bbrew

CLI tool for searching Homebrew and Linuxbrew formulae and casks

TLDR

Search for a formula

$ bbrew search [query]

Search with descriptions hidden

$ bbrew search --no-desc [query]

Search formulae only (exclude casks)

$ bbrew search --no-casks [query]

Search casks only (exclude formulae)

$ bbrew search --no-formulae [query]

Display help

$ bbrew --help

SYNOPSIS

bbrew search [options] [query]

bbrew is a command-line tool that provides a faster way to search Homebrew and Linuxbrew package repositories. Rather than invoking the local Homebrew installation, it queries the formulae.brew.sh API directly, fetching metadata for both core formulae and casks. Results are filtered client-side with case-insensitive matching against package names, aliases, and descriptions.Built with Node.js and the oclif CLI framework, bbrew supports both macOS (Homebrew) and Linux (Linuxbrew). On macOS, cask searching is enabled by default. The tool uses file-based caching via keyv to speed up repeated queries by avoiding redundant API calls.

PARAMETERS

search query

Search for formulae and casks matching the query.

-h, --help

Show help information.

-d, --desc / --no-desc

Show or hide formula descriptions in results (shown by default).

-c, --casks / --no-casks

Include or exclude cask results (included by default on macOS).

-f, --formulae / --no-formulae

Include or exclude formulae results (included by default).

INSTALL

brew install bbrew

nix profile install nixpkgs#bbrew

CAVEATS

The tool does not manage or install packages. It is a search-only interface that queries the Homebrew API. Requires Node.js to be installed. The project is at version 0.0.1 and has minimal documentation.