Homebrew package catalogue
The 1,500 most-installed Homebrew packages, with what each one is, how to install it, and what changes when a company has to answer for it. Ranked by Homebrew’s own install counts over the last year.
Package data from Homebrew, last refreshed 2026-09-26.
Apps · 700Homebrew casks — the applications people install on a Mac.Browse all apps →Command-line tools · 800Homebrew formulae — what developers reach for from a terminal.Browse all command-line tools →
Apps
Homebrew casks — the applications people install on a Mac.
- Claude CodeTerminal-based AI coding assistant1.1M
- CodexOpenAI's coding agent that runs in your terminal825k
- Google Cloud CLISet of tools to manage resources and applications hosted on Google Cloud548k
- Docker DesktopApp to build and share containerised applications and microservices525k
- Microsoft Visual Studio CodeOpen-source code editor479k
- Google ChromeWeb browser438k
- Android SDK Platform-ToolsAndroid SDK component437k
- ngrokReverse proxy, secure introspectable tunnels to localhost398k
- Git Credential ManagerCross-platform Git credential storage for multiple hosting providers383k
- 1Password CLICommand-line interface for 1Password368k
- GhosttyTerminal emulator that uses platform-native UI and GPU acceleration366k
- LibreOfficeFree cross-platform office suite, fresh version347k
- iTerm2Terminal emulator as alternative to Apple's Terminal app313k
- Android SDK Command-line ToolsCommand-line tools for building and debugging Android apps279k
- GitHub Copilot CLIBrings the power of Copilot coding agent directly to your terminal226k
- Flutter SDKUI toolkit for building applications for mobile, web and desktop225k
- ClaudeAnthropic's official Claude AI desktop app210k
- Eclipse Temurin Java Development KitJDK from the Eclipse Foundation (Adoptium)197k
- ObsidianKnowledge base that works on top of a local folder of plain text Markdown files190k
- Mozilla FirefoxWeb browser188k
- OrbStackReplacement for Docker Desktop180k
- TailscaleMesh VPN based on WireGuard144k
- WarpRust-based terminal143k
- StatsSystem monitor for the menu bar142k
Command-line tools
Homebrew formulae — what developers reach for from a terminal.
- openssl@3Cryptography and SSL/TLS Toolkit5.5M
- ca-certificatesMozilla CA certificate store5.1M
- sqliteCommand-line interface for SQLite3.6M
- xzGeneral-purpose data compression with high compression ratio3.4M
- python@3.14Interpreted, interactive, object-oriented programming language3.1M
- nodeOpen-source, cross-platform JavaScript runtime environment3.1M
- ghGitHub command-line tool2.9M
- zstdZstandard is a real-time compression algorithm2.7M
- readlineLibrary for command-line editing2.7M
- glibCore application library for C2.4M
- pcre2Perl compatible regular expressions library with a new API2.3M
- awscliOfficial Amazon AWS command-line interface2.3M
- icu4c@78C/C++ and Java libraries for Unicode and globalization2.1M
- lz4Extremely Fast Compression algorithm2.0M
- harfbuzzOpenType text shaping engine2.0M
- ffmpegPlay, record, convert, and stream select audio and video codecs1.9M
- uvExtremely fast Python package installer and resolver, written in Rust1.9M
- libunistringC string library for manipulating Unicode strings1.9M
- pkgconfPackage compiler and linker metadata toolkit1.8M
- gettextGNU internationalization (i18n) and localization (l10n) library1.8M
- libpngLibrary for manipulating PNG images1.8M
- cmakeCross-platform make1.8M
- mpdecimalLibrary for decimal floating point arithmetic1.8M
- libnghttp2HTTP/2 C Library1.7M