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讨论 【清单】Awesome MacOS Software

【清单】Awesome MacOS Software

https://github.com/phmullins/awesome-macos

这是一个我一直在关注的github清单，列出了适用于 Apple macOS 操作系统的精选软件。

其中，也有不少非常好用的开源软件，值得大家关注。因此，放到开源软件小组。清单里的软件，你都用过哪些？

Academics

  • Geogebra – GeoGebra for Teaching and Learning Math.
  • Jamovi – free and open statistical software to bridge the gap between researcher and statistician.
  • Manuscripts – A writing tool like nothing you have seen before.
  • Mochi – Take notes and make flashcards.
  • Numi – Beautiful calculator app for Mac.
  • Soulver 3 – Notepad, meet calculator.
  • SpeedCrunch – A powerful scientific multi-platform calculator with an easy to use interface
  • Studies – Master Your Studies.

Anti-Virus

Application Launchers

  • Alfred – Search your Mac and the web effortlessly, and control your Mac. &
  • Butler – The original Many Tricks pony.
  • LaunchBar – Powerful file/URL/email launcher utility.
  • Launchey 2 – Lightweight menu bar app launcher.
  • Overflow – The visual launcher for your Mac.
  • Recents for Mac – Find files faster.
  • Slik – Fast app launcher and web app organizer.
  • Sol – More than a launcher.
  • Start – A superior way to launch applications.
  • Quicksilver – Application launcher and much more.
  • Raycast – Raycast is a blazingly fast, totally extendable launcher.
  • Ueli – A keystroke launcher for Windows and macOS.
  • Workspaces – Project-Based Launcher for macOS.
  • Zazu – A fully extensible and open source launcher for hackers, creators and dabblers.

Audio Players

Audio and Music players, Trackers, Digital Audio Workstation software.

  • Auryo – A SoundCloud client for your desktop.
  • Aural – An audio player for macOS, inspired by Winamp.
  • BitPerfect – The Audiophile Choice.
  • Cider – OSS Apple Music client for Windows, Linux, macOS, and more.
  • Cog – Audio player similar to Foobar 2000.
  • Foobar2000 – Freeware audio player for macOS.
  • Harmony – Music player for Spotify, SoundCloud, Google Play and your local files.
  • Idagio – Streaming, reinvented for classical music.
  • Mous – Powerful audio player & converter for FreeBSD/Linux/macOS.
  • Museeks – A simple, clean and cross-platform music player.
  • Nulloy – OSS Audiophile audio player.
  • Phonix – Free music player for macOS.
  • SIDPLAY – A Commodore 64 music player.
  • Sonos – Wireless Home Sound System.
  • Soundcleod – SoundCloud for macOS.
  • Swinsian – The Advanced Music Player for Mac.
  • Tidal – Music streaming service.
  • Tiny Player – Tiny FLAC/AAC/MP3/WAV Player.
  • Vox – Vox Music Player for macOS.
  • Winds – A Beautiful Open Source RSS & Podcast App.

Audio Utilities

  • AirFoil – Hear Your Audio Everywhere.
  • Audio Hijack – Record any audio.
  • Background Music – macOS Audio Utility.
  • Balance Lock – Prevents audio balance from drifting left or right.
  • BlackHole – Route Audio Between Apps.
  • Boom3D – Volume Booster & Equalizer.
  • eqMac2 – System-Wide Equalizer for the Mac.
  • Falcon – An open source audio file encoder.
  • Farrago – Robust, rapid-fire soundboards.
  • Kid3 – Audio Tagger.
  • Krisp – Sound Clear in Online Meetings.
  • Loopback – Cable-free audio routing for Mac.
  • Metadatics – Audio metadata editor.
  • Museeks – A simple, clean and cross-platform music player.
  • Mutify – Quickly mute your microphone.
  • ocenaudio – Easy, fast and powerful audio editor.
  • Piezo – Charmingly simple audio recording.
  • Roon – The Ultimate Music Player for Music Fanatics.
  • Samplr for Touchbar – Demo of Samplr for the MacBook Touch Bar.
  • ShazamScrobbler – Last.fm scrobbler for the Shazam Mac app.
  • SpotMenu – Spotify and iTunes in your macOS menu bar.
  • Sound Source – Superior Sound Control.
  • Tickeys – Audio feedback while typing.
  • TunesArt – Display a gorgeous album cover on your desktop.
  • X Lossless Decoder – Decode/Convert to and from dozens of audio file types.

