The missing package manager for macOS
/usr/bin/ruby -e "$(curl -fsSL https://raw.githubusercontent.com/Homebrew/install/master/install)"
Paste that at a Terminal prompt.
The script explains what it will do and then pauses before it does it. There are more installation options here (required for OS X Lion 10.7 and below).
Homebrew installs packages to their own directory and then symlinks their files into /usr/local
.
Homebrew won’t install files outside its prefix, and you can place a Homebrew installation wherever you like.
Trivially create your own Homebrew packages.
It's all Git and Ruby underneath, so hack away with the knowledge that you can easily revert your modifications and merge upstream updates.
Homebrew formulae are simple Ruby scripts:
Homebrew complements macOS. Install your gems with gem
, and their dependencies with brew
.
"To install, drag this icon..." no more. brew cask
installs macOS apps, fonts and plugins and other non-open source software.
Making a cask is as simple as creating a formula.
Homebrew was created by Max Howell. Website by Rémi Prévost, Mike McQuaid and Danielle Lalonde.