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beads_viewer for Mac

Terminal-based UI for the Beads issue tracker

Quick answer: beads_viewer is a terminal emulator for macOS. Install it with brew install beads_viewer. It is distributed under the MIT licence. It has 103 Homebrew installs in the last 30 days.

What beads_viewer is

beads_viewer is a terminal emulator for macOS: terminal-based UI for the Beads issue tracker.

It is distributed as a Homebrew formula, which builds or pours a binary and puts it on your PATH. The project is open source and lives at https://github.com/Dicklesworthstone/beads_viewer.

How to install beads_viewer

  1. Open Terminal (press ⌘ + Space and type “Terminal”).
  2. If Homebrew is not installed yet, run the installer below once.
  3. Run brew install beads_viewer.

Homebrew installer, if you need it:

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Frequently asked questions

How do I install beads_viewer on Mac?

Run brew install beads_viewer in Terminal. This requires Homebrew; if you do not have it, install it first with the command below.

Is beads_viewer open source?

Yes — Homebrew distributes it under the MIT licence.

Does beads_viewer run on Apple silicon?

Homebrew publishes this formula for macOS. If upstream does not ship an Apple silicon build, Rosetta 2 handles the Intel binary.

How popular is beads_viewer?

It was installed 103 times in the last 30 days according to Homebrew analytics, ranking #3399 in this catalogue.

What version of beads_viewer is current?

The latest packaged version is 0.25.2.