minibrew

Self-contained, portable Homebrew packages for macOS. No Homebrew. No Xcode. No internet at install time. Just double-click and go.

Download Python DMG Python 3.13 — fully offline, ready to run. ~13 MB download.
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By the Numbers

0dependencies to install
<2sinstall time
13 MBDMG size (lean)
37 MBinstalled size

What Makes It Different

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Truly Self-Contained

Every dependency is bundled. Python, OpenSSL, SQLite, readline — all included. No Homebrew installation needed on the target machine. Ever.

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Fully Offline Install

Mount the DMG, double-click Install, pick a folder. That's it. No downloads, no compiling, no network access. Works on an airplane.

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Install Anywhere

Not locked to /usr/local or /opt/homebrew. Install to any directory you want. Mach-O binaries are automatically rebased to wherever you put them.

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Self-Rebuilding

Every DMG contains a Rebuild app. Double-click it on any Mac to produce a fresh DMG with the latest package versions for that machine's architecture. The chain works forever.

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Lean Mode

Aggressively strips test suites, headers, static libs, and unused modules. Python goes from 118 MB to 37 MB installed — 69% smaller — with full functionality intact.

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Pre-bundled pip Packages

Optionally embed pip requirements as cached wheels. At install time, a venv is created and packages are installed from the local cache. Completely offline.

How It Works

1

Mount

Double-click the DMG. Three apps appear: Install, Rebuild, and Documentation.

2

Install

Click Install, choose any folder. Files are copied and binaries are rebased in under 2 seconds.

3

Use

Run bin/python3 immediately. SSL, sqlite3, pip — everything works out of the box.

4

Rebuild

Months later, click Rebuild to get a brand new DMG with the latest versions. Hand it to someone else.

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Try It Right Now

Download the DMG. Mount it. Install Python in 2 seconds. It really is that simple.

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