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sngrep for Mac

Command-line tool for displaying SIP calls message flows

Quick answer: sngrep is a command-line tool for macOS. Install it with brew install sngrep. It is distributed under the GPL-3.0-or-later WITH cryptsetup-OpenSSL-exception licence. It has 74 Homebrew installs in the last 30 days.

What sngrep is

sngrep is a command-line tool for macOS: command-line tool for displaying SIP calls message flows.

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/irontec/sngrep.

How to install sngrep

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

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 sngrep on Mac?

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

Is sngrep open source?

Yes — Homebrew distributes it under the GPL-3.0-or-later WITH cryptsetup-OpenSSL-exception licence.

Does sngrep 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 sngrep?

It was installed 74 times in the last 30 days according to Homebrew analytics, ranking #3948 in this catalogue.

What version of sngrep is current?

The latest packaged version is 1.9.0.