CLI Installation on macOS

How to install Keeper Commander on macOS

Supported Operating systems

• Mac OS 10.15 or newer

Video Overview

Watch the video below to learn how to install and log in to Keeper Commander.

Keeper Commander – Installing and Loggin In

Binary installation

On the Commander Github page, the current commander build is always available via the releases link.

For mac installs download and install the file named: keeper-commander-mac-vx.xx.pkg

After installation, type "keeper shell" to login.

Python / PIP3 installation method

Download the current version of Python from: https://www.python.org/

Installation with Virtual Environment

Best practice is to set up a virtual environment to avoid system conflicts

python3 -m venv keeper-env
source keeper-env/bin/activate
pip install keepercommander

Then login to the Keeper CLI using:

keeper shell

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Installation without a Virtual Environment

To install on the system without a virtual environment:

pip3 install --user keepercommander

Next, ensure Keeper is in the PATH so that the "keeper" binary is available.

echo 'export PATH="$HOME/Library/Python/$(python3 -V | cut -d" " -f2 | cut -d"." -f1-2)/bin:$PATH"' >> ~/.zshrc
source ~/.zshrc

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Logging In

To validate Keeper Commander is properly installed, login:

keeper shell

To quickly login to your account on the US data center, use the following command:

login [e-mail]

For detailed login and session management instructions, see the Logging In section.

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Upgrading

We release updates weekly. You can update to the latest version of Commander by typing:

pip3 install --upgrade keepercommander