Best homebrew apps for mac

If you mean the best apps/packages to install through Homebrew on macOS, here’s a solid starter set. Homebrew supports both command-line packages (“formulae”) and Mac apps (“casks”). Homebrew Documentation Homebrew Documentation

⭐ My recommended Homebrew setup

Everyday utilities

brew install \
  wget \
  curl \
  jq \
  tree \
  ripgrep \
  fd \
  fzf \
  bat \
  eza \
  htop

Developer tools

brew install \
  git \
  gh \
  git-lfs \
  neovim \
  tmux \
  cmake \
  pkg-config

Modern shell

brew install \
  zsh \
  starship \
  atuin

Useful Mac apps

brew install --cask \
  iterm2 \
  visual-studio-code \
  raycast \
  rectangle \
  stats \
  aldente \
  keka \
  obsidian

🔥 If I could only pick 10

1. Raycast — launcher, snippets, commands, workflows
2. Rectangle — keyboard-driven window management
3. iTerm2 — powerful terminal
4. VS Code — general-purpose development
5. fzf — incredibly useful fuzzy finder
6. ripgrep — ridiculously fast text searching
7. fd — nicer alternative to find
8. bat — nicer cat
9. eza — modern ls
10. jq — essential for working with JSON

Homebrew maintains a searchable catalog of formulae and casks if you want to browse further. Homebrew Formulae

💡 One particularly useful Homebrew feature

Once you've built your setup, use a Brewfile:

brew bundle dump --global --force

That records your installed Homebrew packages/apps, making it much easier to reproduce your Mac setup later. Homebrew Documentation

If you tell me whether you use your Mac for development, productivity, media, gaming, or general everyday use, I can give you a much more targeted brew install + brew install --cask list.