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Aug 03 - Aug 09, 2026

Design & Graphics / Image Tools

• szTheory/exifcleaner (⭐2.5k) — Cross-platform desktop GUI app to clean image metadata ☆2,531

Networking / Remote Access

• lx2026/RelayBar (⭐70) — Native macOS menu bar app for SSH tunnels and remote file previews ☆69

System Tools / Menu Bar

• emgeorrk/pulse (⭐25) — Menu bar system monitor with live CPU, memory, temperature, fan, network, disk, power, and battery stats ☆28

Jul 27 - Aug 02, 2026

Developer Tools / Developer Utilities

• Ducksss/codex-profiles (⭐71) — Manage named Codex homes and separate ChatGPT windows ☆71

Productivity / Clipboard

• hukdoesn/Nimclip (⭐45) — Native local-only clipboard history manager for macOS ☆50

System Tools / System Utilities

• kasper9n/time-machine-inspector (⭐196) — Time Machine backup size inspector app ☆196

Jul 20 - Jul 26, 2026

System Tools / Menu Bar

• aqua5230/usage (⭐272) — Claude Code and Codex quota in the menu bar with burn-rate predictions, zero API calls ☆272

Jun 22 - Jun 28, 2026

Productivity / Clipboard

• Clipy/Clipy (⭐8.8k) — Clipboard extension app for macOS. ☆8,799

System Tools / System Utilities

• yagcioglutoprak/dusty (⭐64) — Free, open-source macOS menu bar cleaner. ☆64

Jun 01 - Jun 07, 2026

Window Management / Shell Utilities

• mrkai77/Loop (⭐11k) — Window management made elegant. ☆11,272

May 11 - May 17, 2026

Design & Graphics / Image Tools

• ImageOptim/ImageOptim (⭐9.9k) — GUI image optimizer for Mac ☆9,913

Apr 20 - Apr 26, 2026

System Tools / QuickLook Plugins

• sbarex/SourceCodeSyntaxHighlight (⭐4.2k) — Quick Look syntax highlighting ☆4,194

Mar 09 - Mar 15, 2026

System Tools / Menu Bar

• dwarvesf/hidden (⭐14k) — Ultra-light utility to hide menu bar icons ☆14,496

Feb 23 - Mar 01, 2026

Productivity / Automation

• rewhex/better-launchpad (⭐18) — Smarter, customizable Launchpad for macOS ☆18

Feb 09 - Feb 15, 2026

Developer Tools / Databases

• nullptrlabs/pgmodeler (⭐3.6k) — Data modeling tool for PostgreSQL ☆3,581

Jan 12 - Jan 18, 2026

Productivity / Task Management

• super-productivity/super-productivity (⭐21k) — Todo list with time tracking ☆20,989

Dec 29 - Jan 04, 2025

Audio & Video / Utilities

• bitgapp/eqMac (⭐6.7k) — System-wide audio equalizer and mixer ☆6,722

Design & Graphics / Image Tools

• MochiDiffusion/MochiDiffusion (⭐7.9k) — Run Stable Diffusion natively on Mac ☆7,911

Developer Tools / Developer Utilities

• intitni/CopilotForXcode (⭐8.2k) — GitHub Copilot and ChatGPT for Xcode ☆8,240

• twostraws/ControlRoom (⭐6.1k) — Control Xcode Simulator from macOS app ☆6,093

• okwasniewski/MiniSim (⭐3k) — Menu bar app for iOS and Android simulators ☆2,996

Developer Tools / Virtualization

• insidegui/VirtualBuddy (⭐8.4k) — macOS VM GUI for Apple Silicon ☆8,392

Reading & Writing / Note-taking

• tw93/MiaoYan (⭐8.5k) — Lightweight Markdown editor ☆8,496

System Tools / Package Managers

• mas-cli/mas (⭐12k) — Mac App Store command-line interface ☆12,275

Credits / Shell Utilities

• jaywcjlove/awesome-mac (⭐109k)

Dec 15 - Dec 21, 2025

Productivity / Automation

• asmvik/skhd (⭐8.1k) — Simple hotkey daemon for macOS ☆8,056

🏆 Top 50 by Stars / Shell Utilities

• asmvik/yabai (⭐29k) — A tiling window manager for macOS based on binary space partitioning ☆29,365

