WhatCable alternatives

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

★ 2.3k macOS · Linux

BitBar

Put the output from any script or program into your macOS Menu Bar (the BitBar reboot)

★ 18k macOS · Linux

Dayflow

The automatic work journal/time tracker. Privately turns your screen into a timeline of what you actually accomplished. Open-source and local-first

★ 7.2k macOS · Linux

MeetingBar

🇺🇦 Your meetings at your fingertips in the macOS menu bar

★ 5.4k macOS · Linux

Hidden Bar

An ultra-light MacOS utility that helps hide menu bar icons

★ 15k macOS · Linux

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

★ 6.1k macOS · Linux

Gitify

Git notifications on your menu bar. Available on macOS, Windows & Linux

★ 5.4k macOS · Linux

Hot

Hot is macOS menu bar application that displays the CPU speed limit due to thermal issues

★ 3.0k macOS · Linux

inframap

Read your tfstate or HCL to generate a graph specific for each provider, showing only the resources that are most important/relevant

★ 2.1k macOS · Linux

search-that-hash

🔎Searches Hash APIs to crack your hash quickly🔎 If hash is not found, automatically pipes into HashCat⚡

★ 1.4k macOS · Linux

ansible

Ansible is a radically simple IT automation platform that makes your applications and systems easier to deploy and maintain. Automate everything from

★ 71k macOS · Linux

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://

★ 63k macOS · Linux

Vorssaint

Free and open-source macOS menu bar toolkit

★ 22k macOS · Linux

Reactotron

A desktop app for inspecting your React JS and React Native projects. macOS, Linux, and Windows

★ 16k macOS · Linux

npm-check-updates

Find newer versions of package dependencies than what your package.json allows

★ 10k macOS · Linux

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

★ 9.5k macOS · Linux

Secretive

Protect your SSH keys with your Mac's Secure Enclave

★ 8.9k macOS · Linux

git-standup

Recall what you or your team did on the last working day

★ 7.9k macOS · Linux

noTunes

A simple macOS application that will prevent iTunes or Apple Music from launching

★ 6.1k macOS · Linux

Mist

A Mac utility that automatically downloads macOS Firmwares / Installers

★ 5.2k macOS · Linux

BLEUnlock

Lock/unlock your Mac with your iPhone, Apple Watch, or any other Bluetooth LE devices

★ 4.5k macOS · Linux

LidAngleSensor

tfw when you when your lid when uhh angle your lid sensor

★ 4.2k macOS · Linux

Reminders MenuBar

Simple macOS menu bar application to view and interact with reminders. Developed with SwiftUI and using Apple Reminders as a source

★ 4.0k macOS · Linux

Textream

Textream is a free macOS teleprompter app for streamers, interviewers, and presenters. It highlights your script in real-time as you speak, displayed

★ 3.8k macOS · Linux

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.