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mg for Mac

Small Emacs-like editor

Quick answer: mg is a command-line tool for macOS. Install it with brew install mg. It is distributed under the LicenseRef-Homebrew-public-domain AND ISC AND BSD-2-Clause AND BSD-3-Clause AND BSD-4-Clause licence. It has 19 Homebrew installs in the last 30 days.

What mg is

mg is a command-line tool for macOS: small Emacs-like editor.

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/ibara/mg.

How to install mg

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

Homebrew installer, if you need it:

Prefer a graphical installer? Download it from the official site. MacPicks never hosts or mirrors binaries — the Homebrew command always pulls from the vendor's own release.

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Frequently asked questions

How do I install mg on Mac?

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

Is mg open source?

Yes — Homebrew distributes it under the LicenseRef-Homebrew-public-domain AND ISC AND BSD-2-Clause AND BSD-3-Clause AND BSD-4-Clause licence.

Does mg 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 mg?

It was installed 19 times in the last 30 days according to Homebrew analytics, ranking #6689 in this catalogue.

What version of mg is current?

The latest packaged version is 7.3.