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Oct 29, 2026

Audio & Video / Utilities

• GeiserX/akou (⭐14) — Call recorder with on-device transcription and speaker labels ☆16

Developer Tools / Developer Utilities

• nuanu-ai/agent-payment-node (⭐21) — Local CLI and stdio MCP payment runtime for AI agents on Apple Silicon macOS, with x402 support and foreground owner approval. ☆21

Oct 26, 2026

Browsers / Utilities

• ysalitrynskyi/stedding-browser (⭐79) — Arc-style Chromium browser with Spaces, pinned tabs and folders ☆101

Oct 24, 2026

🏆 Top 50 by Stars / Shell Utilities

• agalwood/Motrix (⭐57k) — A full-featured download manager. ☆57,521

Oct 23, 2026

Window Management / Shell Utilities

• tumingke0/LayoutKeeper (⭐23) — Restores window positions and Spaces when an external monitor is reconnected ☆28

Oct 22, 2026

Developer Tools / Developer Utilities

• ateymoori/oh-my-android (⭐73) — Control panel for the Android Emulator with one-click toggles and an MCP server ☆73

Oct 21, 2026

Developer Tools / Developer Utilities

• benord-labs/frink (⭐94) — Desktop-first app for parallel agents and triggered multi-step workflows ☆181

File Management / File Utilities

• glimapp/glim (⭐24) — macOS file viewer for Markdown, PDFs, images, JSON, CSV and source code in one workspace. ☆29

Oct 20, 2026

Security / System Security

• RockxyApp/Shieldxy (⭐14) — Auditable application firewall and connection monitor for macOS ☆18

Oct 08, 2026

System Tools / System Utilities

• tamia6/AppDuo (⭐109) — Native macOS app cloner with custom names, icons, and separate data directories. ☆113

Oct 05, 2026

Communication / Collaboration

• blendbyte/Textual (⭐1.9k) — Textual is a native IRC client for macOS ☆1,922

Sep 28, 2026

File Management / File Utilities

• adileo/squirreldisk (⭐2.1k) — Free, open-source disk usage analyzer for macOS, Windows and Linux. See what fills your disk, servers (SSH) and cloud storage in an animated sunburst or treemap, and clean it up safely. A DaisyDisk, WizTree and WinDirStat alternative, in native Rust ☆2,094

Sep 23, 2026

Productivity / Clipboard

• nathan-poncet/whisk (⭐31) — Paste-style clipboard manager with pins, search operators and rich previews ☆33

System Tools / Desktop & System

• Silvertree2010/ApolloShell (⭐108) — Desktop shell for macOS 26 with a sidebar dock, launcher, dashboard and control centre ☆114

Sep 22, 2026

Design & Graphics / Image Tools

• joshlin2201/itspaint (⭐53) — MS Paint for the Mac with screenshot markup and pixel-art tools ☆69

Sep 14, 2026

Design & Graphics / Screen Capture

• apoorvdarshan/TetherShot (⭐19) — Pixel-perfect iPhone screen capture over USB or Wi-Fi ☆20

Developer Tools / API Tools

• RockxyApp/Rockxy (⭐1.4k) — Native macOS HTTP debugging proxy ☆1,448

Developer Tools / Developer Utilities

• yylo-dev/yylo (⭐65) — CLI orchestrator for agent tasks, validation, and merges ☆66

Networking / Network Analysis

• RockxyApp/Tracexy (⭐221) — Native, local-first network intelligence for macOS ☆236

Sep 02, 2026

System Tools / Desktop & System

• matthewrball/abendrot (⭐23) — Warms built-in and external Mac displays around local sunset. ☆27

Aug 30, 2026

Reading & Writing / Note-taking

• saga-soft/novelWriter (⭐3.2k) — Plain text editor for writing novels ☆3,205

Aug 21, 2026

Developer Tools / Developer Utilities

• Avazbek22/DevProjex (⭐37) — Structured project context via GUI, TUI, CLI, and MCP ☆38

Aug 19, 2026

Audio & Video / Editors

• cartesiancs/cartcut (⭐814) — Video editor with motion effects and layered editing ☆818

