If you're familiar with using GPG on Linux, you'll probably feel right at home! brew install gnupg You have to love a simple, open-source project with a strong track record. We're going to install good old gnupg as our GPG client. If this is a new machine, you might need to install some XCode dependencies during this process, adding to the total installation time. The setup for Homebrew is quick and easy, so you should be done in > ~/.zprofileĮval "$(/opt/homebrew/bin/brew shellenv)"
Similar to Linux's apt or rpm package managers, it allows us to do a quick one-line installation.
Setting up GPG Install Homebrewįor the easiest installation of GPG, Homebrew package manager is the tool to use. Instead, to my relief, there is a straightforward method to get a GPG client installed on Mac without installing GPG Tools. In addition, I like feeling cool and only using the command line where possible, so the GUI on this application isn't something I'd use regularly. I've used it in the past when I last had a Mac a few years ago, and it just felt like a bloated freemium product that is always trying to get me to upgrade and pay money. One essential application that never gets any love is your trusty GPG client (or PGP or GnuPG or whatever you want to call it).Įvery guide I've found online for using GPG on Mac involves installing GPG Tools, but I can't stand for it. Coming from regularly using Linux, I realized that I was a bit spoiled when switching to Mac for Float, especially as it relates to package/application management. Setting up a new macOS laptop means re-installing a slew of productivity tools.
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