Alternatives

Products that do what ConsoleMini does

Turn a Mac mini into a living-room retro/PS console

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RetroMac▲204
Turn your Mac into a time machine.
May 2026 · myretromac.app
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RetroMac▲221
Turn your Mac into a time machine.
Jun 2026 · myretromac.app
3AR
A retro video game console I've been working on in my free time▲2,690
2019 · internalregister.github.io
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macintosh.js▲198
A 1991 Macintosh in an app - for Windows, Linux, and macOS
2020
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Nintendo Classic Mini▲592
The NES is back... but it's mini!
2016
6IR
I reverse engineered Apple's video wallpapers▲428
Ever since Apple introduced their video wallpapers I wanted to be able to put custom videos there. I decided to reverse engineer and see what I can do. I built Phosphene to sell it, but the existing competitors were polished enough that the time it would have taken to catch up wasn't going to pay off. So I'm open-sourcing it. WallpaperExtensionKit.framework is what powers macOS wallpapers. It controls what’s shows in the Settings app. It took a lot of trial and error to replicate the behavior, but the result is that your custom wallpapers appear alongside everything else. I wanted to have an…
May 2026 · github.com
7BP
BitBar – Put anything in your Mac OS X menu bar▲149
2016 · getbitbar.com
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OS (Old School)▲187
Turn you computer into a retro Mac
2022
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Launchy for macOS▲168
App Launcher Switcher | Dock and CMD-Tab alternative
2025
10LI
Libmui is a macOS Classic widget lib for Linux▲300
Not sure if I would post this for the last day of #marchintosh OR wait for tomorrow the 1st of April. Both apply equally. Anyway, here's a pet project of mine, I made it as a glued on for another pet project of mine, but it developed a life of it's own now and can soar skyward toward success, fame, and glory.
2024 · github.com
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New Mac mini with M4 Pro Chip▲429
Apple's smallest desktop ever
2024
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Terminal Candy▲117
A native macOS terminal you can skin and theme
Aug 2026 · terminalcandy.com
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TinyScratchpad.js▲88
Node.js scratchpad for macOS with direct access from menubar
2019
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Charmstone▲126
The quicker switcher launcher for macOS
2021
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Live Desktop▲240
Make your Mac desktop come alive with animated themes
2016
16SS
Spot – Simple, cross-platform, reactive desktop GUI toolkit for Go▲309
Hi HN, I’m excited to share Spot, a simple, cross-platform, React-like GUI library for Go. It is just a few days old and has lots of missing features but I'm happy with the results so far, and looking for some design feedback. Spot is designed to be easy to use and provide a consistent API across different platforms (mainly Mac & Linux). It’s inspired by React, but written in Go, aiming to combine the best of both worlds: the easy tooling & performance of Go with a modern, reactive approach to UI development. Key features: - Cross-platform: Leveraging FLTK[1] & Cocoa[2], Spot works on Mac,…
2024 · github.com
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Mac Studio▲168
Desktop for creative professionals
2022
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Tiny Mario▲205
Play the ridiculously tiny Mario ever right in your URL bar.
Nov 2025
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CharmBar▲134
Mac dock icon customization app, personalize your macOS dock
2025
20NA
NostalgiApp – A LaunchBox-style game launcher for macOS▲6
Supports eXo Collections (eXoDOS, eXoWindows9x, eXowin3x, eXoScummVM, eXoAppleIIGS) built in music player, import your soundtracks Supports console games up to Nintendo Switch iCloud Sync, RetroAchievements, Smart Collections https://www.nostalgi.app
May 2026
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GameShell▲87
Open Source Retro Gaming & STEM Portable Console
2017
22
ExtraBar▲152
Build precise Mac actions and trigger them from the bar
Dec 2025
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OpenEmu▲185
🎮Retro video game emulation for OS X
2015
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Hologram▲95
Amazing widgets and wallpapers for your Mac desktop!
2020

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