diff --git a/pkgs/misc/t-rec/default.nix b/pkgs/by-name/t-/t-rec/package.nix
similarity index 58%
rename from pkgs/misc/t-rec/default.nix
rename to pkgs/by-name/t-/t-rec/package.nix
index 5e8ff5be7ed1..b9b13483c7f5 100644
--- a/pkgs/misc/t-rec/default.nix
+++ b/pkgs/by-name/t-/t-rec/package.nix
@@ -1,55 +1,58 @@
 {
   lib,
   stdenv,
-  imagemagick,
-  ffmpeg,
   rustPlatform,
   fetchFromGitHub,
   makeWrapper,
+  imagemagick,
   libiconv,
-  Foundation,
+  ffmpeg,
+  versionCheckHook,
+  nix-update-script,
 }:
-
-let
-  binPath = lib.makeBinPath [
-    imagemagick
-    ffmpeg
-  ];
-in
-rustPlatform.buildRustPackage rec {
+rustPlatform.buildRustPackage (finalAttrs: {
   pname = "t-rec";
   version = "0.7.9";
 
   src = fetchFromGitHub {
     owner = "sassman";
     repo = "t-rec-rs";
-    rev = "v${version}";
+    rev = "v${finalAttrs.version}";
     sha256 = "sha256-aQX+JJ2MwzzxJkA1vsE8JqvYpWtqyycvycPc2pyFU7g=";
   };
 
+  cargoHash = "sha256-AgSYM2a9XGH2X4dcp5CSMnt0Bq/5XT8C3g1R2UX4mLY=";
+
   nativeBuildInputs = [ makeWrapper ];
   buildInputs =
     [ imagemagick ]
     ++ lib.optionals stdenv.hostPlatform.isDarwin [
       libiconv
-      Foundation
     ];
 
   postInstall = ''
-    wrapProgram "$out/bin/t-rec" --prefix PATH : "${binPath}"
+    wrapProgram "$out/bin/t-rec" --prefix PATH : "${
+      lib.makeBinPath [
+        imagemagick
+        ffmpeg
+      ]
+    }"
   '';
 
-  useFetchCargoVendor = true;
-  cargoHash = "sha256-AgSYM2a9XGH2X4dcp5CSMnt0Bq/5XT8C3g1R2UX4mLY=";
+  doInstallCheck = true;
+  nativeInstallCheckInputs = [ versionCheckHook ];
 
-  meta = with lib; {
+  passthru.updateScript = nix-update-script { };
+
+  meta = {
     description = "Blazingly fast terminal recorder that generates animated gif images for the web written in rust";
     homepage = "https://github.com/sassman/t-rec-rs";
-    license = with licenses; [ gpl3Only ];
-    maintainers = with maintainers; [
+    changelog = "https://github.com/sassman/t-rec-rs/releases/tag/v${finalAttrs.version}";
+    license = with lib.licenses; [ gpl3Only ];
+    maintainers = with lib.maintainers; [
       hoverbear
       matthiasbeyer
     ];
     mainProgram = "t-rec";
   };
-}
+})
diff --git a/pkgs/top-level/all-packages.nix b/pkgs/top-level/all-packages.nix
index b85db45f123e..bc0e13af2e01 100644
--- a/pkgs/top-level/all-packages.nix
+++ b/pkgs/top-level/all-packages.nix
@@ -16374,10 +16374,6 @@ with pkgs;
 
   tests-stdenv-gcc-stageCompare = callPackage ../test/stdenv/gcc-stageCompare.nix { };
 
-  t-rec = callPackage ../misc/t-rec {
-    inherit (darwin.apple_sdk.frameworks) Foundation;
-  };
-
   twinkle = qt5.callPackage ../applications/networking/instant-messengers/twinkle { };
 
   terminal-typeracer = callPackage ../applications/misc/terminal-typeracer {