FSMonitor Alternatives

FSMonitor is described as 'MacOS app that monitors all changes in the file system, including file creation, deletion, change of content, renames, and change of attributes. It provides different display modes to to examine the list of changed files' and is an app in the os & utilities category. There are nine alternatives to FSMonitor for Windows and Mac. The best FSMonitor alternative is FolderChangesView. It's not free, so if you're looking for a free alternative, you could try Directory Monitor or File Watcher Utlities. Other great apps like FSMonitor are fseventer, Folder Monitor, FileActivityWatch and Free folder monitor.

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FSMonitor alternatives page was last updated Jun 26, 2025
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  1. FolderChangesView icon

    FolderChangesView

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    FolderChangesView is a simple tool that monitors the folder or disk drive that you choose and lists every filename that is being modified, created, or deleted while the folder is being monitored

    License model

    • Free Personal • Proprietary

    Platforms

    • Windows
    FolderChangesView screenshot 1

    FolderChangesView Features

    1.  Portable
    2.  Monitor File Changes
    3.  Folders

    FolderChangesView VS FSMonitor

     

    • FolderChangesView is the most popular Windows alternative to FSMonitor.

    • FolderChangesView is the most popular free alternative to FSMonitor.

    • FolderChangesView is Free Personal and ProprietaryFSMonitor is Paid and Proprietary
  2. Directory Monitor icon

    Directory Monitor

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    Directory Monitor can be used for the surveillance of certain directories and/or network shares and will notify you of file changes/access, deletions, modifications, and new files in real-time. Users and processes making the changes can also be detected.

    5 Directory Monitor alternatives

    License model

    • Freemium • Proprietary

    Platforms

    • Windows
    Directory Monitor screenshot 1

    Directory Monitor Features

    1.  Portable
    2.  Change Monitor
    3.  Email automation

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  4. File Watcher Utlities

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    File system/directory monitoring utilities with loggin and task processing support (can execute files or make a WCF service call). Multiple configuration options. Source code libraries can be used to create a custom file system monitor.

    License model

    • Free • Open Source

    Application type

    Platforms

    • Windows
    File Watcher Utlities screenshot 1

    File Watcher Utlities Features

    1.  Logging

    File Watcher Utlities VS FSMonitor

     

    • File Watcher Utlities is the most popular Open Source alternative to FSMonitor.

    • File Watcher Utlities is Free and Open SourceFSMonitor is Paid and Proprietary
  5. fseventer icon

    fseventer

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    Graphically observe filesystem changes using the same underlying API as Spotlight. One example of use could be to determine what files are changed via software installation, preferences, etc...

    License model

    • Free • Proprietary

    Platforms

    • Mac
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    fseventer Features

    1.  Monitor File Changes

    fseventer VS FSMonitor

     

    • fseventer is the most popular Mac alternative to FSMonitor.

    • fseventer is Free and ProprietaryFSMonitor is Paid and Proprietary

  6. Folder Monitor

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    FolderMonitor helps you monitor what happens in a folder.

    License model

    • Free • Proprietary

    Platforms

    • Windows
    Folder Monitor screenshot 1

    Folder Monitor VS FSMonitor

     
  7. FileActivityWatch icon

    FileActivityWatch

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    FileActivityWatch is a tool for Windows that displays information about every read/write/delete operation of files occurs on your system. For every file, FileActivityWatch displays the number of read/write bytes, number of read/write/delete operations, first and last read/write...

    License model

    • Free • Proprietary

    Country of Origin

    • IL flagIsrael

    Platforms

    • Windows
    FileActivityWatch screenshot 1

    FileActivityWatch Features

    1.  Monitor File Changes

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  9. Free folder monitor icon

    Free folder monitor

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    Keep track of all changes in files, folders & applications in your system for analysis and diagnosis

    License model

    • Free • Proprietary

    Platforms

    • Windows
    Free folder monitor screenshot 1
    Warning

    The official website is malicious according to VirusTotal (2/67 detection rate): https://www.virustotal.com/en/url/5ca73c3b8a0b4bf2ae7d913ecdb72ba9425290c8a5e266ba981c1464cedb3e56/analysis/1459695537/

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  10. WatchMyEdit icon

    WatchMyEdit

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    Monitors your video exports and instantly notifies you via email the moment they're done — so you can get back to editing, organizing, or living your life.

    License model

    Platforms

    • Mac
    WatchMyEdit screenshot 1

    Properties

    1.  Privacy focused
    2.  Lightweight

    Features

    1.  Dark Mode
    2.  No Tracking
    3.  Ad-free
    4.  Email Notifications
    5.  Email Alert

    WatchMyEdit VS FSMonitor

     

    • WatchMyEdit is the most popular commercial alternative to FSMonitor.

    • WatchMyEdit is Paid and ProprietaryFSMonitor is also Paid and Proprietary
    • WatchMyEdit is Privacy focused and LightweightFSMonitor is not according to our users
  11. DiskPulse icon

    DiskPulse

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    DiskPulse is a real-time disk change monitoring solution allowing one to monitor one or more disks or directories, save reports and disk change monitoring statistics.

    License model

    Country of Origin

    • CY flagCyprus
    • European Union flagEU

    Platforms

    • Windows
    DiskPulse Main GUI Application

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