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Nov 02 - Nov 08, 2026

Reading and Writing Tools / Markdown Tools

• Splat (⭐6) - Native macOS Markdown editor in Rust where both the source and the live preview are editable.

Reading and Writing Tools / Ebooks

• Comic Commander - Comic library browser and reader for CBZ, CBR, CB7, CBT, and PDF files.

Developer Tools / Developer Utilities

• Loupe (⭐114) - Accessibility inspector that generates AI-agent-ready output.

Developer Tools / Version Control

• PullBull (⭐2) - GitHub pull requests, issues and Projects boards in the menu bar.

Terminal Apps / Databases

• ghostty-designer (⭐50) - Live-preview editor for Ghostty themes, fonts and UI settings.

Design and Product / Screenshot Tools

• Glint (⭐1) - Open-source screenshot tool that finds and pixelates emails, IBANs, card numbers, and API keys on-device before you share.

• Photon - Open-source screenshot, markup and screen recording tool for macOS and Windows, with no network code.

Design and Product / Other Tools

• Anthora - Local photo and video library for browsing, searching, and reviewing duplicates across folders and mounted drives.

• Featherview - Open-source, keyboard-driven image viewer for flipping through folders, with batch conversion.

• Jutsu Studio - Open-source, unofficial Higgsfield client for creating AI videos and images with Seedance, Kling and Genjutsu, with every result kept on your disk.

• Swapjutsu - Open-source character swap tool for videos with Seedance 2.5 or Wan 2.2 Animate, with on-device preparation on Apple silicon.

AI Tools / Other Tools

• Lumilo (⭐2) - Open-source menu bar app that runs Splash or llama.cpp servers, shows memory and token speed, and downloads models from Hugging Face.

• Yardlet - Open-source app for running Codex, Claude Code and other coding agent CLIs side by side in one window, using each agent's own sign-in and session history.

Audio and Video Tools / File Sharing

• AudioSync (⭐4) - Play your Mac's audio on AirPlay, Google Cast and local speakers at once, in sync.

Download Management Tools / Audio Record and Process

• Prism - Open-source download manager that splits files into parallel connections, catches browser downloads, and saves videos.

• Shandian (⭐7) - Native download manager that handles magnet links, torrents, HTTP files and videos from YouTube, Bilibili, Douyin and Xiaohongshu in one window, with browser download takeover and stream-while-downloading (Chinese UI).

Voice-to-Text / Audio Record and Process

• Amical - Open-source AI dictation and note-taking app that types into any app and formats the text for the app you are in, using local Whisper or Parakeet models.

• ParrotFlow - Local dictation app that you can program with your rules, scripts, and vocabulary.

• Tamka - Open-source on-device dictation that runs NVIDIA Parakeet models on the Neural Engine and types at the cursor in any app.

Browsers / Audio Record and Process

• Lilo - Native WebKit browser with Arc-style spaces, Chrome extensions, terminal tabs in the sidebar, and a built-in MCP server for AI agents.

Translation Tools / Audio Record and Process

• SwaprTrans - Lightweight (<2MB) native menu bar tool for select-and-space translation and in-place Enter rewrite, powered by Apple's on-device model.

• Tercana - Menu bar companion for PS5 Remote Play: live on-device subtitle translation into any language, plus a PSN trophy tracker.

Finance / Audio Record and Process

• HTS for Mac (⭐0) - Read-only Korean and US stock workspace in the style of Windows HTS apps, with a 10-level order book, four-chart layouts, watchlists and saved workspaces; live quotes need your own Kiwoom REST API key.

• Moony - Personal finance app for tracking accounts, investments, crypto, property and loans in an encrypted local database, with no account, no cloud and no telemetry.

Security Tools / Audio Record and Process

• Hey Mac - On-device face unlock for the lock screen and privacy shields for selected apps.

Utilities / Clipboard Tools

• Clipivo - Local-first native clipboard manager that keeps your clipboard history searchable, organized, and private.

Utilities / Menu Bar Tools

• Çentik (⭐2) - Turns the MacBook notch into a live island for music, system stats, an AI chat with your own Claude, Gemini or Ollama, clipboard history and meeting alerts.

• HideNotch - Paints the menu bar black on notched MacBooks so the notch blends in, with optional rounded screen corners.

• Stash (⭐6) - Open-source menu bar icon hider for macOS 27 that collapses status items behind a single arrow.

• StableBar - Customizable menu bar replacement with themes, widgets, popups and AeroSpace, yabai or OmniWM workspaces.

Utilities / Cleanup and Uninstall

• Kipimo - Open-source menu bar system monitor with tools to clear caches, uninstall apps with their leftovers, find what fills the disk and review startup items, moving everything to the Trash.

• Qingo (⭐5) - Cache cleaner that recognizes 60+ video, design and AI tools (CapCut, DaVinci Resolve, Adobe apps, Cursor, Claude Code and more), clears only caches that rebuild automatically, and moves them to the Trash with undo, leaving projects and conversations untouched (Chinese UI).

• Tidymint - Open-source disk cleaner that only moves items to the Trash and checks whether your project scripts still reference a duplicate before removing it.

Utilities / General Tools

• AerialSwap (⭐2) - Turn any video into a native Aerial wallpaper for the lock screen and desktop, in its own group in System Settings.

• SATF (⭐6) - Shake a file while dragging it to convert, merge into a PDF, zip, or extract it from a radial menu under your cursor.

Utilities / Productivity

• JUMP - Open-source tool that labels every clickable element so you can click, scroll and search any app from the keyboard.

• UMST - Desktop calendar widget that brings together Google, iCloud, Outlook, Apple Reminders, Canvas and other LMS deadlines, Todoist, Asana and Trello, with menu bar quick add.

Utilities / Window Management

• Open Contexts - Open-source window switcher with a persistent app bar and saved window groups.

Utilities / System Related Tools

• Mac Monitor (⭐7) - Lightweight menu bar monitor for RAM, CPU, network and disk, focused on memory pressure.

• Monny - Open-source menu bar system monitor with process lookup and a battery charge limit.

Oct 26 - Nov 01, 2026

Reading and Writing Tools / Markdown Tools

• MDViewer - Fast Markdown viewer with live reload, Quick Look previews, Mermaid, math and optional AI summaries with your own or a local model.

Developer Tools / IDEs

• Threadlines - Open-source desktop app for coding agents (Claude Code, Codex, OpenCode, Cursor), where several agents can share one thread and each thread gets its own git worktree.

Developer Tools / Developer Utilities

• Eleven (⭐789) - Open-source reverse-engineering app where coding agents read, rename and patch binaries, Android apps and GPU kernels alongside you.

Developer Tools / API Development and Analysis

• Optics Framework - Open-source UI test automation for Android, iOS, web and smart TV apps, with tests written as CSV or YAML steps.

Developer Tools / Virtualization

• Mac Android Subsystem - Run Android apps on Apple Silicon, each in its own Mac window with its own Dock icon.

Developer Tools / Databases

• DBine - Open-source database manager for 130+ SQL and NoSQL databases and cloud services, with notebooks, schema and data compare, and an MCP server.

Terminal Apps / Databases

• SSHFire (⭐11) - Cross-platform SSH client with a terminal, a session manager and an SFTP browser that follows the current directory.

Design and Product / Screenshot Tools

• Screenshots - Open-source menu bar tool for screenshots, scrolling capture, OCR, annotation, pinning, and MP4 or GIF screen recording, with no network code.

Design and Product / Other Tools

• AI Canvas Tauri (⭐260) - Free, lightweight, source-available AI canvas for storyboarding, image and video creation, editing, and asset management with ComfyUI workflows.

• Fotohaus (⭐0) - Open-source photo organizer that works on your existing folders, with on-device face recognition, search and non-destructive editing.

AI Tools / Other Tools

• Atticus - Open-source voice assistant that runs on your Claude plan, learns new tasks after doing them once, and handles dictation, screen help, and background agents.

• Cove - Open-source native composer, session sidebar and diff viewer for Claude Code and Codex, currently available as an Apple Silicon preview.

• CoWork OS - Open-source desktop AI agent for files, browser, and chat-app tasks that works with your own API keys or local models.

• Enconvo - AI agent that understands your screen and completes tasks across apps.

• Frink - Desktop-first, open-source (MIT) application for running parallel agents, and multi-step custom workflows triggered by schedules, webhooks or events from tools like Linear and Sentry, across your already-used providers.

• Godmode Bot - Open-source AI coworker that turns your Claude subscription into persistent agents that do computer work in their own browser with your logins.

Communication / Collaboration and Team Tools

• FinchGram - Unofficial open-source Telegram client built on TDLib, with a screenshot tool, WebDAV downloads and opt-in MCP access for AI assistants.

Communication / File Sharing

• FileShipper - Peer-to-peer file transfer between computers and phones over local Wi-Fi.

• Nearby Drop - Independent macOS menu-bar app for two-way Google Quick Share transfers with compatible Android devices, plus USB MTP, Finder sharing, QR tools, and experimental Windows interoperability.

Audio and Video Tools / File Sharing

• SoundCloud for macOS (⭐1) - Unofficial lightweight SoundCloud app for macOS.

• TetherCam - Use an iPhone as a USB camera on a Mac for video only, or use the OBS plugin for video and the phone's microphone audio.

Audio and Video Tools / Audio Record and Process

• PitchTap (⭐0) - Open-source menu bar app that changes the key of any app's audio live without changing the tempo.

• Shiyin - Open-source meeting recorder that transcribes on-device, identifies speakers, and writes timestamped notes with your own Claude or ChatGPT subscription.

Download Management Tools / Audio Record and Process

• Arroxy - Open-source yt-dlp GUI for downloading video, audio, playlists and subtitles from YouTube and other supported sites.

Voice-to-Text / Audio Record and Process

• Voltip - Open-source push-to-talk dictation with on-device or cloud recognition, AI polish, and a paired Android phone as an optional microphone.

Browsers / Audio Record and Process

• Stedding - Open-source Arc-style browser on Chromium with Spaces, vertical tabs, pinned folders, a command bar and Arc import.

Utilities / Audio Record and Process

• Convertino (⭐13) - Drag a file, tap Shift and drop it on a radial menu to convert or edit it.

Utilities / Clipboard Tools

• ClipRecallBar - Keyboard-first clipboard history popup that filters as you type and pastes with one key.

• Clipstack - Native clipboard history with search, type filters, pins and optional iCloud sync.

• Kurenai - Clipboard history with search, saved snippet lists and a paste queue that pastes copied items one by one. Skips passwords, history encrypted on disk.

Utilities / Menu Bar Tools

• Konverter (⭐7) - Menu bar file converter and image compressor operated by dragging files onto a radial wheel.

• Kumquat (⭐2) - Menu bar file converter: drag files, tap Shift and drop them on a wheel to convert images, audio, video and documents, compress, OCR, trim and annotate.

• Perch - Keyboard-first MacBook notch app for Claude Code, Codex, OpenCode and pi sessions: see what each did, answer from the notch, and jump back to the exact window or terminal pane.

• Ledge - Turns the MacBook notch into a Dynamic Island-style status area for now playing, timers, your next meeting, weather, notes, and Keep Awake (macOS 26+).

• MenuBarMijia (⭐18) - Control Xiaomi Mi Home devices from the menu bar by voice or keyboard, via Mi Cloud QR login or Home Assistant (macOS 26+).

• Topnotchers (⭐2) - Turns the MacBook notch into a home for Claude Code and Codex sessions as animated mascots, with questions and permission prompts answered from the notch.

Utilities / Cleanup and Uninstall

• MacClean - Free local Mac disk cleaner that lets you review WeChat media, System Data, and Xcode or AI caches before deleting.

• Peel - Free, open source uninstaller and cleaner that removes apps with every file they leave behind, shows you why each file belongs, and moves everything to the Trash, so you can put it back.

• SpaceMap (⭐2) - Disk usage analyzer that draws your disk as a nested treemap you can zoom into, filling in live while the scan runs.

Utilities / File Organization Tools

• Archivator (⭐4) - Menu bar archive tool that compresses and extracts files by dragging them onto a radial wheel.

Utilities / General Tools

• Swivel (⭐24) - Tap a key mid-drag and drop files on a wheel to convert, crop, compress, strip metadata or share them, fully offline.

Utilities / Window Management

• DockFlip - Dock window lists with browser tabs, a Flip 3D ⌘Tab window switcher and Windows-style snapping in one app.

• KiwiDesk - Tiling window manager that works out of the box with no config file, has a native Settings app, and updates itself from inside the app.

Utilities / System Related Tools

• Healthy Battery (⭐9) - Open-source charge limiter with live power flow and long-term battery health for Apple Silicon MacBooks.

• IconCraft - Give any Mac app the name and icon you already know. The app underneath does not change.

• WattMate - See which apps and AI coding agents are draining your MacBook battery, right from the menu bar, in real watts and the minutes you get back by quitting one.

Gaming Software / System Related Tools

• Borne - Native front end for MAME and classic PC games (Doom, Quake, Duke Nukem 3D), in the spirit of MAMEUI, with the emulator and engines included.

Remote Login Software / System Related Tools

• ClawTank (⭐2) - Open-source RDP server for connecting to a Mac from standard Remote Desktop clients like Windows App and mstsc.

QuickLook Plugins / System Related Tools

• Folderglass - Quick Look extension for folders: real size including subfolders, file-type breakdown, largest and newest files, git branch and status, and the README rendered inline. Also previews zip contents and Markdown.

• MD QuickLook (⭐0) - Native Quick Look extension for Markdown with syntax highlighting, math, and Mermaid diagrams, without a web engine.

Oct 19 - Oct 25, 2026

Reading and Writing Tools / Markdown Tools

• Textus - WYSIWYG Markdown editor with math, tables, Mermaid and an optional AI writing assistant that works with cloud or local models.

Reading and Writing Tools / Note-taking

• LawPulse - Local-first legal research tool for Chinese lawyers: offline statute library with per-article notes; all data stays on your Mac.

Reading and Writing Tools / Others

• Lemma (⭐13) - PDF reader for mathematics textbooks and papers that turns theorem and equation references into links, folds proofs and checks the derivations you write.

Developer Tools / Developer Utilities

• JET Pilot - Open-source Kubernetes desktop client for working across clusters, namespaces and cloud accounts.

Terminal Apps / Databases

• Termstead - Native SSH client with a session tree, jump hosts and SFTP beside the terminal.

Design and Product / Screenshot Tools

• Sitch - Skitch-style screenshot annotation with tapered arrows, blur, and pixelate, fully offline.

• Snappy - Open-source, Ubuntu-style screenshot tool with an adjustable selection, window and full-screen capture, markup, blur, and text copying.

Design and Product / Screen Recording

• OpenScreen (⭐4.5k) - Open-source tool for creating polished screen demos and walkthrough videos.

Design and Product / Other Tools

• Siliconed - Open-source app for local AI image generation and instruction-based image editing on Apple silicon, written in Swift and Metal.

AI Tools / Other Tools

• JoeBro - Native SwiftUI workspace for chat and document editing with local models via Ollama or any API, plus memory, MCP tools, and deep research.

• Octuo - Personal assistant for work across AI, tools and specialist services that coordinates connected, authorized tools and accounts, tracks progress and gathers results around your goal.

• Pulse (⭐609) - Native app that shows how much Claude Code, Codex, Cursor, Copilot and 70+ other AI coding services you have left, as rings docked at the edge of your screen.

Audio and Video Tools / File Sharing

• Hongguo Drama (⭐507) - Unofficial player and downloader for Chinese short dramas from Hongguo, Xifan, and Hema, for Apple Silicon and Intel Macs.

• NotchMuse - Open-source synced lyrics for Spotify, Apple Music, NetEase Cloud Music, QQ Music and Soda Music in the menu bar, beside the notch, or above the Dock.

• Songtide - Native YouTube Music app with an equalizer, visualizer and synced lyrics.

Audio and Video Tools / Audio Record and Process

• akou - Open-source call and meeting recorder that transcribes on-device with speaker labels and lets Claude Code or Codex question a call over MCP. CamiTune (⭐5) - System-wide audio equalizer for macOS(13+) with parametric EQ, per-app audio control, Auto EQ, AU/VST3 plugin support, and advanced DSP.

• Local Transcriber - Menu bar app that records calls and meetings and transcribes them on-device with Whisper, with speaker recognition, call detection and dictation into any app.

• Utter (⭐3) - On-device voice dictation and meeting transcription powered by whisper.cpp and Metal.

• yovoice - Local voice creation studio with text-to-speech, voice cloning, emotion control, song generation and MIDI scoring, all running on-device.

Input Methods / Audio Record and Process

• Keyameleon - Open-source tool that gives each physical keyboard its own input source and switches to it automatically as you type.

Security Tools / Audio Record and Process

• Sentinel - Plain-language Mac security-settings check with a Wi-Fi device list.

Utilities / Menu Bar Tools

• Dimble - Menu bar manager built for macOS 27's rebuilt menu bar. Hides the icons you don't need until you do.

