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little-cms2 for Mac

Color management engine supporting ICC profiles

Quick answer: little-cms2 is a command-line tool for macOS. Install it with brew install little-cms2. It is distributed under the MIT licence. It has 3,510 Homebrew installs in the last 30 days.

What little-cms2 is

little-cms2 is a command-line tool for macOS: color management engine supporting ICC profiles.

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

How to install little-cms2

  1. Open Terminal (press ⌘ + Space and type “Terminal”).
  2. If Homebrew is not installed yet, run the installer below once.
  3. Run brew install little-cms2.

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 little-cms2 on Mac?

Run brew install little-cms2 in Terminal. This requires Homebrew; if you do not have it, install it first with the command below.

Is little-cms2 open source?

Yes — Homebrew distributes it under the MIT licence.

Does little-cms2 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 little-cms2?

It was installed 3,510 times in the last 30 days according to Homebrew analytics, ranking #441 in this catalogue.

What version of little-cms2 is current?

The latest packaged version is 2.19.1.