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Jan 12 - Jan 18, 2026

Productivity / Task Management

• super-productivity/super-productivity (⭐17k) — Todo list with time tracking ☆16,804

Dec 29 - Jan 04, 2025

Audio & Video / Utilities

• bitgapp/eqMac (⭐6.4k) — System-wide audio equalizer and mixer ☆6,433

Design & Graphics / Image Tools

• MochiDiffusion/MochiDiffusion (⭐7.8k) — Run Stable Diffusion natively on Mac ☆7,833

Developer Tools / Developer Utilities

• intitni/CopilotForXcode (⭐8.3k) — GitHub Copilot and ChatGPT for Xcode ☆8,250

• twostraws/ControlRoom (⭐6k) — Control Xcode Simulator from macOS app ☆6,024

• okwasniewski/MiniSim (⭐2.2k) — Menu bar app for iOS and Android simulators ☆2,181

Developer Tools / Virtualization

• insidegui/VirtualBuddy (⭐7k) — macOS VM GUI for Apple Silicon ☆7,031

Reading & Writing / Note-taking

• tw93/MiaoYan (⭐7.2k) — Lightweight Markdown editor ☆7,267

Security / System Security

• seemoo-lab/openhaystack (⭐12k) — Build your own AirTags via Find My network ☆12,515

System Tools / Menu Bar

• macmade/Hot (⭐2.8k) — CPU thermal throttling monitor in menu bar ☆2,853

System Tools / Package Managers

• mas-cli/mas (⭐12k) — Mac App Store command-line interface ☆11,904

Credits / Shell Utilities

• jaywcjlove/awesome-mac (⭐97k)

Dec 15 - Dec 21, 2025

Productivity / Automation

• asmvik/skhd (⭐7.7k) — Simple hotkey daemon for macOS ☆7,695

🏆 Top 50 by Stars / Shell Utilities

• asmvik/yabai (⭐28k) — A tiling window manager for macOS based on binary space partitioning ☆27,829

Dec 01 - Dec 07, 2025

🏆 Top 50 by Stars / Shell Utilities

• mifi/lossless-cut (⭐36k) — The swiss army knife of lossless video/audio editing ☆36,812

• jellyfin/jellyfin (⭐47k) — The Free Software Media System - Server Backend & API ☆47,370

• iina/iina (⭐43k) — The modern video player for macOS. ☆43,240

• mpv-player/mpv (⭐33k) — Command line media player ☆33,305

• pear-devs/pear-desktop (⭐30k) — Pear is extension for music player ☆30,337

• mastodon/mastodon (⭐49k) — Your self-hosted, globally interconnected microblogging community ☆49,455

• mattermost/mattermost (⭐35k) — Open source platform for team collaboration ☆34,833

• jgraph/drawio-desktop (⭐59k) — Official electron build of draw.io ☆58,783

• upscayl/upscayl (⭐42k) — Free and Open Source AI Image Upscaler for Linux, MacOS and Windows ☆42,171

• obsproject/obs-studio (⭐69k) — Free software for streaming and recording ☆69,501

• flameshot-org/flameshot (⭐29k) — Powerful yet simple to use screenshot software ☆28,587

• hoppscotch/hoppscotch (⭐77k) — Open source API development ecosystem ☆77,457

• Kong/insomnia (⭐38k) — Cross-platform API client for REST, GraphQL, gRPC ☆37,769

• electron/electron (⭐120k) — Build cross-platform desktop apps with JavaScript, HTML, and CSS ☆119,617

• tauri-apps/tauri (⭐100k) — Build fast desktop apps with web frontend ☆100,809

• ionic-team/ionic-framework (⭐52k) — Cross-platform UI toolkit for apps ☆52,276

• nwjs/nw.js (⭐42k) — Write apps with Node.js modules and web technologies ☆41,568

• microsoft/vscode (⭐180k) — Visual Studio Code ☆180,373

• neovim/neovim (⭐95k) — Vim-fork focused on extensibility and usability ☆95,441

• zed-industries/zed (⭐72k) — High-performance multiplayer code editor ☆72,645

• helix-editor/helix (⭐42k) — A post-modern modal text editor. ☆42,260

• vim/vim (⭐39k) — The official Vim repository ☆39,599

• lapce/lapce (⭐38k) — Lightning-fast and Powerful Code Editor written in Rust ☆37,814

