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Homebrew

The missing package manager for macOS (or Linux). Created by Max Howell

Free Open Source
Mac
Linux

There are many alternatives to Homebrew for Mac if you are looking to replace it. The most popular Mac alternative is MacPorts, which is both free and Open Source. If that doesn't suit you, our users have ranked 35 alternatives to Homebrew and 11 are available for Mac so hopefully you can find a suitable replacement. Other interesting Mac alternatives to Homebrew are Nix Package Manager (Free, Open Source), Cakebrew (Free, Open Source), Setapp (Paid) and Mac App Store (Free).

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MacPorts

The MacPorts Project is an open-source community initiative to design an easy-to-use system for compiling, installing, and upgrading either command-line, X11 or Aqua...

Free Open Source Mac
X server Add a feature

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Nix Package Manager

Nix is a powerful package manager for Linux and other Unix systems that makes package management reliable and reproducible. It provides atomic upgrades and rollbacks...

Free Open Source Mac Linux BSD
No features added Add a feature

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Cakebrew

Cakebrew is the most convenient way to use Homebrew for your daily tasks! It does for Homebrew what Synaptics does to Linux package managers. From the Cakebrew UI, you...

Free Open Source Mac
Graphical interface Gui Homebrew Add a feature

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Setapp

Setapp provides a curated collection of commercial apps available through a low-cost subscription. Access to the apps is driven by a straight-forward local app that...
- Homebrew is for open source packages. Setapp is just a subscription-based app ownership platform for proprietary applications. Guest • 9 days ago
Commercial $ $ $ Mac Web
Auto update Subscription based Add a feature

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Mac App Store

The Mac App Store is the best place to find apps for Mac. No more boxes, no more disks, no more time-consuming installation. Just like the App Store for iPhone and iPad...
- Homebrew packages linux apps. The app store packages mac apps. Guest • Nov 2019 • 2 agrees and 4 disagrees
Free Mac
No features added Add a feature

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macapps.link

The best alternative to Ninite for Mac. Get multiple apps silently. Just choose what apps to install and get apps installed automatically, fast and easy.

Free Mac Web
Software installer Unattended installation Add a feature

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Fink

What is Fink? Fink is a project that wants to bring the full world of Unix Open Source software to Darwin and Mac OS X. As a result, we have two main goals. First, to...

Free Open Source Mac
Distribution Add a feature

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Mas CLI

A simple command line interface for the Mac App Store. Designed for scripting and automation. Each application in the Mac App Store has a product identifier which is...

Free Open Source Mac
Access the AppStore Add a feature

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Rudix

Rudix is a package-based, user-friendly way to extend the Unix portion of Mac OS X with additional network utilities, computer languages, development libraries, text...

Free Open Source Mac
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pkgsrc

pkgsrc is a framework for building over 17,000 open source software packages. It is the native package manager on SmartOS, NetBSD, and Minix, and is portable across 23...

Free Open Source Mac Linux BSD Haiku
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