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TaskExplorer vs Mac Monitor: catalog facts
TaskExplorer	Mac Monitor
Free Free to download from Objective-See.	Free Free and open source on GitHub.
macOS	macOS
Live process monitoring via Endpoint Security Shows dylibs, files and network connections per process	Records Endpoint Security events like ProcMon does on Windows Graphical view of enriched system events
macOS 14 and later only AI assistant may need your own API key	macOS only Relies on a system extension that must be approved
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 September 24, 2026	Official website Full listing and sources Checked October 1, 2026

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