pkgui

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pkgui

A terminal UI for browsing packages across multiple package managers.

Built with Bubble Tea

Features

• List installed packages
• Fuzzy search installed packages (/ to search)
• View package details:
  • version (installed/latest)
  • description
  • homepage
  • license
  • dependencies
  • installation path
  • binary size
• Scrollable package list with keyboard navigation
• Switch themes (5 theme palettes to select from)
  • Default theme is Solace

Roadmap

• installed formulae
• installed casks/taps (#29)
• installed npm packages
• [/] installed pip packages (#20)
  • globally installed packages
• upgrade/remove packages (#3)
• search packages (#19)
• multi-theme support (#9)
• persist user configuration (#27)
• list packages across all PMs in one list

Currently Supported PMs

• Homebrew (formulae)
• npm
• pip (global packages)

Prerequisites

• Go 1.25+ (if building from source)

Installation

Using Go

go install github.com/bhavya-dang/pkgui@latest

Using install.sh

curl -sSL https://raw.githubusercontent.com/bhavya-dang/pkgui/refs/heads/master/install.sh | sh

Using Makefile

git clone https://github.com/bhavya-dang/pkgui.git
cd pkgui
make install

Manual

git clone https://github.com/bhavya-dang/pkgui.git
cd pkgui
go build -o build/pkgui .
cp build/pkgui "$GOPATH/bin/pkgui"

Usage

pkgui

Keybindings

Key	Action
↑ / ↓	Navigate package list
← / →	Switch between package managers (tabs)
/	Toggle search (type to filter)
t	Open theme selector
Esc	Exit search / close overlay
q / Ctrl+C	Quit

Support

• Homebrew
  • installed formulae (with detail view from the Homebrew API)
• npm
  • installed packages
• pip
  • globally installed packages

License

MIT

Contributions

This is an open-source project. Feel free to raise any issues you find or contribute something.