• Dynamic Menu Bar - Changes the color and shape of the macOS menu bar with live screen-matched colors, gradients, a music visualizer and per-app profiles.

Utilities / Cleanup and Uninstall

• Headroom - Fast disk space analyzer with a treemap and duplicate finder that labels caches and developer folders Safe, Caution or Never before you delete them.

• OpenClean - Free, open-source Mac cleaner that explains every item before removal and quarantines anything not trivially rebuilt so you can restore it. Includes an app uninstaller, disk map and menu bar monitor.

• Photo Review - Open-source tool that lists an iCloud Photos library by size, then compresses large videos or deletes what you pick.

Utilities / General Tools

• Panoply (⭐4) - Free file tools that run on your computer: PDF, images, video and audio, OCR, ID photos, instant file search and a disk map.

• MagicWall (⭐1) - Set local videos as desktop wallpapers.

Utilities / Window Management

• mFix (⭐3) - Open-source window manager with keyboard and drag snapping, snap layouts, a Cmd+Tab window switcher with live previews, and Dock window previews.

Utilities / Finder Tools

• Findly - Finder-style file drawer that slides in from any screen edge with a hotkey and slides away when you switch apps.

• Strata Files - Open-source file manager and Finder alternative with instant search, live folder sizes, a disk usage map and dual pane.

Utilities / System Related Tools

• Aman Check (⭐32) - Dated, honest condition report for a used Mac: locks, battery, SSD and guided hardware tests.

• FanPilot (⭐2) - Fan control and temperature monitor for Apple Silicon Macs: menu bar temps, manual, max, Auto Boost rules or custom curves, with a fail-safe helper and a CLI.

• ftop (⭐375) - Floating system monitor for Apple Silicon that adapts its layout to any window size, showing per-core usage and frequency, GPU, memory pressure, and network.

Oct 12 - Oct 18, 2026

Reading and Writing Tools / Ebooks

• Rapid Reader (⭐33) - Open-source RSVP speed reader for EPUB, PDF, and web articles with a full-text view.

Developer Tools / Developer Utilities

• Device Hub Pro (⭐136) - Mirror, control and test Android emulators and phones, iOS simulators and iPhones side by side.

• TunnelFlow (⭐8) - Modern SSH tunnel and port forwarding manager supporting local, remote, and dynamic SOCKS5 forwards.

Terminal Apps / Databases

• Farol (⭐18) - Terminal built on libghostty that shows which coding agent is working, waiting or done.

Design and Product / Design Tools

• Redlamp - Native, open-source raw photo editor that keeps Lightroom Classic's Develop workflow.

Design and Product / Screen Recording

• Caplo (⭐271) - Screen recorder and editor with automatic camera moves, cursor effects, canvas, and captions.

AI Tools / Other Tools

• Sesame (⭐5) - Open-source app that indexes the dashboards, reports, sites, PRs, and files Claude Code and Codex delivered, and reopens them when you type or say a few words.

• ThinkWatch Lite - Local gateway for Claude Code, Codex, and other AI coding clients that switches upstreams without client changes, records the cost of each request, and redacts API keys before requests leave.

• mu (⭐534) - Open-source coding agent with a CLI and a desktop app, in which a small judge model makes routine calls such as what enters the context and whether a flagged command was asked for.

• Quail - Local model server for GGUF and MLX models on Apple silicon, with OpenAI- and Anthropic-compatible APIs for tools like Claude Code and Codex.

Audio and Video Tools / File Sharing

• IPTVMac - Native IPTV player for Xtream Codes and M3U with instant search, mpv playback, Picture in Picture and downloads.

• Mooziac - Lightweight native macOS menu bar player for YouTube Music & local audio.

• Sonar (⭐47) - Native music player with synchronized lyrics and menu bar and notch playback controls.

Voice-to-Text / Audio Record and Process

• inlaut - Fully local push-to-talk dictation for German and English, running a Parakeet model on-device and typing at the cursor.

• WhisperDrop 2 (⭐7) - Open-source local transcription for audio, video, YouTube, and meetings, with dictation into any app.

Utilities / Menu Bar Tools

• MemStats - Menu bar memory monitor that splits RAM usage by user account, groups helper processes into apps, and shows memory pressure and swap.

• FreeAudio (⭐9) - Per-app volume and mute, output device switching, and volume control for HDMI/DisplayPort monitors.

• FreeDisplay (⭐25) - Control external display brightness, HiDPI modes, resolution, and arrangement from the menu bar.

Utilities / Cleanup and Uninstall

• Boost (⭐19) - Free memory without closing apps, freeze apps and restore them exactly as they were, and find disk space that's genuinely safe to reclaim.

• MAC-LIMPO - Menu bar cleaner for developer caches (Xcode, Docker, simulators, node_modules) with a 2D/3D disk usage treemap.

Utilities / Productivity

• OpenNaga (⭐10) - Open-source Razer Synapse alternative for the Naga V2 HyperSpeed that remaps the side buttons and sets DPI and polling rate.

• QDuo - Popup at the cursor that runs your own actions on selected text in any app: AI prompts, search, text transforms, Shortcuts, and shell scripts.

Utilities / Finder Tools

• FinderRight (⭐38) - Open-source Finder extension that adds new file, open in terminal, copy path, and cut & paste to the right-click menu.

Oct 05 - Oct 11, 2026

Reading and Writing Tools / Note-taking

• Amber Notes - Open-source notes app that ChatGPT, Claude and other AI assistants can search and edit over MCP, with each AI edit highlighted and undoable.

Developer Tools / Developer Utilities

• Frpc-Desktop (⭐6.9k) - Open-source desktop client for FRP reverse proxy and intranet penetration with a visual interface.

• Runner (⭐405) - Open-source workspace where CLI coding agents such as Claude Code, Codex, Copilot CLI, and pi work one task together as a crew, each in its own real terminal.

Design and Product / Design Tools

• Screen Loupe - Open-source live magnifier that shows any part of the screen zoomed, pixel-true, in a separate window.

AI Tools / Other Tools

• DataNexa - Open-source desktop database MCP gateway that aggregates multiple databases into a single access point with read-only enforcement and auditing for AI agents.

Audio and Video Tools / File Sharing

• OpenSpatial (⭐20) - Open-source spatial audio for any headphones, playing every app as 7.1 surround with head tracking.

Audio and Video Tools / Audio Record and Process

• Digisensus Recorder - Call recorder and bot-free AI meeting note taker for Zoom, Meet, Teams, FaceTime, WhatsApp and phone calls.

Download Management Tools / Audio Record and Process

• TBD - Open-source YouTube video and audio downloader built on yt-dlp, which a phone on the same Wi-Fi can also drive.

Voice-to-Text / Audio Record and Process

• Google AI Edge Eloquent - Free on-device AI dictation and voice editing from Google that works in any app, currently English only.

Browsers / Audio Record and Process

• Yalqen - Open-source Chromium browser for developers with vertical tabs, a keyboard-first command bar, built-in developer tools, and ad and tracker blocking.

Translation Tools / Audio Record and Process

• Translate Like Me (⭐18) - Open-source menu bar translator that replaces the selected text in any app, in your own writing style, via Claude, ChatGPT or Grok.

Utilities / Menu Bar Tools

• Belay - Keeps your Mac awake only while a local AI coding agent is working, and lets it sleep the moment the work stops.

• HeyMate - AI assistant in the MacBook notch that answers questions about your screen out loud and runs Claude Code, Codex, or OpenCode agents after you approve their plan, with media, file shelf, and calendar widgets.

Utilities / Cleanup and Uninstall

• DiskWise (⭐26) - Open-source SwiftUI disk cleaner whose only deletion path is the Trash, with per-session undo and a knowledge base that explains each cache entry.

• MacDirStat (⭐80) - Open-source disk space analyzer that shows what's taking up space as an interactive treemap, inspired by WinDirStat.

• SquirrelDisk (⭐2.1k) - Open-source disk usage analyzer with sunburst and treemap views for disks and cloud storage.

Utilities / General Tools

• Liftoff (⭐35) - Open-source Launchpad replacement with live window previews, window-title search, and one-click folder organizing.

Utilities / To-Do Lists

• Lotti - Private logbook for tasks, time tracking, journaling and habits, with end-to-end encrypted sync and optional AI agents.

Utilities / Productivity

• Brink - A notch on your screen edge that keeps your Notion pages and tasks one hover away.

• Karabiner-Elements - Remap keys and customize keyboard behavior on macOS.

Utilities / Window Management

• DockLens (⭐15) - Hover a Dock icon to see live thumbnails of all that app's windows, then switch, close or minimize them.

Utilities / System Related Tools

• MacFanPro (⭐13) - Fan control for Apple Silicon Macs with a menu bar app, temperature-based profiles and a CLI.

Gaming Software / System Related Tools

• Classic Game Box (⭐5) - Open-source retro-console emulator frontend built on libretro cores.

Sep 28 - Oct 04, 2026

Developer Tools / Version Control

• teebe - Native manager for Git worktrees, with live file change badges and inline diffs.

Design and Product / Prototyping and Mind-Mapping Tools

• ExcalidrawZ - Open-source native Excalidraw client with local file management and iCloud sync.

Utilities / Menu Bar Tools

• ILoveNotch (⭐26) - Turns the MacBook notch into a tray for media, files, calendar, reminders, notes, and timers.

• Lunavect (⭐39) - Menu bar app and desktop widgets showing which Claude Code or Codex session is working, waiting for input, or done, with usage limits and activity.

Utilities / Cleanup and Uninstall

• Dusty - Open-source menu bar disk cleaner that deletes only from a fixed allowlist, shows every path before removing it, and can undo a clean.

Utilities / System Related Tools

• AirStats - Lightweight menu bar system monitor for CPU, GPU, memory, network, disk, battery, and temperature, with a desktop widget.

Sep 21 - Sep 27, 2026

Terminal Apps / Databases

• Calyx (⭐347) - Native macOS terminal for running and supervising coding agents in parallel.

AI Tools / Other Tools

• DeepDeck - Desktop AI workspace built on DeepSeek Harness for creating and reusing WebMCP tools for website tasks.

Input Methods / Audio Record and Process

• Qingjian 青简 - Rust-based cross-platform Pinyin input method that displays translations in the language you are learning alongside candidate words.

• vChewing 唯音 (⭐647) - Chinese input method supporting Pinyin and Zhuyin with purpose-built dictionaries.

Utilities / Menu Bar Tools

• AirPoise - Menu bar app that uses AirPods motion sensors for head-posture reminders and configurable head-gesture shortcuts.

Utilities / Cleanup and Uninstall

• MangoDisk - Free, open-source disk cleaner and space analyzer that scans locally and shows paths and sizes before deletion.

Remote Login Software / System Related Tools

• HopToDesk - Open-source remote desktop and remote support tool with end-to-end encrypted sessions.

Sep 14 - Sep 20, 2026

Reading and Writing Tools / Markdown Tools

• JustMD - Open-source Markdown editor for local files that hides syntax outside the line being edited.

AI Tools / Other Tools

• Wayfinder - Local-first visual voyage map for preserving Codex and Claude Code sessions, branches, failures, decisions, and file changes.

Audio and Video Tools / File Sharing

• Lyrimuse (⭐282) - Word-synced desktop lyrics for Apple Music, Spotify, QQ Music, NetEase Cloud Music, Kugou and YouTube Music / Spotify Web in the browser.

Finance / Audio Record and Process

• Posnic - Offline-first open-source POS and billing software for retail shops and restaurants.

• MRRDock - Menu bar app that adds up your MRR from Stripe, RevenueCat, Paddle, Lemon Squeezy, Polar, Dodo Payments and Gumroad into one total. Multi-currency, keys stay in the Keychain, no account.

Utilities / Menu Bar Tools

• Candela - Display care for external monitors: OLED burn-in protection, panel health history, and everyday brightness, volume, and contrast controls.

• Keelhaven - Menu bar app that runs scheduled, encrypted restic backups to a local disk, S3, SFTP, or a REST server.

Utilities / Productivity

• CalmMouse - Stop the Magic Mouse scrolling the page every time you click.

Utilities / Password Management

• Mactokio (⭐7) - Native TOTP/HOTP authenticator that imports accounts by webcam QR scan and keeps secrets AES-256 encrypted on device.

• NotchOTP (⭐12) - Native TOTP authenticator with a notch-sized panel, keyboard shortcuts, and local Keychain storage.

Gaming Software / System Related Tools

• Highball - Run Windows games on Apple Silicon through Wine, with the graphics layer (DXMT, DXVK or D3DMetal) chosen per game from an open compatibility database.

Sep 07 - Sep 13, 2026

Reading and Writing Tools / Note-taking

• VNote - Open-source Markdown note-taking app with a polished editor.

Reading and Writing Tools / Writing

• AI Novel Writer (⭐1.6k) - Open-source AI writing workspace for organizing characters, worldbuilding, outlines, chapters, review, and revision in one novel project.

Developer Tools / Developer Utilities

• ILLA Cloud (⭐12k) - Low-code internal tool builder.

Developer Tools / Databases

• FastoRedis (⭐313) - Cross-platform professional GUI management tool for Redis.

• Sequel Pro (⭐9.2k) - MySQL database management for Mac OS X.

Design and Product / Screenshot Tools

• Teampaper Snap - Let your screenshots speak up.

Design and Product / Other Tools

• Pixpresso - Image viewer and editor for cropping, resizing, annotating, and converting between PNG, JPG, WebP, and HEIC.

AI Tools / Other Tools

• AppleAi - Access multiple AI assistants from your menu bar with one shortcut.

Audio and Video Tools / File Sharing

• Stringed 2 - Music practice software designed to help users learn how to play their favorite songs.

Proxy and VPN Tools / Audio Record and Process

• ClashBar - mihomo-powered menu bar proxy client.

Utilities / Clipboard Tools

• Whisk (⭐31) - Keyboard-first clipboard manager with a Liquid Glass panel, filters by source app and content type, and rich previews.

Utilities / Menu Bar Tools

• Blink (⭐182) - A little robot that watches your running dev servers and iOS simulators, and restarts them without going back to the terminal.

Utilities / To-Do Lists

• Microsoft To-Do - Microsoft's successor to Wunderlist.

• Todoist - Cross-platform todo list app.

Utilities / Productivity

• Mac Mouse Fix - A simple way to make your mouse better.

• OpenClip - Lightweight floating action bar for macOS that turns selected text into instant actions.

• Ukelele - Unicode Keyboard Layout Editor.

Utilities / Finder Tools

• Path Finder - File management app.

Utilities / Quality of Life Improvements

• Snap - Launch an app in a snap. Ridiculously easy shortcut management.

Utilities / System Related Tools

• Mounty - Tiny tool to re-mount write-protected NTFS volumes under Mac OS X 10.9+ in read-write mode.

Gaming Software / System Related Tools

• ChessCafe - Animated 3D chess with three AI levels, multiple armies, and hot-seat multiplayer.

Aug 31 - Sep 06, 2026

Developer Tools / Developer Utilities

• CC-Switch (⭐150k) - A cross-platform desktop All-in-One assistant for Claude Code, Codex, OpenCode, and AI coding agents.

• Starcat - Native, local-first GitHub Stars manager that turns saved repositories into a searchable, AI-assisted knowledge base.

Developer Tools / Network Analysis

• Tracexy - Open-source, session-based network intelligence for capturing live traffic and investigating PCAP/PCAPNG files locally.

Design and Product / Screenshot Tools

• Snapzy - Free and open-source native macOS app for screenshots, screen recording, annotation, and video editing.

AI Tools / Other Tools

• Grux - Menu bar assistant that reads your active window and reaches local mail, calendar, notes, and files, using your own API key or a local model.

• SpotAsk (⭐21) - Native macOS menu bar AI assistant for quick questions: ask first, then use your own AI service for an in-app answer or send the question to another AI, app, or terminal command.

Voice-to-Text / Audio Record and Process

• LocalScribe (⭐26) - Open-source local transcription and subtitle editor for microphones, media files, and Mac audio.

Utilities / Clipboard Tools

• Clipbara (⭐254) - Free Paste-like clipboard manager with pinboards, Quick Look previews, and one-click copying.

Utilities / Menu Bar Tools

• Mixio (⭐10) - Menu bar app with per-app & tab volume control, 10-band EQ with native style UI.

• WandelBar (⭐20) - Customizes the menu bar background with blur, tint, shadows, textures, presets, and per-Space settings.

Utilities / Cleanup and Uninstall

• Mole - Native Mac maintenance utility for cleanup, app management, disk analysis, and system monitoring.

• Purge - Open-source cache cleaner that moves files to the Trash instead of deleting them, using a fixed allowlist and no telemetry.

Utilities / General Tools

• Nifro (⭐10) - Turn websites into configurable desktop wallpapers, with separate views for each display.

Utilities / Productivity

• Metrune - Local-first focus workspace that brings tasks, AI coding, GitHub activity, device events, badges, and reports into the MacBook notch.

Aug 24 - Aug 30, 2026

AI Tools / Other Tools

• Loadout - See and manage what coding assistants load — Claude Code skills, subagents, slash commands, plugins, and MCP servers, with real usage counts.

