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heimdal for Mac

Free Kerberos 5 implementation

Quick answer: heimdal is a command-line tool for macOS. Install it with brew install heimdal. It is distributed under the BSD-3-Clause AND BSD-2-Clause AND HPND-export2-US AND LicenseRef-Homebrew-public-domain licence. It has 148 Homebrew installs in the last 30 days.

What heimdal is

heimdal is a command-line tool for macOS: free Kerberos 5 implementation.

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/heimdal/heimdal.

How to install heimdal

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

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 heimdal on Mac?

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

Is heimdal open source?

Yes — Homebrew distributes it under the BSD-3-Clause AND BSD-2-Clause AND HPND-export2-US AND LicenseRef-Homebrew-public-domain licence.

Does heimdal 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 heimdal?

It was installed 148 times in the last 30 days according to Homebrew analytics, ranking #2857 in this catalogue.

What version of heimdal is current?

The latest packaged version is 7.8.0.