Aug 04, 2026

Audio & Video / Utilities

• writingmate/aidictation (⭐49) — Native voice-to-text with offline and cloud cleanup ☆51

Jul 30, 2026

Design & Graphics / Image Tools

• szTheory/exifcleaner (⭐2.7k) — Cross-platform desktop GUI app to clean image metadata ☆2,844

Networking / Remote Access

• lx2026/RelayBar (⭐80) — Native macOS menu bar app for SSH tunnels and remote file previews ☆81

Jul 27, 2026

System Tools / Menu Bar

• emgeorrk/pulse (⭐33) — Menu bar CPU, memory, temperature, network, disk, and battery ☆33

Jul 25, 2026

System Tools / System Utilities

• kasper9n/time-machine-inspector (⭐193) — Time Machine backup size inspector app ☆193

Jul 22, 2026

Developer Tools / Developer Utilities

• Ducksss/codex-profiles (⭐186) — Manage named Codex homes and separate ChatGPT windows ☆192

Productivity / Clipboard

• hukdoesn/Nimclip (⭐74) — Native local-only clipboard history manager for macOS ☆76

Jul 14, 2026

System Tools / Menu Bar

• aqua5230/usage (⭐340) — Claude Code and Codex quota with burn-rate in the menu bar ☆343

Jun 21, 2026

Productivity / Clipboard

• Clipy/Clipy (⭐8.9k) — Clipboard extension app for macOS. ☆8,944

Jun 15, 2026

System Tools / System Utilities

• yagcioglutoprak/dusty (⭐72) — Free, open-source macOS menu bar cleaner. ☆76

May 28, 2026

Window Management / Shell Utilities

• mrkai77/Loop (⭐12k) — Window management made elegant. ☆11,893

May 06, 2026

Design & Graphics / Image Tools

• ImageOptim/ImageOptim (⭐10k) — GUI image optimizer for Mac ☆10,019

Apr 17, 2026

System Tools / QuickLook Plugins

• sbarex/SourceCodeSyntaxHighlight (⭐4.3k) — Quick Look syntax highlighting ☆4,322

Mar 04, 2026

System Tools / Menu Bar

• dwarvesf/hidden (⭐15k) — Ultra-light utility to hide menu bar icons ☆15,287

Feb 18, 2026

Productivity / Automation

• rewhex/better-launchpad (⭐20) — Smarter, customizable Launchpad for macOS ☆20

Feb 08, 2026

Developer Tools / Databases

• nullptrlabs/pgmodeler (⭐3.6k) — Data modeling tool for PostgreSQL ☆3,609

Jan 06, 2026

Productivity / Task Management

• super-productivity/super-productivity (⭐23k) — Todo list with time tracking ☆23,240

Dec 28, 2025

Audio & Video / Utilities

• bitgapp/eqMac (⭐6.8k) — System-wide audio equalizer and mixer ☆6,823

Design & Graphics / Image Tools

• MochiDiffusion/MochiDiffusion (⭐8k) — Run Stable Diffusion natively on Mac ☆7,973

Developer Tools / Developer Utilities

• intitni/CopilotForXcode (⭐8.2k) — GitHub Copilot and ChatGPT for Xcode ☆8,207

• twostraws/ControlRoom (⭐6.1k) — Control Xcode Simulator from macOS app ☆6,120

• okwasniewski/MiniSim (⭐3.2k) — Menu bar app for iOS and Android simulators ☆3,196

Developer Tools / Virtualization

• insidegui/VirtualBuddy (⭐8.8k) — macOS VM GUI for Apple Silicon ☆8,868

Reading & Writing / Note-taking

• tw93/MiaoYan (⭐8.7k) — Lightweight Markdown editor ☆8,706

System Tools / Package Managers

• mas-cli/mas (⭐12k) — Mac App Store command-line interface ☆12,405

Dec 26, 2025

Credits / Shell Utilities

• jaywcjlove/awesome-mac (⭐117k)

Dec 10, 2025

Productivity / Automation

• asmvik/skhd (⭐8.1k) — Simple hotkey daemon for macOS ☆8,148

Window Management / Shell Utilities

• asmvik/yabai (⭐30k) — A tiling window manager for macOS based on binary space partitioning ☆29,784

