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Sloth vs lsof: catalog facts
Sloth	lsof
Free Free and open source, with optional donations.	Free Free to use; the source is published on GitHub.
macOS	Command line
Shows files, sockets, pipes and devices per process Filtering by type, location or regular expression	Shows which process holds a file, socket or port Long-established tool available on many Unix-like systems
macOS only Built on lsof, so it shows only what lsof can report	Dense output and many options to learn Often needs root to see other users' processes
Downloadable app	Downloadable app
Open source	Open source
License not stated	License not stated
No account needed	No account needed
Works offline	Works offline
Official website Full listing and sources Checked October 1, 2026	Official website Full listing and sources Checked October 1, 2026

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