• surrealdb/surrealdb (⭐31k) — Distributed document-graph database ☆30,726

• WerWolv/ImHex (⭐52k) — Hex editor for reverse engineers and programmers ☆52,199

• utmapp/UTM (⭐32k) — Virtual machines for iOS and macOS ☆32,130

• localsend/localsend (⭐72k) — An open-source cross-platform alternative to AirDrop ☆72,783

• soimort/you-get (⭐57k) — Dumb downloader that scrapes the web ☆56,659

• agalwood/Motrix (⭐50k) — A full-featured download manager. ☆50,424

• qbittorrent/qBittorrent (⭐35k) — qBittorrent BitTorrent client ☆34,842

• GyulyVGC/sniffnet (⭐32k) — Comfortably monitor your Internet traffic ☆32,295

• shadowsocks/ShadowsocksX-NG (⭐33k) — Next Generation of ShadowsocksX ☆32,887

• rustdesk/rustdesk (⭐105k) — Self-hosted remote desktop alternative ☆105,219

• LizardByte/Sunshine (⭐33k) — Self-hosted game stream host for Moonlight. ☆33,260

• AppFlowy-IO/AppFlowy (⭐67k) — AI collaborative workspace, Notion alt ☆67,333

• toeverything/AFFiNE (⭐61k) — Next-gen knowledge base for planning ☆61,421

• laurent22/joplin (⭐53k) — Privacy-focused note taking with sync ☆52,791

• logseq/logseq (⭐40k) — Privacy-first knowledge management platform ☆40,139

• RSSNext/Folo (⭐36k) — Folo is the AI Reader ☆36,557

• Homebrew/brew (⭐46k) — The missing package manager for macOS (or Linux) ☆46,083

• exelban/stats (⭐35k) — macOS system monitor in your menu bar ☆35,599

• balena-io/etcher (⭐33k) — Flash OS images to SD cards & USB drives, safely and easily. ☆32,875

• MonitorControl/MonitorControl (⭐32k) — Control external display brightness ☆32,026

• waydabber/BetterDisplay (⭐29k) — HiDPI scaling and display control ☆28,974

• Eugeny/tabby (⭐68k) — A terminal for a more modern age ☆67,999

• alacritty/alacritty (⭐62k) — A cross-platform, OpenGL terminal emulator. ☆61,745

• ghostty-org/ghostty (⭐40k) — Fast GPU-accelerated terminal emulator ☆40,751

• kovidgoyal/kitty (⭐30k) — Cross-platform GPU-based terminal emulator ☆30,517

• rxhanson/Rectangle (⭐28k) — Window management with shortcuts and snap ☆28,144

Audio & Video / Editors

• HandBrake/HandBrake (⭐22k) — HandBrake's development repository ☆21,961

• mltframework/shotcut (⭐13k) — cross-platform (Qt), open-source (GPLv3) video editor ☆13,198

Audio & Video / Players

• xbmc/xbmc (⭐20k) — Kodi - open source home theater and media center software ☆20,263

• FreeTubeApp/FreeTube (⭐20k) — An Open Source YouTube app for privacy ☆19,834

• videolan/vlc (⭐17k) — VLC media player ☆17,267

• ytmdesktop/ytmdesktop (⭐5.2k) — A Desktop App for YouTube Music ☆5,288

Audio & Video / Production

• audacity/audacity (⭐16k) — Audio Editor ☆16,248

• musescore/MuseScore (⭐14k) — Open source music notation software ☆14,119

• mixxxdj/mixxx (⭐6.2k) — Free DJ software for live mixes ☆6,267

• Ardour/ardour (⭐4.6k) — Mirror of Ardour Source Code ☆4,646

• vincehi/pulp (⭐70) — Pulp is an open source sample manager ☆71

Audio & Video / Utilities

• popcorntime/popcorntime (⭐10k) — All-in-one streaming media player ☆10,458

• metabrainz/picard (⭐4.5k) — Cross-platform music tagger with MusicBrainz ☆4,497

