How to Install Screensy on macOS

This tutorial will guide you through the process of installing Screensy, a screen capture utility, on macOS. Screensy can be downloaded from its official GitHub repository at https://github.com/screensy/screensy.

Prerequisites

Before getting started, please ensure that you have the following:

• A macOS computer with an internet connection.
• The brew package manager installed. If you don't have it installed, you can download and install it by following the instructions from the official website at https://brew.sh.

Step-by-Step Guide

1. Open Terminal on your macOS computer. It can be found in the Applications/Utilities folder, or you can search for it using Spotlight.

2. In the Terminal window, run the following command to install the necessary dependencies:

   brew install qt5 pkg-config
   

3. After the installation is complete, run the following command to clone the Screensy repository to your local machine:

   git clone https://github.com/screensy/screensy.git
   

4. Change to the Screensy directory:

   cd screensy
   

5. Now, run the following command to build and install Screensy:

   ./build.sh && sudo make install
   

6. Once the installation is complete, you can launch Screensy by searching for it in Spotlight or by running the following command in Terminal:

   screensy
   

7. That's it! You have successfully installed Screensy on your macOS computer.

Conclusion

In this tutorial, you learned how to install Screensy on macOS using the brew package manager and building it from the official GitHub repository. We hope you found this tutorial helpful! If you have any questions or feedback, please feel free to leave a comment.

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