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Install crest with Homebrew Cask
Notch utility with widgets. Version 6.6.11 via Homebrew Cask; verified from local package data.
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Package summary
Notch utility with widgets
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Commands and aliases
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Project history and usage
Crest is a native macOS productivity utility that turns the MacBook notch, or a top-of-screen pill on other displays, into a configurable control surface for media, files, calendars, system information, and coding agents.
Project history
Crest is a native macOS notch utility created by independent developer Zakaria Swaidan. Its published changelog records active releases from at least June 2026.
Crest 6, released in September 2026, redesigned the notch interface around customizable pages and widgets and added interactions for Claude Code, Codex, and GitHub Copilot CLI. The product later became part of a three-app suite with Take and Minutes.
Adoption history
Crest is distributed directly by its developer and through Homebrew Cask. Its official site presents it as a consumer macOS utility with a free tier and a paid Pro tier rather than as an open-source project.
The official site publishes customer reviews and team licensing, but it does not provide enough evidence to characterize broad adoption quantitatively.
How it is used
Users open Crest from the display notch or top-of-screen pill and arrange widgets for media, calendar events, reminders, notes, files, clipboard history, weather, system status, and focus tools.
Optional integrations surface questions and command approvals from supported coding agents. Crest's free tier does not require an account; starting a Pro trial or unlocking a purchase requires signing in, but the official documentation does not publish a credentials-file location.
Why package nerds care
Crest represents the modern Homebrew Cask pattern of packaging a signed, notarized, self-updating proprietary macOS application. It also illustrates how desktop utilities increasingly integrate with command-line coding agents while retaining a native GUI distribution model.
Timeline
- 2026-06-25: Crest's published changelog records the 3.3 release line with six new utility modules.
- 2026-09-30: Crest 6.0.0 introduces a redesigned page-and-widget interface and coding-agent prompts in the notch.
- 2026-10-07: Version 6.4.1 improves idle energy use and Shelf file handling.
Related projects
- Take: the companion screen-recording application in the Crest suite.
- Minutes: the suite's on-device meeting-notes application.
- Claude Code, Codex, and GitHub Copilot CLI: coding agents whose approval prompts and status can appear in Crest.
Sources
- https://crestnotch.app/
- https://crestnotch.app/changelog
- https://crestnotch.app/support
- source_facts.description
security posture
No protected-tool coverage found yet
No matching local secret-handling manifest was found for crest. 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 version6.6.11
manager updated
local dataok
upstreamnot checked
latest detectednot detected
- infoNo package-manager update timestamp was available.low confidence
- infoRelease/tag comparison is only available for GitHub repositories.https://crestnotch.app/none confidence
install metadata
Package metadata
| Package key | cask:crest |
|---|---|
| Version | 6.6.11 |
| Package manager | Homebrew Cask |
| Package manager page | https://formulae.brew.sh/cask/crest |
| Homepage | https://crestnotch.app/ |
| Upstream docs | https://crestnotch.app/ |
| Source archive | https://crestnotch.app/downloads/Crest-6.6.11.dmg |
| SHA-256 | b30d74f5ec861658964b6319ff3ecd51fabcd9530a87ea13ade49e070c43b360 |
| 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 | crest |
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| Auto Updates | yes |
| Deprecated | no |
| Disabled | no |
source trail
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