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seal for Mac

Easy-to-use homomorphic encryption library

Quick answer: seal is a security tool for macOS. Install it with brew install seal. It is distributed under the MIT licence. It has 69 Homebrew installs in the last 30 days.

What seal is

seal is a security tool for macOS: easy-to-use homomorphic encryption library.

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/microsoft/SEAL.

How to install seal

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

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 seal on Mac?

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

Is seal open source?

Yes — Homebrew distributes it under the MIT licence.

Does seal 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 seal?

It was installed 69 times in the last 30 days according to Homebrew analytics, ranking #4051 in this catalogue.

What version of seal is current?

The latest packaged version is 4.7.1.