BrewMenu
You Homebrew, actually visible.
Homebrew, without the terminal.
BrewMenu lives in your menu bar, keeps an eye on your packages, and lets you update everything with one click.
Only for Mac
Free
What it does
BrewMenu layers a visual interface on top of the Homebrew you already have installed — it doesn't replace it, and the brew CLI keeps working exactly as before.
- Lives in the menu bar, one click away at all times
- Flags outdated packages with a badge and native notifications
- Updates packages one at a time or all at once
- Searches and installs formulae and casks
- Surfaces brew doctor warnings inline
- Starts, stops, and monitors background services
- Includes a full Dashboard for browsing everything installed
Native SwiftUI. No Electron, no background daemon quietly draining your battery.
Ratings & Reviews
BrewMenu doesn't collect ratings. The closest thing is GitHub — 1 stars so far.Leave one →
App Privacy
dotfn does not collect any data from this app. See the source on GitHub
Data Not Collected
BrewMenu reads and manages your local Homebrew Cellar only. It doesn't access the rest of your Mac or send anything to a server.
Accessibility
Built with native SwiftUI controls, so VoiceOver, Dynamic Type, and Reduce Motion follow your system settings by default.
Information
- Seller
- dotfn
- Size
- 2.9 MB
- Category
- Developer Tools
- Compatibility
- Requires macOS 15.0 or later
- Languages
- English, Español
- Price
- Free
- Version
- v1.2.9
- Copyright
- © 2026 dotfn
Supports
Open Source
MIT licensed and public on GitHub — read the code, file an issue, or send a PR.
Two minutes to install.
One command to remove, nothing left behind.
Uninstall anytime with brew uninstall --cask dotfn/tap/brewmenu
New Mac, no Homebrew yet? This one-liner installs both.
Questions
- Is BrewMenu free?
- Yes. BrewMenu is free and open source under the MIT license, no account or sign-up required.
- Does it replace the brew CLI?
- No. BrewMenu reads and manages your existing Homebrew Cellar, it's a visible layer on top of brew, not a replacement for it. The CLI still works exactly as before.
- What macOS versions does it support?
- macOS 15 (Sequoia) and later. Older systems aren't supported yet.
- Is my data sent anywhere?
- No. BrewMenu only reads and manages your local Homebrew Cellar. It doesn't have access to the rest of your Mac and doesn't send data to a server.