Utilities / Window Management

• Tungsten Edge - Per-window taskbar and Dock replacement: every open window gets its own labeled card, while single-window apps stay compact icons.

Aug 17 - Aug 23, 2026

Reading and Writing Tools / Others

• OffPDF - Open-source offline PDF toolbox for Apple silicon Macs that merges, splits, converts, compresses, and OCRs files locally.

AI Tools / Other Tools

• Atomic Agent - Local-first CLI and TUI coding agent that runs open-weight models entirely on your machine, with MCP support and 56 built-in tools.

Education / Audio Record and Process

• Leafy - Look up any word on screen with ⌥A, including in PDFs and images, and save it to a searchable local library.

Security Tools / Audio Record and Process

• fob - Menu bar SSH agent that keeps keys in the Secure Enclave and gates every use behind Touch ID.

Aug 10 - Aug 16, 2026

Reading and Writing Tools / Markdown Tools

• Imark (⭐107) - Open-source Markdown reader that stores your comments inside the document itself as HTML comments.

Reading and Writing Tools / Others

• Capd - Open-source capture and bookmarking app for saving links, text, notes, and images with full-text search.

Developer Tools / Developer Utilities

• GraphCode - Runs coding-agent sessions as a graph, where each node is a live terminal you can attach to mid-run and each edge a hand-off that fires unattended. Claude Code, Copilot CLI, Codex.

Design and Product / Design Tools

• ItsPaint - Native paint and screenshot markup: step badges, pixelate, Instant Alpha. No account or telemetry.

AI Tools / Other Tools

• BitFun - Open-source AI agent that gives each task its own interactive workspace with chat linked to live state.

Utilities / Cleanup and Uninstall

• MacOSCleaner (⭐126) - Free, open-source macOS cleaner with disk analyzer, app uninstaller, and smart cleanup.

Utilities / Window Management

• Plonk (⭐17) - Menu bar window manager with snap zones, hotkeys, and saved workspaces that relaunch your apps and put every window back on its monitor; an AI agent can drive it over MCP.

Aug 03 - Aug 09, 2026

Reading and Writing Tools / Note-taking

• NoteGen - Open-source, local-first Markdown note-taking app that turns scattered records into structured notes with AI.

Developer Tools / IDEs

• Fletch - Native IDE for AI coding agents, giving each agent a sandboxed clone of your repository plus a shared symbol and call-graph index, with diff review before merge.

Developer Tools / Network Analysis

• WiFi Lens (⭐124) - Native open-source Wi-Fi analyzer and network diagnostics app with real-time spectrum scanning, channel congestion visualization, and BLE device tracking.

Developer Tools / Frameworks For Hybrid Applications

• Rilmazafone - Design DMG installers on a WYSIWYG canvas and build exactly what you drew, no scripts.

AI Tools / Other Tools

• AQBot - Open-source desktop AI workspace for multi-provider chat, agent workflows, knowledge bases, MCP tools, and an OpenAI-compatible API gateway.

Utilities / General Tools

• Phosphene - Use any video as your macOS wallpaper on the desktop and the lock screen, picked directly from System Settings.

Utilities / Quality of Life Improvements

• Crisp - Manage external displays from the menu bar: HiDPI scaling, DDC brightness, color, and presets.

Utilities / System Related Tools

• Adrafinil - Keep your Mac awake only while AI agents are still working, then let it sleep normally.

Jul 27 - Aug 02, 2026

Developer Tools / Virtualization

• Berthly - Native GUI for Apple's container tool, with menu bar monitoring and drag-and-drop image builds.

Finance / Audio Record and Process

• Pulse - Native menu bar market tracker for US, Hong Kong and China stocks, crypto, indices, ETFs and portfolio P&L.

Utilities / Menu Bar Tools

• TypeCue - Types a prepared script into any app, one hotkey press per line, as real keystrokes at a human pace, for demo recordings and live presentations.

Utilities / File Organization Tools

• Shuffle - Fast, GPU-rendered file manager and Finder alternative built in Rust.

Jul 20 - Jul 26, 2026

Reading and Writing Tools / Text Editors

• Brackets - A modern, open source text editor that understands web design.

• LightTable - The next generation code editor.

• Sublime Text - Text editor with a fast interface and plugin ecosystem. For more plugins, check Sublime Text Plugins.

• Vim - An old terminal-based editor. For common plugins, check Vim Common Plugins.

• Vimr - Refined Vim Experience for OS X.

Reading and Writing Tools / Markdown Tools

• Marked 2 - This is the Markdown preview with an elegant and powerful set of tools for all writers.

• MWeb - Pro Markdown writing, and static blog generator App.

• Typora - Truly minimal Markdown editor featuring seamless live preview.

Reading and Writing Tools / Note-taking

• Bear Writer - Beautiful, flexible writing app for crafting notes and prose.

• Notes - Clean, simple note-taking app.

• QOwnNotes - Open-source notepad with markdown support and todo list manager.

• Quiver - Mix text, code, Markdown, and LaTeX in one note with live preview.

Reading and Writing Tools / Ebooks

• Calibre - Free, open-source e-book manager and reader.

• Klib - New way to manage highlights for Kindle and iBooks.

Reading and Writing Tools / RSS

• Leaf - A news reader for managing subscriptions and enjoying daily news.

• ReadKit - Bookmark and RSS management client.

• Reeder 5 - News reader for Feedbin, Feedly, Feed Wrangler and so on.

• Vienna - RSS/Atom reader for Mac OS X.

Reading and Writing Tools / Others

• CHM Reader - Read Compiled HTML (.chm) documents on your Mac.

• Chmox - Read CHM documents on your Mac.

• PDF Reader Pro - You Can view, create, sign, convert and compress any PDF documents.

• Skim - PDF reader and note-taker for OS X.

• TabType (⭐47) - Free, open-source AI autocomplete for every Mac app — on-device ghost-text suggestions powered by a local LLM (MLX); nothing leaves your Mac.

Developer Tools / IDEs

• Espresso - The web editor for Mac is back. For people who make delightful, innovative and fast websites.

• Haskell for Mac - A Modern Development Environment for Haskell.

Developer Tools / Developer Utilities

• BetterRename - The most powerful and complete Mac file renaming application on the market.

• Beyond Compare - Compare files and folders with powerful commands.

• DiffMerge - Application to visually compare and merge files.

• Integrity - Free website link checker for Mac.

• Koala - GUI application for Less, Sass, Compass and CoffeeScript compilation.

• Solarized - Clean and beautiful color theme. Works well with iTerm, JetBrains products, Vim etc.

• StarUML - Powerful UML app.

• TeXstudio - Integrated writing environment for creating LaTeX documents.

• Woodpecker - View iOS app's Sandbox files, UserDefaults, Keychain items on a Mac.

Developer Tools / Regular Expression Editors

• Patterns - Regular expression editor.

• RegExRX - Development tool for regular expressions.

Developer Tools / Frameworks For Hybrid Applications

• AppJS - Lightweight JavaScript UI library for creating mobile webapps that behave like native apps.

• Electron - Build cross platform desktop application with JavaScript, HTML and CSS.

• ionic - Build native and web apps with Angular and open web technologies.

• MacGap - Lightweight JavaScript API for OS X integration.

• nw.js - Build desktop apps with HTML and JavaScript.

• react-desktop - React UI Components for macOS Sierra.

Developer Tools / Version Control

• Cornerstone - Powerful version control with a gorgeous interface.

• GitUp - A simple & powerful Git client。

• SmartGit - Git client with support.

• Changes (⭐335) - GUI Git client. Replace the Git CLI with a clear UI and AI assist.

Developer Tools / Virtualization

• Parallels - Powerful, easy-to-use VM. No free upgrade for each new Mac OS.

• Virtual Box - Powerful x86 and AMD64/Intel64 virtualization product.

• VMware Fusion - Powerful, commercial VM developed by VMware.

Developer Tools / Databases

• Base 2 - Application for creating, designing, editing and browsing SQLite 3 database files.

• DB Browser for SQLite - Official home of the DB Browser for SQLite.

• ElectroCRUD - Modern MySQL CRUD application.

• MDB Explorer - MDB tool to open, read, export your MDB files to other formats and databases.

• Medis - GUI Manager for Redis.

• MySQL Workbench - The official MySQL GUI.

• Postgres.app - The easiest way to get started with PostgreSQL on the Mac.

• PSequel - PostgreSQL GUI tool for Mac OS X.

• RedisDesktopManager - Cross-platform GUI management tool for Redis.

• SQLPro Studio - Simple, powerful database manager for macOS.

Terminal Apps / Databases

• iTerm2 - iTerm2 is an amazing terminal emulator for OS X.

Design and Product / Design Tools

• Alchemy - Experimental, open-source drawing application with an emphasis on creating conceptual art.

• FontForge - Free, open-source font editor.

• MakeHuman - Powerful and free 3D human modeler.

• Monodraw - Powerful ASCII art editor designed for the Mac.

• Paintbrush - Bitmap image editor.

• Pixelmator - Full-featured image editor for Mac.

• Principle - Application for designing animated and interactive user interfaces.

• Sketch - Professional digital design for mac.
  • Sketch Cache Cleaner - Deletes hidden Sketch history files.
  • Measure Plugin - Make it a fun to create spec for developers and teammates.
  • Sketch Toolbox Plugin Manager - Simple plugin manager for Sketch.
  • User Flows Plugin - Generating flow diagrams from Artboards.

• Tayasui Sketches - Professional drawing software.

Design and Product / Prototyping and Mind-Mapping Tools

• Adobe XD - Tool for designing and prototyping websites and mobile apps.

• Axure RP 8 - Prototypes, specifications and diagrams in one tool.

• Framer - Tool for interactive prototyping.

• Justinmind - Prototyping platform for web and mobile apps.

• Mockplus - Prototype faster, smarter and easier.

• Origami Studio - Tool for designing modern interfaces, built and used by designers at Facebook.

• pencil - Free, open-source tool for making diagrams and GUI prototyping.

• Scapple - Practical mind-mapping software with free whiteboard-like layout.

• XMind - The most popular mind-mapping tool on the planet.

Design and Product / Screenshot Tools

• Snip - Application for sharing captured images on QQ Mail.

• Xnip - Handy Screenshot App.

Design and Product / Screen Recording

• Licecap - Screen recorder that exports directly to GIF.

Design and Product / Other Tools

• Couleurs - Simple app for grabbing and tweaking the colors you see on your screen.

• Iconjar - Icon management tool to organize or search your icons.

• IconKit - App icon generator.

• Image2icon - Create and personalize icons from your pictures.

• JPEGmini - Reduce image size by up to 80%, without compromising quality.

• Mark Man - Measure & Spec Fast.

• Resize Master - Batch resize and watermark your images fast and easy.

• RightFont - Preview, sync, install and manage fonts on Mac, Dropbox or Google Drive.

• svgus - Organize, clean and transform your SVGs.

AI Tools / Other Tools

• Agent Teams AI - Open-source desktop app for coordinating autonomous AI coding agents through team messaging, task boards, and code review.

• Tura - Tura is a local, open-source coding agent for developers who are tired of vague skill claims, token-saving extensions with no evidence, and agents that change a repository before understanding it.

• LingShu - Open-source, model-agnostic macOS agent for verified code, documents, slides, and computer actions.

• LokalBot - On-device meeting notes, dictation, inline autocomplete, and searchable work memory for macOS.

Communication / Collaboration and Team Tools

• Franz - Messaging app that combines multiple chat services in one place.

• LimeChat - Open-source IRC client for Mac OS X.

• Rambox - Messaging and emailing app that combines common web applications into one.

Communication / Email Clients

• Airmail - Fast email client. For both Mac OS and iOS.

• Foxmail - Fast email client.

Communication / File Sharing

• Flow - Award-winning, beautiful, fast, and reliable FTP + SFTP client.

Data Recovery Tools / File Sharing

• DiskWarrior - The world’s most advanced repair and recovery tool for Mac.

• R-Studio for Mac - Data recovery tool for damaged, deleted, or formatted disks.

Audio and Video Tools / File Sharing

• Audacity - Free, open-source, cross-platform audio software for multi-track recording and editing.

• Audio Hijack - Record any application's audio, including VoIP calls from Skype, web streams from Safari, and much more.

• Cog - Free, open-source audio player.

• Hydrogen - Professional yet simple and intuitive pattern-based drum programming for GNU/Linux.

• Metadatics - Advanced Audio Metadata Editor.

• Mixxx - The most advanced free DJ software.

• Perian - (No longer under active development) Let QuickTime play all the common formats of free plug-ins.

• ScreenFlow - Screencasting and video editing software.

• Synfig Studio - Synfig Studio is free, open-source 2D animation software.

• VLC - Open-source multimedia player for most audio, video, and streaming formats.

• XLD - Tool to decode, convert and play various 'lossless' audio files.

Audio and Video Tools / Audio Record and Process

• Segue - Broadcast audio playout with crossfade, trim, ramp timers, and pause beds for live radio and podcasts.

Download Management Tools / Audio Record and Process

• FOLX - Free download manager for Mac OS X with a true Mac-style interface.

• JDownloader - Open-source download manager for links, files, and hosted content.

Input Methods / Audio Record and Process

• Rocket - Makes typing emoji faster and easier using Slack-style shortcuts.

Translation Tools / Audio Record and Process

• iTranslate - Translation app for text and web pages in multiple languages.

Security Tools / Audio Record and Process

• LinkLiar - Link-Layer MAC spoofing GUI for macOS.

Proxy and VPN Tools / Audio Record and Process

• ShadowsocksX - Secure socks5 proxy, designed to protect your internet traffic.

Utilities / Clipboard Tools

• ClipMenu - Clipboard manager for Mac OS X.

• Paste - Smart clipboard history & snippets manager.

• Nimclip - Local-first clipboard history manager with search, tags, and image support.

Utilities / Menu Bar Tools

• MacTools (⭐1.4k) - Open-source menu bar toolkit with plugins for display controls, system toggles, cleanup, device status, and everyday utilities.

• Tactile - Adds subtle trackpad haptic taps over clickable elements, with optional visual cues for accessibility.

Utilities / Cleanup and Uninstall

• AppCleaner - Thoroughly uninstall apps.

Utilities / File Organization Tools

• eZip - Lightweight archive tool for ZIP, RAR, 7Z, and other common formats.

• muCommander - Lightweight file manager with a dual-pane interface.

Utilities / General Tools

• AirServer - Most advanced screen mirroring software receiver for Mac, PC and Xbox One.

• HTTrack - Useful tool for downloading a whole website and offline browsing.

• Memo - Simple and elegant app. Unlock memos even more quickly using Touch ID.

• Numi - Beautiful calculator app for Mac.

• OpenDisplay - Use a spare iPhone or iPad as a second display for your Mac, wired (USB) or over WiFi, with touch input.

Utilities / To-Do Lists

• 2Do - Nice todo app.

Utilities / Productivity

• Hammerspoon - Tool for powerful OSX automation with the Lua scripting engine.

• Keyboard Maestro - Automate repetitive tasks with triggers and macros.

• Keytty - App to keep your hands on the keyboard. Move, click, scroll, drag and more with a few strokes.

• SensibleSideButtons - Make mouse side buttons work for back and forward in more apps.

• StrokeMouse - Custom mouse gestures that can trigger keyboard shortcuts, open apps, perform window actions, run shell commands, or execute AppleScript after drawing a stroke.

• xScope - Toolset for measuring, inspecting, and testing on-screen layouts and graphics.

Utilities / Window Management

• Amethyst - Tiling window manager.

• Divvy - Window management at its finest with its amazing Divvy Grid system.

• Magnet - Window manager that keeps your workspace organized.

• Moom - Window management tool for moving, resizing, and saving layouts.

• Sidebar - The modern Dock replacement for your Mac.

• SizeUp - Powerful, keyboard-centric window management.

• Total Spaces - Workspace manager with hotkeys and spatial overview.

Utilities / Finder Tools

• ForkLift - The most advanced dual pane file manager and file transfer client for macOS.

• TotalFinder - Chrome-styled Finder substitute.

Utilities / Quality of Life Improvements

• Shifty - A macOS menu bar app that gives you more control over Night Shift.

Utilities / System Related Tools

• HandShaker - Manage Android phone content on Mac.

• Tuxera NTFS - Full read-write compatibility with NTFS-formatted drives on a Mac.

Gaming Software / System Related Tools

• OpenEmu - Retro game emulator frontend for multiple console systems.

• Porting Kit - Install Windows® Games inside your Mac.

Mac App Download Sites / Genuine Sites

• alternativeTo - Also a very nice community. If you are looking for some alternative apps FOR Windows or another platform, check this site.

• App Shopper：https://appshopper.com/

Mac App Download Sites / Pirated software download site blocklist

• AppKed：https://www.macbed.com

• Appstorrent：https://appstorrent.ru/

Jul 13 - Jul 19, 2026

Reading and Writing Tools / Note-taking

• Knopo (⭐50) - Native macOS outliner for local-first notes stored as plain Markdown files.

