• Install Homebrew


    /bin/bash -c "$(curl -fsSL https://raw.githubusercontent.com/Homebrew/install/HEAD/install.sh)"


    Paste that in a macOS Terminal or Linux shell prompt.

    The script explains what it will do and then pauses before it does it. Read about other installation options.

    If you're on macOS, try our new .pkg installer.

  • It’s all Git and Ruby underneath, so hack away with the knowledge that you can easily revert your modifications and merge upstream updates.

    $ brew edit wget # opens in $EDITOR!
  • Homebrew formulae are simple Ruby scripts:

    class Wget < Formula
      desc "Internet file retriever"
      homepage "https://www.gnu.org/software/wget/"
      url "https://ftp.gnu.org/gnu/wget/wget-1.24.5.tar.gz"
      sha256 "fa2dc35bab5184ecbc46a9ef83def2aaaa3f4c9f3c97d4bd19dcb07d4da637de"
      license "GPL-3.0-or-later"
    
      def install
        system "./configure", "--prefix=#{prefix}"
        system "make", "install"
      end
    end
  • Homebrew complements macOS (or your Linux system). Install your RubyGems with gem and their dependencies with brew.

  • “To install, drag this icon…” no more. Homebrew Cask installs macOS apps, fonts and plugins and other non-open source software.

    $ brew install --cask firefox
  • Making a cask is as simple as creating a formula.

    $ brew create --cask https://foo.com/foo-1.0.dmg
    Editing /opt/homebrew/Library/Taps/homebrew/homebrew-cask/Casks/foo.rb
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