Side-by-Side Comparison
MacTools vs container
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Recorded Stars Comparison
● mactools-app/MacTools (1.2K)
● apple/container (50.4K)
☆ 1.2KMacTools stars
☆ 50.4Kcontainer stars
+49.2KDifference
containerStar Leader (40.8x)
⚖️ Comparison Verdict
Star Popularity
container Leads
+49.2K stars (40.8x ratio)
Forks & Derivatives
container Leads
1.8K total community forks
Recent Maintenance
MacTools
Pushed 1d ago
Licensing
Different
MacTools: GPL-3.0 vs container: Apache-2.0
Side-by-Side Facts
| Metric | mactools-app/MacTools ↗ | apple/container ↗ |
|---|---|---|
| Description | A free and open-source collection of native macOS menu bar tools. | A tool for creating and running Linux containers using lightweight virtual machines on a Mac. It is written in Swift, and optimized for Apple silicon. |
| GitHub Stars | ☆ 1,237 | ☆ 50,443 |
| Forks | 69 | 1,806 |
| Open Issues | 30 | 551 |
| Main Language | Swift | Swift |
| License | GPL-3.0 | Apache-2.0 |
| Last Push | Oct 1, 2026 | Sep 30, 2026 |
| GitHub Source | Open Source ↗ | Open Source ↗ |
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