mountmate ☆

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Description:
Menubar app to easily manage external drives

Type: Cask | Latest Version: 5.2@0 | Tracked Since: Dec 28, 2025

Links: Homepage | formulae.brew.sh

Category: Productivity

Tags: macos menu-bar utility drives productivity

Install: brew install --cask mountmate

About:
MountMate is a macOS menu bar utility designed to streamline the management of external storage devices. It provides quick access to mount, unmount, and eject drives directly from the menu bar, eliminating the need to drag icons to the Trash or use Terminal commands. This tool is ideal for users who frequently connect and disconnect USB drives, network shares, or other external media.

Key Features:

Menu bar interface for one-click mount/unmount operations
Support for various drive types including USB, network, and disk images
Customizable settings for automatic mounting and notifications
Clean and minimal design that stays out of your way

Use Cases:

Quickly ejecting multiple external hard drives without dragging to Trash
Automatically mounting network shares or DMG files upon connection
Managing drives for users who frequently connect/disconnect peripherals

Alternatives:

Command Line (diskutil) – MountMate offers a graphical GUI, while diskutil requires Terminal commands
CleanMyDrive – MountMate is a lightweight, focused utility, whereas CleanMyDrive includes additional cleaning and status features

Version History

Detected	Version	Rev	Change	Commit
Feb 14, 2026 10:15am	5.2	0	VERSION_BUMP	77c3d244
Feb 5, 2026 7:16am	5.1	0	VERSION_BUMP	bb2c4c54