• OATS (⭐99) - Open-source local-first meeting-notes app for macOS with live transcription, speaker labels, AI summaries, and a fully offline on-device mode.

Terminal Apps / Databases

• tty7 (⭐1.3k) - A GPU-rendered, daemon-backed terminal in pure Rust with sessions that stay alive without tmux.

AI Tools / Other Tools

• Gemini Collector (⭐61) - Back up Google Gemini conversations, attachments, and AI-generated media locally as JSON.

• TokenTracker - Local-first menu bar app and CLI that tracks token usage and cost across 20+ AI coding tools.

• Prevail - Local-first AI life OS: any model per life-domain over a plain-markdown vault on your Mac. Signed and notarized.

Voice-to-Text / Audio Record and Process

• Presspeech (⭐34) - Native push-to-talk local dictation app for Apple Silicon Macs using Parakeet TDT v3 (CoreML/ANE).

Utilities / Menu Bar Tools

• cctop - Open-source menu bar monitor that shows live status for AI coding sessions (Claude Code, Codex, opencode, pi) and jumps to the right terminal pane or editor window.

• Profisor (⭐4) - Switch Xcode provisioning profiles for the current project from the menu bar.

Utilities / Productivity

• Wox - Open-source cross-platform launcher with fast local search and plugin extensibility.

Utilities / System Related Tools

• Battery Hog (⭐14) - Shows what is draining the battery: live watts, per-app energy, charge history, and drain insights. 100% local.

Jul 06 - Jul 12, 2026

Reading and Writing Tools / Markdown Tools

• Edmund (⭐252) - Minimal, native macOS Markdown editor with live preview; works with your existing files, no vault.

Developer Tools / IDEs

• Orca - An open-source IDE for running parallel AI coding agents (Claude Code, Codex, Cursor, Gemini, OpenCode), each in its own isolated git worktree.

Terminal Apps / Databases

• Vesta (⭐23) - Native macOS terminal built on libghostty for running coding agents in parallel.

AI Tools / Other Tools

• Off Grid AI Desktop - Private, local-first AI for your Mac: local LLM chat, image generation, voice dictation, and memory search, all on-device.

Finance / Audio Record and Process

• StockDock (⭐41) - Menu bar app for real-time stocks, ETFs, crypto and portfolio P&L. Privacy-first, no account, multi-currency.

Utilities / Menu Bar Tools

• MenubarCC (⭐6) - Menu bar crab that shows your Claude Code sessions at a glance: walking while Claude works, bouncing when it needs you.

Utilities / Cleanup and Uninstall

• Harbofly - Menu bar app that auto-discovers and frees the disk space dev build artifacts and caches hog (DerivedData, node_modules, SPM/Homebrew caches). Zero telemetry, notarized.

Remote Login Software / System Related Tools

• MoonProxy (⭐61) - GUI desktop client for FRP that puts local services on the internet with one click.

Jun 29 - Jul 05, 2026

Developer Tools / Developer Utilities

• JsonStudio - Local-first JSON workspace for formatting, editing, diffing, converting, validating, and extracting JSON from logs.

Design and Product / Screen Recording

• Screenpipe (⭐22k) - Source-available screen and audio recorder with searchable local history, optional cloud AI, and free and paid plans.

AI Tools / Other Tools

• Claude Usage (⭐10) - Menu bar app for Claude Code that keeps per-pane context (in the status line) and session/weekly usage always visible — no usage or context command to run.

Voice-to-Text / Audio Record and Process

• VoxFlow (⭐47) - Open-source voice input workspace with local and cloud ASR, OCR, history, and coding-agent workflows.

Utilities / Clipboard Tools

• Pesty (⭐147) - Free and open-source clipboard manager inspired by Paste, with a slide-up color-coded strip, pinboards, and search.

Utilities / Menu Bar Tools

• mysa (⭐10) - A macOS menu bar app for quick breathing breaks, with a frosted screen overlay and handwritten quotes.

• Vorssaint - Open-source menu bar toolkit for per-app volume, system monitoring, window control, clipboard history, keeping awake, and app cleanup.

Utilities / System Related Tools

• SiliconScope - Sudoless Apple Silicon system monitor (menu bar + dashboard) with first-class ANE, Media Engine and memory-bandwidth tracking plus an E/P-core breakdown — the chip-level signals Activity Monitor doesn't show.

Jun 22 - Jun 28, 2026

Developer Tools / Developer Utilities

• Tintpad (⭐15) - Menu bar launcher that opens your terminal at the right repo with a coding agent (Claude Code, Codex) already running.

Download Management Tools / Audio Record and Process

• Harbor (⭐653) - Open-source download manager for HTTP(S), magnet links, and .torrent files.

Proxy and VPN Tools / Audio Record and Process

• TrustTunnel - A modern, open-source VPN protocol originally developed by AdGuard VPN.

Utilities / Menu Bar Tools

• Agent Island - MacBook notch companion for Claude Code and Codex sessions, showing live status and auto-resuming selected long-running tasks.

Utilities / Quality of Life Improvements

• MaCursor (⭐157) - Custom cursor themes for macOS.

Jun 15 - Jun 21, 2026

Developer Tools / IDEs

• Cate - Open-source IDE on an infinite zoomable canvas, with editor, terminal, browser, and AI agent panels arranged in a spatial workspace.

Jun 08 - Jun 14, 2026

Reading and Writing Tools / Others

• SmoothCSV - Fast, full-featured CSV editor with SQL queries.

Developer Tools / Network Analysis

• Rockxy - Open-source HTTP(S) debugging proxy for intercepting, inspecting, modifying, and replaying requests.

Developer Tools / Virtualization

• Gantry (⭐72) - Docker management client for local and SSH remote hosts with built-in MCP server support for agent workflows.

Design and Product / Screenshot Tools

• capcap - Native menu bar screenshot tool with double-tap Command capture, annotation, scrolling capture, beautify, pinning, and image-host upload.

AI Tools / Other Tools

• Cursor Voice - Voice assistant that lives by your cursor, sees your screen, and can control apps via the OpenAI Realtime API.

Audio and Video Tools / File Sharing

• Fader (⭐77) - Menu bar volume mixer with per-app volume, one-click output switching, and Bluetooth headphone control.

Audio and Video Tools / Audio Record and Process

• SystemEQ for Mac - Free, open-source system-wide parametric equalizer with AutoEQ presets, hearing calibration, and real-time visualization.

Utilities / Clipboard Tools

• ClipHistory (⭐39) - Lightweight native clipboard manager with instant hotkey popup, search, pinning, and text/image history.

• SnippetCraft - System-wide text expansion, snippet management, and clipboard history for macOS.

Utilities / Menu Bar Tools

• Mole Widget (⭐87) - Lightweight system monitor with live CPU, memory, disk, network, battery, and process stats in a resizable desktop widget managed from the menu bar.

Utilities / System Related Tools

• Sleepless (⭐112) - Keeps your laptop awake with lid-closed support, auto-off timer, and battery-floor cutoff.

QuickLook Plugins / System Related Tools

• CSV Quick Look (⭐12) - Quick Look extension for CSV and TSV files with virtual scrolling, sorting, filtering, and dark mode.

Jun 01 - Jun 07, 2026

AI Tools / Other Tools

• clawpypaste (⭐5) - Menu bar block picker and session browser for Claude Code.

Security Tools / Audio Record and Process

• PureSnitch (⭐181) - Open-source application firewall with a Little Snitch-style world map, rule manager, DNS over HTTPS, and pf-based blocking, with no telemetry.

Utilities / Cleanup and Uninstall

• Mac Clean (⭐1.9k) - Free, open-source cleaner, optimizer, and malware scanner.

May 25 - May 31, 2026

Reading and Writing Tools / RSS

• Papr (⭐543) - RSS reader with adjustable typography, keyboard-driven navigation, and highlight export to Readwise, Notion and Obsidian.

Developer Tools / Developer Utilities

• Muxy (⭐2.3k) - AI-native GUI for managing AI coding sessions, projects, with split panes, Git integration, and AI usage tracking.

Translation Tools / Audio Record and Process

• Live Translator (⭐44) - Real-time on-screen translation of any system audio (YouTube, podcasts, meetings) using OpenAI or Gemini.

May 18 - May 24, 2026

Developer Tools / Developer Utilities

• SSH Keys Manager (⭐253) - Native macOS app for managing local SSH keys and Git identities.

Utilities / Window Management

• Dimsum (⭐33) - Minimalist menu bar app that dims inactive windows to highlight the focused one.

• Snapback - Save and restore entire window layouts with one keystroke.

May 11 - May 17, 2026

Reading and Writing Tools / Markdown Tools

• MacDown - Open source Markdown editor for macOS with live preview and HTML/PDF export.

Voice-to-Text / Audio Record and Process

• OpenQuack (⭐52) - Privacy-first voice dictation tool that transcribes locally with WhisperKit and inserts text at the cursor with a hotkey.

• Voxt (⭐891) - Hold-to-talk voice input tool with AI transcription rules per app and URL, and built-in translation.

Utilities / Menu Bar Tools

• CodexIsland (⭐359) - Turns the MacBook notch into a Dynamic Island-style live activity for Claude Code and Codex CLI rate limits and spend, computed locally with no telemetry.

• muxbar (⭐15) - Menu bar app for tmux session management — list, attach, kill sessions, live preview, and a closed-lid mode for in-bag work.

• Notchly - Lightweight Dynamic Island for macOS with AI coding agent notifications.

Utilities / Quality of Life Improvements

• Actions - Provides many useful actions for the Shortcuts app.

May 04 - May 10, 2026

Reading and Writing Tools / Markdown Tools

• MarkViewer - Markdown viewer and editor for macOS with AI-assisted editing.

AI Tools / Other Tools

• Agenttrace - Local-first TUI for inspecting AI coding agent sessions, costs, tokens, latency, tool failures, health, and diffs.

Gaming Software / System Related Tools

• Whisky (⭐975) - A tool for running Windows apps on macOS, built with SwiftUI and supporting D3DMetal and DXVK backends.

Apr 27 - May 03, 2026

Gaming Software / System Related Tools

• ConsoleMini (⭐81) - Controller-first big-picture launcher that turns a Mac mini into a PS1-PS4 + retro console (wraps DuckStation, PCSX2, RPCS3, shadPS4, PPSSPP, RetroArch, mGBA, Flycast).

Apr 20 - Apr 26, 2026

Developer Tools / Virtualization

• GhostVM (⭐666) - Virtualization tool for creating and managing isolated macOS virtual machine workspaces.

Design and Product / Screen Recording

• ScreenKite - Native screen recorder and editor with auto-zoom, AI enhancements, device mockups, and teleprompter.

AI Tools / Other Tools

• Desktop Control (⭐69) - GPU-accelerated CLI for AI agents to control any macOS app via screen, mouse, and keyboard.

Security Tools / Audio Record and Process

• MakLock (⭐149) - Lock any macOS app with Touch ID, Apple Watch proximity, or password. Full-screen blur overlay on all monitors.

Utilities / Clipboard Tools

• Clippy (⭐67) - Smart clipboard manager with content-aware previews, AI transformations, a built-in screenshot editor, and file converter.

Utilities / Menu Bar Tools

• ChargeMonitor (⭐12) - Menu bar battery monitor with real-time charging stats and energy impact insights.

Utilities / Cleanup and Uninstall

• MacSift - Open-source disk cleaner that groups files by app and moves them to the Trash.

Utilities / General Tools

• WaifuX - Open-source ACG app for wallpapers, animated backgrounds, and anime videos.

Utilities / System Related Tools

• SwiftMTP (⭐461) - Open-source MTP device manager for browsing and transferring files between Mac and Android devices.

Apr 13 - Apr 19, 2026

Reading and Writing Tools / Text Editors

• LiteEdit - Fast, native macOS code editor under 1 MB — Swift and AppKit, no Electron.

Developer Tools / Developer Utilities

• Switzy (⭐221) - Open-source tool for switching Git identities and managing SSH keys.

Design and Product / Screen Recording

• Capso (⭐1.4k) - Open-source screenshot and screen recording tool with annotations, OCR, and webcam overlays.

• Recordly - Open-source screen recorder and editor for polished demos, tutorials, and product videos.

Design and Product / Other Tools

• Lap (⭐4k) - Local photo manager for browsing and organizing personal media libraries offline.

• CompressO (⭐4.8k) - Open-source tool for compressing videos and images to smaller sizes.

Audio and Video Tools / File Sharing

• Kaset (⭐2.4k) - Open-source YouTube Music client with library, lyrics, podcasts, and playback controls.

Utilities / Cleanup and Uninstall

• PureMac (⭐7.3k) - Free, open-source macOS cleaner with no telemetry. Cleans system and user caches, Xcode junk, Homebrew cache, mail attachments, and finds large or old files. Supports scheduled auto-cleaning.

Utilities / General Tools

• Cadran - Renders 22 customizable clock faces on your Mac desktop wallpaper and screensaver.

Utilities / Productivity

• SuperCmd (⭐3.2k) - Open-source launcher with Raycast-compatible extensions, voice workflows, text-to-speech, memory, and AI actions.

Apr 06 - Apr 12, 2026

Reading and Writing Tools / Note-taking

• Revu - Local-first spaced repetition app with FSRS scheduling and Anki import.

Reading and Writing Tools / Ebooks

• ReadAny - AI-powered e-book reader with semantic search, chat, and note management.

Developer Tools / Databases

• Paul - AI-first PostgreSQL client for getting fast answers from your database with read-only access by default.

AI Tools / Other Tools

• Atomic Chat (⭐1.8k) - Open-source AI chat client for local and cloud models with MCP support.

• Claudoscope (⭐261) - Tool for browsing and analyzing Claude Code sessions.

• ClawdHome - Manage multiple isolated OpenClaw gateway instances from one control panel.

• Flock (⭐24) - Terminal multiplexer for running multiple Claude Code and shell sessions in one workspace.

Voice-to-Text / Audio Record and Process

• EnviousWispr - Sub-second dictation running Whisper/Parakeet locally with privacy-first AI text polish.

Browsers / Audio Record and Process

• Mullvad Browser - Privacy browser focused on anti-fingerprinting protection.

Security Tools / Audio Record and Process

• ClearanceKit - Policy-based file access control tool for protected paths.

• Santa - Binary and file access authorization system.

Proxy and VPN Tools / Audio Record and Process

• DashVPN - Smart-routing proxy client with support for VLESS, Shadowsocks, and HTTPS subscriptions.

Utilities / Clipboard Tools

• Buffer - Lightweight native clipboard manager with bookmarks and OCR for images.

Utilities / Menu Bar Tools

• Repose (⭐33) - Menu bar break timer that dims your screen and pauses during calls.

• NetFluss - Native menu bar app for real-time upload/download speeds and top bandwidth-using apps.

• FunKey - Keyboard sound tool that adds mechanical-style typing audio.

Utilities / Productivity

• CurrentKey - Add custom names and icons to Spaces and track app usage time.

Utilities / Window Management

• StreamWindow - 3D window manager with intuitive views and fluid transitions.

Utilities / Quality of Life Improvements

• Dimly - Control brightness across mixed monitor setups from one menu bar app.

Mar 30 - Apr 05, 2026

Developer Tools / IDEs

• VSCodium - Community-driven libre binaries of VS Code.

Developer Tools / Virtualization

• Mocker (⭐372) - Container manager built on Apple's Containerization framework.

Design and Product / Screenshot Tools

• macshot (⭐3.9k) - Screenshot and annotation tool with screen recording, scrolling capture, and OCR.

Design and Product / Other Tools

• Zipic - Batch image compression tool with presets and automation.

AI Tools / Other Tools

• Claude Usage Monitor (⭐55) - Track Claude usage with a live counter.

• Orchard - MCP server that connects AI assistants to Apple apps.

Voice-to-Text / Audio Record and Process

• OpenDictation (⭐61) - Open-source dictation utility with local and cloud speech-to-text.

Security Tools / Audio Record and Process

• TouchBridge (⭐330) - Authenticate with your phone's fingerprint as a free Touch ID keyboard alternative.

Utilities / Cleanup and Uninstall

• App Uninstaller (⭐35) - Lightweight app uninstaller with drag-and-drop support. Built with Swift and SwiftUI.

Utilities / Window Management

• Nudge - Window manager with keyboard shortcuts and drag-to-edge snapping.

QuickLook Plugins / System Related Tools

• markdown-quicklook (⭐12) - Quick Look plugin for rendered Markdown previews with syntax highlighting.

Mar 23 - Mar 29, 2026

Reading and Writing Tools / Ebooks

• Clearview - Tabbed style e-book reader for PDF, EPUB (DRM free), CHM, and MOBI.

Developer Tools / IDEs

• Nimbalyst - A visual workspace for managing AI coding sessions, tasks, and project files.

Developer Tools / Frameworks For Hybrid Applications

• DMG Maker (⭐344) - DMG creation tool with polished visuals and CLI support.

Developer Tools / Databases

• Redis Insight - Official Redis tool for browsing, debugging, and visualizing data.