Nov 24, 2025

🏆 Top 50 by Stars / Shell Utilities

• mifi/lossless-cut (⭐45k) — The swiss army knife of lossless video/audio editing ☆45,414

• jellyfin/jellyfin (⭐59k) — The Free Software Media System - Server Backend & API ☆58,763

• iina/iina (⭐47k) — The modern video player for macOS. ☆46,942

• mpv-player/mpv (⭐37k) — Command line media player ☆37,609

• pear-devs/pear-desktop (⭐34k) — Pear is extension for music player ☆33,931

• mastodon/mastodon (⭐50k) — Your self-hosted, globally interconnected microblogging community ☆50,457

• mattermost/mattermost (⭐39k) — Open source platform for team collaboration ☆39,465

• jgraph/drawio-desktop (⭐64k) — Official electron build of draw.io ☆63,702

• upscayl/upscayl (⭐51k) — Free and Open Source AI Image Upscaler for Linux, MacOS and Windows ☆51,242

• obsproject/obs-studio (⭐78k) — Free software for streaming and recording ☆78,521

• flameshot-org/flameshot (⭐31k) — Powerful yet simple to use screenshot software ☆31,352

• hoppscotch/hoppscotch (⭐81k) — Open source API development ecosystem ☆80,712

• Kong/insomnia (⭐40k) — Cross-platform API client for REST, GraphQL, gRPC ☆40,092

• electron/electron (⭐123k) — Build cross-platform desktop apps with JavaScript, HTML, and CSS ☆123,588

• tauri-apps/tauri (⭐112k) — Build fast desktop apps with web frontend ☆112,283

• ionic-team/ionic-framework (⭐53k) — Cross-platform UI toolkit for apps ☆52,728

• nwjs/nw.js (⭐41k) — Write apps with Node.js modules and web technologies ☆41,145

• microsoft/vscode (⭐194k) — Visual Studio Code ☆194,397

• neovim/neovim (⭐103k) — Vim-fork focused on extensibility and usability ☆103,246

• zed-industries/zed (⭐92k) — High-performance multiplayer code editor ☆92,365

• helix-editor/helix (⭐47k) — A post-modern modal text editor. ☆46,718

• vim/vim (⭐41k) — The official Vim repository ☆41,168

• lapce/lapce (⭐39k) — Lightning-fast and Powerful Code Editor written in Rust ☆38,963

• surrealdb/surrealdb (⭐33k) — Distributed document-graph database ☆33,242

• WerWolv/ImHex (⭐55k) — Hex editor for reverse engineers and programmers ☆55,637

• utmapp/UTM (⭐36k) — Virtual machines for iOS and macOS ☆36,584

• localsend/localsend (⭐95k) — An open-source cross-platform alternative to AirDrop ☆96,344

• soimort/you-get (⭐57k) — Dumb downloader that scrapes the web ☆56,863

• qbittorrent/qBittorrent (⭐41k) — qBittorrent BitTorrent client ☆41,200

• GyulyVGC/sniffnet (⭐42k) — Comfortably monitor your network traffic ☆41,724

• shadowsocks/ShadowsocksX-NG (⭐33k) — Shadowsocks GUI client for mac OS ☆32,863

• hiddify/hiddify-app (⭐33k) — Multi-platform auto-proxy client ☆33,510

• rustdesk/rustdesk (⭐127k) — Self-hosted remote desktop alternative ☆127,401

• LizardByte/Sunshine (⭐43k) — Self-hosted game stream host for Moonlight. ☆42,726

• AppFlowy-IO/AppFlowy (⭐77k) — AI collaborative workspace, Notion alt ☆77,909

• toeverything/AFFiNE (⭐74k) — Next-gen knowledge base for planning ☆73,951

• laurent22/joplin (⭐57k) — Privacy-focused note taking with sync ☆56,921

• logseq/logseq (⭐45k) — Privacy-first knowledge management platform ☆45,409

• RSSNext/Folo (⭐39k) — Folo is the AI RSS Reader ☆39,187

• Homebrew/brew (⭐50k) — The Package Manager for Everywhere ☆50,138

• exelban/stats (⭐43k) — macOS system monitor in your menu bar ☆42,898

• balena-io/etcher (⭐35k) — Flash OS images to SD cards & USB drives, safely and easily. ☆34,607

