Audio and Video Tools

• jellyfin/jellyfin - Server Backend & API ☆45,463
• iina/iina
• mifi/lossless-cut
• mpv-player/mpv
• xbmc/xbmc - winning free and open source home theater/media center software and entertainment hub for digital media. With its beautiful interface and powerful skinning engine, it's available for Android, BSD, Linux, macOS, iOS, tvOS and Windows. ☆20,017
• HandBrake/HandBrake
• FreeTubeApp/FreeTube
• ExistentialAudio/BlackHole
• videolan/vlc
• chidiwilliams/buzz
• audacity/audacity
• musescore/MuseScore
• nukeop/nuclear
• mltframework/shotcut - platform (Qt), open-source (GPLv3) video editor ☆12,928
• popcorn-official/popcorn-desktop - platform, free software BitTorrent client that includes an integrated media player ( Windows / Mac / Linux ) A Butter-Project Fork ☆9,892
• sindresorhus/Gifski - quality GIFs on your Mac ☆8,212
• mixxxdj/mixxx
• ytmdesktop/ytmdesktop
• Ardour/ardour
• metabrainz/picard - platform music tagger powered by the MusicBrainz database ☆4,348
• Aegisub/Aegisub - platform advanced subtitle editor ☆3,275
• synfig/synfig
• martpie/museeks - platform music player ☆1,964
• hydrogen-music/hydrogen
• losnoco/Cog - A Free and Open Source Audio Player for macOS 10.13+ ☆880
• stargatedaw/stargate - first digital audio workstation (DAW), instrument and effect plugins, wave editor ☆785
• section83/MacYTDL - end for the YT-DLP video downloader ☆813
• wulkano/Plug
• TheAcharya/MarkerData - garde Marker extraction application crafted for Final Cut Pro ☆53
• samzong/MacMusicPlayer
• vincehi/pulp
• kmikiy/SpotMenu
• popcorntime/popcorntime - ready when you are. ☆9,958
• ytmd-devs/ytmd
• pear-devs/pear-desktop

Audio & Video

Editors

• cartesiancs/cartcut

Utilities

• bitgapp/eqMac - wide audio equalizer and mixer ☆6,436
• writingmate/aidictation - to-text app for macOS with a configurable shortcut, offline recognition on supported Macs, and optional cloud transcription and cleanup. ☆40

Browsers

• zen-browser/desktop
• ungoogled-software/ungoogled-chromium
• brave/brave-browser
• qutebrowser/qutebrowser - driven, vim-like browser based on Python and Qt. ☆11,010
• minbrowser/min
• getstation/desktop-app

Communication

Collaboration and Team Tools

• mastodon/mastodon - hosted, globally interconnected microblogging community ☆49,204
• mattermost/mattermost
• signalapp/Signal-Desktop
• misskey-dev/misskey - microblogging platform ☆10,811
• sindresorhus/caprine
• overtake/TelegramSwift
• ferdium/ferdium-app
• Codeux-Software/Textual

Email Clients

• Foundry376/Mailspring
• tutao/tutanota
• vladimiry/ElectronMail
• skiff-org/skiff-apps - first, end-to-end encrypted Mail, Pages, Drive, and Calendar. ☆889

Credits

Window Management

• avelino/awesome-mac

Design and Product

Design Tools

• jgraph/drawio-desktop
• darktable-org/darktable
• KDE/krita - platform application that offers an end-to-end solution for creating digital art files from scratch built on the KDE and Qt frameworks. ☆8,964
• RawTherapee/RawTherapee - platform raw photo processing program ☆3,644
• Toinane/colorpicker
• pencil2d/pencil - drawn animations. Pencil2D is open source and cross-platform. ☆1,614
• sindresorhus/System-Color-Picker
• cartesiancs/nugget-app

Other Tools

• Molunerfinn/PicGo - cli-electron-builder ☆25,818
• divamgupta/diffusionbee-stable-diffusion-ui - click installer. No dependencies or technical knowledge needed. ☆13,437
• ImageOptim/ImageOptim
• kyleduo/TinyPNG4Mac
• jurplel/qView
• tropy/tropy
• netdcy/FlowVision - style image viewer for macOS, offering a smooth and immersive browsing experience. ☆994

Screencapturing Software

• obsproject/obs-studio - Free and open source software for live streaming and screen recording ☆67,912
• wulkano/Kap - source screen recorder built with web technology ☆18,926
• justinfrankel/licecap

