# BrewUI

> AGPL-3.0 official Homebrew macOS GUI

**Category:** DevOps  
**Pricing:** open-source  
**URL:** https://github.com/Homebrew/BrewUI  
**GitHub:** https://github.com/Homebrew/BrewUI  
**Added:** 2026-09-16

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## The Hook

BrewUI is Homebrew’s official native macOS GUI — package browse/install/update without hiding the `brew` commands underneath.

## What's Good

AGPL-3.0 (Homebrew/BrewUI). Official Homebrew app: SwiftUI/Swift 6, transparency for underlying brew ops, install via `brew install --cask homebrew-app` (macOS Tahoe 26+ per cask). Source and project home on GitHub; covered in Homebrew 7.0 notes on brew.sh.

## The Catch

Vs Mise (cross-runtime version manager CLI): BrewUI is a macOS GUI for Homebrew packages, not a multi-language runtime pin tool. AGPL-3.0 is network copyleft — modifications you ship over a network must share source. macOS-only; cask currently targets newer macOS floors.

## Verdict

AGPL-3.0 official Homebrew GUI. macOS package UI vs Mise CLI; license is loud.