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Superhound vs Mac Ninja

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Superhound compared with Mac Ninja
DetailSuperhound logo SuperhoundMac Ninja logo Mac Ninja
What it doesUltrafast Spotlight alternative for Mac that finds apps, files, and clipboard history with typo forgiveness Not given
StageStartup Not given
FoundedNot given Not given
Based inNot given SE
Pricing modelFreemium Freemium
PricingFree with all features included. Supporter License: $10 USD one-time payment (launch price, reduced from $15), valid on 3 Macs, includes 14-day refund guarantee. Yearly: $9.99/year (cancel anytime); Lifetime: $24.99 one-time payment. Both plans include every feature and work on up to 3 Macs.
Key features
  • Typo-forgiving search for apps and files
  • Instant search results across 100,000 files
  • Clipboard history with Option-Command-V access
  • Inline calculator
  • Emoji search
  • System commands
  • Color conversion
  • Unit conversion
  • Web search integration
  • Familiar app name matching
  • Unload idle browser tabs in Chrome, Safari, Brave, Edge, Arc and other browsers
  • Calm background CPU hogs without quitting them
  • Clean up tabs left behind by AI agents
  • Offload unused apps to save disk space
  • Live dashboard showing memory and CPU stats
  • Memory autopilot for automatic tab sleeping
  • Works on up to 3 Macs per license
  • Silent auto-updates
  • Minimal resource usage
  • No admin password required for normal use
What makes it different
  • No subscription required, all features permanently free
  • Leaner resource usage than Raycast
  • Open source with AGPL-3.0 license
  • All data stays on your Mac locally
  • Maintains native Command-Space keyboard habit
  • Never closes your apps or tabs, only unloads idle tabs that reload instantly when clicked
  • Uses only standard macOS and browser features, no system changes or kernel extensions
  • Automatically cleans up tabs abandoned by AI agents after 8 hours
  • No tracking, no analytics, no account required
Free planNot given Not given
Open sourceNot given Not given
PlatformsNot given Not given
Public APINot given Not given
Community votes00
DR (Domain Rating by Ahrefs)Not checked yet no change since last checkNot checked yet no change since last check
Trust Flow (Majestic)50
Citation Flow (Majestic)197
Referring domains (Majestic)82

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