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Description:
Package manager for the web

Type: Formula | Latest Version: 1.8.14@0 | Tracked Since: Dec 17, 2025

Links: Homepage | formulae.brew.sh

Category: Developer tools

Tags: package-manager web javascript bower frontend

Install: brew install bower

About:
Bower is a package manager for the web that offers a generic mechanism to declare dependencies on front-end libraries and frameworks. It manages the installation and versioning of packages like jQuery, Bootstrap, and Angular, simplifying the process of keeping a project's assets up to date. It works by fetching packages from Git, SVN, or Bower's own registry and making them available for use in a project's build process.

Key Features:

Optimized for front-end development
Simple dependency management with bower.json
Can install packages from various sources (Git, SVN, NPM)
Flat dependency tree to avoid duplication

Use Cases:

Managing client-side JavaScript libraries in a web project
Simplifying the update process for CSS frameworks and fonts
Standardizing dependency versions across a development team

Alternatives:

npm – Node.js package manager that has largely superseded Bower for front-end dependencies due to its integration with the JavaScript ecosystem.
yarn – A faster, more reliable package manager that also handles front-end libraries but is part of the modern Node.js workflow.

Version History

Detected	Version	Rev	Change	Commit
Sep 12, 2025 3:19pm		0	VERSION_BUMP	7a02cfdc