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Cork
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buresdv / Cork

Cork

[NO AI] Fast GUI for Homebrew written in SwiftUI

4Distinct people
4Mentions
0Explicit recommenders
4.7KGitHub stars
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What it is

[NO AI] Fast GUI for Homebrew written in SwiftUI

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Where it is used

No documented product use has been verified yet.

What people are saying

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This week on Hacker News

Nov 7–Nov 14 UTC · Direct repository links and separately labeled related project stories. Indexed through 11/14/2026, 3:56:07 PM UTC.

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Mentions over time

HN mentions by year4 dated mentions

Observed mentions: 2023-02-10 13:06:44 UTC to 2026-08-24 10:07:02 UTC.

0122023-01-01 00:00:00 UTC to 2024-01-01 00:00:00 UTC (exclusive): 1 mentions; 1 submissions, 0 comments20232024-01-01 00:00:00 UTC to 2025-01-01 00:00:00 UTC (exclusive): 2 mentions; 0 submissions, 2 comments20242025-01-01 00:00:00 UTC to 2026-01-01 00:00:00 UTC (exclusive): 0 mentions; 0 submissions, 0 comments2026-01-01 00:00:00 UTC to 2027-01-01 00:00:00 UTC (exclusive): 1 mentions; 0 submissions, 1 comments. Incomplete calendar period.2026*

* An incomplete calendar period is marked with an outlined bar. Its count is not directly comparable with a full period.

Counts come from the repository’s dated source evidence. Index cutoff: 2026-11-02 08:16:59 UTC.

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PeriodStart (UTC)End (exclusive, UTC)MentionsSubmissionsComments
20232023-01-01 00:00:00 UTC2024-01-01 00:00:00 UTC110
20242024-01-01 00:00:00 UTC2025-01-01 00:00:00 UTC202
20252025-01-01 00:00:00 UTC2026-01-01 00:00:00 UTC000
2026 (partial)2026-01-01 00:00:00 UTC2027-01-01 00:00:00 UTC101

What Hacker News says

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Note: Cork is not open source. Cork is source-available and under the Commons Clause. As of commit 404943c, the README.md [1] of Cork mistakenly calls Cork "open-source": > Cork is licensed under Commons Clause. > This means that Cork open-source even though the very FAQ for the Commons Clause asserts otherwise [2]: > Is this “Open Source”? > “Open source”, has a specific definition that was written years ago and is stewarded by the Open Source Initiative, which approves Open Source licenses. Applying the Commons Clause to an open source project will mean the source code is available, and meets many of the elements of the Open Source Definition, such as free access to source code, freedom to modify, and freedom to re-distribute, but not all of them. So to avoid confusion, it is best not to call Commons Clause software “open source.” The C
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ommons Clause bans selling of the software and is written in a way that allows the copyright holder to add more restrictions [2]. Cork does add more restrictions [1]: > This means that Cork open-source and you can do whatever you want with Cork's source, like modifying it, contributing to it etc., but you can't sell or distribute Cork or modified versions of it. > Moreover, you can’t distribute compiled versions of Cork without consulting me first. Compiling versions for your personal use is fine. [1] https://github.com/buresdv/Cork [2] https://commonsclause.com/
In Show HN: Brewer X, a native macOS client for Homebrew
I don't doubt there's a crowd that would pay for this tool, but not sure HN is the right target audience. Maybe /r/macapps? I feel like people here likely aren't willing to pay for UIs on top of ffmpeg, brew, git, etc. Especially with open source versions: https://github.com/buresdv/Cork https://github.com/brunophilipe/Cakebrew Just my take- could be totally wrong / have a poor perception of who uses HN these days.
In Show HN: Brewer X, a native macOS client for Homebrew

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