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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Production

Utilities

Browsers

Communication

Collaboration

Email Clients

Design & Graphics

Design Tools

Image Tools

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App Frameworks

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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 (⭐182k) — Visual Studio Code ☆181,484
  2. electron/electron (⭐120k) — Build cross-platform desktop apps with JavaScript, HTML, and CSS ☆120,023
  3. rustdesk/rustdesk (⭐107k) — Self-hosted remote desktop alternative ☆107,033
  4. tauri-apps/tauri (⭐102k) — Build fast desktop apps with web frontend ☆102,386
  5. neovim/neovim (⭐96k) — Vim-fork focused on extensibility and usability ☆96,291
  6. hoppscotch/hoppscotch (⭐78k) — Open source API development ecosystem ☆77,797
  7. zed-industries/zed (⭐75k) — High-performance multiplayer code editor ☆74,895
  8. localsend/localsend (⭐75k) — An open-source cross-platform alternative to AirDrop ☆74,524
  9. obsproject/obs-studio (⭐70k) — Free software for streaming and recording ☆70,202
  10. Eugeny/tabby (⭐69k) — A terminal for a more modern age ☆68,729
  11. AppFlowy-IO/AppFlowy (⭐68k) — AI collaborative workspace, Notion alt ☆67,969
  12. toeverything/AFFiNE (⭐63k) — Next-gen knowledge base for planning ☆62,615
  13. alacritty/alacritty (⭐62k) — A cross-platform, OpenGL terminal emulator. ☆62,309
  14. jgraph/drawio-desktop (⭐59k) — Official electron build of draw.io ☆59,355
  15. soimort/you-get (⭐57k) — Dumb downloader that scrapes the web ☆56,725
  16. laurent22/joplin (⭐53k) — Privacy-focused note taking with sync ☆53,345
  17. WerWolv/ImHex (⭐53k) — Hex editor for reverse engineers and programmers ☆52,545
  18. ionic-team/ionic-framework (⭐52k) — Cross-platform UI toolkit for apps ☆52,337
  19. agalwood/Motrix (⭐51k) — A full-featured download manager. ☆50,712
  20. mastodon/mastodon (⭐50k) — Your self-hosted, globally interconnected microblogging community ☆49,611
  21. jellyfin/jellyfin (⭐48k) — The Free Software Media System - Server Backend & API ☆48,339
  22. Homebrew/brew (⭐47k) — The missing package manager for macOS (or Linux) ☆46,514
  23. iina/iina (⭐44k) — The modern video player for macOS. ☆43,704
  24. ghostty-org/ghostty (⭐43k) — Fast GPU-accelerated terminal emulator ☆43,113
  25. upscayl/upscayl (⭐43k) — Free and Open Source AI Image Upscaler for Linux, MacOS and Windows ☆43,048
  26. helix-editor/helix (⭐43k) — A post-modern modal text editor. ☆42,807
  27. nwjs/nw.js (⭐42k) — Write apps with Node.js modules and web technologies ☆41,622
  28. logseq/logseq (⭐41k) — Privacy-first knowledge management platform ☆40,788
  29. vim/vim (⭐40k) — The official Vim repository ☆39,786
  30. lapce/lapce (⭐38k) — Lightning-fast and Powerful Code Editor written in Rust ☆38,029
  31. mifi/lossless-cut (⭐38k) — The swiss army knife of lossless video/audio editing ☆37,959
  32. Kong/insomnia (⭐38k) — Cross-platform API client for REST, GraphQL, gRPC ☆37,907
  33. RSSNext/Folo (⭐37k) — Folo is the AI Reader ☆36,994
  34. exelban/stats (⭐36k) — macOS system monitor in your menu bar ☆36,252
  35. qbittorrent/qBittorrent (⭐35k) — qBittorrent BitTorrent client ☆35,390
  36. mattermost/mattermost (⭐35k) — Open source platform for team collaboration ☆35,183
  37. LizardByte/Sunshine (⭐34k) — Self-hosted game stream host for Moonlight. ☆34,248
  38. mpv-player/mpv (⭐34k) — Command line media player ☆33,926
  39. balena-io/etcher (⭐33k) — Flash OS images to SD cards & USB drives, safely and easily. ☆33,098
  40. shadowsocks/ShadowsocksX-NG (⭐33k) — Next Generation of ShadowsocksX ☆32,905
  41. utmapp/UTM (⭐33k) — Virtual machines for iOS and macOS ☆32,709
  42. GyulyVGC/sniffnet (⭐33k) — Comfortably monitor your Internet traffic ☆32,568
  43. MonitorControl/MonitorControl (⭐32k) — Control external display brightness ☆32,335
  44. kovidgoyal/kitty (⭐31k) — Cross-platform GPU-based terminal emulator ☆31,125
  45. surrealdb/surrealdb (⭐31k) — Distributed document-graph database ☆31,006
  46. pear-devs/pear-desktop (⭐31k) — Pear is extension for music player ☆30,733
  47. waydabber/BetterDisplay (⭐30k) — HiDPI scaling and display control ☆29,599
  48. flameshot-org/flameshot (⭐29k) — Powerful yet simple to use screenshot software ☆29,238
  49. rxhanson/Rectangle (⭐28k) — Window management with shortcuts and snap ☆28,357
  50. asmvik/yabai (⭐28k) — A tiling window manager for macOS based on binary space partitioning ☆28,093

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