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smbclient-ng for Mac

Fast and user friendly way to interact with SMB shares

Quick answer: smbclient-ng is a command-line tool for macOS. Install it with brew install smbclient-ng. It is distributed under the GPL-3.0-or-later licence. It has 78 Homebrew installs in the last 30 days.

What smbclient-ng is

smbclient-ng is a command-line tool for macOS: fast and user friendly way to interact with SMB shares.

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/p0dalirius/smbclient-ng.

How to install smbclient-ng

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

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 smbclient-ng on Mac?

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

Is smbclient-ng open source?

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

Does smbclient-ng 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 smbclient-ng?

It was installed 78 times in the last 30 days according to Homebrew analytics, ranking #3851 in this catalogue.

What version of smbclient-ng is current?

The latest packaged version is 3.1.0.