Browsers / Utilities

• ungoogled-software/ungoogled-chromium (⭐25k) — Google Chromium, sans integration with Google ☆25,343

• brave/brave-browser (⭐21k) — Brave browser for Android, iOS, Linux, macOS, Windows. ☆21,023

• qutebrowser/qutebrowser (⭐11k) — A keyboard-driven, vim-like browser based on Python and Qt. ☆11,172

• minbrowser/min (⭐8.8k) — A fast, minimal browser that protects your privacy ☆8,805

• getstation/desktop-app (⭐1.7k) — One app to rule them all! ☆1,678

Communication / Collaboration

• signalapp/Signal-Desktop (⭐16k) — A private messenger for Windows, macOS, and Linux. ☆15,896

• misskey-dev/misskey (⭐11k) — Free and open microblogging platform ☆10,900

• ferdium/ferdium-app (⭐3.8k) — All your services in one place, built by the community ☆3,858

Communication / Email Clients

• Foundry376/Mailspring (⭐17k) — Beautiful open source mail client ☆17,007

• tutao/tutanota (⭐7.1k) — Encrypted email service with strong privacy focus ☆7,169

• skiff-org/skiff-apps (⭐905) — End-to-end encrypted Mail, Pages, and Drive ☆908

Design & Graphics / Design Tools

• darktable-org/darktable (⭐12k) — Open source photography workflow app ☆11,844

• KDE/krita (⭐9.2k) — Free cross-platform digital art application ☆9,205

• RawTherapee/RawTherapee (⭐3.7k) — A powerful cross-platform raw photo processing program ☆3,733

Design & Graphics / Screen Capture

• keycastr/keycastr (⭐14k) — KeyCastr, an open-source keystroke visualizer ☆14,470

Developer Tools / API Tools

• mountain-loop/yaak (⭐17k) — Intuitive API client for REST and GraphQL ☆17,316

Developer Tools / App Frameworks

• sindresorhus/create-dmg (⭐5.1k) — Create a good-looking DMG for your macOS app in seconds ☆5,097

Developer Tools / Code Editors

• CodeEditApp/CodeEdit (⭐23k) — Native macOS code editor, free and open ☆22,588

• dail8859/NotepadNext (⭐13k) — Notepad++ for macOS ☆13,054

• macvim-dev/macvim (⭐7.8k) — Vim - the text editor - for macOS ☆7,751

• apache/netbeans (⭐3k) — Apache NetBeans ☆2,991

Developer Tools / Databases

• sqlitebrowser/sqlitebrowser (⭐23k) — DB Browser for SQLite ☆23,450

• beekeeper-studio/beekeeper-studio (⭐22k) — SQL client for MySQL, Postgres, SQLite ☆21,622

• trailbaseio/trailbase (⭐4.3k) — Fast app server with SQLite and auth ☆4,355

• pgmodeler/pgmodeler (⭐3.4k) — Data modeling tool for PostgreSQL ☆3,445

• antonycourtney/tad (⭐3.4k) — A desktop application for viewing and analyzing tabular data ☆3,411

Developer Tools / Developer Utilities

• mjmlio/mjml (⭐18k) — MJML: the only framework that makes responsive-email easy ☆17,823

• insidegui/WWDC (⭐8.7k) — The unofficial WWDC app for macOS ☆8,737

• XcodesOrg/XcodesApp (⭐8.2k) — Install and switch Xcode versions easily ☆8,175

• massCodeIO/massCode (⭐6.6k) — A free and open source code snippet manager for developers ☆6,609

• HexFiend/HexFiend (⭐5.8k) — A fast and clever hex editor for macOS ☆5,767

Developer Tools / Version Control

• desktop/desktop (⭐21k) — Focus on what matters instead of fighting with Git. ☆21,089

Developer Tools / Virtualization

• lima-vm/lima (⭐20k) — Linux virtual machines, with a focus on running containers ☆19,893

• qemu/qemu (⭐12k) — generic and open source machine & userspace emulator and virtualizer ☆12,520

