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Helper for Sindre Sorhus's apps. Version 1.3.0 via Homebrew Cask; verified from local package data.
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Package summary
Helper for Sindre Sorhus's apps
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Commands and aliases
No executable aliases were found in the local package database.
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Project history and usage
App Buddy is a macOS companion utility that provides backup, transfer, permission-reset, and troubleshooting functions for Sindre Sorhus's applications.
Project history
Sindre Sorhus released App Buddy 1.0.0 in October 2024 as a separate helper for his macOS applications. Later releases added application launch controls and direct access to app settings.
Adoption history
App Buddy is intentionally limited to applications published by Sindre Sorhus rather than serving as a general-purpose settings utility.
How it is used
Users select a supported Sindre Sorhus application and use App Buddy to export or import its settings, reset privacy permissions, open settings, or control the application's running state.
Why package nerds care
The utility exposes support operations that sandboxed Mac apps cannot perform themselves, making it a compact example of a companion app used to bridge macOS sandbox boundaries.
Timeline
- 2024-10-20: App Buddy 1.0.0 was released.
- 2024-11-15: Version 1.1.0 added launch, quit, and relaunch controls.
- 2025-04-14: Version 1.2.0 added direct access to app settings.
- 2026-01-22: Version 1.3.0 raised the requirement to macOS 26.
Related projects
- The official page recommends Supercharge when settings import and export are needed for applications outside Sindre Sorhus's app collection.
Sources
- https://sindresorhus.com/app-buddy
- https://sindresorhus.com/app-buddy/release-notes
- source_facts.package-manager
- source_facts.repo
security posture
No protected-tool coverage found yet
No matching local secret-handling manifest was found for app-buddy. 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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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 generated2026-11-04
manager version1.3.0
manager updated
local dataok
upstreamnot checked
latest detectednot detected
https://github.com/sindresorhus/app-buddy-meta
- infoNo package-manager update timestamp was available.low confidence
- infoNo cached GitHub release or tag data was available.https://github.com/sindresorhus/app-buddy-metanone confidence
install metadata
Package metadata
| Package key | cask:app-buddy |
|---|---|
| Version | 1.3.0 |
| Package manager | Homebrew Cask |
| Package manager page | https://formulae.brew.sh/cask/app-buddy |
| Homepage | https://sindresorhus.com/app-buddy |
| Repository | https://github.com/sindresorhus/app-buddy-meta |
| Upstream docs | https://sindresorhus.com/app-buddy |
| Source archive | https://github.com/sindresorhus/app-buddy-meta/releases/download/v1.3.0/App.Buddy.zip |
| SHA-256 | 1dacbc9ed625e80c16db054cc98ac6023f3ad3ed302acbab46f7dda694310289 |
| Bottle | not recorded |
| Homebrew post-install | not defined |
| Service | none declared |
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Source database details
| Source Database | Homebrew cask API |
|---|---|
| Tap | homebrew/cask |
| Full Token | app-buddy |
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| Artifacts | |
| Auto Updates | yes |
| Deprecated | no |
| Disabled | no |
source trail
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