• MonitorControl/MonitorControl (⭐35k) — Control external display brightness ☆34,584

• waydabber/BetterDisplay (⭐34k) — HiDPI scaling and display control ☆34,279

• Eugeny/tabby (⭐75k) — A terminal for a more modern age ☆75,179

• alacritty/alacritty (⭐66k) — A cross-platform, OpenGL terminal emulator. ☆66,075

• ghostty-org/ghostty (⭐63k) — Fast GPU-accelerated terminal emulator ☆62,894

• kovidgoyal/kitty (⭐35k) — Cross-platform GPU-based terminal emulator ☆35,463

• rxhanson/Rectangle (⭐30k) — Window management with shortcuts and snap ☆30,177

Audio & Video / Editors

• HandBrake/HandBrake (⭐25k) — HandBrake's development repository ☆24,816

• mltframework/shotcut (⭐15k) — cross-platform (Qt), open-source (GPLv3) video editor ☆15,530

Audio & Video / Players

• xbmc/xbmc (⭐21k) — Kodi - open source home theater and media center software ☆21,398

• FreeTubeApp/FreeTube (⭐22k) — An Open Source YouTube app for privacy ☆22,230

• videolan/vlc (⭐20k) — VLC media player ☆20,263

• ytmdesktop/ytmdesktop (⭐6.6k) — A Desktop App for YouTube Music ☆6,682

Audio & Video / Production

• audacity/audacity (⭐19k) — Audio Editor ☆18,871

• musescore/MuseScore (⭐15k) — Open source music notation software ☆15,320

• mixxxdj/mixxx (⭐7.3k) — Free DJ software for live mixes ☆7,326

• Ardour/ardour (⭐5.4k) — Mirror of Ardour Source Code ☆5,390

• vincehi/pulp (⭐108) — Pulp is an open source sample manager ☆109

Audio & Video / Utilities

• popcorntime/popcorntime (⭐11k) — All-in-one streaming media player ☆10,698

• metabrainz/picard (⭐5.3k) — Cross-platform music tagger with MusicBrainz ☆5,337

Browsers / Utilities

• ungoogled-software/ungoogled-chromium (⭐28k) — Google Chromium, sans integration with Google ☆28,129

• brave/brave-browser (⭐24k) — Brave browser for Android, iOS, Linux, macOS, Windows. ☆24,007

• qutebrowser/qutebrowser (⭐12k) — A keyboard-driven, vim-like browser based on Python and Qt. ☆11,734

• minbrowser/min (⭐9.2k) — A fast, minimal browser that protects your privacy ☆9,231

• getstation/desktop-app (⭐1.7k) — One app to rule them all! ☆1,684

Communication / Collaboration

• signalapp/Signal-Desktop (⭐17k) — A private messenger for Windows, macOS, and Linux. ☆16,634

• misskey-dev/misskey (⭐11k) — Free and open microblogging platform ☆11,366

• ferdium/ferdium-app (⭐4.7k) — All your services in one place, built by the community ☆4,757

Communication / Email Clients

• Foundry376/Mailspring (⭐18k) — Beautiful open source mail client ☆17,962

• tutao/tutanota (⭐8.1k) — Encrypted email service with strong privacy focus ☆8,054

• skiff-org/skiff-apps (⭐1k) — End-to-end encrypted Mail, Pages, and Drive ☆1,010

Design & Graphics / Design Tools

• darktable-org/darktable (⭐13k) — Open source photography workflow app ☆13,357

• KDE/krita (⭐11k) — Free cross-platform digital art application ☆10,661

• RawTherapee/RawTherapee (⭐4.2k) — A powerful cross-platform raw photo processing program ☆4,257

Design & Graphics / Screen Capture

• keycastr/keycastr (⭐15k) — KeyCastr, an open-source keystroke visualizer ☆15,183

