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atuin for Mac

Improved shell history for zsh, bash, fish and nushell

Quick answer: atuin is a terminal emulator for macOS. Install it with brew install atuin. It is distributed under the MIT licence. It has 17,204 Homebrew installs in the last 30 days.

What atuin is

atuin is a terminal emulator for macOS: improved shell history for zsh, bash, fish and nushell.

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

How to install atuin

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

Homebrew installer, if you need it:

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Frequently asked questions

How do I install atuin on Mac?

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

Is atuin open source?

Yes — Homebrew distributes it under the MIT licence.

Does atuin 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 atuin?

It was installed 17,204 times in the last 30 days according to Homebrew analytics, ranking #117 in this catalogue.

What version of atuin is current?

The latest packaged version is 18.24.2.