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rio-terminal for Mac

Hardware-accelerated GPU terminal emulator powered by WebGPU

Quick answer: rio-terminal is a terminal emulator for macOS. Install it with brew install rio-terminal. It is distributed under the MIT licence. It has 33 Homebrew installs in the last 30 days.

What rio-terminal is

rio-terminal is a terminal emulator for macOS: hardware-accelerated GPU terminal emulator powered by WebGPU.

It is distributed as a Homebrew formula, which builds or pours a binary and puts it on your PATH. It is distributed under the MIT licence.

How to install rio-terminal

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

Homebrew installer, if you need it:

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Frequently asked questions

How do I install rio-terminal on Mac?

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

Is rio-terminal open source?

Yes — Homebrew distributes it under the MIT licence.

Does rio-terminal 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 rio-terminal?

It was installed 33 times in the last 30 days according to Homebrew analytics, ranking #5418 in this catalogue.

What version of rio-terminal is current?

The latest packaged version is 0.5.28.