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24 alternatives to Make OS X Great Again

Make your Mac great again... switch to Linux !

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

1. 1
   Make OS X Great Again▲636

   Fix the things that make 🍎 OS X annoying

   2018 · makeosxgreatagain.com · its alternatives →

2. 2
   To Be Continuous - 12: The clash in OSS economics▲53

   Developers want $$ but everyone else wants free software...

   2016 · its alternatives →

3. 3LI
   Libmui is a macOS Classic widget lib for Linux▲300

   Not sure if I would post this for the last day of #marchintosh OR wait for tomorrow the 1st of April. Both apply equally. Anyway, here's a pet project of mine, I made it as a glued on for another pet project of mine, but it developed a life of it's own now and can soar skyward toward success, fame, and glory.

   2024 · github.com · its alternatives →

4. 4LT
   Linuxify – Transform the MacOS CLI into a GNU/Linux CLI Experience▲30

   2018 · github.com · its alternatives →

5. 5XA
   xOS – a 32-bit OS for the PC▲115

   2016 · github.com · its alternatives →

6. 6BS
   Blink Shell for iOS, an Open-Source, Mosh and SSH Terminal for Pros▲219

   2016 · blink.sh · its alternatives →

7. 7
   TrumpScript▲76

   Make Python great again

   2016 · its alternatives →

8. 8TI
   Tux.io – a (now working) Linux desktop in your browser▲64

   2017 · tux.io · its alternatives →

9. 9
   Karabiner▲80

   Awesome, powerful keyboard remapper for OSX.

   2014 · its alternatives →

10. 10TG
    Turn GNU command line tools into SaaS – Stupid Hackathon Project▲160

    2015 · github.com · its alternatives →

11. 11
    Markoff▲94

    A free Markdown previewer for OS X

    2016 · its alternatives →

12. 12
    iTerm2▲143

    Mac OS Terminal Replacement

    2014 · its alternatives →

13. 13
    Keepod▲73

    A $7 bootable OS to connect the 3rd world!

    2014 · its alternatives →

14. 14
    OverKill for OSX▲8

    For the five people who asked for this....

    2017 · its alternatives →

15. 15
    Plug▲117

    Lightweight OSX player for Hype Machine

    2013 · its alternatives →

16. 16
    ZenHub for Firefox▲99

    Turn GitHub into a project management suite! Plus, socks

    2015 · its alternatives →

17. 17HM
    HappyMac – Make your Mac happy again▲20

    2018 · github.com · its alternatives →

18. 18
    elementaryOS Loki (0.4)▲9

    A fast and open replacement for Windows and macOS

    2016 · its alternatives →

19. 19CU
    Completely uninstall OS X apps from the command line▲10

    2015 · github.com · its alternatives →

20. 20
    DiscoRunner▲71

    Programming the oldschool way! Hack 1000+ Apple II apps!

    2016 · its alternatives →

21. 21
    windOCD▲88

    Put Mac windows in their places!

    2016 · its alternatives →

22. 22LS
    Linux sysadmin skills for anyone - a new online course▲52

    Kicked my course off today - grep101.com - with lessons starting Monday. I think I've got the pricing right to attract a good class of keen learners for this first run through...

    2012 · its alternatives →

23. 23NM
    New MODULA-3 Releases for WinNT, Linux and OS X▲42

    2016 · github.com · its alternatives →

24. 24
    iSH▲5

    The Linux shell on iOS.

    2018 · its alternatives →

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