Dec 01 - Dec 07, 2025

🏆 Top 50 by Stars / Shell Utilities

• mifi/lossless-cut (⭐42k) — The swiss army knife of lossless video/audio editing ☆42,487

• jellyfin/jellyfin (⭐55k) — The Free Software Media System - Server Backend & API ☆55,144

• iina/iina (⭐46k) — The modern video player for macOS. ☆45,739

• mpv-player/mpv (⭐36k) — Command line media player ☆36,240

• pear-devs/pear-desktop (⭐33k) — Pear is extension for music player ☆32,859

• mastodon/mastodon (⭐50k) — Your self-hosted, globally interconnected microblogging community ☆50,150

• mattermost/mattermost (⭐39k) — Open source platform for team collaboration ☆38,614

• jgraph/drawio-desktop (⭐62k) — Official electron build of draw.io ☆62,368

• upscayl/upscayl (⭐48k) — Free and Open Source AI Image Upscaler for Linux, MacOS and Windows ☆47,663

• obsproject/obs-studio (⭐74k) — Free software for streaming and recording ☆74,242

• flameshot-org/flameshot (⭐30k) — Powerful yet simple to use screenshot software ☆30,508

• hoppscotch/hoppscotch (⭐80k) — Open source API development ecosystem ☆79,921

• Kong/insomnia (⭐40k) — Cross-platform API client for REST, GraphQL, gRPC ☆39,908

• electron/electron (⭐122k) — Build cross-platform desktop apps with JavaScript, HTML, and CSS ☆122,240

• tauri-apps/tauri (⭐110k) — Build fast desktop apps with web frontend ☆109,677

• ionic-team/ionic-framework (⭐53k) — Cross-platform UI toolkit for apps ☆52,595

• nwjs/nw.js (⭐41k) — Write apps with Node.js modules and web technologies ☆41,180

• microsoft/vscode (⭐188k) — Visual Studio Code ☆188,002

• neovim/neovim (⭐101k) — Vim-fork focused on extensibility and usability ☆101,393

• zed-industries/zed (⭐88k) — High-performance multiplayer code editor ☆87,729

• helix-editor/helix (⭐46k) — A post-modern modal text editor. ☆45,657

• vim/vim (⭐41k) — The official Vim repository ☆40,676

• lapce/lapce (⭐39k) — Lightning-fast and Powerful Code Editor written in Rust ☆38,706

• surrealdb/surrealdb (⭐33k) — Distributed document-graph database ☆32,778

• WerWolv/ImHex (⭐54k) — Hex editor for reverse engineers and programmers ☆54,322

• utmapp/UTM (⭐35k) — Virtual machines for iOS and macOS ☆34,829

• localsend/localsend (⭐86k) — An open-source cross-platform alternative to AirDrop ☆86,344

• soimort/you-get (⭐57k) — Dumb downloader that scrapes the web ☆56,858

• qbittorrent/qBittorrent (⭐39k) — qBittorrent BitTorrent client ☆39,100

• GyulyVGC/sniffnet (⭐40k) — Comfortably monitor your Internet traffic ☆40,225

• shadowsocks/ShadowsocksX-NG (⭐33k) — Next Generation of ShadowsocksX ☆32,896

• hiddify/hiddify-app (⭐32k) — Multi-platform auto-proxy client ☆31,768

• rustdesk/rustdesk (⭐119k) — Self-hosted remote desktop alternative ☆119,202

• LizardByte/Sunshine (⭐40k) — Self-hosted game stream host for Moonlight. ☆39,718

• AppFlowy-IO/AppFlowy (⭐75k) — AI collaborative workspace, Notion alt ☆74,546

• toeverything/AFFiNE (⭐71k) — Next-gen knowledge base for planning ☆70,917

• laurent22/joplin (⭐56k) — Privacy-focused note taking with sync ☆55,764

• logseq/logseq (⭐44k) — Privacy-first knowledge management platform ☆44,148

• RSSNext/Folo (⭐39k) — Folo is the AI RSS Reader ☆38,732

• Homebrew/brew (⭐49k) — The Package Manager for Everywhere ☆48,984

• exelban/stats (⭐41k) — macOS system monitor in your menu bar ☆40,862

• balena-io/etcher (⭐34k) — Flash OS images to SD cards & USB drives, safely and easily. ☆34,077

