Homebrew Packages

Curated list of popular brew packages by category

DevelopmentUtilitiesMediaNetworkingSecurity

Development

node

JavaScript runtime built on V8 engine

brew install node

python

Programming language for scripting and applications

brew install python

go

Fast, statically typed compiled language by Google

brew install go

rust

Memory-safe systems programming language

brew install rust

git

Distributed version control system

brew install git

gh

GitHub CLI for managing repos and PRs

brew install gh

docker

Container platform for app deployment

brew install --cask docker

postgresql

Advanced open source relational database

brew install postgresql

redis

In-memory data structure store

brew install redis

sqlite

Embedded SQL database engine

brew install sqlite

vim

Highly configurable text editor

brew install vim

neovim

Modern Vim fork with better extensibility

brew install neovim

Utilities

jq

Lightweight JSON processor

brew install jq

fzf

Command-line fuzzy finder

brew install fzf

ripgrep

Ultra-fast text search tool (rg)

brew install ripgrep

bat

Cat clone with syntax highlighting

brew install bat

exa

Modern replacement for ls

brew install exa

fd

Simple, fast find alternative

brew install fd

tldr

Simplified man pages

brew install tldr

htop

Interactive process viewer

brew install htop

tmux

Terminal multiplexer

brew install tmux

tree

Display directories as trees

brew install tree

wget

Internet file retriever

brew install wget

zoxide

Smarter cd command

brew install zoxide

Media

ffmpeg

Complete multimedia framework for video/audio

brew install ffmpeg

imagemagick

Image manipulation toolkit

brew install imagemagick

yt-dlp

YouTube video downloader

brew install yt-dlp

mpv

Lightweight media player

brew install mpv

gifsicle

GIF manipulation tool

brew install gifsicle

exiftool

Read/write media metadata

brew install exiftool

pandoc

Universal document converter

brew install pandoc

graphviz

Graph visualization tools

brew install graphviz

svg2png

Convert SVG files to PNG

brew install librsvg

opus

Audio codec for high-quality streaming

brew install opus

Networking

curl

Transfer data with URL syntax

brew install curl

httpie

User-friendly HTTP client

brew install httpie

nmap

Network discovery and security scanning

brew install nmap

mtr

Network diagnostic tool (traceroute + ping)

brew install mtr

wireguard-tools

Fast modern VPN tunnel

brew install wireguard-tools

nginx

High-performance HTTP server

brew install nginx

caddy

Web server with automatic HTTPS

brew install caddy

aria2

Multi-protocol download utility

brew install aria2

mkcert

Local HTTPS certificates

brew install mkcert

doggo

DNS client for humans

brew install doggo

Security

gnupg

GNU Privacy Guard for encryption

brew install gnupg

age

Simple file encryption tool

brew install age

pass

Unix password manager using GPG

brew install pass

sops

Secrets manager for config files

brew install sops

hashcat

Advanced password recovery

brew install hashcat

openssl

Cryptography and SSL/TLS toolkit

brew install openssl

cosign

Container signing and verification

brew install cosign

trivy

Security scanner for containers

brew install trivy

vault

Secrets management by HashiCorp

brew install vault

lynis

Security auditing tool

brew install lynis