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Watchtower for Mac

Your Mac, your files, your rules.

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Cost / License

  • Free
  • Proprietary

Platforms

  • Mac
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Features

Properties

  1.  Lightweight

Features

  1.  No Tracking
  2.  Works Offline
  3.  No registration required
  4.  Ad-free
  5.  Watch Folder
  6.  Live Push Notifications
  7.  Monitor File Changes
  8.  Real-time monitoring
  9.  Custom rules
  10.  Logging
  11.  Change Monitor

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What is Watchtower for Mac?

Your Mac, your files, your rules.

Key features:

  • Monitor Any File, Anywhere: Keep watch on folders, drives, or specific files or folders, external USBs, or any path you choose
  • Detect Suspicious Activity: Get real-time alerts when .plist, .sh, or other critical files are created or modified; perfect for catching persistence tricks or changed system files
  • Full Control Over Notifications: Choose how Watchtower notifies you: on-screen alerts, sound, screen flash, or silent logging
  • Log Everything for Audits: Automatically record matching file events to a log file, ideal for audits
  • Smart Rule Builder: Use wildcards and versatile path patterns to create flexible, powerful file monitoring rules
  • External Drive Watch: Stay updated when external drives are mounted and unmounted
  • Lightweight & Native: Built for macOS using Apple's FSEvents API, so no system slowdowns, no need for elevated permissions
  • Privacy-First: No data ever leaves your Mac; everything is stored and processed locally