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TUI for managing Homebrew, Flatpak, and Mac App Store packages. Version 2.3.2 via Homebrew; verified 2026-07-26.
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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Bold Brew is notable for wrapping multiple package ecosystems in one TUI and surfacing package metadata, outdated state, Brewfile collections, and Homebrew vulnerability checks from a single interface.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. Nucleus package metadata is still published here so future coverage has a stable package URL.
Install behavior
- No Homebrew bottle metadata was recorded.
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 | executable | indexed executable | Discovered from the local executable index. |
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 generated2026-08-03
manager version2.3.2
manager updated2026-07-26
local dataunknown
upstreamnot available
latest detectednot detected
- okNo freshness warnings were generated.
install metadata
Package metadata
| Package key | brew:bbrew |
|---|---|
| Version | 2.3.2 |
| Package manager | Homebrew |
| Homepage | https://bold-brew.com |
| Repository | https://github.com/Valkyrie00/bold-brew |
| Last updated | 2026-07-26T10:56:32+02:00 |
| Pulse | updated |
| Bottle | not recorded |
| Service | none declared |
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.
Used sources
- Nucleus package database
- curated package history
- pkgdb category and tag curation