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24 alternatives to Sol
Open source macOS command palette
Below are 24 products that do a similar job, ranked by how close each is in meaning and then by launch-day votes. Sol launched in 2022; newer entries below may have overtaken it.
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Paletro▲116Enable command palette (⇧⌘P) in any application on macOS
2020 · appmakes.io · its alternatives →
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Glaze by Raycast▲647Create your own Mac apps by chatting with AI
Jul 2026 · glaze.app · its alternatives →
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Snap Deck HQ▲77Everything you need in one native macOS command bar
Jun 2026 · apps.apple.com · its alternatives →
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Palette For Mac▲205A menu bar based colour contrast analyser
2016 · often.studio · its alternatives →
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Sip for Mac▲393The best way to collect, organize & share your colors
2017 · sipapp.io · its alternatives →
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Open-source Tinder for desktop files on MacOS. 100% Free.
Jan 2026 · github.com · its alternatives →
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Capso▲269Free open-source screenshot & screen recorder for Mac
Apr 2026 · awesomemacapp.com · its alternatives →
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Litur for macOS▲150A better way to find, collect & organize your colors
2020 · litur.app · its alternatives →
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A free, open-source Markdown editor for macOS with customizable appearance profiles, optional Vim keys, and local writing corrections.
Aug 2026 · writemd.app · its alternatives →
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PaletteBrain▲193Use ChatGPT across all your applications, using a shortcut
2023 · palettebrain.com · its alternatives →
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The first public release of our macOS 1.0 version
2020 · coscreen.co · its alternatives →
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10 months ago I posted on HN to announce the initial release of Vicinae, an "everything" command palette compatible with the Raycast extension ecosystem, only available on Linux. Today, after months of work, I'm finally releasing the first macOS version of Vicinae, with full feature parity with the Linux version! From a technical standpoint, it is still a Qt/C++ app with a Node.js powered extension runtime (like Raycast). Something as deeply system-integrated requires calling a lot of native APIs, and when I started the port I wasn't quite sure how easy it would be. Turns out it went a…
Jul 2026 · github.com · its alternatives →
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Smooth volumetric icons for macOS home page customization
2020 · its alternatives →
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Redlamp▲90Native, open-source RAW Lightroom alternative editor for Mac
23d ago · redlamp.app · its alternatives →
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QuickCMD▲109Your favorite commands now in your MacOS menu bar
2025 · apps.apple.com · its alternatives →
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Aqua Swatch▲76Match colors, materials, icons & labels with the macOS
2021 · ohanaware.com · its alternatives →
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Hi HN, I’m Mike, the founder and creator of Wave, a cross-platform open-source terminal that supports inline rendering, modern UI, and persistent sessions. I love the command line; I’ve been using it for over 25 years, starting with a Linux box I made with spare parts in my college dorm room. But while other devtools have been modernized, the terminal has been stuck, with the same basic functionality for over 40-years. What if your command line terminal could display more than just text? That’s crazy right (I can hear the screams of thousands of graybeard sysadmins). Not all the time, but…
2023 · github.com · its alternatives →
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