# Install mplab-xc8 with Homebrew Cask

Compiler for 8-bit PIC and SAM MCUs and MPUs. Version 3.10 via Homebrew Cask; verified from local package data.

## Install

```sh
sudo av install cask:mplab-xc8
```

Additional install commands:

### macOS

- Homebrew Cask (100%):

```sh
brew install --cask mplab-xc8
```

  Evidence: local Homebrew cask metadata

## Package facts

- **Package key:** cask:mplab-xc8
- **Package manager:** Homebrew Cask
- **Package manager page:** <https://formulae.brew.sh/cask/mplab-xc8>
- **Version:** 3.10
- **Source summary:** Compiler for 8-bit PIC and SAM MCUs and MPUs
- **Homepage:** <https://www.microchip.com/mplab/compilers>
- **Upstream docs:** <https://www.microchip.com/mplab/compilers>
- **Source archive:** <https://ww1.microchip.com/downloads/aemDocuments/documents/DEV/ProductDocuments/SoftwareTools/xc8-v3.10-full-install-macos-x64-installer.dmg>
- **Generated:** 2026-08-04T22:13:35+00:00

## Executables

- xc8-ar (binary)
- xc8-cc (binary)
- xc8-clangd (binary)
- xclm (binary)
- xc-ccov (binary)

## Install behavior

- Post-install hook: not defined
- Bottle: not available

## Freshness

- Page generated: 2026-08-04
- Package-manager version: 3.10
- Local data: ok
- Upstream repository: https://www.microchip.com/mplab/compilers
- info: No package-manager update timestamp was available.
- info: Release/tag comparison is only available for GitHub repositories.

## Security Notes

No matching local secret-handling manifest was found for mplab-xc8. Package metadata is still published here so future coverage has a stable package URL.


## Source Database Details

- **Source Database:** Homebrew cask API
- **Tap:** homebrew/cask
- **Full Token:** mplab-xc8
- **Names:** MPLab XC8 Compiler
- **Artifacts:** Binary: 5, Installer: 1, Postflight Steps: 1, Target: 5, Uninstall: 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 binaries](https://pkg.so/homebrew-cask-binaries/) - Cask artifact metadata includes a binary.

## Sources

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