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Install Webshare for macOS

Download the standalone background service, Apple Disk Image (.dmg), or Homebrew formula.

1

Install via Homebrew

Automatic dependency resolution and path symlinking

brew install webshare-cli
2

Terminal One-Liner (curl)

Installs directly to /usr/local/bin/webshare

sudo curl -fsSL https://github.com/VicRoger27/Webshare/releases/download/v1.0.0/webshare-desktop-macos -o /usr/local/bin/webshare && sudo chmod +x /usr/local/bin/webshare

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Inspect manifest files, SHA256 checksums, and source scripts before installing

Target FileFormula/webshare.rb
Binary Size48.2 MB
SHA-256 Checksum1424a8b5d31469d01c8c96f8664c42ac1e701a3c977a51501de6b60c9e0f4d3a
Formula/webshare.rb
class Webshare < Formula
  desc "Direct P2P Local File and Folder Streaming Terminal Companion"
  homepage "https://webshare.vopple.uk"
  url "https://github.com/VicRoger27/Webshare/archive/refs/tags/v1.0.0.tar.gz"
  license "MIT"

  depends_on "node"

  def install
    system "npm", "install", *Language::Node.std_npm_install_args(libexec)
    bin.install_symlink Dir["#{libexec}/bin/*"]
  end

  test do
    system "#{bin}/webshare", "--help"
  end
end

Permissions Note

If downloading the binary directly, remember to grant execute permissions:

chmod +x ./webshare-desktop-macos && ./webshare-desktop-macos