YKYH Picks
☰ Menu
Home›Command-Line Tools›flint
CLI Open source 93 installs/mo

flint for Mac

C library for number theory

Quick answer: flint is a command-line tool for macOS. Install it with brew install flint. It is distributed under the LGPL-3.0-or-later licence. It has 93 Homebrew installs in the last 30 days.

What flint is

flint is a command-line tool for macOS: C library for number theory.

It is distributed as a Homebrew formula, which builds or pours a binary and puts it on your PATH. It is distributed under the LGPL-3.0-or-later licence.

How to install flint

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

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.

Similar apps in Command-Line Tools

Closest apps in the same category, ordered by description similarity and install base. These are related tools, not confirmed substitutes; the comparison pages cover hand-picked head-to-head matchups.

fast_floatFast and exact implementation of the C++ from_chars functions for number typesCLIOpen source87/molibtommathC library for number theoretic multiple-precision integersCLIOpen source104/mobedtoolsTools for genome arithmetic (set theory on the genome)CLIOpen source148/moprimesieveFast C/C++ prime number generatorCLIOpen source56/mopariComputer algebra system designed for fast computations in number theoryCLIOpen source163/molibphonenumberC++ Phone Number library by GoogleCLIOpen source44/mo

Frequently asked questions

How do I install flint on Mac?

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

Is flint open source?

Yes — Homebrew distributes it under the LGPL-3.0-or-later licence.

Does flint 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 flint?

It was installed 93 times in the last 30 days according to Homebrew analytics, ranking #3568 in this catalogue.

What version of flint is current?

The latest packaged version is 3.6.0.