Developer Tools / API Tools

• mountain-loop/yaak (⭐19k) — Intuitive API client for REST and GraphQL ☆19,381

Developer Tools / App Frameworks

• sindresorhus/create-dmg (⭐5.4k) — Create a good-looking DMG for your macOS app in seconds ☆5,392

Developer Tools / Code Editors

• CodeEditApp/CodeEdit (⭐23k) — Native macOS code editor, free and open ☆23,088

• dail8859/NotepadNext (⭐15k) — Notepad++ for macOS ☆14,737

• macvim-dev/macvim (⭐7.9k) — Vim - the text editor - for macOS ☆7,889

• apache/netbeans (⭐3.1k) — Apache NetBeans ☆3,144

Developer Tools / Databases

• sqlitebrowser/sqlitebrowser (⭐25k) — DB Browser for SQLite ☆24,747

• beekeeper-studio/beekeeper-studio (⭐24k) — SQL client for MySQL, Postgres, SQLite ☆23,806

• trailbaseio/trailbase (⭐5.7k) — Fast app server with SQLite and auth ☆5,739

• antonycourtney/tad (⭐3.5k) — A desktop application for viewing and analyzing tabular data ☆3,490

Developer Tools / Developer Utilities

• mjmlio/mjml (⭐18k) — MJML: the only framework that makes responsive email easy ☆18,284

• insidegui/WWDC (⭐8.7k) — The unofficial WWDC app for macOS ☆8,747

• XcodesOrg/XcodesApp (⭐8.6k) — Install and switch Xcode versions easily ☆8,625

• massCodeIO/massCode (⭐7.1k) — Local snippets, notes, HTTP client, and developer tools ☆7,091

• HexFiend/HexFiend (⭐5.9k) — A fast and clever hex editor for macOS ☆5,911

Developer Tools / Version Control

• desktop/desktop (⭐22k) — Focus on what matters instead of fighting with Git. ☆22,030

Developer Tools / Virtualization

• lima-vm/lima (⭐22k) — Linux virtual machines, with a focus on running containers ☆22,197

• qemu/qemu (⭐14k) — generic and open source machine & userspace emulator and virtualizer ☆13,951

• canonical/multipass (⭐9.3k) — Multipass orchestrates virtual Ubuntu instances ☆9,315

File Management / File Managers

• raguay/ModalFileManager (⭐171) — Vim-style modal file manager for macOS ☆171

File Management / File Sharing

• viarotel-org/escrcpy (⭐12k) — Control Android devices with scrcpy GUI ☆12,228

• grishka/NearDrop (⭐6.3k) — An unofficial Google Nearby Share/Quick Share app for macOS ☆6,321

File Management / File Utilities

• tfeldmann/organize (⭐3.2k) — The file management automation tool. ☆3,176

• nohajc/anylinuxfs (⭐1.7k) — Mount Linux filesystems on macOS via NFS ☆1,654

Gaming / File Utilities

• RPCS3/rpcs3 (⭐20k) — PlayStation 3 emulator and debugger ☆20,239

• OpenEmu/OpenEmu (⭐18k) — Retro video game emulation for macOS ☆17,859

• hrydgard/ppsspp (⭐15k) — A PSP emulator for Android, Windows, Mac and Linux, written in C++ ☆14,779

• PlayCover/PlayCover (⭐12k) — Community fork of PlayCover ☆12,042

Networking / Download Tools

• transmission/transmission (⭐15k) — Official Transmission BitTorrent client repository ☆15,364

Networking / Network Analysis

• wireshark/wireshark (⭐10k) — Wireshark is a network traffic analyzer, or "sniffer" ☆10,112

Networking / Proxy & VPN

• getlantern/lantern (⭐16k) — Censorship circumvention tool ☆16,550

• mullvad/mullvadvpn-app (⭐7.7k) — The Mullvad VPN client app for desktop and mobile ☆7,713

Networking / Remote Access

• moonlight-stream/moonlight-qt (⭐19k) — GameStream client for desktop ☆19,290

• electerm/electerm (⭐15k) — Terminal with SSH, SFTP, and RDP support ☆15,496

Productivity / Remote Access

• ONLYOFFICE/DesktopEditors (⭐5.6k) — Open source office suite for documents ☆5,657

