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Tavern is a modern, fast, and beautiful Homebrew client for Linux, built with Python, GTK 4, and Libadwaita. It provides a premium "App Store" experience for managing your Homebrew formulae and casks.

Quick Install​

Flatpak (Linux, recommended, with automatic updates):

flatpak remote-add --user --if-not-exists tuna-os oci+https://tuna-os.github.io/Tavern
flatpak install --user tuna-os dev.hanthor.Tavern

Homebrew (macOS + Linux):

brew tap hanthor/homebrew-tap && brew install --cask hanthor/tap/tavern

On macOS this installs Tavern.app; on Linux it installs a prebuilt AppImage and symlinks it as tavern on your PATH.

[!IMPORTANT] ⚠️ Attribution & Disclaimer Tavern is a completely AI-generated project and limited in it's use to just Homebrew. The UI design is a heavy "tribute" (read: shameless ripoff) of Bazaar, which is the best App Store for Linux. If you like this design, you should definitely check out the original project, made by humans and consider supporting the fine folks that make it.

Tavern Screenshot

📸 Screenshot Walkthrough​

Main window​

Main window

Search workflow​

GNOME search Search results

Package details​

App view

Taps browser​

Tap view

✨ Features​

  • 🏠 Curated Browse: Discover popular and featured applications.
  • 🔍 Fast Search: Instant searching across thousands of formulae and casks.
  • 📦 Package Details: Rich information including descriptions, versions, dependencies, and screenshots.
  • 📄 Brewfile Support: Open and manage .Brewfiles to bulk-install or remove entire environments.
  • ⚡ Task Management: Parallel installations and removals with a global progress indicator.
  • 🌗 Native Design: Beautiful Libadwaita interface with full Dark Mode support and responsive layouts.
  • 🐧 Linux First: Smart filtering to hide macOS-only casks on Linux systems.

🚀 Getting Started​

Quick Installation via Homebrew​

The easiest way to install Tavern is via Homebrew using the hanthor/tap:

brew tap hanthor/homebrew-tap
brew install --cask hanthor/tap/tavern

The cask handles both platforms: Tavern.app on macOS and a prebuilt AppImage on Linux, so you don't need Tavern's build dependencies on your machine. If you'd prefer a sandboxed install on Linux, use the Flatpak instead (see below).

Prerequisites​

  • Homebrew installed and in your PATH.
  • Python 3.10+
  • GTK 4 and Libadwaita development headers.
brew install gtk4 libadwaita meson ninja pygobject3 gettext desktop-file-utils blueprint-compiler

Installation (Development)​

  1. Clone the repository:

    git clone https://github.com/tuna-os/Tavern.git
    cd Tavern

  2. Run the build and launch script:

    ./run.sh

🛠️ Development​

Building with Meson​

meson setup builddir
meson compile -C builddir

Running​

meson compile -C builddir run

📦 Flatpak​

To get automatic updates directly through your software center (like GNOME Software or KDE Discover) or CLI, add the official tuna-os OCI remote:

flatpak remote-add --user --if-not-exists tuna-os oci+https://tuna-os.github.io/Tavern
flatpak install --user tuna-os dev.hanthor.Tavern

Install a single standalone bundle from CI​

If you prefer to install a one-off nightly build from the main branch:

wget https://nightly.link/tuna-os/Tavern/workflows/flatpak/main/Tavern-Linux-CI.zip
unzip Tavern-Linux-CI.zip
flatpak install --user --reinstall Tavern-Linux-CI.flatpak

🤝 Contributing​

Contributions are welcome! See CONTRIBUTING.md for dev setup, tests, and PR guidelines.

🔗 Related projects​

  • bluefin-cli — the terminal companion; installs curated Homebrew bundles that Tavern then manages graphically.
  • TunaOS — the desktop images that ship Homebrew out of the box.
  • See every project on the Projects page →.

📄 License​

Tavern is released under the GPL-3.0-or-later license. See LICENSE for details.