• MonitorControl/MonitorControl (⭐34k) — Control external display brightness ☆33,851

• waydabber/BetterDisplay (⭐33k) — HiDPI scaling and display control ☆32,885

• Eugeny/tabby (⭐74k) — A terminal for a more modern age ☆73,593

• alacritty/alacritty (⭐65k) — A cross-platform, OpenGL terminal emulator. ☆65,148

• ghostty-org/ghostty (⭐59k) — Fast GPU-accelerated terminal emulator ☆58,899

• kovidgoyal/kitty (⭐34k) — Cross-platform GPU-based terminal emulator ☆34,144

• rxhanson/Rectangle (⭐30k) — Window management with shortcuts and snap ☆29,590

Audio & Video / Editors

• HandBrake/HandBrake (⭐24k) — HandBrake's development repository ☆23,878

• mltframework/shotcut (⭐15k) — cross-platform (Qt), open-source (GPLv3) video editor ☆14,659

Audio & Video / Players

• xbmc/xbmc (⭐21k) — Kodi - open source home theater and media center software ☆21,009

• FreeTubeApp/FreeTube (⭐22k) — An Open Source YouTube app for privacy ☆21,544

• videolan/vlc (⭐19k) — VLC media player ☆19,154

• ytmdesktop/ytmdesktop (⭐6.3k) — A Desktop App for YouTube Music ☆6,319

Audio & Video / Production

• audacity/audacity (⭐17k) — Audio Editor ☆17,454

• musescore/MuseScore (⭐15k) — Open source music notation software ☆14,911

• mixxxdj/mixxx (⭐7k) — Free DJ software for live mixes ☆6,970

• Ardour/ardour (⭐5.1k) — Mirror of Ardour Source Code ☆5,150

• vincehi/pulp (⭐99) — Pulp is an open source sample manager ☆99

Audio & Video / Utilities

• popcorntime/popcorntime (⭐11k) — All-in-one streaming media player ☆10,617

• metabrainz/picard (⭐5.1k) — Cross-platform music tagger with MusicBrainz ☆5,059

Browsers / Utilities

• ungoogled-software/ungoogled-chromium (⭐27k) — Google Chromium, sans integration with Google ☆27,264

• brave/brave-browser (⭐23k) — Brave browser for Android, iOS, Linux, macOS, Windows. ☆23,215

• qutebrowser/qutebrowser (⭐12k) — A keyboard-driven, vim-like browser based on Python and Qt. ☆11,621

• minbrowser/min (⭐9.1k) — A fast, minimal browser that protects your privacy ☆9,110

• getstation/desktop-app (⭐1.7k) — One app to rule them all! ☆1,683

Communication / Collaboration

• signalapp/Signal-Desktop (⭐16k) — A private messenger for Windows, macOS, and Linux. ☆16,447

• misskey-dev/misskey (⭐11k) — Free and open microblogging platform ☆11,259

• ferdium/ferdium-app (⭐4.5k) — All your services in one place, built by the community ☆4,459

Communication / Email Clients

• Foundry376/Mailspring (⭐18k) — Beautiful open source mail client ☆17,712

• tutao/tutanota (⭐7.8k) — Encrypted email service with strong privacy focus ☆7,803

• skiff-org/skiff-apps (⭐992) — End-to-end encrypted Mail, Pages, and Drive ☆991

Design & Graphics / Design Tools

• darktable-org/darktable (⭐13k) — Open source photography workflow app ☆12,840

• KDE/krita (⭐10k) — Free cross-platform digital art application ☆10,117

• RawTherapee/RawTherapee (⭐4.1k) — A powerful cross-platform raw photo processing program ☆4,081

Design & Graphics / Screen Capture

• keycastr/keycastr (⭐15k) — KeyCastr, an open-source keystroke visualizer ☆14,982

Developer Tools / API Tools

• mountain-loop/yaak (⭐19k) — Intuitive API client for REST and GraphQL ☆18,910

Developer Tools / App Frameworks

• sindresorhus/create-dmg (⭐5.3k) — Create a good-looking DMG for your macOS app in seconds ☆5,338

