Alternatives to Vorssaint
Other tools in this directory that do similar work, with a verified install command for each. Vorssaint itself: install Vorssaint.
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)
Hidden Bar
An ultra-light MacOS utility that helps hide menu bar icons
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
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
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!)
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
Reactotron
A desktop app for inspecting your React JS and React Native projects. macOS, Linux, and Windows
Xournal++
Xournal++ is a handwriting notetaking software with PDF annotation support. Written in C++ with GTK3, supporting Linux (e.g. Ubuntu, Debian, Arch, SUS
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)
foundry
Foundry is a blazing fast, portable and modular toolkit for Ethereum application development written in Rust
buildkitd
concurrent, cache-efficient, and Dockerfile-agnostic builder toolkit
PureMac
Free, open-source macOS cleaner. CleanMyMac alternative with zero telemetry. Native SwiftUI, scheduled auto-cleaning, Xcode/Homebrew/system cache clea
noTunes
A simple macOS application that will prevent iTunes or Apple Music from launching
OnlySwitch
⚙️ All-in-One menu bar app, hide 💻MacBook Pro's notch, dark mode, AirPods, Shortcuts
Mist
A Mac utility that automatically downloads macOS Firmwares / Installers
Finicky
A macOS app for customizing which browser to start
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 Vorssaint — 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.
Vorssaint 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.