YKYH Picks
☰ Menu
Home›Command-Line Tools›appstream
CLI Open source 147 installs/mo Trending 1.69×

appstream for Mac

Tools and libraries to work with AppStream metadata

Quick answer: appstream is a command-line tool for macOS. Install it with brew install appstream. It is distributed under the LGPL-2.1-or-later licence. It has 147 Homebrew installs in the last 30 days.

What appstream is

appstream is a command-line tool for macOS: tools and libraries to work with AppStream metadata.

It is distributed as a Homebrew formula, which builds or pours a binary and puts it on your PATH. It is distributed under the LGPL-2.1-or-later licence.

How to install appstream

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

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 Command-Line Tools

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.

defuddleExtract article content and metadata from web pagesCLIOpen source172/moicu4c@79C/C++ and Java libraries for Unicode and globalizationCLIOpen source123/mosnapTool to work with .snap filesCLIOpen source185/modex2jarTools to work with Android .dex and Java .class filesCLIOpen source121/modovi_toolCLI tool for Dolby Vision metadata on video streamsCLIOpen source117/movault-cliSubversion-like utility to work with Jackrabbit FileVaultCLIOpen source189/mo

Frequently asked questions

How do I install appstream on Mac?

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

Is appstream open source?

Yes — Homebrew distributes it under the LGPL-2.1-or-later licence.

Does appstream 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 appstream?

It was installed 147 times in the last 30 days according to Homebrew analytics, ranking #2864 in this catalogue.

What version of appstream is current?

The latest packaged version is 1.2.1.