Developer Tools / Code Editors

• CodeEditApp/CodeEdit (⭐23k) — Native macOS code editor, free and open ☆22,964

• dail8859/NotepadNext (⭐14k) — Notepad++ for macOS ☆14,408

• macvim-dev/macvim (⭐7.9k) — Vim - the text editor - for macOS ☆7,871

• apache/netbeans (⭐3.1k) — Apache NetBeans ☆3,083

Developer Tools / Databases

• sqlitebrowser/sqlitebrowser (⭐24k) — DB Browser for SQLite ☆24,376

• beekeeper-studio/beekeeper-studio (⭐23k) — SQL client for MySQL, Postgres, SQLite ☆23,278

• trailbaseio/trailbase (⭐5.4k) — Fast app server with SQLite and auth ☆5,417

• antonycourtney/tad (⭐3.5k) — A desktop application for viewing and analyzing tabular data ☆3,473

Developer Tools / Developer Utilities

• mjmlio/mjml (⭐18k) — MJML: the only framework that makes responsive-email easy ☆18,166

• insidegui/WWDC (⭐8.8k) — The unofficial WWDC app for macOS ☆8,756

• XcodesOrg/XcodesApp (⭐8.5k) — Install and switch Xcode versions easily ☆8,471

• massCodeIO/massCode (⭐6.9k) — A free, open-source developer workspace. Snippets, notes, HTTP requests, calculations, and dev tools in one local-first app. ☆6,934

• HexFiend/HexFiend (⭐5.9k) — A fast and clever hex editor for macOS ☆5,870

Developer Tools / Version Control

• desktop/desktop (⭐22k) — Focus on what matters instead of fighting with Git. ☆21,705

Developer Tools / Virtualization

• lima-vm/lima (⭐22k) — Linux virtual machines, with a focus on running containers ☆21,584

• qemu/qemu (⭐13k) — generic and open source machine & userspace emulator and virtualizer ☆13,492

• canonical/multipass (⭐9.2k) — Multipass orchestrates virtual Ubuntu instances ☆9,194

File Management / File Managers

• raguay/ModalFileManager (⭐170) — Vim-style modal file manager for macOS ☆170

File Management / File Sharing

• viarotel-org/escrcpy (⭐11k) — Control Android devices with scrcpy GUI ☆10,593

• grishka/NearDrop (⭐6.2k) — An unofficial Google Nearby Share/Quick Share app for macOS ☆6,192

File Management / File Utilities

• tfeldmann/organize (⭐3.1k) — The file management automation tool. ☆3,094

• nohajc/anylinuxfs (⭐1.4k) — Mount Linux filesystems on macOS via NFS ☆1,444

Gaming / File Utilities

• RPCS3/rpcs3 (⭐19k) — PlayStation 3 emulator and debugger ☆19,291

• OpenEmu/OpenEmu (⭐18k) — Retro video game emulation for macOS ☆17,681

• hrydgard/ppsspp (⭐14k) — A PSP emulator for Android, Windows, Mac and Linux, written in C++ ☆14,192

• PlayCover/PlayCover (⭐12k) — Community fork of PlayCover ☆11,580

Networking / Download Tools

• transmission/transmission (⭐15k) — Official Transmission BitTorrent client repository ☆15,020

Networking / Network Analysis

• wireshark/wireshark (⭐9.7k) — Wireshark is a network traffic analyzer, or "sniffer" ☆9,662

Networking / Proxy & VPN

• getlantern/lantern (⭐16k) — Censorship circumvention tool ☆15,833

• mullvad/mullvadvpn-app (⭐7.4k) — The Mullvad VPN client app for desktop and mobile ☆7,412

Networking / Remote Access

• moonlight-stream/moonlight-qt (⭐18k) — GameStream client for desktop ☆18,066

• electerm/electerm (⭐15k) — Terminal with SSH, SFTP, and RDP support ☆14,607

Productivity / Remote Access

• ONLYOFFICE/DesktopEditors (⭐5.1k) — Open source office suite for documents ☆5,130

Productivity / Automation

• Caldis/Mos (⭐21k) — Smooth scrolling and scroll direction for mouse ☆21,008

• ActivityWatch/activitywatch (⭐18k) — Free automated time tracker ☆18,423

• Hammerspoon/hammerspoon (⭐16k) — Staggeringly powerful macOS desktop automation with Lua ☆15,819

• noah-nuebling/mac-mouse-fix (⭐11k) — Make any mouse better on macOS ☆10,600

• linearmouse/linearmouse (⭐6.6k) — The mouse and trackpad utility for Mac. ☆6,572

