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 5.1.12
- info: resolve installed formulae from receipt's tap and warn on shadow by @HaraldNordgren in #22224
- info: resolve aliased deps when checking installed status by @HaraldNordgren in #22228
- audit: don't check livecheck throttle days offline by @bevanjkay in #22233
- Add brew exec command by @MikeMcQuaid in #22222
- Annotate test-bot dependency impact by @MikeMcQuaid in #22221
- Omit platform for all bottles by @MikeMcQuaid in #22227
- test/cask: speed up missing source test by @bevanjkay in #22234
- Skip bot incomplete PR closures by @MikeMcQuaid in #22232
- build(deps): bump urllib3 from 2.6.3 to 2.7.0 in /Library/Homebrew/formula-analytics by @dependabot[bot] in #22235
- Use internal API for developers by @MikeMcQuaid in #22226
- Use AST for source rewrites by @MikeMcQuaid in #22220
- Fix bottled default config upgrades by @MikeMcQuaid in #22223
- shims/super/ninja: omit -j flag when MAKEFLAGS advertises jobserver by @carlocab in #22237
- cli: hide hide_from_man_page commands from 'brew commands' by @HaraldNordgren in #22229
- Parallelise dependent test-bot tests by @MikeMcQuaid in #22239
- Move macOS sandbox logic by @MikeMcQuaid in #22238
- os/mac/hardware/cpu: add M5 and M5 Pro/Max by @fxcoudert in #22242
- workflows/docs: improve and simplify. by @MikeMcQuaid in #22244
- Allow cask macOS dep migration by @MikeMcQuaid in #22246
- Replace brew which-update by @MikeMcQuaid in #22231
- gitignore: ignore brew-rs. by @MikeMcQuaid in #22245
- Add OS dependency style checks by @MikeMcQuaid in #22199
- simulate-macos: use newest supported version by @MikeMcQuaid in #22248
- update-portable-ruby: run brew typecheck --update by @p-linnane in #22250
- Portable Ruby 4.0.4 by @p-linnane in #22236
- bump-cask-pr: tolerate idempotent stanza replace by @MikeMcQuaid in #22252
- Add RubyGems livecheck cooldown by @MikeMcQuaid in #22253
- aliases: break load-time cycle with cmd/alias by @p-linnane in #22260
- cask, formula: run forbidden checks before download by @p-linnane in #22259
- Fix cask OS dependency regressions by @MikeMcQuaid in #22261
- mcp: preserve tool arguments as argv by @RajvardhanPatil07 in #22262
- Clarify Brewfile snapshots documentation by @MikeMcQuaid in #22263
- Add internal API metadata by @MikeMcQuaid in #22264
- Improve bundle check guidance by @MikeMcQuaid in #22265
- Support CPS metadata dirs by @MikeMcQuaid in #22267
- Link shared security policy by @MikeMcQuaid in #22266
- cmd/bundle: fix check --quiet by @branchv in #22273
- cmd/outdated: fix handling of auto_updates by @bevanjkay in #22272
- Move API checks into RuboCop by @MikeMcQuaid in #22283
- build(deps): bump github/codeql-action from 4.35.3 to 4.35.4 in the github-actions group across 1 directory by @dependabot[bot] in #22288
- build(deps): bump the bundler group across 2 directories with 6 updates by @dependabot[bot] in #22287
- Add brew exec formulae environments by @MikeMcQuaid in #22269
- Preserve manual resource stanzas by @MikeMcQuaid in #22292
- Support pinning casks by @MikeMcQuaid in #22276
- Add parser subcommand scaffolding by @MikeMcQuaid in #22278
- expat: bump to 2.7.4 on macOS 26 by @p-linnane in #22274
- Add ask dependency plans and cask support by @MikeMcQuaid in #22275
- docs/Rakefile: ignore iTunes Xcode page. by @MikeMcQuaid in #22298
- Add appimage support for linux by @SMillerDev in #20334
- Serialise bundle formula locks by @MikeMcQuaid in #22297
- cask/upgrade: don't skip quit stanzas by @bevanjkay in #22295
- cask/upgrade: reopen closed apps during upgrade by @bevanjkay in #22296
- info: show other installed versions by @HaraldNordgren in #22241
- Add Linux Bubblewrap sandbox by @MikeMcQuaid in #22240
- Show install status in which-formula by @MikeMcQuaid in #22300
- More tightly scope build API override by @MikeMcQuaid in #22311
- Embed executables in API JSON by @MikeMcQuaid in #22301
- Add appimagedir to default cask directories by @SMillerDev in #22312
- Remove executables fallback by @MikeMcQuaid in #22313
- Convert services subcommands by @MikeMcQuaid in #22279
- Avoid cached manifest downloads by @MikeMcQuaid in #22316
- parse_basename: fix local test failures by @HaraldNordgren in #22317
- Show more tap info for packages by @HaraldNordgren in #22304
- Convert bundle subcommands by @MikeMcQuaid in #22280
- workflows/tests: install actionlint. by @MikeMcQuaid in #22320
- Convert remaining subcommands by @MikeMcQuaid in #22281
- Improve Linux sandbox behaviour by @MikeMcQuaid in #22315
- info: indicate upgrade target for outdated @-versioned formulae by @HaraldNordgren in #22321
- Scope subcommand option constraints by @MikeMcQuaid in #22325
- bundle/krew: use kubectl-krew directly by @branchv in #22328
- Share system executable fallback by @MikeMcQuaid in #22322
- Scope subcommand usage help by @MikeMcQuaid in #22326
- Fix npm bundle dump PATH by @MikeMcQuaid in #22332
- Skip empty upgrade ask prompt by @MikeMcQuaid in #22333
- test: fix leaky constants by @Bo98 in #22336
- Fix package API cache install by @MikeMcQuaid in #22335
- Sorbet now understands RSpec's expect block form by @issyl0 in #22329
Homebrew for Mac
Free
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Version 5.1.12
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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!
