tio/tio
A serial device I/O tool observed · 2026-08-28
Health v2 · maintenance only
54/100
- Activity 63
- Release rhythm 16
- Longevity 100
Flags: no_license
How is this computed?
round(0.45*activity + 0.35*rhythm + 0.20*longevity); archived -> min(score, 10) — computed 2026-09-02. Adoption (stars, forks) is never an input.
- gap_med: 134
- age_days: 4358
- days_rel: 507
- days_push: 223
- n_releases_24m: 2
Adoption not part of the score
3139 stars · 211 forks observed · 2026-08-28
What it is AI-extracted, prompt v1, taxonomy v1, 2026-08-30, confidence not recorded
tio is a command-line serial device I/O tool for connecting to serial TTY devices with a simple interface and configuration file support. It is aimed at embedded developers and hackers as a modern alternative to screen for serial console access.
Use cases
- connect to a serial console of an embedded board
- view output from a UART device over USB serial
- upload firmware files over X-modem or Y-modem
- list available serial ports on Linux
- log serial device output to a file with timestamps
- talk to RS-485 devices from the command line
- replace screen for serial terminal sessions in tmux
When to choose
- you need a simple, scriptable serial terminal with sensible defaults
- you work with embedded devices and want auto-reconnect and serial port detection
- you need hex mode, line mode, timestamps, or serial line toggling
- you want non-standard baud rates or RS-485 support
When to avoid
- you need a GUI serial terminal
- you need classic modem/dial-up features
- you need a full terminal emulator rather than a serial I/O tool
Facets
cli-tool · maturity active
cli developer-tools workflow-automation embedded-systems developer-tools hardware cli cross-platform serial-port tty uart rs-232 rs-485 xmodem embedded-development terminal command-line linux macos
2 sources
- readme: https://github.com/tio/tio · fetched 2026-08-28 · 13800320f995
- homepage: https://tio.github.io · fetched 2026-08-29 · e03323e842de
Member repositories
| Repository | Role | Health v2 |
|---|---|---|
| tio/tio | main | 54 |
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