Homebrew Package Popularity Screensaver
The Homebrew Package Popularity screensaver ranks macOS packages by their real recent install count, from Homebrew's own published analytics. It is free, runs in your browser, and ESC exits.
How the Homebrew Package Popularity screensaver works
The saver reads real formula install-count analytics published by the Homebrew project.
Packages are ranked by their real reported install count, highest first.
The pipeline refreshes the board on Homebrew's own analytics regeneration schedule.
No key is required for this key-less public endpoint.
A worked example
A widely-used formula with millions of real installs tops the ranked board, exactly matching Homebrew's own published figure.
Settings & tips
- Install counts are real anonymized usage analytics, not simulated rankings.
- Accent recolours the ranking bars.
- The analytics file is regenerated daily by the Homebrew project.
Frequently asked questions
- Is this real Homebrew data?
- Yes — real install-count analytics published by the Homebrew project.
- Is a key needed?
- No. Homebrew's analytics JSON is fully key-less.
- Is this live, real-time data?
- It's real but periodically regenerated, not a live per-second event stream.
- Is it free?
- Yes — free, no download, in your browser.