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24 alternatives to MacPorts

A package management system for Mac OS X

Below are 24 products that do a similar job, ranked by how close each is in meaning and then by launch-day votes. MacPorts launched in 2016; newer entries below may have overtaken it.

1. 1
   CleanMyDrive 2▲244

   A lightweight drive manager for Mac

   2015 · macpaw.com · its alternatives →

2. 2
   Bower▲64

   A package manager for the web

   2014 · bower.io · its alternatives →

3. 3
   Nix▲82

   The purely functional package manager

   2016 · nixos.org · its alternatives →

4. 4
   Mac CLi▲226

   OS X command line tools for developers

   2016 · github.com · its alternatives →

5. 5
   Markoff▲94

   A free Markdown previewer for OS X

   2016 · thoughtbot.com · its alternatives →

6. 6
   MacGap▲166

   Build native OS X apps with web technologies

   2014 · macgapproject.github.io · its alternatives →

7. 7
   Fuse▲188

   A UX tool suite for mobile app designers and developers

   2015 · fuse.no · its alternatives →

8. 8
   Turfs▲102

   Keep content across your Mac organized in defined areas

   22d ago · bloosoftware.com · its alternatives →

9. 9
   Restyaboard▲197

   An open source alternative to Trello

   2015 · restya.com · its alternatives →

10. 10
    Cactus for Mac▲92

    A better workflow for hand coding websites

    2014 · its alternatives →

11. 11
    Macaw▲90

    A simple code editor for Swift

    2017 · github.com · its alternatives →

12. 12
    Cashew▲90

    A simple Github issues macOS client

    2016 · its alternatives →

13. 13
    Code Mill▲85

    A marketplace for pull requests

    2016 · codemill.io · its alternatives →

14. 14
    DevMate▲92

    The ultimate tool to distribute Mac apps

    2014 · devmate.com · its alternatives →

15. 15
    Hopscotch▲82

    A product tour framework for developers

    2014 · github.com · its alternatives →

16. 16
    Stackness▲92

    Show your stack! The social home for your dev tools

    Sep 2026 · stackness.dev · its alternatives →

17. 17
    Portworx▲60

    Container-Aware Infrastructure For Enterprise Applications

    2015 · portworx.com · its alternatives →

18. 18
    Biddle▲3

    Self hosted package management.

    2017 · github.com · its alternatives →

19. 19
    PackageIndex▲69

    Technology & Service Stacks of various Projects/Companies

    2014 · its alternatives →

20. 20AN
    A new, declarative spin on client-side package management▲5

    Created on Plnkr: Helping developers build the web.

    2014 · embed.plnkr.co · its alternatives →

21. 21
    Massive Mac Market Survey▲45

    A whole pack of industry insights by 700+ Mac devs

    2017 · app.setapp.com · its alternatives →

22. 22
    Alcatraz▲3

    The package manager for Xcode

    2015 · alcatraz.io · its alternatives →

23. 23
    Gitscout▲24

    A beautiful GitHub Issues manager for OSX.

    2016 · gitscout.com · its alternatives →

24. 24MD
    Miki Desktop for Mac, an offline wiki for macOS▲7

    2021 · miki.mimix.io · its alternatives →

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