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 5.0.2
- Dev-cmd/lgtm: add --online flag by @botantony in #21036
- Allow environment variable WSL_DISTRO_NAME. by @pcastellazzi in #21047
- Replace sdk_path_if_needed with sdk_path by @cho-m in #21044
- Build: skip libexec metafiles if prefix already has some by @cho-m in #21045
- Dev-cmd/generate-formula-api: add dependencies to internal API. by @MikeMcQuaid in #21042
- Os/mac/pkgconfig: remove old fuse pkg-config files by @cho-m in #21051
- Bump-formula-pr: --write-only flag should skip PR checks by @botantony in #21053
- Portable Ruby 3.4.7 by @MikeMcQuaid in #21052
- Recommend MacPorts for older macOS versions. by @MikeMcQuaid in #21054
- Dev-cmd/bump: run bump once per synced group by @cho-m in #21056
- Tap_auditor: audit synced_versions_formulae.json by @cho-m in #21057
- Utils/gems: run setup_gem_environment! by @cho-m in #21059
- Homebrew_no_install_from_api disables Homebrew_use_internal_api by @Rylan12 in #21060
- Add brew --taps command by @p-linnane in #21058
- Gems: remove arm-linux from Gemfile.lock. by @MikeMcQuaid in #21064
- Dev-cmd/vendor-gems: fix permissions for Linux GitHub Actions. by @MikeMcQuaid in #21065
- Use GitHub Actions helper method more consistently. by @MikeMcQuaid in #21066
- Contributing: note Homebrew/discussions. by @MikeMcQuaid in #21068
- Add profiling to brew tests by @MikeMcQuaid in #21069
- Update ruby_URLs when using Homebrew_artifact_domain by @anugrahsinghal in #21075
- Bump the "all" group with 3 updates across multiple ecosystems by @dependabot[bot] in #21062
- Github_runner_matrix: check requirement on simulated system by @cho-m in #21074
- Upgrade: tweak linkage handling. by @MikeMcQuaid in #21063
- Dev-cmd/contributions: Quarters are our most common unit of time by @issyl0 in #21023
- Dev-cmd/contributions: Space between --quarter docs sentences by @issyl0 in #21080
- Prevent users from uninstalling casks with dependents by @botantony in #21078
- Fix rubocop in vscode and simplify brew install-bundler-gems calls by @Rylan12 in #21083
- Formulary: leave default ignore_errors=false for internal API load by @cho-m in #21086
- Remove pypi_formula_mappings.json code by @p-linnane in #21081
- Workflows/tests: tweak behaviour. by @MikeMcQuaid in #21091
Homebrew for Mac
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Version 5.0.2
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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
