Life & fun · alternatives · 2026

Below are 24 products that do a similar job, ranked by how close each is in meaning and then by launch-day votes. Arch Mac – pacman on macOS launched in 2018; newer entries below may have overtaken it.

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   The Unarchiver▲147

   A beautiful, more capable Archive Utility app for the Mac

   2015 · theunarchiver.com · its alternatives →

2. 2
   Wokyintosh▲94

   Turn a spare Mac display into a retro system dashboard!

   Sep 2026 · github.com · its alternatives →

3. 3
   Burrow MacOS▲86

   Start Windows & Linux on your Mac for free

   2d ago · github.com · its alternatives →

4. 4
   CleanMyDrive 2▲244

   A lightweight drive manager for Mac

   2015 · macpaw.com · its alternatives →

5. 5
   Expand Board for macOS▲132

   Expand ideas, concepts, and plans across limitless boards

   Sep 2026 · apps.apple.com · its alternatives →

6. 6
   Pacapong▲93

   Play Pac-Man, Pong, and Space Invaders at the same time

   2015 · kingpenguin.itch.io · its alternatives →

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   Markoff▲94

   A free Markdown previewer for OS X

   2016 · thoughtbot.com · its alternatives →

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   Paw-Paw▲86

   A tiny desktop pet for your Mac that types along with you

   17d ago · paw-paw.pet · its alternatives →

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   BOSS Console▲94

   A tiny OS for your always-on agents

   7d ago · bossconsole.ai · its alternatives →

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    Jarvey - a local JARVIS for MacOS▲5

    Mar 2026 · github.com · its alternatives →

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    Vibe Eyes▲87

    Put your pets in your macOS menu bar

    Sep 2026 · apps.apple.com · its alternatives →

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    Halo▲71

    Notifications, dictation and AI agents in your Mac's notch

    14d ago · halo-mac.com · its alternatives →

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    The Octalyzer▲78

    An Apple II emulator for fun and education

    2017 · its alternatives →

14. 14
    Naarchy▲69

    A little island for everything on your Linux desktop

    17d ago · michaelchurley.com · its alternatives →

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    Mermaid▲59

    Tell your Mac what to do. From literally anywhere

    7d ago · addmermaid.com · its alternatives →

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    Twin▲72

    a tiny buddy that lives on your Mac

    22d ago · twin.siddharththakkar.xyz · its alternatives →

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    Tuck▲63

    A tidy menu bar for macOS 27

    15d ago · appsbymo.app · its alternatives →

18. 18MD
    Miki Desktop for Mac, an offline wiki for macOS▲7

    2021 · miki.mimix.io · its alternatives →

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    I made a Gemma 4 Mac app that names screenshots with local AI▲7

    I made my first macOS utility app that ships with a bundled Gemma 4 model, specifically the Gemma E4B one. It made my app DMG have 5.3 GB in size, but I think it is a small size for the power that this free local model can provide. It runs fine on CPU, but can also run on Apple Silicon GPU, although I did not notice any performance improvements with GPU (tested on a M5 chip). I think these local lightweight and multimodal models will open multiple possibilities for new software tools where privacy is essential.

    May 2026 · snapname.app · its alternatives →

20. 20WX
    Windows XP Themed Mastodon Instance▲8

    2022 · lunadon.org · its alternatives →

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    Linux-based OS with HTML, CSS, JS, and JSON environment▲8

    May 2026 · github.com · its alternatives →

22. 22
    Apricity OS▲8

    A Beautiful Arch Linux Distro

    2016 · apricityos.com · its alternatives →

23. 23AA
    An Apple-like computer with a built-in BASIC interpreter in my game▲9

    2025 · reprobate.site · its alternatives →

24. 24HA
    Harpia – an easy to use Gist client for OS X▲5

    David Marby - Full-Stack Engineer

    2015 · dmarby.se · 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 →