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:package: Mac App Store command-line interface

20 mentions on Hacker News by 18 people: 8 stories, 12 comments · first 2015-10-05 · latest 2026-10-09

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  1. …some stuff to be managed by brew. For example the browsers, App Store apps (managed via mas[1]) [1] https://github.com/mas-cli/mas
    comment by chanux · 2026-10-09 · in Zerobrew: A faster alternative to Homebrew
  2. …are quite different from the App Store, but there is a CLI for the App Store if you want that: https://github.com/mas-cli/mas
    comment by zeckalpha · 2025-11-13 · in Homebrew no longer allows bypassing Gatekeeper for unsigned/unnotarized software
  3. …) FYI, mas is the equivalent of a package manager for macOS apps (a.k.a. a CLI for App Store). https://github.com/mas-cli/mas Other than brew , I use mise for everything I can. https://mise.jdx.dev/
    comment by CharlesW · 2025-07-24 · in Vet is a safety net for the curl | bash pattern
  4. …line. There's third-party project - mas[1] but it's limited by Apple constantly changing APIs. [1] https://github.com/mas-cli/mas
    comment by xvilka · 2025-05-28 · in Microsoft is starting to open Windows Update up to any third-party app
  5. …app store for you[1]. also, at least some system prefs can be set via the defaults util[2]. [0]: https://github.com/mas-cli/mas [1]: https://github.com/stephen/dotfiles/blob/master/install.sh#L... [2]:…
    comment by stpn · 2024-05-24 · in New MacBook Setup
  6. I'm pretty sure mas-cli [ https://github.com/mas-cli/mas ] is abandonware. It hasn't received any meaningful updates in almost 2 years and most of its features are broken
    comment by fastily · 2023-08-22 · in macOS updates for Apple Silicon Macs are larger than reported
  7. …that allows using command line to install and update applications without launching AppStore. [1] https://github.com/mas-cli/mas
    comment by xvilka · 2023-01-23 · in macOS CLI tool to configure multi-display resolutions and arrangements
  8. This can be done using the mas-cli. It's not official, but works decently well. https://github.com/mas-cli/mas
    comment by josegonzalez · 2018-10-10 · in 12 Factor CLI Apps
  9. Not from Apple, but there's mas: https://github.com/mas-cli/mas
    comment by eppsilon · 2018-09-28 · in MacOS Marzipan
  10. …and apparently only if[2], you’ve downloaded Sierra from the App Store in the past, you can install https://github.com/mas-cli/mas and then use the command mas install 1127487414 to download the latest Sierra installer from the App Store.…
    comment by jasomill · 2017-10-06 · in If macOS High Sierra shows your password instead of the password hint
  11. Have a look at mas ( https://github.com/mas-cli/mas ) for automated Mac App Store manipulation from the command line.
    comment by thanatosmin · 2017-03-11 · in Goodbye Mac App Store
  12. > With Mac App Store, I have to leave the CLI and use the mouse like a filthy peasant. I found https://github.com/argon/mas in about 5 minutes. Also, that tool will show you app id's from a search. What's the wget command to identify the…
    comment by stephenr · 2016-07-25 · in Wire open-sourced