Life & fun · alternatives · 2026

Below are 24 products that do a similar job, ranked by how close each is in meaning and then by launch-day votes. Prices are shown for the 1 we have checked on their own sites, 1 of them free or with a free tier. Miki Desktop for Mac, an offline wiki for macOS launched in 2021; newer entries below may have overtaken it.

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   Cwiki▲130

   A Command line interface for searching Wikipedia!

   2017 · github.com · its alternatives →

2. 2
   Mochi▲79

   A cute Mac desktop pet that organizes your loose files

   26d ago · nickmorefun.itch.io · its alternatives →

3. 3
   The Unarchiver▲147

   A beautiful, more capable Archive Utility app for the Mac

   2015 · theunarchiver.com · its alternatives →

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   Torchpad▲79

   The simplest way to make a wiki (also mobile/responsive)

   2014 · its alternatives →

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   MuM▲93

   A reading-first Markdown engine for macOS

   26d ago · mum.jiker.ai · its alternatives →

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   Restyaboard▲197

   An open source alternative to Trello

   2015 · restya.com · its alternatives →

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   Thravik▲67

   The native Mac browser that remembers

   15d ago · thravik.app · its alternatives →

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   Markoff▲94

   A free Markdown previewer for OS X

   2016 · thoughtbot.com · its alternatives →

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   Glorium▲83

   A contextual filler text generator for Mac

   2015 · apps.apple.com · its alternatives →

10. 10
    Linguo Translate▲82

    Offline & AI Translation for macOS

    Sep 2026 · apps.apple.com · its alternatives →

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    Type.com▲120

    A shared workspace for Claude, Codex, and your team

    Sep 2026 · type.com · its alternatives →

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    Paragraph Notes▲155

    A private Markdown notes app for Mac

    Sep 2026 · paragraphnotes.md · its alternatives →

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    Dots▲77

    A customizable workspace built into your Mac's notch

    1d ago · dotsapp.cloudaeri.com · its alternatives →

14. 14
    Starlie▲104

    A fast, native Jira client for Mac

    Aug 2026 · starlie.app · its alternatives →

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    Macaw▲90

    A simple code editor for Swift

    2017 · github.com · its alternatives →

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    Paw-Paw▲86

    A tiny desktop pet for your Mac that types along with you

    18d ago · paw-paw.pet · its alternatives →

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    MarkRight▲84

    A minimalistic github flavored markdown editor

    2015 · github.com · its alternatives →

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    Cactus for Mac▲92

    A better workflow for hand coding websites

    2014 · its alternatives →

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    Miki: Makefile Wiki, Minimal makefile-based personal wiki▲62

    2017 · github.com · its alternatives →

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    PocketWebTools for Mac▲61

    Local AI chat, transcription and video tools in one Mac app

    15d ago · pocketweb.tools · its alternatives →

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    Wiki – Command line Wikipedia summaries▲7

    2015 · github.com · its alternatives →

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    Min▲85

    A smarter web browser

    2016 · palmeral.github.io · its alternatives →

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    OmniDICOM▲73

    DICOM viewing and metadata editing on Mac and Windows

    Sep 2026 · omnidicom.com · its alternatives →

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    Proto-Mindfree▲60

    A floating AI workspace for your Mac

    Sep 2026 · virencore.com · its alternatives →

Ranked by how close each launch is in meaning, then by votes. Prices were read from each product’s own site when checked and can change. Refine with your own description →