Changelog

Homebrew Services and the menu bar

Control your background services without the terminal, and keep an eye on updates from the menu bar.

• Homebrew Services - start, stop and restart background services (postgresql, redis, nginx and more) from a new Services window (Tools > Services...). Services registered by another user are shown read-only with a sudo hint instead of failing
  New
• Menu bar - Tappie now lives in the menu bar with a badge showing how many packages have updates. Upgrade everything, re-check for updates, or jump straight to a package without opening the main window. Turn it off in Settings > General
  New

Homebrew prompt fixes

Reliability fixes for package upgrades that ask for confirmation, plus a clearer fix path when Homebrew is owned by another macOS account.

• Fixed package upgrades hanging when Homebrew asked for confirmation (y/N, RETURN) - Tappie now shows a dialog to answer
  Fixed
• Choosing "No" on a Homebrew prompt now reliably stops the operation
  Fixed
• Clearer error with a one-tap "Copy Command" fix when Homebrew's folder is owned by another macOS account (the brew link permission failure)
  Fixed

Smart Filter and a fresh look

Tappie's first Apple Intelligence feature: describe the packages you want in plain language and Tappie builds the filter for you, entirely on-device. Plus a refreshed app icon.

• Smart Filter (Apple Intelligence) - type a plain-language phrase like "casks with updates, MIT licensed" and Tappie turns it into the advanced filter. Runs 100% on-device (Apple Foundation Models); the resolved filter is shown as a chip you can edit or clear. Requires macOS 26 with Apple Intelligence; not available in the cross-platform Tappie-py edition
  New
• New app icon - a refreshed low-poly amber droplet
  Improved
• Resolved the project's Swift 6 concurrency warnings (no behavior change)
  Fixed

More from Empiric Apps

• More from Empiric Apps - Settings > Support now links to our other macOS apps (EmpiricCommander and Zenithal)
  New

Privacy string alignment

Text-only hotfix. The in-app Preferences > Privacy panel and the Health Report disclaimer still mentioned OSV.dev/Google after the 1.0.2 pivot to grype; this release brings every user-facing string into line with the published privacy policy.

• Realigned Preferences > Privacy and Health Report disclaimer text with the live grype-based privacy policy (no behavior change)
  Fixed

Health Report, CVE Lookup, and Onboarding

A bigger release: a guided first-launch experience, a Health Report window that audits and fixes common Homebrew problems, and opt-in local CVE scanning via grype.

• First-launch onboarding - three-step guided introduction with optional opt-in for daily background update checks
  New
• Health Report (View > Health Report, Cmd-Shift-H) - audits installed packages for outdated versions, recoverable disk space, missing dependencies, license risks, and code signing issues; each finding has an in-app Fix that runs the matching brew command
  New
• CVE Lookup (opt-in, experimental) - local vulnerability scanning powered by grype; detects known CVEs against installed Homebrew formulae and distinguishes fixable advisories from upstream no-fix-yet cases; no per-package data leaves your Mac
  New
• Home screen quick actions - empty state lists actionable shortcuts (Health Report, Update Homebrew, Search, Dependency Graph, Upgrade All) and live stats (installed / updates / catalog size)
  New
• Privacy manifest updated to reflect the new opt-in CVE Lookup data flow; dedicated Privacy Policy at empiricapps.com/tappie/privacy
  Improved
• Activity Log detects 'already installed' no-ops and surfaces a clearer toast when an upgrade had nothing to change
  Fixed

Bug Fixes & Improvements

• Bug fixes and stability improvements
  Fixed