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Brew

Brew is a free, open-source desktop app for macOS. The Package Manager for Everywhere. It has 49,938 GitHub stars and is released under the BSD-2-Clause license. Its source code is on GitHub at Homebrew/brew.

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About Brew

See Homebrew's homepage at brew.sh for installation instructions, what homebrew does, packages, brew bundle and more. Homebrew is a non-profit project run entirely by volunteers, not employees. We need your funds to pay for software, hardware and hosting around continuous integration and future improvements to the project. Every donation will be spent on making Homebrew better for our users.

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What is Brew?

Brew is a free, open-source desktop app for macOS. The Package Manager for Everywhere. It has 49,938 GitHub stars and is released under the BSD-2-Clause license. Its source code is on GitHub at Homebrew/brew.

Is Brew free and open source?

Yes. Brew's source code is public on GitHub under the BSD-2-Clause license, which is OSI-approved or FSF-free, so you can use, copy and change it for free.

How do I install Brew?

Download the installer for macOS from its GitHub Releases page (latest: 7.0.8) or the project website.

Is Brew still maintained?

The repository's most recent commit was on Oct 7, 2026. appsgit only lists apps whose repository had a commit in the last six months.