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Changelog

All notable changes to Brewlet are documented in this file.

The format is based on Keep a Changelog and this project adheres to Semantic Versioning.

Releases up to and including 1.7.4 were made in the upstream project, zkokaja/Brewlet, and are reconstructed here from its tags and commit history.

1.8.3 2026-07-29

Changed

  • Releases are built by the same task package command used locally and published with the GitHub CLI, taking their notes from this file. They are no longer marked as drafts or prereleases, and the runner image is pinned so a release cannot silently change Xcode versions.
  • The README points at this fork's releases rather than upstream's, and describes the count badge that replaced the colored icon.

Fixed

  • The version stamp looked for .git/shallow relative to the build's working directory rather than the project, so a shallow clone could pass for a full one and stamp a build number lower than the previous release's. It now asks git directly.

1.8.1 2026-07-29

Fixed

  • The menu bar icon tooltip reported the marketing version from Info.plist, which lags behind the released version. It now shows the same build version as the Preferences window.

Changed

  • Versions are displayed without the v prefix that this project's git tags carry, since the prefix is a tag-naming convention rather than part of the version.
  • The shipped version now derives from git at build time: the nearest tag becomes CFBundleShortVersionString and the commit count becomes CFBundleVersion. Tags are the single source of truth, so MARKETING_VERSION no longer needs bumping by hand — it only serves as the fallback for builds made outside a git checkout.

1.8.0 2026-07-29

Added

  • "Update" menu action that runs brew update on its own, refreshing Homebrew's catalog without upgrading anything. It appears only next to "Upgrade", since the combined item already reads "Update" when everything is up to date.
  • Section headers for "Formulae" and "Casks" in the Packages sub-menu, shown only for groups that actually have outdated packages.
  • The number of outdated packages as a badge composited onto the menu bar icon.
  • "Launch Brewlet at login" preference, backed by SMAppService. Hidden on macOS versions below 13, where the API is unavailable.
  • The build's git describe output (e.g. v1.7.4-8-g0dd2bdc-dirty) stamped into Info.plist at build time and shown as the subtitle of the Preferences window, so a running app can be traced back to an exact commit.
  • A Taskfile wrapping the Xcode build lifecycle: task build, task run, task release.

Fixed

  • Crash when brew command handlers updated the UI off the main thread.

1.7.4 - 2023-04-01

Fixed

  • Restored the DispatchQueue calls that 1.7.2 removed while diagnosing a crash.

Changed

  • Updated the project to Xcode's recommended settings.

1.7.3 - 2023-03-12

Added

  • Version number in the menu bar icon tooltip.

1.7.2 - 2023-03-11

Changed

  • Removed DispatchQueue calls in an attempt to diagnose a crash; reverted in 1.7.4.

1.7.1 - 2023-03-04

Added

  • "Don't upgrade casks" preference, for casks that need manual intervention.
  • More detailed error messages.

Fixed

  • Wrong flag passed to the upgrade command.

Changed

  • The GitHub Action now builds a draft release.

1.7 - 2022-04-27

Changed

  • Maintenance release: marketing version bumped to 1.7, copyright year updated.

1.6 - 2022-03-13

Added

  • Cask support, via the brew info --json=v2 API.
  • "Open log" menu item.
  • More descriptive notifications.

Changed

  • Logs are written to a single file under ~/Library/Logs/Brewlet.

1.5-universal - 2020-12-18

Changed

  • Built with GitHub's default Xcode version, producing a universal binary that runs natively on Apple Silicon and Intel.

1.5 - 2020-12-07

Added

  • Services menu, to start, stop, and restart Homebrew services.
  • Preference for the Homebrew installation location, defaulting to the path for the current architecture.
  • Installation via brew tap.

Fixed

  • Crash when no services are installed.
  • Upgrade button not working in some cases (#11).
  • Missing revision number in reported versions.
  • Installed and stable versions shown the wrong way round for outdated packages.

1.4 - 2020-06-15

Added

  • "Auto upgrade packages when updates are available" preference (#4).
  • Help tooltips in the preferences window.
  • Documentation and docstrings throughout the source.

Changed

  • The update button is disabled while an upgrade is running, both for bulk and single-package upgrades (#5).

1.3 - 2020-03-01

Added

  • Preferences window, which the analytics setting moved into.
  • "Last updated" timestamp.
  • Package descriptions as menu item tooltips.
  • Dark mode support.

Changed

  • Refactored the code into classes and added package filter criteria.
  • Notifications are only sent when the outdated package count changes, instead of repeating on every check.

Fixed

  • Available-packages icon in dark mode.

1.2 - 2020-02-13

Added

  • Upgrade individual packages from the menu.
  • Hourly update checks, plus a manual update action.

1.1 - 2020-02-12

Added

  • Notifications when updates are available and when errors occur.
  • Icon animation while packages are upgrading.
  • Keyboard shortcut for Quit.
  • Upgrade output logged to a temporary file.

Changed

  • Reorganized the menu layout.
  • The update item is hidden when everything is up to date.

1.0 - 2020-02-09

Added

  • Initial release: a macOS menu bar app that watches Homebrew for outdated packages and can upgrade them, clean up, and export the installed package list.