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How to install zellij on macOS (zellij-org/zellij) · gitmanual

How to install on macOS

zellij-org/zellij

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Start here

Website ↗zellij.devThe project's own site.Docs ↗zellij.devLinked from the README.

Will it work on my device?

Yes, it installs on your macOS

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

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Download for macOS

Release v0.45.1 · 8/28/2026 ↗

zellij-aarch64-apple-darwin.tar.gz

tar.gz · Apple Silicon · 15.4 MB · 9,963 downloads · best match

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/zellij-org/zellij/releases/download/v0.45.1/zellij-aarch64-apple-darwin.tar.gz"
tar -xzf "zellij-aarch64-apple-darwin.tar.gz"

Other macOS downloads (3)

zellij-no-web-aarch64-apple-darwin.tar.gz

tar.gz · Apple Silicon · 11.9 MB · 458 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/zellij-org/zellij/releases/download/v0.45.1/zellij-no-web-aarch64-apple-darwin.tar.gz"
tar -xzf "zellij-no-web-aarch64-apple-darwin.tar.gz"

zellij-no-web-x86_64-apple-darwin.tar.gz

tar.gz · Intel · 12.3 MB · 539 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/zellij-org/zellij/releases/download/v0.45.1/zellij-no-web-x86_64-apple-darwin.tar.gz"
tar -xzf "zellij-no-web-x86_64-apple-darwin.tar.gz"

zellij-x86_64-apple-darwin.tar.gz

tar.gz · Intel · 16.0 MB · 5,189 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/zellij-org/zellij/releases/download/v0.45.1/zellij-x86_64-apple-darwin.tar.gz"
tar -xzf "zellij-x86_64-apple-darwin.tar.gz"

Install with a package manager

Cargo

cargo install --locked zellij

From the README, exactly as the maintainers wrote it.

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