Bwana
Bwana is a manual page (man page) viewer for macOS that integrates with your web browser. Instead of using the terminal to read Unix and Linux documentation, Bwana lets you view formatted man pages directly in your browser by typing "man:" followed by the page name in the address bar—for example, "man:ls" to view the ls command documentation. The app works silently in the background without needing to be explicitly launched, and it enriches the man page output with clickable links to related pages, HTTP references, and email addresses, making documentation easier to navigate than the plain-text terminal version.
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1 suggestionBwana has not been updated since version 2.7, which shipped for OS X 10.3.9–10.6 (released around 2005–2008). There is no native Apple Silicon build, and the project appears abandoned — no recent activity, no modern macOS version compatibility statement, and no indication of ongoing development. While the old Intel build still runs under Rosetta 2 today, it will stop working entirely when Apple removes Rosetta in macOS 28 (September 2028). Modern alternatives include using Terminal.app or iTerm2 with the standard "man" command, which is free and always up to date; browser extensions like "Man Page Search" for Firefox or Chrome; or online man page repositories such as man7.org or linux.die.net, all of which provide the same documentation without needing a macOS app. If you heavily use man pages from within your browser, web-based solutions are the most practical path forward.
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