Mackup Alternatives

Mackup is described as 'Keep your application settings in sync (OS X/Linux)' and is an app. There are five alternatives to Mackup for a variety of platforms, including Linux, Mac, Windows, BSD and Rust apps. The best Mackup alternative is chezmoi, which is both free and Open Source. Other great apps like Mackup are Dotter, filetailor, GNU Stow and MacFlow.

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  1. chezmoi icon

    chezmoi

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    Dotfiles manager through a version control system.

    Cost / License

    • Free
    • Open Source (MIT)

    Platforms

    • Windows
    • Linux
    • BSD
    • FreeBSD
    • OpenBSD
    • Mac
     
  2. D

    Dotter

     1 like

    A dotfile manager and templater written in Rust.

    Cost / License

    Platforms

    • Rust
    • Mac
    • Homebrew
    • Linux
    • Windows
    • BSD
     
  4. filetailor icon

    filetailor

     2 likes

    filetailor is a peer-based configuration management utility for plain-text files (and directories) such as dotfiles. Files are backed up to a specified folder using filetailor, transferred to another device using tools such as Nextcloud or Syncthing, and then restored on other...

    Cost / License

    Platforms

    • Mac
    • Windows
    • Linux
     
  5. G

    GNU Stow

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    GNU Stow is a symlink farm manager which takes distinct packages of software and/or data located in separate directories on the filesystem, and makes them appear to be installed in the same place. This is particularly useful for keeping track of system-wide and per-user...

    Cost / License

    • Free
    • Open Source

    Platforms

    • Linux
     
  6. MacFlow icon

    MacFlow

     Like

    MacFlow is a native macOS application designed for developers who want to maintain a "dialed-in" setup without the manual overhead of managing complex scripts. It monitors your local environment for configuration drift—the silent changes that happen to your dotfiles...

    Cost / License

    • Paid
    • Proprietary

    Application type

    Platforms

    • Mac
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