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A macOS menu bar app that monitors Homebrew updates and lets you upgrade packages directly from the tray.
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RunningApps maps installed casks to their .app bundles via the
Caskroom copy (no brew process needed) and checks them against
NSWorkspace's running applications. Two settings in a new "Running
apps" section: auto-upgrade skips running casks (on by default —
that flow has no dialog to warn anyone), manual bulk upgrades can opt
in. The auto-upgrade filter runs before the trigger decision so a
permanently running app cannot start an upgrade cycle that would skip
it anyway. The confirmation dialog now names the apps actually
running instead of a blanket warning, and stays silent when none are.
Single-package upgrades from the Outdated menu always proceed.

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README.md

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BrewBar

A macOS menu bar app that monitors Homebrew updates and lets you upgrade packages directly from the tray.

Features

  • 🔄 Periodic update checks — configurable from 30 minutes to 24 hours, or any custom interval
  • 📋 Outdated package list with versions (wget 1.21 → 1.22), one-click single upgrades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
  • 🔢 Optional outdated count next to the menu bar icon
  • 🔑 Native password dialog naming the app 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 xattr line is needed because the app is not notarized — without it, Gatekeeper blocks the app on any Mac that didn't build it. Repeat it after upgrades.

Requires: macOS 13+ (Ventura) and Homebrew.

Build from source

git clone https://forgejo.socheleau.fr/maxsoch/BrewBar.git
cd BrewBar
xcodebuild -project BrewBar.xcodeproj -scheme BrewBar -configuration Release -destination "platform=macOS" build SYMROOT=build
open build/Release/BrewBar.app

No dependencies — plain AppKit, no SPM/CocoaPods/Carthage.

Releases are documented in RELEASING.md.