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 5.1.8
- tap_auditor: check rename files in local tap by @bevanjkay in #22028
- fix: allow absolute --path/--dir for typechecking by @danielbayley in #22029
- formula: dedupe link_overwrite_formulae across aliases by @p-linnane in #22046
- retryable_download: preserve partial download on network errors by @liukun in #22048
- diagnostic: add new FUSE-T static lib by @gromgit in #22049
- cachable: add Sorbet generics for key and value types by @dduugg in #22039
- test/dev-cmd/unbottled_spec: add usage test by @scpeters in #22050
- services: fix timed? and keep_alive? return type to T::Boolean by @hyuraku in #21950
- cask: restrict no_autobump! usage to official Homebrew taps by @hyuraku in #21982
- cask: avoid repeat upgrade alerts by @MikeMcQuaid in #22053
- perf: replace inject("+") with sum and use filter_map in utils by @dduugg in #22054
- docs: clarify upstream lifecycle requests by @MikeMcQuaid in #22052
- Stabilize PyPI source spec by @MikeMcQuaid in #22051
- Re-enable HOMEBREW_USE_INTERNAL_API by @Rylan12 in #22042
- Portable Ruby 4.0.3 by @p-linnane in #22057
- livecheck throttle: fix bump commands to follow throttle logic by @dasmfm in #22043
- rubocops/resource_requires_dependencies: add bcrypt by @p-linnane in #22055
- test/dev-cmd/developer_spec: add usage test by @scpeters in #22056
- build(deps-dev): bump yard from 0.9.39 to 0.9.42 in /Library/Homebrew by @dependabot[bot] in #22059
- info: avoid broken GitHub URL for removed formulae by @bayandin in #22062
- dev-cmd: add update-portable-ruby to automate version bumps by @p-linnane in #22058
- bundle: fix flaky installer spec by @MikeMcQuaid in #22060
- Update bundler in ruby.sh and fix yard version in setup.rb by @p-linnane in #22068
- workflows/vendor-gems: fail PRs with out-of-sync vendored gems by @p-linnane in #22069
- audit: respect livecheck throttle days by @bevanjkay in #22061
- Reject unsupported API casks earlier by @MikeMcQuaid in #22070
- build(deps): bump the github-actions group across 1 directory with 3 updates by @dependabot[bot] in #22073
- build(deps-dev): bump the bundler group across 2 directories with 2 updates by @dependabot[bot] in #22072
- workflows/vendor-gems: stop PR auto-pushes. by @MikeMcQuaid in #22077
- lgtm: cover tap audits and formula tests by @MikeMcQuaid in #22075
- Reduce platform-gated test specs by @MikeMcQuaid in #22079
- bundle: split missing service manager handling by @MikeMcQuaid in #22076
- pkg: clean Homebrew git state by @MikeMcQuaid in #22081
- requirement: include HOMEBREW_PREFIX/sbin inPATH skip list by @hyuraku in #22087
- Prepare for opt-in HOMEBREW_SBOM by @MikeMcQuaid in #22083
- Silence short name core/cask migration warning by @MikeMcQuaid in #22084
- cask: implement Linux freedesktop trash by @MikeMcQuaid in #22086
- upgrade: ignore failed shared prefetches by @MikeMcQuaid in #22091
- api: don't refresh cache mtime after failed JSON download by @RtYkk in #22093
- pkg: replace installer git dir by @MikeMcQuaid in #22090
- docs: clarify upstream expectations by @MikeMcQuaid in #22085
Homebrew for Mac
Free
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Version 5.1.8
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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
