msitarzewski/brew-browser

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1027 stars · 28 forks observed · 2026-08-28

What it is AI-extracted, prompt v1, taxonomy v1, 2026-08-30, confidence not recorded

Brew Browser is a native desktop GUI for the Homebrew package manager, letting users browse, search, install, uninstall, upgrade, and snapshot packages. It ships as a cross-platform Tauri build (macOS 13+ and Linux) and a fully native Swift/SwiftUI build for macOS 26.

Use cases

• browse installed homebrew packages in a gui
• search the homebrew catalog without the terminal
• install and uninstall brew formulas and casks with a click
• snapshot my homebrew setup to a brewfile and restore on a new mac
• manage brew services like starting and stopping background daemons
• find trending homebrew packages from install analytics
• clean up homebrew cache and reclaim disk space
• check installed packages for known vulnerabilities

When to choose

• you use Homebrew on macOS and prefer a GUI over the CLI
• you want to migrate your Homebrew setup to a new Mac via Brewfile snapshots
• you want visibility into installed packages, updates, services, and storage usage in one dashboard
• you value privacy - no telemetry, no accounts, thin frontend over brew

When to avoid

• you are comfortable with the brew CLI and don't need a GUI
• you need package management on Windows or non-Homebrew systems
• you need a fully native experience on macOS older than 26 and dislike the Tauri/web-based build
• you need to manage package managers other than Homebrew

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gui package-manager developer-tools search-engine backup developer-tools desktop-applications rust homebrew package-manager-gui tauri swiftui brewfile macos no-telemetry command-line automation linux desktop swift

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