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mold for Mac

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Quick answer: mold is a command-line tool for macOS. Install it with brew install mold. It is distributed under the MIT licence. It has 615 Homebrew installs in the last 30 days.

What mold is

mold is a command-line tool for macOS: modern Linker.

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/rui314/mold.

How to install mold

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

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 mold on Mac?

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

Is mold open source?

Yes — Homebrew distributes it under the MIT licence.

Does mold 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 mold?

It was installed 615 times in the last 30 days according to Homebrew analytics, ranking #1368 in this catalogue.

What version of mold is current?

The latest packaged version is 3.0.0.