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24 alternatives to Stoa for Mac

Beautiful media browsing for the folders you already use

Below are 24 products that do a similar job, ranked by how close each is in meaning and then by launch-day votes.

1. 1
   Stash▲135

   Manage temporary files, text, and media with drag-and-drop

   2025 · apps.apple.com · its alternatives →

2. 2
   Pichon for Mac▲270

   Best design graphics at your fingertips, just drag and drop

   2021 · icons8.com · its alternatives →

3. 3
   FolderPlus▲101

   Peek inside any folder without opening it

   Jun 2026 · apps.apple.com · its alternatives →

4. 4
   Folder Peek▲135

   Put folders in the menu bar on your Mac

   2022 · apps.apple.com · its alternatives →

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   AI search for every photo and every frame of video on macOS▲183

   Deep AI search for every photo and every frame of video in any folder on macOS - allenv0/SCM

   24d ago · github.com · its alternatives →

6. 6
   Vimeo for macOS▲136

   Full control over your video workflow from your desktop

   2018 · apps.apple.com · its alternatives →

7. 7
   Vista▲113

   The image viewer macOS should have built.

   Apr 2026 · apps.apple.com · its alternatives →

8. 8
   Pixea▲142

   The invisible image viewer for macOS

   2020 · imagetasks.com · its alternatives →

9. 9
   Picser 2.0▲127

   Native macOS image viewer with tags & slideshow

   Dec 2025 · apps.apple.com · its alternatives →

10. 10
    Pica▲214

    Fully native app for managing your fonts on MacOS

    Apr 2026 · pica.joshpuckett.me · its alternatives →

11. 11
    Viso▲128

    Beautiful minimal image viewer for MacOS

    2019 · getviso.app · its alternatives →

12. 12
    Snipit - Ultimate OCR app for Mac▲131

    Effortless image to text conversion for Mac

    2024 · getsnipit.com · its alternatives →

13. 13
    photos2webgallery▲69

    Create lovely web galleries directly from macOS Photos app.

    2018 · photos2webgallery.com · its alternatives →

14. 14
    Unfold▲123

    Extend macOS Quick Look to folders, archives & code files

    Mar 2026 · unfold.tools · its alternatives →

15. 15
    Glance▲157

    All-in-one Quick Look plugin for macOS

    2020 · github.com · its alternatives →

16. 16
    cryo▲91

    A visual file manager

    2020 · cryonet.io · its alternatives →

17. 17
    Learned Objective C as a high schooler and made this iPhone game▲158

    The latest macOS offers the world’s best way to play — and add to — your collection of music, movies, TV shows, podcasts, audiobooks, and more.

    2012 · itunes.apple.com · its alternatives →

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    iPhotron▲107

    A macOS Photos–style photo manager for Windows — folder-native, non-destructive, with HEIC/MOV Live Photo, map view, and GPU-accelerated browsing. - OliverZhaohaibin/iPhotron-LocalPhotoAlbumManager

    Jan 2026 · github.com · its alternatives →

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    iPreview▲139

    Powerful macOS quick look extension application

    2022 · ipreview.app · its alternatives →

20. 20
    Stash▲71

    A tactile control layer for MacOS

    Jun 2026 · stashformac.com · its alternatives →

21. 21
    Retroactive▲63

    Run Aperture, iPhoto, or iTunes on macOS Catalina

    2019 · github.com · its alternatives →

22. 22
    OpenFolder▲101

    Open any folder on macOS instantly

    Oct 2025 · apps.apple.com · its alternatives →

23. 23
    Your private Reddit, best topic messenger▲44

    The latest macOS offers the world’s best way to play — and add to — your collection of music, movies, TV shows, podcasts, audiobooks, and more.

    2015 · itunes.apple.com · its alternatives →

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    Folderizer▲94

    Personalize your desktop experience with colorful folders

    2024 · its alternatives →

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