What's next
Mac Packages is built in the open, in spare hours, and shaped by what people actually ask for. Here is where it stands.
New in today's update: a fifth category, Background Updaters & Helpers, so items like Microsoft AutoUpdate finally show up.
Open the tool, paste your Terminal output and look for the new tab.
Shipped
Working today, in your browser.
- One Terminal command that collects everything at once
- Homebrew formulae, casks, Apple Installer packages and Applications in one list
- Outdated detection with current and available versions
- Dependency graph: what a package needs, and what needs it
- System-component warnings before you remove something important
- Select items and generate an update or uninstall script you can read first
Being built
Next up, in rough order.
- Background items: launch agents, launch daemons and login items — the “what is running without me knowing” part
- Listening ports and local servers, mapped back to the app that opened them
Vote on what comes next
Votes are shared by everyone and the list is ordered by the most wanted. One vote per idea, per browser.
Desktop Mac version
A native macOS app that collects the inventory itself — no Terminal, no copy and paste.
Disk footprint per app
How much space each app takes, including caches and support files.
Export the inventory
Download your list as Markdown, CSV or JSON.
Feature requests inside the tool
A public board where anyone can post an idea, vote on it, and follow what gets built.
Leftover file cleanup
Find files an uninstall left behind and generate a cleanup script.
Mac App Store apps
Include apps installed through the App Store via mas.
Saved snapshots
Keep past inventories so you can diff today against last month.
Windows version
The same inventory for Windows: winget and Chocolatey packages, installed programs, and startup items.
Share the tool
If it saved you time, pass it on — it helps decide what gets built next.