Design and Product / Screen Recording

• ScreenSage Pro - A screen recording tool for creating polished videos in minutes.

AI Tools / Other Tools

• Fazm - Open-source voice-controlled AI agent for apps, files, and workflows.

Security Tools / Audio Record and Process

• Lockpaw - Menu bar screen guard for macOS — lock and unlock your screen with a hotkey.

• NoxKey - Keychain-based secret manager for API keys and tokens with Touch ID.

Utilities / Productivity

• ProBoard - Use one board to manage all your project information efficiently.

Mar 16 - Mar 22, 2026

Developer Tools / Developer Utilities

• Itsyconnect (⭐130) - App Store Connect client for metadata, TestFlight, reviews, analytics, and localization.

Developer Tools / Databases

• TablePro (⭐6.3k) - Fast database client with AI-assisted SQL editing and support for major SQL/NoSQL engines.

Terminal Apps / Databases

• Awal Terminal (⭐34) - AI-native terminal emulator with multi-provider profiles and voice input.

Design and Product / Other Tools

• Mottie - A native Lottie animation player with Quick Look extension for dotLottie files.

AI Tools / Other Tools

• Apple On-Device OpenAI (⭐888) - Runs Apple on-device models behind an OpenAI-compatible API.

• Claude God - Monitor Claude usage, costs, and session stats.

• TokenMeter - Track Claude Code usage, rate limits, costs, and activity heatmaps.

• Usage4Claude (⭐410) - Real-time monitoring of Claude usage quotas across time windows and plans.

• MiniClaw - Local-first personal AI agent with memory and automation tools.

Audio and Video Tools / File Sharing

• Petrichor (⭐1.7k) - Offline music player with broad format support, lyrics, playlists, and queue management.

• Spotifly (⭐168) - Lightweight Spotify player focused on fast playback control.

Voice-to-Text / Audio Record and Process

• FnKey (⭐48) - Push-to-talk voice input tool that pastes transcribed text instantly.

Utilities / Productivity

• Rustcast - Workflow launcher for modes, quick app access, file search, clipboard history, and more.

Mar 09 - Mar 15, 2026

Reading and Writing Tools / Markdown Tools

• Pixley Reader (⭐71) - Reader for Markdown specs, docs, and changelogs generated by AI tools.

Reading and Writing Tools / Note-taking

• Zettel (⭐70) - Minimal, distraction-free note-taking app with Markdown and hashtag-based organization.

Developer Tools / Developer Utilities

• AXe (⭐2.3k) - CLI tool for controlling iOS Simulators through Accessibility APIs and HID automation.

• Swifka (⭐43) - Read-only Kafka monitor for safely inspecting topics, messages, and consumer state.

Voice-to-Text / Audio Record and Process

• OpenTypeless (⭐644) - Open-source AI voice input that types polished text into any app.

Browsers / Audio Record and Process

• Tabbit - An AI-native browser that understands your context, chats with webpages, and automates tasks.

Translation Tools / Audio Record and Process

• ScreenTranslate - Capture any area or select text to translate instantly, fully on-device.

Proxy and VPN Tools / Audio Record and Process

• VPN Bypass (⭐134) - Menu bar app to route specific domains and services around your VPN.

Utilities / Menu Bar Tools

• Atoll (⭐5k) - Turns the notch into a Dynamic Island-style hub for media controls, live activities, and quick utilities.

• Mask This - Menu bar app that masks sensitive information in the clipboard.

Utilities / Cleanup and Uninstall

• ClearDisk (⭐744) - Visualize and clean developer caches to quickly reclaim disk space.

Utilities / File Organization Tools

• AppPorts (⭐2.2k) - Move apps to external storage while keeping working launch links in /Applications.

Utilities / Window Management

• Convoker (⭐21) - Type an app name, press Enter, all its windows come to you.

QuickLook Plugins / System Related Tools

• FluxMarkdown (⭐1.3k) - Quick Look extension for Markdown previews with Mermaid, KaTeX, GFM, TOC, and charts.

• Torrent Preview (⭐36) - Quick Look extension for previewing .torrent files, trackers, and metadata.

Mar 02 - Mar 08, 2026

Reading and Writing Tools / Office

• Keynote - Build stunning presentations.

• Numbers - Create impressive spreadsheets.

• Pages - Documents that stand apart.

Reading and Writing Tools / Markdown Tools

• Scratch - Lightweight, offline-first markdown notes app with WYSIWYG editing and local AI agent support.

Reading and Writing Tools / Ebooks

• Simple Comic - EBook reader for PDF, CBZ, and CBR formats with Live Text search.

Developer Tools / Developer Utilities

• Configs (⭐284) - Configuration file manager for quickly viewing, editing and managing config files.

• Poirot (⭐215) - Companion app for browsing Claude Code sessions, reviewing diffs, and rerunning commands.

• PortKiller (⭐5.1k) - Tool for inspecting ports, managing forwards and tunnels, and stopping bound processes.

• Nib Unlocker - .nib to .xib converter

Developer Tools / Regular Expression Editors

• RegexMate - A regular expression testing tool with a built-in quick reference guide.

Design and Product / Screen Recording

• Reframed - Screen recorder with a built-in editor.

Design and Product / Other Tools

• AppIconBuilder - Export icons for multi-platform

Communication / Collaboration and Team Tools

• Textual - Internet Relay Chat (IRC) client.

• WeChat - Official WeChat app for Mac.

• WhatsApp Desktop - Available in the Mac App Store, Whatsapp for Desktop.

Audio and Video Tools / File Sharing

• Audio Profile Manager - Audio device manager for saving input and output setups.

• Muxie - Last.fm scrobbler for Apple Music, Spotify Desktop, iPod Classic, Rockbox devices and some others.

• VidCrop - A simple video cropping tool that supports multiple formats and precise trimming.

• Musicer - A retro local music player that supports multiple formats and AI control.

Download Management Tools / Audio Record and Process

• XGetter - Media downloader for video and audio from major websites.

Input Methods / Audio Record and Process

• LangSwitcher (⭐34) - Keyboard layout converter for mistyped text.

Voice-to-Text / Audio Record and Process

• TypeWhisper - Local Whisper-based speech-to-text with a global hotkey.

Translation Tools / Audio Record and Process

• MoePeek (⭐852) - Translation tool with text selection, OCR, clipboard, and manual input support.

Finance / Audio Record and Process

• SubList - Track subscriptions, renewals, and spending in one place with reminders, analytics, and iCloud sync.

Utilities / Audio Record and Process

• cmd+x - Launch Activity Monitor with Ctrl+Opt+Delete, cut and move files in Finder with Cmd+X.

Utilities / Clipboard Tools

• iCopy - Clipboard management, quick reply, efficiency multiplier artifact

Utilities / Menu Bar Tools

• Sharptooth - Menu bar tool for managing Bluetooth devices with hotkeys and automation.

• Hue in the Menu - Philips Hue light management in the menu bar with multi-room support.

• LuxShot (⭐57) - Native and privacy-first menu bar OCR tool.

Utilities / Cleanup and Uninstall

• Cleaner One - Disk cleaning and Mac optimization.

Utilities / General Tools

• Deskmark - Add watermarks to the desktop, ideal for recording videos.

• Vidwall - Easily import MP4/MOV videos as system wallpapers and lock screen animations.

Utilities / Productivity

• Perplexity - Search and discovery with AI.

Utilities / Password Management

• Keyzer - Simple password manager that supports saving portable password files.

Utilities / Finder Tools

• SwiftyMenu - Finder extension for opening selected files or folders with custom app shortcuts.

Utilities / System Related Tools

• Amphetamine - Keep your Mac awake.

Remote Login Software / System Related Tools

• Steam Link - The Steam Link app allows you to play your Steam games across all your computers.

• Windows App - Connect to a remote PC or virtual apps and desktops made available by your admin.

Feb 23 - Mar 01, 2026

Reading and Writing Tools / Ebooks

• BookShelves - Ebook reader and library manager with public-domain books and sync.

Voice-to-Text / Audio Record and Process

• Tambourine - Open-source, customizable AI voice dictation that works in any app.

Utilities / General Tools

• Seodisias - SEO crawler that audits sites for technical issues and optimization opportunities.

Utilities / Productivity

• FnKeyboard (⭐11) - Quick access to function keys from the menu bar.

Feb 16 - Feb 22, 2026

Reading and Writing Tools / Text Editors

• Itsypad - A tiny, fast scratchpad and clipboard manager for macOS.

Reading and Writing Tools / Note-taking

• Stik (⭐268) - Quick-capture markdown notes app with hotkeys and AI semantic search.

Developer Tools / Developer Utilities

• SaneHosts - Hosts-based ad and tracker blocker.

Terminal Apps / Databases

• Command Book - A terminal companion for long-running terminal commands (freemium)

Design and Product / Screenshot Tools

• Scap - Screenshot annotation and canvas tool with blur, mosaic, and watermark features.

Design and Product / Screen Recording

• BetterCapture - Free and open source screen recorder with professional encoding support.

Utilities / Clipboard Tools

• SaneClip - Clipboard manager with history, privacy protections, and sensitive data detection.

Utilities / Menu Bar Tools

• SaneBar - Privacy-first menu bar manager with hidden zones and automation rules.

• Itsyhome - Control your HomeKit and Home Assistant smart home from the menu bar.

Utilities / Productivity

• Textream - Free teleprompter with real-time word tracking and voice-activated scrolling.

Utilities / Finder Tools

• SaneClick - Finder extension that adds right-click actions for file tasks, conversion, and developer tools.

Feb 09 - Feb 15, 2026

Reading and Writing Tools / Others

• PDF Auditor - PDF inspection tool for analyzing metadata, structure, and security risks.

Developer Tools / API Development and Analysis

• Echolon - Open-source API client and Postman alternative.

Developer Tools / Virtualization

• Cocoa-Way (⭐1.1k) - Wayland compositor for running Linux GUI apps without a virtual machine.

Developer Tools / Databases

• DB Pro - Database client for querying and managing SQL databases.

Design and Product / Screen Recording

• Capty - Screen capture and recording tool with built-in editing and annotations.

• Screenize - Open-source screen recorder with auto-zoom, cursor effects, and timeline editing.

AI Tools / Other Tools

• CodexBar - Show usage stats for OpenAI Codex and Claude Code, without having to login.

• GroAsk - Menu bar launcher that sends selected text to AI assistants and CLI agents.

• Warden - A Native Swift macOS app that lets you run multiple LLM models using your own API keys.

Communication / File Sharing

• Rclone UI - The GUI for Rclone & S3.

Audio and Video Tools / File Sharing

• FineTune (⭐9.8k) - Per-app volume controller with multi-device output and 10-band EQ.

Voice-to-Text / Audio Record and Process

• Ottex - AI dictation tool that formats text for the app or site you are using.

• Spokenly - Voice-to-text with 100+ languages, offline mode, and AI-powered formatting.

• Willow Voice - AI dictation with automatic editing, style-matching, and noise optimization.

Utilities / Menu Bar Tools

• GoogleDriveSync (⭐424) - A menu bar app for seamless Google Drive syncing.

• Itsytv - Control your Apple TV from the menu bar.

• KeyStats - Menu bar tracker for daily keystrokes, clicks, movement, and scrolling.

• Thaw (⭐24) - A powerful menu bar management tool for hiding and showing menu bar items.

Utilities / Window Management

• Omni (⭐3.4k) - Notorized Niri and Hyprland inspired tiling window manager with animations.

• ShortcutCycle - Switch between context-based app groups with a single hotkey.

Utilities / System Related Tools

• ExtendFS - Read-only access to Linux ext2/3/4 in macOS Sequoia and later without a kernel extension.

• macUSB (⭐3.3k) - A bootable macOS / OS X installer creator for Apple Silicon Macs.

Dec 29 - Jan 04, 2025

Audio and Video Tools / File Sharing

• Sangeet (⭐4) - A beautiful audiophile music player with 10-band EQ, karaoke mode, and time-synced lyrics.

Voice-to-Text / Audio Record and Process

• Whispering - Multi-provider speech-to-text with AI transformations and keyboard shortcuts.

Dec 22 - Dec 28, 2025

Developer Tools / API Development and Analysis

• Mockoon - Create mock APIs in seconds.

AI Tools / Other Tools

• Maestro - Multi-agent AI coding tool with spec-driven workflows.

Browsers / Audio Record and Process

• Helium - Privacy-focused Chromium browser with built-in ad blocking.

Proxy and VPN Tools / Audio Record and Process

• Jumper VPN - VPN Client for Mac and other platforms, secure, fast VPN proxy.

Utilities / Clipboard Tools

• Paste Quick - A simple, privacy-first clipboard manager.

• OneClip (⭐520) - A simple and professional macOS clipboard manager.

Dec 15 - Dec 21, 2025

Utilities / Clipboard Tools

• ClipFlow (⭐13) - Free clipboard history manager with terminal-style navigation.

Dec 08 - Dec 14, 2025

Developer Tools / API Development and Analysis

• Requestly - Open-source, lightweight Git-Friendly API Client built for modern developers.

Utilities / Menu Bar Tools

• Boring Notch - Turn your MacBook notch into a music and file control center.

• DynamicHorizon - Adds media controls, notifications, and system indicators to the notch area.

Utilities / Productivity

• Table Habit (⭐1.7k) – Habit tracker with growth charts and offline-first sync.

• Trace - Open-source spotlight alternative and shortcut toolkit.

Utilities / System Related Tools

• MiddleDrag (⭐241) - Three-finger trackpad gestures for middle-click and middle-drag on macOS.

Dec 01 - Dec 07, 2025

Reading and Writing Tools / Text Editors

• Cursor - AI code editor with autocomplete, chat, and coding agent features.

Reading and Writing Tools / Note-taking

• Anytype - Local-first note-taking and knowledge management app.

• NotePlus - True Native Note and LLM Client

Reading and Writing Tools / Writing

• Retrotype - A fun and minimalist writing app that feels like a real typewriter.

Reading and Writing Tools / Others

• TableTool - Effortless CSV Browser!

• Heynote - A dedicated scratchpad for developers.

Developer Tools / IDEs

• Trae - AI-powered IDE for coding and software development.

Developer Tools / Developer Utilities

• LINQPad - .NET scratchpad for running code, queries, and database exploration.

• Medio (⭐234) - A native, lightweight text diff tool with a clean UI and real-time highlighting.

• NameQuick - AI-powered file renaming tool for macOS

Developer Tools / API Development and Analysis

• Maestro - End-to-end testing framework for mobile and web apps.

• ReqRes - Native macOS app to monitor, debug, and mock HTTP(S) requests and responses.

• Trayce - Lightweight tool to monitor Docker container traffic with a built-in .bru HTTP client.

Developer Tools / Version Control

• GitButler - Change management with parallel and stacked branches, unlimited undo, agent integrations.

Developer Tools / Virtualization

• Podman Desktop - Open-source graphical tool for managing containers and Kubernetes.

Design and Product / Design Tools

• Pika - An open-source color picker app.

Design and Product / Screen Recording

• Tight Studio - Screen recorder with smart zoom, captions, and AI voiceovers.

AI Tools / Other Tools

• Fluent - AI assistant that works across apps with model and context integration.

• Runtime (⭐203) - AI taskmate and take control of the web & your office tools

• Witsy (⭐8) - desktop AI assistant / universal MCP client.

• remio - Local-first AI chat client that answers from your knowledge base.

Communication / Collaboration and Team Tools

• Mezon - A new way to communicate with your team. It's free, faster, better organized, better for WFH.

Audio and Video Tools / File Sharing

• LyricGlow (⭐42) - Synced lyrics player with word-by-word glow effects.

• MyMedia (⭐103) - Display and watch your local movie and TV show library.

• Fmusic (⭐43) - A fmusic is a open source music player on SwiftUI.

Voice-to-Text / Audio Record and Process

• VoiceInk - Real-time speech-to-text app.

Browsers / Audio Record and Process

• ChatGPT Atlas - Browser with ChatGPT built in.

• Ora - Open-source browser with spaces, tab management, and a vertical sidebar.

Translation Tools / Audio Record and Process

• Nani - Fast AI translation with explanations.

Security Tools / Audio Record and Process

• Vulert - Dependency vulnerability monitoring service for open-source packages.

Proxy and VPN Tools / Audio Record and Process

• ClashX Guide - Guides and troubleshooting tools for ClashX.

Utilities / Menu Bar Tools

• Bye AppQuit (⭐88) - A minimal menu bar app to quickly view and kill running processes.

• MenuScores - A menu bar app that delivers real-time sports news and scores.

Utilities / General Tools

• DevKnife - A native Mac app for dozens of daily dev tasks, from network scans to JSON formatting.

• LaunchNext (⭐3.1k) - Classic Launchpad experience, relive old macOS.

Utilities / Productivity

• Better Launchpad (⭐20) - Customizable app launcher with fast search.

• MacPacker - Archive manager that supports previewing and extracting archive files

• SuperCorners - Turn Hot Corners into custom workflow triggers.

• SwiftBiu - Text productivity tool with a customizable action bar and AI extensions.

