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screen for Mac

Terminal multiplexer with VT100/ANSI terminal emulation

Quick answer: screen is a terminal emulator for macOS. Install it with brew install screen. It is distributed under the GPL-3.0-or-later licence. It has 1,312 Homebrew installs in the last 30 days.

What screen is

screen is a terminal emulator for macOS: terminal multiplexer with VT100/ANSI terminal emulation.

It is distributed as a Homebrew formula, which builds or pours a binary and puts it on your PATH. It is distributed under the GPL-3.0-or-later licence.

How to install screen

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

Homebrew installer, if you need it:

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Frequently asked questions

How do I install screen on Mac?

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

Is screen open source?

Yes — Homebrew distributes it under the GPL-3.0-or-later licence.

Does screen 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 screen?

It was installed 1,312 times in the last 30 days according to Homebrew analytics, ranking #882 in this catalogue.

What version of screen is current?

The latest packaged version is 5.0.2.