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# How to Easily Manage Homebrew Services in macOS
- URL: https://en.blog.themarfa.name/how-to-easily-manage-homebrew-services-in-macos/
- Published: 2026-01-12T06:21:26.000Z
- Updated: 2026-01-12T06:21:26.000Z
- Description: BrewServicesManager lets you manage Homebrew services directly from the macOS menu bar: start, stop, enable auto-start, and restart.
- Author: Konstantin Dokuchaev
- Tags: macos, BrewServicesManager

If you install many Homebrew applications, you’ve probably noticed that some of them run their own services. However, starting or stopping such a service when needed isn’t always straightforward.

After installing the free [**BrewServicesManager**](https://github.com/validatedev/BrewServicesManager) app, you can control these services right from the menu bar.

![](https://storage.ghost.io/c/31/c7/31c7da9c-f519-464c-9a3b-2d4144b557a6/content/images/2026/01/image-21.png)

By clicking the control menu next to a service, you can:

- Stop it once;
- Start it at system login;
- Restart it;
- Stop it;
- Kill the service.

You can also bulk stop, start, and restart services, view detailed information about them, or open the folder containing the application.

[Try BrewServicesManager](https://github.com/validatedev/BrewServicesManager)