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, Linux, Homebrew, 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 WailBrew, Updatest, Warehouse and Applite.

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  1. nanobrew icon
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    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

    Platforms

    • Linux
    • Mac
    • Docker
     
  2. Taphouse icon
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    Native macOS GUI for Homebrew. Browse, search, install, and manage packages, casks, services, and taps with a beautiful interface.

    5 Taphouse alternatives

    Cost / License

    • Freemium
    • Proprietary

    Application type

    Platforms

    • Mac
     
  3. Fink icon
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    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
     
  4. Cakebrewjs icon
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    Download Cakebrewjs for free. Homebrew GUI App written in electron. brew GUI, Possible to install using:

    Cost / License

    • Free
    • Open Source (MIT)

    Platforms

    • Mac
     
  5. McBrew icon
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    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.

    8 McBrew alternatives

    Cost / License

    • Free
    • Open Source

    Alerts

    • Discontinued

    Platforms

    • Mac
     
  6. Kelp icon
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    A simple replacement for homebrew for installing binary packages on macOS written in Go.

    Cost / License

    • Free
    • Open Source

    Platforms

    • Mac
    • Go (Programming Language)
     
  7. TopOff icon
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    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)

    Platforms

    • Mac
    • Homebrew
     
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