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 5.1.11
- info: list installed dependents with --verbose by @HaraldNordgren in #22163
- bundle/checker: enable typed: strict by @bittoby in #22157
- Supports in repository patch files by @rexmhall09 in #22144
- bundle/commands/exec: enable typed: strict by @bittoby in #22167
- dev-cmd/tests: remove obsolete HOMEBREW_REALLY_USE_INTERNAL_API cleanup by @bittoby in #22168
- docs: formula-cookbook remove deprecated string replacement instructions by @GunniBusch in #22169
- Test bare cask macOS dependencies by @MikeMcQuaid in #22166
- build(deps): bump github/codeql-action from 4.35.2 to 4.35.3 in the github-actions group across 1 directory by @dependabot[bot] in #22179
- build(deps): bump the bundler group across 2 directories with 9 updates by @dependabot[bot] in #22178
- info: show installed deps correctly by @HaraldNordgren in #22164
- dev-cmd/lgtm: require formula explicitly by @p-linnane in #22176
- Warn for Nix-managed Homebrew by @MikeMcQuaid in #22182
- Use full-name helpers for split names by @MikeMcQuaid in #22183
- Dockerfile: set HOMEBREW_* variables by @ZhongRuoyu in #22189
- Use PyPI mtimes for source dates by @MikeMcQuaid in #22181
- unpack_strategy/bzip2: use Homebrew bzip2 when installed by @p-linnane in #22197
- cask/caskroom: use the user's primary group on Linux by @XuehaiPan in #22202
- Align cask macOS dependencies by @MikeMcQuaid in #22185
- download_queue: kill curl on cancellation by @rangaNP in #22201
- Track macOS support explicitly by @MikeMcQuaid in #22187
- workflows: close incomplete PRs by @MikeMcQuaid in #22186
- sorbet: Add RSpec shims and typecheck some tests by @issyl0 in #22205
- livecheck: fix formula throttle days by @daeho-ro in #22209
- tap-info: list formulae and casks by @HaraldNordgren in #22180
- Fix cask tab marking with missing tab file by @rexmhall09 in #22211
- Add Linux OS dependencies by @MikeMcQuaid in #22192
- Split one-class-per-file todos by @MikeMcQuaid in #22212
- exceptions: hint when a download is HTML, not a binary by @jarimustonen in #22184
- livecheck: speed up formula throttle days check by @daeho-ro in #22214
- Add maximum macOS cask deps by @MikeMcQuaid in #22198
- Route rs-* commands to experimental Rust frontend by @MikeMcQuaid in #22217
- Move test-bot OS logic to extend/os by @MikeMcQuaid in #22213
- Fix RSpec named subjects by @MikeMcQuaid in #22218
- cmd/which-formula: don't downcase cmd by @ZhongRuoyu in #22219
- Remove aggregate examples todos by @MikeMcQuaid in #22216
- Remove stale RuboCop disables by @MikeMcQuaid in #22215
Homebrew for Mac
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Version 5.1.11
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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
