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babelfish for Mac

Translate bash scripts to fish

Quick answer: babelfish is a terminal emulator for macOS. Install it with brew install babelfish. It is distributed under the MIT licence. It has 3 Homebrew installs in the last 30 days.

What babelfish is

babelfish is a terminal emulator for macOS: translate bash scripts to fish.

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/bouk/babelfish.

How to install babelfish

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

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 babelfish on Mac?

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

Is babelfish open source?

Yes — Homebrew distributes it under the MIT licence.

Does babelfish 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 babelfish?

It was installed 3 times in the last 30 days according to Homebrew analytics, ranking #9965 in this catalogue.

What version of babelfish is current?

The latest packaged version is 1.2.1.