brew-browser v0.1.0 — initial release
Native macOS GUI for Homebrew. Browse, search, install/uninstall/upgrade with live streaming output, snapshot to Brewfile and restore, browse trending packages from Homebrew's published analytics.
What's in this release
- 5 sidebar sections: Library / Discover / Trending / Snapshots / Activity
- Cmd+K command palette, Cmd+1…5 navigation, drag-resizable detail pane
- Cask icons from installed
.appbundles or homepage cascade - Brewfile snapshot/restore via
brew bundle - Trending tab via
formulae.brew.sh30/90/365-day analytics - 15,974 packages pre-categorized via
tools/categorize/
Posture
- MIT licensed, full source
- 0 critical / 0 high / 0 medium / 0 low security findings
(cargo audit,npm audit,osv-scanner,cargo deny,semgrep,gitleaks,cargo clippy -D warnings— all clean) - Zero
unsafeRust, notauri-plugin-shell - Four documented outbound network paths (see README "Open by default")
Install
Download brew-browser_0.1.0_aarch64.dmg below, open, drag to Applications. Signed and notarized — no Gatekeeper warning.
Apple Silicon only for now. macOS 13+.
Build from source
See README.md + BUILD.md in the repo.