Quicksilver vs Cloak
When comparing Quicksilver vs Cloak, the Slant community recommends Quicksilver for most people. In the question“What are the best power user tools for macOS?” Quicksilver is ranked 16th while Cloak is ranked 27th.
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Pros
Pro Easy-to-understand noun-verb paradigm for creating tasks
Pro A lot more powerful than Spotlight
Pro Makes it really fast to do a lot of actions
There are customizable triggers and capability to execute multilevel commands - e.g. launch terminal app, give the location of script and supply parameters for the script with one command.
Pro Vast extensibility via plugins
A lot of different plugins for browsers, file systems, mail clients, etc.
Pro Does SSL Pinning on OS X
SSL pinning protects against some forms of man-in-the-middle attacks that even SSL encrypted traffic is vulnerable to. Not long ago, iOS did not allow for pinning but that may have changed more recently.
Pro Responsive developer
The developer of Cloak is extremely responsive to feedback and quick to answer questions or support requests.
Pro Senses Trusted WiFi networks
Cloak can be set to not use the VPN on whitelisted WiFI SSIDs (like home/work).
Pro Unlimited devices (as long as they're OSX/iOS)
Unlimited devices and data per account, so you can connect up the whole family or office on one account if you so choose.