til/brew/install-go-packages-in-brewfile.md

Install Go Packages In Brewfile

Typically my Brewfile is only full of brew and cask directives. That's starting to change now that brew supports installing Go packages listed in the Brewfile.

Use the go directive and the URL to the hosted Go package.

Here is an example of a Brewfile that includes a cask, brew, and go directive.

# screen resolution tool
cask "betterdisplay"

# Mac keychain management, gpg key
brew "pinentry-mac"

# Sanitized production Postgres dumps
go "github.com/jackc/pg_partialcopy"

I've recently added the exact package from above to my dotfiles repo.

Here is the PR to brew where this functionality was added back in October of 2025.