maxsoch/BrewBar
1
0
Fork 0
Code Issues Pull requests Actions Packages Projects Releases 3 Wiki Activity

3 Releases 3 Tags

RSS feed
  • v0.3 1c565507a3

    BrewBar 0.3 (beta) Pre-release

    maxsoch released this 2026-07-14 16:07:45 +00:00 | 0 commits to main since this release

    What's new

    Features

    • 🛡️ Running-app protection for casks — BrewBar now detects when a cask's app is actually open and skips it. Auto-upgrade skips running apps by default (Settings → Running apps); manual bulk upgrades can opt in too. The confirmation dialog now names the apps that are actually running instead of a blanket warning, and stays silent when none are

    Fixes

    • 🎯 The “Upgrade only…” submenu now stays visible whenever anything is outdated, even with a single kind (formulae or casks) — the empty kind is greyed out instead of the whole submenu disappearing
    • 🔤 Cask version labels no longer show raw build-id hashes (e.g. Claude showed 1.20186.9,69f150a4c9316d5c8cd7b9f130ed583d15c0383e — now just 1.20186.9)

    Install / upgrade

    brew update && brew upgrade --cask brewbar
xattr -dr com.apple.quarantine /Applications/BrewBar.app

    First install:

    brew tap maxsoch/brewbar https://forgejo.socheleau.fr/maxsoch/BrewBar.git
brew install --cask maxsoch/brewbar/brewbar
xattr -dr com.apple.quarantine /Applications/BrewBar.app
    Downloads
  • v0.2 9f54e27e47

    BrewBar 0.2 (beta) Pre-release

    maxsoch released this 2026-07-13 21:24:08 +00:00 | 7 commits to main since this release

    What's new

    Features

    • 🧹 Cleanup menu action — hold ⌥ for Cleanup (purge cache) (brew cleanup --prune=all). Optional automatic cleanup after upgrades (Settings)
    • 🎯 Selective upgrades — “Upgrade All” is now “Upgrade formulae & casks”, and an “Upgrade only…” submenu appears when both kinds are outdated. The confirmation dialog lists only the selected packages and skips the running-app warning when no casks are involved
    • 💡 Tips window documenting shortcuts and hidden tricks
    • ⌨️ Keyboard shortcuts for Cleanup (C) and Tips (T)

    Fixes

    • 📡 No more false “all up to date” while offline — BrewBar watches the connection, skips refreshes offline, catches up on reconnect, and reports failed checks (captive portal, DNS…) in the status
    • 🔁 Self-updating apps (Zen, Chrome…) that brew refuses to upgrade in place are automatically reinstalled (reinstall --cask --force)
    • ⚙️ Formulae upgrade one at a time, so one broken formula (e.g. no bottle for your macOS) no longer blocks the rest — and failed upgrades now show in the status line instead of being silent
    • 🌀 The menu bar icon shows the updating state during upgrades and cleanup, not just during checks

    Install / upgrade

    brew update && brew upgrade --cask brewbar
xattr -dr com.apple.quarantine /Applications/BrewBar.app

    First install:

    brew tap maxsoch/brewbar https://forgejo.socheleau.fr/maxsoch/BrewBar.git
brew install --cask maxsoch/brewbar/brewbar
xattr -dr com.apple.quarantine /Applications/BrewBar.app
    Downloads
  • v0.1 3f130af56a

    BrewBar 0.1 (beta) Pre-release

    maxsoch released this 2026-07-09 16:52:17 +00:00 | 24 commits to main since this release

    First public pre-release of BrewBar — a macOS menu bar app to monitor and upgrade Homebrew packages.

    Note: this replaces the earlier 1.0 tag. The app was re-versioned to 0.1 to reflect that it is still beta quality; expect rough edges and breaking changes between 0.x releases.

    Highlights

    • 🔄 Periodic update checks — configurable from 30 minutes to 24 hours
    • 📋 Outdated package list with versions, one-click single upgrades
    • 📦 Upgrade All, with an optional confirmation dialog
    • 🤖 Optional auto-upgrade, separately configurable for formulae and casks
    • 👀 Self-updating casks (--greedy) included in checks, can be disabled
    • 🔔 Optional notification when new updates appear
    • 🔑 Native password dialog when an upgrade needs admin rights
    • 📜 Log window with the full brew output
    • ⚙️ Launch at login

    Install

    brew tap maxsoch/brewbar https://forgejo.socheleau.fr/maxsoch/BrewBar.git
brew install --cask maxsoch/brewbar/brewbar
xattr -dr com.apple.quarantine /Applications/BrewBar.app

    The app is signed with a Development certificate but not notarized, hence the quarantine-clearing step (the cask prints it as a caveat).

    Downloads