awesome-mac

Curated collection of awesome macOS applications, tools, and resources. Auto-updated and always current with metadata, categorization, and quality filtering.
https://github.com/abordage/awesome-mac

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Developer Tools
- Databases
  - surrealdb/surrealdb - graph database, for the realtime web ☆`30,336`
  - pgmodeler/pgmodeler - source data modeling tool designed for PostgreSQL. No more typing DDL commands. Let pgModeler do the work for you! ☆`3,403`
  - cmushroom/redis-pro - pro is a simple and easy to use management of redis written in SwiftUI ☆`672`
  - sqlitebrowser/sqlitebrowser
  - beekeeper-studio/beekeeper-studio
  - PostgresApp/PostgresApp
  - Sequel-Ace/Sequel-Ace
  - garrylachman/ElectroCRUD
  - bdash-app/bdash
  - gcollazo/mongodbapp
  - 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`
- API Development and Analysis
  - hoppscotch/hoppscotch - alternative to Postman, Insomnia ☆`76,831`
  - mountain-loop/yaak
  - Kong/insomnia - source, cross-platform API client for GraphQL, REST, WebSockets, SSE and gRPC. With Cloud, Local and Git storage. ☆`37,484`
- Version Control
  - maoyama/Tempo - source Git client for macOS ☆`120`
  - desktop/desktop
  - git-up/GitUp
  - relagit/relagit
  - maoyama/Changes
- Developer Utilities
  - WerWolv/ImHex
  - oldj/SwitchHosts
  - insidegui/WWDC
  - HexFiend/HexFiend
  - responsively-org/responsively-app - tool. ☆`24,460`
  - johnste/finicky
  - scmbreeze/scm_breeze
  - sindresorhus/Pasteboard-Viewer
  - MarcoEidinger/SwiftPlantUML-Xcode-Extension
  - XcodesOrg/XcodesApp - with a mouse click. ☆`8,084`
  - 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`
  - hschmidt/EnvPane - An OS X preference pane for environment variables ☆`814`
- Frameworks For Hybrid Applications
  - tauri-apps/tauri
  - nwjs/nw.js
  - electron/electron - platform desktop apps with JavaScript, HTML, and CSS ☆`118,993`
  - sindresorhus/create-dmg - looking DMG for your macOS app in seconds ☆`5,029`
  - ionic-team/ionic-framework - platform UI toolkit for building native-quality iOS, Android, and Progressive Web Apps with HTML, CSS, and JavaScript. ☆`52,167`
- IDEs
  - microsoft/vscode
  - apache/netbeans
- Network Analysis
  - GyulyVGC/sniffnet
  - wireshark/wireshark
- Virtualization
Design and Product
- Other Tools
  - Molunerfinn/PicGo - cli-electron-builder ☆`25,818`
  - ImageOptim/ImageOptim
  - kyleduo/TinyPNG4Mac
  - jurplel/qView
  - tropy/tropy
  - divamgupta/diffusionbee-stable-diffusion-ui - click installer. No dependencies or technical knowledge needed. ☆`13,437`
  - netdcy/FlowVision - style image viewer for macOS, offering a smooth and immersive browsing experience. ☆`994`
- Design Tools
  - jgraph/drawio-desktop
  - darktable-org/darktable
  - Toinane/colorpicker
  - sindresorhus/System-Color-Picker
  - cartesiancs/nugget-app
  - RawTherapee/RawTherapee - platform raw photo processing program ☆`3,644`
  - 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`
  - pencil2d/pencil - drawn animations. Pencil2D is open source and cross-platform. ☆`1,614`
- Screencapturing Software
  - justinfrankel/licecap
  - 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`
File Management Tools
- Utils
  - nohajc/anylinuxfs - supported filesystem read/write using NFS and a microVM ☆`728`
  - tfeldmann/organize
  - PDF-Archiver/PDF-Archiver
- File Managers
  - mucommander/mucommander - platform file manager with a dual-pane interface ☆`1,139`
  - raguay/ModalFileManager
- Disk Usage Analysis Tools
  - adileo/squirreldisk - Platform and Super Fast Disk Usage Analysis Tool - Built With Rust ☆`1,089`
  - RobinNaumann/disko
- File Sharing
  - grishka/NearDrop
  - localsend/localsend - source cross-platform alternative to AirDrop ☆`69,923`
- Android
  - ganeshrvel/openmtp - Advanced Android File Transfer Application for macOS ☆`5,623`
Input Methods
- Utils
  - runjuu/InputSourcePro
  - Serpentiel/betterglobekey
Utilities
- System Related Tools
  - appledragon/everythingByMdfind
  - AppHouseKitchen/AlDente-Battery_Care_and_Monitoring
  - exelban/stats
  - MonitorControl/MonitorControl
  - waydabber/BetterDisplay
  - kyleneideck/BackgroundMusic
  - sveinbjornt/Sloth
  - AppHouseKitchen/AlDente-Charge-Limiter
  - newmarcel/KeepingYouAwake
  - ThatGuySam/doesitarm
  - BigBerny/magicquit
  - sanketk2020/MacSpaceCleaner
  - probablykasper/time-machine-inspector
