JetBrains Toolbox alternatives for Mac
JetBrains Toolbox — JetBrains tools manager — is installed 1,999 times a month through Homebrew. These are hand-picked alternatives that occupy the same slot, ordered by how comparable their user base is.
Run
brew install --cask jetbrains-toolbox to install JetBrains Toolbox itself.- Microsoft Visual Studio Code18.3× the installs
- Postman4.6× the installs
- Zed4.4× the installs
- Bruno2.4× the installs
- Tower19.2× smaller user base
- DBeaver Community Edition4.9× the installs
- Insomnia2.5× smaller user base
- Atlassian SourceTree1,048 installs/mo
Full comparison
| JetBrains Toolbox | Microsoft Visual Studio Code | |
|---|---|---|
| Type | GUI app | GUI app |
| Category | Developer Tools | Developer Tools |
| Open source | Not declared | Not declared |
| Licence | Not declared | Not declared |
| Apple silicon | Universal | Universal |
| Latest version | 3.9,3.9.0.88839 | 1.143.1 |
| Dependencies | 0 | 0 |
| Installs (30 days) | 1,999 | 36,536 |
| Install command | brew install --cask jetbrains-toolbox | brew install --cask visual-studio-code |
How we picked these
The list comes from a hand-maintained set of same-purpose apps, not from keyword matching. Alternatives are removed automatically when Homebrew no longer carries them. Ordering reflects 30-day install volume, not paid placement. Data updated 2026-10-26.