github msitarzewski/brew-browser v0.1.0
v0.1.0 — initial release

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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 .app bundles or homepage cascade
  • Brewfile snapshot/restore via brew bundle
  • Trending tab via formulae.brew.sh 30/90/365-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 unsafe Rust, no tauri-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.

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