GUIDES
Desktop charms, pets
and Mac customisation.
Seven guides to this category, every product read from its own site and dated. Several recommend something other than Hangly, because that is sometimes the honest answer.
All guides
- The best desktop pets for Mac Twelve desktop pets for macOS compared on what matters: whether they roam, whether they interrupt you, and what they cost. Researched September 2026.
- The best Mac customization apps Eleven Mac customization apps across four jobs: menu bar, windows, input and appearance. What each costs, which are open source, and which pairs are redundant.
- Desktop Goose alternatives Twelve Desktop Goose alternatives, sorted by how much they interfere with your work — and why the macOS build is stalled at 0.22 with no mod support.
- Best Desktop Charm Apps for Mac Eight desktop charm apps for macOS compared — Hangly, Lucky Dangle, Screen Dangle, Charmly, Screen Charms, Drishti Dangle and more. Prices and platforms.
- Best Menu Bar Customisation Apps for Mac What the macOS menu bar can be made to do — organising, monitoring and decorating. RunCat, Cat Fidget, Hangly and where each genuinely fits.
- Lucky Dangle Alternatives Seven alternatives to Lucky Dangle compared — Hangly, Screen Dangle, Charmly, Screen Charms and more. Free options, Windows support and custom charms.
- Screen Dangle Alternatives Alternatives to Screen Dangle — Hangly, Lucky Dangle, Charmly, Screen Charms and Drishti Dangle. Free options with ready-made charm collections.
- Charmly Alternatives Alternatives to Charmly for Mac and Windows — Hangly, Screen Dangle, Screen Charms, Lucky Dangle and Drishti Dangle. Free options and Windows support.