---
link: https://brew.sh/
tags:
  - MacOS
  - devtools
  - Ruby
github: https://github.com/Homebrew/
LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/company/machomebrew/
ActivityPub: https://fosstodon.org/@homebrew
twitter: https://twitter.com/MacHomebrew
---
The Missing Package Manager for macOS (or Linux)

One liner install that should work most places:

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

There are [.pkg releases for MacOS](https://github.com/Homebrew/brew/releases/).

## About

Homebrew installs packages to their own directory and then symlinks their files into `/opt/homebrew` (on Apple Silicon).

Homebrew won’t install files outside its prefix and you can place a Homebrew installation wherever you like.