Dev tools · alternatives · 2026
24 alternatives to EdgeGlow
iPhone-style AI edge glow for your Mac
Below are 24 products that do a similar job, ranked by how close each is in meaning and then by launch-day votes.
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Glaze by Raycast▲647Create your own Mac apps by chatting with AI
Jul 2026 · glaze.app · its alternatives →
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Focus on one app by dimming all the background windows
2015 · hazeover.com · its alternatives →
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GoldenHour App▲149Screen-based lighting for video calls
2020 · goldenhourapp.com · its alternatives →
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AI code security review that runs entirely on your Mac
Apr 2026 · its alternatives →
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AgentNotch▲120Real-time AI coding assistant telemetry in your Mac's notch
Jan 2026 · github.com · its alternatives →
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Glint▲107Claude Code activity, right where you want it.
Jun 2026 · glint.binarybeam.net · its alternatives →
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Hey all! I'm happy to announce we've finally released our 2nd macOS app, Draw Over It, a tiny desktop app that enables drawing, highlighting, or annotating directly on top of anything on your Mac. I've always wanted something like this for instant and unobtrusive sketching and annotation for pair programming and demos. I always found the standard web-based diagram and drawing tools a bit too cumbersome. So we built a simple overlay that could appear over any window or app with one shortcut. It doesn't collect any user data and doesn't require any system permissions - it's sandboxed. It all…
Oct 2025 · draw.wrobele.com · its alternatives →
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Hi HN! I run a few Claude Code sessions in parallel and kept cmd-tabbing around just to find out one of them had been sitting on a permission prompt for ten minutes. There's a hardware gadget I liked (called SidePulse.io) so before waiting to get my shipment I built the software version instead :D I hope you like it and find it useful as I do!
Aug 2026 · github.com · its alternatives →
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Access Apple Reminders from your screen edge instanly
Apr 2026 · sidereminder.com · its alternatives →
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Spotlight the most important part of an image in seconds
2025 · apps.apple.com · its alternatives →
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GlowIsland ▲70Turn your Mac notch into an interactive utility ribbon.
May 2026 · ummugulsunn.github.io · its alternatives →
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ailight▲79transform anything on your screen without breaking your flow
2025 · ailight.app · its alternatives →
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