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24 alternatives to Phoenix

An OS X window and app manager scriptable with JavaScript

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

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Phoenix – a macOS window and app manager scriptable with JavaScript▲153
A lightweight macOS window and app manager scriptable with JavaScript - kasper/phoenix
2020 · github.com · its alternatives →
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Phoenix 2.6 – a macOS window and app manager scriptable with JavaScript▲183
A lightweight macOS window and app manager scriptable with JavaScript - kasper/phoenix
2018 · github.com · its alternatives →
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Phoenix – a lightweight OS X window manager scriptable with JavaScript▲10
I just released Phoenix 2.0! I took over the project this summer and rewrote it from the ground up. :) Phoenix is a lightweight OS X window and app manager scriptable with JavaScript. You can also easily use languages which compile to JavaScript such as CoffeeScript. Phoenix aims for efficiency and a very small footprint. If you like the idea of scripting your own window or app management toolkit with JavaScript, Phoenix is probably going to give you the things you want. With Phoenix you can bind keyboard shortcuts and system events, and use these to interact with OS X. Take a look!…
2015 · its alternatives →
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Phoenix 2.2 – a macOS window and app manager scriptable with JavaScript▲7
A lightweight macOS window and app manager scriptable with JavaScript - kasper/phoenix
2016 · github.com · its alternatives →
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Better Window Manager▲233
A tiny window management app for the Mac
2015 · its alternatives →
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Phoenix▲83
Free and open version of Apple's Swift programming language
2014 · web.archive.org · its alternatives →
7
Zazu▲193
Open source launcher, an alternative to Alfred
2017 · zazuapp.org · its alternatives →
8
Autumn▲102
The macOS window manager for JavaScript hackers
2019 · its alternatives →
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Hargun's MacOS▲132
A fully interactive, Mac-like experience directly in browser
Nov 2025 · hargunpreet.vercel.app · its alternatives →
10
Divvy▲89
Simple Mac window management
2014 · mizage.com · its alternatives →
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Phoenix▲103
AI coding agent built for iOS, macOS app development
Aug 2026 · phoenix.vu · its alternatives →
12
Forestry▲187
A lightweight CMS for Jekyll and Hugo sites
2016 · tina.io · its alternatives →
13
MacGap▲166
Build native OS X apps with web technologies
2014 · macgapproject.github.io · its alternatives →
14
Cactus for Mac▲92
A better workflow for hand coding websites
2014 · its alternatives →
15
Kinase▲159
A framework for building web scrapers for Chrome
2017 · b12.io · its alternatives →
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NW.js▲77
A new way of writing desktop apps with Web technologies
2015 · nwjs.io · its alternatives →
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Manageyum 2.0▲184
A browser made precisely for your apps.
2017 · manageyum.com · its alternatives →
18
Desktop Fruit▲140
Curated Mac application designs
2016 · its alternatives →
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Meteor▲107
Platform for building web apps in a fraction of the time
2014 · meteor.com · its alternatives →
20
Markoff▲94
A free Markdown previewer for OS X
2016 · thoughtbot.com · its alternatives →
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Zenaton▲47
Powerful & Easy Automation for Developers
2017 · gillesbarbier.dev · its alternatives →
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Things▲85
A delightful and easy to use task manager for Mac and iOS
2014 · culturedcode.com · its alternatives →
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Limitless▲90
A productivity companion for Chrome
2013 · chromewebstore.google.com · its alternatives →
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Min▲85
A smarter web browser
2016 · palmeral.github.io · its alternatives →

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