Work · alternatives · 2026

24 alternatives to Cursor Crane

Control your Mac at the pace of your keyboard

Below are 24 products that do a similar job, ranked by how close each is in meaning and then by launch-day votes. Prices are shown for the 1 we have checked on their own sites, 1 of them free or with a free tier.

1
Swish▲410
The missing gesture layer for macOS.
2019 · highlyopinionated.co · its alternatives →
2
CursorFlow▲122
Visualize your cursor tracks and keystrokes on macOS
2025 · apps.apple.com · its alternatives →
3
Curflow▲112
Draw a gesture for your Mac to execute
Apr 2026 · curflow.app · its alternatives →
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Vimac – Productive macOS keyboard-driven navigation▲375
2020 · vimacapp.com · its alternatives →
5
Wooshy▲106
Search the macOS UI and click with the keyboard
2022 · wooshy.app · its alternatives →
6
Drive any macOS app in the background without stealing the cursorfree▲192
Hi HN, Francesco from Cua here. I hacked this project together last weekend, inspired by the Codex Computer-Use release and lessons learned from deploying GUI-operating agents for our customers. The main problem: when a UI automation process controls a desktop app today, it usually takes over the human’s session. Your cursor moves, keyboard focus gets stolen, windows jump to the front, and you have to stop working until the agent is done. That is why we have historically avoided encouraging users to run these processes directly on their host machine, instead relying on VMs or GUI containers…
Apr 2026 · github.com · its alternatives →
7
Monocle 3.0 for macOS▲400
Noise-cancelling for your  screen now with cursor shake
Dec 2025 · monocle.heyiam.dk · its alternatives →
8
HyperCaps for macOS▲122
Turn CapsLock into a Super Key & Boost Productivity
Feb 2026 · hypercaps.auramark-studio.com · its alternatives →
9
Mission Control Plus for Mac▲137
Quickly manage open windows in Mission Control on the Mac
2019 · fadel.io · its alternatives →
10
Switch for macOS▲174
Keyboard-driven commands to navigate your mac apps faster.
2021 · get-switch.app · its alternatives →
11
Command-Tab Plus▲248
Keyboard-centric application switcher for your Mac ⌘
2016 · commandtab.noteifyapp.com · its alternatives →
12
Use The Keyboard▲111
Keyboard shortcuts for Mac, Windows, and web apps
2019 · usethekeyboard.com · its alternatives →
13
Focus Cursor▲88
Highlight cursor & markup
2025 · apps.apple.com · its alternatives →
14
Homerow▲175
Keyboard shortcuts for every button in macOS
2023 · homerow.app · its alternatives →
15
Mousio Hint▲85
Keyboard shortcuts for everything on screen
2025 · github.com · its alternatives →
16
Hookshot▲122
Cursor movement window snapping on macOS
2020 · hookshot.app · its alternatives →
17
Keystroke Pro 2▲231
Visualize keystrokes on your Mac
2021 · appahead.studio · its alternatives →
18
Hyperfocused▲148
Deep work menubar app for macOS
2023 · hyperfocused.app · its alternatives →
19
Mighty Cursor▲147
Talk to your cursor, get instant answers right where you are
2025 · mightycursor.com · its alternatives →
20
Hawkeye Access for Mac▲279
Control your Mac using head movements
2020 · its alternatives →
21
Moves for macOS▲180
Position macOS windows like a goddamn wizard ✨
2020 · github.com · its alternatives →
22
Keypad Layout Window Manager for Mac▲109
Control window layout using Ctrl + Numeric Keypad on macOS - janten/keypad-layout
2017 · github.com · its alternatives →
23
CapyCursor▲90
Cursor highlight, screen draw, zoom & spotlight
Apr 2026 · its alternatives →
24
Vimkey▲125
Use the keyboard control browser
2022 · haojen.github.io · its alternatives →

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