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

Editors

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 (⭐193k) — Visual Studio Code ☆193,637
  2. rustdesk/rustdesk (⭐125k) — Self-hosted remote desktop alternative ☆125,376
  3. electron/electron (⭐123k) — Build cross-platform desktop apps with JavaScript, HTML, and CSS ☆123,428
  4. tauri-apps/tauri (⭐111k) — Build fast desktop apps with web frontend ☆111,652
  5. neovim/neovim (⭐103k) — Vim-fork focused on extensibility and usability ☆102,908
  6. localsend/localsend (⭐93k) — An open-source cross-platform alternative to AirDrop ☆93,618
  7. zed-industries/zed (⭐91k) — High-performance multiplayer code editor ☆91,427
  8. hoppscotch/hoppscotch (⭐81k) — Open source API development ecosystem ☆80,584
  9. AppFlowy-IO/AppFlowy (⭐77k) — AI collaborative workspace, Notion alt ☆77,181
  10. obsproject/obs-studio (⭐77k) — Free software for streaming and recording ☆77,107
  11. Eugeny/tabby (⭐75k) — A terminal for a more modern age ☆74,858
  12. toeverything/AFFiNE (⭐73k) — Next-gen knowledge base for planning ☆73,299
  13. alacritty/alacritty (⭐66k) — A cross-platform, OpenGL terminal emulator. ☆65,906
  14. jgraph/drawio-desktop (⭐63k) — Official electron build of draw.io ☆63,421
  15. ghostty-org/ghostty (⭐62k) — Fast GPU-accelerated terminal emulator ☆61,941
  16. jellyfin/jellyfin (⭐58k) — The Free Software Media System - Server Backend & API ☆57,886
  17. soimort/you-get (⭐57k) — Dumb downloader that scrapes the web ☆56,869
  18. laurent22/joplin (⭐57k) — Privacy-focused note taking with sync ☆56,629
  19. WerWolv/ImHex (⭐55k) — Hex editor for reverse engineers and programmers ☆55,014
  20. ionic-team/ionic-framework (⭐53k) — Cross-platform UI toolkit for apps ☆52,687
  21. mastodon/mastodon (⭐50k) — Your self-hosted, globally interconnected microblogging community ☆50,357
  22. upscayl/upscayl (⭐50k) — Free and Open Source AI Image Upscaler for Linux, MacOS and Windows ☆50,247
  23. Homebrew/brew (⭐50k) — The Package Manager for Everywhere ☆49,935
  24. iina/iina (⭐47k) — The modern video player for macOS. ☆46,687
  25. helix-editor/helix (⭐46k) — A post-modern modal text editor. ☆46,505
  26. logseq/logseq (⭐45k) — Privacy-first knowledge management platform ☆45,172
  27. mifi/lossless-cut (⭐44k) — The swiss army knife of lossless video/audio editing ☆44,348
  28. exelban/stats (⭐42k) — macOS system monitor in your menu bar ☆42,374
  29. LizardByte/Sunshine (⭐42k) — Self-hosted game stream host for Moonlight. ☆41,963
  30. GyulyVGC/sniffnet (⭐41k) — Comfortably monitor your network traffic ☆41,356
  31. vim/vim (⭐41k) — The official Vim repository ☆41,160
  32. nwjs/nw.js (⭐41k) — Write apps with Node.js modules and web technologies ☆41,147
  33. qbittorrent/qBittorrent (⭐40k) — qBittorrent BitTorrent client ☆40,648
  34. Kong/insomnia (⭐40k) — Cross-platform API client for REST, GraphQL, gRPC ☆40,032
  35. mattermost/mattermost (⭐39k) — Open source platform for team collaboration ☆39,289
  36. RSSNext/Folo (⭐39k) — Folo is the AI RSS Reader ☆39,069
  37. lapce/lapce (⭐39k) — Lightning-fast and Powerful Code Editor written in Rust ☆38,900
  38. mpv-player/mpv (⭐37k) — Command line media player ☆37,277
  39. utmapp/UTM (⭐36k) — Virtual machines for iOS and macOS ☆35,765
  40. kovidgoyal/kitty (⭐35k) — Cross-platform GPU-based terminal emulator ☆35,202
  41. balena-io/etcher (⭐34k) — Flash OS images to SD cards & USB drives, safely and easily. ☆34,481
  42. MonitorControl/MonitorControl (⭐34k) — Control external display brightness ☆34,407
  43. waydabber/BetterDisplay (⭐34k) — HiDPI scaling and display control ☆33,983
  44. pear-devs/pear-desktop (⭐34k) — Pear is extension for music player ☆33,679
  45. surrealdb/surrealdb (⭐33k) — Distributed document-graph database ☆33,112
  46. hiddify/hiddify-app (⭐33k) — Multi-platform auto-proxy client ☆33,093
  47. shadowsocks/ShadowsocksX-NG (⭐33k) — Next Generation of ShadowsocksX ☆32,870
  48. flameshot-org/flameshot (⭐31k) — Powerful yet simple to use screenshot software ☆31,123
  49. rxhanson/Rectangle (⭐30k) — Window management with shortcuts and snap ☆30,045
  50. jordanbaird/Ice (⭐30k) — Powerful menu bar manager for macOS ☆29,766

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