macOS
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brew install --cask homebrew-applocal Homebrew cask metadata
cask
Install homebrew-app with Homebrew Cask
Homebrew's official GUI. Version 0.6.0 via Homebrew Cask; verified from local package data.
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Additional install commands
overview
Package summary
Homebrew's official GUI
Project links
Commands and aliases
No executable aliases were found in the local package database.
history
Project history and usage
Homebrew.app provides native graphical access to Homebrew package management.
Project history
BrewUI is Homebrew's official macOS graphical interface, implemented with Swift and SwiftUI and distributed under AGPL-3.0.
Adoption history
The project explicitly targets users who prefer graphical package management. Its README documents installation through Homebrew Cask; it does not establish a dated adoption history.
How it is used
Discover, install, update, and manage Homebrew packages through the graphical interface.
Why package nerds care
BrewUI brings an official graphical interface to Homebrew while exposing the underlying package operations. It uses the brew command and Homebrew JSON API as its data sources.
Timeline
- Undated: The official README documents installation with brew install --cask homebrew-app.
Related projects
- Homebrew supplies the package-management backend and package metadata API.
Sources
security posture
No protected-tool coverage found yet
No matching local secret-handling manifest was found for homebrew-app. 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 version0.6.0
manager updated
local dataok
upstreamnot checked
latest detectednot detected
https://github.com/Homebrew/BrewUI
- infoNo package-manager update timestamp was available.low confidence
- infoNo cached GitHub release or tag data was available.https://github.com/Homebrew/BrewUInone confidence
install metadata
Package metadata
| Package key | cask:homebrew-app |
|---|---|
| Version | 0.6.0 |
| Package manager | Homebrew Cask |
| Package manager page | https://formulae.brew.sh/cask/homebrew-app |
| Homepage | https://github.com/Homebrew/BrewUI |
| Repository | https://github.com/Homebrew/BrewUI |
| Source archive | https://github.com/Homebrew/BrewUI/releases/download/v0.6.0/Homebrew-0.6.0.zip |
| SHA-256 | 07892b0cc2023182111fe0d993f0e9b2daf4c1ced9c8f49283dec2617b51da92 |
| 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 | homebrew-app |
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| Depends On | |
| Artifacts | |
| 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