macOS
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brew install --cask applitelocal Homebrew cask metadata
cask
Install applite with Homebrew Cask
User-friendly GUI app for Homebrew. Version 1.4.2 via Homebrew Cask; verified from local package data.
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overview
Package summary
User-friendly GUI app for Homebrew
Project links
Commands and aliases
No executable aliases were found in the local package database.
history
Project history and usage
Applite is a graphical Homebrew frontend for installing, updating, and uninstalling macOS applications.
Project history
Applite was created by Milan Varady as a free and open-source macOS interface for managing third-party applications through Homebrew. Its official distribution and development repository is hosted on GitHub.
Adoption history
Applite targets macOS users who want access to Homebrew's application catalog without primarily operating through a terminal. It can use an existing Homebrew installation, allowing casks already installed there to appear in its interface.
How it is used
On first launch, users may connect Applite to an existing Homebrew installation or let it create a dedicated Homebrew installation. The dedicated installation is stored under `~/Library/Application Support/Applite/homebrew`; this is a managed Homebrew tree, not a documented Applite configuration file.
Why package nerds care
Applite is part of a recurring package-manager tradition: graphical frontends that expose a command-line ecosystem to less technical users. It is particularly interesting because it manages Homebrew casks rather than establishing a separate application catalog.
Timeline
- 2026: The supplied cask record distributes Applite 1.4.0 from the project's official GitHub releases.
Related projects
- Homebrew
- Homebrew Cask
Sources
- Official project page: https://aerolite.dev/applite
- Official repository: https://github.com/milanvarady/Applite
- source_facts.source-archive
- source_facts.version
security posture
No protected-tool coverage found yet
No matching local secret-handling manifest was found for applite. 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.
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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| No executable data was present. | |||
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 generated2026-11-04
manager version1.4.2
manager updated
local dataok
upstreamnot checked
latest detectednot detected
https://github.com/milanvarady/Applite
- infoNo package-manager update timestamp was available.low confidence
- infoNo cached GitHub release or tag data was available.https://github.com/milanvarady/Applitenone confidence
install metadata
Package metadata
| Package key | cask:applite |
|---|---|
| Version | 1.4.2 |
| Package manager | Homebrew Cask |
| Package manager page | https://formulae.brew.sh/cask/applite |
| Homepage | https://applite.app/ |
| Repository | https://github.com/milanvarady/Applite |
| Upstream docs | https://applite.app/ |
| Source archive | https://github.com/milanvarady/Applite/releases/download/v1.4.2/Applite.dmg |
| SHA-256 | 94955981298a61ae2d3094c04e2089eefa70d2ceb0099ef2ce0c9ab0af4e6306 |
| Bottle | not recorded |
| Homebrew post-install | not defined |
| Service | none declared |
registry facts
Source database details
| Source Database | Homebrew cask API |
|---|---|
| Tap | homebrew/cask |
| Full Token | applite |
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| Depends On | |
| Artifacts | |
| Auto Updates | yes |
| Deprecated | no |
| Disabled | no |
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
- cross-ecosystem install command graph
- curated package history
- package relationship graph
- package version freshness
- package-page enrichment
- pkgdb category and tag curation