Installation

Requirements

• tmux 1.9 or later
• git
• bash

There are two ways to install tpack. Pick whichever fits your workflow — both give you the same features.

Option A: Standalone binary

Install tpack as a binary on your $PATH. This is the recommended approach for new setups. In your tmux config you'll use run 'tpack init' to load it.

HomebrewAURDEB / RPMGo installBuild from source

Works on macOS and Linux.

brew install tmuxpack/tpack/tpack

Arch Linux (via an AUR helper):

yay -S tpack-bin

Download the latest package from the releases page.

Debian / Ubuntu:

sudo dpkg -i tpack_*.deb

Fedora / RHEL:

sudo rpm -i tpack_*.rpm

Requires Go 1.26 or later:

go install github.com/tmuxpack/tpack/cmd/tpack@latest

Make sure $GOPATH/bin (or $HOME/go/bin) is on your $PATH.

git clone https://github.com/tmuxpack/tpack
cd tpack
make build

The compiled binary is at dist/tpack. Move it somewhere on your $PATH:

sudo cp dist/tpack /usr/local/bin/

Option B: Git clone (TPM-compatible setup)

Clone tpack into the TPM directory. Existing TPM configuration syntax remains valid, but plugin directories use tpack's repository-aware layout; review the migration guide before switching. In your tmux config you'll use run '~/.tmux/plugins/tpm/tpm' to load it.

git clone https://github.com/tmuxpack/tpack ~/.tmux/plugins/tpm

Verify

tpack version

Next step

Proceed to Configuration to add plugins to your tmux config.