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Serial

115installs in the last 30 days. Connect to almost anything with a serial port.

Is Serial growing? No. Its share of all app installs went from 0.0062% in the two months before to 0.0054% in the last 30 days (−13%).

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  • Installs, 90 days
    301
  • Installs, 365 days
    1,835
  • Share of all installs
    0.0054%
    Sep 28 – Oct 28, 2026
  • Type
    Mac app

History

Installs in each recorded 30-day window.

No data in this spanNo data in this span221Nov 26 2025136Jun 16 2026115Oct 28

Average per 30 days

Three periods: the last 30 days, the two months before, and the nine months before that.

167Days 91–365Oct 28 – Jul 29 93Days 31–90Jul 30 – Sep 27 115Last 30 daysSep 28 – Oct 28, 2026
167Days 91–365Oct 28 – Jul 29 93Days 31–90Jul 30 – Sep 27 115Last 30 daysSep 28 – Oct 28, 2026

Serial: details

Website
www.decisivetactics.com/products/serial
Category
Terminals and SSH
Type
Mac app
Installs, 30 days
115
Installs, 90 days
301
Installs, 365 days
1,835
Trend
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Download from the official website
Install from Terminal instead
brew install --cask serial
Needs Homebrew, a free tool for installing apps by typing commands.
Source
formulae.brew.sh/cask/serial

Install counts come from Homebrew, a free tool many Mac users install apps with, so they describe those people, not every Mac owner. How we count

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