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mecab-unidic for Mac

Morphological analyzer for MeCab

Quick answer: mecab-unidic is a command-line tool for macOS. Install it with brew install mecab-unidic. It is distributed under the GPL-2.0-only OR LGPL-2.1-only OR BSD-3-Clause licence. It has 10 Homebrew installs in the last 30 days.

What mecab-unidic is

mecab-unidic is a command-line tool for macOS: morphological analyzer for MeCab.

It is distributed as a Homebrew formula, which builds or pours a binary and puts it on your PATH. It is distributed under the GPL-2.0-only OR LGPL-2.1-only OR BSD-3-Clause licence.

How to install mecab-unidic

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

Homebrew installer, if you need it:

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Frequently asked questions

How do I install mecab-unidic on Mac?

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

Is mecab-unidic open source?

Yes — Homebrew distributes it under the GPL-2.0-only OR LGPL-2.1-only OR BSD-3-Clause licence.

Does mecab-unidic 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 mecab-unidic?

It was installed 10 times in the last 30 days according to Homebrew analytics, ranking #8174 in this catalogue.

What version of mecab-unidic is current?

The latest packaged version is 2.1.2.