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xxh for Mac

Bring your favorite shell wherever you go through the ssh

Quick answer: xxh is a terminal emulator for macOS. Install it with brew install xxh. It is distributed under the BSD-2-Clause licence. It has 80 Homebrew installs in the last 30 days.

What xxh is

xxh is a terminal emulator for macOS: bring your favorite shell wherever you go through the ssh.

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/xxh/xxh.

How to install xxh

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

Homebrew installer, if you need it:

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Frequently asked questions

How do I install xxh on Mac?

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

Is xxh open source?

Yes — Homebrew distributes it under the BSD-2-Clause licence.

Does xxh 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 xxh?

It was installed 80 times in the last 30 days according to Homebrew analytics, ranking #3814 in this catalogue.

What version of xxh is current?

The latest packaged version is 0.8.16.