Applite

User-friendly GUI macOS application for Homebrew Casks

Table of Contents

1. Key Features
2. About
3. Screenshots
4. Download
5. Contact
6. Roadmap
7. Contributing
8. Packages Used
9. License
10. Alternatives

Key Features

• Install, update, and uninstall apps with a single click
• Clean and simple UI designed for non-technical users
• Free and open source
• Works with existing brew installation
• Supports system proxy (HTTP, HTTPS, and SOCKS5)
• Handpicked gallery of awesome apps

About

Applite is a free and open-source macOS application that streamlines the installation and management of third-party apps using Homebrew. The app is built using Swift and SwiftUI.

Applite aims to be more of an app store for third-party apps than a full-blown homebrew GUI wrapper. The main goal of the application is to bring the convenience of Homebrew casks to the non-technical user. So the UI was designed with simplicity and ease of use in mind.

FAQ on the official website.

Screenshots

Download

Download DMG

or

$ brew install --cask applite

Minimum OS version: macOS 13+

Contact

If you have any questions, feel free to e-mail me: milan@aerolite.dev

Or join the Official Discord Server.

Roadmap

I don't have much time for development, but I release updates periodically.

View the roadmap.

Contributing

The project is open to contributions. See the Contribution Guidelines for more information.

Packages used

• Homebrew
• Sparkle - app updates
• Ifrit, Kusia - fuzzy search
• Kingfisher - web image downloading and caching
• ButtonKit, Thomas Durand
• DebouncedOnChange, Łukasz Rutkowski
• SwiftUI-Shimmer, Vikram Kriplaney
• CircularProgressSwiftUI, Arnav Motwani
• Appcasks (App Fair project) - app icons

License

Applite is licensed under the MIT License. See LICENSE for more details.

Alternatives

• WailBrew (active)
• Cork (paid)
• Brewer X (paid)
• BrewMate (electron based)
• Brewlet (menu bar app)
• App Fair (looks discontinued)
• Cakebrew (discontinued)