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Description:
Google's own build tool
Type: Formula  |  Latest Version: 8.5.0@0  |  Tracked Since: Dec 17, 2025
Links: Homepage  |  @bazelbuild  |  formulae.brew.sh
Category: Developer tools
Tags: build-system developer-tools ci-cd compilation google
Install: brew install bazel
About:
Bazel is an open-source, high-performance build and test tool designed for large, multi-language projects. It excels at managing complex dependency graphs and enabling fast, reproducible builds through its advanced caching and parallelization capabilities. Its core value proposition is scalability and speed for continuous integration and large codebases.
Key Features:
  • Multi-language and multi-platform support
  • Hermetic, reproducible builds
  • Scalable, distributed caching and execution
  • Fast incremental builds
Use Cases:
  • Managing large-scale, monolithic codebases
  • Accelerating CI/CD pipelines with remote caching
  • Ensuring consistent builds across different environments
Alternatives:
  • Maven – Bazel is language-agnostic and faster for large projects, whereas Maven is Java-centric.
  • CMake – Bazel provides an integrated solution for building and testing, while CMake is primarily a build system generator.
  • Make – Bazel offers superior dependency management and parallelism compared to Make's file-based approach.
License: Apache-2.0
Dependencies: openjdk@21
Bottles available for: arm64_tahoe, arm64_sequoia, arm64_sonoma, sonoma, arm64_linux, x86_64_linux
Version History
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