Homebrew for VS Code
A Visual Studio Code extension for Homebrew maintainers and power users. Manage your formulae, casks, and taps directly from your editor.
Features
A dedicated Side Bar view allows you to browse all installed Formulae, Casks, and Taps.
- Refresh: Keep your view up to date with the latest Homebrew state.
- Context Menus: Right-click on items to perform actions like audit, info, livecheck, and more.
Built for Homebrew contributors.
- Open Tap as Workspace: Right-click any Tap to open its local repository in a new window. Perfect for editing and contributing.
- Brew Edit: Quickly open the source code of any formula or cask. Supports both installed and uninstalled items via a smart QuickPick.
- Install (Build from Source): Install packages with the
--build-from-source flag easily.
- Create: Run
brew create to scaffold new formulae from a URL.
- Test: Run
brew test on your formulae.
- Audit & Livecheck: Run
brew audit --strict --online and brew livecheck directly from the context menu.
- Dependency Tree: Visualize dependencies with
brew deps --tree.
⚡️ Intelligent Autocompletion
Context-aware autocompletion for Homebrew formula and cask names in your code.
- Triggers automatically when typing inside strings locally (e.g.,
depends_on "wget") helping you find the right package name instantly.
🎨 Style Fixer
- Brew Style Fix: Automatically fix style violations in your current Ruby file using
brew style --fix.
Requirements
- Homebrew: Must be installed and accessible in your system's
PATH.
Commands
Homebrew: Refresh View: Refresh the Side Bar list.Homebrew: Install (Source): Install a formula/cask building from source.Homebrew: Style Fix: Fix style issues in the active file.Homebrew: Audit: Run strict online audit on a formula.Homebrew: Info: Show information about a formula.Homebrew: Livecheck: Check for newer versions.Homebrew: Dependency Tree: Show dependency tree.Homebrew: Create: Create a new formula.Homebrew: Test: Run tests for a formula.Homebrew: Edit: Open formula/cask source.Homebrew: Open Tap as Workspace: Open a tap's git repo in VS Code.
Extension Settings
This extension currently uses your system's Homebrew configuration.
It forces HOMEBREW_NO_INSTALL_FROM_API=1 internally to ensure developer commands interact with your local taps and formulae correctly.
Release Notes
0.0.1
Initial release with support for:
- Browsing Formulae, Casks, and Taps.
- Editing installed and uninstalled formulae.
- Opening Taps as workspaces.
- Autocompletion for formula names.
- Core maintainer commands (audit, style, livecheck, etc.).
License
This project is licensed under the BSD 2-Clause License - see the LICENSE file for details.
Disclaimer
This extension is an independent open-source project and is not affiliated with, endorsed by, or associated with User Homebrew or the Homebrew Project. "Homebrew" is a trademark of its respective owners.
