Do you use Brew? Are you tired of entering four separate commands just to make sure everything is up to date and working properly before you launch your favorite formulas? Do you use Alfred and its indispensable and inexpensive Powerpack? Then I have two Alfred Workflows just for you!

Brew Launch (download) allows you to simply enter “bl {formula}” (like “bl inkscape”) to quickly execute Brew’s update command (to see if there are any new or updated packages), upgrade command (to upgrade any installed packages), cleanup command (to remove old packages), and doctor command (to confirm that Brew is operating properly). Finally, the entered formula is launched, and all of that is done in simply one action. No more need to enter five separate commands just to launch the latest version of your favorite formula!

Don’t want to launch a formula today, but still want to make sure everything is up to date? Brew Update (download) allows you to simply enter “bu” to quickly execute Brew’s update command, upgrade command, cleanup command, and doctor command all in one action.

Please feel free to enjoy, use wisely, file bug reports on GitHub, and/or modify these as needed. I only ask that if you improve these yourself, you at least tell me about it, so I can use yours instead. 😉

Update: Want to do even more than just updates with Brew and Alfred? Check out the Brew Workflows at Packal.