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spaceship for Mac

Zsh prompt for Astronauts

Quick answer: spaceship is a terminal emulator for macOS. Install it with brew install spaceship. It is distributed under the MIT licence. It has 337 Homebrew installs in the last 30 days.

What spaceship is

spaceship is a terminal emulator for macOS: zsh prompt for Astronauts.

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

How to install spaceship

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

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 spaceship on Mac?

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

Is spaceship open source?

Yes — Homebrew distributes it under the MIT licence.

Does spaceship 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 spaceship?

It was installed 337 times in the last 30 days according to Homebrew analytics, ranking #1903 in this catalogue.

What version of spaceship is current?

The latest packaged version is 4.22.6.