  - pqrs-org/Karabiner-Elements - Elements is a powerful tool for customizing keyboards on macOS ☆`20,928`
  - alienator88/Pearcleaner - available and fair-code licensed mac app cleaner ☆`9,400`
- Productivity
  - asmvik/skhd
  - Caldis/Mos
  - Hammerspoon/hammerspoon
  - koekeishiya/skhd
  - linearmouse/linearmouse
  - viarotel-org/escrcpy
  - noah-nuebling/mac-mouse-fix - Make Your $10 Mouse Better Than an Apple Trackpad! ☆`8,098`
  - niw/HapticKey
  - zenangst/KeyboardCowboy
  - FreeterApp/Freeter
  - WINBIGFOX/TimeScribe
  - mattermost-community/focalboard - hosted alternative to Trello, Notion, and Asana. ☆`25,371`
  - rupa/z - jump around ☆`16,846`
  - ActivityWatch/activitywatch - source automated time tracker. Cross-platform, extensible, privacy-focused. ☆`15,692`
- Window Management
  - asmvik/yabai
  - rxhanson/Rectangle
  - koekeishiya/yabai
  - ianyh/Amethyst
  - MrKai77/Loop
  - FelixKratz/JankyBorders
  - lihaoyun6/Topit
  - pablopunk/SwiftShift
  - XiCheng148/Dockit
  - Geckos-Ink/MakeItHome
  - nikitabobko/AeroSpace - like tiling window manager for macOS ☆`16,637`
  - lwouis/alt-tab-macos - tab on macOS ☆`13,627`
  - ejbills/DockDoor - tab for macOS ☆`3,080`
- Package Managers
  - glinford/dns-easy-switcher
- Clipboard Tools
  - PasteBar/PasteBarApp - Limitless, Free Clipboard Manager for Mac and Windows ☆`1,708`
  - p0deje/Maccy
  - hluk/CopyQ
  - Slackadays/Clipboard
- Menu Bar Tools
  - swiftbar/SwiftBar
  - DamascenoRafael/reminders-menubar
  - ivoronin/TomatoBar
  - lihaoyun6/AirBattery
  - pakerwreah/Calendr - MVVM | RxSwift | AppKit | SwiftUI ☆`1,884`
  - lihaoyun6/Logoer
  - Celve/Peninsula
  - jordanbaird/Ice
  - FelixKratz/SketchyBar
  - leits/MeetingBar
  - jacklandrin/OnlySwitch - in-One menu bar app, hide MacBook Pro's notch, dark mode, AirPods, Shortcuts ☆`5,221`
  - sfsam/Itsycal
  - jamieweavis/streaker - platform GitHub contribution streak and statistic tracking menu bar application with reminder notification ☆`189`
  - celve/Peninsula
- CLI Tools
  - lihaoyun6/xHistory
  - withfig/autocomplete - style autocomplete for your existing terminal & shell ☆`25,050`
- General Tools
- Password Management
  - keepassxreboot/keepassxc - platform community-driven port of the Windows application “KeePass Password Safe”. ☆`24,667`
  - strongbox-password-safe/Strongbox
- Quality of Life Improvements
  - alin23/Lunar
  - sindresorhus/Actions
  - keycastr/keycastr - source keystroke visualizer ☆`14,280`
- To-Do Lists
  - johannesjo/super-productivity
Reading and Writing Tools
- Note-taking
  - nuttyartist/notes - taking app written in C++. Write down your thoughts. ☆`4,149`
  - glushchenko/fsnotes
  - AppFlowy-IO/AppFlowy
  - massCodeIO/massCode
  - dnote/dnote
  - toeverything/AFFiNE - gen knowledge base that brings planning, sorting and creating all together ☆`59,242`
  - 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`
  - 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`
  - saber-notes/saber - platform open-source app built for handwriting ☆`3,732`
- Text Editors
  - neovim/neovim - fork focused on extensibility and usability ☆`94,038`
  - macvim-dev/macvim - the text editor - for macOS ☆`7,733`
  - dail8859/NotepadNext
  - qvacua/vimr
  - AuroraEditor/AuroraEditor
  - vim/vim
  - helix-editor/helix - modern modal text editor. ☆`41,115`
  - lapce/lapce - fast and Powerful Code Editor written in Rust ☆`37,588`
  - CodeEditApp/CodeEdit
  - react-page/react-page - gen, highly customizable content editor for the browser - based on React and written in TypeScript. WYSIWYG on steroids. ☆`9,552`
  - coteditor/CotEditor - Text Editor for macOS ☆`7,303`
  - haystackeditor/haystack-editor
  - zed-industries/zed - performance, multiplayer code editor from the creators of Atom and Tree-sitter. ☆`69,263`
- 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`
- Ebooks
  - Sigil-Ebook/Sigil - platform EPUB ebook editor ☆`6,527`
  - koodo-reader/koodo-reader
  - kovidgoyal/calibre
  - MaddTheSane/Simple-Comic
  - 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`
- Others
  - antonycourtney/tad
  - zotero/zotero - to-use tool to help you collect, organize, annotate, cite, and share your research sources. ☆`12,752`
- 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`
- Markdown Tools Awesome List
  - Zettlr/Zettlr - Stop Publication Workbench ☆`12,126`
- Writing
  - vkbo/novelWriter
Remote Login Software
- Writing
  - LizardByte/Sunshine - hosted game stream host for Moonlight. ☆`30,922`
  - moonlight-stream/moonlight-qt
