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Cool project idea!

Having used Homebrew, I know installations can sometimes hit snags. I'm really curious to see how you've handled error reporting and debugging for users.

Currently, there are over 7500 casks available in Homebrew. A significant part of the value of a GUI such as this to me is as a means of discovery via browsing, and this tool fails at that by not providing a means of browsing the entire catalog, even if that catalog is currently subsetted to cask only.

I'd like to see an "All Casks" category that allows all apps to be browsed rather than just the curated casks appearing in the existing category panes. Presuming that all formulae eventually get supported, then an "All Bottles" category would also make sense.

nice one.

just occurred to me that homebrew is the app store apple should have had... no accounts needed, you don't need to stay on the latest version, in fact install any version you want... just to name a few. wow.

PSA: Title is misleading. This is not a GUI for homebrew packages.

For homebrew casks

> The macOS built-in protection (Gatekeeper and XProtect) will scan the application for potential malware the first time you open it and notify you if anything is suspicious. Also, most applications in the Homebrew Catalog are notarized, which means they come from a registered developer.

Is there any way to request Applite only show notarized casks? I saw notarized casks mentioned in the FAQ, but no mention of a setting for only showing them.

Show HN on 10-aug-2023 https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=37075730

Nice tool, however it would be great if it could display some description and license information and/or whether the app is a trial version that eventually requires a purchase.

Otherwise as a user you end up clicking on the info icon to go to the app home page for every app before installing.

If that is not possible, a direct link to the app home page would save a click and would be highly appreciated.