Alternatives to WhatCable
Other tools in this directory that do similar work, with a verified install command for each. WhatCable itself: install WhatCable.
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)
Dayflow
The automatic work journal/time tracker. Privately turns your screen into a timeline of what you actually accomplished. Open-source and local-first
MeetingBar
🇺🇦 Your meetings at your fingertips in the macOS menu bar
Hidden Bar
An ultra-light MacOS utility that helps hide menu bar icons
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
Gitify
Git notifications on your menu bar. Available on macOS, Windows & Linux
Hot
Hot is macOS menu bar application that displays the CPU speed limit due to thermal issues
inframap
Read your tfstate or HCL to generate a graph specific for each provider, showing only the resources that are most important/relevant
search-that-hash
🔎Searches Hash APIs to crack your hash quickly🔎 If hash is not found, automatically pipes into HashCat⚡
ansible
Ansible is a radically simple IT automation platform that makes your applications and systems easier to deploy and maintain. Automate everything from
git
Git Source Code Mirror - This is a publish-only repository but pull requests can be turned into patches to the mailing list via GitGitGadget (https://
Vorssaint
Free and open-source macOS menu bar toolkit
Reactotron
A desktop app for inspecting your React JS and React Native projects. macOS, Linux, and Windows
npm-check-updates
Find newer versions of package dependencies than what your package.json allows
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
git-standup
Recall what you or your team did on the last working day
noTunes
A simple macOS application that will prevent iTunes or Apple Music from launching
Mist
A Mac utility that automatically downloads macOS Firmwares / Installers
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
Reminders MenuBar
Simple macOS menu bar application to view and interact with reminders. Developed with SwiftUI and using Apple Reminders as a source
Textream
Textream is a free macOS teleprompter app for streamers, interviewers, and presenters. It highlights your script in real-time as you speak, displayed
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 WhatCable — 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.
WhatCable 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.