PortAuthority for Mac
GUI for MacPorts package-management system.
$10.00
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PortAuthority overview
PortAuthority provides a graphical user interface for the MacPorts package-management system. MacPorts is a powerful command-line tool for installing and updating a variety of Unix-based applications for the Mac. Its power, though, comes at the cost of some complexity; in the past, the only way to utilize MacPorts was to type various commands into the Mac's Terminal application, which can be intimidating for those users without a Unix background. PortAuthority makes the process of installing Unix software easy.
What’s new in version 9.1.0
Version 9.1.0:
Note: Now requires OS X 10.15 or later
- Updated release for Catalina
- Minor bug fixes
- Now free
PortAuthority for Mac
$10.00
In English
Version 9.1.0
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Feb 18 2024
Version: 9.1.0
Port Authority is EOL (End of Life). The final version was 2.5 from 2020-11-29. R.I.P. - - At current count there are 38,402 ports for MacPorts. Since there are no longer any GUI apps to search for ports, the best way to dig around for them is to go to: https://ports.macports.org/search/
May 26 2018
Version: 7.9.0
This would be quite nice if it were markedly less expensive, or free. For example, a freemium model might include 1 update per day or X installations per day and a paid version could take that limitation off, etc.
Oct 17 2017
Version: 7.7.0
After thrashing around with this thing, I found it easier to simply use CLI commands. And I hate CLI commands.
Sep 16 2011
Version: 4.0.0
I was a frequent user of PortAuthority, but this app is worthless now. I don't understand why developers insist on trying to do things the way this one has. If you can't design a UI window that provides functional feedback of the build process that is going on to install/update a port, then spawn a terminal window with running the commands instead.
The app just crashes anytime I try to install anything, I can either wait 1-hour and force quit to try and use this "tool" (that I paid for), or I can simply run the command myself and have it actually complete the install in 5 minutes.
This is on Lion, but the developer claims the latest version is compatible.
Jul 23 2011
Version: 4.0.0
Use the official GUI: https://trac.macports.org/wiki/MacPortsGUI
Don't pay for this crap.