• canonical/multipass (⭐8.8k) — Multipass orchestrates virtual Ubuntu instances ☆8,862

File Management / File Managers

• raguay/ModalFileManager (⭐160) — Vim-style modal file manager for macOS ☆161

File Management / File Sharing

• viarotel-org/escrcpy (⭐6.8k) — Control Android devices with scrcpy GUI ☆7,168

• grishka/NearDrop (⭐5.8k) — An unofficial Google Nearby Share/Quick Share app for macOS ☆5,833

File Management / File Utilities

• tfeldmann/organize (⭐2.9k) — The file management automation tool. ☆2,877

• nohajc/anylinuxfs (⭐831) — Mount Linux filesystems on macOS via NFS ☆890

Gaming / File Utilities

• RPCS3/rpcs3 (⭐18k) — PlayStation 3 emulator and debugger ☆17,926

• OpenEmu/OpenEmu (⭐17k) — Retro video game emulation for macOS ☆17,281

• hrydgard/ppsspp (⭐13k) — A PSP emulator for Android, Windows, Mac and Linux, written in C++ ☆13,157

• PlayCover/PlayCover (⭐11k) — Community fork of PlayCover ☆10,566

Networking / Download Tools

• transmission/transmission (⭐14k) — Official Transmission BitTorrent client repository ☆13,885

Networking / Network Analysis

• wireshark/wireshark (⭐8.8k) — Wireshark is a network traffic analyzer, or "sniffer" ☆8,859

Networking / Proxy & VPN

• hiddify/hiddify-app (⭐25k) — Multi-platform auto-proxy client ☆25,121

• getlantern/lantern (⭐15k) — Censorship circumvention tool ☆15,176

• mullvad/mullvadvpn-app (⭐6.6k) — The Mullvad VPN client app for desktop and mobile ☆6,629

Networking / Remote Access

• moonlight-stream/moonlight-qt (⭐16k) — GameStream client for desktop ☆15,716

• electerm/electerm (⭐13k) — Terminal with SSH, SFTP, and RDP support ☆13,431

Productivity / Remote Access

• ONLYOFFICE/DesktopEditors (⭐4.3k) — Open source office suite for documents ☆4,306

Productivity / Automation

• Caldis/Mos (⭐18k) — Smooth scrolling and scroll direction for mouse ☆18,250

• ActivityWatch/activitywatch (⭐16k) — Free automated time tracker ☆16,345

• Hammerspoon/hammerspoon (⭐14k) — Staggeringly powerful macOS desktop automation with Lua ☆14,223

• noah-nuebling/mac-mouse-fix (⭐8.6k) — Make any mouse better on macOS ☆8,675

• linearmouse/linearmouse (⭐5.2k) — The mouse and trackpad utility for Mac. ☆5,261

• zenangst/KeyboardCowboy (⭐2k) — The missing keyboard shortcut utility for macOS ☆1,998

• FreeterApp/Freeter (⭐917) — Freeter – a smarter way to work on your computer ☆922

• WINBIGFOX/TimeScribe (⭐664) — Flexible time tracking for work hours ☆678

Productivity / Clipboard

• p0deje/Maccy (⭐18k) — Lightweight clipboard manager for macOS ☆18,136

• hluk/CopyQ (⭐11k) — Clipboard manager with advanced features ☆10,971

• Slackadays/Clipboard (⭐5.6k) — Fast and feature-packed clipboard tool ☆5,608

• PasteBar/PasteBarApp (⭐1.8k) — Free clipboard manager for Mac and Windows ☆1,861

Productivity / Task Management

• mattermost-community/focalboard (⭐26k) — Self-hosted Trello alternative ☆25,674

Productivity / Translation

• tisfeng/Easydict (⭐11k) — Dictionary and translator for macOS ☆11,400

Reading & Writing / Ebooks

• koodo-reader/koodo-reader (⭐25k) — Cross-platform ebook manager and reader ☆25,583