  - rustdesk/rustdesk - source remote desktop application designed for self-hosting, as an alternative to TeamViewer. ☆`102,017`
Terminal Apps
- Writing
  - alacritty/alacritty - platform, OpenGL terminal emulator. ☆`60,937`
  - Eugeny/tabby
  - kovidgoyal/kitty - platform, fast, feature-rich, GPU based. ☆`29,649`
  - wezterm/wezterm - accelerated cross-platform terminal emulator and multiplexer written by @wez and implemented in Rust ☆`22,425`
  - gnachman/iTerm2
  - electerm/electerm
  - ghostty-org/ghostty - rich, and cross-platform terminal emulator that uses platform-native UI and GPU acceleration. ☆`37,942`
  - wavetermdev/waveterm - source, cross-platform terminal for seamless workflows ☆`12,870`
Audio and Video Tools
- Aegisub/Aegisub - platform advanced subtitle editor ☆`3,275`
- martpie/museeks - platform music player ☆`1,964`
- losnoco/Cog - A Free and Open Source Audio Player for macOS 10.13+ ☆`880`
- HandBrake/HandBrake
- FreeTubeApp/FreeTube
- TheAcharya/MarkerData - garde Marker extraction application crafted for Final Cut Pro ☆`53`
- ExistentialAudio/BlackHole
- videolan/vlc
- chidiwilliams/buzz
- audacity/audacity
- musescore/MuseScore
- nukeop/nuclear
- iina/iina
- mifi/lossless-cut
- mpv-player/mpv
- th-ch/youtube-music
- mixxxdj/mixxx
- ytmdesktop/ytmdesktop
- Ardour/ardour
- synfig/synfig
- hydrogen-music/hydrogen
- popcorn-official/popcorn-desktop - platform, free software BitTorrent client that includes an integrated media player ( Windows / Mac / Linux ) A Butter-Project Fork ☆`9,892`
- section83/MacYTDL - end for the YT-DLP video downloader ☆`813`
- mltframework/shotcut - platform (Qt), open-source (GPLv3) video editor ☆`12,928`
- sindresorhus/Gifski - quality GIFs on your Mac ☆`8,212`
- metabrainz/picard - platform music tagger powered by the MusicBrainz database ☆`4,348`
- wulkano/Plug
- samzong/MacMusicPlayer
- vincehi/pulp
- ytmd-devs/ytmd
- kmikiy/SpotMenu
- jellyfin/jellyfin - Server Backend & API ☆`45,463`
- 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`
- popcorntime/popcorntime - ready when you are. ☆`9,958`
- stargatedaw/stargate - first digital audio workstation (DAW), instrument and effect plugins, wave editor ☆`785`
- pear-devs/pear-desktop
Communication
- Collaboration and Team Tools
  - misskey-dev/misskey - microblogging platform ☆`10,811`
  - mattermost/mattermost
  - signalapp/Signal-Desktop
  - sindresorhus/caprine
  - overtake/TelegramSwift
  - ferdium/ferdium-app
  - Codeux-Software/Textual
  - mastodon/mastodon - hosted, globally interconnected microblogging community ☆`49,204`
- Email Clients
  - Foundry376/Mailspring
  - tutao/tutanota
  - vladimiry/ElectronMail
  - skiff-org/skiff-apps - first, end-to-end encrypted Mail, Pages, Drive, and Calendar. ☆`889`
Browsers
- zen-browser/desktop
- brave/brave-browser
- minbrowser/min
- getstation/desktop-app
- ungoogled-software/ungoogled-chromium
- qutebrowser/qutebrowser - driven, vim-like browser based on Python and Qt. ☆`11,010`
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`
Download Management Tools
- Virtualization
  - agalwood/Motrix - featured download manager. ☆`49,688`
  - qbittorrent/qBittorrent
  - transmission/transmission
  - soimort/you-get
Gaming Software
- Utils
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
Screenshots and Screen Recorder Tools
- Writing
  - flameshot-org/flameshot
  - lihaoyun6/QuickRecorder
Security Tools
- Writing
  - objective-see/BlockBlock
  - objective-see/OverSight
  - objective-see/KnockKnock
  - ParetoSecurity/pareto-mac
  - objective-see/TaskExplorer
  - objective-see/RansomWhere
  - objective-see/LuLu - source macOS firewall ☆`11,504`
  - Lennolium/swiftGuard - forensic macOS tray application designed to safeguard your system by monitoring USB ports. ☆`424`
  - objective-see/WhatsYourSign - , or control-click on any file to display its cryptographic signing information! ☆`334`
  - objective-see/DylibHijackScanner
Third Party App Markets
- Package Managers
  - Homebrew/brew
  - buresdv/Cork
  - milanvarady/Applite - friendly GUI macOS application for Homebrew Casks ☆`5,842`
Translation Tools
- Package Managers
  - tisfeng/Easydict
  - openai-translator/openai-translator - platform desktop application for translation based on ChatGPT API ☆`24,626`
  - nextai-translator/nextai-translator - platform desktop application for translation based on ChatGPT API ☆`24,666`
Credits
- Window Management
  - avelino/awesome-mac

