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melt for Mac

Backup and restore Ed25519 SSH keys with seed words

Quick answer: melt is a system utility for macOS. Install it with brew install melt. It is distributed under the MIT licence. It has 2 Homebrew installs in the last 30 days.

What melt is

melt is a system utility for macOS: backup and restore Ed25519 SSH keys with seed words.

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/charmbracelet/melt.

How to install melt

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

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 melt on Mac?

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

Is melt open source?

Yes — Homebrew distributes it under the MIT licence.

Does melt 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 melt?

It was installed 2 times in the last 30 days according to Homebrew analytics, ranking #10595 in this catalogue.

What version of melt is current?

The latest packaged version is 0.6.2.