What is the best alternative to Mac Control MCP?

The top-rated alternatives to Mac Control MCP in the OS Automation category include How Persistence Works, MCP Nixos, Desktopinsights MCP. These servers offer complementary or alternative capabilities depending on your deployment stack and authentication requirements.

How do Mac Control MCP alternatives differ in installation and runtime?

Mac Control MCP and its alternatives vary by runtime requirement (Node.js/npx, Python/uvx, Docker, or remote HTTP/SSE endpoints). Check the specification comparison table above to verify command requirements before installing.

Are alternatives to Mac Control MCP free and open source?

Most MCP servers listed on AllMCPs are open source tools under MIT or Apache licenses that you can self-host or run locally with Claude Desktop, Cursor, VS Code, or Windsurf.

How do I side-by-side compare Mac Control MCP with a specific alternative?

Click the "Compare side-by-side →" button on any alternative card to see an in-depth comparison matrix covering feature lists, stars, npm downloads, install configurations, and schema specifications.

OS Automation• MCP Alternatives Guide

Best Alternatives to Mac Control MCP

Looking for an alternative to Mac Control MCP? Whether you need a different runtime environment, custom authentication support, or alternative API integrations in the OS Automation ecosystem, we have cataloged and compared the top alternative MCP servers below.

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Target Reference Server

Mac Control MCP Overview

Native Swift macOS automation MCP — 63 tools: AX, browser, capture, OCR, Spotlight, windows.

Specification Matrix: Mac Control MCP vs Alternatives

Server Name	Runtime	Auth	Pricing	GitHub Stars	Downloads	Action
Mac Control MCP (Target)	npx	Free/None	Free	16	—	Current
How Persistence Works	Remote (SSE)	Free/None	Free	5	—	Compare →
MCP Nixos	uvx	No auth required	Free	840	—	Compare →
Desktopinsights MCP	npx	API key	Bring your own API key (usage-based cost)	3	—	Compare →
Mac Use MCP	npx	Free/None	Free	6	—	Compare →
Droidsight	npx	Free/None	Free	4	—	Compare →
Agent Droid Bridge	uvx	No auth required	Free	22	—	Compare →
Desktop Touch MCP	npx	No auth required	Free	22	—	Compare →
Clawtouch MCP	uvx	No auth required	Free	11	—	Compare →
Kill Process MCP	uvx	No auth required	Free	14	—	Compare →
Gnome Desktop MCP	uvx	No auth required	Free	13	—	Compare →
Agent Device	—	No auth required	Free	4,696	—	Compare →
HotkeylessAHK MCP Skill	npx	Free/None	Free	2	—	Compare →

Detailed Evaluation of Mac Control MCP Alternatives

How Persistence Works

Runtime: Remote (SSE)

Visual Desktop Bridge - Give any AI full control over Windows to automate apps and inputs.

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MCP Nixos

Runtime: uvx

Queries NixOS, Home Manager, nix-darwin, Nixvim, and related sources for accurate package and configuration information.

Key Features:

Unified search and information queries through the nix tool

NixOS package, option, and program lookup

Home Manager, nix-darwin, Nixvim, and NVF option browsing

2 0 840

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Desktopinsights MCP

Runtime: npx

MCP server to query SDKs, frameworks, and dependencies of 12,000+ macOS and Windows desktop apps via Desktop Insights API.

Key Features:

Lookup SDKs and dependencies for individual apps

Search apps by SDK, runtime, platform, or developer

Compare technology stacks side-by-side

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Mac Use MCP

Runtime: npx

Zero-dependency macOS desktop automation for AI agents. 18 tools via MCP. macOS 13+.

0 0 6

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Droidsight

Runtime: npx

Drives a real Android device over ADB and attaches the resulting screen to every action.

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Agent Droid Bridge

Runtime: uvx

Controls Android devices and emulators through ADB, with UI inspection, interaction, screenshots, app launching, and device diagnostics.

Key Features:

Android device and emulator control over ADB

UI hierarchy, element, and text inspection

Touch, swipe, text-entry, and key-event actions

3 0 22

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Desktop Touch MCP

Runtime: npx

Windows desktop automation server using UIA, CDP, screenshots, and semantic entity targeting for reliable UI control.

Key Features:

Rust-native UIA bridge with 2 ms focus queries and fast UI tree retrieval

Set-of-Marks visual fallback for UIA-blind apps using OCR and image diffing

Per-action perception guards to prevent wrong-window typing and stale clicks

2 0 22

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Clawtouch MCP

Runtime: uvx

MCP server enabling real USB HID keyboard and mouse control via Raspberry Pi Pico 2 hardware.

Key Features:

Expose mouse and keyboard primitives as MCP tools (click, move, drag, type, combos, scroll)

Send real USB HID reports via Raspberry Pi Pico 2 running ClawTouch firmware

Genuine physical HID input recognized by OS without synthetic injection

2 0 11

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Kill Process MCP

Runtime: uvx

Cross-platform MCP server to list and terminate OS processes via natural language queries.

Key Features:

List processes sorted by CPU or memory usage

Filter processes by name, user, status, CPU/memory thresholds

Option to exclude or include system processes

2 0 14

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Gnome Desktop MCP

Runtime: uvx

Automate a GNOME Wayland desktop with MCP tools for screenshots, windows, workspaces, input, and notifications.

Key Features:

GNOME Wayland screenshots

Window and workspace control

Keyboard and mouse injection

3 0 13

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Agent Device

Runtime not confirmed

CLI tool enabling AI agents to inspect, control, and verify apps on iOS, Android, tvOS, macOS, Linux, and web via accessibility snapshots and actions.

Key Features:

Cross-platform support for iOS, Android, tvOS, macOS, Linux, and web

Accessibility tree snapshots with token-efficient element references

UI actions including press, fill, scroll, wait, and alert handling

1 0 4,696

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