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isa-l for Mac

Intelligent Storage Acceleration Library

Quick answer: isa-l is a command-line tool for macOS. Install it with brew install isa-l. It is distributed under the BSD-3-Clause licence. It has 80 Homebrew installs in the last 30 days.

What isa-l is

isa-l is a command-line tool for macOS: intelligent Storage Acceleration Library.

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/intel/isa-l.

How to install isa-l

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

Homebrew installer, if you need it:

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Frequently asked questions

How do I install isa-l on Mac?

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

Is isa-l open source?

Yes — Homebrew distributes it under the BSD-3-Clause licence.

Does isa-l 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 isa-l?

It was installed 80 times in the last 30 days according to Homebrew analytics, ranking #3799 in this catalogue.

What version of isa-l is current?

The latest packaged version is 2.32.1.