Thursday, May 21, 2026

Taphouse 1.5

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Install, update, and clean up your brew packages from a quiet Mac‑native app. 14,000+ formulae and casks — no terminal required.

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Browse and search through thousands of Homebrew packages with an intuitive visual interface. No more memorizing package names.

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Install or remove any package with a single click.

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See all outdated packages at a glance. Update individually, in bulk, or select specific ones to upgrade together.

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See how much space each package uses. Clean up old versions, cache, and unused dependencies to reclaim disk space.

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Taphouse cross‑references every package you’ve installed against published CVEs. Severity, fix versions, source links — and a one‑click upgrade for the ones that matter.

There’s an impressive set of features that seem to be very easy to use. It’s much better than the command-line or Electron, but it’s a SwiftUI app and various things look and feel a little off. There’s no File menu. The Settings window and sheets are scrollable but can’t be resized.

The core functionality is free. Paying €9.99 unlocks a long list of Pro features: bulk operations, favorites, tags, history, a menu bar icon, background updates, import/export, and managing apps that were directly downloaded, purchased from the Mac App Store, and that update via Sparkle.

See also: Cork (fewer features), Applite (focused on apps), Homebrew Formulae (web list of apps).

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