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dump1090-fa for Mac

FlightAware ADS-B Ground Station System for SDRs

Quick answer: dump1090-fa is a command-line tool for macOS. Install it with brew install dump1090-fa. It is distributed under the GPL-2.0-or-later licence. It has 72 Homebrew installs in the last 30 days.

What dump1090-fa is

dump1090-fa is a command-line tool for macOS: flightAware ADS-B Ground Station System for SDRs.

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/flightaware/dump1090.

How to install dump1090-fa

  1. Open Terminal (press ⌘ + Space and type “Terminal”).
  2. If Homebrew is not installed yet, run the installer below once.
  3. Run brew install dump1090-fa.

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 dump1090-fa on Mac?

Run brew install dump1090-fa in Terminal. This requires Homebrew; if you do not have it, install it first with the command below.

Is dump1090-fa open source?

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

Does dump1090-fa 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 dump1090-fa?

It was installed 72 times in the last 30 days according to Homebrew analytics, ranking #3979 in this catalogue.

What version of dump1090-fa is current?

The latest packaged version is 11.1.