MacPorts

MacPorts, formerly DarwinPorts, is a package manager for macOS and Darwin. It is an open-source software project that aims to simplify the installation of other open source software. It is similar in function to Fink and the BSD ports collections.

MacPorts
Initial release2002 (2002)
Stable release
2.8.1  / 31 January 2023 (31 January 2023)
Repository
Written inTcl and C
Operating systemmacOS, Darwin
PlatformIA-32, x86-64, PowerPC, ARM
Available inEnglish
TypePackage management system
LicenseBSD
Websitewww.macports.org 

MacPorts supports universal binaries for PowerPC, Intel-based, and Apple silicon versions of macOS, but migrating from a PowerPC installation of MacPorts to a version on an Intel Mac requires reinstalling all installed ports.

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