Lingon Alternatives for Mac
There are many alternatives to Lingon for Mac if you are looking for a replacement. The best Mac alternative is LaunchControl. It's not free, so if you're looking for a free alternative, you could try Cronnix. If that doesn't suit you, our users have ranked more than 10 alternatives to Lingon and six of them are available for Mac so hopefully you can find a suitable replacement. Other interesting Mac alternatives to Lingon are Plisterine, LaunchD Task Scheduler, Launchd Editor and Continu.app.
LaunchControl
Is this is a good alternative?YesNo14 LaunchControl alternatives- Paid • Proprietary
- Mac
LaunchControl is the new face of launchd(8). It allows you to manage system- and user services on your Mac. Use it to:
- - LaunchControl is the most popular Mac alternative to Lingon.
- - LaunchControl is the most popular commercial alternative to Lingon.
LaunchControl Features
Comments about LaunchControl as a Alternative to Lingon
It is the only tool telling me why a job does not work. Saves al lot of time.
1It does everything Lingon does and much more.
3An application that helps you easily create, edit, and manage launch agents.
DiscontinuedApp developer is MIA, hasn't been updated since 2016. Uservoice support goes unanswered.
CronniX is an Aqua frontend to the powerful Unix tool "cron". Cron is a Unix system service that allows scheduled execution of scripts, programs, applications - in short anything that can be started from the command line.
- - Cronnix is the most popular Open Source alternative to Lingon.
DiscontinuedApp is permanently discontinued from developer.
Comments about Cronnix as a Alternative to Lingon
Lingon is for startup scripts. Cronnix is for cron jobs.
1LaunchD Task Scheduler
Is this is a good alternative?YesNo5 LaunchD Task Scheduler alternatives- Paid • Proprietary
- Mac
LaunchD Task Scheduler is a very simple to use and intuitive task scheduler for your Mac. It Creates, Edits and Delete Tasks which are used to automate launching application or scripts based on your specified schedule.
LaunchD Task Scheduler Features
Launchd Editor
Is this is a good alternative?YesNo12 Launchd Editor alternatives- Paid • Proprietary
- Mac
Launchd Editor provides a graphical way to edit the property lists that launchd uses to start programs. Instead of working within Property List Editor, you can use Launchd Editor to create the property list in a specialized interface that also ensures that your file will be...
DiscontinuedHomepage & author not available.
Continu is a small and simple to use OS X menu bar based app that makes sure that one or more applications will always be running on your Mac. If they crash or should accidentally be closed, Continu.app will automatically launch them again, either giving them focus or opening...