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.

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Audio & Video

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Players

Production

Utilities

Browsers

Communication

Collaboration

Email Clients

Design & Graphics

Design Tools

Image Tools

Screen Capture

Developer Tools

API Tools

App Frameworks

Code Editors

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 (⭐194k) — Visual Studio Code ☆194,397
  2. rustdesk/rustdesk (⭐127k) — Self-hosted remote desktop alternative ☆127,401
  3. electron/electron (⭐123k) — Build cross-platform desktop apps with JavaScript, HTML, and CSS ☆123,588
  4. tauri-apps/tauri (⭐112k) — Build fast desktop apps with web frontend ☆112,283
  5. neovim/neovim (⭐103k) — Vim-fork focused on extensibility and usability ☆103,246
  6. localsend/localsend (⭐95k) — An open-source cross-platform alternative to AirDrop ☆96,344
  7. zed-industries/zed (⭐92k) — High-performance multiplayer code editor ☆92,365
  8. hoppscotch/hoppscotch (⭐81k) — Open source API development ecosystem ☆80,712
  9. obsproject/obs-studio (⭐78k) — Free software for streaming and recording ☆78,521
  10. AppFlowy-IO/AppFlowy (⭐77k) — AI collaborative workspace, Notion alt ☆77,909
  11. Eugeny/tabby (⭐75k) — A terminal for a more modern age ☆75,179
  12. toeverything/AFFiNE (⭐74k) — Next-gen knowledge base for planning ☆73,951
  13. alacritty/alacritty (⭐66k) — A cross-platform, OpenGL terminal emulator. ☆66,075
  14. jgraph/drawio-desktop (⭐64k) — Official electron build of draw.io ☆63,702
  15. ghostty-org/ghostty (⭐63k) — Fast GPU-accelerated terminal emulator ☆62,894
  16. jellyfin/jellyfin (⭐59k) — The Free Software Media System - Server Backend & API ☆58,763
  17. agalwood/Motrix (⭐57k) — A full-featured download manager. ☆57,521
  18. laurent22/joplin (⭐57k) — Privacy-focused note taking with sync ☆56,921
  19. soimort/you-get (⭐57k) — Dumb downloader that scrapes the web ☆56,863
  20. WerWolv/ImHex (⭐55k) — Hex editor for reverse engineers and programmers ☆55,637
  21. ionic-team/ionic-framework (⭐53k) — Cross-platform UI toolkit for apps ☆52,728
  22. upscayl/upscayl (⭐51k) — Free and Open Source AI Image Upscaler for Linux, MacOS and Windows ☆51,242
  23. mastodon/mastodon (⭐50k) — Your self-hosted, globally interconnected microblogging community ☆50,457
  24. Homebrew/brew (⭐50k) — The Package Manager for Everywhere ☆50,138
  25. iina/iina (⭐47k) — The modern video player for macOS. ☆46,942
  26. helix-editor/helix (⭐47k) — A post-modern modal text editor. ☆46,718
  27. mifi/lossless-cut (⭐45k) — The swiss army knife of lossless video/audio editing ☆45,414
  28. logseq/logseq (⭐45k) — Privacy-first knowledge management platform ☆45,409
  29. exelban/stats (⭐43k) — macOS system monitor in your menu bar ☆42,898
  30. LizardByte/Sunshine (⭐43k) — Self-hosted game stream host for Moonlight. ☆42,726
  31. GyulyVGC/sniffnet (⭐42k) — Comfortably monitor your network traffic ☆41,724
  32. qbittorrent/qBittorrent (⭐41k) — qBittorrent BitTorrent client ☆41,200
  33. vim/vim (⭐41k) — The official Vim repository ☆41,168
  34. nwjs/nw.js (⭐41k) — Write apps with Node.js modules and web technologies ☆41,145
  35. Kong/insomnia (⭐40k) — Cross-platform API client for REST, GraphQL, gRPC ☆40,092
  36. mattermost/mattermost (⭐39k) — Open source platform for team collaboration ☆39,465
  37. RSSNext/Folo (⭐39k) — Folo is the AI RSS Reader ☆39,187
  38. lapce/lapce (⭐39k) — Lightning-fast and Powerful Code Editor written in Rust ☆38,963
  39. mpv-player/mpv (⭐37k) — Command line media player ☆37,609
  40. utmapp/UTM (⭐36k) — Virtual machines for iOS and macOS ☆36,584
  41. kovidgoyal/kitty (⭐35k) — Cross-platform GPU-based terminal emulator ☆35,463
  42. balena-io/etcher (⭐35k) — Flash OS images to SD cards & USB drives, safely and easily. ☆34,607
  43. MonitorControl/MonitorControl (⭐35k) — Control external display brightness ☆34,584
  44. waydabber/BetterDisplay (⭐34k) — HiDPI scaling and display control ☆34,279
  45. pear-devs/pear-desktop (⭐34k) — Pear is extension for music player ☆33,931
  46. hiddify/hiddify-app (⭐33k) — Multi-platform auto-proxy client ☆33,510
  47. surrealdb/surrealdb (⭐33k) — Distributed document-graph database ☆33,242
  48. shadowsocks/ShadowsocksX-NG (⭐33k) — Shadowsocks GUI client for mac OS ☆32,863
  49. flameshot-org/flameshot (⭐31k) — Powerful yet simple to use screenshot software ☆31,352
  50. rxhanson/Rectangle (⭐30k) — Window management with shortcuts and snap ☆30,177

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