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I can't find where I can get the GUI tool for CMake on MacOSX. I see references to it online but nothing else. I got CMake using MacPorts but on Windows I am used to using the GUI.

Does it exist on Mac and where/how do I get it?

Elzo Valugi
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Mr. Boy
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    Nowadays the easiest way to install CMake GUI is `brew cask install cmake` (note the `cask` -- `brew install cmake` only includes the CLI version) – waldyrious Mar 06 '17 at 17:42
  • http://www.cmake.org/cmake/resources/software.html Link is above! In case you need more info about it, just check out the link below. http://www.cmake.org/cmake/project/about.html – Billjk Apr 06 '12 at 13:44
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    Nowadays `brew install --cask cmake`. And it fails saying cmake already installed. So, how to install make-gui on macOS? – KcFnMi Mar 24 '22 at 16:10
  • @KcFnMi I was in the same boat - could not find a way to successfully install cmake-gui through homebrew but was able to use @Andrew's solution below using macports (`sudo port install cmake +qt5`) – cacti5 May 11 '22 at 18:25

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you need to install the gui variant:

sudo port install cmake +gui

you may need to run sudo port uninstall cmake first.

Andrew
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Cask is outdated now. You can install cmake using:

brew install --cask cmake
Dmitry S.
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zarg404
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Try installing the cmake GUI using brew cask

brew cask install cmake

how to install brew cask

  1. Install Homebrew first How to install homebrew
  2. Add the brew cask to using the command brew tap caskroom/cask
Dam1tha
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  • Ah, didn't realize the cask version of cmake has the gui. But fyi the "brew tap" command isn't necessary anymore. "brew cask" should work out of the box. https://stackoverflow.com/questions/58335410/error-caskroom-cask-was-moved-tap-homebrew-cask-cask-instead – jmt May 03 '20 at 04:03
  • At the time of this comment, this method does not work. Perhaps the cask has removed the gui program since this answer was written. – oarfish Oct 27 '20 at 08:03
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    It's now called ` brew install --cask cmake` – Daniel Stephens Jan 10 '21 at 20:01
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here it is:

http://www.cmake.org/cmake/resources/software.html

extra plugins will imported by their own extensions so no OS compatibility is needed ;)

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