Homebrew 7.0.0 drops Intel Macs to Tier 3 and kills macOS 10.15 support
Homebrew 7.0.0 brings faster installs through concurrent downloads and preparation, stronger sandboxing with Landlock on Linux, a native macOS app called BrewUI, and built-in vulnerability checks. It also ends macOS 10.15 support and moves Intel Macs to Tier 3, meaning no new bottles and a planned end to Intel support in September 2027. The release includes security fixes for multiple advisories and new installation protections.
Homebrew still runs on Intel until September 2027, without project support or routine bottle builds. Apple and GitHub's retreat from Intel support exceeds what Homebrew's volunteers can replace.
- mikemcquaid
Today, I’m proud to announce Homebrew 7.0.0. The most significant changes since 6.0.0 are faster installations and upgrades, stronger sandboxing, a native macOS app, built-in vulnerability checks and an advisory database, the end of macOS 10.15 support and Intel Macs moving to Tier 3 (announced last year).
- Sytten
I found that Mise handles all my needs for development and it is scoped so it doesn't try to update Python and break all my virtual env when I install something new /shrug
- jjice
Always a joy to see security and performance as a big highlight on a release. Brew is notably slow compared to the other package managers I use, but never in an unbearable way.
I've always used it on my Mac work machines, but always used my native package managers on Linux. What are the reasons to run homebrew on Linux? Better newer package support when you're on something slower moving like a Debian distro?
I've standardized my config scripts on using language managers for those tools (go, cargo, uv), which isn't perfect, so maybe brew is worth a chance.
- simonw
TIL Homebrew has its own sandbox mechanism - looks like it's built around their own sandbox-exec wrapper, at least on macOS: https://github.com/Homebrew/brew/blob/d79ef822ab8136e393ed5f...
- tkel
These release notes appear generated by LLM, with the usual extreme verbosity. Wish a human had done a better job editing these.
- pietz
Thanks for the hard work, but the Tahoe limitation for the GUI app is absolutely ridiculous.
- throw0101a
As a MacPorts users (generally light-weight, just a few things here and there):
Has anyone gone from MP to HB, or vice versa? Why did you switch from one to the other (and perhaps back again)? What did you find as the pros/cons of each?
- monocularvision
Not usually a “+1” or “Me too!” kinda guy but homebrew is incredible and makes dev on Mac quite seamless. Huge thanks to the team.