• zenangst/KeyboardCowboy (⭐2.2k) — The missing keyboard shortcut utility for macOS ☆2,210

• FreeterApp/Freeter (⭐1k) — Freeter – a smarter way to work on your computer ☆1,021

• WINBIGFOX/TimeScribe (⭐878) — Flexible time tracking for work hours ☆878

Productivity / Clipboard

• p0deje/Maccy (⭐21k) — Lightweight clipboard manager for macOS ☆20,920

• hluk/CopyQ (⭐12k) — Clipboard manager with advanced features ☆12,051

• Slackadays/Clipboard (⭐5.8k) — Fast and feature-packed clipboard tool ☆5,856

• PasteBar/PasteBarApp (⭐2.1k) — Free clipboard manager for Mac and Windows ☆2,127

Productivity / Task Management

• mattermost-community/focalboard (⭐26k) — Self-hosted Trello alternative ☆26,345

Productivity / Translation

• tisfeng/Easydict (⭐14k) — Dictionary and translator for macOS ☆14,052

Reading & Writing / Ebooks

• koodo-reader/koodo-reader (⭐28k) — Cross-platform ebook manager and reader ☆27,696

• kovidgoyal/calibre (⭐25k) — The calibre ebook manager ☆25,466

• readest/readest (⭐23k) — Modern cross-platform ebook reader ☆22,919

Reading & Writing / Note-taking

• Zettlr/Zettlr (⭐13k) — Your One-Stop Publication Workbench ☆13,311

• vnotex/vnote (⭐13k) — A pleasant note-taking platform in native C++. ☆12,875

• glushchenko/fsnotes (⭐7.4k) — Notes manager for macOS/iOS ☆7,429

• standardnotes/app (⭐6.6k) — Think fearlessly with end-to-end encrypted notes and files ☆6,572

• pbek/QOwnNotes (⭐5.8k) — Markdown notepad with Nextcloud integration ☆5,825

• saber-notes/saber (⭐4.6k) — The cross-platform open-source app built for handwriting ☆4,628

• vkbo/novelWriter (⭐3k) — Plain text editor for writing novels ☆3,036

Reading & Writing / Research

• zotero/zotero (⭐15k) — Tool to collect, organize, and cite research ☆14,820

Reading & Writing / RSS

• Ranchero-Software/NetNewsWire (⭐10k) — RSS reader for macOS and iOS. ☆10,243

Security / Encryption

• cryptomator/cryptomator (⭐16k) — Secure encryption for cloud storage ☆15,788

Security / Password Managers

• keepassxreboot/keepassxc (⭐28k) — Cross-platform KeePass password manager ☆28,203

• strongbox-password-safe/Strongbox (⭐1.4k) — A KeePass/Password Safe Client for iOS and OS X ☆1,448

Security / System Security

• objective-see/LuLu (⭐13k) — LuLu is the free open-source macOS firewall ☆12,995

• objective-see/BlockBlock (⭐829) — Monitor persistence locations on macOS ☆829

• objective-see/KnockKnock (⭐775) — Like AutoRuns ...but for macOS! ☆776

System Tools / Desktop & System

• alin23/Lunar (⭐5.6k) — Intelligent adaptive brightness for your external monitors ☆5,638

• johnste/finicky (⭐5k) — A macOS app for customizing which browser to start ☆4,991

• mangerlahn/Latest (⭐4.7k) — App update checker for macOS ☆4,717

• rlxone/Equinox (⭐2k) — Create dynamic wallpapers for macOS. ☆2,035

• wflixu/RClick (⭐899) — macos finder contextmenu ☆913

System Tools / Menu Bar

• jordanbaird/Ice (⭐29k) — Powerful menu bar manager for macOS ☆29,073

• FelixKratz/SketchyBar (⭐12k) — A highly customizable macOS status bar replacement ☆12,146

• jacklandrin/OnlySwitch (⭐5.8k) — All-in-one menu bar utility for Mac ☆5,850

• swiftbar/SwiftBar (⭐4.3k) — Powerful macOS menu bar customization tool ☆4,333

• sfsam/Itsycal (⭐4k) — Itsycal is a tiny calendar for menu bar ☆3,969

• DamascenoRafael/reminders-menubar (⭐3.9k) — View Apple Reminders in menu bar ☆3,863

