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24 alternatives to Übersicht

Hackable desktop widgets for the Mac

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

1. 1
   HackerBracket▲219

   A community for sharing hacks

   2014 · its alternatives →

2. 2
   BetaPage 2.0▲224

   Community of Hackers and Makers

   2017 · its alternatives →

3. 3
   Detectify▲124

   Go hack yourself!

   2014 · its alternatives →

4. 4
   Hackaball▲87

   The computer you can throw!

   2015 · its alternatives →

5. 5
   Screen Flow▲116

   Screen recording and editing for Mac

   2014 · its alternatives →

6. 6
   HackStore▲138

   Discover, download and buy apps for your Mac

   2015 · its alternatives →

7. 7
   hackster.io▲77

   Where hardware hackers and makers share their projects

   2014 · its alternatives →

8. 8HP
   HackerThings - Products for hackers▲364

   2011 · hackerthings.com · its alternatives →

9. 9
   GitHub Desktop▲252

   The New Native

   2017 · its alternatives →

10. 10
    MackerNews▲84

    Beautiful Readable Hacker News Articles

    2015 · its alternatives →

11. 11
    Hackpad▲114

    The simplest way to organize and share knowledge

    2014 · its alternatives →

12. 12
    GoodUI▲285

    Collection of clever UX patterns & ideas

    2014 · its alternatives →

13. 13
    Fluid▲215

    Turn Your Favorite Web Apps into Real Mac Apps

    2014 · its alternatives →

14. 14
    Camouflage▲74

    Hides your Mac desktop icons

    2015 · its alternatives →

15. 15
    Endless Icons▲201

    A collection of free flat icons and creative stuff

    2014 · its alternatives →

16. 16
    Goji▲227

    The Keyboard for Fun

    2014 · its alternatives →

17. 17
    Game of Hacks▲72

    Test your application hacking skills.

    2014 · its alternatives →

18. 18
    Hacker News Search▲92

    a faster hnsearch

    2014 · its alternatives →

19. 19
    ScreenFlow 5▲152

    Screencasting and editing software for Mac

    2014 · its alternatives →

20. 20
    Todo for hackers▲101

    CLI Todo app for hackers

    2015 · its alternatives →

21. 21HH
    Hacky – Hacker News app for Mac▲163

    2013 · hackyapp.com · its alternatives →

22. 22
    BookMarkable▲86

    Bookmark anything

    2016 · its alternatives →

23. 23
    Hello Tech Pros: Hacking for Fun and Proft▲66

    But mostly for fun

    2016 · its alternatives →

24. 24
    HackDash▲11

    Ideas for a hackaton

    2016 · its alternatives →

Ranked by how close each launch is in meaning, then by votes. Prices were read from each product’s own site when checked and can change. Refine with your own description →