It’s a good idea to find existing formulae in Homebrew that have similarities to the software you want to add. If everything checks out, you’re ready to get started on a new formula! Formulae Writing the formula a major/minor version that differs significantly from the existing version), be sure to read the Versions documentation to understand versioned formulae requirements. If you are creating a formula for an alternative version of software already in Homebrew (e.g. Next, you will want to go through the Acceptable Formulae or Acceptable Casks documentation to determine if the software is an appropriate addition to Homebrew. Otherwise follow the guide for Formulae (see also: Homebrew Terminology).īefore you start, please check the open pull requests for Homebrew/homebrew-core or Homebrew/homebrew-cask to make sure no one else beat you to the punch. If you want to add software that is either closed source or a GUI-only program, you will want to follow the guide for Casks. Is your favorite software missing from Homebrew? Then you’re the perfect person to resolve this problem.

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