YKYH Picks
☰ Menu
Home›Command-Line Tools›buildozer
CLI Open source 234 installs/mo

buildozer for Mac

Rewrite bazel BUILD files using standard commands

Quick answer: buildozer is a command-line tool for macOS. Install it with brew install buildozer. It is distributed under the Apache-2.0 licence. It has 234 Homebrew installs in the last 30 days.

What buildozer is

buildozer is a command-line tool for macOS: rewrite bazel BUILD files using standard commands.

It is distributed as a Homebrew formula, which builds or pours a binary and puts it on your PATH. The project is open source and lives at https://github.com/bazelbuild/buildtools.

How to install buildozer

  1. Open Terminal (press ⌘ + Space and type “Terminal”).
  2. If Homebrew is not installed yet, run the installer below once.
  3. Run brew install buildozer.

Homebrew installer, if you need it:

Prefer a graphical installer? Download it from the official site. MacPicks never hosts or mirrors binaries — the Homebrew command always pulls from the vendor's own release.

Similar apps in Command-Line Tools

Closest apps in the same category, ordered by description similarity and install base. These are related tools, not confirmed substitutes; the comparison pages cover hand-picked head-to-head matchups.

tupFile-based build systemCLIOpen source257/mofastmcpFast, Pythonic way to build MCP servers and clientsCLIOpen source255/moxmakeCross-platform build utility based on LuaCLIOpen source268/motrunkBuild, bundle & ship your Rust WASM application to the webCLIOpen source272/mofpmPackage manager and build system for FortranCLIOpen source188/mouutils-findutilsCross-platform Rust rewrite of the GNU findutilsCLIOpen source293/mo

Frequently asked questions

How do I install buildozer on Mac?

Run brew install buildozer in Terminal. This requires Homebrew; if you do not have it, install it first with the command below.

Is buildozer open source?

Yes — Homebrew distributes it under the Apache-2.0 licence.

Does buildozer run on Apple silicon?

Homebrew publishes this formula for macOS. If upstream does not ship an Apple silicon build, Rosetta 2 handles the Intel binary.

How popular is buildozer?

It was installed 234 times in the last 30 days according to Homebrew analytics, ranking #2306 in this catalogue.

What version of buildozer is current?

The latest packaged version is 10.1.0.