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Motion for Mac

To-do list and project management app

Quick answer: Motion is a productivity app for macOS. Install it with brew install --cask motion. The licence is not declared in Homebrew metadata. It has 23 Homebrew installs in the last 30 days.

What Motion is

Motion is a productivity app for macOS: to-do list and project management app.

It is distributed as a Homebrew cask, which installs a .app bundle into your Applications folder. The project is open source and lives at https://www.usemotion.com/.

How to install Motion

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

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 Motion on Mac?

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

Is Motion open source?

Homebrew's metadata does not declare a licence for this app, so the official site is the authoritative source.

Does Motion run on Apple silicon?

Yes, as a universal binary.

How popular is Motion?

It was installed 23 times in the last 30 days according to Homebrew analytics, ranking #6223 in this catalogue.

What version of Motion is current?

The latest packaged version is 0.117.0.