Download Command line utility which provides an infrastructure for quickly building, installing, and packaging open source software on the Mac Free

Mac port is a software package designed to provide support for compiling, installing, and upgrading OS X applications developed for the command line or based on X11 or Aqua systems.

Additionally, MacPorts itself runs as a command-line utility and is designed to simplify the compilation and installation process.

Easy-to-install command-line tool for deploying open source software

First, you must make sure that Xcode and the Xcode command line tools are installed on your Mac. Additionally, through the Terminal application, you can run the following command to agree to the Apple Xcode license: “sudo xcodebuild -license”.

The next step is to launch the MacPorts package and follow the on-screen instructions to complete the installation process. Once completed, you can open the Terminal application and quickly update the included port definitions.

Provides quick access to more than 18.000 different software ports

The MacPorts system consists of two distinct elements: a command-line application that facilitates software installation and an extensive collection of Mac open source software divided into 83 different categories.

Just browse the software collection within the terminal and find applications that may be useful. At the same time, you can also read the MacPorts software collection online on the developer website.

Once you find the software port you’re interested in in the Terminal application, just run the appropriate installation command. Note that MacPorts also supports uninstalling ports along with all dependencies.

Command-line utility enables you to quickly find and deploy Mac OS X open source software

MacPorts provides quick access to a wide range of open source software that can be easily managed through the Apple Terminal application: The MacPorts command-line tool enables you to compile, install, upgrade, or uninstall applications with simple Terminal commands.