Homebrew 7.0.0 gets built-in GUI, better security controls

Homebrew package manager version 7.0.0 has been released with a built-in vulnerability scanner, stronger security controls, and the full release of its native BrewUI graphical interface.

The open-source package manager is primarily used on macOS, allowing users to install software in a similar way to Linux package managers by automatically downloading packages and resolving and installing their dependencies.

The popularity of the project is obvious from its 49k stars and 11k forks on GitHub and from threat actors frequently targeting it to push info-stealer malware, including through clone sites and ClickFix lures.

In the latest version, the BrewUI official native graphical interface available on macOS 26 “Tahoe” and later makes it easy to browse and search for packages, as well as inspect and manage their dependencies.