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FileActivityWatch vs Mac Monitor: catalog facts
FileActivityWatch	Mac Monitor
Free Freeware from NirSoft with no paid tier.	Free Free and open source on GitHub.
Windows	macOS
Links each file operation to the process that made it Folder and drive summary modes	Records Endpoint Security events like ProcMon does on Windows Graphical view of enriched system events
Requires running as Administrator Windows only	macOS only Relies on a system extension that must be approved
Downloadable app	Downloadable app
Closed source	Open source
License: Freeware	License not stated
No account needed	No account needed
Works offline	Works offline
Official website Full listing and sources Checked October 8, 2026	Official website Full listing and sources Checked October 1, 2026

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