• ivoronin/TomatoBar (⭐3.4k) — World's neatest Pomodoro timer for macOS menu bar ☆3,450

• lihaoyun6/AirBattery (⭐2.9k) — Show battery of all devices in Dock ☆2,917

• pakerwreah/Calendr (⭐2.3k) — Menu bar calendar for macOS - MVVM | RxSwift | AppKit | SwiftUI ☆2,293

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

System Tools / Package Managers

• milanvarady/Applite (⭐6.9k) — User-friendly GUI macOS application for Homebrew Casks ☆6,890

• buresdv/Cork (⭐4.6k) — A fast GUI for Homebrew written in SwiftUI, AI-free ☆4,579

System Tools / QuickLook Plugins

• sindresorhus/quick-look-plugins (⭐19k) — List of useful Quick Look plugins for developers ☆18,720

• sbarex/QLMarkdown (⭐3.3k) — macOS Quick Look extension for Markdown files. ☆3,242

System Tools / System Utilities

• pqrs-org/Karabiner-Elements (⭐23k) — Keyboard customization for macOS ☆22,562

• kyleneideck/BackgroundMusic (⭐19k) — Per-app volume and auto-pause music ☆19,185

• alienator88/Pearcleaner (⭐14k) — Free and fair-code mac app cleaner ☆14,114

• AppHouseKitchen/AlDente-Battery_Care_and_Monitoring (⭐9.1k) — Battery charge limiter ☆9,130

• sveinbjornt/Sloth (⭐8.9k) — View open files and connections on Mac ☆8,925

• runjuu/InputSourcePro (⭐3.4k) — Switch and track your input sources with ease ☆3,416

Terminal / Emulators

• wezterm/wezterm (⭐28k) — GPU-accelerated terminal multiplexer ☆28,032

• wavetermdev/waveterm (⭐22k) — An open-source, AI-integrated, cross-platform terminal for seamless workflows ☆21,856

• gnachman/iTerm2 (⭐18k) — Terminal emulator for macOS with many features ☆17,882

Terminal / Shell Utilities

• withfig/autocomplete (⭐25k) — IDE-style autocomplete for your existing terminal & shell ☆25,207

Window Management / Shell Utilities

• nikitabobko/AeroSpace (⭐22k) — AeroSpace is an i3-like tiling window manager for macOS ☆22,028

• ianyh/Amethyst (⭐16k) — Automatic tiling window manager for macOS à la xmonad. ☆16,198

• lwouis/alt-tab-macos (⭐16k) — Windows alt-tab on macOS ☆16,103

• ejbills/DockDoor (⭐5.8k) — Window peeking, alt-tab and other enhancements for macOS ☆5,757

• FelixKratz/JankyBorders (⭐3.7k) — A lightweight window border system for macOS ☆3,705

• lihaoyun6/Topit (⭐1.5k) — Pin any window to the top of your screen ☆1,473

Nov 24 - Nov 30, 2025

Audio & Video / Editors

• Aegisub/Aegisub (⭐3.4k) — Cross-platform advanced subtitle editor ☆3,368

• cartesiancs/nugget-app (⭐581) — Video editor with motion effects and layered editing ☆581

Audio & Video / Players

• nukeop/nuclear (⭐18k) — Streaming music player that finds free music for you ☆18,138

• martpie/museeks (⭐2.1k) — A simple, clean and cross-platform music player ☆2,128

• losnoco/Cog (⭐994) — Cog - A Free and Open Source Audio Player for macOS 10.15+ ☆994

• samzong/MacMusicPlayer (⭐88) — A clean, lightweight music player for macOS. ☆88

Audio & Video / Production

• hydrogen-music/hydrogen (⭐1.3k) — The advanced drum machine for Linux, macOS, and Windows ☆1,313

• stargatedaw/stargate (⭐866) — Digital audio workstation with plugins ☆866

Audio & Video / Utilities

• chidiwilliams/buzz (⭐20k) — Offline audio transcription powered by Whisper ☆20,570

• ExistentialAudio/BlackHole (⭐19k) — macOS audio loopback driver for apps ☆19,467

• sindresorhus/Gifski (⭐8.5k) — Convert videos to high-quality GIFs on your Mac ☆8,510

