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Submit to Homebrew

The dominant package manager for macOS (and Linux), with a public index of formulae and casks at formulae.brew.sh. Getting into homebrew/core or homebrew/cask makes a tool installable with a single brew command and gives it an index page linking to its homepage.

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Homebrew at a glance

Pricing
Free
No price details on their site when we checked.
Link type
Nofollow
Formula page https://formulae.brew.sh/formula/ripgrep homepage link to github.com/BurntSushi/ripgrep has rel="nofollow" (checked 2026-09-23)
Review
Manual review
Link back required
No
Account required
Yes
Domain Rating
Not available
Ahrefs had no Domain Rating for this site when we checked.
Tranco rank
#6,488
Research top-sites ranking. Lower is more popular.
Who browses it
Developers and power users on macOS and Linux
Last checked

How to submit to Homebrew

  1. Open the Homebrew submission page

    This is the page makers use to add a product.

  2. Create an account

    Homebrew asks you to sign up before you can submit.

  3. Have your assets ready

    Name, tagline, description, logo and screenshots. The checklist below covers what to prepare so you can fill the form in one go.

  4. Fill in the form carefully

    Pick the most specific category the form offers and write the description for the people who browse Homebrew (Developers and power users on macOS and Linux), not for search engines.

  5. Wait for review

    A person reviews submissions, so it can take a while. Once it’s live, check the link on your listing points to the right page.

Tips for Homebrew

  • Formulae in homebrew/core must be open source under a DFSG-compatible license and have stable, versioned releases.
  • Closed-source Mac apps go in homebrew/cask instead; read the Acceptable Casks page for its rules.
  • Casks for apps without broad public interest are unlikely to be accepted; the cask rules mention needing verifiable interest and multiple requests.

From Homebrew’s own guidelines and pages, in our words.

What to prepare

The basics every directory asks for, plus what matters most for plugin and template marketplaces.

  • Product name and a one-line tagline (about 60 characters)
  • A short description (1–2 sentences) and a longer one (a short paragraph)
  • Square logo, at least 256×256 px, PNG or SVG
  • 2–3 screenshots at a consistent size
  • The exact page you want the link to point to
  • Pricing model (free, freemium or paid) and a contact email
  • A build that passes the platform’s own review rules (read them first)
  • Screenshots taken inside the host platform, showing your add-on in use
  • Support and documentation links, and a changelog if you have one
  • Pricing in the marketplace’s format, and its revenue share if it takes one

Is Homebrew worth it?

Good for discovery, not link equity

Links from Homebrew listings carry rel="nofollow", so they pass little or no ranking value. Submit if its audience matches yours: the value is visitors and being findable where people browse.

  • Tranco rank #6,488: one of the ~10,000 most visited sites on the web.
  • A person reviews submissions, so expect a wait and a real quality bar.
  • Free to list, so the only cost is your time.

This verdict is worked out from the facts above with fixed rules (link type, review, price, Tranco rank), not paid for. The directory has no say in it.

Questions about Homebrew

Is Homebrew free?

Yes. Listing on Homebrew is free. We checked on Sep 23, 2026.

Does Homebrew give a dofollow link?

No. Listing links on Homebrew are nofollow, so they pass little ranking value. They can still send visitors. Evidence: Formula page https://formulae.brew.sh/formula/ripgrep homepage link to github.com/BurntSushi/ripgrep has rel="nofollow" (checked 2026-09-23).

How do I submit to Homebrew?

Submit at https://docs.brew.sh/Acceptable-Formulae. You need an account first. A person reviews each submission before it goes live. Tip: Formulae in homebrew/core must be open source under a DFSG-compatible license and have stable, versioned releases.

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Sources

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