Get Phoenix on macOS and Linux Now!
A lightweight macOS window and app manager scriptable with JavaScript
Get Phoenix with one command
Pick your system, reveal the step-by-step guide, copy the command, paste it into your terminal and press Enter. This command comes from the project's public source.
Not available for Windows yet.
Phoenix doesn't publish an install command for Windows anywhere we can verify, so there's nothing for us to show you. We won't invent one. It does document one for macOS and Linux — switch to that tab.
Pastes into PowerShell and installs Phoenix on your Windows machine in one step. Runs as your normal user account, and needs no administrator rights.
Not available for macOS yet.
Phoenix doesn't publish an install command for macOS or Linux anywhere we can verify, so there's nothing for us to show you. We won't invent one.
Installs Phoenix on your macOS or Linux machine and links it into your PATH — after this,
Phoenix just works from any directory. Runs as your normal user account, and needs no administrator rights.
How to set up Phoenix, step by step
Open Terminal. On a Mac it's in Applications ▸ Utilities, or press Cmd+Space and type Terminal. On Linux, press Ctrl+Alt+T. Paste the command and press Enter.
Run Phoenix --help to see the available commands, and
Phoenix --version to confirm the install worked. If your shell complains about
permissions, that project usually documents a corrected command on its own site.
This asks Homebrew to fetch Phoenix and link it into /opt/homebrew/bin (Apple Silicon) or /usr/local/bin (Intel), so you can run it by name.
What Phoenix does
- run external commands like you would in the command line
- bind keyboard shortcuts and system events to your callback functions
- control and interact with your screens, spaces, mouse, apps and windows
- log messages, deliver notifications, display content or ask input with modals
- highly customisable, write your own configuration
Summarised from Phoenix's own documentation.
About Phoenix
A lightweight macOS window and app manager scriptable with JavaScript
| Category | Developer tool |
|---|---|
| Install method | Homebrew |
| Windows | no install command published |
| macOS / Linux | documented install command available |
| Price | Free and open source |
| Command verified | From project source |
| Popularity | 4.5k stars on the project's public repository |
On mobile
Phoenix is a command-line tool, so there is no phone app for it — a phone has no shell to run it in. You'll need a desktop, or a remote shell into a machine that has one.
Phoenix is developed by its own authors. This page is an independent reference; we are not affiliated with or sponsored by the project. The command shown here was reproduced from the project's public documentation — always check the project's own documentation before running anything.