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Yes, active. Last change today. Latest release v3.1.0, yesterday.

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How to install harper on macOS (Automattic/harper) · gitmanual

How to install on macOS

Automattic/harper

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Difficulty: Moderate
Time: 30 min or more
Stars: ★ 17,471
Activity: Updated this month

Before you start

Is it free?: YesOpen source (Apache-2.0).
Still maintained?: Yes, activeLast change today. Latest release v3.1.0, yesterday.
Can I trust it?: Widely used17k stars, 3 years old, by an organization. As with any download, get it from the official repo.

Saved setup from 9 h ago

Will it work on macOS?

Yes, it installs on your macOS

A ready-made macOS download is in the latest release.

Your system

macOS Windows Linux

Start here

Website ↗writewithharper.comThe project's own site.

Also: Docs ↗

Heads-upBuilding it yourself? It also needs MariaDB.

Download for macOS

v3.1.0 · 11/6/2026 ↗

Harper_3.1.0_universal.dmg

dmg · Universal · 49.2 MB · 330 downloads · best match

Download

Drag the app into Applications.

curl -LO "https://github.com/Automattic/harper/releases/download/v3.1.0/Harper_3.1.0_universal.dmg"
open "Harper_3.1.0_universal.dmg"

Other macOS downloads (4)

harper-cli-aarch64-apple-darwin.tar.gz

tar.gz · Apple Silicon · 12.8 MB · 10 downloads

Download

Move the extracted binary onto your PATH (e.g. /usr/local/bin). If macOS blocks it: xattr -d com.apple.quarantine <binary>

curl -LO "https://github.com/Automattic/harper/releases/download/v3.1.0/harper-cli-aarch64-apple-darwin.tar.gz"
tar -xzf "harper-cli-aarch64-apple-darwin.tar.gz"

harper-ls-aarch64-apple-darwin.tar.gz

tar.gz · Apple Silicon · 13.9 MB · 118 downloads

Download

Move the extracted binary onto your PATH (e.g. /usr/local/bin). If macOS blocks it: xattr -d com.apple.quarantine <binary>

curl -LO "https://github.com/Automattic/harper/releases/download/v3.1.0/harper-ls-aarch64-apple-darwin.tar.gz"
tar -xzf "harper-ls-aarch64-apple-darwin.tar.gz"

harper-cli-x86_64-apple-darwin.tar.gz

tar.gz · Intel · 12.9 MB · 7 downloads

Download

Move the extracted binary onto your PATH (e.g. /usr/local/bin). If macOS blocks it: xattr -d com.apple.quarantine <binary>

curl -LO "https://github.com/Automattic/harper/releases/download/v3.1.0/harper-cli-x86_64-apple-darwin.tar.gz"
tar -xzf "harper-cli-x86_64-apple-darwin.tar.gz"

harper-ls-x86_64-apple-darwin.tar.gz

tar.gz · Intel · 14.0 MB · 11 downloads

Download

Move the extracted binary onto your PATH (e.g. /usr/local/bin). If macOS blocks it: xattr -d com.apple.quarantine <binary>

curl -LO "https://github.com/Automattic/harper/releases/download/v3.1.0/harper-ls-x86_64-apple-darwin.tar.gz"
tar -xzf "harper-ls-x86_64-apple-darwin.tar.gz"

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Parts list

1×Node.js 24.15.0runtime
1×Rust stableruntime
1×Ruby 3.4.9runtime
1×pnpm pnpm@10.10.0package manager
1×bundler package manager
1×MariaDB service

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Good to know

Monorepo (workspaces) — install from the repo root.
Cargo workspace — pick a crate with cargo run -p <name>.
Dockerfile available (base image: rust:latest).
justfile found — run just --list to see available tasks.
Has AGENTS.md — instructions for coding agents. You can open Claude Code (or another agent) in the cloned folder and ask it to do the setup for you.
Nested projects: fuzz/Cargo.toml, harper-asciidoc/Cargo.toml, harper-brill/Cargo.toml, harper-cli/Cargo.toml and 11 more

Details

License: Apache-2.0
Open issues: 1,053
Branch: master

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CONTRIBUTING.md

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rust-toolchain.toml

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