u/Careful_Date4541

Hi everyone,

I’m looking for a small group of beta testers for BrewBox, a native macOS app for checking and managing a local development environment.

The app scans things like Homebrew, npm, pip, gem, cargo, conda, Docker, Xcode-related caches, PATH/toolchain issues, and known package vulnerabilities. The goal is to help developers understand what’s installed on their Mac, what might be outdated or risky, and what can be cleaned up safely.

You can also visit brewbox.org if you want to take a look.

This is still a beta, so I’m mainly looking for honest feedback rather than promotion.

I’ll be accepting beta testers until May 31.

If you’re interested, please leave your email or send it to me by DM. I’ll send the beta file by email in batches, in the order people sign up.

After trying it, I’d really appreciate it if you could reply by email with your review or feedback, especially:

- What worked well

- What felt confusing

- Any scan results that looked wrong

- Any crashes or bugs

- Features you expected but didn’t find

- Whether you’d actually use this in your own dev setup

A few notes:

- This is for macOS developers

- The app runs local developer tools, so it is not sandboxed

- Destructive actions are designed to require confirmation

- Please only test it if you’re comfortable trying beta software

Thanks. Any feedback would be genuinely helpful.

Hey everyone,

As a dev using macOS for years, I realized my machine had become a "graveyard" of forgotten setups. Old Homebrew packages, global npm modules I haven't touched in months, abandoned Conda environments, and Docker leftovers were just eating up space and occasionally breaking my PATH.

I wanted a better way to see the "big picture" of my dev environment without manually digging through directories, so I’ve been building BrewBox.

It’s a native macOS app designed to scan and map out your local dev setup (Homebrew, pip, cargo, xcode, etc.) so you actually know what's there before something breaks.

It’s still in the early stages, and I’m looking for some fellow Mac devs to help me test it out.

I’m not looking to "just delete stuff"—the goal is to create a clear health map of our machines. I’d love to hear your thoughts on:

• What package managers do you struggle to keep track of?
• What’s the biggest "pain point" in your current Mac dev setup?

If you're interested in helping me beta test it,

here:https://brewbox.org

I'll be sending out access soon. I'd really appreciate any feedback or suggestions from this community!

Thanks!