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A curated directory of Mac apps and command-line tools built from the public Homebrew catalogue. Compare apps, check licences, and install with one brew command.

12,225 apps and command-line tools indexed from the public Homebrew catalogue. Every page states the install command, version, licence and 30-day install count. No paid placement. How we rank apps →

Most installed Mac apps this month

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GUI applications ranked by Homebrew install counts over the last 30 days — not by editorial opinion. Numbers are public and refreshed on every build.

CodexOpenAI's coding agent that runs in your terminalAppOpen source157,024/moAndroid SDK Platform-ToolsAndroid SDK componentApp65,972/moClaude CodeTerminal-based AI coding assistantApp60,329/moLibreOfficeFree cross-platform office suite, fresh versionApp55,007/moGoogle Cloud CLISet of tools to manage resources and applications hosted on Google CloudApp54,985/moAndroid SDK Command-line ToolsCommand-line tools for building and debugging Android appsApp52,773/moAzure CLIMicrosoft Azure CLI 2.0AppOpen source42,153/moDocker DesktopApp to build and share containerised applications and microservicesApp39,434/moMicrosoft Visual Studio CodeOpen-source code editorApp36,536/moBlender3D creation suiteApp31,286/moGhosttyTerminal emulator that uses platform-native UI and GPU accelerationApp29,286/moGit Credential ManagerCross-platform Git credential storage for multiple hosting providersAppOpen source25,718/mo

Most installed command-line tools

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What developers put on a new Mac first. Every one of these is installed with a single brew install.

ghGitHub command-line toolCLIOpen source283,052/monodeOpen-source, cross-platform JavaScript runtime environmentCLIOpen source240,086/mouvExtremely fast Python package installer and resolver, written in RustCLIOpen source208,324/moawscliOfficial Amazon AWS command-line interfaceCLIOpen source155,447/moffmpegPlay, record, convert, and stream select audio and video codecsCLIOpen source144,129/mogitDistributed revision control systemCLIOpen source129,171/mopkgconfPackage compiler and linker metadata toolkitCLIOpen source124,349/mopipxExecute binaries from Python packages in isolated environmentsCLIOpen source107,966/mo

Growing fastest

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Apps whose recent install rate is well above their own 12-month average. Useful for spotting what people are switching to right now.

openssl@4Cryptography and SSL/TLS ToolkitCLIOpen source15,524/moVorssaintMenu bar toolkit with keep-awake, system monitor and volume mixerAppOpen source14,924/moherdrAgent multiplexer that lives in your terminalCLIOpen source29,709/moBlender3D creation suiteApp31,286/mojsonnetDomain specific configuration language for defining JSON dataCLIOpen source13,484/mopi-coding-agentAI agent toolkitCLIOpen source13,277/mosevenzip7-Zip is a file archiver with a high compression ratioCLIOpen source20,899/moshellcheckStatic analysis and lint tool, for (ba)sh scriptsCLIOpen source32,464/moageSimple, modern, secure file encryptionCLIOpen source11,266/modirenvLoad/unload environment variables based on $PWDCLIOpen source26,029/mogit-deltaSyntax-highlighting pager for git and diff outputCLIOpen source16,504/momoleDeep clean and optimize your MacCLIOpen source61,599/mo

Open source picks

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Apps with a public repository. No licence fees, no vendor lock-in, and you can read the source before installing.

nodeOpen-source, cross-platform JavaScript runtime environmentCLIOpen source240,086/moCodexOpenAI's coding agent that runs in your terminalAppOpen source157,024/moawscliOfficial Amazon AWS command-line interfaceCLIOpen source155,447/moopenssl@3Cryptography and SSL/TLS ToolkitCLIOpen source70,878/moCodexOpenAI's coding agent that runs in your terminalAppOpen source157,024/moyqProcess YAML, JSON, XML, CSV and properties documents from the CLICLIOpen source56,775/molibrsvgLibrary to render SVG files using CairoCLIOpen source18,433/moffmpegPlay, record, convert, and stream select audio and video codecsCLIOpen source144,129/mowgetInternet file retrieverCLIOpen source46,186/moMaccyClipboard managerAppOpen source8,535/mohimalayaCLI email client written in RustCLIOpen source2,880/mosevenzip7-Zip is a file archiver with a high compression ratioCLIOpen source20,899/mo

How this catalogue is built

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Names, descriptions, versions, licences and dependencies come from the public formulae.brew.sh JSON API. Install counts come from Homebrew's opt-in analytics, the only public popularity signal available. We never host or mirror installers: every download points at the vendor's own release, and every install runs through brew. Last updated 2026-10-26.

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Developer ToolsEditors, IDEs, Git clients, API tools and everything else that sits in a developer's daily loop.695 appsTerminal & ShellTerminal emulators, shells, multiplexers and SSH clients for people who live in a prompt.505 appsDevOps & CloudContainers, Kubernetes, infrastructure as code, CI pipelines and cloud CLIs.317 appsSecurity & PrivacyPassword managers, VPNs, encryption, firewalls and tools for inspecting what your Mac is doing.316 appsAI & Machine LearningLocal model runners, AI chat clients and inference tools that run entirely on your Mac.130 appsData & DatabasesDatabase clients, SQL workbenches, CSV/JSON utilities and analytics tooling.425 appsDesign & GraphicsDesign apps, image editors, screenshot tools, icon and font utilities, and colour pickers.397 appsVideo & AudioPlayers, editors, converters, screen recorders and audio utilities.620 appsNetworkingDNS, proxies, bandwidth monitors, download managers and network diagnostics.429 appsProductivityNotes, task managers, launchers, clipboard tools and everything that removes friction from a workday.266 appsCommunicationChat, email, meeting and collaboration clients.250 appsSystem & UtilitiesMonitors, window managers, disk and battery tools, backups and menu bar extras.355 appsBrowsersWeb browsers and browser-based clients for macOS.151 appsCommand-Line ToolsSmall Unix-style utilities installed with brew: formatters, converters, search tools and CLI replacements.8,224 appsUtilitiesEverything else worth installing: small apps that do one job well.2,258 apps

Hand-picked collections

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The best menu bar apps for MacSmall utilities that live in the top-right corner of your screen.14 appsWindow managers for Mac, comparedKeyboard-driven tiling, snapping and everything in between.6 appsTerminal emulators for MacGPU-accelerated, scriptable, or just pleasantly boring.8 appsEssential developer tools for MacThe install list for a fresh Mac, in the order you'll need it.19 appsNote-taking apps for MacLocal-first, markdown-based, or plain-text purist.10 appsSecurity and privacy tools for MacPassword managers, firewalls and outbound-connection monitors.16 appsAI tools that run on your MacLocal models, chat clients and transcription without the cloud.10 appsDesign and graphics tools for MacEditors, screenshot utilities, icon and font tools.11 appsVideo and audio tools for MacPlayers, converters, recorders and editors.12 appsProductivity apps worth installing firstLaunchers, keyboard remappers and window control.10 apps