Awesome Mac Overview

Curated collection of awesome macOS applications, tools, and resources. Auto-updated and always current with metadata, categorization, and quality filtering.

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macOS software and tools from the open-source community. This awesome list is automatically maintained with daily GitHub API updates. Projects are re-ranked daily based on current activity metrics.

Daily process: Merge community PRs → Scan repos → Filter stale projects → Recalculate scores → Rebuild list

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Production

Utilities

Browsers

Communication

Collaboration

Email Clients

Design & Graphics

Design Tools

Image Tools

Screen Capture

Developer Tools

API Tools

App Frameworks

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Databases

Developer Utilities

Version Control

Virtualization

File Management

File Managers

File Sharing

File Utilities

Gaming

Networking

Download Tools

Network Analysis

Proxy & VPN

Remote Access

Productivity

Automation

Clipboard

Task Management

Translation

Reading & Writing

Ebooks

Note-taking

Research

RSS

Security

Encryption

Password Managers

System Security

System Tools

Desktop & System

Package Managers

QuickLook Plugins

System Utilities

Terminal

Emulators

Shell Utilities

Window Management

🏆 Top 50 by Stars

The most starred projects in this list, sorted by GitHub stars.

  1. microsoft/vscode (⭐184k) — Visual Studio Code ☆183,938
  2. electron/electron (⭐121k) — Build cross-platform desktop apps with JavaScript, HTML, and CSS ☆120,926
  3. rustdesk/rustdesk (⭐111k) — Self-hosted remote desktop alternative ☆111,395
  4. tauri-apps/tauri (⭐105k) — Build fast desktop apps with web frontend ☆105,537
  5. neovim/neovim (⭐98k) — Vim-fork focused on extensibility and usability ☆98,775
  6. zed-industries/zed (⭐79k) — High-performance multiplayer code editor ☆79,260
  7. hoppscotch/hoppscotch (⭐79k) — Open source API development ecosystem ☆78,952
  8. localsend/localsend (⭐78k) — An open-source cross-platform alternative to AirDrop ☆78,355
  9. obsproject/obs-studio (⭐72k) — Free software for streaming and recording ☆71,716
  10. Eugeny/tabby (⭐70k) — A terminal for a more modern age ☆70,440
  11. AppFlowy-IO/AppFlowy (⭐70k) — AI collaborative workspace, Notion alt ☆69,717
  12. toeverything/AFFiNE (⭐67k) — Next-gen knowledge base for planning ☆67,360
  13. alacritty/alacritty (⭐63k) — A cross-platform, OpenGL terminal emulator. ☆63,459
  14. jgraph/drawio-desktop (⭐60k) — Official electron build of draw.io ☆60,487
  15. soimort/you-get (⭐57k) — Dumb downloader that scrapes the web ☆56,827
  16. laurent22/joplin (⭐54k) — Privacy-focused note taking with sync ☆54,386
  17. WerWolv/ImHex (⭐53k) — Hex editor for reverse engineers and programmers ☆53,166
  18. ionic-team/ionic-framework (⭐52k) — Cross-platform UI toolkit for apps ☆52,467
  19. agalwood/Motrix (⭐51k) — A full-featured download manager. ☆51,401
  20. ghostty-org/ghostty (⭐50k) — Fast GPU-accelerated terminal emulator ☆50,957
  21. jellyfin/jellyfin (⭐50k) — The Free Software Media System - Server Backend & API ☆50,361
  22. mastodon/mastodon (⭐50k) — Your self-hosted, globally interconnected microblogging community ☆49,841
  23. Homebrew/brew (⭐47k) — The missing package manager for macOS (or Linux) ☆47,566
  24. upscayl/upscayl (⭐45k) — Free and Open Source AI Image Upscaler for Linux, MacOS and Windows ☆44,631
  25. iina/iina (⭐44k) — The modern video player for macOS. ☆44,440
  26. helix-editor/helix (⭐44k) — A post-modern modal text editor. ☆43,978
  27. logseq/logseq (⭐42k) — Privacy-first knowledge management platform ☆42,170
  28. nwjs/nw.js (⭐41k) — Write apps with Node.js modules and web technologies ☆41,327
  29. vim/vim (⭐40k) — The official Vim repository ☆40,233
  30. mifi/lossless-cut (⭐40k) — The swiss army knife of lossless video/audio editing ☆39,833
  31. Kong/insomnia (⭐38k) — Cross-platform API client for REST, GraphQL, gRPC ☆38,318
  32. lapce/lapce (⭐38k) — Lightning-fast and Powerful Code Editor written in Rust ☆38,305
  33. RSSNext/Folo (⭐38k) — Folo is the AI RSS Reader ☆38,059
  34. exelban/stats (⭐38k) — macOS system monitor in your menu bar ☆38,000
  35. qbittorrent/qBittorrent (⭐36k) — qBittorrent BitTorrent client ☆36,549
  36. mattermost/mattermost (⭐36k) — Open source platform for team collaboration ☆36,224
  37. LizardByte/Sunshine (⭐36k) — Self-hosted game stream host for Moonlight. ☆36,102
  38. mpv-player/mpv (⭐35k) — Command line media player ☆34,828
  39. GyulyVGC/sniffnet (⭐33k) — Comfortably monitor your Internet traffic ☆33,975
  40. utmapp/UTM (⭐34k) — Virtual machines for iOS and macOS ☆33,706
  41. balena-io/etcher (⭐33k) — Flash OS images to SD cards & USB drives, safely and easily. ☆33,516
  42. MonitorControl/MonitorControl (⭐33k) — Control external display brightness ☆32,963
  43. shadowsocks/ShadowsocksX-NG (⭐33k) — Next Generation of ShadowsocksX ☆32,896
  44. kovidgoyal/kitty (⭐32k) — Cross-platform GPU-based terminal emulator ☆32,427
  45. surrealdb/surrealdb (⭐32k) — Distributed document-graph database ☆31,879
  46. pear-devs/pear-desktop (⭐31k) — Pear is extension for music player ☆31,353
  47. waydabber/BetterDisplay (⭐31k) — HiDPI scaling and display control ☆31,171
  48. flameshot-org/flameshot (⭐30k) — Powerful yet simple to use screenshot software ☆29,705
  49. rxhanson/Rectangle (⭐29k) — Window management with shortcuts and snap ☆28,840
  50. asmvik/yabai (⭐29k) — A tiling window manager for macOS based on binary space partitioning ☆28,695

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