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Every entry in the catalogue is classified from its Homebrew metadata. Categories are ordered by how much they matter to a working Mac.
Developer ToolsEditors, IDEs, Git clients, API tools and everything else that sits in a developer's daily loop.Terminal & ShellTerminal emulators, shells, multiplexers and SSH clients for people who live in a prompt.DevOps & CloudContainers, Kubernetes, infrastructure as code, CI pipelines and cloud CLIs.Security & PrivacyPassword managers, VPNs, encryption, firewalls and tools for inspecting what your Mac is doing.AI & Machine LearningLocal model runners, AI chat clients and inference tools that run entirely on your Mac.Data & DatabasesDatabase clients, SQL workbenches, CSV/JSON utilities and analytics tooling.Design & GraphicsDesign apps, image editors, screenshot tools, icon and font utilities, and colour pickers.Video & AudioPlayers, editors, converters, screen recorders and audio utilities.NetworkingDNS, proxies, bandwidth monitors, download managers and network diagnostics.ProductivityNotes, task managers, launchers, clipboard tools and everything that removes friction from a workday.CommunicationChat, email, meeting and collaboration clients.System & UtilitiesMonitors, window managers, disk and battery tools, backups and menu bar extras.BrowsersWeb browsers and browser-based clients for macOS.Command-Line ToolsSmall Unix-style utilities installed with brew: formatters, converters, search tools and CLI replacements.UtilitiesEverything else worth installing: small apps that do one job well.