Show HN: Brew-browser – A native macOS GUI for Homebrew
Brew-browser is a native macOS GUI designed for Homebrew, enabling users to browse, search, install, and manage packages easily. The application features a dashboard for monitoring installed packages, a library for managing formulas and casks, and a discovery section for exploring the Homebrew catalog. Brew-browser is open-source, MIT-licensed, and does not require accounts or telemetry.
- ▪Brew-browser provides a native GUI for Homebrew, allowing users to manage packages efficiently.
- ▪The app includes features such as a dashboard, library, and discovery section for easy navigation.
- ▪It is open-source and does not collect user data or require accounts.
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brew-browser A native macOS GUI for Homebrew. A small, fast desktop app for browsing, searching, installing, and snapshotting Homebrew packages. Full source, MIT-licensed, no telemetry, no accounts. Why this exists Homebrew is the standard package manager on macOS. brew-browser gives it a real native GUI: browse what you have installed, search the full catalog, install / uninstall / upgrade with live output, snapshot your setup to a Brewfile and restore it on a new Mac. Trending packages come from Homebrew's published analytics. The whole thing is a thin, respectful frontend over the brew CLI itself.
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