Install crest-browser with Homebrew Cask

Project links

• Homepage
• Repository
• Package manager page

Commands and aliases

No executable aliases were found in the local package database.

Project history

Crest was created as an open-source browser for macOS, iPhone, and iPad using SwiftUI and WebKit, organized around isolated Spaces for work, home, research, private browsing, and other contexts.

The Mac application subsequently added a dual-engine design: Chromium is the recommended default for general browsing and extension support, while WebKit remains available for platform features such as Reader, translation, content blocking, and protected video.

Adoption history

Crest is distributed directly for Apple platforms, with signed macOS releases published through GitHub and mobile distribution intended for TestFlight and the App Store. It is also packaged as a Homebrew cask, giving Mac users a conventional package-manager installation path.

The project remains under active development. Its public roadmap, issue tracker, help center, and community channels form its early user-feedback and adoption infrastructure.

How it is used

Users organize browsing into Spaces so work, personal, research, and private activity do not share the same cookies, history, tabs, credentials, or permissions. Private Spaces provide temporary website storage and stay out of normal history and synchronization.

On Mac, users can select Chromium or WebKit globally or per website. Crest also supports browser-data migration, per-Space password management, extensions on Chromium pages, and optional iCloud synchronization.

Why package nerds care

Crest is notable to browser and packaging enthusiasts as an open-source, native Apple-platform browser that treats browsing contexts as strongly separated Spaces. Its Mac edition combines Chromium and WebKit while keeping the surrounding interface and application architecture in Swift and SwiftUI.

Its direct GitHub release pipeline, signed Sparkle appcast, Homebrew packaging, public source, and explicit data-portability work make it an unusually inspectable desktop-browser distribution.

Timeline

• Initial project phase: Crest launched as a native, open-source Apple-platform browser centered on isolated Spaces.
• Later Mac releases: Crest added a dual Chromium/WebKit browsing model and Chrome Web Store extension support.
• Current development: Signed direct releases, automatic updates, public documentation, and a public roadmap support ongoing adoption.

Related projects

• WebKit supplies Crest's Apple-native web-engine option.
• Crest's Chromium mode is based on ungoogled-chromium and supports Chrome Web Store extensions.
• Sparkle provides the macOS automatic-update mechanism.

Sources

• Homebrew adoption is supplied by source_facts.package-manager["brew-cask"].
• Official Field Guide: https://crestbrowser.com/docs/
• Official distribution documentation: https://github.com/pauljoda/Crest/blob/main/Documentation/Distribution.md
• Official repository README: https://github.com/pauljoda/Crest#readme