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jo for Mac

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Quick answer: jo is a terminal emulator for macOS. Install it with brew install jo. It is distributed under the GPL-2.0-or-later AND MIT licence. It has 620 Homebrew installs in the last 30 days.

What jo is

jo is a terminal emulator for macOS: JSON output from a shell.

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/jpmens/jo.

How to install jo

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

Homebrew installer, if you need it:

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Frequently asked questions

How do I install jo on Mac?

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

Is jo open source?

Yes — Homebrew distributes it under the GPL-2.0-or-later AND MIT licence.

Does jo 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 jo?

It was installed 620 times in the last 30 days according to Homebrew analytics, ranking #1360 in this catalogue.

What version of jo is current?

The latest packaged version is 1.9.