MacPorts
The MacPorts command-line client observed · 2026-09-01
Health v2 · maintenance only
100/100
- Activity 100
- Release rhythm 99
- Longevity 100
How is this computed?
round(0.45*activity + 0.35*rhythm + 0.20*longevity); archived -> min(score, 10) — computed 2026-09-03. Adoption (stars, forks) is never an input.
- gap_med: 17
- age_days: 3616
- days_rel: 8
- days_push: 2
- n_releases_24m: 20
Adoption not part of the score
1025 stars · 288 forks observed · 2026-09-01
What it is AI-extracted, prompt v1, taxonomy v1, 2026-08-30, confidence not recorded
MacPorts is a package management system for macOS that compiles, installs, and manages open source software from Portfile definitions, installing everything self-contained under /opt/local. This repository holds the ports tree of package definitions plus the base infrastructure written in Tcl.
Use cases
- install open source software on macos from the command line
- manage package dependencies on a mac
- build software from source on macos
- find an alternative to homebrew for mac package management
- keep command-line tools up to date on macos
- package and maintain a portfile for macos software
When to choose
- you want a self-contained package ecosystem under /opt/local that doesn't touch system files
- you need to build packages from source with custom variants
- you need support for older macOS versions or PowerPC/legacy architectures
- you want fine-grained control over build options via variants
When to avoid
- you prefer prebuilt binaries and fast installs - Homebrew is more popular
- you need a package manager for Linux or Windows
- you want minimal disk usage - source builds and dependencies can be large
Facets
cli-tool · maturity active
package-manager build-tool cli developer-tools operating-systems apple-ecosystem cli ports-tree portfiles tcl open-source-software homebrew-alternative source-builds command-line macos
5 sources
- readme: https://github.com/macports/macports-base · fetched 2026-09-01 · 6fa963905124
- homepage: https://trac.macports.org · fetched 2026-08-29 · 8ae3560d385d
- site_page: https://guide.macports.org/ · fetched 2026-08-29 · 99049dd2abf7
- site_page: https://trac.macports.org/wiki/UsingMacPortsQuickStart · fetched 2026-08-29 · 72350209bea9
- site_page: https://trac.macports.org/wiki/FAQ · fetched 2026-08-29 · 8e1d4afcdb99
Member repositories
| Repository | Role | Health v2 |
|---|---|---|
| macports/macports-base | main | 100 |
| macports/macports-ports | plugin | 77 |
For agents
markdown · JSON · MCP: product_card(name="macports/macports-base")
Data as of 2026-08-30T08:39:29.467469+00:00 · Report a problem