MacPorts Made Easy: PortAuthority

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Developer: Kevin Walzer

Email: kw@codebykevin.com

Open Source License: MIT License

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Take Control of Unix Software

PortAuthority makes it easy to install thousands of Unix software packages for Mac OS X. Powered by the MacPorts Unix-software management system, PortAuthority's familiar three-pane interface lets you get started doing what you want to do--finding, installing, and removing software.

Why PortAuthority?

• Easy to use solution for managing MacPorts software packages and the MacPorts infrastructure.
• Search and sort MacPorts packages by keyword, category, and more.
• Export MacPorts logs to text and printed output.
• Growl integration.
• Fast: PortAuthority doesn't bog down system resources.
• Thorough user documentation via the "Help" menu.
• Display detailed information about MacPorts packages.
• "I hope you'll all download the PortAuthority program and give it a try. It's quite nice..."--Christopher Roach, MacDevCenter

Installing PortAuthority

To install PortAuthority, download the latest version. It can be installed anywhere on your machine. Mac OS X 10.15 is the minimum supported platform. A MacPorts installation is also required; MacPorts can be downloaded from http://www.macports.org. A donation will be requested to support the application's continued development.

What's New in Version 9.1

• Updated release for Catalina.
• Minor bug fixes.