# Install contour with Homebrew Cask Terminal emulator. Version 0.8.0.9335 via Homebrew Cask; verified from local package data. ## Install ```sh sudo av install cask:contour ``` Additional install commands: ### macOS - Homebrew Cask (100%): ```sh brew install --cask contour ``` Evidence: local Homebrew cask metadata ## Package facts - **Package key:** cask:contour - **Package manager:** Homebrew Cask - **Package manager page:** - **Version:** 0.8.0.9335 - **Source summary:** Terminal emulator - **Homepage:** - **Repository:** - **Upstream docs:** - **Source archive:** - **Generated:** 2026-11-04T12:20:42+00:00 ## Executables - contour (binary) - contour (binary) ## Install behavior - Post-install hook: not defined - Bottle: not available ## Freshness - Page generated: 2026-11-04 - Package-manager version: 0.8.0.9335 - Local data: ok - Upstream repository: https://github.com/contour-terminal/contour - info: No package-manager update timestamp was available. - info: No cached GitHub release or tag data was available. ## 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 Notes No matching local secret-handling manifest was found for contour. Package metadata is still published here so future coverage has a stable package URL. ## Configuration and credential file locations These source-backed paths show where this package keeps local settings or durable credentials. Automic Vault can use them as review targets for secret scanning, migration, and command approval. ## Configuration files - Unix: ${XDG_CONFIG_HOME:-~/.config}/contour/contour.yml - Windows: %LocalAppData%\contour\contour.yml ## Source Database Details - **Source Database:** Homebrew cask API - **Tap:** homebrew/cask - **Full Token:** contour - **Names:** Contour - **Depends On:** Macos: >=: 13 - **Artifacts:** App: 1, Bash Completion: 1, Binary: 2, Fish Completion: 1, Target: 6, Zap: 1, Zsh Completion: 1 - **Deprecated:** no - **Disabled:** no ## Related links - [Homebrew Cask packages](https://pkg.so/homebrew-cask-packages/) - Generated from Homebrew Cask package-manager metadata. - [Homebrew Cask applications](https://pkg.so/homebrew-cask-applications/) - Cask artifact metadata includes an app bundle. - [Homebrew Cask binaries](https://pkg.so/homebrew-cask-binaries/) - Cask artifact metadata includes a binary. ## Combined YAML source View the package source record on GitHub. [combined/contour.yml](https://github.com/mxcl/pkgdb/blob/main/combined/contour.yml) ## Sources - package-page enrichment - curated configuration and credential file locations - curated package history - package version freshness - package relationship graph - cross-ecosystem install command graph