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liquidprompt for Mac

Adaptive prompt for bash and zsh shells

Quick answer: liquidprompt is a terminal emulator for macOS. Install it with brew install liquidprompt. It is distributed under the AGPL-3.0-or-later licence. It has 39 Homebrew installs in the last 30 days.

What liquidprompt is

liquidprompt is a terminal emulator for macOS: adaptive prompt for bash and zsh shells.

It is distributed as a Homebrew formula, which builds or pours a binary and puts it on your PATH. It is distributed under the AGPL-3.0-or-later licence.

How to install liquidprompt

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

Homebrew installer, if you need it:

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Frequently asked questions

How do I install liquidprompt on Mac?

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

Is liquidprompt open source?

Yes — Homebrew distributes it under the AGPL-3.0-or-later licence.

Does liquidprompt 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 liquidprompt?

It was installed 39 times in the last 30 days according to Homebrew analytics, ranking #5072 in this catalogue.

What version of liquidprompt is current?

The latest packaged version is 2.3.0.