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Install contour with Homebrew Cask
Terminal emulator. Version 0.8.0.9335 via Homebrew Cask; verified from local package data.
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Package summary
Terminal emulator
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Commands and aliases
- contour
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Project history and usage
Contour is an open-source, cross-platform, GPU-accelerated terminal emulator aimed at power users and modern terminal workloads.
Project history
Contour was developed as an open-source, GPU-accelerated terminal emulator with an emphasis on correctness, performance, Unicode, and advanced terminal escape-sequence support. Its release metadata records public 0.3-series releases in 2022.
Subsequent development added tabs, profiles, shell integration, extensive graphics and protocol support, cross-platform packaging, and persistent sessions. Version 0.7.0 expanded Contour into a workspace with native tabs, split panes, saved layouts, and an optional daemon.
Adoption history
Contour is distributed for Linux, macOS, Windows, FreeBSD, and OpenBSD through upstream releases and platform package systems. Its cross-platform availability and focus on Unicode, GPU rendering, and terminal protocols place it among modern terminal emulators aimed at power users.
The project has accumulated a substantial public development history and a multi-platform contributor community in its official GitHub organization.
How it is used
Contour launches the user's configured shell and supports profiles for shells, colors, fonts, input mappings, history, and other terminal behavior. The generated YAML file can be edited directly or replaced with an explicitly selected configuration file.
Power users can use Vi-like selection, inline graphics, hyperlinks, customizable key bindings, tabs, panes, layouts, and experimental daemon sessions.
Why package nerds care
Contour is notable for combining a modern C++ terminal frontend with a separately developed terminal-emulation core, Unicode-aware text handling, Sixel and ReGIS graphics, configurable profiles, Vi-like selection, and runtime configuration reload.
Its human-readable YAML configuration honors XDG conventions on Unix. Recent daemon and tmux-control-mode features also position it as both a graphical terminal and an experimental persistent-session host.
Timeline
- 2022: The official release metadata records Contour 0.3-series releases.
- 2026: Contour 0.7.0 added native tabs, split panes, saved layouts, and experimental persistent sessions.
Related projects
- libterminal supplies terminal-emulation functionality within the Contour project ecosystem.
- libunicode supports Unicode processing used by Contour.
- tmux is interoperable with Contour's persistent-session daemon through control mode.
Sources
security posture
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No matching local secret-handling manifest was found for contour. 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.
Recommended review
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local files
Configuration and credential file locations
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Configuration files
Config paths the tool may read or write during local use.
- Unix
${XDG_CONFIG_HOME:-~/.config}/contour/contour.yml- Windows
%LocalAppData%\contour\contour.yml
executables
Installed executables
| Command | Kind | Exposure | Note |
|---|---|---|---|
contour | binary | Homebrew cask binary | contour |
freshness
Version and freshness
These signals separate page generation age, package-manager activity, and upstream release comparison. Version lag is warned only when an evidence URL and comparable versions are present.
page generated2026-11-04
manager version0.8.0.9335
manager updated
local dataok
upstreamnot checked
latest detectednot detected
https://github.com/contour-terminal/contour
- infoNo package-manager update timestamp was available.low confidence
- infoNo cached GitHub release or tag data was available.https://github.com/contour-terminal/contournone confidence
install metadata
Package metadata
| Package key | cask:contour |
|---|---|
| Version | 0.8.0.9335 |
| Package manager | Homebrew Cask |
| Package manager page | https://formulae.brew.sh/cask/contour |
| Homepage | https://github.com/contour-terminal/contour/ |
| Repository | https://github.com/contour-terminal/contour |
| Upstream docs | https://github.com/contour-terminal/contour/ |
| Source archive | https://github.com/contour-terminal/contour/releases/download/v0.8.0.9335/contour-0.8.0.9335-macOS-arm.dmg |
| SHA-256 | d04f908ca49cf0b8e3f975c7cef37fbee460f291723bd81ba39086f7f09456c4 |
| Bottle | not recorded |
| Homebrew post-install | not defined |
| Service | none declared |
registry facts
Source database details
| Source Database | Homebrew cask API |
|---|---|
| Tap | homebrew/cask |
| Full Token | contour |
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| Deprecated | no |
| Disabled | no |
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Combined YAML source
View the package source record on GitHub.
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- cross-ecosystem install command graph
- curated configuration and credential file locations
- curated package history
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- package version freshness
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