Utilities / Window Management

• MacsyZones - Organize your windows with ease and boost your productivity.

Utilities / Quality of Life Improvements

• Mouse Jiggler for Mac - Prevent Mac from sleep with Mac Mouse Mover.

Utilities / System Related Tools

• AirBattery - View all device batteries in the Dock, menu bar, or widgets.

• Dayflow (⭐7.3k) - Screen activity timeline with AI support.

• DockAnchor (⭐588) - Lock the macOS Dock to a single screen in a multi-monitor setup.

• everythingByMdfind (⭐148) - Fast file search using Spotlight.

Aug 04 - Aug 10, 2025

Developer Tools / Developer Utilities

• FlyEnv - Local development environment manager for languages, databases, and services.

Browsers / Audio Record and Process

• Web (⭐663) - Minimal AI browser for macOS, built with SwiftUI.

Jul 28 - Aug 03, 2025

Developer Tools / Developer Utilities

• Testpiler - Tool for converting XCTest test suites to Swift Testing.

Jul 21 - Jul 27, 2025

Developer Tools / IDEs

• Windsurf - The first agentic IDE where developers and AI flow together for a magical coding experience.

Reading and Writing Tools / Ebooks

• Readest (⭐26k) - Open-source ebook reader with a clean interface and powerful reading tools.

Reading and Writing Tools / RSS

• Folo (⭐39k) 🧡 Next generation information browser.

• Saga Reader (⭐530) - AI-powered web and RSS reader.

Developer Tools / Developer Utilities

• ProcessSpy - A clean and powerful process monitor.

Terminal Apps / Databases

• KubeSwitch - The fastest way to switch between Kubernetes contexts and namespaces on macOS.

AI Tools / Other Tools

• Cherry Studio - A desktop client that supports multiple large language model (LLM) providers.

• Chatbox - User-friendly Desktop Client App for AI Models/LLMs (GPT, Claude, Gemini, Ollama...).

• Jan - An open-source alternative to ChatGPT that runs entirely offline on your computer.

Communication / Collaboration and Team Tools

• Teams - Free online meetings and video calls

Download Management Tools / Audio Record and Process

• Free Download Manager - A powerful, easy-to-use, and completely free download accelerator and manager.

Utilities / Clipboard Tools

• uPaste - Clipboard history and snippets manager for organizing reusable copied content.

Utilities / Menu Bar Tools

• Quickgif - Quickly Find and Share GIFs.

Utilities / File Organization Tools

• Oka Unarchiver - Archive utility with RAR support, batch extraction, and password-protected archives.

Utilities / Window Management

• DockDoor - Free and open source window peeking & alt-tab for macOS.

Gaming Software / System Related Tools

• Ryubing - A fork of the discontinued Switch emulator, Ryujinx.

May 19 - May 25, 2025

Developer Tools / API Development and Analysis

• Yaak - A modern API client supporting multiple protocols, offline usage, and Git integration.

May 12 - May 18, 2025

Developer Tools / API Development and Analysis

• Hoppscotch - A lightweight, fast, and full-featured API debugging tool.

Design and Product / Design Tools

• Droply - Offline batch background remover for images.

Utilities / General Tools

• DNS Optimizer - A DNS changer and performance‑benchmarking tool for Apple devices (macOS & iOS).

May 05 - May 11, 2025

Utilities / Window Management

• AeroSpace (⭐24k) - i3-like tiling window manager for macOS.

• Dockit - An application that can dock any window to the edge of the screen.

Apr 28 - May 04, 2025

Reading and Writing Tools / Text Editors

• MacVim (⭐7.9k) - the text editor Vim - for macOS.

Reading and Writing Tools / Others

• PDFsail - All-in-one PDF tool for editing, converting, merging, compressing, and OCR.

Design and Product / Design Tools

• Lunacy - Vector design tool with built-in assets and real-time collaboration.

Audio and Video Tools / File Sharing

• MacMusicPlayer (⭐103) - A clean, lightweight music player for macOS users.

Proxy and VPN Tools / Audio Record and Process

• Tailscale - Mesh VPN for securely connecting devices, services, and users.

Mar 31 - Apr 06, 2025

Utilities / Productivity

• Focus Firewall - A minimalist focus app to block social media and other distractions during work.

• Magic Switch - Switch Magic Keyboard, Mouse, and Trackpad between multiple Macs.

Mar 24 - Mar 30, 2025

Reading and Writing Tools / RSS

• Unread - RSS reader with beautiful typography that supports Feedbin, Feedly and so on.

Terminal Apps / Databases

• electerm - Terminal, SSH, and SFTP client.

Audio and Video Tools / File Sharing

• Tuneful - Controller for Spotify and Apple Music from the menu bar or mini player.

Mar 17 - Mar 23, 2025

Utilities / Productivity

• TimeScribe - Simple and free working time recording.

Mar 10 - Mar 16, 2025

Developer Tools / API Development and Analysis

• Reqable - Next-Gen API Development Tool, Advanced API Debugging Proxy and REST Client.

Download Management Tools / Audio Record and Process

• Swads - Synology Download Station Client, modern, native, and intuitively redesign.

Mar 03 - Mar 09, 2025

Utilities / Audio Record and Process

• DNS Easy Switcher (⭐360) - Menu bar tool for switching DNS providers or custom resolvers.

Utilities / System Related Tools

• SteerMouse - Customize mouse buttons, wheel behavior, and cursor speed.

Feb 17 - Feb 23, 2025

Developer Tools / Databases

• TrailBase - Open-source backend platform with type-safe APIs, auth, and admin tools built on SQLite.

Design and Product / Design Tools

• Nugget (⭐818) - Video editing software designed for motion effects and versatility.

Utilities / Productivity

• Raycast - Launcher and command palette with extensions, snippets, notes, and AI.

Feb 10 - Feb 16, 2025

Terminal Apps / Databases

• alacritty (⭐66k) - A cross-platform, GPU-accelerated terminal emulator.

• kitty (⭐35k) - A cross-platform, fast, feature full, GPU based terminal emulator.

• Warp - Warp is a blazingly fast, rust-based terminal reimagined from the ground up to work like a modern app.

• WezTerm - A GPU-accelerated cross-platform terminal emulator and multiplexer implemented in Rust.

Feb 03 - Feb 09, 2025

Utilities / Productivity

• Launchy - An app launcher and switcher that utilizes a radial menu.

Jan 27 - Feb 02, 2025

Reading and Writing Tools / Others

• Collate - Free tool to collect, summarize and query PDFs with AI. All offline and free.

Developer Tools / IDEs

• BeagleEditor (⭐3) - A "beagleful" editor with features like syntax highlighting, plugins and... - A bit ugly, but it works

Developer Tools / Frameworks For Hybrid Applications

• Tauri - Create small, fast, secure, cross-platform applications

Terminal Apps / Databases

• Ghostty (⭐63k) - Fast GPU-accelerated terminal emulator.

• Wave (⭐23k) - Open-source terminal with built-in file previews, web browsing, and AI tools.

Design and Product / Design Tools

• darktable - darktable is an open source photography workflow application and raw developer.

Audio and Video Tools / Audio Record and Process

• CapSoftware - An open-source alternative to Loom. Beautiful, shareable screen recording tool.

Utilities / Menu Bar Tools

• DayBar - An application that can display the local date and reminder events in the menu bar.

Dec 23 - Dec 29, 2024

Utilities / Productivity

• RightMenu Master - Add more useful actions to the Finder right-click menu.

Dec 16 - Dec 22, 2024

Utilities / Finder Tools

• FileMinutes - Find files and take actions, all in one.

Dec 09 - Dec 15, 2024

Utilities / Menu Bar Tools

• Peninsula (⭐458) - Dynamic Peninsula for macOS, focusing on window switching, notifications, and file storage.

Dec 02 - Dec 08, 2024

Reading and Writing Tools / Note-taking

• massCode - Open-source developer workspace for code snippets, Markdown notes and HTTP requests, stored as local Markdown files.

Audio and Video Tools / File Sharing

• Popcorn Time - Streaming app for browsing and watching torrent-based movies.

Utilities / Clipboard Tools

• PasteBar (⭐2.2k) - Limitless, Free Clipboard Manager for Mac and Windows.

Utilities / General Tools

• rem (⭐2.5k) - An open source approach to locally record and enable searching everything you view on your Mac.

• Rewind - Searchable history of your screen and audio activity.

• Upscayl (⭐51k) - Free and open-source AI image upscaling tool.

Utilities / Window Management

• JankyBorders (⭐3.9k) - A lightweight window border system for macOS.

• Topit (⭐1.5k) - Pin any window to the top of your screen

Utilities / System Related Tools

• MagicQuit - Automatically quit inactive apps to reduce clutter and free resources.

Nov 25 - Dec 01, 2024

Reading and Writing Tools / Text Editors

• Haystack Editor (⭐1.3k) - Code editor with a canvas UI for better code understanding.

Nov 18 - Nov 24, 2024

Design and Product / Screenshot Tools

• CleanShot X - Discover a superior way to capture your Mac's screen.

Audio and Video Tools / File Sharing

• IINA - The modern video player for macOS. Based on mpv, the powerful media player project.

• Tiny Player - As the name suggests, a tiny player.

Utilities / Productivity

• escrcpy (⭐12k) -📱 Graphical Scrcpy to display and control Android devices, powered by Electron.

Utilities / Window Management

• Swift Shift - Move and resize windows with keyboard shortcuts and mouse gestures.

Utilities / Finder Tools

• RClick (⭐1.1k) - Add new functionality to the macOS Finder context menu.

Nov 11 - Nov 17, 2024

Reading and Writing Tools / Writing

• novelWriter (⭐3.2k) - Open-source plain text editor for writing novels with minimal markdown-like syntax.

Design and Product / Design Tools

• RawTherapee - A powerful cross-platform raw photo processing program!

AI Tools / Other Tools

• Claude - Your AI partner on desktop. Fast, focused, and designed for deep work.

• RecurseChat - Local-first AI chat app with customizable workflows.

Proxy and VPN Tools / Audio Record and Process

• Hiddify (⭐33k) - Multi-platform proxy client for managing subscriptions and multiple proxy protocols.

Mac App Download Sites / Genuine Sites

• Open Alternative - Discover Open Source Alternatives to Popular Software. A curated collection of the best open source alternatives to everyday SaaS products. Save money with reliable tools hand-picked for you.

Oct 21 - Oct 27, 2024

Audio and Video Tools / File Sharing

• Marker Data (⭐69) - The avant-garde Marker extraction application crafted for Final Cut Pro.

Download Management Tools / Audio Record and Process

• Neat Download Manager - Lightweight download manager with an optimized transfer engine.

Voice-to-Text / Audio Record and Process

• buzz (⭐22k) - Transcribes and translates audio offline on your personal computer. Powered by OpenAI's Whisper.

Utilities / Menu Bar Tools

• SketchyBar (⭐13k) - A highly customizable macOS status bar replacement.

Utilities / Cleanup and Uninstall

• CleanMyMac - Delete megatons of junk, malware, and make your Mac faster & more organized

Utilities / Productivity

• Atomic - A habit tracker app to build good habits, break bad ones, and stay on top of your daily routines.

• Selectric - Private search across email, documents, and chat apps.

Mac App Download Sites / Genuine Sites

• Buy software, once - The place to find all the software you can buy one time, and own for a lifetime.

Oct 14 - Oct 20, 2024

Communication / Collaboration and Team Tools

• Mastodon - Your self-hosted, globally interconnected microblogging community

• Matrix - An open network for secure, decentralised communication!

• Misskey - 🌎 A completely free and open interplanetary microblogging platform 🚀

Communication / File Sharing

• NearDrop (⭐6.3k) - An unofficial Google Nearby Share/Quick Share app for macOS.

Utilities / Cleanup and Uninstall

• Cleaner for Xcode (⭐1.4k) - Remove unwanted Xcode files.

Gaming Software / System Related Tools

• PlayCover (⭐12k) - Run iOS apps and games on Apple Silicon Macs with mouse, keyboard and controller support.

• Suyu - A familiar, open source, and powerful Nintendo Switch emulator.

Oct 07 - Oct 13, 2024

Reading and Writing Tools / Text Editors

• CodeEdit - A lightweight, natively-built editor. Open source. Free forever.

• Neovim (⭐103k) - Vim-fork focused on extensibility and usability.

Reading and Writing Tools / Ebooks

• Koodo Reader - All-in-one eBook reader supporting over 15 formats.

AI Tools / Other Tools

• ChatGPT - A conversational AI system that listens, learns, and challenges

Communication / File Sharing

• LocalSend - An open-source cross-platform alternative to AirDrop.

Browsers / Audio Record and Process

• Zen - A beautifully designed, privacy-focused, and feature-rich browser

Utilities / Menu Bar Tools

• OnlySwitch (⭐6k) - ⚙️ All-in-One menu bar app, hide 💻MacBook Pro's notch, dark mode, AirPods, Shortcuts

Remote Login Software / System Related Tools

• Moonlight (⭐19k) - GameStream client for PCs (Windows, Mac, Linux, and Steam Link).

• Parsec - Low-latency remote desktop and game streaming tool.

• Sunshine (⭐43k) - Self-hosted game stream host for Moonlight.

Sep 23 - Sep 29, 2024

Reading and Writing Tools / Note-taking

• MarginNote 4 - In-depth PDF and EPUB reading, learning, managing and note taking app.

Proxy and VPN Tools / Audio Record and Process

• RerouteMe - An easy one-click macOS Proxy Configuration app.

Utilities / Menu Bar Tools

• RewriteBar - A macOS menu bar app that helps you write your text with the assistance of AI.

Sep 16 - Sep 22, 2024

Reading and Writing Tools / Journaling

• Life Note - Journal with the greatest minds in human history.

Utilities / Clipboard Tools

• Yippy (⭐400) - Clipboard manager with user-friendly UI.

Sep 02 - Sep 08, 2024

Reading and Writing Tools / Note-taking

• Quick Note - Colorful sticky notes in the Menu bar.

Developer Tools / Databases

• Dataflare - Simple database client supporting Postgres, MySQL, DuckDB, libSQL, Cloudflare D1, and more.

Aug 26 - Sep 01, 2024

Utilities / Window Management

• Hummingbird - Easily move and resize windows without mouse clicks, from anywhere within a window.

Aug 19 - Aug 25, 2024

Reading and Writing Tools / Markdown Tools

• Archimedes - Native macOS Markdown editor geared toward mathematical writing with inline LaTeX support.

Design and Product / Design Tools

• Pixen - Native pixel art and animation editor for Mac.

Communication / Collaboration and Team Tools

• Unite - The only native GroupMe app for Mac.

Aug 12 - Aug 18, 2024

Utilities / Window Management

• Loop (⭐12k) - Window management made elegant. Freeware

Third Party App Markets / Package Managers

• Cork - An intuitive and complete Homebrew GUI written in SwiftUI that supports all Homebrew features.

Aug 05 - Aug 11, 2024

Utilities / Finder Tools

• FlowVision (⭐1.4k) - RWaterfall-style Image Viewer for macOS.

Jul 29 - Aug 04, 2024

Third Party App Markets / Package Managers

• Applite - User-friendly GUI app for Homebrew Casks. Install, update, and uninstall apps with a single click.

Jul 22 - Jul 28, 2024

Utilities / Cleanup and Uninstall

• Pearcleaner - A free, source-available and fair-code licensed mac app cleaner.

Jul 01 - Jul 07, 2024

Reading and Writing Tools / Text Editors

• Aurora Editor - Lightweight Code Editor (IDE) for macOS.

Developer Tools / Developer Utilities

• CodeMenu - Advanced snippets manager with IDE integration, natural language search, and more.

• Icon Preview - Preview your app icon and menu bar icon.

Design and Product / Screen Recording

• Quick Recorder - A lightweight and high-performance screen recorder for macOS

Utilities / Audio Record and Process

• Dropshelf - A drag and drop helper app for macOS.

• Dropover - Temporary shelf for collecting and moving dragged files, text, and links.

Utilities / Menu Bar Tools

• Second Clock - Show a second clock for a different time zone in your menu bar.

• Week Number - The current week number in your menu bar.

Utilities / To-Do Lists

• One Task - Conquer one task at a time.

Utilities / Productivity

• Freeter - Organize apps, links, and files by project in one workspace.

• Memo Widget - Sticky notes on your desktop.

Utilities / Window Management

• MakeItHome (⭐39) - Pointer-driven launcher for screen-edge quick actions and app switching.

Utilities / Quality of Life Improvements

• AI Actions - AI actions for the Shortcuts app.

May 20 - May 26, 2024

Audio and Video Tools / File Sharing

• Camera Preview - Preview your webcam, take photos, and use it as a mirror.

Finance / Audio Record and Process

• SubManager - Subscription tracker with renewal reminders.

Utilities / Menu Bar Tools

• Menu Bar Calendar - A monthly calendar right in your menu bar.

Utilities / Productivity

• Day Progress - Time remaining today in your menu bar.

Utilities / Finder Tools

• Command X - Cut and paste files in Finder.