Programming Languages

Swift 70 TypeScript 50 C++ 37 JavaScript 24 Objective-C 24 C 14 Rust 14 Python 13 Go 6 Dart 5

awesome-mac

Developer Tools

Databases

API Development and Analysis

Version Control

Developer Utilities

Frameworks For Hybrid Applications

IDEs

Network Analysis

Virtualization

Design and Product

Other Tools

Design Tools

Screencapturing Software

File Management Tools

Utils

File Managers

Disk Usage Analysis Tools

File Sharing

Android

Input Methods

Utils

Utilities

System Related Tools

Productivity

Window Management

Package Managers

Clipboard Tools

Menu Bar Tools

CLI Tools

General Tools

Password Management

Quality of Life Improvements

To-Do Lists

Reading and Writing Tools

Note-taking

Text Editors

Office

Ebooks

Others

RSS

Markdown Tools Awesome List

Writing

Remote Login Software

Writing

Terminal Apps

Writing

Audio and Video Tools

Communication

Collaboration and Team Tools

Email Clients

Browsers

Encryption

Virtualization

Download Management Tools

Virtualization

Gaming Software

Utils

Proxy and VPN Tools

Utils

QuickLook Plugins

Utils

Screenshots and Screen Recorder Tools

Writing

Security Tools

Writing

Third Party App Markets

Package Managers

Translation Tools

Package Managers

Credits

Window Management