Detailed install instructions for Mackup

November 8, 2025 ยท View on GitHub

There are 2 ways to run mackup:

  1. Install it with Homebrew (macOS and GNU/Linux)
  2. Install it with PIP (macOS and GNU/Linux)

Install

With Homebrew

# Easy
brew install mackup

# Now just run it
mackup -h

With Homebrew master branch for latest updates

Want to install the latest master release instead of waiting on the homebrew package version?

Homebrew reference

# Install master
brew install --HEAD
# Check if you are using the master or stale package
brew switch mackup <HEAD-XXXX>

mackup -h

With Python's PIP

# Easy too
pip install mackup

# Now you can run it
mackup -h

Upgrade

Upgrade with Homebrew

brew update
brew upgrade
mackup -h

Upgrade with Python's PIP

pip install --upgrade mackup
mackup -h

Uninstall

Uninstall with Homebrew

brew uninstall mackup

Uninstall with Python's PIP

pip uninstall mackup