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zapp for Mac

Flash ZSA keyboards from your terminal

Quick answer: zapp is a terminal emulator for macOS. Install it with brew install zapp. It is distributed under the MIT licence. It has 25 Homebrew installs in the last 30 days.

What zapp is

zapp is a terminal emulator for macOS: flash ZSA keyboards from your terminal.

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/zsa/zapp.

How to install zapp

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

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 zapp on Mac?

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

Is zapp open source?

Yes — Homebrew distributes it under the MIT licence.

Does zapp 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 zapp?

It was installed 25 times in the last 30 days according to Homebrew analytics, ranking #6061 in this catalogue.

What version of zapp is current?

The latest packaged version is 1.0.2.