# Install witr with Homebrew, MacPorts, Nix, scoop, winget Why is this running? Version 0.3.3 via Homebrew; verified 2026-07-25. Also installable with nix: nix profile install nixpkgs#witr. ## Install ```sh sudo av install brew:witr ``` Additional install commands: ### macOS - Homebrew (100%): ```sh brew install witr ``` Evidence: local Homebrew formula metadata - MacPorts (94%): ```sh sudo port install witr ``` Evidence: MacPorts ports tree: sysutils/witr/Portfile from https://api.github.com/repos/macports/macports-ports/git/trees/master?recursive=1 ### Linux - Nix (92%): ```sh nix profile install nixpkgs#witr ``` Evidence: nixpkgs package indexes: pkgs/by-name/wi/witr/package.nix from https://api.github.com/repos/NixOS/nixpkgs/git/trees/master?recursive=1 ### Windows - Scoop (92%): ```sh scoop install main/witr ``` Evidence: Scoop official bucket manifest trees: bucket/witr.json from https://api.github.com/repos/ScoopInstaller/Main/git/trees/master?recursive=1 - winget (92%): ```sh winget install --id PranshuParmar.witr -e ``` Evidence: Windows Package Manager source index: PranshuParmar.witr from https://cdn.winget.microsoft.com/cache/source.msix ## Package facts - **Package key:** brew:witr - **Package manager:** Homebrew - **Package manager page:** - **Version:** 0.3.3 - **Source summary:** Why is this running? - **Homepage:** - **Repository:** - **Upstream docs:** - **License:** Apache-2.0 - **Source archive:** - **Last updated:** 2026-07-25T22:40:21+02:00 - **Generated:** 2026-07-26T07:20:29+00:00 ## Executables - witr (cli) - witr (alias) ## Build dependencies - go ## 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: 2026-07-26 - Package-manager version: 0.3.3 - Package-manager updated: 2026-07-25 - Local data: ok - Upstream repository: https://github.com/pranshuparmar/witr - Upstream latest detected: v0.3.3 (current) ## Project history and usage witr, short for the question 'Why is this running?', is a Go system-inspection CLI focused on explaining the cause behind running processes, open ports, containers, and file locks. The public repository was created in December 2025, and its README positions it as a causality layer above tools such as ps, top, lsof, ss, systemctl, and docker ps. ### Project history The project appeared as a small single-purpose diagnostics tool and quickly acquired a broader interactive mode. Its README emphasizes both direct human-readable output and an interactive terminal dashboard with tabs for processes, ports, containers, and locks, reflecting a shift from one-shot inspection toward an operator-facing TUI. ### Adoption history Although new, witr shows unusually strong early adoption signals for a system utility: the GitHub API showed more than 18,000 stars during this enrichment run, and the latest GitHub release at the time checked was v0.3.3, published on June 24, 2026. The README also points to packaging across multiple ecosystems, including Unix, macOS, Windows, FreeBSD, and several package managers, which is notable for a young CLI. ### How it is used witr is used when an operator sees a process, listening port, container, or lock and wants the chain of responsibility rather than another flat listing. It correlates process metadata, services, containers, shells, repositories, and related system state to explain where a running thing came from and how it was started. ### Why package nerds care Its package-nerd appeal is the tidy premise: most Unix inspection tools expose facts, while witr tries to narrate cause. That makes it a modern companion to classic observability commands, especially for developers moving between local machines, containers, service managers, and language-specific dev servers. ### Sources - - - - ## Security Notes No matching local secret-handling manifest was found for witr. Nucleus package metadata is still published here so future coverage has a stable package URL. ## Source Database Details - **Source Database:** Homebrew formula API - **Tap:** homebrew/core - **Full Name:** witr - **Version Scheme:** 0 - **Revision:** 0 - **Bottle Stable Root URL:** - **Deprecated:** no - **Disabled:** no - **Keg Only:** no - **URL Keys:** stable ## Other Package-Manager Records - Nix - witr: normalized package name match | nixpkgs package indexes: pkgs/by-name/wi/witr/package.nix from https://api.github.com/repos/NixOS/nixpkgs/git/trees/master?recursive=1 - MacPorts - witr: normalized package name match | MacPorts ports tree: sysutils/witr/Portfile from https://api.github.com/repos/macports/macports-ports/git/trees/master?recursive=1 - Scoop - main/witr: normalized package name match | Scoop official bucket manifest trees: bucket/witr.json from https://api.github.com/repos/ScoopInstaller/Main/git/trees/master?recursive=1 - winget - PranshuParmar.witr: normalized package name match | Windows Package Manager source index: PranshuParmar.witr from https://cdn.winget.microsoft.com/cache/source.msix ## Related links - [Source-control packages](https://www.automicvault.com/pkg/source-control-tools/) - Belongs to a source-control command family. - [Terminal utility packages](https://www.automicvault.com/pkg/terminal-utilities/) - Matched terminal and command-line workflow metadata. - [Language runtime packages](https://www.automicvault.com/pkg/language-runtime-packages/) - Matched language runtime, compiler, or interpreter metadata. - [Networking and protocol packages](https://www.automicvault.com/pkg/networking-protocol-tools/) - Matched network, protocol, or remote-service metadata. - [go](https://www.automicvault.com/pkg/brew/go/) - Build dependency declared by Homebrew. - [gops](https://www.automicvault.com/pkg/brew/gops/) - Shares av.db curated category or tags: cli, diagnostics, go, system. - [bpftop](https://www.automicvault.com/pkg/brew/bpftop/) - Shares av.db curated category or tags: cli, observability, system. - [clinfo](https://www.automicvault.com/pkg/brew/clinfo/) - Shares av.db curated category or tags: cli, diagnostics, system. - [confd](https://www.automicvault.com/pkg/brew/confd/) - Shares av.db curated category or tags: cli, go, system. - [cpuid](https://www.automicvault.com/pkg/brew/cpuid/) - Shares av.db curated category or tags: cli, go, system. - [diskwatch](https://www.automicvault.com/pkg/brew/diskwatch/) - Shares av.db curated category or tags: cli, diagnostics, system. - [eatmemory](https://www.automicvault.com/pkg/brew/eatmemory/) - Shares av.db curated category or tags: cli, diagnostics, system. - [g-ls](https://www.automicvault.com/pkg/brew/g-ls/) - Shares av.db curated category or tags: cli, go, system. - [is-docker](https://www.automicvault.com/pkg/npm/is-docker/) - Local package facts share a topical domain. Shared terms: cli, is, process, running, system. ## Combined YAML source View the package source record on GitHub. [combined/witr.yml](https://github.com/automic-vault/db/blob/main/combined/witr.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