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24 alternatives to FastBrew
Homebrew made beautiful — GUI for macOS package management
Below are 24 products that do a similar job, ranked by how close each is in meaning and then by launch-day votes.
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Homebrew 6.0.0▲1,481Today, 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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The Homebrew GUI Mac users have been waiting for.
May 2026 · brew-browser.zerologic.com · its alternatives →
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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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Taphouse▲120The missing GUI for Homebrew
Jan 2026 · taphouse.multimodalsolutions.gr · its alternatives →
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2023 · aerolite.dev · its alternatives →
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Tappie▲4Native Homebrew package manager GUI for macOS
Jun 2026 · empiricapps.com · its alternatives →
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InstallKit▲166Set up your new Mac in minutes, not hours.
Dec 2025 · installkit.app · its alternatives →
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The most detailed and accurate macOS UI Kit for Sketch 💎
2021 · its alternatives →
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Native macOS GUI for Homebrew.
Dec 2025 · taphouse.multimodalsolutions.gr · its alternatives →
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What is actually installed and running on my Mac?
23d ago · macpackages.com · its alternatives →
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It's a SwiftUI app (macOS 14+) that wraps the Homebrew CLI and adds features I've always wanted: - Browse, search, install, and uninstall formulae and casks with a 3-column native interface - Bulk operations – select multiple packages to upgrade or remove at once - CVE/vulnerability scanning – checks installed packages against the OSV database - Dependency tree visualization – see what depends on what before removing things - Orphaned dependency cleanup – find and remove packages nothing depends on anymore - Duplicate app detection – spots apps installed from both Homebrew and…
Feb 2026 · its alternatives →
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macOS UI Library▲247A comprehensive macOS UI Library, brought to you by Sketch
2018 · its alternatives →
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LiquidFetch▲108Beautiful visual system fetch for macOS
Jan 2026 · apptorium.com · its alternatives →
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