This article spotlights alternative tools to watch.

The software featured here is free and open source.

watch alternatives

viddyModern watch command. It features in our Top 100 TUI apps

hwatchResults are scrollable and displayed. Also features in our Top 100 TUI apps

watchexecRun a command when files in the current directory change

neowatchAlternative to watch also written in Rust

chokidarWatch file system changes

watcherWatch files in a directory for changes

wfhRsync as you edit

reflexRun a command when files change

rwatchRust implementation of watch

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