Productivity / Automation

• Caldis/Mos (⭐22k) — Smooth scrolling and scroll direction for mouse ☆21,770

• ActivityWatch/activitywatch (⭐19k) — Free automated time tracker ☆19,418

• Hammerspoon/hammerspoon (⭐16k) — Staggeringly powerful macOS desktop automation with Lua ☆16,343

• noah-nuebling/mac-mouse-fix (⭐11k) — Make any mouse better on macOS ☆11,177

• linearmouse/linearmouse (⭐7k) — The mouse and trackpad utility for Mac. ☆7,084

• zenangst/KeyboardCowboy (⭐2.2k) — The missing keyboard shortcut utility for macOS ☆2,251

• FreeterApp/Freeter (⭐1k) — Freeter – a smarter way to work on your computer ☆1,027

• WINBIGFOX/TimeScribe (⭐916) — Flexible time tracking for work hours ☆926

Productivity / Clipboard

• p0deje/Maccy (⭐22k) — Lightweight clipboard manager for macOS ☆22,121

• hluk/CopyQ (⭐12k) — Clipboard manager with advanced features ☆12,566

• Slackadays/Clipboard (⭐5.9k) — Fast and feature-packed clipboard tool ☆5,934

• PasteBar/PasteBarApp (⭐2.2k) — Free clipboard manager for Mac and Windows ☆2,193

Productivity / Task Management

• mattermost-community/focalboard (⭐27k) — Self-hosted Trello alternative ☆26,528

Productivity / Translation

• tisfeng/Easydict (⭐15k) — Dictionary and translator for macOS ☆15,109

Reading & Writing / Ebooks

• koodo-reader/koodo-reader (⭐29k) — Cross-platform ebook manager and reader ☆28,662

• kovidgoyal/calibre (⭐26k) — The calibre ebook manager ☆26,269

• readest/readest (⭐26k) — Modern cross-platform ebook reader ☆25,722

Reading & Writing / Note-taking

• Zettlr/Zettlr (⭐14k) — Your One-Stop Publication Workbench ☆13,834

• vnotex/vnote (⭐13k) — A pleasant note-taking platform with native speed, majoring in Markdown, MindMap, Typst, and plain text. ☆13,024

• glushchenko/fsnotes (⭐7.5k) — Fast Markdown note-taking app for Mac and iPhone ☆7,554

• standardnotes/app (⭐6.7k) — Think fearlessly with end-to-end encrypted notes and files ☆6,686

• pbek/QOwnNotes (⭐5.9k) — Markdown notepad with Nextcloud integration ☆5,933

• saber-notes/saber (⭐4.9k) — The cross-platform open-source app built for handwriting ☆4,982

Reading & Writing / Research

• zotero/zotero (⭐16k) — Tool to collect, organize, and cite research ☆15,787

Reading & Writing / RSS

• Ranchero-Software/NetNewsWire (⭐10k) — RSS reader for macOS and iOS. ☆10,488

Security / Encryption

• cryptomator/cryptomator (⭐16k) — Secure encryption for cloud storage ☆16,376

Security / Password Managers

• keepassxreboot/keepassxc (⭐29k) — Cross-platform KeePass password manager ☆29,583

• strongbox-password-safe/Strongbox (⭐1.5k) — A KeePass/Password Safe Client for iOS and OS X ☆1,475

Security / System Security

• objective-see/LuLu (⭐13k) — LuLu is the free open-source macOS firewall ☆13,451

• objective-see/BlockBlock (⭐861) — Monitor persistence locations on macOS ☆870

• objective-see/KnockKnock (⭐816) — Like AutoRuns ...but for macOS! ☆827

System Tools / Desktop & System

• alin23/Lunar (⭐5.7k) — Intelligent adaptive brightness for your external monitors ☆5,727

• johnste/finicky (⭐5.2k) — A macOS app for customizing which browser to start ☆5,224

