Work · alternatives · 2026
24 alternatives to StepGrab
Turn any Mac task into a step-by-step guide
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 2 we have checked on their own sites, 1 of them free or with a free tier.
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Smooth Recorderfrom $9/mo▲257Mac screen recordings that look edited when you hit stop
18d ago · smoothrecorder.com · its alternatives →
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One Thing▲138Put a single task or goal in your Mac's menu bar
2022 · apps.apple.com · its alternatives →
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MenubarX▲474A powerful menu bar browser. Pin websites like Native Apps.
2022 · menubarx.app · its alternatives →
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StepShot▲89AI that turns real workflows into step-by-step guides
Aug 2026 · stepshot.app · its alternatives →
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Crest▲141Three native Mac apps that talk to each other instead of the cloud. Take records the screen, Minutes writes the meeting notes on device, Crest runs them both from the notch. Pay once, $49.99 for all three or $19.99 to $29.99 each, and nothing you record leaves your Mac.
Jun 2026 · crestnotch.app · its alternatives →
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Create guides and video tutorials with no hassle
2019 · uipath.com · its alternatives →
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Makerlog Menubar▲291Log your tasks openly, faster than ever before! 🔥🚢
2018 · ambitiousfounder.com · its alternatives →
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Check your Google Analytics data from your Mac's menu bar
2021 · apps.apple.com · its alternatives →
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Peek▲96The keyboard-first productivity tool for Mac that keeps critical info one keystroke away. Monitor dashboards, feeds, and tools without breaking your flow.
Dec 2025 · justpeek.app · its alternatives →
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Annotate▲193Menubar app to draw on any app or screen on macOS
2024 · getannotate.com · its alternatives →
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Annotate screenshots right from your Mac's menu bar!
2017 · getcloudapp.com · its alternatives →
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Instant for Mac▲132A menu bar app to track the daily time spent on your Mac
2015 · apps.apple.com · its alternatives →
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BitBar▲160Put the output from any script in your Mac OS X Menu Bar
2016 · github.com · its alternatives →
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A one-click camera check, right from the menu bar
2020 · handmirror.app · its alternatives →
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ExtraBar▲152Hey Hacker News The ones that know me here know that I am a productivity geek. After DockFlow to manage my Dock and ExtraDock, which gives me more space to manage my apps and files, I decided to tackle the macOS big boss: the menu bar. I spend ~40% of my day context-switching between apps — Zoom meetings, Slack channels, Code projects, and Figma designs. My macOS menu bar has too many useless icons I almost never use. So I thought to myself, how can I use this area to improve my workflows? Most solutions (Bartender, Ice) require screen recording permissions, and did not really solve my…
Dec 2025 · extrabar.app · its alternatives →
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Focused Task▲121Open source mac menubar app that helps you do deep work
2020 · github.com · its alternatives →
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Glisiofree tier, from $9.99/mo▲116Mac Recorder & Snap editor w/auto-zoom, audio, local MP4
Aug 2026 · glisio.com · its alternatives →
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Hotlist▲148Manage your daily todos straight from your Mac menu bar
2023 · pqina.nl · its alternatives →
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