Install Homebrew on macOS
Install Homebrew, the macOS package manager, on Apple silicon and Intel Macs: prerequisites, the install script, adding brew to your PATH, installing command-line tools and apps with casks, services, updating and cleaning up, Brewfiles for reproducible setups, and fixing common problems.
CodexBash, , 5 min read
macOS does not come with a package manager for developer tools. Homebrew fills that gap: one command installs Git, Python, Node.js, Java, PostgreSQL, Redis, Docker tools, and even graphical apps like VS Code and browsers, keeps them updated, and removes them cleanly. Almost every developer on a Mac uses it, and many setup guides, including several of ours, assume it is installed. This guide installs Homebrew and covers how to use it well.
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