• kovidgoyal/calibre (⭐23k) — The calibre ebook manager ☆23,279

• readest/readest (⭐16k) — Modern cross-platform ebook reader ☆16,117

Reading & Writing / Note-taking

• vnotex/vnote (⭐13k) — A pleasant note-taking platform in native C++. ☆12,684

• Zettlr/Zettlr (⭐12k) — Your One-Stop Publication Workbench ☆12,362

• glushchenko/fsnotes (⭐7.1k) — Notes manager for macOS/iOS ☆7,130

• standardnotes/app (⭐6.2k) — Think fearlessly with end-to-end encrypted notes and files ☆6,206

• pbek/QOwnNotes (⭐5.5k) — Markdown notepad with Nextcloud integration ☆5,533

• saber-notes/saber (⭐3.9k) — The cross-platform open-source app built for handwriting ☆3,968

• vkbo/novelWriter (⭐2.7k) — Plain text editor for writing novels ☆2,665

Reading & Writing / Research

• zotero/zotero (⭐13k) — Tool to collect, organize, and cite research ☆13,139

Reading & Writing / RSS

• Ranchero-Software/NetNewsWire (⭐9.4k) — RSS reader for macOS and iOS. ☆9,450

Security / Encryption

• cryptomator/cryptomator (⭐14k) — Secure encryption for cloud storage ☆14,305

Security / Password Managers

• keepassxreboot/keepassxc (⭐25k) — Cross-platform KeePass password manager ☆25,396

• strongbox-password-safe/Strongbox (⭐1.4k) — A KeePass/Password Safe Client for iOS and OS X ☆1,413

Security / System Security

• objective-see/LuLu (⭐12k) — LuLu is the free open-source macOS firewall ☆11,750

• objective-see/BlockBlock (⭐731) — Monitor persistence locations on macOS ☆733

• objective-see/KnockKnock (⭐635) — Like AutoRuns ...but for macOS! ☆640

System Tools / Desktop & System

• alin23/Lunar (⭐5.4k) — Intelligent adaptive brightness for your external monitors ☆5,401

• johnste/finicky (⭐4.5k) — A macOS app for customizing which browser to start ☆4,514

• mangerlahn/Latest (⭐4.2k) — App update checker for macOS ☆4,308

• jasonjmcghee/rem (⭐2.5k) — Record and search everything you view on Mac ☆2,464

• rlxone/Equinox (⭐1.8k) — Create dynamic wallpapers for macOS. ☆1,776

• wflixu/RClick (⭐556) — macos finder contextmenu ☆573

System Tools / Menu Bar

• jordanbaird/Ice (⭐25k) — Powerful menu bar manager for macOS ☆25,167

• FelixKratz/SketchyBar (⭐11k) — A highly customizable macOS status bar replacement ☆10,850

• jacklandrin/OnlySwitch (⭐5.4k) — All-in-one menu bar utility for Mac ☆5,385

• sfsam/Itsycal (⭐3.7k) — Itsycal is a tiny calendar for menu bar ☆3,739

• swiftbar/SwiftBar (⭐3.6k) — Powerful macOS menu bar customization tool ☆3,638

• DamascenoRafael/reminders-menubar (⭐3.6k) — View Apple Reminders in menu bar ☆3,602

• ivoronin/TomatoBar (⭐3k) — World's neatest Pomodoro timer for macOS menu bar ☆3,058

• lihaoyun6/AirBattery (⭐2.5k) — Show battery of all devices in Dock ☆2,554

• pakerwreah/Calendr (⭐2k) — Menu bar calendar for macOS - MVVM | RxSwift | AppKit | SwiftUI ☆1,982

• celve/Peninsula (⭐446) — Dynamic Peninsula for window switching ☆447

System Tools / Package Managers

• milanvarady/Applite (⭐6.1k) — User-friendly GUI macOS application for Homebrew Casks ☆6,096

• buresdv/Cork (⭐3.9k) — A fast GUI for Homebrew written in SwiftUI ☆3,981

System Tools / QuickLook Plugins

• sindresorhus/quick-look-plugins (⭐18k) — List of useful Quick Look plugins for developers ☆18,498

• sbarex/SourceCodeSyntaxHighlight (⭐3.8k) — Quick Look syntax highlighting ☆3,834

