Awesome Mac Overview

Curated collection of awesome macOS applications, tools, and resources. Auto-updated and always current with metadata, categorization, and quality filtering.

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macOS software and tools from the open-source community. This awesome list is automatically maintained with daily GitHub API updates. Projects are re-ranked daily based on current activity metrics.

Daily process: Merge community PRs → Scan repos → Filter stale projects → Recalculate scores → Rebuild list

Audio & Video

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Players

Production

Utilities

Browsers

Communication

Collaboration

Email Clients

Design & Graphics

Design Tools

Image Tools

Screen Capture

Developer Tools

API Tools

App Frameworks

Code Editors

Databases

Developer Utilities

Version Control

Virtualization

File Management

File Managers

File Sharing

File Utilities

Gaming

Networking

Download Tools

Network Analysis

Proxy & VPN

Remote Access

Productivity

Automation

Clipboard

Task Management

Translation

Reading & Writing

Ebooks

Note-taking

Research

RSS

Security

Encryption

Password Managers

System Security

System Tools

Desktop & System

Package Managers

QuickLook Plugins

System Utilities

Terminal

Emulators

Shell Utilities

Window Management

🏆 Top 50 by Stars

The most starred projects in this list, sorted by GitHub stars.

  1. microsoft/vscode (⭐180k) — Visual Studio Code ☆180,373
  2. electron/electron (⭐120k) — Build cross-platform desktop apps with JavaScript, HTML, and CSS ☆119,617
  3. rustdesk/rustdesk (⭐105k) — Self-hosted remote desktop alternative ☆105,219
  4. tauri-apps/tauri (⭐100k) — Build fast desktop apps with web frontend ☆100,809
  5. neovim/neovim (⭐95k) — Vim-fork focused on extensibility and usability ☆95,441
  6. hoppscotch/hoppscotch (⭐77k) — Open source API development ecosystem ☆77,457
  7. localsend/localsend (⭐72k) — An open-source cross-platform alternative to AirDrop ☆72,783
  8. zed-industries/zed (⭐72k) — High-performance multiplayer code editor ☆72,645
  9. obsproject/obs-studio (⭐69k) — Free software for streaming and recording ☆69,501
  10. Eugeny/tabby (⭐68k) — A terminal for a more modern age ☆67,999
  11. AppFlowy-IO/AppFlowy (⭐67k) — AI collaborative workspace, Notion alt ☆67,333
  12. alacritty/alacritty (⭐62k) — A cross-platform, OpenGL terminal emulator. ☆61,745
  13. toeverything/AFFiNE (⭐61k) — Next-gen knowledge base for planning ☆61,421
  14. jgraph/drawio-desktop (⭐59k) — Official electron build of draw.io ☆58,783
  15. soimort/you-get (⭐57k) — Dumb downloader that scrapes the web ☆56,659
  16. laurent22/joplin (⭐53k) — Privacy-focused note taking with sync ☆52,791
  17. ionic-team/ionic-framework (⭐52k) — Cross-platform UI toolkit for apps ☆52,276
  18. WerWolv/ImHex (⭐52k) — Hex editor for reverse engineers and programmers ☆52,199
  19. agalwood/Motrix (⭐50k) — A full-featured download manager. ☆50,424
  20. mastodon/mastodon (⭐49k) — Your self-hosted, globally interconnected microblogging community ☆49,455
  21. jellyfin/jellyfin (⭐47k) — The Free Software Media System - Server Backend & API ☆47,370
  22. Homebrew/brew (⭐46k) — The missing package manager for macOS (or Linux) ☆46,083
  23. iina/iina (⭐43k) — The modern video player for macOS. ☆43,240
  24. helix-editor/helix (⭐42k) — A post-modern modal text editor. ☆42,260
  25. upscayl/upscayl (⭐42k) — Free and Open Source AI Image Upscaler for Linux, MacOS and Windows ☆42,171
  26. nwjs/nw.js (⭐42k) — Write apps with Node.js modules and web technologies ☆41,568
  27. ghostty-org/ghostty (⭐40k) — Fast GPU-accelerated terminal emulator ☆40,751
  28. logseq/logseq (⭐40k) — Privacy-first knowledge management platform ☆40,139
  29. vim/vim (⭐39k) — The official Vim repository ☆39,599
  30. lapce/lapce (⭐38k) — Lightning-fast and Powerful Code Editor written in Rust ☆37,814
  31. Kong/insomnia (⭐38k) — Cross-platform API client for REST, GraphQL, gRPC ☆37,769
  32. mifi/lossless-cut (⭐36k) — The swiss army knife of lossless video/audio editing ☆36,812
  33. RSSNext/Folo (⭐36k) — Folo is the AI Reader ☆36,557
  34. exelban/stats (⭐35k) — macOS system monitor in your menu bar ☆35,599
  35. qbittorrent/qBittorrent (⭐35k) — qBittorrent BitTorrent client ☆34,842
  36. mattermost/mattermost (⭐35k) — Open source platform for team collaboration ☆34,833
  37. mpv-player/mpv (⭐33k) — Command line media player ☆33,305
  38. LizardByte/Sunshine (⭐33k) — Self-hosted game stream host for Moonlight. ☆33,260
  39. shadowsocks/ShadowsocksX-NG (⭐33k) — Next Generation of ShadowsocksX ☆32,887
  40. balena-io/etcher (⭐33k) — Flash OS images to SD cards & USB drives, safely and easily. ☆32,875
  41. GyulyVGC/sniffnet (⭐32k) — Comfortably monitor your Internet traffic ☆32,295
  42. utmapp/UTM (⭐32k) — Virtual machines for iOS and macOS ☆32,130
  43. MonitorControl/MonitorControl (⭐32k) — Control external display brightness ☆32,026
  44. surrealdb/surrealdb (⭐31k) — Distributed document-graph database ☆30,726
  45. kovidgoyal/kitty (⭐30k) — Cross-platform GPU-based terminal emulator ☆30,517
  46. pear-devs/pear-desktop (⭐30k) — Pear is extension for music player ☆30,337
  47. waydabber/BetterDisplay (⭐29k) — HiDPI scaling and display control ☆28,974
  48. flameshot-org/flameshot (⭐29k) — Powerful yet simple to use screenshot software ☆28,587
  49. rxhanson/Rectangle (⭐28k) — Window management with shortcuts and snap ☆28,144
  50. asmvik/yabai (⭐28k) — A tiling window manager for macOS based on binary space partitioning ☆27,829

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