The terminal that comes with every Mac.
Already on your Mac, in Applications, then Utilities. It runs zsh, the shell nearly every Mac guide assumes, so there is nothing to install before your first command.
Key info
- Pricing
- Free
- Platform
- macOS
- Category
- Terminals
- Best for
- Beginner
- Runs on
- macOS
- Already installed
- Yes, in Applications, then Utilities
- How to open
- Press Cmd+Space, type Terminal, press Enter
- Shell
- zsh
- Good for
- Your first commands on a Mac, with nothing to install