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wezterm/docs/install/macos.markdown
Wez Furlong 8418495dbd brew tap is now a Cask on macOS
This updates the docs to reflect the changes in
https://github.com/wez/homebrew-wezterm/pull/2 and updates the
automation to use the cask as the template, and to update and commit the
task version of the formula.

Thanks @laggardkernel!

closes: https://github.com/wez/homebrew-wezterm/issues/1
refs: https://github.com/wez/wezterm/issues/501
2021-05-22 08:30:10 -07:00

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Installing on macOS

The CI system builds the package on macOS Big Sur and should run on systems as "old" as Mojave. It may run on earlier versions of macOS, but that has not been tested.

Starting with version 20210203-095643-70a364eb, WezTerm is a Universal binary with support for both Apple Silicon and Intel hardware.

Download for macOS Nightly for macOS

  1. Download Release
  2. Extract the zipfile and drag the WezTerm.app bundle to your Applications folder
  3. First time around, you may need to right click and select Open to allow launching the application that your just downloaded from the internet.
  4. Subsequently, a simple double-click will launch the UI
  5. Configuration instructions can be found here

Homebrew

WezTerm is available for brew users in a tap:

$ brew tap wez/wezterm
$ brew install --cask wezterm --no-quarantine

If you'd like to use a nightly build:

$ brew install --cask wezterm-nightly --no-quarantine

to upgrade to a newer nightly, it is simplest to remove then install:

$ brew rm --cask wezterm-nightly
$ brew upgrade --cask wezterm-nightly

MacPorts

WezTerm is also available via MacPorts:

$ sudo port selfupdate
$ sudo port install wezterm