Alternatives to Crystalfetch
Other tools in this directory that do similar work, with a verified install command for each. Crystalfetch itself: install Crystalfetch.
Retroactive
Run Aperture, iPhoto, and iTunes on macOS Golden Gate, macOS Tahoe, macOS Sequoia, macOS Sonoma, macOS Ventura, macOS Monterey, macOS Big Sur, and mac
Xournal++
Xournal++ is a handwriting notetaking software with PDF annotation support. Written in C++ with GTK3, supporting Linux (e.g. Ubuntu, Debian, Arch, SUS
MarkText
📝A simple and elegant markdown editor, available for Linux, macOS and Windows
BitBar
Put the output from any script or program into your macOS Menu Bar (the BitBar reboot)
Reactotron
A desktop app for inspecting your React JS and React Native projects. macOS, Linux, and Windows
hack-browser-data
Extract and decrypt browser data, supporting multiple data types, runnable on various operating systems (macOS, Windows, Linux)
noTunes
A simple macOS application that will prevent iTunes or Apple Music from launching
Gitify
Git notifications on your menu bar. Available on macOS, Windows & Linux
dwarfs
A fast high-compression read-only file system for Linux, FreeBSD, macOS and Windows
Razer macOS
Color effects manager for Razer devices for macOS. Supports High Sierra (10.13) to Monterey (12.0). Made by the community, based on openrazer
folderify
:file_folder: Generate pixel-perfect macOS folder icons in the native style. (Now with support for macOS 26 Tahoe!)
LocalizationEditor
Simple macOS editor app to help you manage iOS and macOS app localizations by allowing you to edit all the translations side by side
Multi
Create custom, lightweight macOS apps from websites
AutoDMG
Create deployable system images from OS X installer
Gmail Desktop
:postbox: Gmail desktop app for macOS, Windows & Linux (formerly Gmail Desktop)
croc
Easily and securely send things from one computer to another :crocodile: :package:
maigret
🕵️♂️ Collect a dossier on a person by username from 6K websites
Recordly
Create polished demo videos without editing skills. Mac/Windows/Linux
Vorssaint
Free and open-source macOS menu bar toolkit
Hidden Bar
An ultra-light MacOS utility that helps hide menu bar icons
Easydict
A concise and elegant Dictionary and Translator macOS App for looking up words and translating text
archi-steam-farm
C# application with primary purpose of farming Steam cards from multiple accounts simultaneously
git-secrets
Prevents you from committing secrets and credentials into git repositories
FineTune
FineTune, a macOS menu bar app for per-app volume control, multi-device output, audio routing, and 10-band EQ. Free and open-source alternative to Sou
How we picked these
We match on what the tool does and how it installs, then order by how widely each project is used. We're not saying these are better or worse than Crystalfetch — that depends on what you're building. We're saying they're the projects people reach for in the same situations, and each one has an install command we checked against its documentation.
Crystalfetch is developed by its own authors and this page is an independent reference; we are not affiliated with or sponsored by any project listed, and nothing here is a paid placement.