Homebrew — The Missing Package Manager for macOS (or Linux) Homebrew complements macOS (or your Linux system) Install your RubyGems with gem and their dependencies with brew “To install, drag this icon…” no more Homebrew Cask installs macOS apps, fonts and plugins and other non-open source software
Installation — Homebrew Documentation The script installs Homebrew to its default, supported, best prefix ( opt homebrew for Apple Silicon, usr local for macOS Intel and home linuxbrew linuxbrew for Linux) so that you don’t need sudo after Homebrew’s initial installation when you brew install
5. 1. 0 — Homebrew Homebrew 5 1 0 has been released Homebrew’s most significant changes since 5 0 0 are expanded brew bundle support, brew version-install, new -full formula handling and installer updates
brew(1) – The Missing Package Manager for macOS (or Linux) These are executable scripts that reside somewhere in the $PATH, named brew-cmdname or brew- cmdname rb, which can be invoked like brew cmdname This allows you to create your own commands without modifying Homebrew’s internals
Documentation — Homebrew Documentation Users brew manual page (command documentation) Homebrew Blog (news on major updates) Installation Support Tiers Troubleshooting FAQ (Frequently Asked Questions) Common Issues brew Shell Completion Command Not Found Homebrew on Linux Homebrew Bundle, brew bundle and Brewfile Homebrew MCP Server Bottles (binary packages) Taps (third-party
Homebrew Formulae Homebrew’s package index Homebrew Formulae is an online package browser for Homebrew – the macOS (and Linux) package manager For more information on how to install and use Homebrew see our homepage Browse all formulae Browse all casks or cask fonts Analytics data JSON API documentation
4. 5. 0 — Homebrew Today, I’d like to announce Homebrew 4 5 0 The most significant changes since 4 4 0 are major improvements to brew bundle services, preliminary Linux support for casks, official Support Tiers, Tier 2 ARM64 Linux support, Ruby 3 4 and several deprecations
Homebrew Bundle, brew bundle and Brewfile — Homebrew Documentation As well as supporting formulae (brew " "), you can also use brew bundle with casks, taps, Mac App Store apps, VSCode extensions, Go packages, Cargo packages, uv tools and Flatpak packages and to start background services with brew services