Alternatives to FineTune
Other tools in this directory that do similar work, with a verified install command for each. FineTune itself: install FineTune.
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
BitBar
Put the output from any script or program into your macOS Menu Bar (the BitBar reboot)
Proxy Audio Device
A virtual audio driver for macOS that sends all audio to another output
scrcpy
Display and control your Android device
Vorssaint
Free and open-source macOS menu bar toolkit
Hidden Bar
An ultra-light MacOS utility that helps hide menu bar icons
concurrentqueue
A fast multi-producer, multi-consumer lock-free concurrent queue for C++11
WhatCable
macOS menu bar app that tells you, in plain English, what each USB-C cable plugged into your Mac can actually do
PureMac
Free, open-source macOS cleaner. CleanMyMac alternative with zero telemetry. Native SwiftUI, scheduled auto-cleaning, Xcode/Homebrew/system cache clea
Gitify
Git notifications on your menu bar. Available on macOS, Windows & Linux
MeetingBar
🇺🇦 Your meetings at your fingertips in the macOS menu bar
Reminders MenuBar
Simple macOS menu bar application to view and interact with reminders. Developed with SwiftUI and using Apple Reminders as a source
GhostPepper
100% private on-device voice models for speech-to-text and meeting transcription on macOS
LocationSimulator
MacOS application to spoof / fake / mock your iOS / iPadOS or iPhoneSimulator device location. WatchOS and TvOS are partially supported
Hot
Hot is macOS menu bar application that displays the CPU speed limit due to thermal issues
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!)
rtaudio
A set of C++ classes that provide a common API for realtime audio input/output across Linux (native ALSA, JACK, PulseAudio and OSS), Macintosh OS X (C
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
nelm
Nelm is a Helm 4 alternative. It is a Kubernetes deployment tool that manages Helm Charts and deploys them to Kubernetes. The Nelm goal is to provide
Aural Player
(Archived) An audio file player for macOS, inspired by Winamp
typescript
TypeScript is a superset of JavaScript that compiles to clean JavaScript output
MarkText
📝A simple and elegant markdown editor, available for Linux, macOS and Windows
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 FineTune — 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.
FineTune 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.