---
title: Install Azure Data CLI (azdata) for macOS
description: Learn how to install the Azure Data CLI (azdata) tool on macOS.
author: MikeRayMSFT
ms.author: mikeray
ms.reviewer: mihaelab
ms.date: 09/30/2020
ms.prod: sql
ms.technology: big-data-cluster
ms.topic: conceptual
ms.custom: intro-installation
---

# Install [!INCLUDE [azure-data-cli-azdata](../../includes/azure-data-cli-azdata.md)] on macOS

For the macOS platform, you can install the `azdata-cli` with Homebrew package manager. The CLI package has been tested on macOS versions:

- 10.13 High Sierra
- 10.14 Mojave
- 10.15 Catalina

## Install with Homebrew

```bash
brew tap microsoft/azdata-cli-release
brew update
brew install azdata-cli
```

>[!IMPORTANT]
>The `azdata-cli` has a dependency on the Homebrew `python3`, `freetds`, `unixodbc`, `zeromq` packages, and will install them. The `azdata-cli` is guaranteed to be compatible with the latest version of these dependencies published on Homebrew.

## Verify install

```bash
azdata
azdata --version
```

## Update

Update your local repository information and then upgrade the `azdata-cli` package.

```bash
brew tap microsoft/azdata-cli-release
brew update
brew upgrade azdata-cli
```

## Uninstall

Use Homebrew to uninstall the `azdata-cli` package.

```bash
brew uninstall azdata-cli
```

## Next steps

For more information about big data clusters, see [What are [!INCLUDE[big-data-clusters-2019](../../includes/ssbigdataclusters-ver15.md)]?](../../big-data-cluster/big-data-cluster-overview.md).