• section83/MacYTDL (⭐967) — A macOS GUI front-end for the YT-DLP video downloader ☆968

Communication / Collaboration

• sindresorhus/caprine (⭐7.4k) — Elegant Facebook Messenger desktop app ☆7,382

• overtake/TelegramSwift (⭐5.7k) — Source code of Telegram for macos on Swift 5.0 ☆5,736

Communication / Email Clients

• vladimiry/ElectronMail (⭐1.7k) — Unofficial ProtonMail Desktop App ☆1,675

Design & Graphics / Design Tools

• synfig/synfig (⭐2.3k) — Synfig Studio animation software ☆2,268

• Toinane/colorpicker (⭐1.9k) — Your powerful toolkit for mastering colors. ☆1,883

• pencil2d/pencil (⭐1.8k) — Easy tool for 2D hand-drawn animations ☆1,773

• sindresorhus/System-Color-Picker (⭐1.4k) — The macOS color picker as an app with more features ☆1,410

Design & Graphics / Image Tools

• Molunerfinn/PicGo (⭐27k) — Image uploader for 60+ hosting services ☆26,955

• divamgupta/diffusionbee-stable-diffusion-ui (⭐14k) — Run Stable Diffusion on M1 Mac ☆13,579

• kyleduo/TinyPNG4Mac (⭐4k) — Native client of TinyPNG on macOS ☆3,999

• jurplel/qView (⭐3.4k) — Practical and minimal image viewer ☆3,418

• netdcy/FlowVision (⭐1.3k) — Waterfall-style image viewer for macOS ☆1,297

Design & Graphics / Screen Capture

• lihaoyun6/QuickRecorder (⭐8.5k) — Lightweight macOS screen recorder ☆8,548

Developer Tools / App Frameworks

• illacloud/illa-builder (⭐12k) — Low-code platform for internal tools ☆12,302

• react-page/react-page (⭐9.5k) — Customizable WYSIWYG content editor ☆9,546

Developer Tools / Code Editors

• coteditor/CotEditor (⭐8.3k) — Lightweight Plain Text Editor for macOS ☆8,320

• qvacua/vimr (⭐7k) — VimR — Neovim GUI for macOS in Swift ☆6,979

• haystackeditor/haystack-editor (⭐1.3k) — Canvas-based code editor for visual navigation ☆1,280

Developer Tools / Databases

• PostgresApp/PostgresApp (⭐7.8k) — The easiest way to get started with PostgreSQL on the Mac ☆7,755

• Sequel-Ace/Sequel-Ace (⭐7.5k) — MySQL/MariaDB database management for macOS ☆7,479

• gcollazo/mongodbapp (⭐535) — The easiest way to get started with MongoDB on the Mac ☆535

Developer Tools / Developer Utilities

• oldj/SwitchHosts (⭐27k) — Switch hosts quickly! ☆26,990

• responsively-org/responsively-app (⭐25k) — Browser for responsive web development ☆25,065

• sindresorhus/Pasteboard-Viewer (⭐845) — Inspect the system pasteboards on macOS ☆845

Developer Tools / Version Control

• git-up/GitUp (⭐12k) — The Git interface you have been missing ☆12,076

• relagit/relagit (⭐1.1k) — The elegant solution to graphical version control. ☆1,094

• maoyama/Changes (⭐300) — An Open Source GUI Git Client for macOS ☆300

Developer Tools / Virtualization

• hashicorp/vagrant (⭐27k) — Tool for building development environments ☆27,194

File Management / File Managers

• mucommander/mucommander (⭐1.2k) — Cross-platform dual-pane file manager ☆1,249

File Management / File Utilities

• PDF-Archiver/PDF-Archiver (⭐339) — A tool for tagging files and archiving tasks. ☆339

• RobinNaumann/disko (⭐116) — a minimalist disk usage analyzer for macOS ☆116

Productivity / Translation

• nextai-translator/nextai-translator (⭐25k) — ChatGPT-powered translation app ☆24,955

Reading & Writing / Ebooks

• Sigil-Ebook/Sigil (⭐6.9k) — Sigil is a multi-platform EPUB ebook editor ☆6,895

Reading & Writing / Note-taking

• nuttyartist/notes (⭐4.3k) — Fast note-taking app written in C++ ☆4,259

Reading & Writing / Research

• tropy/tropy (⭐1.1k) — Research photo management ☆1,131

Reading & Writing / RSS

• ViennaRSS/vienna-rss (⭐2k) — Free open-source RSS/Atom/JSON feed newsreader for macOS ☆1,972

