go
brew install goAlso known as: go@1.27, golang, google-go
Open source programming language to build simple/reliable/efficient software
License: BSD-3-Clause
Development: Pull requests
Formula JSON API: /api/formula/go.json
Formula code: go.rb on GitHub
Bottle (binary package) installation support provided for:
| macOS on Apple Silicon |
golden gate | ✅ |
|---|---|---|
| tahoe | ✅ | |
| sequoia | ✅ | |
| Linux | ARM64 | ✅ |
| x86_64 | ✅ |
Current versions:
| stable | ✅ | 1.27.4 |
| head | ⚡️ | HEAD |
Other versions:
| go@1.26 | 1.26.11 | Open source programming language to build simple/reliable/efficient software |
| go@1.25 | 1.25.14 | Open source programming language to build simple/reliable/efficient software |
| go@1.24 | 1.24.13 | Open source programming language to build simple/reliable/efficient software |
| go@1.23 | 1.23.12 | Open source programming language to build simple/reliable/efficient software |
| go@1.22 | 1.22.12 | Open source programming language to build simple/reliable/efficient software |
Requires: macOS >= 12
Binaries:
go,
gofmt
GitHub Packages downloads:
| Last 30 days | 615,471 |
|---|---|
| Downloads | 26,717,231 |
| Analytics install events (30 days) | 161,416 |
| Downloads / install events (30 days) | 3.8× |
Source: GitHub Packages, fetched 2026-11-11T00:49:47Z. Analytics dates: 2026-10-12 to 2026-11-11. Totals exclude downloads from Bintray before the migration to GitHub Packages. Downloads and install attempts measure different things; the difference does not count analytics opt-outs. Definitions and limitations.
Analytics:
| 30 days | 90 days | 365 days | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Installs | 161,275 | 411,357 | 1,638,965 |
Installs (--HEAD) | 141 | 434 | 1,746 |
| Installs on Request | 98,480 | 275,296 | 1,226,181 |
Installs on Request (--HEAD) | 140 | 433 | 1,745 |
| Build Errors | 2,069 | ||
Build Errors (--HEAD) | 4 |