Dev tools · alternatives · 2026
24 alternatives to Hammerspoon
Powerful automation of Mac OS
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. Hammerspoon launched in 2019; newer entries below may have overtaken it.
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Powerful window manager and automation tool for OS X
2017 · hammerspoon.org · its alternatives →
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ClawApp▲223The easiest way to automate tasks with OpenClaw
Feb 2026 · clawapp.saharaai.com · its alternatives →
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SlapMac▲472Slap your MacBook. It screams back. That's it.
Mar 2026 · slapmac.com · its alternatives →
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The workflow enhancing Finder extension for Mac
2018 · fiplab.com · its alternatives →
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Flinto for Mac▲481The prototyping tool designers have been waiting for
2015 · flinto.com · its alternatives →
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2012 · flyingmachinestudios.com · its alternatives →
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Automate 750+ apps from your Mac's keyboard
2017 · github.com · its alternatives →
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Build, test, and document your APIs faster
2016 · postman.com · its alternatives →
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AgentMicro▲160Live Codex task status in your macOS menu bar
Aug 2026 · agentmicro.cc · its alternatives →
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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 →
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2014 · mjolnir.io · its alternatives →
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OpenOwl▲261Automate what APIs can't in one prompt done locally
Apr 2026 · openowl.dev · its alternatives →
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Strike▲152Powerful outlining app that will make your writing happy
2018 · strike-app.com · its alternatives →
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Hey HN, we're excited to share Lumier (https://github.com/trycua/cua/tree/main/libs/lumier), an open-source tool for running macOS and Linux virtual machines in Docker containers on Apple Silicon Macs. When building virtualized environments for AI agents, we needed a reproducible way to package and distribute macOS VMs. Inspired by projects like dockur/windows (https://github.com/dockur/windows) that pioneered running Windows in Docker, we wanted to create something similar but optimized for Apple Silicon. The existing…
2025 · github.com · its alternatives →
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A native macOS tab bar library with split pane support for SwiftUI applications. Features 120fps animations, drag-and-drop tabs, and full keyboard navigation.
Jan 2026 · bonsplit.alasdairmonk.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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