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Mac App

Maccelerate

Make switching Spaces, Cmd-Tab and Mission Control feel faster on your Mac.

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  • Rating

    4.4 / 5

  • Pricing

    Free

  • Difficulty

    Beginner

  • Works on

    macOS

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What is Maccelerate?

Maccelerate is a free, native macOS app that speeds up the transitions you use all day: switching Spaces, Cmd-Tab, Mission Control and App Exposé, with speeds and shortcuts you control. It keeps System Integrity Protection enabled, runs locally and its code is MIT licensed.

Pros: what Maccelerate does well

  • Faster Space and Mission Control transitions
  • No need to disable System Integrity Protection
  • Free and MIT licensed

Cons: where it falls short

  • Only changes animation speed, not app performance
  • Mac only

Who Maccelerate is for

Mac users who switch between Spaces and apps all day.

Who can skip it

People who rarely use Spaces or Mission Control.

Maccelerate alternatives

Not sold on Maccelerate? These do a similar job, and each card says what it has in common.

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Focus: system monitor, menu bar app and open source. Shares mac utility with Maccelerate. Adds Offline. Rated 4.7 (Maccelerate: 4.4).

Mac AppFreemacOS, Offline
4.7Visit

hop

Focus: menu bar, utilities and pomodoro. Shares macos with Maccelerate. Rated 4.5 (Maccelerate: 4.4).

Mac AppFreemacOS
4.5Visit

DynamicLake

Focus: menu bar, notifications and focus. Shares macos with Maccelerate. Paid but Affordable (Maccelerate: Free). Rated 4.3 (Maccelerate: 4.4).

Mac AppPaid but AffordablemacOS
4.3Visit

Capsomnia

Focus: keep awake, macbook and caps lock. Also in Focus and Personal Productivity, like Maccelerate. Same 4.4 rating.

Mac AppFreemacOS
4.4Visit

Shhepit

Focus: calm, sound and meetings. Also in Focus and Personal Productivity, like Maccelerate. Rated 4.1 (Maccelerate: 4.4).

Mac AppFreemacOS
4.1Visit

Free alternatives to Maccelerate

Want to spend nothing? These free picks cover similar ground.

Loop

Focus: window manager, productivity and keyboard. Shares macos with Maccelerate. Rated 4.8 (Maccelerate: 4.4).

Mac AppFreemacOS
4.8Visit

AeroSpace

Focus: tiling window manager, window management and keyboard shortcuts. Shares macos with Maccelerate. Rated 4.7 (Maccelerate: 4.4).

Mac AppFreemacOS
4.7Visit

How to Focus, Solved

Focus: focus, attention and self-improvement. Also in Focus and Personal Productivity, like Maccelerate. A YouTube Video, not a Mac app. Adds Web. Rated 4.7 (Maccelerate: 4.4).

YouTube VideoFreeWeb, Cross-Platform
4.7Visit

Karabiner-Elements

Focus: keyboard remapping, shortcuts and hyper key. Shares macos with Maccelerate. Rated 4.7 (Maccelerate: 4.4).

Mac AppFreemacOS
4.7Visit

Learning How to Learn

Focus: course, study and free. Also in Focus and Personal Productivity, like Maccelerate. A course, not a Mac app. Adds Web. Rated 4.7 (Maccelerate: 4.4).

CourseFreeWeb, Cross-Platform
4.7Visit
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