Updatest AlternativesPackage Managers & Software Installers like Updatest

Updatest is described as 'Your home for Mac updates. Works with Homebrew, Mac App Store, Sparkle, Electron, and GitHub Releases' and is a Package Manager in the os & utilities category. There are eight alternatives to Updatest for Mac and Homebrew. The best Updatest alternative is MacUpdater. It's not free, so if you're looking for a free alternative, you could try Applite or Cakebrew. Other great apps like Updatest are Brewer X, BrewMate, Cork and Cakebrewjs.

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  1. MacUpdater icon

    MacUpdater

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    Automates scanning for outdated third-party Mac software, delivers one-click updates, runs silent daily checks, sends update alerts, and keeps an update history. Free trial scans, while bulk updating beyond ten apps requires a paid license and detailed control.

    18 MacUpdater alternatives

    Cost / License

    • Pay once
    • Proprietary

    Application types

    Alerts

    • Discontinued

    Platforms

    • Mac
    MacUpdater screenshot 1
     

    • MacUpdater is the most popular Mac alternative to Updatest.

    • MacUpdater is the most popular commercial alternative to Updatest.

    • MacUpdater is Paid and ProprietaryUpdatest is also Paid and Proprietary
    • MacUpdater is LightweightUpdatest is not according to our users
  2. Brewer X icon

    Brewer X

     12 likes

    Brewer X is a refreshing user interface for Homebrew. Manage your apps, scripts, and fonts with ease and dive into the most comprehensive software library for macOS.

    Cost / License

    • Pay once
    • Proprietary

    Application types

    Platforms

    • Mac
    Install, upgrade, or uninstall anything in parallel with bulk actions
     
  4. Applite icon

    Applite

     8 likes

    User-friendly GUI macOS application for Homebrew Casks.

    64 Applite alternatives

    Cost / License

    • Free
    • Open Source (MIT)

    Application types

    Platforms

    • Mac
    • Homebrew
    Applite screenshot 1
     

    • Applite is the most popular Open Source & free alternative to Updatest.

    • Applite is Free and Open SourceUpdatest is Paid and Proprietary
    • Applite is Minimalistic and LightweightUpdatest is not according to our users
  5. Cakebrew icon

    Cakebrew

     18 likes

    Cakebrew is the most convenient way to use Homebrew for your daily tasks! It does for Homebrew what Synaptics does to Linux package managers. From the Cakebrew UI, you can:

    Cost / License

    Application type

    Alerts

    • Discontinued

    Platforms

    • Mac
    Cakebrew screenshot 1
     
  6. BrewMate icon

    BrewMate

     3 likes

    BrewMate is a macOS GUI application that makes it easy to search for, install, and uninstall Homebrew casks. You can also see the top downloaded casks for the last month.

    Cost / License

    • Free
    • Open Source (MIT)

    Application type

    Platforms

    • Mac
    BrewMate screenshot 1
     
  7. Cork icon

    Cork

     6 likes

    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.

    Cost / License

    • Freemium (Pay once or Subscription)
    • Open Source

    Application type

    Platforms

    • Mac
    Cork screenshot 1
     
  9. Cakebrewjs icon

    Cakebrewjs

     1 like

    Download Cakebrewjs for free. Homebrew GUI App written in electron. brew GUI, Possible to install using:

    Cost / License

    • Free
    • Open Source (MIT)

    Platforms

    • Mac
    Cakebrewjs screenshot 1
     
  10. McBrew icon

    McBrew

     Like

    A fast GUI for Homebrew written in SwiftUI. This is my personal spin on the awesome version from buresdv. Adding in features and redesigning the look to fit more of my needs. Also using this as a learning opportunity for Swift as I'm new to it.

    Cost / License

    • Free
    • Open Source

    Alerts

    • Discontinued

    Platforms

    • Mac
    McBrew screenshot 1
     
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