Backups

  • Arq – Backup your files to Google Drive, Amazon Glacier, SFTP, and more.
  • Arq Cloud Backup – Backs up all your files automatically.
  • Carbon Copy Cloner – Create a bit-perfect clone of your Mac’s hard drive.
  • Freeze – Amazon Glacier for your Mac.
  • GoodSync – File Synchronization and Backup Software.
  • Macrium Reflect 7 – Free back up, disk imaging, and cloning solution.
  • Rclone – Sync files and directories to and from multiple services.
  • Syncalicious – Backup and synchronize app settings.

Cleanup

  • BlueHarvest – Keep your disks clean of macOS metadata.
  • Clean-Me – A macOS system analyser and cleaner.
  • Daisy Disk – What’s taking up your disk space?
  • Disk Doctor – Removes tons of unneeded files.
  • Duplicate Detective – Remove duplicate files from your Mac.
  • Monolingual – Frees up disk space by removing unused languages files.
  • RemoveX – Uninstaller tool for Mac computer. RemoveX has a beautifully UI using native design for MacOS. Save hours of time and remove your app in seconds. Do not make you think. and
  • TrashMe – Uninstaller for the Mac with other great useful tools.

Clipboard Managers

  • Copied – Clipboard manager for macOS, iOS and iPadOS.
  • Maccy – Keep your copy history at hand. Period.
  • Yippy – An open source clipboard manager for macOS.

Cloud Storage

  • Box Sync – Online synchronization tool. Free &
  • Dropbox – Cloud backup and synchronization tool. Free &
  • Google Drive – Easy and secure access to all of your content. Free &
  • Mega – Secure Cloud Storage and Communication.
  • OmniPresence – Document syncing for iOS & macOS.
  • Rsync Client – A simple GUI for managing your remote files.
  • Rsync Server – Enable the Rsync service on your Mac.
  • Syncthing – Replaces proprietary sync and cloud services.

Code Editors

  • AppCode – Smart IDE for iOS/macOS development.
  • Atom – A hackable text editor for the 21st Century.
  • Arduino IDE – Open-source Arduino Code Editor.
  • Aurora Editor – Open-source Code Editor.
  • BBedit – The text editor that doesn’t suck.
  • Brackets – Open source text editor that understands web design.
  • CLion – A cross-platform IDE for C and C++.
  • Coda – One-window Web development suite.
  • CodeRunner 2 – Easy-to-use programming editor for your Mac.
  • Espresso – Powerful HTML, XML, CSS, and JavaScript development tool.
  • IntelliJ – Capable and Intelligent IDE.
  • RubyMine – Work Faster with a Smarter Editor.
  • SubEthaEdit 5 – Code, Write, Edit. Together.
  • Sublime Text – A sophisticated text editor for code, markup and prose.
  • Textmate – Powerful and customizable text editor.
  • VimR – Neovim GUI for macOS.
  • Visual Studio Code – Excellent cross-platform text editor from Microsoft.
  • Xcode – Apple’s Swift/Objective-C development environment.
  • HMScriptEditor – Code editor for HomeMatic scripts.

Color Pickers

  • Couleurs – A simple but powerful color grabber.
  • Color Picker Plus – An Improved Color Picker for macOS.
  • ColorSlurp – The best Mac color picker in the universe!
  • ColorSnapper 2 – Organize, adjust & export colors with style.
  • Color-Studio – Build coherent themes.
  • ColorWell – macOS Color Theme generator.
  • Pastel – Beautiful color palettes.
  • Pika – An open-source colour picker app for macOS.
  • Sip – Collect, organize & share your colors. 5 Stars

Communication

  • Aether – Peer-to-peer ephemeral public communities.
  • Chime – Amazon Chime communications service.
  • Feishu – The Only All-in-One Platform You Will Ever Need.
  • Loom – Take back your time.
  • Teams – Connect and collaborate with anyone from anywhere.
  • Screen – Work together like you’re in the same room.
  • Skype – Your chats are about to get much better.
  • Slack – Team-based collaboration tool.
  • Workplace by Facebook – Change the way you work.
  • Zulip – Zulip for macOS.

Compression

  • BetterZip 5 – the next generation of archiving.
  • Keka – MacOS file archiver. Store more, share with privacy.
  • The Unarchiver – Capable replacement for MacOS’ default compression app.
  • p7zip – Open Source port of 7-Zip for POSIX systems.
  • Zip Cleaner – Remove DS_Store, Icon^M and __MACOSX from archives.

