Brewy

Brewy is a native macOS app for managing Homebrew (opens in a new tab) packages, casks, taps, services, and maintenance tasks without dropping into Terminal.

It is designed for people who already use Homebrew and want a fast, inspectable Mac interface for the work they do repeatedly: reviewing what is installed, upgrading safely, cleaning up old dependencies, and understanding why a package is on the machine.

Highlights

• Browse installed formulae, casks, Mac App Store apps, pinned packages, leaves, and outdated packages.
• Search Homebrew formulae and casks from the Discover view, then install directly from the result list.
• Inspect package details, versions, dependencies, reverse dependencies, and recursive dependency trees.
• Install, uninstall, upgrade, reinstall, fetch, pin, unpin, link, and unlink packages through native macOS controls.
• Upgrade all outdated Homebrew packages at once, or select exactly which packages to upgrade.
• Manage Homebrew services, including start, stop, restart, and stale-service cleanup.
• Manage taps, with health checks for archived, moved, or missing GitHub repositories.
• Group packages into custom collections for projects, roles, or cleanup work.
• Review action history and retry failed commands when it is safe to do so.
• Run brew doctor, update Homebrew, remove orphaned packages, and clear caches with dry-run previews for destructive maintenance.
• Use the menu bar extra to see the current outdated count and trigger quick refresh or upgrade actions.
• Choose light, dark, or system appearance, show or hide the menu bar icon, configure the brew path, and set an auto-refresh interval.
• Receive app updates through Sparkle.

Requirements

• macOS 15.0 or later on Apple Silicon.
• Homebrew (opens in a new tab) installed. Brewy defaults to /opt/homebrew/bin/brew, and the path is configurable in Settings.
• `mas` (opens in a new tab) is optional. Brewy uses it for the Mac App Store view and can install it through Homebrew.