Command-line tool

buf

brew/buf

Checked 25 Oct 2026, 21:11 UTC · Still published on npm

New way of working with Protocol Buffers protobuf protoc protocol-buffers grpc buf-cli buf-schema-registry

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At a glance

Type

Command-line tool

Install on

Windows, macOS, Linux

Last checked

25 Oct 2026, 21:11 UTC

Install it

Windows

npm install -g @bufbuild/buf
winget install --id bufbuild.buf -e
scoop install buf

macOS

brew install buf
npm install -g @bufbuild/buf

Linux

brew install buf
npm install -g @bufbuild/buf

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