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24 alternatives to Macaw

An efficient way to collaborate with your client

Below are 24 products that do a similar job, ranked by how close each is in meaning and then by launch-day votes. Macaw launched in 2018; newer entries below may have overtaken it.

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    Macaw▲131

    The code-savvy web design tool (now available)

    2014 · macaw.co · its alternatives →

  2. 2

    A new, improved Slack desktop app for Mac

    2016 · slack.com · its alternatives →

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    Clawther▲368

    Give your OpenClaw agent a real task board

    Mar 2026 · clawther.com · its alternatives →

  4. 4
    Goldfish▲958

    Press Option. It knows your work and replies like you

    Jun 2026 · goldfish.sh · its alternatives →

  5. 5
    Macaly▲637

    AI website builder with built-in database, hosting & more

    2025 · macaly.com · its alternatives →

  6. 6
    Traw▲283

    Replayable whiteboard for remote teams

    2023 · its alternatives →

  7. 7
    Kite▲867

    Internet-connected programming

    2016 · kite.com · its alternatives →

  8. 8
    Macaw▲90

    A simple code editor for Swift

    2017 · github.com · its alternatives →

  9. 9

    I’ve been running Clawdbot for the last couple weeks and have genuinely found it useful but running it scares the crap out of me. OpenClaw has 52+ modules and runs agents with near-unlimited permissions in a single Node process. NanoClaw is ~500 lines of core code, agents run in actual Apple containers with filesystem isolation. Each chat gets its own sandboxed context. This is not a swiss army knife. It’s built to match my exact needs. Fork it and make it yours.

    Feb 2026 · github.com · its alternatives →

  10. 10
    Macaw▲72

    The code-savvy web design tool

    2013 · macaw.co · its alternatives →

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    TeamWatch▲305

    Simple menubar app to make remote work easier 💼⏰

    2018 · its alternatives →

  12. 12

    All-in-one collaboration. Chat, organize, get things done!

    2020 · taskade.com · its alternatives →

  13. 13

    Manage your meetings and messages in one-click

    2021 · superpowered.me · its alternatives →

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    Glue▲291

    Glue is team chat optimized for AI. Today we're releasing support for MCP tools right in your Glue team conversations. Just like MCP in Cursor or Windsurf, you can now use any tool in a private AI chat or any Glue team thread while pulling in its full context to help. Using team chat context for MCP is kind of game-changing, letting you do anything from creating a calendar event or Linear issue to looking up data from an internal system. Our team has been using MCP tools as part of core team workflows for a few weeks now, and it's fantastic. We're particularly fans of remote-hosted MCP…

    2025 · glue.ai · its alternatives →

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    Steer▲481

    Perfect your communication without having to think about it

    2024 · steerapp.ai · its alternatives →

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    Dart▲444

    Brainstorm, plan, and execute faster with chat and AI agents

    2025 · dartai.com · its alternatives →

  17. 17

    Hey HN, We've just launched our team collaboration platform where we're bringing together all the important tools under one app. We've been frustrated in the past with tools which had a huge disconnect between projects and chat. It always inevitably leads to teams using external chat apps for "project management" and then abandoning the main tools altogether. We're creating tools we hope teams will stick with. Super integrated Chat. Convert comments to tasks and have them auto added to project boards. Automations to help massively reduce burden on the team. Workflows, Time-Off and so much…

    2024 · teamhub.com · its alternatives →

  18. 18

    Project Management software for creative professionals

    2019 · activecollab.com · its alternatives →

  19. 19

    Connect your Mac's Mail, Calendar, and more to AI

    Apr 2026 · claunnector.com · its alternatives →

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    Meetings before your eyes

    2020 · apps.apple.com · its alternatives →

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    Fork▲170

    Fast and friendly git client for Mac and Windows

    2018 · git-fork.com · its alternatives →

  22. 22

    All-in-one project management tool for creatives

    2024 · agencydock.com · its alternatives →

  23. 23

    A major update to your diagramming experience on Mac

    2021 · diagrams.app · its alternatives →

  24. 24

    Must have all-in-one project management tool for freelancers

    2021 · its alternatives →

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