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A fast GUI for Homebrew written in SwiftUI

I'd like to personally thankSeb Jachec for implementing a system for getting real-time outputs of Brew commands.

Without his contribution, many of the processes that depend on real-time outputs, such as installation, uninstallation and updating of packages, would be impossible.

I'd like to personally thankDmitri Bouniol andBen Carlsson for coming up with a way for self-compiled builds to bypass the license check.

Without them, it would be impossible to have a free self-compiled version of the app.

Cork is not just an interface for Homebrew. It has many features that are either very hard to accomplish using Homebrew alone, or straight-up not possible.

Things that are not possible without Cork

• Automatically respecting system proxy.
• Clearing of cached downloads.
• Updating packages from the Menu Bar without having Cork open.
• Seeing this much info about a package in one convenient location.
• Tagging packages. This is a Cork-only feature that lets you mark any number of packages you'd like to keep track of.

Things that Cork makes easier

• Listing of installed packages. Cork has its own way of loading packages, which is around 10 times faster than the Homebrew implementation.
• Knowing which packages you installed intentionally, and which packages were installed only as dependencies. While somewhat possible with thebrew leaves command, it is often unreliable, often not listing packages that should be included.
• Updating of only selected packages. Again, while possible with Homebrew alone, Cork makes it so easy you wouldn't believe it is not this simple in Homebrew itself.
• Showing you exactly which packages a package is a dependency of. Super annoying in Homebrew, effortless with Cork.
• Effortlessly managing Homebrew services with a simple click of a button in a beautiful sub-window.
• And many other features! Just try Cork out and try finding them all 😉

Pre-compiled, always up-to-date versions are available from my Homebrew tap. You can get access to it in a few ways:

• Buy Cork for 25€ through thewebsite. You will get access to all future versions at no additional cost.
• Become a contributor. For example, you can:
  • Translate Cork into your language, and keep your translation updated. I'd recommend joining theCork Discord, as I always ping the translators there when new text is ready for translating.If you aren't sure how to go about translating Cork, I'd recommend asking the translation team on Discord. They have theLinguist role.If you'd prefer to learn on your own, this Apple documentation article is a nice introduction to the process:Internalization.
  • Implement a feature tagged withHelp Wanted in theIssue Tracker.Please respect the coding style. The main deviation from the Swift convention is thatbrackets are on their own lines.

However, if you don't want to do any of the above, you can always compile Cork yourself. See below for instructions.

Do you run a blog, a magazine, make videos, or just make content about apps for fun? Get in touch atdev@corkmac.app!

I will provide you with the newest release and development version, answer any questions you have, and introduce you to Cork personally (and for free, or course), so you can focus on creating.

Compiling Cork is simple, as it does not have many dependencies. It uses Tuist to generate Xcode projects to speed up compilation.

Prerequisites:

• macOS Ventura or newer
• Xcode 16 or newer
• Git
• Homebrew

Skip if you already have an Apple Developer account

0. Enroll your account in the developer program athttps://developer.apple.com/. You don't need a paid account, a free one works fine
1. Install Xcode
2. Add your Developer account to Xcode. To do so, in the Menu bar, clickXcode → Settings, and in the window that opens, clickAccounts. You can add your account there
3. After you add your account, it will appear in the list of Apple IDs on the left of the screen. Select your account there
4. At the bottom of the screen, clickManage Certificates...
5. On the bottom left, click the+ icon and selectApple Development
6. When a new item appears in the list calledApple Development Certificates, you can pressDone to close the account manager

Skip if you already have Tuist and Mise installed

Cork uses Mise to prevent conflicts arising from mismatched Tuist versions across Macs. Mise is a tool similar to Homebrew, but offers some advantages for Tuist specifically, like the aforementioned version synchronization.

1. Install Mise usingcurl https://mise.run | sh
2. Initialize Mise using the command you see after the installation finishes. It's located undermise: run the following to activate mise in your shell:.
   In my case, it wasecho "eval \"\$(/Users/david/.local/bin/mise activate zsh)\"" >> "/Users/david/.zshrc"

3. Addmise to your path using one of the following commands, depending on your shell.

• zsh:echo 'eval "$(~/.local/bin/mise activate zsh)"' >> ~/.zshrc
• bash:echo 'eval "$(~/.local/bin/mise activate bash)"' >> ~/.bashrc
• fish:echo '~/.local/bin/mise activate fish | source' >> ~/.config/fish/config.fish

1. Install Tuist usingmise install tuist

0. I recommend you pick a version marked by one of the version tags. Those are released versions. If you decide to compile the current state of any of the branches, you might encounter experience-breaking bugs and unfinished features
1. Use the commandgit clone https://github.com/buresdv/Cork.git && cd Cork && mise use tuist@4.25.0 && tuist install && tuist generate --no-binary-cache. Xcode will open the project.

2. Wait until all the dependencies are resolved. It should take a couple minutes at most
3. In the file browser on the left, clickCork at the very top. It's the icon with the App Store logo
4. In the pane that opens on the right, clickSigning & Capabilities at the top
5. UnderSigning, switch theTeam dropdown toNone
6. UnderSigning → macOS, switch theSigning Certificate toSign to Run Locally
7. If it isn't already selected, change the Build Scheme toSelf-Compiled in Xcode'stoolbar.

8. In the Menu Bar, clickProduct → Archive and wait for the building to finish
9. A new window will open. From the list of Cork rows, select the topmost one, and clickDistribute App
10. In the popup that appears, clickCustom, then clickNext in the bottom right of the popup
11. ClickCopy App
12. Open the resulting folder. You'll see an app called Cork. Drag Cork to your/Applications/ folder, and you're done!

Cork is licensed underCommons Clause.

This means that Cork's source source is available and you can modify it, contribute to it etc., but you can't sell or distribute Cork or modified versions of it.

Moreover, you can’t distribute compiled versions of Cork without consulting me first. Compiling versions for your personal use is fine.