# brunophilipe/Cakebrew

Manage your Homebrew formulas with style using Cakebrew.

Repository: https://github.com/brunophilipe/Cakebrew
Canonical: https://ross.abutalabs.com/products/cakebrew
Homepage: http://www.cakebrew.com
Language: Objective-C
License: GPL-3.0
License Family: copyleft
Last push: 2024-01-07T13:10:07+00:00

## Health v2 (maintenance only)
Score: 23/100 (v2, computed 2026-09-03T02:20:16.233290+00:00)
- activity 0, release rhythm 8, longevity 100
- inputs: {"age_days": 4536, "days_push": 969, "days_rel": null, "gap_med": null, "n_releases_24m": 0}
- flags: none
- formula: round(0.45*activity + 0.35*rhythm + 0.20*longevity); archived -> min(score, 10)

## Adoption (not part of the score)
Stars 5019, forks 256 (observed 2026-08-28T04:09:04.822228+00:00)

## What it is
Cakebrew is a free, open-source macOS GUI application for managing Homebrew packages. It lets users search, install, uninstall, and upgrade formulae, manage taps, update Homebrew, and run cleanup and doctor tools without the terminal.

## Use cases
- install homebrew packages without using the terminal
- search and browse homebrew formulae in a gui
- uninstall or upgrade homebrew packages visually
- manage homebrew taps from a mac app
- run brew cleanup and brew doctor easily
- export and import homebrew bundle formula lists

## When to choose
- you use Homebrew on macOS but prefer a graphical interface over the command line
- you want a simple, free, open-source Homebrew frontend
- you need to manage formulae, taps, and cleanup tasks from one app

## When to avoid
- you are not on macOS or do not use Homebrew
- you need to install Homebrew itself - Cakebrew requires Homebrew to already be installed
- you need advanced Homebrew features or scripting, which are better done in the terminal

## Facets
- artifact type: application
- maturity: maintenance
- function: package-manager, gui, developer-tools
- domain: developer-tools, operating-systems, cross-platform
- platform: -
- tags: homebrew, package-management, objective-c, gui-frontend, open-source, command-line, macos, desktop

## Member repositories
- brunophilipe/Cakebrew (main) score 23

## Provenance
- Observed fields: from GitHub, fetched 2026-08-28T04:09:04.822228+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 2026-08-29T18:17:30.644363+00:00, confidence not recorded.
  - readme: https://github.com/brunophilipe/Cakebrew (fetched 2026-08-28T04:09:04.822228+00:00, sha 8bc5432882bc)
  - homepage: http://www.cakebrew.com (fetched 2026-08-29T08:58:11.606819+00:00, sha accf1a940a7a)
- Data as of 2026-08-30T08:39:29.467469+00:00.