# Sloth (open-source desktop app)

> Sloth is a free, open-source desktop app for macOS. Mac app that shows all open files, directories, sockets, pipes and devices in use by all running processes. It has 8,966 GitHub stars and is released under the BSD-3-Clause license. Its source code is on GitHub at sveinbjornt/Sloth.

Sloth is a native Mac app that shows all open files, directories, sockets, pipes, and devices in use by all running processes on your system. This makes it easy to inspect which apps are using which files, etc.

## Key facts

| Fact | Value |
|---|---|
| Repository | https://github.com/sveinbjornt/Sloth |
| Platforms | macOS |
| Interface | desktop GUI |
| GitHub stars | 8,966 |
| License | BSD-3-Clause (open source) |
| Replaces | n/a |
| Language | Objective-C |
| Website | https://sveinbjorn.org/sloth |
| Official | no |
| Category | Other |
| Latest release | 3.6 (Apr 22, 2026) |
| Last commit | Aug 30, 2026 |

## Install

### Homebrew (macOS)

```sh
brew install --cask sloth
```

Package page: https://formulae.brew.sh/cask/sloth

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