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mac-control-mcp vs Render
Same numbers we show everywhere else, lined up. Ratings come from users, the grade comes from our scanner, adoption comes from public registries.
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Native Swift macOS automation — 153 tools: AX, EventKit, voice, browser DOM, undo.
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Hosted browser for AI agents: screenshots, post-JS DOM, console, WCAG. No install, no API key.
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Neither has been reviewed yet, so the comparison rests on the scan and the public usage numbers. Both score close on the safety scan (77 and 79 out of 100). Render is hosted and callable through the gateway; mac-control-mcp runs on your own machine. mac-control-mcp has noticeably more public adoption.
| mac-control-mcp | Render | |
|---|---|---|
| User rating | No reviews yet | No reviews yet |
| Safety grade | B77/100 | B79/100 |
| Adoption | Growing | Growing |
| GitHub stars | 16 | 0 |
| Downloads / week | 171 | – |
| Runs where | Your machine (local) | Hosted (remote) |
| Gateway-ready | No | Yes |
| Tools | — | 6 |
| Write actions | — | 1 |
| Price per call | Free | Free |
| Licence | MIT | MIT |
| Last release | 2026-09-15 | 2026-09-03 |
| Category | Scraping and browsing | Scraping and browsing |