nkt
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Description:
TUI for fast and simple interacting with your BibLaTeX database
Type: Formula  |  Latest Version: 0.3.1@0  |  Tracked Since: Dec 7, 2025
Links: Homepage  |  formulae.brew.sh
Category: Productivity
Tags: bibliography latex tui productivity academic
Install: brew install nkt
About:
nkt is a terminal user interface (TUI) designed for rapid interaction with BibLaTeX bibliographic databases. It provides a streamlined, keyboard-driven workflow for searching, viewing, and managing references directly from the command line. This tool enhances productivity for researchers and academics by removing the overhead of GUI-based reference managers for common tasks.
Key Features:
  • Fast, interactive TUI for searching and filtering references
  • Integration with standard command-line tools (e.g., fzf, bat)
  • Supports reading from and writing to BibLaTeX files
  • Minimal dependencies and lightweight design
Use Cases:
  • Quickly finding and citing references while writing papers in a terminal-based editor like Vim or Neovim
  • Managing and cleaning up BibLaTeX files from the command line
  • Integrating bibliography workflows into a terminal-centric development environment
Alternatives:
  • papis – papis is a more feature-rich library manager with a larger CLI, while nkt focuses on a minimal, interactive TUI experience.
  • JabRef – JabRef is a full-featured GUI application, whereas nkt is a lightweight, keyboard-driven terminal tool.
Version History
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