Life & fun · alternatives · 2026

24 alternatives to Anvil

Manage local websites from your menu bar. Works with rails

Below are 24 products that do a similar job, ranked by how close each is in meaning and then by launch-day votes. Anvil launched in 2015; newer entries below may have overtaken it.

1. 1
   Anvil for Mac▲5

   A beautiful menubar app for managing local websites

   2015 · its alternatives →

2. 2
   Captain▲191

   A Docker menu bar app for Mac

   2017 · getcaptain.co · its alternatives →

3. 3
   MenubarX▲474

   A powerful menu bar browser. Pin websites like Native Apps.

   2022 · menubarx.app · its alternatives →

4. 4
   Bartender▲616

   Organize and hide menu bar items on your Mac

   2014 · macbartender.com · its alternatives →

5. 5
   Rails One Click Installer for Mac Os X▲92

   Rails One Click installer for Mac Os X. Contribute to oscardelben/RailsOneClick development by creating an account on GitHub.

   2012 · github.com · its alternatives →

6. 6
   Bartender 2▲298

   Organize and hide menu bar items on your Mac

   2015 · macbartender.com · its alternatives →

7. 7
   Short Menu▲82

   URL shortener for your Mac's menu bar

   2016 · its alternatives →

8. 8
   MacMenuBar▲317

   A curated directory of 200+ Mac menu bar apps

   2019 · macmenubar.com · its alternatives →

9. 9
   Short Menu 3.0 for Mac▲199

   The most powerful URL shortener for macOS

   2017 · shortmenu.com · its alternatives →

10. 10
    Hotlist▲148

    Manage your daily todos straight from your Mac menu bar

    2023 · pqina.nl · its alternatives →

11. 11
    Surf▲86

    Access any website or web app from menu bar/floating window

    2021 · apps.apple.com · its alternatives →

12. 12
    Menu Bar Web Browser▲93

    Browse your favourite websites in menubar

    2021 · apps.apple.com · its alternatives →

13. 13
    MeetPaw▲137

    Instant meetings from your mac menu bar

    8d ago · meetpaw.app · its alternatives →

14. 14
    Surfdeck▲125

    Your tabs, within reach.

    Aug 2026 · surfdeck.app · its alternatives →

15. 15
    Defer▲196

    One universal inbox for your tasks

    2024 · deferapp.com · its alternatives →

16. 16
    Loading▲205

    See when apps are using your network in your Mac menubar

    2015 · bonzaiapps.com · its alternatives →

17. 17
    BetterTouchTool▲130

    Free OS X app to configure custom gestures for your trackpad

    2014 · boastr.net · its alternatives →

18. 18
    WeTransfer for Mac▲156

    Simple menu bar tool for sharing files from your Mac

    2016 · apps.apple.com · its alternatives →

19. 19
    Blocs▲165

    Mac web design app

    2014 · blocsapp.com · its alternatives →

20. 20
    Moom▲181

    Indispensable window management for Macs

    2014 · manytricks.com · its alternatives →

21. 21
    Upspace▲167

    A tiny menu bar uploader for Dropbox

    2016 · hello.upspace.co · its alternatives →

22. 22
    LinkNotch▲153

    Turn your MacBook Notch into a fast access bookmark bar.

    Jan 2026 · trylinknotch.com · its alternatives →

23. 23
    ToDoBar▲58

    Effortlessly manage tasks on your menu bar

    2023 · todobarapp.com · its alternatives →

24. 24
    Hive▲111

    Share & track your shortened links with real-time tracking

    2014 · its alternatives →

Ranked by how close each launch is in meaning, then by votes. Prices were read from each product’s own site when checked and can change. Refine with your own description →