Loop alternatives for Mac
Loop — Window manager — is installed 636 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 loop to install Loop itself.- Amethyst631 installs/mo
- Rectangle15.5× the installs
- Hammerspoon11.3× the installs
- rcmd5.8× smaller user base
- Moom5.9× smaller user base
Full comparison
| Loop | Amethyst | |
|---|---|---|
| Type | GUI app | GUI app |
| Category | System & Utilities | System & Utilities |
| Open source | Yes | Yes (inferred) |
| Licence | Not declared | Not declared |
| Apple silicon | Universal | Universal |
| Latest version | 1.4.2 | 0.24.3 |
| Dependencies | 0 | 0 |
| Installs (30 days) | 636 | 631 |
| Install command | brew install --cask loop | brew install --cask amethyst |
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.