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gitea for Mac

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Quick answer: gitea is a command-line tool for macOS. Install it with brew install gitea. It is distributed under the MIT licence. It has 524 Homebrew installs in the last 30 days.

What gitea is

gitea is a command-line tool for macOS: painless self-hosted all-in-one software development service.

It is distributed as a Homebrew formula, which builds or pours a binary and puts it on your PATH. It is distributed under the MIT licence.

How to install gitea

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

Homebrew installer, if you need it:

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Frequently asked questions

How do I install gitea on Mac?

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

Is gitea open source?

Yes — Homebrew distributes it under the MIT licence.

Does gitea 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 gitea?

It was installed 524 times in the last 30 days according to Homebrew analytics, ranking #1499 in this catalogue.

What version of gitea is current?

The latest packaged version is 28.2.0.