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mdcat for Mac

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Quick answer: mdcat is a terminal emulator for macOS. Install it with brew install mdcat. It is distributed under the MPL-2.0 licence. It has 1,483 Homebrew installs in the last 30 days.

What mdcat is

mdcat is a terminal emulator for macOS: show markdown documents on text terminals.

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/BIRSAx2/mdcat.

How to install mdcat

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

Homebrew installer, if you need it:

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Frequently asked questions

How do I install mdcat on Mac?

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

Is mdcat open source?

Yes — Homebrew distributes it under the MPL-2.0 licence.

Does mdcat 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 mdcat?

It was installed 1,483 times in the last 30 days according to Homebrew analytics, ranking #811 in this catalogue.

What version of mdcat is current?

The latest packaged version is 2.19.0.