docs/install_macos.md
Homebrew is a free and open-source software package management system that simplifies the installation of software on Apple's operating system, macOS, as well as Linux.
The GitHub CLI formulae is supported by the GitHub CLI maintainers with help from our friends at Homebrew with updated powered by homebrew/homebrew-core.
To install:
brew install gh
To upgrade:
brew upgrade gh
GitHub CLI releases contain precompiled binaries for amd64 and arm64 architectures along with a universal installer.
[!NOTE] As of May 29th, Mac OS installer
.pkgare unsigned with efforts prioritized incli/cli#9139to support signing them.
[!IMPORTANT] The GitHub CLI team does not maintain the following packages or repositories. We are unable to provide support for these installation methods or any guarantees of stability, security, or availability for these installation methods.
Conda is an open source package management system and environment management system for installing multiple versions of software packages and their dependencies and switching easily between them. It works on Linux, OS X and Windows, and was created for Python programs but can package and distribute any software.
The GitHub CLI package is supported by the Conda community with updates powered by conda-forge/gh-feedstock.
To install:
conda install gh --channel conda-forge
To upgrade:
conda update gh --channel conda-forge
Flox is a virtual environment and package manager all in one. With Flox you create environments that layer and replace dependencies just where it matters, making them portable across the full software lifecycle.
Flox relies upon the GitHub CLI package supported by the NixOS community
To install:
flox install gh
To upgrade:
flox upgrade toplevel
MacPorts is an open-source community initiative to design an easy-to-use system for compiling, installing, and upgrading either command-line, X11 or Aqua based open-source software on the Mac operating system.
The GitHub CLI port is supported by the MacPorts community with updates powered by macports/macports-ports.
To install:
sudo port install gh
To upgrade:
sudo port selfupdate && sudo port upgrade gh
Spack is a flexible package manager supporting multiple versions, configurations, platforms, and compilers for supercomputers, Linux, and macOS.
The GitHub CLI package is supported by the Spack community with updates powered by spack/spack-packages.
To install:
spack install gh
To upgrade:
spack uninstall gh && spack install gh
Webi is a tool that aims to effortlessly install developer tools with easy-to-remember URLs from official builds quickly, without sudo or Admin, without a package manager, and without changing system file permissions.
The GitHub CLI package is supported by the Webi community with updates powered by webinstall/webi-installers.
To install:
curl -sS https://webi.sh/gh \| sh
To upgrade:
webi gh@stable