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FSMonitor vs Mac Monitor: catalog facts
FSMonitor	Mac Monitor
Paid Paid app with a free 14-day trial.	Free Free and open source on GitHub.
macOS, Command line	macOS
Captures creations, deletions, renames and attribute changes Filtering by path, event type or process	Records Endpoint Security events like ProcMon does on Windows Graphical view of enriched system events
macOS only Paid after the trial	macOS only Relies on a system extension that must be approved
Downloadable app	Downloadable app
Closed source	Open source
License not stated	License not stated
Not stated if an account is needed	No account needed
Works offline	Works offline
Official website Full listing and sources Checked October 2, 2026	Official website Full listing and sources Checked October 1, 2026

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