May 06 - May 12, 2024

Utilities / General Tools

• Latest (⭐4.8k) - A tiny app that checks if all your apps from any source are up to date.

Apr 29 - May 05, 2024

Voice-to-Text / Audio Record and Process

• Aiko - High-quality on-device transcription.

Apr 22 - Apr 28, 2024

Utilities / Menu Bar Tools

• Spaced - Organize your menu bar items into groups.

Utilities / Quality of Life Improvements

• Hyperduck - Receive links from your iOS & visionOS devices.

Apr 15 - Apr 21, 2024

Developer Tools / Version Control

• RelaGit - The elegant solution to graphical version control. Built by developers, for developers.

Apr 08 - Apr 14, 2024

Utilities / Menu Bar Tools

• Ice (⭐30k) - Menu bar manager for hiding icons and organizing layouts.

Utilities / Productivity

• Pie Menu – Control your tools with a radial menu customized for your active app.

Apr 01 - Apr 07, 2024

Design and Product / Screenshot Tools

• Tuji - Take a screenshot, annotate it, and beautify it.

Utilities / Window Management

• Assignee - Simple, instant app switcher.

• Lasso - Intuitive and easy to use grid-based window manager.

Mar 18 - Mar 24, 2024

Reading and Writing Tools / Others

• Highlights - The PDF Reader for Research on Mac, iPad & iPhone.

Mar 04 - Mar 10, 2024

Developer Tools / Developer Utilities

• DevHub - Feature-rich offline app for developers.

Utilities / System Related Tools

• Sleepr - Sleepr brings back sleep timer on macOS.

Jan 29 - Feb 04, 2024

Developer Tools / Developer Utilities

• ZOC Terminal - Terminal emulator which supports SSH, telnet, connections and other protocols.

Utilities / To-Do Lists

• Lunatask - An all-in-one encrypted to-do list, habit and mood tracker, journaling and notes app.

Jan 15 - Jan 21, 2024

Data Recovery Tools / File Sharing

• Disk Drill - Free data recovery tool. Also has a PRO version.

Utilities / Productivity

• Hyperkey - Turn Caps Lock or another modifier into a Hyper key.

• Keyboard Cowboy (⭐2.2k) - The missing keyboard shortcut utility for macOS.

Jan 08 - Jan 14, 2024

Reading and Writing Tools / Others

• SwifDoo PDF - PDF editor/converter for editing, compressing, and password-protecting PDFs.

Utilities / Productivity

• OpenIn - Take control of installed apps on your Mac

Jan 01 - Jan 07, 2024

Developer Tools / Virtualization

• Rancher Desktop - Container management and Kubernetes on the desktop.

Design and Product / Screen Recording

• Zappy - Zappy is a screenshot and screen recording app all in one. Has some simple editing tools built in.

Audio and Video Tools / File Sharing

• trax (⭐14) - Music library manager with audio conversion and tag editing.

Education / Audio Record and Process

• Wokabulary - Collect, practice, and organize your individual foreign language vocabulary.

Utilities / General Tools

• CapsLockNoDelay (⭐1k) - Removes caps-lock key activation delay for fast typers.

Dec 25 - Dec 31, 2023

Communication / File Sharing

• Dropshare - File sharing tool for screenshots, screen recordings, and other files.

Audio and Video Tools / File Sharing

• BeMyEars - Live captioning tool with on-device transcription and multilingual support.

• YPlayer - A multifunctional app for live captions, audio/video transcription, and subtitle translation.

Utilities / Clipboard Tools

• CleanClip - The cleanest Clipboard Manager on macOS, ever!

Utilities / Productivity

• Macaify - Fast use of ChatGPT, lightweight, clean, keyboard-first.

• PaletteBrain - Access the power of ChatGPT across all your Mac applications with the press of a shortcut.

Nov 20 - Nov 26, 2023

Translation Tools / Audio Record and Process

• Easydict (⭐15k) - A concise dictionary and translator for looking up words and translating text.

Nov 13 - Nov 19, 2023

Reading and Writing Tools / Others

• PDF Pals - Chat with PDF app for Mac. No file size limits!

AI Tools / Other Tools

• BoltAI - A beautiful & powerful ChatGPT app for Mac. Stay ahead by integrating AI into your workflow today.

Nov 06 - Nov 12, 2023

Developer Tools / API Development and Analysis

• bruno - Bruno is a offline-only, fast and git-friendly opensource API client.

Developer Tools / Databases

• Studio 3T - the Ultimate GUI for MongoDB.

Communication / Email Clients

• CanaryMail - Secure email app for Mac and iPhone with built-in PGP Support and AI assistance.

Oct 30 - Nov 05, 2023

Reading and Writing Tools / Note-taking

• Email Me - Email yourself and much more with just one tap, native on macOS, iOS and WatchOS.

Oct 23 - Oct 29, 2023

Design and Product / Other Tools

• Aspect - Photo organization app with peer-to-peer sync.

Oct 09 - Oct 15, 2023

Utilities / Productivity

• MindMac - AI chat client for multiple providers in one place.

Utilities / Finder Tools

• Default Folder X - Quick access to your files and folders in every app.

Oct 02 - Oct 08, 2023

Utilities / File Organization Tools

• Rapidmg 1-Click extracting apps from DMG images to the "Applications" folder.

Sep 25 - Oct 01, 2023

Developer Tools / Virtualization

• Lima (⭐22k) - Lima launches Linux virtual machines with automatic file sharing and port forwarding.

Security Tools / Audio Record and Process

• swiftGuard (⭐470) - Tool for protecting USB ports from unauthorized access.

Sep 18 - Sep 24, 2023

Reading and Writing Tools / Note-taking

• Saber - Cross platform stylus and text notetaking app. Supports image and pdf imports, can sync.

Sep 11 - Sep 17, 2023

Developer Tools / Virtualization

• MacVirtue - Run free and unlimited Virtual Machines on your Mac.

Utilities / Menu Bar Tools

• PowerMeister - Conserve energy and improve Battery-Life on your MacBook.

Utilities / Productivity

• Linear Mouse - Full control of mouse. Change the speed, scrolling direction, pointer type and much more.

Utilities / Quality of Life Improvements

• Luminescent - Bring back Keyboard Backlight Shortcuts for the MacBook.

Sep 04 - Sep 10, 2023

Reading and Writing Tools / Text Editors

• SubEthaEdit - Powerful editor for writing, coding, and collaboration anytime, anywhere!

Developer Tools / Developer Utilities

• Cutter - Powerful multi-platform reverse engineering tool.

Utilities / System Related Tools

• stats (⭐43k) - free Mac system monitor for the menubar.

Jul 31 - Aug 06, 2023

Communication / Collaboration and Team Tools

• Mattermost - Open-source team collaboration platform.

Jul 24 - Jul 30, 2023

Utilities / System Related Tools

• GrandPerspective - Visualize disk usage with tree maps.

Jul 10 - Jul 16, 2023

Developer Tools / IDEs

• Zed - A high-performance, multiplayer code editor from the creators of Atom and Tree-sitter.

Utilities / Window Management

• Tiles - Snap and rearrange windows with screen edges, shortcuts, or the menu bar.

Jul 03 - Jul 09, 2023

Design and Product / Prototyping and Mind-Mapping Tools

• QuikFlow - Create flowcharts with a mind-mapping workflow.

Audio and Video Tools / File Sharing

• Pulp (⭐108) - Audio sample manager.

Security Tools / Audio Record and Process

• Suspicious Package - An application for inspecting macOS installer packages.

Jun 26 - Jul 02, 2023

Reading and Writing Tools / Others

• PDFgear - AI-integrated PDF editor.

Jun 19 - Jun 25, 2023

Design and Product / Other Tools

• Amazing AI - Generate images from text using Stable Diffusion.

Jun 12 - Jun 18, 2023

Utilities / Productivity

• Rize - AI time tracker that helps you focus and build better work habits.

Jun 05 - Jun 11, 2023

Utilities / Menu Bar Tools

• TextSniper - Simple yet powerful OCR app in your Menu Bar. Instantly copy and paste text from anywhere.

May 29 - Jun 04, 2023

Developer Tools / Databases

• pgMagic🪄 - Chat to Postgres in natural language or SQL.

May 22 - May 28, 2023

Reading and Writing Tools / Text Editors

• Plain Text Editor - Simple distraction-free notepad.

Audio and Video Tools / File Sharing

• Jellyfin (⭐59k) - The Free Software Media System.

Browsers / Audio Record and Process

• Opera - Experience faster, distraction-free browsing with Ad blocking, and browse privately.

• qutebrowser - A keyboard-driven, vim-like browser based on Python and Qt.

• Tor Browser - Privacy browser designed for anonymous web browsing.

• Yandex - The quick and secure browser from Yandex for computers.

Encryption / Audio Record and Process

• Cryptomator - Multi-platform transparent client-side encryption of your files in the cloud.

Utilities / Menu Bar Tools

• Folder Peek - Quickly access documents, files, folders, and apps from the menu bar.

• Today - View today’s schedule and calendar events from the menu bar.

Utilities / To-Do Lists

• Focus - Beautiful pomodoro-based time manager.

Utilities / Productivity

• Velja - Browser picker that lets you open links in a specific browser or a desktop app.

Apr 24 - Apr 30, 2023

Reading and Writing Tools / Text Editors

• Helix - A post-modern modal text editor.

Reading and Writing Tools / RSS

• Doughnut - Beautiful, open-source podcast catcher for Mac.

Audio and Video Tools / File Sharing

• YouTube Music - Desktop player for YouTube Music with plugin support.

Utilities / Menu Bar Tools

• MonitorControl (⭐35k) - Control external display brightness and volume directly.

• TomatoBar (⭐3.6k) - World's neatest Pomodoro timer for macOS menu bar.

Apr 17 - Apr 23, 2023

Reading and Writing Tools / Others

• Zotero - Free tool to collect, organize, annotate, cite, and share research.

Utilities / General Tools

• lo-rain - Create a customizable rain over your desktop and apps, with splash over the dock.

Utilities / Window Management

• Rectangle-app (⭐30k) - Rectangle is a window management app based on Spectacle, written in Swift.

Apr 10 - Apr 16, 2023

Developer Tools / Virtualization

• OrbStack - Fast, light, and simple way to run Docker containers and Linux machines on macOS.

Developer Tools / Databases

• SurrealDB (⭐33k) - A scalable, distributed, collaborative, document-graph database, for the realtime web.

Design and Product / Design Tools

• Draw.io (⭐64k) Drawio is a diagramming and whiteboarding desktop app

Design and Product / Screen Recording

• OBS Studio (⭐78k) - A free and open source software for live streaming and screen recording.

Utilities / Menu Bar Tools

• Reminders MenuBar (⭐4k) - Simple macOS menu bar app to view and interact with reminders.

Apr 03 - Apr 09, 2023

Reading and Writing Tools / Note-taking

• Affine - Affine is the next-generation collaborative knowledge base for professionals.

Reading and Writing Tools / Writing

• Scrivener - The quintessential word processor for writers.

Developer Tools / Developer Utilities

• ImHex - Hex Editor for reverse engineers and programmers.

Design and Product / Screen Recording

• Screen Studio - Screen recorder for polished videos with automatic motion effects.

Design and Product / Other Tools

• Diffusion Bee - The easiest way to generate AI art on your computer with Stable Diffusion.

Translation Tools / Audio Record and Process

• OpenAI Translator (⭐25k) - Translation app and browser extension powered by AI models.

Proxy and VPN Tools / Audio Record and Process

• Outline - Outline makes it easy to create a VPN server, giving anyone access to the free and open internet.

Utilities / Menu Bar Tools

• Later - Save all your Mac apps for later with one click.

Utilities / System Related Tools

• Sloth - Shows all open files, directories, sockets, pipes and devices in use by all running processes.

• SwiftQuit (⭐566) - Enables automatic quitting of macOS apps when closing their windows.

Mar 20 - Mar 26, 2023

Audio and Video Tools / Audio Record and Process

• Stargate DAW (⭐882) - An all-in-one digital audio workstation (DAW) and plugin suite.

Utilities / Clipboard Tools

• Clipboard - Easy-to-use terminal clipboard manager for all platforms.

Utilities / File Organization Tools

• Folders File Manager - A file manager with an expandable folder tree, similar to that of Windows Explorer.

Mar 13 - Mar 19, 2023

Reading and Writing Tools / Text Editors

• Tot - Tot is an elegant, simple way to collect & edit text. It’s your tiny text companion!

Utilities / File Organization Tools

• Modal File Manager (⭐171) - Dual-pane file manager with Vim-style hotkeys and customizable extensions.

Feb 27 - Mar 05, 2023

Browsers / Audio Record and Process

• Orion - Lightweight WebKit-based browser with support for Chrome and Firefox extensions.

Utilities / Clipboard Tools

• ClipTools - Clipboard utility set for quick copy, paste, and text cleanup tasks.

Feb 13 - Feb 19, 2023

Developer Tools / Network Analysis

• Sniffnet (⭐42k) - Application to comfortably monitor your network traffic.

Jan 30 - Feb 05, 2023

Developer Tools / Developer Utilities

• Deeplink Buddy - Deeplink managers, made by developer for developers.

Jan 16 - Jan 22, 2023

Design and Product / Screen Recording

• Snagit - Screen Capture and Recording Software. Simple and Powerful.

Jan 09 - Jan 15, 2023

Reading and Writing Tools / Writing

• THORN - All you need to power personal writing and website building.

Design and Product / Prototyping and Mind-Mapping Tools

• Lighten - The best way to clarify thinking, boost productivity, brainstorm, and visualize concepts.

Dec 26 - Jan 01, 2022

Reading and Writing Tools / Note-taking

• MiaoYan - Lightweight Markdown app to help you write great sentences.

Nov 21 - Nov 27, 2022

Reading and Writing Tools / RSS

• Elytra - A Simple & Private RSS Feed Reader with native rendering for macOS & iOS.

Nov 14 - Nov 20, 2022

Utilities / General Tools

• DevToysMac (⭐9.2k) - Offline toolbox that helps developers in daily tasks.

Nov 07 - Nov 13, 2022

Reading and Writing Tools / Others

• texifier - Great LaTeX editor for Mac with auto-update PDF and autocomplete LaTeX commands.

Utilities / Quality of Life Improvements

• DisplayBuddy - Control external display brightness, contrast, and input source.

Oct 31 - Nov 06, 2022

Developer Tools / Network Analysis

• Proxie - HTTP debugging proxy.

Design and Product / Design Tools

• Colorpicker - Colorpicker is a complete open-source colors manipulation tool with picking!

Design and Product / Screen Recording

• Gifox - Gif Recording and Sharing.

Communication / Email Clients

• MailTags - Use tags to organize email and schedule.

Audio and Video Tools / File Sharing

• Aegisub (⭐3.4k) - Open-source subtitle editor with timing and styling tools.

• LMMS - Open-source digital audio workstation for music production.

Utilities / Menu Bar Tools

• Vanilla - Hide menu bar icons on your Mac.

Utilities / Quality of Life Improvements

• Grayscale Mode (⭐111) - Toggle a grayscale screen filter from the menu bar or a shortcut.

Utilities / System Related Tools

• Core Tunnel - Application for managing SSH connections.

Oct 24 - Oct 30, 2022

Communication / Collaboration and Team Tools

• Ferdium - Messaging workspace that combines multiple web apps in one place.

Proxy and VPN Tools / Audio Record and Process

• Mullvad VPN - Privacy-focused VPN service with anonymous accounts and flat-rate access.

Oct 17 - Oct 23, 2022

Reading and Writing Tools / Note-taking

• OutlineEdit 3 - Fully-featured outline editor, for everyone who loves great structured notes.

Design and Product / Design Tools

• System Color Picker (⭐1.4k) - The macOS color picker as an app with more features.

Design and Product / Other Tools

• qView - qView is an image viewer designed with minimalism and usability in mind.

QuickLook Plugins / System Related Tools

• QLMarkdown (⭐3.6k) - Quick Look extension for Markdown files. -

• Syntax Highlight (⭐4.3k) - Quick Look extension for highlight source code files. -

Oct 10 - Oct 16, 2022

Developer Tools / Network Analysis

• Apidog - All-in-One workspace for API Design, Documentation, Debug, Mock, Test.

Utilities / Clipboard Tools

• Pure Paste - Paste as plain text by default.

Oct 03 - Oct 09, 2022

Reading and Writing Tools / Note-taking

• Joplin - Cross-platform open-source notepad with markdown support and to-do list management.

Sep 19 - Sep 25, 2022

Input Methods / Audio Record and Process

• InputSourcePro - Tool for automatically switching input sources by app or website.

Sep 12 - Sep 18, 2022

Gaming Software / System Related Tools

• RPCS3 - The Open-source PlayStation 3 Emulator

Aug 29 - Sep 04, 2022

Input Methods / Audio Record and Process

• betterglobekey (⭐113) - Make macOS Globe key great again!

Aug 22 - Aug 28, 2022

Utilities / Window Management

• Dissolv - Hide and close inactive apps.

