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somo for Mac

Human-friendly alternative to netstat for socket and port monitoring

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

What somo is

somo is a command-line tool for macOS: human-friendly alternative to netstat for socket and port monitoring.

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/theopfr/somo.

How to install somo

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

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 somo on Mac?

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

Is somo open source?

Yes — Homebrew distributes it under the MIT licence.

Does somo 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 somo?

It was installed 33 times in the last 30 days according to Homebrew analytics, ranking #5420 in this catalogue.

What version of somo is current?

The latest packaged version is 1.4.0.