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deja for Mac

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Quick answer: deja is a terminal emulator for macOS. Install it with brew install deja. It is distributed under the MIT licence. It has 91 Homebrew installs in the last 30 days.

What deja is

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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/Giammarco-Ferranti/deja.

How to install deja

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

Homebrew installer, if you need it:

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Frequently asked questions

How do I install deja on Mac?

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

Is deja open source?

Yes — Homebrew distributes it under the MIT licence.

Does deja 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 deja?

It was installed 91 times in the last 30 days according to Homebrew analytics, ranking #3590 in this catalogue.

What version of deja is current?

The latest packaged version is 0.4.2.