Alternatives to Textream
Other tools in this directory that do similar work, with a verified install command for each. Textream itself: install Textream.
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)
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
bpftop
bpftop provides a dynamic real-time view of running eBPF programs. It displays the average runtime, events per second, and estimated total CPU % for e
Reactotron
A desktop app for inspecting your React JS and React Native projects. macOS, Linux, and Windows
Secretive
Protect your SSH keys with your Mac's Secure Enclave
WhatCable
macOS menu bar app that tells you, in plain English, what each USB-C cable plugged into your Mac can actually do
Dayflow
The automatic work journal/time tracker. Privately turns your screen into a timeline of what you actually accomplished. Open-source and local-first
zsh-autocomplete
🤖 Real-time type-ahead completion for Zsh. Asynchronous find-as-you-type autocompletion
Gitify
Git notifications on your menu bar. Available on macOS, Windows & Linux
BLEUnlock
Lock/unlock your Mac with your iPhone, Apple Watch, or any other Bluetooth LE devices
LidAngleSensor
tfw when you when your lid when uhh angle your lid sensor
ali
Generate HTTP load and plot the results in real-time
xdg-ninja
A shell script which checks your $HOME for unwanted files and directories
LocationSimulator
MacOS application to spoof / fake / mock your iOS / iPadOS or iPhoneSimulator device location. WatchOS and TvOS are partially supported
kubespy
Tools for observing Kubernetes resources in real time, powered by Pulumi
powerline-go
A beautiful and useful low-latency prompt for your shell, written in go
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
nbping
🏎 Nping mean NB Ping, A Ping Tool in Rust with Real-Time Data and Visualizations
folderify
:file_folder: Generate pixel-perfect macOS folder icons in the native style. (Now with support for macOS 26 Tahoe!)
httm
Interactive, file-level Time Machine-like tool for ZFS/btrfs/nilfs2 (and even Time Machine and Restic backups!)
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
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 Textream — 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.
Textream 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.