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roswell for Mac

Lisp installer and launcher for major environments

Quick answer: roswell is a productivity app for macOS. Install it with brew install roswell. It is distributed under the MIT licence. It has 170 Homebrew installs in the last 30 days.

What roswell is

roswell is a productivity app for macOS: lisp installer and launcher for major environments.

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/roswell/roswell.

How to install roswell

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

Homebrew installer, if you need it:

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Frequently asked questions

How do I install roswell on Mac?

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

Is roswell open source?

Yes — Homebrew distributes it under the MIT licence.

Does roswell 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 roswell?

It was installed 170 times in the last 30 days according to Homebrew analytics, ranking #2664 in this catalogue.

What version of roswell is current?

The latest packaged version is 26.10.119.