MacPorts for Mac
Install open-source software on Darwin OSes (was DarwinPorts).
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MacPorts overview
MacPorts provides an easy way to install various open-source software products on macOS. MacPorts manages the dependencies for you and makes it easy to later update or uninstall software too. MacPorts provides binary archives of much of the software available in its collection so that you can install software quickly without having to compile it yourself.
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What’s new in version 2.12.4
- Fixed occasional lchown errors when upgrading ports.
- (#73514, jmr in 07ff611)
- Fixed occasional permissions errors when using a ports tree in a
- git repo. (pguyot in b4709d0)
- Fixed port deps error with unindexed ports. (jmr in 2dff719)
- Added --with-git option to configure.
- (#72451, herbygillot in 3ea4d20)
MacPorts for Mac
Free
In English
Version 2.12.4
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Feb 28 2026
Version: 2.12.2
v2.12.2 is still only supporting macOS 15 Sequoia. There are specific sub-versions for older versions of macOS. No formal Tahoe support! Yes, this is déja vu. The project is slow to catch up. Meanwhile: Homebrew.
Jul 15 2025
Version: 2.11.1
"If you already have MacPorts installed, the preferred method for updating is to run:"
sudo port selfupdate
Oct 3 2018
Version: 2.5.4
I'm mainly a homebrewer, but for the occasional other package, I need MacPorts, and I like it a lot. Though the weird thing is that the latest update 2.5.4 doesn't support Xcode 10 on High Sierra; to use MacPorts 2.5.4 with Xcode 10, you need to be on Mojave.
May 26 2018
Version: 2.4.4
After years of using and then now struggling with Homebrew, I've finally come home with MacPorts. Markedly better, more offerings that cater to user needs and wants (much more so than just being developer-centric like 'Brew). Our team has even started contributing to MacPorts and are finding development really nice with TCL and the dev community's also less hostile.
May 25 2018
Version: 2.4.4
Version 2.4.4 el capitan gets stuck at verifying. Any ideas?