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Winbox-mac vs XQuartz

Side-by-side comparison for macOS

Winbox-mac

7.0
Utilities

MikroTik Winbox

XQuartz

7.0
Developer Tools

Open-source version of the X.Org X Window System

Metric Winbox-mac XQuartz
Category Utilities Developer Tools
AI Score 7.0 7.0
30-day Installs 38 6.9K
90-day Installs 161 21.8K
365-day Installs 1.7K 97.8K
Version 3.42.0 2.8.5
Auto-updates No Yes
Deprecated Yes No
GitHub Stars 1.5K 996
GitHub Forks 144 69
Open Issues 2 83
License MIT
Language Shell Shell
Last GitHub Commit 11mo ago 2y ago
First Seen Sep 24, 2018 Aug 9, 2023

Reviews

Winbox-mac

MikroTik Winbox for macOS, enabling network management via Wine. Benefits network admins and MikroTik users.

Runs MikroTik Winbox on macOS using Wine.

Pros

  • + Access to Winbox on macOS
  • + Active GitHub community
  • + Issues are addressed

Cons

  • - No auto-updates
  • - Potential compatibility issues

XQuartz

XQuartz provides essential X11 support for macOS, enabling developers to use Unix-based tools. While it supports Apple Silicon and is actively maintained, it faces some performance and compatibility issues.

XQuartz acts as an X11 server and client libraries for macOS, facilitating the use of Unix graphical applications.

Pros

  • + Supports Apple Silicon
  • + Actively maintained
  • + Widely used by developers

Cons

  • - Performance issues with macOS
  • - Unresolved bugs