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24 alternatives to macOS Web
A re-built version of macOS Big Sur in your browser
Below are 24 products that do a similar job, ranked by how close each is in meaning and then by launch-day votes. macOS Web launched in 2021; newer entries below may have overtaken it.
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macOS Big Sur▲283New macOS with enhancements to Messages, Maps, & privacy
2020 · apple.com · its alternatives →
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Open source and community created icons for macOS Big Sur.
2020 · macosicons.com · its alternatives →
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Hargun's MacOS▲132A fully interactive, Mac-like experience directly in browser
Nov 2025 · hargunpreet.vercel.app · its alternatives →
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Turn any website into an app on your Mac in seconds.
2020 · bzgapps.com · its alternatives →
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The most detailed and accurate macOS UI Kit for Sketch 💎
2021 · macos-uikit.xyz · its alternatives →
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Hey HN! I built a native macOS desktop client for Hacker News and I'm open-sourcing it under the MIT license. GitHub: https://github.com/IronsideXXVI/Hacker-News Download (signed & notarized DMG, macOS 14.0+): https://github.com/IronsideXXVI/Hacker-News/releases Screenshots: https://github.com/IronsideXXVI/Hacker-News#screenshots I spend a lot of time reading HN — I wanted something that felt like a proper Mac app: a sidebar for browsing stories, an integrated reader for articles, and comment threading — all in one window.…
Feb 2026 · github.com · its alternatives →
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Original icons in PNG ready for download
2020 · bigsuricons.webflow.io · its alternatives →
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Simple utility to change macOS Big Sur and Monterey menu bar color by appending a solid color or gradient rectangle to a wallpaper image - igorkulman/ChangeMenuBarColor
2020 · github.com · its alternatives →
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https://lisagui.com/info.html This is a web OS I wrote in vanilla JS that looks like the Apple Lisa Office System (1983-85), with other contemporaneous influences and additional improvements and features. It's currently in alpha and isn't remotely bug free. I had been holding off on posting this here until it was somewhat presentable and useful. Please note; the Lisa conforms more literally to the desktop metaphor than most modern GUIs - some of the important differences are mentioned in the readme. This is a complete recreation of the UI in JS; it all renders to a single…
2025 · alpha.lisagui.com · its alternatives →
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OMEGA Ω™▲4213.6MB browser that never tracks, profiles, or sells data
Jan 2026 · omega.bz · its alternatives →
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ExtraBar▲152Hey Hacker News The ones that know me here know that I am a productivity geek. After DockFlow to manage my Dock and ExtraDock, which gives me more space to manage my apps and files, I decided to tackle the macOS big boss: the menu bar. I spend ~40% of my day context-switching between apps — Zoom meetings, Slack channels, Code projects, and Figma designs. My macOS menu bar has too many useless icons I almost never use. So I thought to myself, how can I use this area to improve my workflows? Most solutions (Bartender, Ice) require screen recording permissions, and did not really solve my…
Dec 2025 · extrabar.app · its alternatives →
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Node.js scratchpad for macOS with direct access from menubar
2019 · tinyscratchpad.netlify.com · its alternatives →
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Universe for Mac▲324A magical new website builder made for Mac
2020 · onuniverse.com · its alternatives →
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Fluo▲98Alternative home screen icons for iOS and macOS
2020 · jpeguin.gumroad.com · its alternatives →
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Preview any URL on every Mac screen at once
May 2026 · studiopractice.io · its alternatives →
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Glint▲107Claude Code activity, right where you want it.
Jun 2026 · glint.binarybeam.net · its alternatives →
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Proxee▲106Build on your Mac. See it live on your iPhone. View and test your page as you build and never miss mobile UI bugs again.
Jun 2026 · proxee.dev · its alternatives →
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NoteTabs▲129Native macOS text editor with horizontal tabs & auto-restore
Jan 2026 · notetabs.azurewebsites.net · its alternatives →
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