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bitwise for Mac

Terminal based bit manipulator in ncurses

Quick answer: bitwise is a terminal emulator for macOS. Install it with brew install bitwise. It is distributed under the GPL-3.0-or-later licence. It has 34 Homebrew installs in the last 30 days.

What bitwise is

bitwise is a terminal emulator for macOS: terminal based bit manipulator in ncurses.

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/mellowcandle/bitwise.

How to install bitwise

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

Homebrew installer, if you need it:

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Frequently asked questions

How do I install bitwise on Mac?

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

Is bitwise open source?

Yes — Homebrew distributes it under the GPL-3.0-or-later licence.

Does bitwise 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 bitwise?

It was installed 34 times in the last 30 days according to Homebrew analytics, ranking #5320 in this catalogue.

What version of bitwise is current?

The latest packaged version is 0.70.