Alternatives to macshot Offline
Other tools in this directory that do similar work, with a verified install command for each. macshot Offline itself: install macshot Offline.
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
PureMac
Free, open-source macOS cleaner. CleanMyMac alternative with zero telemetry. Native SwiftUI, scheduled auto-cleaning, Xcode/Homebrew/system cache clea
UnnaturalScrollWheels
Invert scroll direction for physical scroll wheels while maintaining "Natural" scrolling for trackpads on MacOS
folderify
:file_folder: Generate pixel-perfect macOS folder icons in the native style. (Now with support for macOS 26 Tahoe!)
Reactotron
A desktop app for inspecting your React JS and React Native projects. macOS, Linux, and Windows
React Native Debugger
The standalone app based on official debugger of React Native, and includes React Inspector / Redux DevTools
AriaNg Native
A better aria2 desktop frontend than AriaNg, with all features of AriaNg and providing more features for desktop usage
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
rq
Record Query - A tool for doing record analysis and transformation
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
MarkText
📝A simple and elegant markdown editor, available for Linux, macOS and Windows
trivy
Find vulnerabilities, misconfigurations, secrets, SBOM in containers, Kubernetes, code repositories, clouds and more
fastfetch
A maintained, feature-rich and performance oriented, neofetch like system information tool
Vorssaint
Free and open-source macOS menu bar toolkit
git-extras
GIT utilities -- repo summary, repl, changelog population, author commit percentages and more
BitBar
Put the output from any script or program into your macOS Menu Bar (the BitBar reboot)
Xournal++
Xournal++ is a handwriting notetaking software with PDF annotation support. Written in C++ with GTK3, supporting Linux (e.g. Ubuntu, Debian, Arch, SUS
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
hack-browser-data
Extract and decrypt browser data, supporting multiple data types, runnable on various operating systems (macOS, Windows, Linux)
entt
Gaming meets modern C++ - a fast and reliable entity component system (ECS) and much more
git-bug
Distributed, offline-first bug tracker integrated in git
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
WhatCable
macOS menu bar app that tells you, in plain English, what each USB-C cable plugged into your Mac can actually do
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 macshot Offline — 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.
macshot Offline 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.