Show HN: Brew-browser – A native macOS GUI for Homebrew

Category: devtools

Tags: homebrew-gui, macos, package-manager

Score: 5.8/10 (Innovation: 4, Technical: 6, Documentation: 8, Utility: 5)

Brew-browser is a native macOS GUI for Homebrew built with Tauri 2, Rust, and SvelteKit, offering features like package browsing, search, install/uninstall, snapshots, and service management. Its thorough security posture, including no telemetry, SSRF defense, and a full security audit, makes it a well-architected but niche tool to supplement the existing Homebrew CLI.

Target audience: backend devs

Repository: https://github.com/msitarzewski/brew-browser · Rust · MIT · 1 stars

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