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.

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Browsers

Communication

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Email Clients

Design & Graphics

Design Tools

Image Tools

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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 (⭐187k) — Visual Studio Code ☆187,530
  2. electron/electron (⭐122k) — Build cross-platform desktop apps with JavaScript, HTML, and CSS ☆121,994
  3. rustdesk/rustdesk (⭐118k) — Self-hosted remote desktop alternative ☆118,188
  4. tauri-apps/tauri (⭐109k) — Build fast desktop apps with web frontend ☆109,027
  5. neovim/neovim (⭐101k) — Vim-fork focused on extensibility and usability ☆101,118
  6. zed-industries/zed (⭐87k) — High-performance multiplayer code editor ☆86,935
  7. localsend/localsend (⭐85k) — An open-source cross-platform alternative to AirDrop ☆85,244
  8. hoppscotch/hoppscotch (⭐80k) — Open source API development ecosystem ☆79,807
  9. obsproject/obs-studio (⭐74k) — Free software for streaming and recording ☆73,857
  10. AppFlowy-IO/AppFlowy (⭐74k) — AI collaborative workspace, Notion alt ☆73,749
  11. Eugeny/tabby (⭐73k) — A terminal for a more modern age ☆73,227
  12. toeverything/AFFiNE (⭐70k) — Next-gen knowledge base for planning ☆70,422
  13. alacritty/alacritty (⭐65k) — A cross-platform, OpenGL terminal emulator. ☆64,882
  14. jgraph/drawio-desktop (⭐62k) — Official electron build of draw.io ☆62,108
  15. ghostty-org/ghostty (⭐58k) — Fast GPU-accelerated terminal emulator ☆58,136
  16. soimort/you-get (⭐57k) — Dumb downloader that scrapes the web ☆56,851
  17. laurent22/joplin (⭐56k) — Privacy-focused note taking with sync ☆55,573
  18. jellyfin/jellyfin (⭐54k) — The Free Software Media System - Server Backend & API ☆54,257
  19. WerWolv/ImHex (⭐54k) — Hex editor for reverse engineers and programmers ☆54,164
  20. ionic-team/ionic-framework (⭐53k) — Cross-platform UI toolkit for apps ☆52,579
  21. mastodon/mastodon (⭐50k) — Your self-hosted, globally interconnected microblogging community ☆50,114
  22. Homebrew/brew (⭐49k) — The Package Manager for Everywhere ☆48,820
  23. upscayl/upscayl (⭐47k) — Free and Open Source AI Image Upscaler for Linux, MacOS and Windows ☆47,120
  24. iina/iina (⭐46k) — The modern video player for macOS. ☆45,555
  25. helix-editor/helix (⭐45k) — A post-modern modal text editor. ☆45,408
  26. logseq/logseq (⭐44k) — Privacy-first knowledge management platform ☆43,847
  27. mifi/lossless-cut (⭐42k) — The swiss army knife of lossless video/audio editing ☆42,062
  28. nwjs/nw.js (⭐41k) — Write apps with Node.js modules and web technologies ☆41,181
  29. vim/vim (⭐41k) — The official Vim repository ☆40,621
  30. exelban/stats (⭐40k) — macOS system monitor in your menu bar ☆40,425
  31. GyulyVGC/sniffnet (⭐40k) — Comfortably monitor your Internet traffic ☆40,107
  32. Kong/insomnia (⭐40k) — Cross-platform API client for REST, GraphQL, gRPC ☆39,895
  33. LizardByte/Sunshine (⭐39k) — Self-hosted game stream host for Moonlight. ☆39,209
  34. qbittorrent/qBittorrent (⭐39k) — qBittorrent BitTorrent client ☆38,801
  35. lapce/lapce (⭐39k) — Lightning-fast and Powerful Code Editor written in Rust ☆38,651
  36. RSSNext/Folo (⭐39k) — Folo is the AI RSS Reader ☆38,642
  37. mattermost/mattermost (⭐38k) — Open source platform for team collaboration ☆38,425
  38. mpv-player/mpv (⭐36k) — Command line media player ☆35,979
  39. utmapp/UTM (⭐35k) — Virtual machines for iOS and macOS ☆34,686
  40. balena-io/etcher (⭐34k) — Flash OS images to SD cards & USB drives, safely and easily. ☆33,987
  41. kovidgoyal/kitty (⭐34k) — Cross-platform GPU-based terminal emulator ☆33,871
  42. MonitorControl/MonitorControl (⭐34k) — Control external display brightness ☆33,687
  43. shadowsocks/ShadowsocksX-NG (⭐33k) — Next Generation of ShadowsocksX ☆32,895
  44. pear-devs/pear-desktop (⭐33k) — Pear is extension for music player ☆32,713
  45. surrealdb/surrealdb (⭐33k) — Distributed document-graph database ☆32,673
  46. waydabber/BetterDisplay (⭐33k) — HiDPI scaling and display control ☆32,624
  47. hiddify/hiddify-app (⭐31k) — Multi-platform auto-proxy client ☆31,441
  48. flameshot-org/flameshot (⭐30k) — Powerful yet simple to use screenshot software ☆30,385
  49. rxhanson/Rectangle (⭐29k) — Window management with shortcuts and snap ☆29,480
  50. asmvik/yabai (⭐29k) — A tiling window manager for macOS based on binary space partitioning ☆29,257

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