# msitarzewski/brew-browser

Homebrew is the standard package manager on macOS. brew-browser gives it a real native GUI.

Repository: https://github.com/msitarzewski/brew-browser
Canonical: https://ross.abutalabs.com/products/brew-browser
Homepage: https://brew-browser.zerologic.com
Language: Rust
License: MIT
License Family: permissive
Last push: 2026-08-10T20:34:52+00:00

## Health v2 (maintenance only)
Score: 78/100 (v2, computed 2026-09-03T02:20:16.233290+00:00)
- activity 97, release rhythm 93, longevity 7
- inputs: {"age_days": 101, "days_push": 23, "days_rel": 44, "gap_med": 0, "n_releases_24m": 12}
- flags: young
- formula: round(0.45*activity + 0.35*rhythm + 0.20*longevity); archived -> min(score, 10)

## Adoption (not part of the score)
Stars 1027, forks 28 (observed 2026-08-28T04:03:16.997535+00:00)

## What it is
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

## Facets
- artifact type: application
- maturity: active
- function: gui, package-manager, developer-tools, search-engine, backup
- domain: developer-tools, desktop-applications
- platform: rust
- tags: homebrew, package-manager-gui, tauri, swiftui, brewfile, macos, no-telemetry, command-line, automation, linux, desktop, swift

## Member repositories
- msitarzewski/brew-browser (main) score 78

## Provenance
- Observed fields: from GitHub, fetched 2026-08-28T04:03:16.997535+00:00.
- Health v2: computed from the inputs above; adoption is never an input.
- Inferred fields (summary, facets, guidance): AI-extracted, prompt v1, taxonomy v1, on 2026-08-30T07:07:53.385877+00:00, confidence not recorded.
  - readme: https://github.com/msitarzewski/brew-browser (fetched 2026-08-28T04:03:16.997535+00:00, sha fad272634917)
  - homepage: https://brew-browser.zerologic.com (fetched 2026-08-29T13:07:59.022180+00:00, sha 4a2cbc24eb96)
- Data as of 2026-08-30T08:39:29.467469+00:00.