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nap for Mac

Code snippets in your terminal

Quick answer: nap is a terminal emulator for macOS. Install it with brew install nap. It is distributed under the MIT licence. It has 17 Homebrew installs in the last 30 days.

What nap is

nap is a terminal emulator for macOS: code snippets in your terminal.

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/maaslalani/nap.

How to install nap

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

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 nap on Mac?

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

Is nap open source?

Yes — Homebrew distributes it under the MIT licence.

Does nap 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 nap?

It was installed 17 times in the last 30 days according to Homebrew analytics, ranking #6970 in this catalogue.

What version of nap is current?

The latest packaged version is 0.1.1.