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flyline for Mac

Supercharged Bash plugin replacement for readline

Quick answer: flyline is a command-line tool for macOS. Install it with brew install flyline. It is distributed under the GPL-3.0-only OR MIT licence. It has 74 Homebrew installs in the last 30 days.

What flyline is

flyline is a command-line tool for macOS: supercharged Bash plugin replacement for readline.

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/HalFrgrd/flyline.

How to install flyline

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

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 flyline on Mac?

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

Is flyline open source?

Yes — Homebrew distributes it under the GPL-3.0-only OR MIT licence.

Does flyline 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 flyline?

It was installed 74 times in the last 30 days according to Homebrew analytics, ranking #3939 in this catalogue.

What version of flyline is current?

The latest packaged version is 1.10.0.