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macOS command-line tool to work with default apps. Version 1.5 via Homebrew; verified 2026-07-18.
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Package summary
macOS command-line tool to work with default apps
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Commands and aliases
- utiluti
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Project history and usage
utiluti is a macOS command-line utility for inspecting and changing default applications for URL schemes, uniform type identifiers, file extensions, and individual files.
Project history
The official repository was created in November 2022, and utiluti 1.0 was publicly released in March 2025. Subsequent releases added application inspection, per-file defaults, bulk management from files or managed preferences, a man page, file-extension input, and richer type information.
Adoption history
utiluti is distributed as a signed installer package from GitHub releases and through Homebrew. Its current-user execution model and support for managed preferences make it especially relevant to Mac administration and endpoint-automation workflows, although newer macOS releases may require interactive user confirmation for default-app changes.
How it is used
The url and type command groups inspect, list, or set handlers for URL schemes and UTIs; app commands report bundle identifiers, versions, and declared types or schemes; file commands work with per-file associations. The manage command can apply multiple mappings from a file or managed preferences.
Why package nerds care
utiluti provides a scriptable, Swift-native interface to Launch Services behavior that is otherwise spread across graphical settings and lower-level system APIs. For Mac package and fleet maintainers, it turns default-browser, mail-client, IDE, and document-handler setup into auditable command-line operations while exposing the user-confirmation constraints imposed by macOS.
Timeline
- 2022: The official GitHub repository is created.
- 2025: Version 1.0 is released; versions 1.1-1.3 add app and file inspection, bulk management, and a man page.
- 2026: Versions 1.4 and 1.5 refine type listing, file-extension workflows, and type information.
Related projects
- swift-argument-parser: The Swift command-line parsing library used by utiluti.
- macadmins/default-browser: A related macOS default-browser automation approach referenced by the official README.
- LSTemplatePkg: A related packaging approach referenced for handling macOS confirmation behavior.
Sources
- https://api.github.com/repos/scriptingosx/utiluti
- https://api.github.com/repos/scriptingosx/utiluti/releases?per_page=100
- https://github.com/scriptingosx/utiluti#readme
- https://github.com/scriptingosx/utiluti/blob/main/ChangeLog.md
- https://github.com/scriptingosx/utiluti/releases
- source_facts.package-manager
security posture
No protected-tool coverage found yet
No matching local secret-handling manifest was found for utiluti. Nucleus package metadata is still published here so future coverage has a stable package URL.
Install behavior
- No Homebrew post-install hook is recorded in formula metadata.
- Homebrew bottle metadata is available for 4 platform targets.
Recommended review
Before unattended agent use, check whether the tool reads plaintext credentials, writes remote state, publishes artifacts, or shells out to plugins.
executables
Installed executables
| Command | Kind | Exposure | Note |
|---|---|---|---|
utiluti | cli | global executable |
freshness
Version and freshness
These signals separate page generation age, package-manager activity, and upstream release comparison. Version lag is warned only when an evidence URL and comparable versions are present.
page generated2026-07-25
manager version1.5
manager updated2026-07-18
local dataok
upstreamcurrent
latest detectedv1.5
https://github.com/scriptingosx/utiluti
- okNo freshness warnings were generated.
install metadata
Package metadata
| Package key | brew:utiluti |
|---|---|
| Version | 1.5 |
| Package manager | Homebrew |
| Package manager page | https://formulae.brew.sh/formula/utiluti |
| Homepage | https://github.com/scriptingosx/utiluti |
| Repository | https://github.com/scriptingosx/utiluti |
| Upstream docs | https://github.com/scriptingosx/utiluti#readme |
| License | Apache-2.0 |
| Source archive | https://github.com/scriptingosx/utiluti/archive/refs/tags/v1.5.tar.gz |
| Last updated | 2026-07-18T15:42:21Z |
| Pulse | new |
| Bottle | available (on arm64_sequoia, arm64_sonoma, arm64_tahoe, sonoma) |
| Homebrew post-install | not defined |
| Service | none declared |
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Source database details
| Source Database | Homebrew formula API |
|---|---|
| Tap | homebrew/core |
| Full Name | utiluti |
| Version Scheme | 0 |
| Revision | 0 |
| Head Version | HEAD |
| Requirements |
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| Bottle Stable Root URL | https://ghcr.io/v2/homebrew/core |
| Deprecated | no |
| Disabled | no |
| Keg Only | no |
| URL Keys |
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source trail
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- Nucleus package database
- av.db category and tag curation
- cross-ecosystem install command graph
- curated package history
- package relationship graph
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