update-all-mac

Update macOS apps and developer tools with one command. The script uses the package managers already installed on your Mac and skips missing tools.

Install and run

Requires macOS and its built-in Bash. Install with Homebrew:

brew tap mzored/update-all-mac https://github.com/mzored/update-all-mac
brew install update-all-mac
update-all-mac

Updates can close or relaunch apps. Save your work first. Homebrew may ask for an administrator password.

Usage

Pass options to update-all-mac:

• --dry-run previews updates without changing packages.
• --only homebrew,mas updates only Homebrew packages and App Store apps.
• --doctor shows detected tools and their versions.
• --help lists all options and step IDs.

Full output goes to ~/Library/Logs/update-all-mac.log. Add --verbose to see it in the terminal.

Supported tools

• Homebrew formulae and casks, except pinned packages.
• Mac App Store apps through mas.
• Global npm packages, pipx packages and uv tools.
• Oh My Zsh, Rust toolchains and crates, mise tools, asdf plugins and Google Cloud CLI.

The script also cleans unused package caches. --macos checks for system updates without installing them.

Documentation

• Reference for all options, automation and logs.
• Troubleshooting for installation and update problems.
• Development to run from source and check changes.

Report problems in GitHub issues. Include the failed step and relevant log output. Remove private information first.

MIT license.