Life & fun · alternatives · 2026
24 alternatives to Carbon Copy Cloner
Easily make Bootable Backups on OSX.
Below are 24 products that do a similar job, ranked by how close each is in meaning and then by launch-day votes. Carbon Copy Cloner launched in 2015; newer entries below may have overtaken it.
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Bootable backups for Apple’s new APFS filesystem.
2017 · bombich.com · its alternatives →
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MultiDrive▲467Hey HN! I'm the CTO at Atola Technology, and we have launched MultiDrive: a free disk backup/clone/wipe tool that does things differently. After 17 years of work with drives, I got tired of seeing simple disk operations locked behind paywalls. Macrium killed their free version, EaseUS hides cloning in paid tiers, and so on and so forth. Another reason is that all the existing solutions are overly complicated. It must be simple enough for my mum to start erasing a USB stick or making a full drive backup. All in all, we thought the community deserved better. What makes MultiDrive…
Dec 2025 · multidrive.io · its alternatives →
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FreeUpMyMac▲110Hey HN Ex YC/Google engineer turned indie maker here - excited to share something I just shipped. The System Data in my Mac was taking up 300GB and it took me months to figure out how to clear the old cache, logs, junk and more. And CleanMyMac is a subscription - I refuse to pay subscription fees for Mac apps that run locally. So I built FreeUpMyMac an offline, lifetime Mac cleaner that clear junk with 1 click. And helps you visualize your storage with TreeMap/Sunburst. Hope it’s helpful to you as it is for me. Would love your feedback Tunde
Jan 2026 · freeupmymac.com · its alternatives →
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Automatically clean & backup your MacOS desktop in 1 click
2022 · phuctm97.gumroad.com · its alternatives →
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Create a bootable ISO of OS X / macOS, from the installation app file - busterc/osx-iso
2017 · github.com · its alternatives →
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Copyclip▲108Simple, efficient clipboard manager for your Mac
2015 · apps.apple.com · its alternatives →
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The superfast cloning and folder-sync App for macOS
2017 · solesignal.com · its alternatives →
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Backblaze▲93Unlimited data backup for your Mac or PC for just $5/month
2015 · backblaze.com · its alternatives →
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MacDupl▲99Clone any Mac app into a fully isolated instance
Aug 2026 · macdupl.app · its alternatives →
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Open-source Tinder for desktop files on MacOS. 100% Free.
Jan 2026 · github.com · its alternatives →
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OptiClear▲71Clean your Mac storage with duplicate file and photo cleanup
Apr 2026 · apps.apple.com · its alternatives →
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Monitor, sync & back up your git repos from the menu bar
Mar 2026 · apps.apple.com · its alternatives →
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CopyQ▲74Powerful open source clipboard manager with superb features.
2016 · hluk.github.io · its alternatives →
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Snapset▲64Save and restore your entire Mac workspace in an instant
23d ago · snapset.co · its alternatives →
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