YKYH Picks
☰ Menu
Home›Networking›unbound
CLI Open source 12,143 installs/mo

unbound for Mac

Validating, recursive, caching DNS resolver

Quick answer: unbound is a networking tool for macOS. Install it with brew install unbound. It is distributed under the BSD-3-Clause licence. It has 12,143 Homebrew installs in the last 30 days.

What unbound is

unbound is a networking tool for macOS: validating, recursive, caching DNS resolver.

It is distributed as a Homebrew formula, which builds or pours a binary and puts it on your PATH. It is distributed under the BSD-3-Clause licence.

How to install unbound

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

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.

Similar apps in Networking

Closest apps in the same category, ordered by description similarity and install base. These are related tools, not confirmed substitutes; the comparison pages cover hand-picked head-to-head matchups.

c-aresAsynchronous DNS libraryCLIOpen source4,498/modnsmasqLightweight DNS forwarder and DHCP serverCLIOpen source1,926/modoggoCommand-line DNS Client for HumansCLIOpen source1,882/mobindImplementation of the DNS protocolsCLIOpen source1,552/monucleiHTTP/DNS scanner configurable via YAML templatesCLIOpen source1,312/moldnsDNS library written in CCLIOpen source679/mo

Frequently asked questions

How do I install unbound on Mac?

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

Is unbound open source?

Yes — Homebrew distributes it under the BSD-3-Clause licence.

Does unbound 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 unbound?

It was installed 12,143 times in the last 30 days according to Homebrew analytics, ranking #165 in this catalogue.

What version of unbound is current?

The latest packaged version is 1.26.2.