Brewer X Alternatives

Brewer X is described as 'Refreshing user interface for Homebrew. Manage your apps, scripts, and fonts with ease and dive into the most comprehensive software library for macOS' and is a Package Manager in the os & utilities category. There are more than 10 alternatives to Brewer X for a variety of platforms, including Mac, Homebrew, Linux, Flatpak and Go (Programming Language) apps. The best Brewer X alternative is Homebrew, which is both free and Open Source. Other great apps like Brewer X are Updatest, WailBrew, Warehouse and Homebrew Cask.

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  1. Taphouse icon

    Taphouse

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    Native macOS GUI for Homebrew. Browse, search, install, and manage packages, casks, services, and taps with a beautiful interface.

    Cost / License

    • Freemium
    • Proprietary

    Application type

    Platforms

    • Mac
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  2. nanobrew icon

    nanobrew

     2 likes

    A fast package manager for macOS and Linux. Written in Zig. Uses Homebrew's bottles and formulas under the hood, plus native .deb support for Docker containers.

    Cost / License

    Application types

    Platforms

    • Linux
    • Mac
    • Docker
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  4. MacPorts icon

    MacPorts

     26 likes

    The MacPorts Project is an opensource package management system that simplifies compiling, installing, upgrading, and removal of other open-source software on Mac OS X 10.4 Tiger and later, running on Intel or Apple Silicon.

    Cost / License

    Application types

    Platforms

    • Mac
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    Setapp

    Setapp is a unified marketplace for Mac and iPhone users to discover hand-picked, trusted apps. Users can access apps in two ways:

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  6. Cork icon

    Cork

     6 likes

    Cork is not just an interface for Homebrew. It has many features that are either very hard to accomplish using Homebrew alone, or straight-up not possible.

    Cost / License

    • Freemium
    • Open Source

    Application types

    Platforms

    • Mac
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    Cork vs Brewer X Comments
    Janosz Veber
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    Cork does everything Brewer X does for a much better price. Cork is also much more mature and stable

    • Cork is Freemium and Open SourceBrewer X is Paid and Proprietary
    • Cork is Privacy focusedBrewer X is not according to our users
  8. TopOff icon

    TopOff

     1 like

    A macOS menu bar app for Homebrew updates with automatic background checking. Shows at a glance when updates are available, with configurable check intervals and one-click upgrades.

    Cost / License

    • Free
    • Open Source (MIT)

    Application type

    Platforms

    • Mac
    • Homebrew
     
  10. Fink icon

    Fink

     8 likes

    What is Fink?

    Fink is a project that wants to bring the full world of Unix Open Source software to Darwin and Mac OS X. As a result, we have two main goals. First, to modify existing Open Source software so that it will compile and run on Mac OS X. (This process is called portin.

    Cost / License

    • Free
    • Open Source

    Platforms

    • Mac
     
  11. Cakebrewjs icon

    Cakebrewjs

     1 like

    Download Cakebrewjs for free. Homebrew GUI App written in electron. brew GUI, Possible to install using:

    Cost / License

    • Free
    • Open Source (MIT)

    Platforms

    • Mac
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  12. McBrew icon

    McBrew

     2 likes

    A fast GUI for Homebrew written in SwiftUI. This is my personal spin on the awesome version from buresdv. Adding in features and redesigning the look to fit more of my needs. Also using this as a learning opportunity for Swift as I'm new to it.

    10 McBrew alternatives

    Cost / License

    • Free
    • Open Source

    Alerts

    • Discontinued

    Platforms

    • Mac
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  13. Kelp icon

    Kelp

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    A simple replacement for homebrew for installing binary packages on macOS written in Go.

    Cost / License

    • Free
    • Open Source

    Application types

    Platforms

    • Mac
    • Go (Programming Language)
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