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24 alternatives to Sophos Antivirus for Mac

Sophos Antivirus for Mac Home Edition

Below are 24 products that do a similar job, ranked by how close each is in meaning and then by launch-day votes. Sophos Antivirus for Mac launched in 2015; newer entries below may have overtaken it.

1. 1
   KnockKnock▲90

   Identify persistently installed malware

   2017 · objective-see.org · its alternatives →

2. 2
   Malwarebytes 3.0▲177

   A next-generation antivirus replacement

   2016 · malwarebytes.com · its alternatives →

3. 3
   Avast Passwords for Mac▲197

   Free password manager from Avast

   2016 · avast.com · its alternatives →

4. 4
   MacOS High Sierra▲455

   Apple's newest MacOS update

   2017 · apple.com · its alternatives →

5. 5
   Todo for hackers▲101

   CLI Todo app for hackers

   2015 · github.com · its alternatives →

6. 6
   Antivirus One▲3

   Security Protection for Mac.Antivirus & Malware Protection

   2022 · apps.apple.com · its alternatives →

7. 7
   HackStore▲138

   Discover, download and buy apps for your Mac

   2015 · its alternatives →

8. 8
   Hacker Menu▲75

   Check Hacker News from your Mac menu bar

   2015 · hackermenu.io · its alternatives →

9. 9
   Mac CLi▲226

   OS X command line tools for developers

   2016 · github.com · its alternatives →

10. 10
    Apparency 3.0▲169

    Quick look if an OS X Installer package is safe

    2025 · mothersruin.com · its alternatives →

11. 11
    Tumblr for Mac▲169

    Official Tumblr Mac App

    2014 · apps.apple.com · its alternatives →

12. 12
    MacOS Server▲108

    Just like that, your Mac is a powerful server

    2016 · apple.com · its alternatives →

13. 13
    NANO Antivirus Pro▲4

    Effective, fast, easy-to-use antivirus

    2017 · nano-av.com · its alternatives →

14. 14
    The Hunt▲225

    See the latest product hunts from your Mac's menu bar

    2014 · its alternatives →

15. 15
    Dr. Antivirus▲2

    The most effective antivirus Apps on Mac

    2018 · its alternatives →

16. 16
    Computer Virus Catalog▲56

    An illustrated guide to the worst computer viruses

    2014 · computerviruscatalog.com · its alternatives →

17. 17
    SkyAV by Rawstream▲65

    Cloud AntiVirus for Cloud Storage

    2016 · its alternatives →

18. 18
    1000+ free macOS Big Sur Icons▲151

    Open source and community created icons for macOS Big Sur.

    2020 · macosicons.com · its alternatives →

19. 19
    BlinkMail▲68

    email triage for mac owners

    2014 · blinkmailapp.com · its alternatives →

20. 20
    The Malware Museum▲100

    A collection of malware programs from the 80s and 90s

    2016 · archive.org · its alternatives →

21. 21
    SizeUpma▲113

    The best windows manager for Mac

    2014 · irradiatedsoftware.com · its alternatives →

22. 22
    Max Secure App Store for Mac▲64

    Complete security & privacy suite for your Mac

    2015 · maxsecuremac.com · its alternatives →

23. 23
    Hacker News-cli▲82

    Browse Hacker News from your Terminal

    2016 · github.com · its alternatives →

24. 24
    Onyx▲2

    System utilities for MacOS

    2017 · titanium-software.fr · its alternatives →

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