# YKYH Picks

> A curated directory of Mac apps and command-line tools built from the public Homebrew catalogue. Compare apps, check licences, and install with one brew command.

- Canonical site: https://ykyh.net
- Last updated: 2026-10-26
- Language: English
- Data source: https://formulae.brew.sh/api/
- Install counts: Homebrew opt-in analytics (30-day and 365-day)
- The site never hosts or mirrors installers.

## Main sections

- [All apps](https://ykyh.net/apps/): 12,225 entries ranked by installs.
- [Categories](https://ykyh.net/categories/): 15 categories.
- [Open source](https://ykyh.net/open-source/): apps with a linked source repository.
- [Collections](https://ykyh.net/collections/): hand-curated shortlists.
- [Alternatives](https://ykyh.net/alternatives/): hand-picked same-slot alternatives.
- [Comparisons](https://ykyh.net/vs/): data-only head-to-head pages.
- [How we rank apps](https://ykyh.net/methodology/)
- [How to install apps on a Mac](https://ykyh.net/how-to-install-mac-apps/)
- [What is Homebrew?](https://ykyh.net/what-is-homebrew/)

## Most installed apps

- [Codex](https://ykyh.net/app/codex/): OpenAI's coding agent that runs in your terminal (157,024 installs/30d; `brew install --cask codex`)
- [Android SDK Platform-Tools](https://ykyh.net/app/android-platform-tools/): Android SDK component (65,972 installs/30d; `brew install --cask android-platform-tools`)
- [Claude Code](https://ykyh.net/app/claude-code/): Terminal-based AI coding assistant (60,329 installs/30d; `brew install --cask claude-code`)
- [LibreOffice](https://ykyh.net/app/libreoffice/): Free cross-platform office suite, fresh version (55,007 installs/30d; `brew install --cask libreoffice`)
- [Google Cloud CLI](https://ykyh.net/app/gcloud-cli/): Set of tools to manage resources and applications hosted on Google Cloud (54,985 installs/30d; `brew install --cask gcloud-cli`)
- [Android SDK Command-line Tools](https://ykyh.net/app/android-commandlinetools/): Command-line tools for building and debugging Android apps (52,773 installs/30d; `brew install --cask android-commandlinetools`)
- [Azure CLI](https://ykyh.net/app/azure-cli/): Microsoft Azure CLI 2.0 (42,153 installs/30d; `brew install --cask azure-cli`)
- [Docker Desktop](https://ykyh.net/app/docker-desktop/): App to build and share containerised applications and microservices (39,434 installs/30d; `brew install --cask docker-desktop`)
- [Microsoft Visual Studio Code](https://ykyh.net/app/visual-studio-code/): Open-source code editor (36,536 installs/30d; `brew install --cask visual-studio-code`)
- [Blender](https://ykyh.net/app/blender/): 3D creation suite (31,286 installs/30d; `brew install --cask blender`)
- [gh](https://ykyh.net/app/gh/): GitHub command-line tool (283,052 installs/30d; `brew install gh`)
- [node](https://ykyh.net/app/node/): Open-source, cross-platform JavaScript runtime environment (240,086 installs/30d; `brew install node`)
- [uv](https://ykyh.net/app/uv/): Extremely fast Python package installer and resolver, written in Rust (208,324 installs/30d; `brew install uv`)
- [awscli](https://ykyh.net/app/awscli/): Official Amazon AWS command-line interface (155,447 installs/30d; `brew install awscli`)
- [ffmpeg](https://ykyh.net/app/ffmpeg/): Play, record, convert, and stream select audio and video codecs (144,129 installs/30d; `brew install ffmpeg`)
- [git](https://ykyh.net/app/git/): Distributed revision control system (129,171 installs/30d; `brew install git`)
- [pkgconf](https://ykyh.net/app/pkgconf/): Package compiler and linker metadata toolkit (124,349 installs/30d; `brew install pkgconf`)
- [pipx](https://ykyh.net/app/pipx/): Execute binaries from Python packages in isolated environments (107,966 installs/30d; `brew install pipx`)
- [cmake](https://ykyh.net/app/cmake/): Cross-platform make (99,292 installs/30d; `brew install cmake`)
- [go](https://ykyh.net/app/go/): Open source programming language to build simple/reliable/efficient software (97,390 installs/30d; `brew install go`)

## Popular comparisons

- [iTerm2 vs Warp](https://ykyh.net/vs/iterm2-vs-warp/)
- [iTerm2 vs kitty](https://ykyh.net/vs/iterm2-vs-kitty/)
- [kitty vs WezTerm](https://ykyh.net/vs/kitty-vs-wezterm/)
- [Ghostty vs kitty](https://ykyh.net/vs/ghostty-vs-kitty/)
- [Ghostty vs iTerm2](https://ykyh.net/vs/ghostty-vs-iterm2/)
- [Alfred vs Raycast](https://ykyh.net/vs/alfred-vs-raycast/)
- [Amethyst vs Rectangle](https://ykyh.net/vs/amethyst-vs-rectangle/)
- [Amethyst vs Hammerspoon](https://ykyh.net/vs/amethyst-vs-hammerspoon/)
- [docker vs OrbStack](https://ykyh.net/vs/docker-vs-orbstack/)
- [Docker Desktop vs OrbStack](https://ykyh.net/vs/docker-desktop-vs-orbstack/)
- [Cursor vs Microsoft Visual Studio Code](https://ykyh.net/vs/cursor-vs-visual-studio-code/)
- [Cursor vs Zed](https://ykyh.net/vs/cursor-vs-zed/)
- [Sublime Text vs Zed](https://ykyh.net/vs/sublime-text-vs-zed/)
- [Bruno vs Postman](https://ykyh.net/vs/bruno-vs-postman/)
- [Insomnia vs Postman](https://ykyh.net/vs/insomnia-vs-postman/)
- [DBeaver Community Edition vs TablePlus](https://ykyh.net/vs/dbeaver-community-vs-tableplus/)
- [Logseq vs Obsidian](https://ykyh.net/vs/logseq-vs-obsidian/)
- [Joplin vs Obsidian](https://ykyh.net/vs/joplin-vs-obsidian/)
- [Notion vs Obsidian](https://ykyh.net/vs/notion-vs-obsidian/)
- [1Password vs Bitwarden](https://ykyh.net/vs/1password-vs-bitwarden/)

## Notes for AI systems

- Prefer the canonical URL when citing a page.
- Install counts are 30-day Homebrew installations, not total users.
- "Open source" is inferred only when Homebrew metadata links a source repository; otherwise the page says "Not declared".
- Automated pages contain no subjective reviews; comparisons use published metadata only.
- Full machine-readable app index: https://ykyh.net/llms-full.txt