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24 alternatives to I built a retro Macintosh desktop in the browser

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Below are 24 products that do a similar job, ranked by how close each is in meaning and then by launch-day votes. I built a retro Macintosh desktop in the browser launched in 2024; newer entries below may have overtaken it.

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   ContriBar▲137

   Bring GitHub contributions chart to your Mac menu bar

   2023 · contribar.framer.website · its alternatives →

2. 2
   macintosh.js▲198

   A 1991 Macintosh in an app - for Windows, Linux, and macOS

   2020 · github.com · its alternatives →

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   RetroClip – Instant Replay for Your Mac▲309

   Fast, native, comprehensive issue tracking for GitHub

   2018 · realartists.com · its alternatives →

4. 4
   RetroClip▲115

   Instant replay for your Mac

   2018 · realartists.com · its alternatives →

5. 5
   GitHub City▲249

   Create a 3D city from your GitHub contributions

   2022 · honzaap.github.io · its alternatives →

6. 6
   Contributions For GitHub 2.0▲81

   GitHub commit graph, now with WidgetKit and Mac support

   2021 · apps.apple.com · its alternatives →

7. 7
   Explorer for GitHub▲148

   Explore GitHub from your Mac menubar or iPhone

   2016 · its alternatives →

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   GitHub for Mac▲130

   The easiest way to use GitHub on Mac (new update)

   2014 · github.com · its alternatives →

9. 9
   Retroactive▲63

   Run Aperture, iPhoto, or iTunes on macOS Catalina

   2019 · github.com · its alternatives →

10. 10
    GitHub Desktop▲29

    A new way to contribute from your desktop

    2015 · github.com · its alternatives →

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    Github on Flock▲112

    Your entire GitHub universe within Flock

    2017 · apps.flock.com · its alternatives →

12. 12
    MacDupl▲99

    Clone any Mac app into a fully isolated instance

    Aug 2026 · macdupl.app · its alternatives →

13. 13
    The Hub▲84

    Github activity in your Mac's menubar

    2015 · thehubapp.com · its alternatives →

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    Create a chiptune from your Git contributions graph with Web Audio API▲25

    A script for generating a chiptune from the contributions graph - johnBartos/contributions-chiptune

    2016 · github.com · its alternatives →

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    Building mobile apps in rust and flutter▲7

    Cross compile rust to any platform (unmaintained). Contribute to rust-mobile/xbuild development by creating an account on GitHub.

    2022 · github.com · its alternatives →

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    RetroClip▲2

    Instant Replay for your Mac

    2018 · realartists.com · its alternatives →

17. 17
    Unofficial Overcast for Mac▲7

    Unofficial Overcast Mac app. Contribute to oskarkrawczyk/overcast-mac development by creating an account on GitHub.

    2016 · github.com · its alternatives →

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    New Parts for Old Computers▲17

    Since it appears to be retrocomputing day on HN, I thought I'd post my pet project. It's a collection of modern peripherals for retrocomputers. I started collecting a list of upgrades for my ideal dream Mac SE/30 and grew from there. The site is currently mostly focused on Apple II and Mac stuff since that's what I grew up with.

    Aug 2026 · newold.computer · its alternatives →

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    Papyrus – Unofficial Dropbox Paper Desktop App▲8

    📄 Unofficial Dropbox Paper desktop app. Contribute to morkro/papyrus development by creating an account on GitHub.

    2017 · github.com · its alternatives →

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    MakeDock▲10

    Create beautiful macOS-style dock images in seconds.

    Dec 2025 · makedock.vercel.app · its alternatives →

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    Codebox – Open-source cloud and desktop IDE▲9

    Open source cloud & desktop IDE. Contribute to CodeboxIDE/codebox development by creating an account on GitHub.

    2014 · github.com · its alternatives →

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    Open-source desktop application to create 3D presentations▲16

    3D presentation desktop application. Contribute to qti3e/slye development by creating an account on GitHub.

    2019 · github.com · its alternatives →

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    Apple OS 1 inspired personal website▲10

    Ben Richardson - Indie hacker, aerospace engineer, full-stack founder based in Canberra/Melbourne, Australia

    Dec 2025 · benrichardson.dev · its alternatives →

24. 24
    Yourself, in Every Light▲5

    Contribute to almakit/alma development by creating an account on GitHub.

    Jun 2026 · github.com · its alternatives →

Ranked by how close each launch is in meaning, then by votes. Prices were read from each product’s own site when checked and can change. Refine with your own description →