Alternatives to MonitorControl
Other tools in this directory that do similar work, with a verified install command for each. MonitorControl itself: install MonitorControl.
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
Stats
macOS system monitor in your menu bar
nvtop
GPU & Accelerator process monitoring for AMD, Apple, Huawei, Intel, NVIDIA and Qualcomm
findomain
The fastest and complete solution for domain recognition. Supports screenshoting, port scan, HTTP check, data import from other tools, subdomain monit
VibeProxy
Native macOS menu bar app to use your Claude Code & ChatGPT subscriptions with AI coding tools - no API keys needed
somo
A human-friendly alternative to netstat for socket and port monitoring on Linux and macOS
ddcctl
DDC monitor controls (brightness) for Mac OSX command line
Mac Monitor
"The missing ProcMon for macOS": Mac Monitor records Endpoint Security events and displays them for analysis
scrcpy
Display and control your Android device
btop
A monitor of resources
spdlog
Fast C++ logging library
Reactotron
A desktop app for inspecting your React JS and React Native projects. macOS, Linux, and Windows
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
Secretive
Protect your SSH keys with your Mac's Secure Enclave
redshift
Redshift adjusts the color temperature of your screen according to your surroundings. This may help your eyes hurt less if you are working in front of
MeetingBar
🇺🇦 Your meetings at your fingertips in the macOS menu bar
displayplacer
macOS command line utility to configure multi-display resolutions and arrangements. Essentially XRandR for macOS
BLEUnlock
Lock/unlock your Mac with your iPhone, Apple Watch, or any other Bluetooth LE devices
hubble
Hubble - Network, Service & Security Observability for Kubernetes using eBPF
git-sizer
Compute various size metrics for a Git repository, flagging those that might cause problems
sjk
Small set of tools for JVM troublshooting, monitoring and profiling
gyb
Got Your Back (GYB) is a command line tool for backing up your Gmail messages to your computer using Gmail's API over HTTPS
gotop
A terminal based graphical activity monitor inspired by gtop and vtop
quill
Ultra-low-latency asynchronous C++17 logging and metrics library for performance-critical applications
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 MonitorControl — 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.
MonitorControl 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.