{"repo":"milanvarady/Applite","free":true,"listed":false,"github":"https://github.com/milanvarady/Applite","clone":"git clone https://github.com/milanvarady/Applite.git","description":"User-friendly GUI macOS application for Homebrew Casks","language":"Swift","stars":6947,"topics":["homebrew","homebrew-cask","macos","macos-app","swift","swiftui"],"license":"MIT","category":"mobile-apps","readme_excerpt":"Applite A native macOS app store for software that isn't on the App Store, backed by Homebrew Cask. Table of Contents 1. What Sets Applite Apart 2. Comparison 3. Key Features 4. Screenshots 5. Download 6. Built With 7. Development and AI 8. Contact 9. Roadmap 10. Contributing 11. Packages Used 12. Credits 13. License 14. Alternatives What Sets Applite Apart Applite brings its own Homebrew. Every other Homebrew GUI expects brew to already be on the machine, which means the user has opened a Terminal and installed the Xcode Command Line Tools first. Applite downloads a Homebrew tarball into its own Application Support directory on first launch and runs it from there, in API mode behind a git shim. - No Terminal, no Command Line Tools. Applite can be the first app on a fresh Mac. - Brewfile import and export , so restoring your apps on a new machine is a file and a checklist. - Casks only, by design. No formulae, no services, no CLI surface. Apps in categories, with icons and a search field. - Uses your existing Homebrew if you have one. Point it at any prefix in Settings. Comparison Three actively developed alternatives worth knowing about. All of them are good software solving a slightly different problem. Applite CaskHub BrewUI Cork ------------------------ -------------------------------------- ------------------------------------------------- -------------------------------------------- --------------------------------------- Installs Homebrew itself Yes, no CLT or Terminal","default_branch":null,"files":null,"tree":[],"storefront":"/r/milanvarady","claimed":false,"request_supported":{"post":"https://gitbuyer.com/r/milanvarady/Applite/request-supported","requests":0},"note":"indexed from public GitHub; nothing is for sale on this page. Clone it from GitHub. Paid listings live at /search."}