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An open-source system for compiling, installing, and upgrading command-line, X11, or Aqua based open-source software on OS X.
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requires sudoyes
Supports Apple SiliconYes
Pros
Pro Nice variants system
MacPorts has a variants system that allows customizing builds with author provided options.
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MacPorts
Recommended 3 years ago
Pro
Open sourcePro
Installs dependencies automaticallyPro
Provides a consistent experience across OS X versions Pro
Nice variants systemPro
Generally very up to datePro
Great support for older systemsPro
Requires SUDO to install appsPro
MacPorts is a native application: C + TCLPro
Most of the available packages workPro
Download libraries instead of relying on Apple's capricesPro
More packages than competition