Tcl/Tk Packages Registry

Central registry of third-party packages and extensions for Tcl/Tk.

Browse Packages

Visit the web interface

Search, filter and explore all available packages with an easy-to-use interface.

• Full-text search
• Filter by tags
• Sort by popularity, recent updates, or name
• Direct links to repositories and documentation

Adding a Package

Submit a PR adding your package to packages.json. The registry is automatically rebuilt daily.

Field	Type	Description
name	string	Package name (no spaces)
sources	array	Array of source objects
sources[].url	string	Repository URL
sources[].method	string	git or fossil (optional)
sources[].web	string	Documentation URL (optional)
sources[].artifacts	string	This specifies the URL where the built releases, tarballs, or binaries are hosted. (optional)
sources[].author	string | array	Package author(s). Single name as string, or multiple as array of strings (["author1" , "author2", "..."])
sources[].extension	boolean	true if this is a compiled (C/C++/etc...) extension (requires build or binaries), false or omit for pure Tcl scripts (optional)
sources[].license	string	SPDX license identifier
tags	array	Keywords for categorization
description	string	Short description

Examples:

{
  "name": "mypackage",
  "sources": [
    {
      "url": "https://github.com/user/mypackage",
      "method": "git",
      "web": "https://user.github.io/mypackage",
      "author": "John Doe",
      "license": "MIT"
    }
  ],
  "tags": ["json", "parser", "utility"],
  "description": "Fast JSON parser for Tcl"
}

Multiple sources (mirrors):

{
  "name": "mypackage",
  "sources": [
    {
      "url": "https://github.com/tcltk/mypackage",
      "method": "git",
      "author": "Tcl Community",
      "license": "BSD-3-Clause"
    },
    {
      "url": "https://core.tcl-lang.org/mypackage",
      "method": "fossil",
      "author": "Tcl Community",
      "license": "MIT"
    }
  ],
  "tags": ["official", "library", "core"],
  "description": "Standard Tcl library"
}

Note

The web field is optional and points to documentation if different from the repository url.
The method field is optional, used only if the url is a GitHub repository or a Fossil repository.

My Package is incorrectly listed

Please open an issue at registry/issues

Auto-Update

This repository uses GitHub Actions to:

• Validate packages.json on every PR.
• Generate packages-meta.json daily (metadata, stats, validation).

Acknowledgments

The registry format draws inspiration from modern package registries (npm, Cargo, Nim) while being specifically adapted for the Tcl/Tk ecosystem.

See Also

• Tcl-Related-Link — An exhaustive, well-organized collection of Tcl/Tk links including books,
  tools, extensions, and language bindings. A must-bookmark for any Tcl developer.

• Andreas Kupries' Tcl/Tk repository mirror — A personal mirror maintained by Andreas Kupries,
  a Tcl Core Team member, Andreas is notably one of the main authors of Tcllib.

• Public Tcl Package Repository — A community-driven public repository offering a curated collection
  of Tcl packages, open to contributions and collaboration.

License

This registry is dedicated to the public domain under CC0 1.0 Universal.