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pure for Mac

Pretty, minimal and fast ZSH prompt

Quick answer: pure is a terminal emulator for macOS. Install it with brew install pure. It is distributed under the MIT licence. It has 867 Homebrew installs in the last 30 days.

What pure is

pure is a terminal emulator for macOS: pretty, minimal and fast ZSH prompt.

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/sindresorhus/pure.

How to install pure

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

Homebrew installer, if you need it:

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Frequently asked questions

How do I install pure on Mac?

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

Is pure open source?

Yes — Homebrew distributes it under the MIT licence.

Does pure 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 pure?

It was installed 867 times in the last 30 days according to Homebrew analytics, ranking #1142 in this catalogue.

What version of pure is current?

The latest packaged version is 1.28.4.