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Brewse
Homebrew, without the terminal.
Cakebrew feels dated and the Homebrew CLI is unforgiving if you're not living in a terminal. Brewse is a real native Mac app (Tauri/Rust, not Electron) that searches formulas and casks instantly, ranks popular packages by real 30-day install counts, and shows an honest activity log with actual stdout/stderr and exit codes — no faked progress bars. One-time $5.99, no subscription, no account, no telemetry: activate once online, then it works fully offline forever. Apple Silicon only, on purpose.
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Hey PH! I built Brewse because I was tired of choosing between the raw Homebrew CLI (great, but a lot to ask of anyone who isn't already comfortable in a terminal) and Cakebrew (a GUI, but one that's aged and never quite felt like a real Mac app). The thing I cared about most: no fake progress bars. Every GUI package manager I'd tried showed a spinner that lied about what was happening. Brewse shows you the actual stdout/stderr and exit status while brew runs, because I think people deserve to know if something actually worked. It's built in Tauri (Rust + React, not Electron), so it's fast and light. It's Apple Silicon only — no Intel build — which was a deliberate call to keep it native and fast rather than stretch thin across architectures. One-time $5.99 on Gumroad, no subscription, no account, no server talking to your Mac after setup. Not affiliated with Homebrew. Would love feedback, especially from anyone who's tried Cakebrew or lived entirely in the CLI — what would make this worth switching for you?
About Brewse on Product Hunt
“Homebrew, without the terminal.”
Brewse was submitted on Product Hunt and earned 0 upvotes and 1 comments, placing #142 on the daily leaderboard. Cakebrew feels dated and the Homebrew CLI is unforgiving if you're not living in a terminal. Brewse is a real native Mac app (Tauri/Rust, not Electron) that searches formulas and casks instantly, ranks popular packages by real 30-day install counts, and shows an honest activity log with actual stdout/stderr and exit codes — no faked progress bars. One-time $5.99, no subscription, no account, no telemetry: activate once online, then it works fully offline forever. Apple Silicon only, on purpose.
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