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hidapitester for Mac

Command-line tool to exercise USB HID devices via HIDAPI

Quick answer: hidapitester is a command-line tool for macOS. Install it with brew install hidapitester. It is distributed under the GPL-3.0-only licence. It has 53 Homebrew installs in the last 30 days.

What hidapitester is

hidapitester is a command-line tool for macOS: command-line tool to exercise USB HID devices via HIDAPI.

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/todbot/hidapitester.

How to install hidapitester

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

Homebrew installer, if you need it:

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Frequently asked questions

How do I install hidapitester on Mac?

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

Is hidapitester open source?

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

Does hidapitester 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 hidapitester?

It was installed 53 times in the last 30 days according to Homebrew analytics, ranking #4486 in this catalogue.

What version of hidapitester is current?

The latest packaged version is 0.7.