install

Additional install commands

macOS

Homebrewverified · 100%

brew install ultralist

local Homebrew formula metadata

MacPortsverified · 94%

sudo port install ultralist

MacPorts ports tree · office/ultralist/Portfile · source: api.github.com

Linux

Nixverified · 92%

nix profile install nixpkgs#ultralist

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

overview

Package summary

Simple GTD-style task management for the command-line

Project links

Commands and aliases

ultralist

history

Project history and usage

Ultralist is a command-line task manager for technical users, built around Getting Things Done concepts such as due dates, projects, contexts, statuses, and recurrence.

Project history

The project presents itself as an open source, CLI-first task management system. Its README emphasizes speed, a low-friction terminal workflow, and an optional hosted Ultralist Pro service for syncing, web, mobile, Slack, and API integrations.

Adoption history

Ultralist's own installation instructions show the tool crossing the usual package-nerd channels: Homebrew and MacPorts on macOS, AUR on Arch Linux, FreeBSD packages/ports, GitHub release binaries, and Go installation from source.

How it is used

In practice it is used as a terminal todo system for people who want richer GTD features than a plain todo.txt file while still keeping the command line as the primary interface. Its documented .todos.json format also makes it inspectable and script-friendly.

Why package nerds care

Ultralist matters in the package-manager niche as a small Go CLI productivity tool with prebuilt release artifacts and multiple Unix packaging paths, rather than as a large ecosystem dependency.

Timeline

2016: Early GitHub tag 0.2.0 appears in the official repository history.
README era: Official installation documents Homebrew, MacPorts, AUR, FreeBSD packages/ports, release binaries, and Go source installation.

Related projects

The README explicitly compares Ultralist with todo.txt and Taskwarrior, positioning it in the CLI todo and GTD-tool family.

Sources

https://api.github.com/repos/gammons/ultralist/tags?per_page=100
https://raw.githubusercontent.com/gammons/ultralist/main/README.md
source_facts.package-manager

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 13 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
`ultralist`	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 generated2026-07-08

manager version1.7.0

manager updated

local dataok

upstreamcurrent

latest detected1.7.0

https://github.com/gammons/ultralist

infoNo package-manager update timestamp was available.low confidence

install metadata

Package metadata

Package key	brew:ultralist
Version	1.7.0
Package manager	Homebrew
Package manager page	https://formulae.brew.sh/formula/ultralist
Homepage	https://ultralist.io
Repository	https://github.com/gammons/ultralist
Upstream docs	https://ultralist.io/docs/basics/concepts
License	MIT
Source archive	https://github.com/gammons/ultralist/archive/refs/tags/1.7.0.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, catalina, 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	ultralist
Version Scheme	0
Revision	0
Bottle Stable Root URL	https://ghcr.io/v2/homebrew/core
Deprecated	no
Disabled	no
Keg Only	no
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.

Nix95%

ultralist

nix profile install nixpkgs#ultralist

normalized package name match
Matched by: Ultralist

nixpkgs package indexes · api.github.com · nixpkgs package indexes: pkgs/by-name/ul/ultralist/package.nix from https://api.github.com/repos/NixOS/nixpkgs/git/trees/master?recursive=1

MacPorts95%

ultralist

sudo port install ultralist

normalized package name match
Matched by: Ultralist

MacPorts ports tree · api.github.com · MacPorts ports tree: office/ultralist/Portfile from https://api.github.com/repos/macports/macports-ports/git/trees/master?recursive=1

package graph

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

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.

combined/ultralist.yml

Used sources

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

Install ultralist with Homebrew, MacPorts, Nix