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last_review_date: "2026-07-18"
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Start with [installation](Installation.md),
[`man brew`](Manpage.md),
[troubleshooting](Troubleshooting.md) and
[FAQ (Frequently Asked Questions)](FAQ.md) guides if you are new to Homebrew.

Documentation is grouped below by audience: users, contributors, maintainers and those interested in Homebrew's governance.

## Users

- [`brew` manual page (command documentation, also available with `man brew`)](Manpage.md)
- [Homebrew Blog (news on major updates)](https://brew.sh/blog/)
- [Installation](Installation.md)
- [Support Tiers](Support-Tiers.md)
- [Troubleshooting](Troubleshooting.md)
- [FAQ (Frequently Asked Questions)](FAQ.md)
- [Common Issues](Common-Issues.md)
- [`brew` Shell Completion](Shell-Completion.md)
- [Command Not Found](Command-Not-Found.md)
- [Homebrew on Linux](Homebrew-on-Linux.md)
- [Homebrew Bundle, `brew bundle` and `Brewfile`](Brew-Bundle-and-Brewfile.md)
- [Homebrew MCP Server](MCP-Server.md)

- [Bottles (binary packages)](Bottles.md)
- [Taps (third-party repositories)](Taps.md)
- [Trusting Taps](Tap-Trust.md)
- [Homebrew Security and Supply Chain](Homebrew-Security-and-Supply-Chain.md)
- [Interesting Taps and Forks](Interesting-Taps-and-Forks.md)
- [Tips and Tricks](Tips-and-Tricks.md)
- [Anonymous Analytics](Analytics.md)

- [Querying `brew`](Querying-Brew.md)
- [C++ Standard Libraries](C%2B%2B-Standard-Libraries.md)
- [Custom GCC and Cross-Compilers](Custom-GCC-and-cross-compilers.md)
- [External Commands](External-Commands.md)
- [Language Runtimes and Packages](Language-Runtimes-and-Packages.md)
- [Building Software with Homebrew Keg-Only Dependencies](How-to-Build-Software-Outside-Homebrew-with-Homebrew-keg-only-Dependencies.md)

- [Creating a Homebrew Issue](Creating-a-Homebrew-Issue.md)
- [Updating Software in Homebrew](Updating-Software-in-Homebrew.md)
- [Adding Software to Homebrew](Adding-Software-to-Homebrew.md)

## Contributors

- [How to Open a Pull Request (and get it merged)](How-To-Open-a-Homebrew-Pull-Request.md)
- [Responsible AI Usage](Responsible-AI-Usage.md)
- [Working with Homebrew as an Upstream Project](Working-with-Homebrew-as-an-Upstream-Project.md)
- [Formula Cookbook](Formula-Cookbook.md)
- [Cask Cookbook](Cask-Cookbook.md)
- [Acceptable Formulae](Acceptable-Formulae.md)
- [Acceptable Casks](Acceptable-Casks.md)
- [Package Acceptance Policy](Package-Acceptance-Policy.md)
- [Licence Guidelines](Licence-Guidelines.md)
- [Checksum Requirements](Checksum-Requirements.md)
- [Formulae Versions](Versions.md)
- [Deprecating, Disabling and Removing](Deprecating-Disabling-and-Removing.md)
- [Language-Specific Formulae](Language-Specific-Formulae.md)
- [`brew livecheck`](Brew-Livecheck.md)
- [Autobump](Autobump.md)
- [Migrating a Formula to a Tap](Migrating-A-Formula-To-A-Tap.md)
- [Renaming a Formula](Rename-A-Formula.md)
- [Building Against Non-Homebrew Dependencies](Building-Against-Non-Homebrew-Dependencies.md)
- [How to Create and Maintain a Tap](How-to-Create-and-Maintain-a-Tap.md)
- [BrewTestBot](BrewTestBot.md)
- [Prose Style Guidelines](Prose-Style-Guidelines.md)
- [Type Checking with Sorbet](Typechecking.md)
- [Reproducible Builds](Reproducible-Builds.md)

- [Ruby API Documentation](/rubydoc/index.html) (e.g. for `Formula`, `Cask` etc.)

## Maintainers

- [New Maintainer Checklist](New-Maintainer-Checklist.md)
- [Maintainers: Avoiding Burnout](Maintainers-Avoiding-Burnout.md)

- [Maintainer Guidelines](Maintainer-Guidelines.md)
- [Homebrew/brew Maintainer Guide](Homebrew-brew-Maintainer-Guide.md)
- [Homebrew/homebrew-core Maintainer Guide](Homebrew-homebrew-core-Maintainer-Guide.md)
- [Homebrew/homebrew-cask Maintainer Guide](Homebrew-homebrew-cask-Maintainer-Guide.md)

- [BrewTestBot for Maintainers](BrewTestBot-For-Maintainers.md)
- [Common Issues for Maintainers](Common-Issues-for-Maintainers.md)
- [Releases](Releases.md)

- [Linux CI](Linux-CI.md)
- [Xcode](Xcode.md)

## Governance

- [Homebrew Governance](Homebrew-Governance.md)
- [Homebrew Leadership Responsibilities](Homebrew-Leadership-Responsibilities.md)
- [Homebrew Governance Archives](Homebrew-Governance-Archives.md)
- [Homebrew's Expense and Reimbursement Policy](Expense-and-Reimbursement-Policy.md)
- [How To Organise the Homebrew AGM](How-To-Organise-the-AGM.md)
- [Homebrew's Maintainer Stipends and Grants](Maintainer-Stipends-and-Grants.md)

## Project history

- [Kickstarter Supporters](Kickstarter-Supporters.md)