Design & Graphics

Image Tools

• MochiDiffusion/MochiDiffusion
• szTheory/exifcleaner - platform desktop GUI app to clean image metadata ☆2,535
• joshlin2201/itspaint - art tools ☆28

Screen Capture

• apoorvdarshan/TetherShot - perfect iPhone screen capture over USB or Wi-Fi ☆18

Developer Tools

API Development and Analysis

• hoppscotch/hoppscotch - alternative to Postman, Insomnia ☆76,831
• Kong/insomnia - source, cross-platform API client for GraphQL, REST, WebSockets, SSE and gRPC. With Cloud, Local and Git storage. ☆37,484
• mountain-loop/yaak

API Tools

• RockxyApp/Rockxy

Databases

• surrealdb/surrealdb - graph database, for the realtime web ☆30,336
• sqlitebrowser/sqlitebrowser
• beekeeper-studio/beekeeper-studio
• PostgresApp/PostgresApp
• Sequel-Ace/Sequel-Ace
• pgmodeler/pgmodeler - source data modeling tool designed for PostgreSQL. No more typing DDL commands. Let pgModeler do the work for you! ☆3,403
• trailbaseio/trailbase - source application server with type-safe APIs, built-in WebAssembly runtime, realtime, auth, and admin UI built on Rust, SQLite & Wasmtime. ☆3,369
• garrylachman/ElectroCRUD
• bdash-app/bdash
• cmushroom/redis-pro - pro is a simple and easy to use management of redis written in SwiftUI ☆672
• gcollazo/mongodbapp
• nullptrlabs/pgmodeler

Developer Utilities

• WerWolv/ImHex
• oldj/SwitchHosts
• responsively-org/responsively-app - tool. ☆24,460
• mjmlio/mjml - email easy ☆17,731
• illacloud/illa-builder - code platform allows you to build business apps, enables you to quickly create internal tools such as dashboard, crud app, admin panel, crm, cms, etc. Supports PostgreSQL, MySQL, Supabase, GraphQL, MongoDB, MSSQL, Rest API, Hugging Face, Redis, etc. Automate workflows with schedule or webhook. Open source Retool. ☆12,256
• insidegui/WWDC
• XcodesOrg/XcodesApp - with a mouse click. ☆8,084
• HexFiend/HexFiend
• johnste/finicky
• scmbreeze/scm_breeze
• hschmidt/EnvPane - An OS X preference pane for environment variables ☆814
• sindresorhus/Pasteboard-Viewer
• MarcoEidinger/SwiftPlantUML-Xcode-Extension
• intitni/CopilotForXcode
• twostraws/ControlRoom
• okwasniewski/MiniSim
• Ducksss/codex-profiles
• Avazbek22/DevProjex - platform GUI and CLI for building structured project context with folder trees, file contents, token counting, Smart Ignore, preview, and multi-format export. ☆21
• yylo-dev/yylo

Frameworks For Hybrid Applications

• electron/electron - platform desktop apps with JavaScript, HTML, and CSS ☆118,993
• tauri-apps/tauri
• ionic-team/ionic-framework - platform UI toolkit for building native-quality iOS, Android, and Progressive Web Apps with HTML, CSS, and JavaScript. ☆52,167
• nwjs/nw.js
• sindresorhus/create-dmg - looking DMG for your macOS app in seconds ☆5,029

IDEs

• microsoft/vscode
• apache/netbeans

Network Analysis

• GyulyVGC/sniffnet
• wireshark/wireshark

Version Control

• desktop/desktop
• git-up/GitUp
• relagit/relagit
• maoyama/Tempo - source Git client for macOS ☆120
• maoyama/Changes

Virtualization

• utmapp/UTM
• hashicorp/vagrant
• lima-vm/lima
• qemu/qemu
• canonical/multipass
• insidegui/VirtualBuddy

Download Management Tools

Virtualization

• soimort/you-get
• agalwood/Motrix - featured download manager. ☆49,688
• qbittorrent/qBittorrent
• transmission/transmission

Encryption

Virtualization

• cryptomator/cryptomator - side encryption for your cloud storage, ensuring privacy and control over your data. ☆13,935
• alichtman/deadbolt - simple file encryption for any OS ☆376

File Management Tools

Android

• ganeshrvel/openmtp - Advanced Android File Transfer Application for macOS ☆5,623

