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24 alternatives to TimeLapse

A minimalist, color-accurate MacOS timelapse maker

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

1. 1
   Hyperlapse▲820

   Create amazing time lapse videos (by Instagram)

   2014 · instagram.com · its alternatives →

2. 2
   lapse▲260

   Save instant time-lapse screen recording ✨

   2022 · getlapseapp.com · its alternatives →

3. 3
   Hustl 2.0▲315

   Create awesome timelapses of your Mac screen

   2020 · gohustl.co · its alternatives →

4. 4
   Makerlapse▲104

   Document your journey in a timelapse video

   2019 · iliashad.gumroad.com · its alternatives →

5. 5
   Hustl▲377

   Create awesome time-lapse videos of your Mac screen ✨

   2018 · gohustl.co · its alternatives →

6. 6
   Persecond▲107

   Create timelapses effortlessly

   2015 · flixel.com · its alternatives →

7. 7
   Timelapse Sketch▲96

   Create high-speed videos of your work in Sketch.

   2018 · its alternatives →

8. 8
   Makerlapse▲125

   Document your journey in a timelapse video

   2020 · github.com · its alternatives →

9. 9
   Timelapse▲89

   Capturing and editing timelapses with iPhone

   2024 · apps.apple.com · its alternatives →

10. 10
    Progress Bar OSX▲644

    This is your life and it's ending ⏳ one minute at a time

    2018 · progressbarosx.com · its alternatives →

11. 11
    lapse▲48

    Instant time-lapse video with no re-rendering

    2021 · achuthhadnoor.gumroad.com · its alternatives →

12. 12
    Pomodoro Time▲420

    Simple Pomodoro timer in your Mac's menu bar

    2016 · apps.apple.com · its alternatives →

13. 13
    my new app Timebar has a clever UI (I think)▲81

    Howdy, gang; After almost two weeks of sitting in Apple's approval queue, my new app Timebar is finally available. I think it has a pretty innovative UI feature, so I wanted to float it by Hacker News. It's a timer app that turns your Mac's menu bar into a sort of virtual hourglass. Your menu bar starts out tinted blue (or whatever colour you pick) and it slowly drains from right-to-left until your time is up. It works very well for situations where you want to keep track of time, but don't need to be super precise. The menu bar is easy to glance up at, and it doesn't take long to happen…

    2013 · whimsicalifornia.com · its alternatives →

14. 14
    Later▲447

    Save all your Mac apps for later with one click

    2022 · getlater.app · its alternatives →

15. 15
    Timebar: Beat Procrastination▲70

    Free mac menubar app for getting things done

    2018 · its alternatives →

16. 16
    Poly Capture▲149

    A time-lapse screen recorder for macOS.

    2020 · apps.apple.com · its alternatives →

17. 17
    Tempo▲96

    The app for slowmo & timelapse

    2015 · its alternatives →

18. 18
    HyperChrono▲8

    Create Free Timelapse Videos with a Built-in Stopwatch

    Jun 2026 · hyperchrono.app · its alternatives →

19. 19
    Tim▲148

    Simple time tracker for macOS

    2019 · apps.apple.com · its alternatives →

20. 20
    Makerlapse – Document Your Journey in a Timelapse Video▲23

    Document Your Journery Into A Timelapse Video . Contribute to IliasHad/makerlapse-app development by creating an account on GitHub.

    2020 · github.com · its alternatives →

21. 21
    InstaCal▲256

    The missing menu bar calendar for MacOS

    2017 · instacalapp.com · its alternatives →

22. 22
    Timelapse Assembler▲2

    Easiest mac app to create movies from a sequence of images

    2015 · dayofthenewdan.com · its alternatives →

23. 23
    Letter Lapse▲151

    Customized handwritten timelapse videos

    2016 · letterlapse.com · its alternatives →

24. 24
    ScreenTime+▲88

    Automatic time tracking menubar Mac app

    2024 · its alternatives →

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