Updatest AlternativesPackage Managers & Software Installers like Updatest

Updatest is described as 'Your home for Mac updates. Works with Homebrew, Mac App Store, Sparkle, Electron, and GitHub Releases' and is a Package Manager in the os & utilities category. There are more than 10 alternatives to Updatest for Mac and Homebrew. The best Updatest alternative is MacUpdater. It's not free, so if you're looking for a free alternative, you could try Applite or Cakebrew. Other great apps like Updatest are Brewer X, Taphouse, BrewMate and Cork.

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  1. MacUpdater icon
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    Automates scanning for outdated third-party Mac software, delivers one-click updates, runs silent daily checks, sends update alerts, and keeps an update history. Free trial scans, while bulk updating beyond ten apps requires a paid license and detailed control.

    20 MacUpdater alternatives

    Cost / License

    • Paid
    • Proprietary

    Alerts

    • Discontinued

    Platforms

    • Mac
     
  2. Cakebrew icon
     18 likes

    Cakebrew is the most convenient way to use Homebrew for your daily tasks! It does for Homebrew what Synaptics does to Linux package managers. From the Cakebrew UI, you can:

    Cost / License

    Application type

    Alerts

    • Discontinued

    Platforms

    • Mac
     
  3. Taphouse icon
     1 like

    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
     
  4. BrewMate icon
     3 likes

    BrewMate is a macOS GUI application that makes it easy to search for, install, and uninstall Homebrew casks. You can also see the top downloaded casks for the last month.

    Cost / License

    • Free
    • Open Source (MIT)

    Application type

    Platforms

    • Mac
     
  5. Cork icon
     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.

    9 Cork alternatives

    Cost / License

    • Freemium
    • Open Source

    Application type

    Platforms

    • Mac
     
  6. Cakebrewjs icon
     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
     
  7. McBrew icon
     1 like

    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.

    Cost / License

    • Free
    • Open Source

    Alerts

    • Discontinued

    Platforms

    • Mac
     
  8. 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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