What is the best alternative to Fork on Mac?

Raycast is our top pick. It shares Developer tools with Fork and has 140 upvotes from the community. Postico 2 and Transmit 5 are close behind.

What is the best free alternative to Fork on Mac?

Xcode is the best-ranked free alternative to Fork. 5 of the alternatives listed here are completely free.

Is there an open-source alternative to Fork?

Yes. 5 alternatives are open source, including Zed, iTerm2 and Cyberduck.

How many alternatives to Fork are there for Mac?

Mac App Index lists 16 apps that share a category with Fork: 5 completely free, 7 free to start and 5 open source.

Best Fork alternatives for Mac

Fork is a paid app in Developer tools. We found 16 Mac apps that cover the same ground. Of those, 5 are completely free, 7 are free to start and 5 are open source. Raycast leads on overlap and community votes, followed by Postico 2 and Transmit 5.

The app you want to replace

Fork

Fast and friendly Git client

$59.99 · Developer tools

View Fork

16 alternatives to Fork

How we picked: every app here shares at least one category with Fork. Apps that also share features rank higher, and community upvotes break ties. Price and licence never buy a better spot. How we rank apps

1
Hot
Raycast
A faster launcher with superpowers
140Free + in-appDeveloper tools
- Also in Developer tools
- Free to start
2
Postico 2
PostgreSQL client for Mac
85$69.99Developer tools
- Also in Developer tools
3
Transmit 5
File transfer for servers and cloud storage
84SubscriptionDeveloper tools
- Also in Developer tools
4
Zed
Code editor built for speed and collaboration
83Free + in-appDeveloper tools
- Also in Developer tools
- Free to start
- Open source
5
Proxyman
Inspect and debug HTTP traffic
82Free + in-appDeveloper tools
- Also in Developer tools
- Free to start
6
Sublime Text
Fast text editor for code and prose
54$99Developer tools
- Also in Developer tools
7
Xcode
Apple's IDE for every Apple platform
43FreeDeveloper tools
- Also in Developer tools
- Free
8
Tailscale
Private network across your devices
38Free + in-appDeveloper tools
- Also in Developer tools
- Free to start
9
iTerm2
Terminal replacement for macOS
38FreeDeveloper tools
- Also in Developer tools
- Free
- Open source
10
Cyberduck
Open-source browser for servers and cloud storage
28$23.99Developer tools
- Also in Developer tools
- Open source
11
Ghostty
Fast, native terminal emulator
26FreeDeveloper tools
- Also in Developer tools
- Free
- Open source
12
BBEdit
Professional text and code editor
25Free + in-appDeveloper tools
- Also in Developer tools
- Free to start
13
TablePlus
Native client for many databases
20Free + in-appDeveloper tools
- Also in Developer tools
- Free to start
14
OrbStack
Fast Docker containers and Linux machines
16Free + in-appDeveloper tools
- Also in Developer tools
- Free to start
15
CotEditor
Plain-text editor built for macOS
14FreeDeveloper tools
- Also in Developer tools
- Free
- Open source
16
Visual Studio Code
Free code editor from Microsoft
14FreeDeveloper tools
- Also in Developer tools
- Free

Frequently asked questions

What is the best alternative to Fork on Mac?: Raycast is our top pick. It shares Developer tools with Fork and has 140 upvotes from the community. Postico 2 and Transmit 5 are close behind.
What is the best free alternative to Fork on Mac?: Xcode is the best-ranked free alternative to Fork. 5 of the alternatives listed here are completely free.
Is there an open-source alternative to Fork?: Yes. 5 alternatives are open source, including Zed, iTerm2 and Cyberduck.
How many alternatives to Fork are there for Mac?: Mac App Index lists 16 apps that share a category with Fork: 5 completely free, 7 free to start and 5 open source.