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bzip3 for Mac

Better and stronger spiritual successor to BZip2

Quick answer: bzip3 is a command-line tool for macOS. Install it with brew install bzip3. It is distributed under the LGPL-3.0-only licence. It has 67 Homebrew installs in the last 30 days.

What bzip3 is

bzip3 is a command-line tool for macOS: better and stronger spiritual successor to BZip2.

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/iczelia/bzip3.

How to install bzip3

  1. Open Terminal (press ⌘ + Space and type “Terminal”).
  2. If Homebrew is not installed yet, run the installer below once.
  3. Run brew install bzip3.

Homebrew installer, if you need it:

Prefer a graphical installer? Download it from the official site. MacPicks never hosts or mirrors binaries — the Homebrew command always pulls from the vendor's own release.

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Frequently asked questions

How do I install bzip3 on Mac?

Run brew install bzip3 in Terminal. This requires Homebrew; if you do not have it, install it first with the command below.

Is bzip3 open source?

Yes — Homebrew distributes it under the LGPL-3.0-only licence.

Does bzip3 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 bzip3?

It was installed 67 times in the last 30 days according to Homebrew analytics, ranking #4077 in this catalogue.

What version of bzip3 is current?

The latest packaged version is 1.5.5.