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My personal list of macOS apps and tools.
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# Awesome macOS



A personally curated list of awesome applications, softwares, tools and shiny things for macOS.



## Table of Contents



- [Applications](#applications)

	- [Design](#design)

	- [Development](#development)

	- [Music](#music)

	- [Others](#others)

	- [Photo & Video Editing](#photo--video-editing)

	- [Productivity](#productivity)

	- [Tools](#tools)

- [Command Line Utilities](#command-line-utilities)



## Applications



### Design



- [Astropad](http://astropad.com) - Turn your iPad into a drawing tablet for Mac.

- [Balsamiq Mockups 3](https://balsamiq.com) - Rapid, effective and fun wireframing software.

- [Drop](http://dropcolorpicker.com) - A beautiful color picker for macOS.

- [Flinto](https://www.flinto.com) - App Prototyping Tools For Designers.

- [Image2Icon](http://www.img2icnsapp.com) - Your Mac. Your Icons.

- [Principle](http://principleformac.com) - Animated Design.

- [Promotee](https://www.netwalkapps.com/app/promotee) - Slick framed product shots

- [QuickQuad](http://quickquad.imagestudiopro.com) - Perfect Blended Quad Gradients.

- [Sketch](https://www.sketchapp.com) - Professional digital design for Mac.

- [Sketch Toolbox](http://sketchtoolbox.com) - A super simple plugin manager for Sketch.

- [xScope](http://xscopeapp.com) - Measure. Inspect. Test.



### Development



- [Atom](https://atom.io) - A hackable text editor for the 21st Century.

- [Base](https://menial.co.uk/base/) - Create, design, edit and browsw SQLite 3 database files.

- [Charles](https://www.charlesproxy.com) - HTTP proxy / HTTP monitor / Reverse Proxy that enables a developer to view all of the HTTP and SSL / HTTPS traffic between their machine and the Internet.

- [CocoaPods](https://cocoapods.org/app) - Less Hassle, More OSS.

- [Coda 2](https://panic.com/coda/) - Powerful text editor for the web.

- [Dash](https://kapeli.com/dash) - Instant offline access to 150+ API documentation sets.

- [Fake](http://fakeapp.com) - Mac OS X Web Automation and Testing Made Simple.

- [GitHub Desktop](https://desktop.github.com) - Simple collaboration from your desktop.

- [Google Chrome](http://www.google.com/chrome/) - A fast, secure, and free web browser built for the modern web.

- [Hex Fiend](http://ridiculousfish.com/hexfiend/) - A fast and clever open source hex editor for Mac OS X.

- [ImageOptim](https://imageoptim.com) - ImageOptim makes images load faster.

- [iTerm2](https://www.iterm2.com) - macOS Terminal Replacement.

- [Kaleidoscope](http://www.kaleidoscopeapp.com) - Spot the Differences. Merge in seconds.

- [Knuff](https://github.com/KnuffApp/Knuff) - The debug application for Apple Push Notification Service (APNs).

- [Paintcode](https://www.paintcodeapp.com) - Turn drawings into code.

- [Paw](https://paw.cloud) - The most advanced API tool for Mac.

- [Postman](https://www.getpostman.com/apps) - Supercharge your API workflow.

- [Safari](http://www.apple.com/safari/) - The best way to see the sites.

- [Slender](http://martiancraft.com/products/slender.html) - Understand every byte.

- [Tower](https://www.git-tower.com/mac/) - Version control with Git - made easy. In a beautiful, efficient, and powerful app.

- [WWDC](https://github.com/insidegui/WWDC) - The unofficial WWDC app for macOS.

- [XCode](https://developer.apple.com/xcode/) - Apple IDE for iOS, watchOS, tvOS and macOS development.

- [Xliff Editor](https://sweetpproductions.com) - Xcode localisation made easy!



### Music



- [djay Pro](https://www.algoriddim.com/djay-pro-mac) - Mix music from iTunes and Spotify.

- [DM1](http://fingerlab.net/portfolio/dm1-for-mac) - Advanced Drum Machine for macOS.

- [GarageBand](http://www.apple.com/mac/garageband/) - Apple whole music creation studio right inside your Mac.

- [MainStage 3](http://www.apple.com/mainstage/) - Sound as great on stage as you do in the studio.



### Others



- [Day One](http://dayoneapp.com) - A simple and elegant journal for Mac.

- [Molotov](http://www.molotov.tv) - TV reimagined.

- [Photos](http://www.apple.com/lae/macos/photos/) - Photos for macOS.

- [Plug](https://www.plugformac.com) - macOS player for The Hype Machine.

- [Tweetbot](http://tapbots.com/tweetbot/mac/) - Tweetbot is an award-winning Twitter client for the Mac.

- [VLC](http://www.videolan.org/vlc/) - Free and open source cross-platform multimedia player and framework that plays most multimedia files, and various streaming protocols.



### Photo & Video Editing



- [Cinemagraph Pro](https://flixel.com/products/mac/cinemagraph-pro/) - Create living photos.

- [Compressor](http://www.apple.com/lae/final-cut-pro/compressor/) - Powerful encoding. Delivered.

- [Final Cut Pro](http://www.apple.com/lae/final-cut-pro/) - Post-production. Fast-forwarded.

- [GIFBrewery](http://gifbrewery.com) - Creating fine-crafted GIFs for Mac users worldwide.

- [iMovie](http://www.apple.com/imovie/) - Turn your videos into movie magic.

- [Motion](http://www.apple.com/lae/final-cut-pro/motion/) - Simply special effects.

- [Pixelmator](http://www.pixelmator.com/mac/) - Full-featured image editor for Mac.



