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toot for Mac

Mastodon CLI & TUI

Quick answer: toot is a productivity app for macOS. Install it with brew install toot. It is distributed under the GPL-3.0-only licence. It has 40 Homebrew installs in the last 30 days.

What toot is

toot is a productivity app for macOS: mastodon CLI & TUI.

It is distributed as a Homebrew formula, which builds or pours a binary and puts it on your PATH. It is distributed under the GPL-3.0-only licence.

How to install toot

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

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 toot on Mac?

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

Is toot open source?

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

Does toot 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 toot?

It was installed 40 times in the last 30 days according to Homebrew analytics, ranking #5045 in this catalogue.

What version of toot is current?

The latest packaged version is 0.52.1.