Homebrew,
freshly poured.

BrewMate is a native SwiftUI Homebrew client for macOS. Discover, install, update, and manage packages without losing sight of the commands running underneath.

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✓ BrewMate v1.2 is the latest release

Requires macOS 26 or later and Homebrew.

🍺 Freshly brewed for macOS • Tap into a better Homebrew experience • BrewMate is always on tap.

A friendlier tap into Homebrew.

Native controls, useful package details, transparent commands, and fewer trips into Terminal.

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Discover packages

Every package, served fresh. 🍺

Search formulae and casks, then inspect descriptions, versions, dependencies, and homepages before installing.

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Manage everything

Pour less time into Terminal.

Install, upgrade, reinstall, and uninstall packages from one clean macOS interface.

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See every command

Nothing on the rocks. Every command is visible.

BrewMate keeps the machinery visible with live output, command logs, and a persistent activity history.

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Check your brew

Keep your Homebrew flowing smoothly.

Run diagnostics, inspect updates, manage taps, and spot warnings before they become a full keg of trouble.

The BrewMate flow

From search to freshly installed.

Follow BrewMate’s workflow from discovery to a perfectly poured install.

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Discover

Search formulae and casks without digging through Terminal output.

Every package, served fresh.

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Install

See the exact command, confirm it, and let BrewMate pour the package.

No flat installs.

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Update

Check Homebrew and installed packages, then update everything in one place.

Fresh updates on tap.

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Inspect

Read raw logs, warnings, activity history, and command output whenever you need it.

Nothing hidden behind the pour.

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Keep flowing

Spend less time managing Homebrew and more time using what you installed.

Homebrew, freshly poured.

Made for the Mac.

A real look at BrewMate running on macOS.

Built independently.

BrewMate is an original, open-source macOS project. It was designed and developed independently and is not based on any unrelated app that happens to use the same name or a similar interface.

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Original SwiftUI codebase

BrewMate was built from scratch in Swift and SwiftUI, with its own package search, installation, update, diagnostics, activity, notification, sound, and haptic systems.

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Documented development history

The public GitHub history shows BrewMate growing from the original HomePour prototype into the current app, including its earlier name, implementation, fixes, and releases.

View the source and commit history →

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Transparent operation

BrewMate displays the actual Homebrew commands it runs, streams command output, and stores an activity history. Its behavior is visible rather than hidden behind the interface.

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Independent assets and branding

The app code, icon, website, installer, screenshots, domain, and Homebrew tap belong to this project. No code, screenshots, or visual assets from another BrewMate product are used.

Name clarification: An unrelated product may also use the name “BrewMate” and may have a visually similar macOS interface. This project was developed independently and is not affiliated with, endorsed by, or copied from that product.

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