Life & fun · alternatives · 2026

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. Hawkeye Access – Control your Mac using head movements launched in 2020; newer entries below may have overtaken it.

1. 1
   Hawkeye Access for Mac▲279

   Control your Mac using head movements

   2020 · its alternatives →

2. 2
   Hawkeye Access▲267

   Control your iOS device using your eyes

   2018 · its alternatives →

3. 3
   Hawkeye▲162

   Conduct eye tracking tests with your iPhone

   2019 · its alternatives →

4. 4
   Swish▲410

   The missing gesture layer for macOS.

   2019 · highlyopinionated.co · its alternatives →

5. 5
   Apple Magic Accessories▲302

   Hands down, the best way to click, scroll, swipe, and type.

   2015 · apple.com · its alternatives →

6. 6
   Slidepad▲249

   iPad style multitasking on your Mac

   2019 · slidepad.app · its alternatives →

7. 7
   Hawkeye 2.0▲123

   Learn where people look in your products.

   2019 · its alternatives →

8. 8
   Curflow▲112

   Draw a gesture for your Mac to execute

   Apr 2026 · curflow.app · its alternatives →

9. 9
   Pawvis▲101

   Control your Mac via camera & train gestures, local & FOSS

   Aug 2026 · pawvis.app · its alternatives →

10. 10
    Eyeware Beam▲162

    Turn your iPhone into a head and eye tracker for your Win PC

    2021 · beam.eyeware.tech · its alternatives →

11. 11
    Hand Mirror +▲237

    A one-click camera check, right from your Menu Bar

    2022 · handmirror.app · its alternatives →

12. 12
    Maccess▲199

    Your Mac, in your pocket — trackpad, screen, and AI

    Aug 2026 · maccess.io · its alternatives →

13. 13
    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 →

14. 14
    Moves for macOS▲180

    Position macOS windows like a goddamn wizard ✨

    2020 · github.com · its alternatives →

15. 15
    TouchSwitcher▲319

    Switch between apps with just the Touch Bar

    2016 · hazeover.com · its alternatives →

16. 16
    Knock▲168

    Knock-Knock.net is a live honeypot dashboard showing real-time bot attacks by protocol, source country, ISP, username, password, and IP across SSH, Telnet, FTP, RDP, SMB, SIP, HTTP, and SMTP services.

    Mar 2026 · tryknock.app · its alternatives →

17. 17
    Abnormal Mouse▲132

    Swipe, zoom, and rotate with a 'normal' mouse in macOS

    2022 · abnormalmouse.intii.com · its alternatives →

18. 18
    Ajar▲91

    Lid Angle Sync & Keep Awake for AI Agents on Mac

    May 2026 · parcse.com · its alternatives →

19. 19
    Gaze Guard▲103

    Instant Privacy & Screen Blur

    Mar 2026 · apps.apple.com · its alternatives →

20. 20
    One Switch▲218

    All your mac toggles in one place

    2019 · fireball.studio · its alternatives →

21. 21
    Remote Control for Mac▲115

    Control your Mac with Siri Shortcuts 🗣️

    2018 · apps.apple.com · its alternatives →

22. 22
    HocusFocus▲94

    Switch focus across displays just by hovering

    2025 · apps.apple.com · its alternatives →

23. 23
    Clicky▲144

    AI buddy next to your cursor on Mac—sees, guides, helps you!

    Apr 2026 · github.com · its alternatives →

24. 24
    Breva▲108

    Turn your Mac trackpad into a gentle breathing guide

    Jul 2026 · apps.apple.com · its alternatives →

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