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zerobrewhq/zerobrew
An up to 6.6x faster Homebrew alternative
zerobrew is a Rust-based drop-in alternative to Homebrew for macOS and Linux that installs and manages packages from Homebrew's ecosystem much faster. It uses uv-style architecture (a global store, caching, and optimized linking), supports Brewfiles via `zb bundle`, and benchmarks show large speedups—up to ~68x warm installs and 100x+ on many packages versus Homebrew.
Why now: It went viral on Hacker News under the provocative tagline 'A 100x faster* alternative to Homebrew', drawing attention to its benchmark comparisons against Homebrew (with the caveat that the 100x figure applies to warm installs).
Who it is for: macOS and Linux developers frustrated with Homebrew's install and upgrade times who want a faster CLI-compatible replacement.
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