install

Additional install commands

macOS

Homebrewverified · 100%

brew install bbrew

local Homebrew formula metadata

Linux

Nixverified · 92%

nix profile install nixpkgs#bbrew

nixpkgs package indexes · pkgs/by-name/bb/bbrew/package.nix · source: api.github.com

overview

Package summary

TUI for managing Homebrew, Flatpak, and Mac App Store packages

Project links

Commands and aliases

bbrew

history

Project history and usage

Bold Brew is a keyboard-driven terminal UI for managing Homebrew formulae and casks, Flatpak applications, and Mac App Store applications.

Project history

The GitHub repository was created in January 2025 and the README presents the project as a modern package-management TUI for Homebrew-centered workflows.

Adoption history

The README says Bold Brew is the official terminal UI for managing Homebrew in Project Bluefin and Aurora, and it is distributed through Homebrew and GitHub releases.

How it is used

Users browse, search, filter, install, update, remove, scan, and export packages from a terminal interface; Brewfile mode can load local or remote Brewfiles and export installed packages.

Why package nerds care

Bold Brew is notable for wrapping multiple package ecosystems in one TUI and surfacing package metadata, outdated state, Brewfile collections, and Homebrew vulnerability checks from a single interface.

Timeline

2025: GitHub repository created.
2025: v1.0.0 appears in GitHub releases.
2026: v2.3.0 appears in GitHub releases.

Related projects

Homebrew, Flatpak, mas, Project Bluefin, Aurora

Sources

security posture

No protected-tool coverage found yet

No matching local secret-handling manifest was found for bbrew. Package metadata is still published here so future coverage has a stable package URL.

Install behavior

No Homebrew post-install hook is recorded in formula metadata.
Homebrew bottle metadata is available for 6 platform targets.
Build metadata lists 1 build dependencies.

Recommended review

Before unattended agent use, check whether the tool reads plaintext credentials, writes remote state, publishes artifacts, or shells out to plugins.

executables

Installed executables

Command	Kind	Exposure	Note
`bbrew`	cli	global executable

freshness

Version and freshness

These signals separate page generation age, package-manager activity, and upstream release comparison. Version lag is warned only when an evidence URL and comparable versions are present.

page generated2026-08-04

manager version2.3.2

manager updated2026-07-26

local dataok

upstreamcurrent

latest detectedv2.3.2

https://github.com/Valkyrie00/bold-brew

okNo freshness warnings were generated.

install metadata

Package metadata

Package key	brew:bbrew
Version	2.3.2
Package manager	Homebrew
Package manager page	https://formulae.brew.sh/formula/bbrew
Homepage	https://bold-brew.com
Repository	https://github.com/Valkyrie00/bold-brew
Upstream docs	https://bold-brew.com
License	MIT
Source archive	https://github.com/Valkyrie00/bold-brew/archive/refs/tags/v2.3.2.tar.gz
Last updated	2026-07-26T10:56:32+02:00
Pulse	updated
Build dependencies	go
Bottle	available (on arm64_linux, arm64_sequoia, arm64_sonoma, arm64_tahoe, sonoma, x86_64_linux)
Homebrew post-install	not defined
Service	none declared

registry facts

Source database details

Source Database	Homebrew formula API
Tap	homebrew/core
Full Name	bbrew
Version Scheme	0
Revision	0
Head Version	HEAD
Bottle Stable Root URL	https://ghcr.io/v2/homebrew/core
Deprecated	no
Disabled	no
Keg Only	no
URL Keys	head stable

source database matches

Other package-manager records

Matches are pulled from external package-manager indexes and kept separate from local Automic Vault package links.

Nix95%

bbrew

nix profile install nixpkgs#bbrew

normalized package name match
Matched by: Bbrew

nixpkgs package indexes · api.github.com · nixpkgs package indexes: pkgs/by-name/bb/bbrew/package.nix from https://api.github.com/repos/NixOS/nixpkgs/git/trees/master?recursive=1

package graph

Links come from deterministic package relationships, av.db category and tag curation, ecosystem matches, and package hub membership.

source trail

Generated from repository data

This page is generated by av-web from the private package SQLite artifact built by scripts/generate-pkg-sqlite.py.

Combined YAML source

View the package source record on GitHub.

combined/bbrew.yml

Used sources

cross-ecosystem install command graph
curated package history
external package-manager database matches
package relationship graph
package version freshness
package-page enrichment
pkg.so package database
pkgdb category and tag curation

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