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Homebrew for Mac

Manage the installation process of other open source software.

Free
In English
Version 4.4.7
4.3
Based on 19 user rates

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 4.4.7

  • system_config: print brew branch by @gromgit in #18811
  • formula_installer: allow installing/upgrading disabled formulae by @p-linnane in #18818
  • cask: try fix a couple of permission edge cases under multi-user by @Bo98 in #18805

Homebrew for Mac

Free
In English
Version 4.4.7
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Homebrew qualities

Value
3.0
Ease of use
3.0
Features
3.0
Reliability
3.0
Customer support
4.0

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4.3

(25 Reviews of Homebrew)

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Derekcurrie
Derekcurrie
Nov 4 2024
4.4.3
4.0
Nov 4 2024
4.0
Version: 4.4.3
v4.4.4 is out.
Derekcurrie
Derekcurrie
Oct 14 2024
4.4.0
4.0
Oct 14 2024
4.0
Version: 4.4.0
v4.4.1 is out.
Derekcurrie
Derekcurrie
Sep 24 2024
4.3.23
4.0
Sep 24 2024
4.0
Version: 4.3.23
v4.3.24: "os/linux/ld: harden brewed_ld_so_diagnostics against TypeError by @carlocab in #18333 search: allow @ and + characters by @daeho-ro in #18345 cmd/shellenv: set XDG_DATA_DIRS on Linux by @notfirefox in #18326 dev-cmd/unbottled: fix total unbottled count by @cho-m in #18327 rubocops: xcodebuild needs an Xcode dependency by @cho-m in #18346 dev-cmd/bottle: improve :all bottle handling by @carlocab in #18350 formula_installer: fix manifest error handling by @Bo98 in #18355 github_runner_matrix: include 15-x86_64 with --all-supported by @carlocab in #18362 Use prepended modules instead of undef for OS-specific code by @dduugg in #18305 os/mac/pkgconfig/14: update libcurl for 14.5 SDK by @Bo98 in #18298 formula: fix alias/generic/prepend std_cmake_args issue. by @MikeMcQuaid in #18364"
Derekcurrie
Derekcurrie
Sep 17 2024
4.3.19
4.0
Sep 17 2024
4.0
Version: 4.3.19
v4.3.23 is out.
Derekcurrie
Derekcurrie
Sep 5 2024
4.3.19
4.0
Sep 5 2024
4.0
Version: 4.3.19
WHERE to dig around for Homebrew software, aka FORMULAE, to download: https://formulae.brew.sh/formula/
kopperka
kopperka
Aug 13 2024
4.3.9
5.0
Aug 13 2024
5.0
Version: 4.3.9
watmakurts
watmakurts
Jun 30 2024
4.3.7
5.0
Jun 30 2024
5.0
Version: 4.3.7
MichaelOwens
MichaelOwens
Jun 26 2024
4.3.7
5.0
Jun 26 2024
5.0
Version: 4.3.7
nolen
nolen
May 1 2024
4.2.20
5.0
May 1 2024
5.0
Version: 4.2.20
carb
carb
Apr 16 2024
4.2.18
5.0
Apr 16 2024
5.0
Version: 4.2.18
ozkb
ozkb
Mar 29 2024
4.2.15
5.0
Mar 29 2024
5.0
Version: 4.2.15
lodean
lodean
Mar 18 2024
4.2.12
5.0
Mar 18 2024
5.0
Version: 4.2.12
kom
kom
Oct 10 2023
4.1.14
4.0
Oct 10 2023
4.0
Version: 4.1.14
sansan341
sansan341
Sep 18 2023
4.1.11
5.0
Sep 18 2023
5.0
Version: 4.1.11
firewall00110-1
firewall00110-1
Feb 21 2023
4.0.2
4.0
Feb 21 2023
4.0
Version: 4.0.2
Michael-Vilain
Michael-Vilain
Oct 21 2022
3.6.6
4.0
Oct 21 2022
4.0
Version: 3.6.6
RobertAudi
RobertAudi
Sep 29 2022
3.6.3
3.0
Sep 29 2022
3.0
Version: 3.6.3
xouzouras
xouzouras
Jul 23 2022
3.5.6
4.0
Jul 23 2022
4.0
Version: 3.5.6
RYU224
RYU224
Mar 17 2022
3.4.2
4.0
Mar 17 2022
4.0
Version: 3.4.2
Derekcurrie
Derekcurrie
Jul 13 2021
3.2.2
4.0
Jul 13 2021
4.0
Version: 3.2.2
gabrielsolorzano9003
gabrielsolorzano9003
Mar 19 2021
3.0.2
1.0
Mar 19 2021
1.0
Version: 3.0.2
JonStuck
JonStuck
Dec 23 2020
3.0
Dec 23 2020
3.0
Version: null
MichaelHaeusler
MichaelHaeusler
Mar 26 2020
5.0
Mar 26 2020
5.0
Version: null
WetNet
WetNet
Jan 11 2030
3.0.5
5.0
Jan 11 2030
5.0
Version: 3.0.5