# buo/homebrew-cask-upgrade

A command line tool for upgrading every outdated app installed by Homebrew Cask

Repository: https://github.com/buo/homebrew-cask-upgrade
Canonical: https://ross.abutalabs.com/products/homebrew-cask-upgrade
Language: Ruby
License: MIT
License Family: permissive
Topics: homebrew-cask
Last push: 2026-07-22T08:55:36+00:00

## Health v2 (maintenance only)
Score: 74/100 (v2, computed 2026-09-02T17:46:02.011165+00:00)
- activity 93, release rhythm 35, longevity 100
- inputs: {"age_days": 3953, "days_push": 42, "days_rel": null, "gap_med": null, "n_releases_24m": 0}
- flags: no_releases
- formula: round(0.45*activity + 0.35*rhythm + 0.20*longevity); archived -> min(score, 10)

## Adoption (not part of the score)
Stars 2704, forks 92 (observed 2026-08-28T04:07:11.562269+00:00)

## What it is
brew-cask-upgrade is a Ruby-based external Homebrew command that upgrades every outdated app installed via Homebrew Cask. It replaces the native `brew upgrade` for casks with an interactive interface, glob pattern support, pinning, and finer-grained control over what gets upgraded.

## Use cases
- upgrade all outdated homebrew cask apps at once
- interactively pick which cask apps to update
- pin a cask app to its current version
- upgrade casks matching a glob pattern like firefox*
- include auto-updating apps in cask upgrades

## When to choose
- you manage macOS GUI apps through Homebrew Cask and want bulk upgrades
- you need more control than the native brew upgrade offers, like pinning or filtering
- you want an interactive upgrade workflow with per-app choices

## When to avoid
- you are not on macOS or do not use Homebrew
- you only manage CLI packages via Homebrew core rather than casks
- you prefer fully automated unattended updates without interactivity

## Facets
- artifact type: cli-tool
- maturity: active
- function: cli, package-manager, developer-tools, workflow-automation
- domain: developer-tools, operating-systems
- platform: cli
- tags: homebrew-cask, package-updates, brew-external-command, macos-apps, command-line, automation, macos

## Member repositories
- buo/homebrew-cask-upgrade (main) score 74

## Provenance
- Observed fields: from GitHub, fetched 2026-08-28T04:07:11.562269+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 2026-08-30T02:15:51.549480+00:00, confidence not recorded.
  - readme: https://github.com/buo/homebrew-cask-upgrade (fetched 2026-08-28T04:07:11.562269+00:00, sha 4b2e00a6a7bf)
- Data as of 2026-08-30T08:39:29.467469+00:00.