Homebrew for Mac
Manage the installation process of other open source software.
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Homebrew overview
Homebrew is a command line utility designed to streamline the installation of various libraries and utilities that you might need to run certain applications, but have not been included in your macOS installation by default.
The both application provides you with access to a large collection of packages which you can browse using the command line, or by making use of online resources such as the Braumeister website.
Effortless to install macOS package manager that runs in the Terminal
To deploy Homebrew on your Mac, you can manually download the source code archive and install wherever you like, or you can run the command provided by the development team in Terminal window (will place Homebrew in the /usr/local folder):
/bin/bash -c "$(curl -fsSL https://raw.githubusercontent.com/Homebrew/install/master/install.sh)"
What’s new in version 4.6.16
- Import and support Portable Ruby by @MikeMcQuaid in #20769
- Fix: use composite cache key for to_keys_to_casks method by @dynamicy in #20771
- Test_bot: fixes for building portable Ruby. by @MikeMcQuaid in #20772
- Formula_auditor: remove unused postgresql audit by @cho-m in #20774
- Cask/installer: strengthen --no-quarantine message by @p-linnane in #20775
- Dev-cmd/bottle: change mtime if the date is before 1970 by @botantony in #20773
- Test_bot: more fixes for building portable Ruby. by @MikeMcQuaid in #20776
- Feat: offer ubuntu for eligable casks by @SMillerDev in #20707
- Test_bot/formulae_detect: fix portable ruby handling. by @MikeMcQuaid in #20780
- Test_bot: more fixes for building portable Ruby. by @MikeMcQuaid in #20783
- Formula_auditor: add liquibase to RELICENSED_FORMULAE_VERSIONS by @p-linnane in #20785
- Dev-cmd/generate-cask-ci-matrix: enable container for linux runners by @bevanjkay in #20786
- Xcode_requirement: fix unversioned requirement by @cho-m in #20781
- Utils/gzip: set mtime to one if it is less than 0 by @botantony in #20787
- Cmd/bundle: disable whalebrew dumping by default. by @MikeMcQuaid in #20777
- Dev-cmd/generate-cask-ci-matrix: amend image version by @bevanjkay in #20789
- Rubocop/cask: allow depends_on in on_(arm|intel) blocks by @bevanjkay in #20779
- Formula_auditor: move RELICENSED_FORMULAE_VERSIONS list to tap by @botantony in #20788
- Dev-cmd/generate-cask-ci-matrix: fix Ubuntu runner label by @p-linnane in #20792
- Rewrite which formula in bash by @hyuraku in #20782
- Utils/wrapper: fix infinite loop installing Portable Ruby by @Bo98 in #20794
- Typo: add a space between the words of two strings by @hosamaly in #20795
- Cmd/update.sh: create directory for executables.txt by @botantony in #20797
- Improve Cask upgrades by @MikeMcQuaid in #20796
- Bump the "all" group with 2 updates across multiple ecosystems by @dependabot[bot] in #20810
- Fail on unknown brew subcommand by @gibfahn in #20812
- Audit_min_os: only use sparkle_min_os as fallback by @samford in #20813
Homebrew for Mac
Free
In English
Version 4.6.16
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Sep 9 2025
Version: 4.6.10
The v4.6.10 update is a bit whacked! (1) Before updating, I verified that I had v4.6.9 installed. (2) So I updated, but it told me "Already up-to-date". Indeed a version check now said I had v4.9.10. (3) So, finding this odd, I did the *upgrade* command anyway. There were 6 upgrades to make on my setup, all without my being warned. - - So! If the update oddity hits you as well, do the *upgrade* command anyway!
Jun 16 2025
Version: 4.5.6
v4.5.7 is out. Pile of changes: https://github.com/Homebrew/brew/compare/4.5.6...4.5.7
Mar 4 2025
Version: 4.4.23
Homebrew keeps surprising me when it's already updated itself! Nicely done. 😁
