MarcoPolo Alternatives

MarcoPolo is described as 'Brings context-aware computing to your portable Mac computer. It allows your computer to determine its context through gathering evidence from your environment (evidence sources), using flexible rule-based fuzzy matching to make an educated guess (rules), and then' and is an app in the network & admin category. There are seven alternatives to MarcoPolo for Windows and Mac. The best MarcoPolo alternative is ControlPlane, which is both free and Open Source. Other great apps like MarcoPolo are Quick Config, Net Profile Switch, Smart IP Profiler and Sidekick.

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  1. ControlPlane icon
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    ControlPlane, a fork of MarcoPolo , brings context-sensitive awareness to OS X. With ControlPlane you can intelligently reconfigure your Mac or perform any number of actions based on input from a wide array of evidence sources including but...

    Cost / License

    • Free
    • Open Source

    Alerts

    • Discontinued

    Platforms

    • Mac
     
    • ControlPlane is the most popular Mac alternative to MarcoPolo.

    • ControlPlane is the most popular Open Source & free alternative to MarcoPolo.

    • ControlPlane is Free and Open SourceMarcoPolo is also Free and Open Source
  2. Quick Config icon
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    Profile configuration tool for XP and Vista for users, who travel with netbooks from one location to another. Dont waste your time changing network, system, Proxy for the web browser - settings every time you change your location.

    Cost / License

    • Free
    • Proprietary

    Alerts

    • Discontinued

    Platforms

    • Windows
     
    • Quick Config is the most popular Windows alternative to MarcoPolo.

    • Quick Config is Free and ProprietaryMarcoPolo is Free and Open Source
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    Net Profile Switch is a network configuration switcher for notebook users:29.95$. It switches between network settings (profiles) on the fly, keeping notebook users from having to reconfigure their network settings every time (browser settings, printer settings etc).

    Cost / License

    • Paid
    • Proprietary

    Alerts

    • Discontinued

    Platforms

    • Windows
     
    • Net Profile Switch is the most popular commercial alternative to MarcoPolo.

    • Net Profile Switch is Paid and ProprietaryMarcoPolo is Free and Open Source
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    Smart IP Profiler is a FREE lightweight application that makes it easy and intuitive to manage your TCP/IP settings. Smart IP Profiler let’s you create custom profiles with individual TCP/IP settings for all your TCP/IP based network adapters.

    Cost / License

    • Free Personal
    • Proprietary

    Alerts

    • Discontinued

    Platforms

    • Windows
     
  5. Sidekick icon
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    Sidekick is an application that automatically updates your laptop settings based on where you are. Just install the app, configure the places that you frequent, (home, work, a coffee shop, etc.) and never fuss with your settings again!

    Cost / License

    • Paid
    • Proprietary

    Alerts

    • Discontinued

    Platforms

    • Mac
     
  6. Remount icon
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    Automatically connect to a network drive on Mac Os X start up and login.

    Remount remembers your network drives and mount them at login. Remount recognizes different network services and differents between WiFi-Networks.

    Multiple Services Remount recognizes your network shares.

    Cost / License

    • Paid
    • Proprietary

    Platforms

    • Mac
     
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    Mobile Net Switch allows you to automatically switch network related settings on the fly based on location profiles. With the click of a single button you can set Drive mappings, Internet connection settings, Printer settings, IP settings, Wi-Fi settings and much more!

    Cost / License

    • Paid
    • Proprietary

    Platforms

    • Windows
     
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