Stop Wasting Time — These 7 Homebrew Tools Made My Mac 10× Faster

Boost your Mac’s performance with 7 powerful Homebrew tools that save time and speed up workflows.

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Sep 16, 2025

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I’ll keep this short, simple, and practical. These are the seven Homebrew tools I added to my Mac that changed how I work every day. Not magic — just better tools + tiny shell glue = big time saved. Everything below is truthful and tested by me. Your mileage may vary, but if you use the terminal for work, these will help.

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Quick install (one-liner)

brew install ripgrep fd fzf bat exa zoxide ncdu

Run that first, then follow the small post-install steps I list for a couple of them. Now the tools.

1) ripgrep (rg) — search like lightning

Why: searches code and text fast, respects .gitignore by default, and is simple to use.

Usage examples:

rg "TODO" src/                 # find TODOs in the src/ folder
rg --hidden --glob '!.git' "fixme"     # include hidden files but skip .git

Tip: rg is often hundreds of times faster than running grep -R across many files. Use it as your default project search.