### Productivity



- [Calendar](https://www.icloud.com) - Calendar keeps your appointments.

- [Contacts](https://www.icloud.com) - Manage and sync your contacts.

- [Google Hangouts](https://hangouts.google.com) - Bring conversations to life with photos, emoji, and even group video calls for free.

- [iBooks](http://www.apple.com/ibooks/) - Buy and download books, manage your purchases, organize your library, and more.

- [Keynote](http://www.apple.com/keynote/) - Beautiful presentations for everyone. By everyone.

- [Marked 2](http://marked2app.com) - Smarter tools for smarter writers.

- [Microsoft Excel for Mac 2016](https://products.office.com/en/mac/microsoft-office-for-mac) - Excel spreadsheets.

- [Microsoft PowerPoint for Mac 2016](https://products.office.com/en/mac/microsoft-office-for-mac) - Powerpoint slide presentations.

- [Microsoft Word for Mac 2016](https://products.office.com/en/mac/microsoft-office-for-mac) - Word documents.

- [MindNode](http://mindnode.com) - Makes mind mapping easy.

- [Notes](https://www.icloud.com/#notes) - Notes and sketches synced across all devices.

- [Numbers](http://www.apple.com/numbers/) - Spreadsheets that bring everyone to the table.

- [OmniGraffle](https://www.omnigroup.com/omnigraffle) - Diagramming and graphic for Mac.

- [OmniPlan](https://www.omnigroup.com/omniplan) - Project management for Mac.

- [Pages](http://www.apple.com/pages/) - Documents that stand apart. Created together.

- [Paws for Trello](http://friendlyfox.es/pawsfortrello/) - Paws for Trello is the best way to use Trello on your PC.

- [Skype](https://www.skype.com) - Skype keeps the world talking.

- [Skype for Business](https://www.skype.com/en/business/skype-for-business/) - Online meetings with Skype for Business.

- [Slack](https://slack.com) - Be less busy.

- [Ulysses](https://ulyssesapp.com) - The Ultimate Writing App for Mac.



### Tools



- [1Blocker](http://1blocker.com) - Block ads, tracking scripts, anything.

- [1Password](https://1password.com) - Collect all your passwords and more in one safe place.

- [Alfred 3](https://www.alfredapp.com) - Boosts your efficiency and productivity.

- [Apple Configurator 2](https://itunes.apple.com/us/app/apple-configurator-2/id1037126344?mt=12) - Automate mass configuration of iOS devices.

- [Bartender 2](https://www.macbartender.com) - Organize your menu bar apps.

- [BetterSnapTool](https://www.boastr.net/bettersnaptool/) - Easily manage your window positions and sizes.

- [BetterTouchTool](https://www.boastr.net/) - Fully customizable gestures for mouse and trackpad.

- [Calcbot](http://tapbots.com/calcbot/mac/) - An Intelligent Calculator and Unit Converter.

- [DaisyDisk](https://daisydiskapp.com) - What’s taking up your disk space?

- [duet](https://www.duetdisplay.com) - Turn your iPad into an extra display.

- [Folders Factory](https://itunes.apple.com/en/app/folders-factory/id442153412?mt=12) - Customize the look of your macOS folder.

- [Go2Shell](http://zipzapmac.com/go2shell) - Opens a terminal window to the current directory in Finder.

- [Lingon X](https://www.peterborgapps.com/lingon/) - An easy to use yet powerful app to run things automatically.

- [Parallels Desktop](http://www.parallels.com/) - Run Windows on your Mac.

- [Parcel](https://parcelapp.net) - All Deliveries in One Place.

- [Pastebot](http://tapbots.com/pastebot/beta/) - Versatile clipboard manager for your Mac.

- [Quitter](https://marco.org/apps) - Automatically hides or quits apps after periods of inactivity.

- [Skitch](https://evernote.com/skitch/) - Get your point across with fewer words using annotation, shapes and sketches.

- [Soulver](http://acqualia.com/soulver/) - Quicker than a spreadsheet, and smarter and clearer than a traditional calculator.

- [The Archive Browser](https://archivebrowser.c3.cx) - Browse the contents of archives, as well as extract them.

- [The Unarchiver](http://unarchiver.c3.cx/unarchiver) - Unarchive almost any archive format.

- [Transmit](https://panic.com/transmit/) - The ultimate Mac OS X FTP + SFTP + S3 app.



## Command Line Utilities



- [AppleDoc](https://github.com/tomaz/appledoc) - Objective-c code Apple style documentation set generator.

- [Carthage](https://github.com/Carthage/Carthage) - A simple, decentralized dependency manager for Cocoa.

- [CocoaPods](https://cocoapods.org) - Dependency manager for Swift and Objective-C Cocoa projects.

- [Git flow AVH](https://github.com/petervanderdoes/gitflow-avh) - AVH Edition of the git extensions to provide high-level repository operations for Vincent Driessen's branching model.

- [Homebrew](http://brew.sh) - The missing package manager for macOS.

- [Jazzy](https://github.com/realm/jazzy) - Soulful docs for Swift & Objective-C.

- [MergePBX](https://github.com/simonwagner/mergepbx) - Script for merging XCode project files in git.

- [Node.js](https://nodejs.org) - Event-driven I/O server-side JavaScript environment based on V8.

- [Oh My ZSH!](http://ohmyz.sh) - Your terminal never felt this good before.

- [SwiftLint](https://github.com/realm/SwiftLint) - A tool to enforce Swift style and conventions.

- [zsh](http://www.zsh.org) - Zsh is a shell designed for interactive use, although it is also a powerful scripting language.