Dev tools · alternatives · 2026
24 alternatives to FileFaker
Generate sample files of various types and sizes in seconds.
FileFaker is a macOS application that generates sample files of various types and sizes for testing purposes. It creates PDFs, images, videos, CSVs, and other file formats locally without requiring an internet… 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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TinyFast▲319I am a developer. I have been building stuff for the last 13 years. One common challenge in all my projects is compressing assets to make them as small as possible. I used to end up using online compressors, but this has a lot of privacy concerns. So, I finally set down for couple of weeks and built this simple app. I can just drag and drop assets in it and it shrinks them. It currently supports around 25 file types. I built a lot of iOS apps but this is the first time building a macOS app, so any feedback is welcome.
2025 · tinyfast.app · its alternatives →
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FileMock▲7Hi HN! I built FileMock to solve a problem I constantly faced as a developer where I needed mock files for testing uploads, APIs, and storage systems. Key features: • Generates video, audio, image, and document files with precise size control • 100% client-side processing • Supports 20+ formats: MP4, PDF, PNG, MP3, DOCX, etc. • No registration required, just visit and generate Perfect for testing file upload limits, API endpoints, storage quotas, and CI/CD pipelines. I've been using it daily for the past few weeks and thought others might find it useful too. The entire generation…
2025 · filemock.com · its alternatives →
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Filestack▲221A complete file infrastructure for web & mobile apps.
2016 · filestack.com · its alternatives →
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Add a sleek file uploader to your website with two lines of code. Upload from local disk, Dropbox, Instagram, Google Drive, and 20+ integrations.
2012 · filepicker.io · its alternatives →
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Hi HN folks, Deep here. I am a design engineer and I have been building Resurf for the past 4 months. Resurf is a local first Mac app for quickly capturing notes, thoughts, ideas, inspiration, links, and files like PDFs and images without switching context. As a design engineer who cares a lot about craft, I built resurf because my “stuff I want to keep” was scattered across tabs, different apps, notes, screenshots, random folders, and I kept losing good references. A lot of tools exist, but I wanted something calm + polished that feels native on Mac (not another file manager). with Resurf…
Sep 2026 · resurf.so · its alternatives →
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FileFillet▲176Hi HN, I’d like to share FileFillet, a macOS app I created to help organize files more quickly. By setting up your favorite folders, you can quickly access them while dragging files (or folders) for copy/move operations, eliminating the need to navigate through multiple Finder windows just to move a file from A to B.
2025 · filefillet.com · its alternatives →
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create-dmg▲282Create a good-looking DMG for your macOS app in seconds
2017 · github.com · its alternatives →
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zefaker is a command-line tool for generating CSV, Excel, JSON and SQL files from a Groovy DSL - creditdatamw/zefaker
2020 · github.com · its alternatives →
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DMGBuilder▲111macOS application to create dmg installer for your Mac app
2025 · appsformacs.eu · its alternatives →
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Creative Convert▲110Convert a lot of files into graphic files: PDF, Adobe & more
2020 · splashroad.com · its alternatives →
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My Downloads folder had been left unkept for a really long time and cleaning it up using Finder was quite cumbersome. So I started creating a simple app to help me filter out and delete or move the files in the folder. It started out very basic and the filtering options genuinely helped me clean out the Downloads folder, then as I thought of more features I would like to see in a file manager I started to add them. Some of the features are: - Fuzzy go to folder/file where you only need to write a few letters of a full path, get suggestions and can jump to the correct path instantly -…
Jul 2026 · whimfiles.com · its alternatives →
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Dropshare 5▲95The flexible file sharing solution for macOS & iOS
2022 · dropshare.app · its alternatives →
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DockDuck▲97The native macOS file manager Finder should be
Aug 2026 · dockduck.app · its alternatives →
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Hey HN, I built File Architect to quickly create file and folder structures on mac using simple text outlines and tab indentation. The core of the app is also open-sourced at https://github.com/filearchitect. Would love feedback!
2025 · filearchitect.com · its alternatives →
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Generator of static files(csv, jpeg, png, pdf) for testing file upload. It can generate csv and png files of any number of bytes! - sterrasec/dummy
2023 · github.com · its alternatives →
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Search across media, documents, and archives.
May 2026 · apps.apple.com · its alternatives →
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FileSeek▲7FileSeek frees you from clutter, so you can focus on genius
2025 · apps.apple.com · its alternatives →
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I often found myself doing this tedious routine: 1. Download a file 2. Open Finder and locate it 3. Drag it into the browser/app to upload For things like tax paperwork or testing uploads, I was repeating this dozens of times a day. QuickShelf is a small macOS menu bar app that lets you instantly open a specific folder in a compact window and drag files directly — without opening Finder. It’s lightweight, quick, and stays out of the way. - https://github.com/Slowhand0309/QuickShelf - https://quickshelf-app.slowlab.dev
2025 · quickshelf-app.slowlab.dev · its alternatives →
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After years of lurking on Hacker News, I figured it was time to finally contribute back. Fileloupe for Mac is a new Mac application that I've been working on for the last year. Version 1.0 was just released in the Mac App Store but Hacker News readers are welcome to download a beta version of 1.1 here: https://kennyc.s3.amazonaws.com/Fileloupe1.1-72-Beta.zip Fileloupe is a high-performance, incredibly fast file viewer that, I think, makes looking at photos, videos, PDFs and documents a lot better than the existing solutions. It doesn't replace Finder (or iPhoto /…
2015 · its alternatives →
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