• mangerlahn/Latest (⭐4.8k) — App update checker for macOS ☆4,844

• rlxone/Equinox (⭐2.1k) — Create dynamic wallpapers for macOS. ☆2,142

• wflixu/RClick (⭐1.1k) — macos finder contextmenu ☆1,111

System Tools / Menu Bar

• jordanbaird/Ice (⭐30k) — Powerful menu bar manager for macOS ☆29,904

• FelixKratz/SketchyBar (⭐13k) — A highly customizable macOS status bar replacement ☆12,536

• jacklandrin/OnlySwitch (⭐6k) — All-in-one menu bar utility for Mac ☆6,019

• swiftbar/SwiftBar (⭐4.7k) — Powerful macOS menu bar customization tool ☆4,731

• sfsam/Itsycal (⭐4k) — Itsycal is a tiny calendar for menu bar ☆4,037

• DamascenoRafael/reminders-menubar (⭐4k) — View Apple Reminders in menu bar ☆4,000

• ivoronin/TomatoBar (⭐3.6k) — World's neatest Pomodoro timer for macOS menu bar ☆3,576

• lihaoyun6/AirBattery (⭐3k) — Show battery of all devices in Dock ☆3,000

• pakerwreah/Calendr (⭐2.4k) — Menu bar calendar for macOS - MVVM | RxSwift | AppKit | SwiftUI ☆2,422

• celve/Peninsula (⭐459) — Dynamic Peninsula for window switching ☆458

System Tools / Package Managers

• milanvarady/Applite (⭐7.1k) — Native Homebrew Cask app store outside the App Store ☆7,098

• buresdv/Cork (⭐4.7k) — [NO AI] Fast GUI for Homebrew written in SwiftUI ☆4,716

System Tools / QuickLook Plugins

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System Tools / System Utilities

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• sveinbjornt/Sloth (⭐9k) — View open files and connections on Mac ☆8,985

• runjuu/InputSourcePro (⭐3.6k) — Switch and track your input sources with ease ☆3,670

Terminal / Emulators

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Terminal / Shell Utilities

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Window Management / Shell Utilities

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• FelixKratz/JankyBorders (⭐3.9k) — A lightweight window border system for macOS ☆3,883

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Nov 23, 2025

Audio & Video / Players

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Audio & Video / Utilities

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Communication / Collaboration

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Design & Graphics / Screen Capture

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Developer Tools / App Frameworks

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Developer Tools / Databases

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System Tools / Desktop & System

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Nov 22, 2025

Audio & Video / Production

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Audio & Video / Utilities

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Design & Graphics / Design Tools

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Developer Tools / Developer Utilities

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Reading & Writing / Note-taking

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Reading & Writing / RSS

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System Tools / Menu Bar

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Nov 21, 2025

Audio & Video / Players

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Developer Tools / App Frameworks

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Developer Tools / Code Editors

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Developer Tools / Version Control

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File Management / File Utilities

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Reading & Writing / RSS

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Security / System Security

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System Tools / System Utilities

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Window Management / Shell Utilities

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Nov 20, 2025

Audio & Video / Editors

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Audio & Video / Players

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Design & Graphics / Image Tools

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Developer Tools / Databases

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Developer Tools / Developer Utilities

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File Management / File Managers

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File Management / File Utilities

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System Tools / Desktop & System

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System Tools / Menu Bar

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Nov 19, 2025

Audio & Video / Production

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Design & Graphics / Design Tools

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Security / Encryption

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System Tools / System Utilities

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Nov 18, 2025

Reading & Writing / Research

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Security / System Security

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Nov 17, 2025

Security / System Security

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Nov 16, 2025

Security / System Security

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Nov 15, 2025

Reading & Writing / Ebooks

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System Tools / System Utilities

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Terminal / Shell Utilities

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Nov 13, 2025

Developer Tools / Databases

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Nov 10, 2025

Window Management / Shell Utilities

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Nov 09, 2025

Developer Tools / Version Control

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Nov 06, 2025

Audio & Video / Utilities

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Nov 01, 2025

Developer Tools / Version Control

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Oct 31, 2025

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Productivity / Automation

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Oct 21, 2025

Security / System Security

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Jun 01, 2025

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