A powerful macOS menu bar application for managing Homebrew services and executing quick shell commands.
BrewServicesMenubar provides quick access to Homebrew services management and allows you to execute custom shell commands directly from the menu bar.
- Homebrew Services Management: Start, stop, and restart Homebrew services with a single click
- Quick Commands: Execute frequently used shell commands instantly from the menu bar
- Custom Commands: Run any shell command on-demand with a simple dialog
- Configurable: Enable/disable quick commands and add your own custom commands
- Safe Execution: Built-in timeout mechanism prevents commands from hanging your system
- Keyboard Shortcuts: Use Option+Click to restart services, Cmd+, for preferences
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The program doesn't have an option to autostart itself, so you may want to open System Preferences -> Users & Groups -> Login Items and add the application to the list to have it start when you log in.
- Start a specific service by clicking its name
- Stop a specific running service (indicated with a tick) by clicking its name
- Hold the Option key to allow a single service to be restarted
- Use "Start all", "Stop all", or "Restart all" to manage all services at once
- Click on any enabled quick command to execute it instantly
- Commands execute with a 30-second timeout to prevent hanging
- Error alerts will appear if a command fails
- Select "Run Custom Command..." from the menu to execute any shell command
- Enter your command and click "Run" to execute
- Press Cmd+, or select "Preferences..." to open the preferences window
- Add new quick commands with custom names and shell commands
- Enable/disable quick commands by toggling the checkbox
- Remove unwanted commands with the "Remove" button
By default looks for Homebrew at /usr/local/bin/brew and /opt/Homebrew/bin/brew.
If this not correct for your setup, you can customize it using:
defaults write com.brewservicesmenubar.app brewExecutable /usr/local/bin/brewQuick commands are stored in UserDefaults and can be configured through the Preferences window. Default commands include:
- Clear DNS Cache
- Restart Finder
- Show/Hide Hidden Files
BrewServicesMenubar comes with several useful pre-configured commands:
- Clear DNS Cache: Flushes the DNS cache
- Restart Finder: Restarts the Finder process
- Show Hidden Files: Shows hidden files in Finder
- Hide Hidden Files: Hides hidden files in Finder
You can disable, modify, or remove these commands and add your own in Preferences.
- Andrew Nicolaou (https://github.com/andrewn)
- Stéphan Kochen (https://github.com/stephank)
- Stefan Sundin (https://github.com/stefansundin)
Icon is Beer by Enemen from the Noun Project.