• sbarex/QLMarkdown (⭐2.1k) — macOS Quick Look extension for Markdown files. ☆2,096

System Tools / System Utilities

• pqrs-org/Karabiner-Elements (⭐21k) — Keyboard customization for macOS ☆21,254

• kyleneideck/BackgroundMusic (⭐18k) — Per-app volume and auto-pause music ☆18,399

• alienator88/Pearcleaner (⭐10k) — Free and fair-code mac app cleaner ☆10,649

• AppHouseKitchen/AlDente-Battery_Care_and_Monitoring (⭐8.9k) — Battery charge limiter ☆8,883

• sveinbjornt/Sloth (⭐8.8k) — View open files and connections on Mac ☆8,801

• runjuu/InputSourcePro (⭐2.6k) — Switch and track your input sources with ease ☆2,622

Terminal / Emulators

• wezterm/wezterm (⭐23k) — GPU-accelerated terminal multiplexer ☆23,215

• gnachman/iTerm2 (⭐17k) — Terminal emulator for macOS with many features ☆16,738

• wavetermdev/waveterm (⭐16k) — An open-source, cross-platform terminal for seamless workflows ☆15,992

Terminal / Shell Utilities

• withfig/autocomplete (⭐25k) — IDE-style autocomplete for your existing terminal & shell ☆25,071

Window Management / Shell Utilities

• nikitabobko/AeroSpace (⭐18k) — AeroSpace is an i3-like tiling window manager for macOS ☆17,952

• ianyh/Amethyst (⭐16k) — Automatic tiling window manager for macOS à la xmonad. ☆15,926

• lwouis/alt-tab-macos (⭐14k) — Windows alt-tab on macOS ☆14,166

• MrKai77/Loop (⭐9.7k) — Window management made elegant. ☆9,782

• ejbills/DockDoor (⭐3.4k) — Window peeking, alt-tab and other enhancements for macOS ☆3,552

• FelixKratz/JankyBorders (⭐3k) — A lightweight window border system for macOS ☆3,095

• lihaoyun6/Topit (⭐1.2k) — Pin any window to the top of your screen ☆1,233

Nov 24 - Nov 30, 2025

Audio & Video / Editors

• Aegisub/Aegisub (⭐3.3k) — Cross-platform advanced subtitle editor ☆3,289

• cartesiancs/nugget-app (⭐511) — Video editor with motion effects and layered editing ☆517

Audio & Video / Players

• nukeop/nuclear (⭐17k) — Streaming music player that finds free music for you ☆16,941

• martpie/museeks (⭐2k) — A simple, clean and cross-platform music player ☆2,048

• losnoco/Cog (⭐906) — Cog - A Free and Open Source Audio Player for macOS 10.14+ ☆905

• samzong/MacMusicPlayer (⭐61) — A clean, lightweight music player for macOS. ☆62

Audio & Video / Production

• hydrogen-music/hydrogen (⭐1.2k) — The advanced drum machine for Linux, macOS, and Windows ☆1,237

• stargatedaw/stargate (⭐793) — Digital audio workstation with plugins ☆795

Audio & Video / Utilities

• ExistentialAudio/BlackHole (⭐18k) — macOS audio loopback driver for apps ☆18,052

• chidiwilliams/buzz (⭐16k) — Offline audio transcription powered by Whisper ☆16,123

• sindresorhus/Gifski (⭐8.3k) — Convert videos to high-quality GIFs on your Mac ☆8,265

• section83/MacYTDL (⭐839) — A macOS GUI front-end for the YT-DLP video downloader ☆847

Communication / Collaboration

• sindresorhus/caprine (⭐7.3k) — Elegant Facebook Messenger desktop app ☆7,270

• overtake/TelegramSwift (⭐5.5k) — Source code of Telegram for macos on Swift 5.0 ☆5,477

Communication / Email Clients

• vladimiry/ElectronMail (⭐1.6k) — Unofficial ProtonMail Desktop App ☆1,625

Design & Graphics / Design Tools

• synfig/synfig (⭐2.1k) — Synfig Studio animation software ☆2,122

• Toinane/colorpicker (⭐1.8k) — A mininal but complete colorpicker desktop app ☆1,831

