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Install crystalfetch with Homebrew Cask
UI for creating Windows installer ISO from UUPDump. Version 2.2.0 via Homebrew Cask; verified from local package data.
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Package summary
UI for creating Windows installer ISO from UUPDump
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Project history and usage
CrystalFetch is a native macOS application that downloads and assembles Windows 11 installer ISO images using UUPDump data and conversion tooling.
Project history
Turing Software developed CrystalFetch as an open-source macOS interface for creating Windows 11 installer ISOs. The application integrates the UUPDump APIs and conversion scripts with tools such as aria2, cabextract, wimlib-imagex, and mkisofs.
Adoption history
CrystalFetch gained attention among Mac virtualization users because it packages a multistep UUPDump conversion workflow into a native graphical application. The official repository reports substantial community interest and distributes signed macOS releases.
How it is used
Users choose a Windows 11 build and architecture, let CrystalFetch download and convert the required UUP files, then attach the resulting ISO to UTM or another virtual machine. A valid Windows license remains necessary for installation.
Why package nerds care
CrystalFetch removes much of the shell-script and dependency setup normally involved in assembling current Windows installation media from Unified Update Platform files. It is especially useful on Macs where a ready-made ISO is needed for a new virtual machine.
Timeline
- 2022: Earliest public repository development dates from the initial CrystalFetch release period.
- Later releases: Added maintained macOS packages and continued updating the bundled ISO-conversion toolchain.
Related projects
- UUPDump supplies the APIs and conversion scripts used by CrystalFetch.
- UTM is an explicitly documented target for the resulting ISO, although the ISO can also be used with other virtual-machine software.
Sources
- Official repository and README: https://github.com/TuringSoftware/CrystalFetch
security posture
No protected-tool coverage found yet
No matching local secret-handling manifest was found for crystalfetch. 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.
- No Homebrew bottle metadata was recorded.
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page generated2026-11-04
manager version2.2.0
manager updated
local dataok
upstreamnot checked
latest detectednot detected
https://github.com/TuringSoftware/CrystalFetch
- infoNo package-manager update timestamp was available.low confidence
- infoNo cached GitHub release or tag data was available.https://github.com/TuringSoftware/CrystalFetchnone confidence
install metadata
Package metadata
| Package key | cask:crystalfetch |
|---|---|
| Version | 2.2.0 |
| Package manager | Homebrew Cask |
| Package manager page | https://formulae.brew.sh/cask/crystalfetch |
| Homepage | https://github.com/TuringSoftware/CrystalFetch |
| Repository | https://github.com/TuringSoftware/CrystalFetch |
| Source archive | https://github.com/TuringSoftware/CrystalFetch/releases/download/v2.2.0/CrystalFetch.dmg |
| SHA-256 | 6e428a419bc5deded21da0c9eafae4507fd5b2fb6e2c8cf8b59f97522f01deee |
| Bottle | not recorded |
| Homebrew post-install | not defined |
| Service | none declared |
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| Source Database | Homebrew cask API |
|---|---|
| Tap | homebrew/cask |
| Full Token | crystalfetch |
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| Deprecated | no |
| Disabled | no |
source trail
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