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so for Mac

Terminal interface for StackOverflow

Quick answer: so is a terminal emulator for macOS. Install it with brew install so. It is distributed under the MIT licence. It has 23 Homebrew installs in the last 30 days.

What so is

so is a terminal emulator for macOS: terminal interface for StackOverflow.

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/samtay/so.

How to install so

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

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 so on Mac?

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

Is so open source?

Yes — Homebrew distributes it under the MIT licence.

Does so 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 so?

It was installed 23 times in the last 30 days according to Homebrew analytics, ranking #6246 in this catalogue.

What version of so is current?

The latest packaged version is 0.4.10.