Cork

# Cork

A fast GUI for Homebrew written in SwiftUI

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## AI Policy

Absolutely no AI is used to create any part of the app. All code and documentation is completely human-made.

## Special Thanks

I'd like to personally thank [Dmitri Bouniol](https://github.com/dimitribouniol) and [Ben Carlsson](https://twos.dev) 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.

## Advantages of Cork

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**

- [x] Automatically respecting system proxy.
- [x] Clearing of cached downloads.
- [x] Updating packages from the Menu Bar without having Cork open.
- [x] Seeing this much info about a package in one convenient location.
- [x] 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**

- [x] Listing of installed packages. Cork has its own way of loading packages, which is around 10 times faster than the Homebrew implementation.
- [x] Knowing which packages you installed intentionally, and which packages were installed only as dependencies. While somewhat possible with the `brew leaves` command, it is often unreliable, often not listing packages that should be included.
- [x] 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.
- [x] Showing you exactly which packages a package is a dependency of. Super annoying in Homebrew, effortless with Cork.
- [x] Effortlessly managing Homebrew services with a simple click of a button in a beautiful sub-window.
- [x] And many other features! Just try Cork out and try finding them all 😉

## Getting Cork

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 the [website](https://corkmac.app). 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 the [Cork Discord](https://discord.gg/kUHg8uGHpG), as I always ping the translators there when new text is ready for translating.
    If you aren't sure how to go about tra