PowerShell Preview

Microsoft Corporation and PowerShell contributors · Evaluate upcoming PowerShell shell, scripting and automation features in the cross-platform prerelease channel.

CaskTerminal & ShellApple silicon · Intel
From homebrew/cask
30-day installs2,839#79 in App
1-year installs16.6KLast 365 days
Latest version7.7.0-preview.55 days ago · Oct 7
Download size73MBarm64 / x86_64 · pkg
Release cadenceIrregular1 release in 30 days
System requirements
Not confirmed
Platform availability
  • macOS 27 · Intel · 7.7.0-preview.5 Not confirmed
  • macOS 27 · Apple chip · 7.7.0-preview.5 Not confirmed
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{
  "macos": {}
}
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homebrew/cask
Also known as
PowerShell · powershell@preview
Installer packages
powershell-7.7.0-preview.5-osx-x64.pkg
SHA-256
9fd1a4ea7b13ec54…

Installation and removal contents

  • Uninstall uninstall

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    {
      "uninstall": [
        {
          "delete": "/Applications/PowerShell-preview.app",
          "pkgutil": "com.microsoft.powershell-preview"
        }
      ]
    }
  • Install pkg

    Source file: powershell-7.7.0-preview.5-osx-x64.pkg

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    {
      "pkg": [
        "powershell-7.7.0-preview.5-osx-x64.pkg"
      ]
    }
  • Remove user data zap

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    {
      "zap": [
        {
          "rmdir": [
            "~/.cache",
            "~/.config",
            "~/.local",
            "~/.local/share"
          ],
          "trash": [
            "~/.cache/powershell",
            "~/.config/PowerShell",
            "~/.local/share/powershell"
          ]
        }
      ]
    }

Caveats

To use Homebrew in PowerShell, set:
  Add-Content -Path $PROFILE.CurrentUserAllHosts -Value '$($HOMEBREW_PREFIX/bin/brew shellenv) | Invoke-Expression'

An open-source interface for Homebrew. Installs run through the macOS app or the brew command.

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