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