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carthage for Mac

Decentralized dependency manager for Cocoa

Quick answer: carthage is a command-line tool for macOS. Install it with brew install carthage. It is distributed under the MIT licence. It has 595 Homebrew installs in the last 30 days.

What carthage is

carthage is a command-line tool for macOS: decentralized dependency manager for Cocoa.

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/Carthage/Carthage.

How to install carthage

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

Homebrew installer, if you need it:

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Frequently asked questions

How do I install carthage on Mac?

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

Is carthage open source?

Yes — Homebrew distributes it under the MIT licence.

Does carthage 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 carthage?

It was installed 595 times in the last 30 days according to Homebrew analytics, ranking #1399 in this catalogue.

What version of carthage is current?

The latest packaged version is 0.40.0.