How to keep your mac software updated easily (2025)

mac-upgrade.sh

#!/bin/bash
# Requirements:
# - homebrew: https://brew.sh/
# - homebrew tap: buo/cask-upgrade - https://github.com/buo/homebrew-cask-upgrade
# - homebrew mas (Mac App Store command-line interface - https://github.com/mas-cli/mas)
# 
# Install the requirements by running: 
# brew tap buo/cask-upgrade && brew install mas

# CONFIG:
# Set your Brewfile path.
BREWFILE="${HOME}/Brewfile"

# COMMANDS:
# Update, upgrade all and cleanup (prune all)
brew update-if-needed && brew upgrade && brew cu --all --yes --cleanup && mas upgrade && brew cleanup --prune=all

# Dump all taps, apps, casks, mac apps and vscode extensions into Brewfile
brew bundle dump --force --describe --file="${BREWFILE}"

user-README.md

Mac Upgrade Script

Update all your taps, formulas, casks and Applications from Apple Store and save your software list (with descriptions) into a Brewfile. Learn more about what a Brewfile in https://docs.brew.sh/Brew-Bundle-and-Brewfile.

Changelog

2025/Sept/01

• Added update-if-needed. From the command help itself:

Runs brew update --auto-update only if needed. This is a good replacement for brew update in scripts where you want the no-op case to be both possible and really fast.

Instalation

Requirements:

• homebrew: https://brew.sh/
• homebrew tap: buo/cask-upgrade - https://github.com/buo/homebrew-cask-upgrade
• homebrew mas (Mac App Store command-line interface - https://github.com/mas-cli/mas)

Install the requirements by running:

brew tap buo/cask-upgrade && brew install mas

Thanks for help!