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Ice vs Thaw: which one to pick in 2026?
Thaw is the recommended fork of Ice: more active and maintained.
What each does better
Ice
Competitor
Better at: The original project Thaw comes from
Worse at: Less active development than Thaw
Compared from my Thaw review
Thaw
In my stack
Better at: Actively maintained fork of Ice with bug fixes and new features
Worse at: Requires macOS 26+: not compatible with earlier versions
Based on my Thaw review
My verdict
Thaw is the recommended fork of Ice: more active and maintained.
My rating
Thaw
I only rate the tools I really use. Ice is not in my stack, so it has no rating here.
Pricing
Ice
No pricing sheet on my side: I do not use it day to day, so I do not put a price on it here.
Thaw
€0
Entry price
Plan I pick: Thaw at €0
All macOS users: free and open source
Compatibility
Thaw
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