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cocktail · v19.8.3

2
7.0

Cleans, repairs and optimises computer systems

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brew install --cask cocktail
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30-day installs
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90-day installs
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Install trend
Trust Score 2/10
✗ Open source +0
✗ Active development +0
✗ Licensed +0
✗ No auto-updates +0
✓ Not deprecated +1
✓ Established (>1yr) +1
✗ Low installs +0

Version History

v19.8.3
4d ago19.8.2→19.8.3
13d ago19.8.1→19.8.2
22d ago19.8→19.8.1
1mo ago19.7.3→19.8
1mo ago19.7.2→19.7.3
1mo ago19.7.1→19.7.2
2mo ago19.7→19.7.1
2mo ago19.6.2→19.7
2mo ago19.6.1→19.6.2
3mo ago19.6→19.6.1

Review

Mar 10, 2026

Cocktail is a comprehensive macOS system maintenance tool that cleans, repairs, and optimizes your computer. It offers a range of features for users looking to keep their Mac running smoothly and efficiently.

Cocktail is a system maintenance tool that helps clean, repair, and optimize your Mac.

Maturity: The project appears to be stable with some activity, though development has slowed in recent years.

Community: Hacker News discussions from earlier years suggest some interest in Cocktail, particularly for its utility in system maintenance.

Pros

  • + Comprehensive system maintenance features
  • + Helps optimize and repair Mac performance
  • + User-friendly interface for system cleaning tasks

Cons

  • - No auto-update feature
  • - GitHub repository license information is unclear

GitHub

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404
Stars
47
Forks
1
Issues
-
License
JavaScriptLast commit: Feb 9, 2022

Community Mentions

hackernews
Jul 2025 I drank every cocktail
hackernews
May 2023 Experiments in Making Cocktail Ice
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Aug 2021 A cocktail of pesticides, parasites and hunger leaves bees down and out
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Feb 2019 Cocktail Similarity
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Sep 2013 Cocktails for programmers
Positive sentiment Negative sentiment Neutral / unknown

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