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Rio for Mac

Hardware-accelerated GPU terminal emulator

Quick answer: Rio is a terminal emulator for macOS. Install it with brew install --cask rio. The project is open source. It has 188 Homebrew installs in the last 30 days.

What Rio is

Rio is a terminal emulator for macOS: hardware-accelerated GPU terminal emulator.

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://github.com/raphamorim/rio/.

How to install Rio

  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 rio.

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 Rio on Mac?

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

Is Rio open source?

Yes. The project's source repository is linked from its homepage: raphamorim/rio.

Does Rio run on Apple silicon?

Yes, as a universal binary.

How popular is Rio?

It was installed 188 times in the last 30 days according to Homebrew analytics, ranking #2554 in this catalogue.

What version of Rio is current?

The latest packaged version is 0.5.28.