• pencil2d/pencil (⭐1.6k) — Easy tool for 2D hand-drawn animations ☆1,632

• sindresorhus/System-Color-Picker (⭐1.4k) — The macOS color picker as an app with more features ☆1,379

Design & Graphics / Image Tools

• Molunerfinn/PicGo (⭐26k) — Image uploader for 60+ hosting services ☆26,140

• divamgupta/diffusionbee-stable-diffusion-ui (⭐13k) — Run Stable Diffusion on M1 Mac ☆13,492

• kyleduo/TinyPNG4Mac (⭐4k) — Native client of TinyPNG on macOS ☆3,961

• jurplel/qView (⭐3k) — Practical and minimal image viewer ☆3,059

• netdcy/FlowVision (⭐1.1k) — Waterfall-style image viewer for macOS ☆1,080

Design & Graphics / Screen Capture

• lihaoyun6/QuickRecorder (⭐7.7k) — Lightweight macOS screen recorder ☆7,807

Developer Tools / App Frameworks

• illacloud/illa-builder (⭐12k) — Low-code platform for internal tools ☆12,310

• react-page/react-page (⭐9.6k) — Customizable WYSIWYG content editor ☆9,561

Developer Tools / Code Editors

• coteditor/CotEditor (⭐7.4k) — Lightweight Plain-Text Editor for macOS ☆7,473

• qvacua/vimr (⭐6.9k) — VimR — Neovim GUI for macOS in Swift ☆6,912

• haystackeditor/haystack-editor (⭐1.3k) — Canvas-based code editor for visual navigation ☆1,254

Developer Tools / Databases

• PostgresApp/PostgresApp (⭐7.7k) — The easiest way to get started with PostgreSQL on the Mac ☆7,677

• Sequel-Ace/Sequel-Ace (⭐7.2k) — MySQL/MariaDB database management for macOS ☆7,246

• gcollazo/mongodbapp (⭐534) — The easiest way to get started with MongoDB on the Mac ☆534

Developer Tools / Developer Utilities

• oldj/SwitchHosts (⭐26k) — Switch hosts quickly! ☆26,122

• responsively-org/responsively-app (⭐25k) — Browser for responsive web development ☆24,585

• hschmidt/EnvPane (⭐814) — EnvPane - An OS X preference pane for environment variables ☆815

• sindresorhus/Pasteboard-Viewer (⭐803) — Inspect the system pasteboards on macOS ☆805

Developer Tools / Version Control

• git-up/GitUp (⭐12k) — The Git interface you have been missing ☆11,836

• relagit/relagit (⭐982) — The elegant solution to graphical version control. ☆989

• maoyama/Changes (⭐165) — An Open Source GUI Git Client for macOS ☆168

Developer Tools / Virtualization

• hashicorp/vagrant (⭐27k) — Tool for building development environments ☆27,181

File Management / File Managers

• mucommander/mucommander (⭐1.2k) — Cross-platform dual-pane file manager ☆1,159

File Management / File Utilities

• PDF-Archiver/PDF-Archiver (⭐327) — A tool for tagging files and archiving tasks. ☆327

• RobinNaumann/disko (⭐98) — a minimalist disk usage analyzer for macOS ☆100

Productivity / Translation

• nextai-translator/nextai-translator (⭐25k) — ChatGPT-powered translation app ☆24,800

Reading & Writing / Ebooks

• Sigil-Ebook/Sigil (⭐6.6k) — Sigil is a multi-platform EPUB ebook editor ☆6,614

Reading & Writing / Note-taking

• nuttyartist/notes (⭐4.2k) — Fast note-taking app written in C++ ☆4,207

Reading & Writing / Research

• tropy/tropy (⭐1.1k) — Research photo management ☆1,075

Reading & Writing / RSS

• ViennaRSS/vienna-rss (⭐1.9k) — Vienna is a free and open-source RSS/Atom newsreader for macOS. ☆1,940

• sopaco/saga-reader (⭐432) — AI-powered lightweight internet reader ☆439

Security / Encryption

• alichtman/deadbolt (⭐386) — Dead-simple file encryption for any OS ☆387

Security / System Security

• ParetoSecurity/pareto-mac (⭐413) — Automatically audit your Mac for basic security hygiene. ☆416

