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24 alternatives to macos-front-end

Curated macOS tools for productive front-end developer

Below are 24 products that do a similar job, ranked by how close each is in meaning and then by launch-day votes. macos-front-end launched in 2017; newer entries below may have overtaken it.

1. 1
   MACOS TOOLBOX (340 Tools in One)▲27

   Free Your Ultimate Toolkit for macOS Productivity

   2024 · templatepix.gumroad.com · its alternatives →

2. 2
   devtooly▲207

   Directory of tools organized by category for frontend devs

   2022 · logntrack.com · its alternatives →

3. 3
   Frontend Toolkit▲298

   Dashboard for your recurring Frontend tasks

   2021 · fetoolkit.io · its alternatives →

4. 4
   Hargun's MacOS▲132

   A fully interactive, Mac-like experience directly in browser

   Nov 2025 · hargunpreet.vercel.app · its alternatives →

5. 5
   Hyperfocused▲148

   Deep work menubar app for macOS

   2023 · hyperfocused.app · its alternatives →

6. 6
   focusedOS▲376

   Hide all distractions with one click

   2024 · focusedos.com · its alternatives →

7. 7
   Slapdash 1.0 ▲402

   Work at the speed of thought

   2019 · slapdash.com · its alternatives →

8. 8
   Mac CLi▲226

   OS X command line tools for developers

   2016 · github.com · its alternatives →

9. 9
   Snap▲115

   Effortless window management for power users on macOS

   2025 · freethinkel.dev · its alternatives →

10. 10
    CoScreen for macOS 1.0▲205

    The first public release of our macOS 1.0 version

    2020 · coscreen.co · its alternatives →

11. 11
    Core▲313

    The front-end feature kit

    2019 · trymason.com · its alternatives →

12. 12
    Podman for macOS – A Front-End for Podman▲50

    📦 Podman frontend for macOS. Contribute to heyvito/podman-macos development by creating an account on GitHub.

    2021 · github.com · its alternatives →

13. 13
    Shots▲159

    Screenshot manager for macOS

    2017 · mobilefirst.in · its alternatives →

14. 14
    Spotter▲114

    Productivity tool to launch everything

    2021 · spotter-application.github.io · its alternatives →

15. 15
    macOS-cross-compiler – Compile binaries for macOS on Linux▲215

    2024 · github.com · its alternatives →

16. 16
    CLI for Toptal Developer Blogs▲73

    Command line interface to read developer and designer blogs

    2016 · github.com · its alternatives →

17. 17
    Create a custom macOS app from a group of websites▲170

    Create custom, lightweight macOS apps from websites - kofigumbs/multi

    2020 · github.com · its alternatives →

18. 18
    Glance▲157

    All-in-one Quick Look plugin for macOS

    2020 · github.com · its alternatives →

19. 19
    iOSStash▲198

    A huge collection of app-related tools

    2016 · its alternatives →

20. 20
    Red Lines Tools▲88

    Add grids, guides and columns across all Mac apps

    2021 · red-lines-tools.web.app · its alternatives →

21. 21
    GeekTool▲179

    Customize your MacOS desktop with great flexibility

    2017 · tynsoe.org · its alternatives →

22. 22
    My Drawer▲96

    Open source, intelligent sidebar for MacOS

    Feb 2026 · mydrawer.furkanksl.com · its alternatives →

23. 23
    My Mac OS setup and applications▲12

    All the tools and apps any Web Developer should use on a Mac

    2021 · github.com · its alternatives →

24. 24
    iPreview▲139

    Powerful macOS quick look extension application

    2022 · ipreview.app · its alternatives →

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