, developer-tools, sql. - [sqldiff](https://www.automicvault.com/pkg/brew/sqldiff/) - Shares av.db curated category or tags: cli, database, developer-tools, sql. - [sqlpage](https://www.automicvault.com/pkg/brew/sqlpage/) - Shares av.db curated category or tags: cli, database, developer-tools, sql. - [sqlx-cli](https://www.automicvault.com/pkg/brew/sqlx-cli/) - Shares av.db curated category or tags: cli, database, developer-tools, sql. - [dbmate](https://www.automicvault.com/pkg/brew/dbmate/) - Local metadata places this package in an adjacent workflow. Shared terms: cli, database, developer, developer-tools, sql. ## Combined YAML source View the package source record on GitHub. [combined/turso.yml](https://github.com/automic-vault/db/blob/main/combined/turso.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 - external package-manager database matches - cross-ecosystem install command graph