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pinentry-mac for Mac

Pinentry for GPG on Mac

Quick answer: pinentry-mac is a security tool for macOS. Install it with brew install pinentry-mac. It is distributed under the GPL-2.0-or-later AND GPL-3.0-or-later licence. It has 1,589 Homebrew installs in the last 30 days.

What pinentry-mac is

pinentry-mac is a security tool for macOS: pinentry for GPG on Mac.

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/GPGTools/pinentry.

How to install pinentry-mac

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

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 pinentry-mac on Mac?

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

Is pinentry-mac open source?

Yes — Homebrew distributes it under the GPL-2.0-or-later AND GPL-3.0-or-later licence.

Does pinentry-mac 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 pinentry-mac?

It was installed 1,589 times in the last 30 days according to Homebrew analytics, ranking #767 in this catalogue.

What version of pinentry-mac is current?

The latest packaged version is 1.3.1.1.