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TaskExplorer vs KnockKnock: catalog facts
TaskExplorer	KnockKnock
Free Free to download from Objective-See.	Free The software is free under its open-source licence. Hosting, hardware and external…
macOS	macOS
Live process monitoring via Endpoint Security Shows dylibs, files and network connections per process	It enumerates login items, launch agents and daemons, kernel extensions and browser extensions in one pass, and…
macOS 14 and later only AI assistant may need your own API key	It reports persistence points rather than judging them, so interpreting the list takes some knowledge of macOS…
Downloadable app	Downloadable app
Open source	Open source
License not stated	License: GPL-3.0
No account needed	Not stated if an account is needed
Works offline	Not stated if it works offline
Official website Full listing and sources Checked September 24, 2026	Official website Full listing and sources Checked September 22, 2026

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