Aug 08 - Aug 14, 2022

Developer Tools / API Development and Analysis

• HTTPie - HTTPie is making APIs simple and intuitive for those building the tools of our time.

Communication / Email Clients

• Skiff Mail - Encrypted & Decentralized Email -- available on web, iOS/Android, and macOS.

Aug 01 - Aug 07, 2022

Audio and Video Tools / File Sharing

• Potplayer X- a Video Audio Player.

Utilities / General Tools

• DevUtils.app - Developer toolbox for formatting, converting, and debugging everyday data.

Jul 25 - Jul 31, 2022

Reading and Writing Tools / Note-taking

• AppFlowy - Open-source alternative to Notion.

Audio and Video Tools / File Sharing

• YouTube Music Desktop - Free cross platform Desktop Player for YouTube Music.

Utilities / General Tools

• NextDNS - The new firewall for the modern Internet.

Utilities / Password Management

• Swifty - Free Offline-first Password Manager for MacOS, Windows and Linux.

Jul 18 - Jul 24, 2022

Reading and Writing Tools / Text Editors

• Lapce - Lightning-fast and powerful code editor.

Reading and Writing Tools / Office

• OnlyOffice - Office suite with document, spreadsheet, and presentation editors.

Reading and Writing Tools / Markdown Tools

• Zettlr - A markdown editor for the 21st century.

Reading and Writing Tools / Note-taking

• Logseq - Privacy-first, open-source knowledge base.

• Standard Notes - An end-to-end encrypted notes app for digitalists and professionals.

Developer Tools / API Development and Analysis

• Katalon Studio - Simplify API, Web, and Mobile Automation Tests.

Communication / Email Clients

• ElectronMail (⭐1.7k) - An Electron-based unofficial desktop client for ProtonMail.

• Mailspring - A beautiful, fast, and fully open source mail client.

• Tutanota - Encrypted email focused on security and privacy.

Audio and Video Tools / File Sharing

• FreeTube - Open source desktop YouTube client built with privacy in mind.

• MacYTDL (⭐1k) - A macOS GUI front-end for the youtube-dl video downloader.

• Museeks - A simple, clean and cross-platform music player.

• Nuclear - Streaming music player that finds free music for you.

• MusicBrainz Picard - Cross-platform music tagger written in Python.

Browsers / Audio Record and Process

• Min - Fast, minimal browser that protects your privacy.

Proxy and VPN Tools / Audio Record and Process

• Cloudflare WARP - Secure network service that routes traffic through Cloudflare.

Utilities / General Tools

• Etcher - Flash OS images to SD cards & USB drives, safely and easily.

Utilities / Productivity

• ActivityWatch - Cross-platform, extensible, and privacy-focused time-tracker.

• Cerebro - Open-source productivity booster with a brain.

• Focalboard - Open source, self-hosted alternative to Trello, Notion, and Asana.

Jul 11 - Jul 17, 2022

Reading and Writing Tools / Markdown Tools

• Obsidian - A second brain, for you, forever.

Developer Tools / Developer Utilities

• CubicBezier (⭐172) - CubicBezier Generator for macOS.

Jul 04 - Jul 10, 2022

Reading and Writing Tools / Office

• Microsoft Office - Unmistakably Office, designed for Mac.

• SoftMaker Office - A complete office suite that aims for full compatibility with Microsoft Office documents.

Reading and Writing Tools / Note-taking

• Notebook - Note-taking app.

• Notion - All-in-one workspace for notes, tasks, wikis, and databases.

Reading and Writing Tools / Others

• UPDF - Free PDF editor for reading, annotating, and editing PDFs.

Developer Tools / Developer Utilities

• PushMate - Solves common push notification problems on macOS.

Developer Tools / Version Control

• Gitbar (⭐361) - Open-source，display GitHub contribution statistics on your menu bar.

Developer Tools / Virtualization

• QEMU - A free and open-source emulator and virtualizer that can perform hardware virtualization.

Developer Tools / Databases

• pgModeler - pgModeler is an open source data modeling tool designed for PostgreSQL.

Design and Product / Design Tools

• ScreenToLayers (⭐167) - Easily export your screen into a layered PSD file.

Audio and Video Tools / File Sharing

• Mp3tag - A powerful and easy-to-use tool to edit metadata of audio files.

Audio and Video Tools / Audio Record and Process

• GarageBand - Digital audio workstation for recording and music production.

• Logic Pro X - Professional digital audio workstation for music and audio production.

Input Methods / Audio Record and Process

• Touch Emoji (⭐56) - Emoji picker for MacBook Pro Touch Bar.

Browsers / Audio Record and Process

• Microsoft Edge - Microsoft Edge, based on Chromium, but built by MS

Translation Tools / Audio Record and Process

• DeepL - Best quality translations

Security Tools / Audio Record and Process

• LuLu - LuLu is the free macOS firewall that aims to block unauthorized (outgoing) network traffic.

Utilities / File Organization Tools

• Keka - Open-source compression and extraction tool with broad format support.

• Marta - File Manager for macOS written entirely in Swift

Utilities / Productivity

• HazeOver - App that dims your background app windows so you can focus more on your main task!

• nnScreenshots - Capture periodic screenshots to review your day and fill timesheets.

• Strategr - Time-boxing planner for structuring your day.

Jun 27 - Jul 03, 2022

Developer Tools / Virtualization

• Multipass - Ubuntu VMs on demand for any workstation.

Terminal Apps / Databases

• Termius - A beautiful SSH and SFTP client for Mac. It is also available for mobile.

Utilities / Finder Tools

• FinderFix - Finally, a lasting solution for Finder windows size and position. .

Jun 20 - Jun 26, 2022

Developer Tools / Developer Utilities

• XCSnippetsApp (⭐168) - Explore, view, and edit Swift and iOS code snippets for Xcode.

Utilities / System Related Tools

• Time Machine Inspector (⭐193) - Find out what's hogging up your Time Machine backups.

Jun 13 - Jun 19, 2022

Developer Tools / Virtualization

• UTM - UTM is an easy-to-use GUI for QEMU and can run ARM64, x64 and other VMs on M1 Macs.

Jun 06 - Jun 12, 2022

Reading and Writing Tools / Note-taking

• NotePlan 3 - Your tasks, notes, and calendar, plain-text markdown files.

May 16 - May 22, 2022

Communication / Collaboration and Team Tools

• Wavebox - Browser workspace for organizing web apps and team tools.

May 09 - May 15, 2022

Data Recovery Tools / File Sharing

• Data Rescue - Comprehensive and professional data recovery tool for most cases.

Utilities / Productivity

• Hook for Mac - Link related files, emails, and notes for quick navigation.

May 02 - May 08, 2022

Reading and Writing Tools / Note-taking

• Craft - Notetaking and writing made beautiful.

Apr 11 - Apr 17, 2022

Security Tools / Audio Record and Process

• ParetoSecurity - A MenuBar app to automatically audit your Mac for basic security hygiene.

Utilities / Menu Bar Tools

• MenubarX - A powerful Mac menu bar browser, pin webpage like an App.

Utilities / Productivity

• BetterMouse - Customize scrolling, acceleration, buttons, and gestures for third-party mice.

Utilities / System Related Tools

• AlDente - Battery charge limiter for MacBooks.

Apr 04 - Apr 10, 2022

Developer Tools / Databases

• Sequel Ace (⭐7.6k) - The maintained "sequel" to the longtime macOS tool Sequel Pro.

Mar 28 - Apr 03, 2022

Utilities / Menu Bar Tools

• Fishing Funds - Display real-time trends of Chinese funds in the menubar.

Mar 14 - Mar 20, 2022

Developer Tools / Version Control

• Fork - Fast and friendly Git client for Mac.

Design and Product / Screenshot Tools

• Flameshot (⭐31k) - Powerful yet simple to use screenshot software.

Mar 07 - Mar 13, 2022

Utilities / Menu Bar Tools

• One Thing - Put a single task or goal in your menu bar.

Feb 07 - Feb 13, 2022

Developer Tools / IDEs

• CodeRunner - Lightweight, multi-language programming text editor and IDE.

Design and Product / Screenshot Tools

• Shottr - Screen capture application with features like Scrolling capture, OCR and markup.

Communication / Collaboration and Team Tools

• Lark - The Next-Gen Collaboration Suite. All your chats, meetings, calendars, docs, and emails in one place.

Jan 17 - Jan 23, 2022

Communication / Collaboration and Team Tools

• BlurScreen App - Instantly blur sensitive on-screen content for recording or screen sharing.

Jan 10 - Jan 16, 2022

Security Tools / Audio Record and Process

• Mana Security - vulnerability management app for individuals.

Utilities / To-Do Lists

• Super Productivity - Task manager with timeboxing and time tracking.

Dec 27 - Jan 02, 2021

Utilities / Menu Bar Tools

• Work Hours (⭐72) - Simple app that tracks your work hours from the menu bar.

Utilities / General Tools

• Speediness - Check your internet speed.

Dec 06 - Dec 12, 2021

Utilities / General Tools

• Equinox (⭐2.1k) - Create dynamic wallpapers for macOS.

Nov 29 - Dec 05, 2021

Communication / Collaboration and Team Tools

• Telegram - Messaging app with a focus on speed and security.

Utilities / Productivity

• CursorSense - Mouse & trackpad driver that lets you tweak the acceleration curve and more.

Utilities / Password Management

• KeepassXC - Free, open source, cross-platform password manager.

• Strongbox - KeePass-compatible password manager with Password Safe support.

Nov 22 - Nov 28, 2021

Utilities / Window Management

• rcmd - Use the ⌘ Right Command key to switch applications based on their name.

Nov 08 - Nov 14, 2021

Reading and Writing Tools / Note-taking

• SideNotes - Quick notes on the screen side with Markdown support.

Utilities / File Organization Tools

• BetterZip - Archive tool supports ZIP, TAR, TGZ, TBZ, TXZ (new), 7-ZIP, RAR.

Oct 25 - Oct 31, 2021

Reading and Writing Tools / Note-taking

• Noteship - Local-first note-taking app for turning notes into structured knowledge.

Oct 11 - Oct 17, 2021

Developer Tools / Version Control

• Vershd - The free for personal use effortless Git GUI, for Windows, Mac, & Linux.

• Versions - Mac Subversion (SVN) Client.

Utilities / Menu Bar Tools

• Pandan - Time awareness in your menu bar.

Sep 27 - Oct 03, 2021

Security Tools / Audio Record and Process

• Antivirus One - Security scanner for malware, adware, and web threats.

Utilities / File Organization Tools

• Unarchive One - Archive utility for extracting and compressing many common formats.

Utilities / System Related Tools

• AdBlock One - Free ad blocker for Safari.

Sep 20 - Sep 26, 2021

Utilities / Productivity

• BetterTouchTool - Customize gestures, shortcuts, and input actions across trackpads, mice, and keyboards.

Sep 13 - Sep 19, 2021

Developer Tools / Developer Utilities

• Pasteboard Viewer (⭐866) - Inspect the system pasteboards.

Utilities / Productivity

• Dropzone - Create a popup grid of customizable actions. Scriptable in Ruby & Python.

Aug 30 - Sep 05, 2021

Developer Tools / Developer Utilities

• SwiftPlantUML (⭐455) - Generate and view class diagrams from Xcode for Swift code.

Aug 23 - Aug 29, 2021

Utilities / To-Do Lists

• Focused Work: Focus Timer - A simple, flexible Focus Timer.

Aug 16 - Aug 22, 2021

Terminal Apps / Databases

• Tabby (formerly Terminus) (⭐75k) - Free terminal tool, built with TypeScript, heavily inspired by Hyper.

Communication / Collaboration and Team Tools

• Presentify - A mac app to draw on your screen while on calls, highlight your cursor, and more.

Utilities / Menu Bar Tools

• SwiftBar (⭐4.7k) - Powerful macOS menu bar customization tool.

Jul 26 - Aug 01, 2021

Developer Tools / Databases

• redis-pro (⭐680) - Small, easy to use Redis management, written with SwiftUI, support Dark mode.

Jul 19 - Jul 25, 2021

Developer Tools / IDEs

• Nova - Beautiful, fast, flexible Mac code editor from Panic.

Reading and Writing Tools / Journaling

• linked (⭐1k) - Link your thoughts to days, distraction free.

Audio and Video Tools / File Sharing

• BlackHole (⭐20k) - Freemium, open-source virtual output/input audio driver for recording/routing internal audio.

Utilities / Quality of Life Improvements

• Lunar - Help you adujst brightness, contrast and volumn of your external display.

Jul 12 - Jul 18, 2021

Remote Login Software / System Related Tools

• RustDesk - Yet another remote desktop software.

Jun 21 - Jun 27, 2021

Design and Product / Other Tools

• Eagle App - Asset manager for images, videos, audio, fonts, and design files.

Jun 14 - Jun 20, 2021

Developer Tools / Developer Utilities

• Responsively - A must-have devtool for web developers for quicker responsive web development.

Design and Product / Design Tools

• Vectornator: Design Software - The Most Intuitive and Precise Illustration Software in the Galaxy.

Jun 07 - Jun 13, 2021

Audio and Video Tools / File Sharing

• ffWorks - Comprehensive Media Tool for macOS. Making High Quality Video Encoding Accessible for Everyone.

May 17 - May 23, 2021

Audio and Video Tools / File Sharing

• Plug - Discover and listen to music from Hype Machine.

Translation Tools / Audio Record and Process

• Translatium - Translation app for words, phrases, and images in 100+ languages.

Utilities / Menu Bar Tools

• UTC Time - Show the time in UTC in the menu bar or a widget.

May 03 - May 09, 2021

Remote Login Software / System Related Tools

• RoyalTSX - Remote connection manager for multiple protocols.

Apr 26 - May 02, 2021

Developer Tools / Virtualization

• Docker - Powerful, performs operating-system-level virtualization.

Apr 05 - Apr 11, 2021

Audio and Video Tools / File Sharing

• Omniplayer - Best media player on Mac, support almost all format.

Utilities / To-Do Lists

• Tomato 2 - Beautiful and simple Pomodoro timer.

Mar 29 - Apr 04, 2021

Developer Tools / Developer Utilities

• Xcodes (⭐8.6k) - Install and switch between multiple versions of Xcode.

Utilities / Menu Bar Tools

• Xbar - Put the output from any script or program into your macOS Menu Bar (the BitBar reboot).

Feb 15 - Feb 21, 2021

Utilities / System Related Tools

• Apple Silicon App Test - Check Apple Silicon app compatibility.

Jan 25 - Jan 31, 2021

Developer Tools / Databases

• Another Redis Desktop Manager (⭐35k) - A faster, better and more stable redis desktop manager.

Jan 18 - Jan 24, 2021

Utilities / Window Management

• IntelliDock - Hides the Dock, Automatically.

Jan 04 - Jan 10, 2021

Utilities / File Organization Tools

• Fileside - A modern, tiling file manager with unlimited panes.

Dec 07 - Dec 13, 2020

Developer Tools / Databases

• Beekeeper Studio - Smooth SQL editor and database manager

Nov 30 - Dec 06, 2020

Developer Tools / Databases

• Chrome MySQL Admin (⭐143) - Powerful Chrome app to manage your MySQL.

Nov 16 - Nov 22, 2020

Developer Tools / IDEs

• Visual Studio Code - Microsoft's free & open-source editor, TypeScript friendly, VSCode Plugins.

Oct 19 - Oct 25, 2020

Reading and Writing Tools / Note-taking

• Gooba - Writing app and task manager with a simple and interactive design.

QuickLook Plugins / System Related Tools

• quick-look-plugins (⭐19k) - List of useful Quick Look plugins for developers

Oct 12 - Oct 18, 2020

Communication / Collaboration and Team Tools

• Element - Create, share communicate. Chat and call securely.

Audio and Video Tools / File Sharing

• Recordia - Record audio directly from the menu bar or with a global keyboard shortcut.

Utilities / Quality of Life Improvements

• Shareful - Supercharge the system share menu with copy, save, and open actions.

Sep 28 - Oct 04, 2020

Reading and Writing Tools / RSS

• Feedy - An elegant and lightweight RSS client and news reader for your Mac.

Communication / Email Clients

• Edison Mail - A customisable, simple, and beautiful email client.

Aug 31 - Sep 06, 2020

Utilities / Productivity

• iCMD - Global fuzzy menu search with Vim-style navigation.

Aug 24 - Aug 30, 2020

Utilities / Menu Bar Tools

• MeetingBar - Menu bar app for your calendar meetings

Aug 17 - Aug 23, 2020

Utilities / Clipboard Tools

• Maccy - Lightweight clipboard manager for macOS.

Utilities / Window Management

• AltTab - Open source window switcher with window previews.

Jul 27 - Aug 02, 2020

Developer Tools / Version Control

• Gitfox - Commit faster, improve your code quality with superior diffs - and look good doing it.

Jul 06 - Jul 12, 2020

Utilities / General Tools

• Ultra TabSaver (⭐293) - The Open Source Tab Manager for Safari