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Peekaboo alternatives
These records overlap with Peekaboo's recorded tasks and have the same product type. The selection uses task text, then information completeness; stars and sponsorship do not set the order. Check the specific capability you need before switching.
macOS screen capture, accessibility inspection and native UI automation as a CLI, app and MCP server.
Costs not checked · 5.4k stars · Swift · Open source · repository push Oct 2026
Peekaboo's record says to avoid it if: You're on a Mac older than macOS 15; the released CLI and app require it.
Task-related research candidates
Recorded task overlap: workflow orchestration. Compare the documented setup and limits before treating it as a substitute. The recorded use cases differ: Peekaboo — Letting an agent see and operate native Mac apps; Windows-MCP — Automating desktop applications and UI testing on Windows from an MCP client.
Recorded task overlap: workflow orchestration. Compare the documented setup and limits before treating it as a substitute. The recorded use cases differ: Peekaboo — Letting an agent see and operate native Mac apps; Playwright MCP — Developers whose MCP-compatible agent needs persistent browser state and structured page inspection.
Recorded task overlap: workflow orchestration. Compare the documented setup and limits before treating it as a substitute. The recorded use cases differ: Peekaboo — Letting an agent see and operate native Mac apps; Playwright MCP Server (ExecuteAutomation) — Test engineers who want an assistant to exercise web apps and APIs and draft Playwright tests.
Recorded task overlap: workflow orchestration. Compare the documented setup and limits before treating it as a substitute. Peekaboo's repository lists Swift as its primary language; glance's lists TypeScript. This is not a list of supported user languages or SDKs.
Recorded task overlap: workflow orchestration. Compare the documented setup and limits before treating it as a substitute. The recorded use cases differ: Peekaboo — Letting an agent see and operate native Mac apps; Google Sheets MCP (mcp-google-sheets) — Letting an assistant maintain and analyse spreadsheets directly.
Recorded task overlap: workflow orchestration. Compare the documented setup and limits before treating it as a substitute. The recorded use cases differ: Peekaboo — Letting an agent see and operate native Mac apps; Chrome MCP Server (mcp-chrome) — Letting an assistant work in the browser you already use instead of a clean automation profile.
Recorded task overlap: workflow orchestration. Compare the documented setup and limits before treating it as a substitute. The recorded use cases differ: Peekaboo — Letting an agent see and operate native Mac apps; Playwriter — Automating tasks that depend on your real, logged-in browser state.
Recorded task overlap: workflow orchestration. Compare the documented setup and limits before treating it as a substitute. The recorded use cases differ: Peekaboo — Letting an agent see and operate native Mac apps; Mobile MCP (Mobile Next) — Testing and automating mobile apps from Claude Code, Codex, Gemini or Copilot without platform-specific scripts.
Frequently asked
- How were alternatives to Peekaboo selected?
- Recorded task topics and meaningful shared terms qualify same-type candidates in the same category. Results are ordered by that overlap, then information completeness and a stable identifier. Sponsorship and GitHub stars do not participate. The method can miss suitable tools whose records lack task information.
- Does inclusion mean a tested replacement?
- No. These are catalogue-based research candidates. Check current sources, costs, permissions and deployment requirements, then test your own task. ASE has not run a performance benchmark of this shortlist.