Best Brink alternatives for Mac
Brink is a free app in Menu bar, Productivity and Utilities. We found 24 Mac apps that cover the same ground. Of those, 6 are completely free, 6 are free to start and 6 are open source. Automater Lite leads on overlap and community votes, followed by Tilora and Magnet.
The app you want to replace
Brink
Turn your trackpad's edges into volume and brightness
Free · Menu bar, Productivity and Utilities
24 alternatives to Brink
How we picked: every app here shares at least one category with Brink. Apps that also share features rank higher, and community upvotes break ties. Price and licence never buy a better spot. How we rank apps
- 1New
Automater Lite
Menu bar app for your AI coding agents, sessions and limits
0Free, optional paid PROMenu bar- Also in Menu bar
- Also in Productivity
- Also in Utilities
- 2New
Tilora
A Dynamic Island for the MacBook notch
0$9.99, onceMenu bar- Also in Menu bar
- Also in Productivity
- Also in Utilities
- 3Featured
Magnet
Snap windows into tidy layouts
242$4.99Productivity- Also in Productivity
- Also in Utilities
- One-time purchase
- 4
Paste
Clipboard history you can search
199SubscriptionProductivity- Also in Productivity
- Also in Utilities
- 5
Fantastical
Calendar and tasks in plain English
156Free + in-appMenu bar- Also in Menu bar
- Also in Productivity
- 6
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Unclutter
Notes, files and clips in a pull-down drawer
113$19.99Menu bar- Also in Menu bar
- Also in Productivity
- One-time purchase
- 8
Bartender
Organize your menu bar icons
106PaidMenu bar- Also in Menu bar
- Also in Utilities
- One-time purchase
- 9
Rectangle
Move and resize windows with shortcuts
91FreeProductivity- Also in Productivity
- Also in Utilities
- Open source
- 10
- 11
MeetingBar
Your next meeting in the menu bar
83FreeMenu bar- Also in Menu bar
- Also in Productivity
- Open source
- 12
Dato
Calendar and time zones in the menu bar
82$18Menu bar- Also in Menu bar
- Also in Productivity
- One-time purchase
- 13
Pure Paste
Paste plain text by default
63$4.00Menu bar- Also in Menu bar
- Also in Utilities
- One-time purchase
- 14
Alfred
Keyboard launcher with custom workflows
60Free + in-appProductivity- Also in Productivity
- Also in Utilities
- 15
- 16
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Maccy
Lightweight clipboard manager
29$9.99Menu bar- Also in Menu bar
- Also in Utilities
- Open source
- One-time purchase
- 18
iStat Menus
Detailed system stats in your menu bar
23$11.99Menu bar- Also in Menu bar
- Also in Utilities
- One-time purchase
- 19
- 20
BetterTouchTool
Custom gestures and shortcuts for everything
12PaidProductivity- Also in Productivity
- Also in Utilities
- One-time purchase
- 21
MonitorControl
Brightness keys for external displays
10FreeMenu bar- Also in Menu bar
- Also in Utilities
- Open source
- 22
- 23New
TypeFire
Free text expander, Markdown notes and clipboard for Mac
1Free, Pro $18 onceProductivity- Also in Productivity
- Also in Utilities
- 24New
HoldTalk
Hold fn, speak, and your words appear
0€19 one-timeProductivity- Also in Productivity
- Also in Utilities
Frequently asked questions
- What is the best alternative to Brink on Mac?
- Automater Lite is our top pick. It shares Menu bar, Productivity and Utilities with Brink and has 0 upvotes from the community. Tilora and Magnet are close behind.
- What is the best free alternative to Brink on Mac?
- Amphetamine is the best-ranked free alternative to Brink. 6 of the alternatives listed here are completely free.
- Is there an open-source alternative to Brink?
- Yes. 6 alternatives are open source, including Rectangle, MeetingBar and Stats.
- How many alternatives to Brink are there for Mac?
- Mac App Index lists 24 apps that share a category with Brink: 6 completely free, 6 free to start and 6 open source.