{"data":{"slug":"zerobrew","name":"zerobrew","tagline":"MIT/Apache-2.0 Rust client for Homebrew packages — uv-style store, much faster installs","category":"devops","categoryName":"DevOps","url":"https://zerobrew.rs","github":"https://github.com/zerobrewhq/zerobrew","pricing":"open-source","hook":"zerobrew (`zb`) brings uv-style architecture to Homebrew packages on macOS and Linux: same homebrew-core formulas and bottles, but a content-addressable store, APFS clonefiles, and parallel download-and-unpack — so reinstalls and fresh machines stop waiting on brew.","whatsGood":"Dual-licensed Apache-2.0 or MIT (zerobrewhq/zerobrew), written in Rust. Release v0.4.0 (2026-10-08) ships binaries for macOS and Linux on arm64 and x64; install via `curl -fsSL https://zerobrew.rs/install | bash` or `brew install zerobrewhq/zerobrew/zerobrew`. Familiar verbs: `zb install`, `zb bundle` (Brewfile), `zb outdated`, `zb upgrade`, `zb gc`, and `zbx` to run without linking. Benchmarks are published with scripts and logs in the repo, and a CI parity workflow compares installed prefixes against Homebrew byte for byte. ★~7.6k.","theCatch":"The project calls itself experimental and recommends running it alongside Homebrew, not replacing it — do not purge brew. It depends on Homebrew’s formulas, bottles, and infrastructure; it is a faster client, not a new package ecosystem. Cold-install gains shrink on slow links (downloads dominate big bottles), and the “100x” headline is the warm-cache case. Vs mise (runtime version manager): zerobrew installs Homebrew packages, it does not pin language toolchains per project.","verdict":"MIT/Apache Rust Homebrew client when brew installs are your CI or new-laptop bottleneck — run it next to brew, not instead of it.","addedAt":"2026-10-08","featured":false,"domain":"DevOps","subSpecialty":"Tooling","subcategory":"Tooling","tags":["cli","self-host","permissive","active"],"capabilities":["packages","homebrew","cli"],"surfaces":["CLI","Self-host"],"ecosystem":["Rust","Multi-platform"],"licenseModel":"Apache-2.0","githubStars":8204,"starsPerWeek":210,"access":"free","archived":false,"repo":{"createdAt":"2026-01-19","pushedAt":"2026-10-15","license":"Apache-2.0","archived":false,"checkedAt":"2026-10-19"}},"related":[{"slug":"github-actions","name":"GitHub Actions","tagline":"CI/CD that lives where your code does"},{"slug":"docker","name":"Docker","tagline":"Container runtime that changed deployment"},{"slug":"kubernetes","name":"Kubernetes","tagline":"Container orchestration at scale"},{"slug":"pulumi","name":"Pulumi","tagline":"Infrastructure as code in real languages"},{"slug":"fly-io","name":"Fly.io","tagline":"Deploy apps to VMs close to your users"}],"links":{"self":"/api/gems/zerobrew","html":"/gems/zerobrew","markdown":"/gems/zerobrew.md","category":"/api/gems?category=devops","categoryPage":"/stacks/devops"}}