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nyancat for Mac

Renders an animated, color, ANSI-text loop of the Poptart Cat

Quick answer: nyancat is a design tool for macOS. Install it with brew install nyancat. It is distributed under the NCSA licence. It has 67 Homebrew installs in the last 30 days.

What nyancat is

nyancat is a design tool for macOS: renders an animated, color, ANSI-text loop of the Poptart Cat.

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

How to install nyancat

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

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 nyancat on Mac?

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

Is nyancat open source?

Yes — Homebrew distributes it under the NCSA licence.

Does nyancat 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 nyancat?

It was installed 67 times in the last 30 days according to Homebrew analytics, ranking #4086 in this catalogue.

What version of nyancat is current?

The latest packaged version is 1.5.2.