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gron for Mac

Make JSON greppable

Quick answer: gron is a command-line tool for macOS. Install it with brew install gron. It is distributed under the MIT licence. It has 328 Homebrew installs in the last 30 days.

What gron is

gron is a command-line tool for macOS: make JSON greppable.

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/tomnomnom/gron.

How to install gron

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

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 gron on Mac?

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

Is gron open source?

Yes — Homebrew distributes it under the MIT licence.

Does gron 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 gron?

It was installed 328 times in the last 30 days according to Homebrew analytics, ranking #1924 in this catalogue.

What version of gron is current?

The latest packaged version is 0.7.1.