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General-purpose data compression with high compression ratio
harfbuzz
PopularFormula Utilities v14.6.0
OpenType text shaping engine
When to use
OpenType text shaping engine. Use harfbuzz when you want a widely used utilities command-line package that can be installed and updated through Homebrew. It is one of FastBrew's top packages by Homebrew installs, with about 2M installs over the last year.
About
Install harfbuzz on macOS with Homebrew Formula using `brew install harfbuzz`. harfbuzz is a Utilities command-line package with version 14.6.0. The package is listed in homebrew/core.
Install 1 App in Terminal
$
brew install harfbuzz
Dependencies
Build Dependencies
Official Homebrew Stats
Install activity metrics for harfbuzz.
30 Days
113.5K total installs
3.8K installs / day avg
90 Days
402.9K total installs
4.5K installs / day avg
1 Year
2.0M total installs
5.4K installs / day avg
Frequently asked questions
How do I install harfbuzz with Homebrew?
Run brew install harfbuzz in Terminal to install harfbuzz as a Homebrew formula on macOS.
What kind of package is harfbuzz?
harfbuzz is a Utilities Homebrew formula and FastBrew currently shows version 14.6.0.
What should I review before installing harfbuzz?
Review the runtime dependencies (cairo, freetype, glib, graphite2, icu4c@78, libpng) and build dependencies (gobject-introspection, meson, ninja, pkgconf, python@3.14) along with any caveats before installing.