• sopaco/saga-reader (⭐531) — AI-powered lightweight internet reader ☆531

Security / Encryption

• alichtman/deadbolt (⭐420) — Dead-simple file encryption for any OS ☆420

Security / System Security

• ParetoSecurity/pareto-mac (⭐447) — Automatically audit your Mac for basic security hygiene. ☆447

• objective-see/TaskExplorer (⭐142) — Explore running processes on macOS ☆142

• objective-see/DylibHijackScanner (⭐127) — Scan for dylib hijacking vulnerabilities ☆127

System Tools / Desktop & System

• sindresorhus/Plash (⭐4k) — Make any website your Mac desktop wallpaper ☆4,009

• sindresorhus/Actions (⭐3k) — Supercharge your shortcuts ☆3,036

• glinford/dns-easy-switcher (⭐353) — DNS Easy Switcher (for MacOS) ☆352

System Tools / Menu Bar

• leits/MeetingBar (⭐5.3k) — Your meetings at your fingertips in the macOS menu bar ☆5,288

• kmikiy/SpotMenu (⭐3.1k) — Spotify & Apple Music in your macOS menu bar ☆3,120

• lihaoyun6/Logoer (⭐714) — Change the style of the Apple logo in macOS menu bar ☆714

System Tools / System Utilities

• newmarcel/KeepingYouAwake (⭐6.8k) — Prevents your Mac from going to sleep. ☆6,791

• ThatGuySam/doesitarm (⭐3.8k) — Apple Silicon app compatibility list ☆3,792

• BigBerny/magicquit (⭐345) — Auto-quit unused apps for focus ☆345

• sanketk2020/MacSpaceCleaner (⭐135) — Clean disk space by removing junk ☆135

• Serpentiel/betterglobekey (⭐85) — Make macOS Globe key great again! ☆85

Terminal / Shell Utilities

• dnote/dnote (⭐3k) — A simple command line notebook ☆3,049

Window Management / Shell Utilities

• pablopunk/SwiftShift (⭐620) — Sweet window management for macOS ☆622

• XiCheng148/Dockit (⭐280) — An application that can dock any window to the edge of the screen. ☆280

Nov 17 - Nov 23, 2025

Developer Tools / Databases

• cmushroom/redis-pro (⭐681) — Redis management app in SwiftUI ☆681

Reading & Writing / Ebooks

• MaddTheSane/Simple-Comic (⭐328) — macOS comic viewer ☆328

Security / System Security

• objective-see/OverSight (⭐674) — Monitor mic and webcam access on Mac ☆674

• Lennolium/swiftGuard (⭐467) — Anti-forensic app monitoring USB ports ☆467

• objective-see/WhatsYourSign (⭐365) — View file signing info in Finder ☆365

System Tools / System Utilities

• appledragon/everythingByMdfind (⭐143) — python script to search everything by mdfind on MacOS ☆145

Terminal / Shell Utilities

• lihaoyun6/xHistory (⭐204) — A powerful command line history manager ☆204

Window Management / Shell Utilities

• Geckos-Ink/MakeItHome (⭐38) — UI extender for macOS ☆38

Nov 10 - Nov 16, 2025

Audio & Video / Utilities

• TheAcharya/MarkerData (⭐67) — Marker extraction tool for Final Cut Pro ☆67

Developer Tools / Version Control

• scmbreeze/scm_breeze (⭐2.9k) — Adds numbered shortcuts to the output git status, and much more ☆2,910

Nov 03 - Nov 09, 2025

Developer Tools / Databases

• bdash-app/bdash (⭐1.5k) — Simple SQL Client for lightweight data analysis. ☆1,516

Developer Tools / Version Control

• jamieweavis/streaker (⭐196) — GitHub contribution streak tracker for menu bar ☆196

Productivity / Automation

• niw/HapticKey (⭐1.7k) — Haptic feedback when tapping Touch Bar ☆1,670

Oct 27 - Nov 02, 2025

Security / System Security

• objective-see/RansomWhere (⭐128) — Generic ransomware detector ☆128

Jun 02 - Jun 08, 2025

Credits / Shell Utilities

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