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Sloth vs TaskExplorer: catalog facts
Sloth	TaskExplorer
Free Free and open source, with optional donations.	Free Free to download from Objective-See.
macOS	macOS
Shows files, sockets, pipes and devices per process Filtering by type, location or regular expression	Live process monitoring via Endpoint Security Shows dylibs, files and network connections per process
macOS only Built on lsof, so it shows only what lsof can report	macOS 14 and later only AI assistant may need your own API key
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 September 24, 2026

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