• objective-see/DylibHijackScanner (⭐109) — Scan for dylib hijacking vulnerabilities ☆109

• objective-see/TaskExplorer (⭐120) — Explore running processes on macOS ☆120

System Tools / Desktop & System

• sindresorhus/Plash (⭐3.9k) — Make any website your Mac desktop wallpaper ☆3,902

• sindresorhus/Actions (⭐2.9k) — Supercharge your shortcuts ☆2,950

• glinford/dns-easy-switcher (⭐313) — DNS Easy Switcher (for MacOS) ☆316

System Tools / Menu Bar

• leits/MeetingBar (⭐5.1k) — Your meetings at your fingertips in the macOS menu bar ☆5,070

• kmikiy/SpotMenu (⭐3k) — Spotify & Apple Music in your macOS menu bar ☆3,041

• lihaoyun6/Logoer (⭐656) — Change the style of the Apple logo in macOS menu bar ☆656

System Tools / System Utilities

• newmarcel/KeepingYouAwake (⭐6.1k) — Prevents your Mac from going to sleep. ☆6,132

• ThatGuySam/doesitarm (⭐3.8k) — Apple Silicon app compatibility list ☆3,792

• BigBerny/magicquit (⭐324) — Auto-quit unused apps for focus ☆327

• sanketk2020/MacSpaceCleaner (⭐131) — Clean disk space by removing junk ☆132

• Serpentiel/betterglobekey (⭐73) — Make macOS Globe key great again! ☆73

Terminal / Shell Utilities

• rupa/z (⭐17k) — z - jump around ☆16,905

• dnote/dnote (⭐3k) — A simple command line notebook ☆3,001

Window Management / Shell Utilities

• pablopunk/SwiftShift (⭐507) — Sweet window management for macOS ☆511

• XiCheng148/Dockit (⭐248) — An application that can dock any window to the edge of the screen. ☆249

Nov 17 - Nov 23, 2025

Developer Tools / Databases

• cmushroom/redis-pro (⭐678) — Redis management app in SwiftUI ☆678

Reading & Writing / Ebooks

• MaddTheSane/Simple-Comic (⭐312) — macOS comic viewer ☆313

Security / System Security

• objective-see/OverSight (⭐631) — Monitor mic and webcam access on Mac ☆633

• Lennolium/swiftGuard (⭐429) — Anti-forensic app monitoring USB ports ☆429

• objective-see/WhatsYourSign (⭐338) — View file signing info in Finder ☆338

System Tools / System Utilities

• appledragon/everythingByMdfind (⭐129) — python script to search everything by mdfind on MacOS ☆129

Terminal / Shell Utilities

• lihaoyun6/xHistory (⭐185) — A powerful command line history manager ☆189

Window Management / Shell Utilities

• Geckos-Ink/MakeItHome (⭐37) — UI extender for macOS ☆37

Nov 10 - Nov 16, 2025

Audio & Video / Utilities

• TheAcharya/MarkerData (⭐53) — Marker extraction tool for Final Cut Pro ☆54

Developer Tools / Version Control

• scmbreeze/scm_breeze (⭐2.9k) — Adds numbered shortcuts to the output git status, and much more ☆2,887

System Tools / System Utilities

• probablykasper/time-machine-inspector (⭐192) — Time Machine backup size inspector app ☆192

Nov 03 - Nov 09, 2025

Developer Tools / Databases

• bdash-app/bdash (⭐1.5k) — Simple SQL Client for lightweight data analysis. ☆1,515

Developer Tools / Version Control

• jamieweavis/streaker (⭐190) — GitHub contribution streak tracker for menu bar ☆190

Productivity / Automation

• niw/HapticKey (⭐1.7k) — Haptic feedback when tapping Touch Bar ☆1,670

Oct 27 - Nov 02, 2025

Security / System Security

• objective-see/RansomWhere (⭐92) — Generic ransomware detector ☆92

Jun 02 - Jun 08, 2025

Credits / Shell Utilities

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