List of useful Homebrew packages for macOS
MIT License
A list of recommendations for Homebrew packages on macOS I find useful.
neovim
(Text Editor)git
(Version Control)tmux
(Terminal Multiplexer)htop
(Process Manager)python3
(Scripting Language)trash
(Trash helper)tree
(Recursive directory lister)rename
(Batch rename tool)fzf
(Fuzzy finder)jq
(JSON processor)rlwrap
(Readline wrapper)coreutils
(GNU utils)visual-studio-code
(Editor/IDE)cmake
(Cask) (Build tool)ninja
(Lightweight build system)cocoapods
(Cocoa dependency manager)openjdk
(Java)zulu8
(Cask) (Java 8 with ARM64 support)node
(Node.js)gradle
(JVM build tool)haskell-stack
(Haskell build tool)rustup-init
(Rust toolchain installer)swi-prolog
(Prolog environment)flutter
(Cask) (UI toolkit)processing
(Cask) (Software sketchbook)dotnet-sdk
(Cask) (.NET SDK)llvm
(Compiler infrastructure, alternatively install via Xcode)ghidra
(Reverse engineering tools)sf-symbols
(Cask) (Symbols browser)gh
(GitHub CLI)gcenx/wine/wine-crossover
(Cask) (Compatibility layer for Windows applications)
wine-stable
also works, but does not support 32-bit applicationswinetricks
(Helper scripts for Windows libraries in Wine)little-snitch
(Cask) (Personal firewall)postgresql
(Database)
brew services
as described here to start and stop PostgreSQL as neededqemu
(Emulator)utm
(Cask) (Virtual machines UI on top of QEMU)docker
(Cask) (Docker Desktop, container builder and runner)kubernetes-cli
(Kubernetes API client)k9s
(Kubernetes TUI)helm
(Kubernetes package manager)appcleaner
(Cask) (App removal utility)the-unarchiver
(Cask) (Unarchival tool)coconutbattery
(Cask) (Battery info utility)barrier
(Cask) (KVM)raspberry-pi-imager
(Cask) (Image flashing utility)burn
(Cask) (CD/DVD burning tool)nextcloud
(Cask) (Nextcloud desktop sync client)firefox
(Cask) (Web Browser)discord
(Cask) (Voice and Text Chat)mattermost
(Cask) (Text Chat)signal
(Cask) (Messenger)zulip
(Cask) (Text Chat)slack
(Cask) (Text Chat)zoom
(Cask) (Video Conferencing)mactex
(Cask) (LaTeX)pdfpc
(PDF presenter console)libreoffice
(Cask) (Office suite)zotero
(Cask) (Bibliography manager)font-jetbrains-mono
(Cask) (Typeface for developers)ffmpeg
(Audio/video converter)vlc
(Cask) (Multimedia player)spotify
(Cask) (Music streaming)mixxx
(Cask) (DJing)
fwcd/mixxx/m1xxx
(Cask)
blender
(Cask) (3D modeling)obs
(Cask) (Broadcasting and screencasting)blackhole-2ch
(Cask) (Virtual Audio Driver, useful for routing desktop audio)gimp
(Cask) (Image editor)inkscape
(Cask) (Vector graphics editor)prusaslicer
(Cask) (3D slicer)openscad
(Cask) (Programmable CAD modeler)epic-games
(Cask) (Epic Games Launcher)steam
(Cask) (Game Distribution Platform)prismlauncher
(Cask) (Minecraft Launcher)