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Brewy

brew install --cask brewy v0.12.1

Simple Homebrew GUI

78
30-day installs · #1585
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90-day · #1536
1.3k
365-day · #1265
120
★ GitHub stars · updated 2mo ago

GitHub topics

brew gui homebrew homebrew-gui mac-app macos package-manager swift swiftui

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