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24 alternatives to Cakebrew

The Mac App for Homebrew

Below are 24 products that do a similar job, ranked by how close each is in meaning and then by launch-day votes. Cakebrew launched in 2016; newer entries below may have overtaken it.

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Homebrew 6.0.0▲1,481
Today, I’m proud to announce Homebrew 6.0.0. The most significant changes since 5.1.0 are a new tap trust security mechanism, the new faster, smaller, default internal Homebrew JSON API, sandboxing on Linux, better defaults informed by our user survey, many brew bundle improvements, improved performance and initial support for macOS 27 (Golden Gate). Happy to discuss any questions here!
Jun 2026 · brew.sh · its alternatives →
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Applite – Clean Homebrew front end app for macOS built with SwiftUI▲280
Find, install, update and remove Mac apps in one click. Thousands of apps in one place. Free and open source.
2023 · aerolite.dev · its alternatives →
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Coldbrew▲165
Bundle install your favorite macOS apps in 1 minute
2022 · its alternatives →
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Brewer X, a native macOS client for Homebrew▲40
Hi HN! Like many of you, for my entire career I have relied on Homebrew to install all kinds of software on my Mac. That's why today I'm really excited to share a new app that my partner and I are building: Brewer X, a refreshing user interface for Homebrew. Brewer X is graphical interface that lives on top of Homebrew. Leveraging the power of native APIs improves the classic experience and unlocks new features. For example: • bulk actions are performed in parallel • syncing the entire library locally provides incredible search performances and the ability to query descriptions and other…
2024 · panini.house · its alternatives →
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Desktop Fruit▲140
Curated Mac application designs
2016 · its alternatives →
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Taphouse▲120
Taphouse is a native Homebrew GUI for Mac — a visual Homebrew package manager to install, update, and clean up brew packages without the terminal. Free download for macOS.
Jan 2026 · taphouse.multimodalsolutions.gr · its alternatives →
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Kitchenbowl▲92
A social community for foodies to share & discover recipes
2014 · apps.apple.com · its alternatives →
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WineBottler▲99
Run Windows programs on your Mac
2016 · winebottler.kronenberg.org · its alternatives →
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PodcastMenu▲233
Listen to podcasts from your Mac menu bar
2016 · github.com · its alternatives →
10
Captain▲191
A Docker menu bar app for Mac
2017 · getcaptain.co · its alternatives →
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Hopscotch for iPhone▲189
Code games and art on your iPhone
2016 · gethopscotch.com · its alternatives →
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The Hunt▲225
See the latest product hunts from your Mac's menu bar
2014 · its alternatives →
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Swift Publisher▲161
Desktop publisher for Mac
2017 · swiftpublisher.com · its alternatives →
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Highball▲203
Share and collect cocktail recipes
2015 · apps.apple.com · its alternatives →
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CaskHub▲13
The Mac app store Homebrew never had
Sep 2026 · caskhub.app · its alternatives →
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Swift AI▲243
A.I. and machine learning library written in Swift
2016 · github.com · its alternatives →
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Mac CLi▲226
OS X command line tools for developers
2016 · github.com · its alternatives →
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MIBrew▲4
Create, Brew, Enjoy!
2016 · mibrewsupply.com · its alternatives →
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Fluid▲215
Turn Your Favorite Web Apps into Real Mac Apps
2014 · its alternatives →
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The Hub▲84
Github activity in your Mac's menubar
2015 · thehubapp.com · its alternatives →
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Explorer for GitHub▲148
Explore GitHub from your Mac menubar or iPhone
2016 · its alternatives →
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SiteCake▲148
A simple, open-source, drag-and-drop, flat-file CMS
2015 · sitecake.com · its alternatives →
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Macgyver▲108
API marketplace for developers by developers
2016 · its alternatives →
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Quiver▲141
A notebook built for programmers on your Mac
2014 · apps.apple.com · its alternatives →

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