Disk Usage Analysis Tools

• adileo/squirreldisk - Platform and Super Fast Disk Usage Analysis Tool - Built With Rust ☆1,089
• RobinNaumann/disko

File Managers

• mucommander/mucommander - platform file manager with a dual-pane interface ☆1,139
• raguay/ModalFileManager

File Sharing

• localsend/localsend - source cross-platform alternative to AirDrop ☆69,923
• grishka/NearDrop

Utils

• tfeldmann/organize
• PDF-Archiver/PDF-Archiver
• nohajc/anylinuxfs - supported filesystem read/write using NFS and a microVM ☆728

Gaming Software

Utils

• RPCS3/rpcs3
• OpenEmu/OpenEmu
• hrydgard/ppsspp
• PlayCover/PlayCover

Input Methods

Utils

• Serpentiel/betterglobekey
• runjuu/InputSourcePro

Networking

Network Analysis

• RockxyApp/Tracexy - first network intelligence for macOS ☆176

Remote Access

• lx2026/RelayBar

Productivity

Automation

• rewhex/better-launchpad

Clipboard

• Clipy/Clipy
• hukdoesn/Nimclip - only clipboard history manager for macOS ☆50
• nathan-poncet/whisk - style clipboard manager with pins, search operators and rich previews ☆25

Task Management

• super-productivity/super-productivity

Proxy and VPN Tools

Utils

• shadowsocks/ShadowsocksX-NG
• hiddify/hiddify-app - platform auto-proxy client, supporting Sing-box, X-ray, TUIC, Hysteria, Reality, Trojan, SSH etc. It’s an open-source, secure and ad-free. ☆24,094
• getlantern/lantern
• mullvad/mullvadvpn-app

QuickLook Plugins

Utils

• sindresorhus/quick-look-plugins
• sbarex/SourceCodeSyntaxHighlight
• sbarex/QLMarkdown

Reading and Writing Tools

Ebooks

• koodo-reader/koodo-reader
• kovidgoyal/calibre
• readest/readest - rich ebook reader designed for avid readers offering seamless cross-platform access, powerful tools, and an intuitive interface to elevate your reading experience. ☆14,562
• Sigil-Ebook/Sigil - platform EPUB ebook editor ☆6,527
• MaddTheSane/Simple-Comic

Markdown Tools Awesome List

• Zettlr/Zettlr - Stop Publication Workbench ☆12,126

Note-taking

• AppFlowy-IO/AppFlowy
• toeverything/AFFiNE - gen knowledge base that brings planning, sorting and creating all together ☆59,242
• laurent22/joplin - the privacy-focused note taking app with sync capabilities for Windows, macOS, Linux, Android and iOS. ☆52,032
• logseq/logseq - first, open-source platform for knowledge management and collaboration ☆39,278
• vnotex/vnote - taking platform in native C++. ☆12,651
• glushchenko/fsnotes
• massCodeIO/massCode
• standardnotes/app - to-end encrypted notes and files ☆6,081
• pbek/QOwnNotes - text file notepad and todo-list manager with Markdown support and Nextcloud / ownCloud integration. ☆5,360
• nuttyartist/notes - taking app written in C++. Write down your thoughts. ☆4,149
• saber-notes/saber - platform open-source app built for handwriting ☆3,732
• dnote/dnote

Office

• ONLYOFFICE/DesktopEditors - source office suite pack that comprises all the tools you need to work with documents, spreadsheets, presentations, PDFs, and PDF forms on Windows, Linux, and macOS ☆4,033

Others

• zotero/zotero - to-use tool to help you collect, organize, annotate, cite, and share your research sources. ☆12,752
• antonycourtney/tad

RSS

• RSSNext/Folo
• Ranchero-Software/NetNewsWire
• ViennaRSS/vienna-rss - source RSS/Atom newsreader for macOS. ☆1,934
• sopaco/saga-reader - Fast and Extremely-Lightweight Internet Reader driven by AI! Your AI-Powered think tank assistant.(Built with Rust, Tauri & Svelte) ☆388

Text Editors

• zed-industries/zed - performance, multiplayer code editor from the creators of Atom and Tree-sitter. ☆69,263
• neovim/neovim - fork focused on extensibility and usability ☆94,038
• vim/vim
• helix-editor/helix - modern modal text editor. ☆41,115
• lapce/lapce - fast and Powerful Code Editor written in Rust ☆37,588