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pop for Mac

Send emails from your terminal

Quick answer: pop is a communication app for macOS. Install it with brew install pop. It is distributed under the MIT licence. It has 17 Homebrew installs in the last 30 days.

What pop is

pop is a communication app for macOS: send emails from your terminal.

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/pop.

How to install pop

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

Homebrew installer, if you need it:

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Frequently asked questions

How do I install pop on Mac?

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

Is pop open source?

Yes — Homebrew distributes it under the MIT licence.

Does pop 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 pop?

It was installed 17 times in the last 30 days according to Homebrew analytics, ranking #6989 in this catalogue.

What version of pop is current?

The latest packaged version is 0.5.0.