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doxygen for Mac

Generate documentation for several programming languages

Quick answer: doxygen is a developer tool for macOS. Install it with brew install doxygen. It is distributed under the GPL-2.0-only licence. It has 1,112 Homebrew installs in the last 30 days.

What doxygen is

doxygen is a developer tool for macOS: generate documentation for several programming languages.

It is distributed as a Homebrew formula, which builds or pours a binary and puts it on your PATH. It is distributed under the GPL-2.0-only licence.

How to install doxygen

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

Homebrew installer, if you need it:

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Frequently asked questions

How do I install doxygen on Mac?

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

Is doxygen open source?

Yes — Homebrew distributes it under the GPL-2.0-only licence.

Does doxygen 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 doxygen?

It was installed 1,112 times in the last 30 days according to Homebrew analytics, ranking #977 in this catalogue.

What version of doxygen is current?

The latest packaged version is 1.18.0.