# Install chrome-cli with Homebrew, MacPorts Control Google Chrome from the command-line. Version 1.11.0 via Homebrew; verified from local package data. ## Install ```sh sudo av install brew:chrome-cli ``` Additional install commands: ### macOS - Homebrew (100%): ```sh brew install chrome-cli ``` Evidence: local Homebrew formula metadata - MacPorts (94%): ```sh sudo port install chrome-cli ``` Evidence: MacPorts ports tree: www/chrome-cli/Portfile from https://api.github.com/repos/macports/macports-ports/git/trees/master?recursive=1 ## Package facts - **Package key:** brew:chrome-cli - **Package manager:** Homebrew - **Package manager page:** - **Version:** 1.11.0 - **Source summary:** Control Google Chrome from the command-line - **Homepage:** - **Repository:** - **Upstream docs:** - **License:** MIT - **Source archive:** - **Generated:** 2026-07-09T07:20:21+00:00 ## Executables - arc-cli (cli) - brave-cli (cli) - chrome-canary-cli (cli) - chrome-cli (cli) - chromium-cli (cli) - edge-cli (cli) - vivaldi-cli (cli) - arc-cli (alias) - brave-cli (alias) - chrome-canary-cli (alias) - chrome-cli (alias) - chromium-cli (alias) - edge-cli (alias) - vivaldi-cli (alias) ## Install behavior - Post-install hook: not defined - Bottle: available on arm64_sequoia, arm64_sonoma, arm64_tahoe, arm64_ventura, sonoma, ventura ## Freshness - Page generated: 2026-07-09 - Package-manager version: 1.11.0 - Local data: ok - Upstream repository: https://github.com/prasmussen/chrome-cli - Upstream latest detected: 1.11.0 (current) - info: No package-manager update timestamp was available. ## Project history and usage chrome-cli is a macOS command-line utility for controlling Google Chrome-compatible browsers through Apple's Scripting Bridge. ### Project history The GitHub repository was created in February 2014. The README describes chrome-cli as a native OS X/macOS binary for controlling Chrome-compatible browsers from the command line. The early 1.1.0 tag dates to February 2014, with later releases continuing through 1.11.0 in September 2025. ### Adoption history Homebrew packages chrome-cli and installs companion wrapper commands for Chrome Canary, Chromium, Brave, Vivaldi, Edge, and Arc. The supplied package-manager facts also list MacPorts. Homebrew's formula API reports stable version 1.11.0 and ongoing installs, while the README documents Homebrew as the installation path. ### How it is used The tool lists windows, tabs, and links; opens URLs; activates, closes, reloads, resizes, and positions browser windows; prints tab information or source; executes JavaScript; and can emit JSON output with `OUTPUT_FORMAT=json`. For JavaScript execution and source viewing, the README documents the Chrome setting needed for JavaScript from Apple Events. Browser selection can be changed with the `CHROME_BUNDLE_IDENTIFIER` environment variable or the installed wrapper scripts. ### Why package nerds care chrome-cli is significant as a small macOS automation package that exposes Apple Events/Scripting Bridge browser control as ordinary shell commands. It is especially useful in scripts, launchers, tests, and tab-management workflows where a full browser automation framework would be excessive. ### Timeline - 2014: Repository created and early 1.1.0 tag appears. - 2018: 1.6.0 release line reached. - 2021: 1.7.x releases published. - 2022: 1.8.0 release published. - 2023: 1.9.x releases published. - 2024: 1.10.0 release published. - 2025: 1.11.0 release published; Homebrew stable version reports 1.11.0. ### Related projects - Related browser targets include Chrome, Chrome Canary, Chromium, Brave, Vivaldi, Edge, and Arc. The README also points to Chromium's AppleScript documentation for enabling JavaScript execution through Apple Events. ### Sources - - - ## Security Notes narrow executable package without higher-risk signals. - **Geiger risk:** green / low - narrow executable package without higher-risk signals ## Source Database Details - **Source Database:** Homebrew formula API - **Tap:** homebrew/core - **Full Name:** chrome-cli - **Version Scheme:** 0 - **Revision:** 0 - **Head Version:** HEAD - **Requirements:** macos, xcode - **Bottle Stable Root URL:** - **Deprecated:** no - **Disabled:** no - **Keg Only:** no - **URL Keys:** head, stable ## Other Package-Manager Records - MacPorts - chrome-cli: normalized package name match | MacPorts ports tree: www/chrome-cli/Portfile from https://api.github.com/repos/macports/macports-ports/git/trees/master?recursive=1 ## Related links - [Source-control packages](https://www.automicvault.com/pkg/source-control-tools/) - Belongs to a source-control command family. - [Terminal utility packages](https://www.automicvault.com/pkg/terminal-utilities/) - Matched terminal and command-line workflow metadata. - [Text processing packages](https://www.automicvault.com/pkg/text-processing-tools/) - Matched text, document, or structured-data processing metadata. - [Developer build packages](https://www.automicvault.com/pkg/developer-build-tools/) - Matched build, compiler, generator, or developer workflow metadata. - [agent-browser](https://www.automicvault.com/pkg/brew/agent-browser/) - Shares av.db curated category or tags: browser-automation, cli, developer-tools. - [chrome-devtools-mcp](https://www.automicvault.com/pkg/brew/chrome-devtools-mcp/) - Shares av.db curated category or tags: browser-automation, cli, developer-tools. - [geckodriver](https://www.automicvault.com/pkg/brew/geckodriver/) - Shares av.db curated category or tags: browser-automation, cli, developer-tools. - [playwright-cli](https://www.automicvault.com/pkg/brew/playwright-cli/) - Shares av.db curated category or tags: browser-automation, cli, developer-tools. - [playwright-mcp](https://www.automicvault.com/pkg/brew/playwright-mcp/) - Shares av.db curated category or tags: browser-automation, cli, developer-tools. - [selenium-server](https://www.automicvault.com/pkg/brew/selenium-server/) - Shares av.db curated category or tags: browser-automation, cli, developer-tools. - [slimerjs](https://www.automicvault.com/pkg/brew/slimerjs/) - Shares av.db curated category or tags: browser-automation, cli, developer-tools. - [brew-php-switcher](https://www.automicvault.com/pkg/brew/brew-php-switcher/) - Shares av.db curated category or tags: cli, developer-tools, macos. - [chrome-launcher](https://www.automicvault.com/pkg/npm/chrome-launcher/) - Local package facts share a topical domain. Shared terms: automation, browser, browser-automation, chrome, cli. - [chrome-remote-interface](https://www.automicvault.com/pkg/npm/chrome-remote-interface/) - Local package facts share a topical domain. Shared terms: automation, browser, browser-automation, chrome, cli. ## Combined YAML source View the package source record on GitHub. [combined/chrome-cli.yml](https://github.com/automic-vault/db/blob/main/combined/chrome-cli.yml) ## Sources - Nucleus package database - Geiger risk classifier - package-page enrichment - curated package history - package version freshness - av.db category and tag curation - package relationship graph - external package-manager database matches - cross-ecosystem install command graph