macOS
Homebrewverified · 100%
brew install tutlocal Homebrew formula metadata
brew
Install tut with Homebrew, apk, Nix, zypper
TUI for Mastodon with vim inspired keys. Version 2.0.1 via Homebrew; verified from local package data. Also installable with nix: nix profile install nixpkgs#tut.
install
Additional install commands
Linux
Alpine Linux apkverified · 92%
sudo apk add tutAlpine Linux edge package indexes · tut · source: dl-cdn.alpinelinux.org
Nixverified · 92%
nix profile install nixpkgs#tutnixpkgs package indexes · pkgs/by-name/tu/tut/package.nix · source: api.github.com
openSUSE zypperverified · 92%
sudo zypper install tutopenSUSE Tumbleweed package metadata · tut · source: download.opensuse.org
overview
Package summary
TUI for Mastodon with vim inspired keys
Project links
Commands and aliases
- tut
history
Project history and usage
tut is a terminal user interface for Mastodon, built around vim-inspired navigation and a command-oriented social-client workflow.
Project history
The official GitHub repository was created in March 2020. Its README describes tut as a Mastodon TUI with most features of the web client, including timelines, notifications, composing, bookmarks, lists, hashtags, profile actions, multiple accounts, templates, configuration, and optional mouse support.
The 2.0 release line appeared in January 2023 in the official GitHub release feed. Around the same period, the README documented a widened packaging footprint across Linux and BSD systems plus Homebrew for macOS.
Adoption history
tut's adoption follows the terminal-social-client niche: users who live in shells but still want Mastodon timelines, notifications, and composition without a browser. The README lists AUR packages maintained by the author, Alpine, Debian, BSD ports, pkgsrc, Homebrew, and openSUSE availability; the supplied package metadata also lists apk, Homebrew, Nix, and zypper.
How it is used
Users run `tut` to open Mastodon timelines, press keys such as `c`, `j`, `k`, `h`, `l`, and `?`, and use colon commands such as `:timeline`, `:compose`, `:login`, `:bookmarks`, and `:tag`.
Configuration lives under `XDG_CONFIG_HOME/tut/config.toml` on Linux, with accounts stored separately. For package-manager users, the tool is a familiar TUI install: add it from Homebrew or a distribution repo, then configure accounts and key-driven timeline behavior.
Why package nerds care
tut is significant as a packaged Fediverse-era terminal client. It turns Mastodon from a web or mobile app into an installable Unix-style command, complete with config files, man-page-friendly documentation, distro packages, and vim-like controls.
Timeline
- 2020: Official GitHub repository created.
- 2023: 2.0.0 and 2.0.1 releases published.
- 2023: README documented OpenBSD 7.3 package availability and Homebrew installation.
- 2026: Repository metadata still shows the project available and package metadata records Homebrew, apk, Nix, and zypper entries.
Related projects
- Mastodon
- Fediverse
- terminal user interfaces
- vim keybindings
Sources
- GitHub API for RasmusLindroth/tut: repository created 2020-03-17 and releases in January 2023.
- https://github.com/RasmusLindroth/tut README: Mastodon TUI description, commands, configuration paths, and install/package sections.
- https://tut.anv.nu official documentation site referenced by README and current curation.
- source_facts.package-manager: apk, Homebrew, Nix, and zypper package-manager presence.
security posture
No protected-tool coverage found yet
No matching local secret-handling manifest was found for tut. 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 12 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.
local files
Configuration and credential file locations
These source-backed paths show where this package keeps local settings or durable credentials. Automic Vault can use them as review targets for secret scanning, migration, and command approval.
Configuration files
Config paths the tool may read or write during local use.
- Linux
~/.config/tut/config.toml$XDG_CONFIG_HOME/tut/config.toml
Credential files
Credential-bearing paths to review before unattended agent runs.
- Linux
~/.config/tut/accounts.toml
executables
Installed executables
| Command | Kind | Exposure | Note |
|---|---|---|---|
tut | 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 generated2026-07-26
manager version2.0.1
manager updated
local dataok
upstreamcurrent
latest detected2.0.1
https://github.com/RasmusLindroth/tut
- infoNo package-manager update timestamp was available.low confidence
install metadata
Package metadata
| Package key | brew:tut |
|---|---|
| Version | 2.0.1 |
| Package manager | Homebrew |
| Package manager page | https://formulae.brew.sh/formula/tut |
| Homepage | https://tut.anv.nu |
| Repository | https://github.com/RasmusLindroth/tut |
| Upstream docs | https://github.com/RasmusLindroth/tut#readme |
| License | MIT |
| Source archive | https://github.com/RasmusLindroth/tut/archive/refs/tags/2.0.1.tar.gz |
| Build dependencies | go |
| Bottle | available (on arm64_big_sur, arm64_linux, arm64_monterey, arm64_sequoia, arm64_sonoma, arm64_tahoe, arm64_ventura, big_sur, monterey, sonoma, ventura, 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 | tut |
| Version Scheme | 0 |
| Revision | 0 |
| 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%
tut
nix profile install nixpkgs#tut- normalized package name match
- Matched by: Tut
apk95%
tut 2.0.1-r29
TUI for Mastodon
https://github.com/RasmusLindroth/tut
sudo apk add tut- License: MIT
- Architecture: x86_64
- Source Package: tut
- 1 dependencies
- 1 provides
- normalized package name match
- Matched by: Tut
apk95%
tut-doc 2.0.1-r29
TUI for Mastodon (documentation)
https://github.com/RasmusLindroth/tut
sudo apk add tut-doc- License: MIT
- Architecture: x86_64
- Source Package: tut
- normalized package name match
- Matched by: Tut
zypper95%
tut 2.0.1-1.12
A TUI for Mastodon with vim inspired keys
sudo zypper install tut- License: MIT
- Category: Productivity/Networking/Web/Frontends
- Architecture: x86_64
- Source Package: tut
- 1 dependencies
- 1 provides
- normalized package name match
- Matched by: Tut
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 configuration and credential file locations
- curated package history
- external package-manager database matches
- package relationship graph
- package version freshness
- package-page enrichment