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24 alternatives to RerouteMe

One-click macOS proxy configuration

Below are 24 products that do a similar job, ranked by how close each is in meaning and then by launch-day votes. RerouteMe launched in 2023; newer entries below may have overtaken it.

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   Proxy.app▲68

   An app to proxy your network connections, native for OS X

   2014 · blog.websecurify.com · its alternatives →

2. 2
   Ophiuchi▲137

   Setup localhost SSL proxy in 5 seconds

   2024 · ophiuchi.dev · its alternatives →

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   TripMode 2▲194

   Manage your Mac's broadband usage while on a hotspot

   2015 · tripmode.ch · its alternatives →

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   MacProxy Plus – Surf the Modern Web on Vintage Computers▲84

   I created an enhanced fork of the popular MacProxy project called MacProxy Plus, which makes it possible to browse the modern web on vintage hardware. You run MPP on a machine on your local network and configure the Mac (or other vintage computer) to use it as a proxy server. MPP converts HTTPS to HTTP, strips out CSS, JavaScript, and other tags the Mac's browser doesn't recognize, then serves super-simplified HTML that actually loads pretty fast on the nearly 40 year old machine. Custom handling is enabled by "extensions" (individual python scripts) which intercept requests for given…

   2024 · github.com · its alternatives →

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   Pinggy▲282

   Public URLs for localhost without downloading any binary

   2024 · pinggy.io · its alternatives →

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   Proxy.app▲80

   Web Interception Proxy For Mac OS X

   2015 · its alternatives →

7. 7
   One Switch▲218

   All your mac toggles in one place

   2019 · fireball.studio · its alternatives →

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   Create a custom macOS app from a group of websites▲170

   Create custom, lightweight macOS apps from websites - kofigumbs/multi

   2020 · github.com · its alternatives →

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   Routepath▲108

   Simple HTTPS, routing, and custom domains for your sites

   2020 · its alternatives →

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    WhyFi▲44

    A macOS menu bar app that watches your Wi-Fi and tells you what

    Mar 2026 · whyfi.network · its alternatives →

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    Multi▲95

    Create a custom macOS app from a group of websites

    2020 · github.com · its alternatives →

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    Overbrowsered▲103

    Open links in the browser you used most recently

    2021 · github.com · its alternatives →

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    Vibedock▲98

    Toggle Claude Code MCP servers from your menu bar

    May 2026 · vibedock.dev · its alternatives →

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    Switchie▲95

    Proxy switcher with monitoring and port detection

    2017 · its alternatives →

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    PipeGate – A Lightweight, Self-Hosted Proxy to Expose Local Servers▲33

    Hi Hacker News, I’d like to introduce PipeGate, a lightweight, self-hosted proxy built with FastAPI. I created PipeGate as a fun little exercise to understand how tunneling services work under the hood. PipeGate allows you to expose your local servers to the internet, giving you full control over your setup.

    2024 · github.com · its alternatives →

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    Mux: Auto Network Switch▲79

    Automatic priority-based network switching for your Mac

    Mar 2026 · parcse.com · its alternatives →

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    Quick tunnels to localhost with one command and no binary download▲101

    Pinggy is the simplest way to bring your localhost projects online. It the the fastest way to create secure tunnels to localhost with a public url.

    2023 · pinggy.io · its alternatives →

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    MacWiFi▲69

    Know if your internet is flaky before your next call

    Apr 2026 · macwifi.live · its alternatives →

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    Legacy Mac Proxy▲14

    2021 · jonathanalland.com · its alternatives →

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    Automatic proxy setup for SSH'able boxes that have no network access▲51

    Automate "airgapped" server proxy with ssh socks proxy - AkselAllas/airgapt

    2021 · github.com · its alternatives →

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    Gertrude▲80

    Rethinking parental controls for macOS

    2023 · gertrude.app · its alternatives →

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    Proxyclick▲68

    Manage visitors to your office, from invitation to checkout.

    2015 · eptura.com · its alternatives →

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    WireGuard for macOS▲6

    Modern and secure VPN tunnel protocol for macOS

    2019 · apps.apple.com · its alternatives →

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    The Wifi Block – Let your guests connect to WiFi with just a tap▲34

    Let your guests connect to Wifi with just a tap

    2020 · thewifiblock.com · its alternatives →

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