Max Howell
British-American programmer; created the Homebrew package manager; now building Automic Vault.
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- Max Howell is a British-American software developer who wrote Homebrew, the package manager for macOS and Linux, in 2009.
- He also created the Swift promise library PromiseKit.
- As of 2026 he works on Automic Vault, a secrets manager, and offers product naming and fast app development as a consultant.
Key facts
- Homebrew
- Wrote it in 2009; the repository moved from his GitHub account to its own project in December 20132
- Other projects
- PromiseKit; Automic Vault; Package Manager Manager1
- Now
- Automic Vault and consulting, as of 20261
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