Official
Homebrew
The standard package manager for Mac.
Downloads happen on the developer's official website. Archipela does not distribute the apps itself.
Category
💻 Developer Tools
Typical price
Free
Developer
Homebrew
Platform
macOS
📖 About Homebrew
A package manager that installs and maintains software and developer tools with a single command. It is essentially a prerequisite for setting up a development environment on a Mac. Open source, free, and usually the very first thing developers install.
✨ Key features
- Install and manage software from the command line
- Enormous catalog of packages, known as formulae
- Updating everything is a one-liner
- Open source and free
🙌 Who it is for
- Anyone about to set up a development environment
- Anyone who prefers managing tools from the command line