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Terminal emulator built on web technology. Version 6.0.8 via Homebrew Cask; verified from local package data.
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Package summary
Terminal emulator built on web technology
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Project history and usage
Archipelago is a minimalist open-source terminal emulator for macOS that uses web terminal technology inside a native application.
Project history
Archipelago began after its developer used Hyper and liked its appearance and extensibility but encountered performance and rendering problems attributed to Hyper's then-used terminal component.
The developer adopted xterm.js and built Archipelago as a minimalist open-source terminal emulator around web technology while retaining a macOS application project.
Adoption history
Archipelago is distributed as a macOS application and through Homebrew Cask. Its adoption remained centered on users interested in a minimal terminal with web-rendering technology.
How it is used
Users install and launch Archipelago as a macOS terminal application. Contributors install its web dependencies and open the native project in Xcode.
Why package nerds care
Archipelago is notable as a native macOS application that embeds a web-based terminal stack, illustrating a middle ground between conventional native terminal emulators and Electron-style terminals.
Its Homebrew Cask distribution gives package-manager users a reproducible installation path for a comparatively small terminal project.
Timeline
- Project origin: Archipelago was started as a faster, more reliable alternative inspired by Hyper.
- Later distribution: The project added Homebrew Cask as an official installation method.
Related projects
- Hyper directly inspired Archipelago's design.
- xterm.js supplied the terminal technology that the developer selected to address the performance and buffer-rendering problems described in the README.
Sources
- Official Archipelago repository and README: https://github.com/npezza93/archipelago
security posture
No protected-tool coverage found yet
No matching local secret-handling manifest was found for archipelago. Package metadata is still published here so future coverage has a stable package URL.
Install behavior
- No Homebrew post-install hook is recorded in formula metadata.
- No Homebrew bottle metadata was recorded.
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page generated2026-11-04
manager version6.0.8
manager updated
local dataok
upstreamnot checked
latest detectednot detected
https://github.com/npezza93/archipelago
- infoNo package-manager update timestamp was available.low confidence
- infoNo cached GitHub release or tag data was available.https://github.com/npezza93/archipelagonone confidence
install metadata
Package metadata
| Package key | cask:archipelago |
|---|---|
| Version | 6.0.8 |
| Package manager | Homebrew Cask |
| Package manager page | https://formulae.brew.sh/cask/archipelago |
| Homepage | https://github.com/npezza93/archipelago |
| Repository | https://github.com/npezza93/archipelago |
| Source archive | https://github.com/npezza93/archipelago/releases/download/v6.0.8/Archipelago.zip |
| SHA-256 | 58e394886db7e5a32feeb48d7b78951ee230689bf79279e67f79c881df42bb1f |
| Bottle | not recorded |
| Homebrew post-install | not defined |
| Service | none declared |
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| Source Database | Homebrew cask API |
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| Tap | homebrew/cask |
| Full Token | archipelago |
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| Deprecated | no |
| Disabled | no |
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