Calendar

  • BusyCal – Powerful, Elegant, Customizable Calendar for macOS.
  • Calendars – Own your time.
  • Day-O – Simple menu bar clock replacement.
  • Fantastical – The calendar app you won’t be able to live without.
  • Informant – The best calendar app for macOS.
  • Itsycal – Itsycal is a tiny calendar for your Mac’s menu bar.
  • Morgen – Make the most out of your time.

Contacts

  • BusyContacts – The most powerful contact manager for macOS.
  • CardHop – Contacts manager. One Cardhop, All Your Devices.

Databases

  • Arctype – The SQL client and database management tool that’s fun to use. and
  • Azure Data Studio – SQL client based on Visual Studio Code.
  • Base – SQLite 3 database editor.
  • Bdash – Simple SQL Client for lightweight data analysis.
  • Beekeeper Studio – Open Source SQL Editor and Database Manager.
  • DBeaver – Free Universal SQL Client.
  • DB Browser for SQLite – SQLite Database Browser.
  • Franz – A macOS Client for Apache Kafka.
  • Medis – Modern GUI for Redis.
  • Medis 2 – Modern GUI for Redis.
  • ModernCSV – The Ultimate CSV Editor/Viewer for Windows, Mac, and Linux.
  • Mongotron – Cross platform MongoDB management.
  • Sequel Ace – A MySQL database manager.
  • pgweb – Cross-platform client for PostgreSQL databases.
  • Postbird – Open source PostgreSQL GUI client for macOs.
  • Postgres.app – PostgreSQL for MacOS.
  • Postico – A Modern PostgreSQL Client for the Mac.
  • PSequel – PostgreSQL GUI tool for macOS.
  • Querious – The best MySQL tool for macOS.
  • Robomongo – Cross-platform MongoDB client.
  • SQLectron – A simple and lightweight SQL client desktop/terminal.
  • TablePlus – Modern GUI for MySQL, PostgreSQL, and SQLite.

Design

  • Figma — Create, test, and ship better designs from start to finish.
  • LibrePCB – A new, powerful and intuitive EDA tool for everyone.
  • Framer – App prototyping tool. & s
  • Mockplus – Prototype faster. smarter. easier.
  • Origami Studio – Explore, iterate, and test your ideas.
  • Penpot – Open Source design and prototyping platform.
  • Sketch – Professional digital design for Mac.
  • Zeplin – Build pixel perfect apps in peace.

DevOps

  • Captain – Manage Docker containers. Free.
  • Container PS – Menu Bar app for Docker.
  • Docker Desktop – The world’s leading software containerization platform.
  • Kitematic – Run containers through a GUI.
  • Kubernetic – The Kubernetes Desktop Client.
  • Kui – Hybrid command-line/UI development experience for cloud.
  • Leapp – Manage your Cloud credentials locally.

Disk Utilities

  • DiskWave – Determine what files & folders are using your disk space.

Documents

Encryption

  • Cryptomator – Free client-side encryption for your cloud files.
  • GPG Tools – GPG Suite for macOS.
  • keys.pub – Manage cryptographic keys, sigchains and user identities.
  • Keybase – Keybase is a directory of public keys and the proofs of who owns them.
  • VeraCrypt – Open source disk encryption software for macOS.

Email

  • Canary – Secure Email App for Mac and iPhone.
  • eM Client – Boost your email. Skyrocket your productivity. Free &
  • FMail – The free native Mac application for Fastmail users.
  • FMail Light – Free native Mac application for Fastmail.
  • imap-backup – Backup IMAP accounts to disk.
  • MailMate – IMAP email client for macOS.
  • Mailspring – Boost your productivity and send better emails.
  • Mimestream – A native macOS email client for Gmail.
  • Polymail – Simple, beautiful, powerful e-mail.
  • Postbox – Powerful and flexible email client.
  • Spark – Email client for Apple devices.
  • Thunderbird – Cross-platform e-mail and news (NNTP) client.

Electronic Books

  • Bookpedia – What’s on your shelves?
  • Calibre – Complete e-book library management system.
  • Clearview – Tabbed style e-book reader for PDF, EPUB (DRM free), CHM, and MOBI.
  • comictagger – A multi-platform app for writing metadata to digital comics.
  • Delicious Library 3 – Book Manager.
  • Kavita – Self-hosted digital library.
  • Kindle – Read Kindle books on your Mac.
  • Kitabu – Kitabu is your EPUB reading application and cloud library.
  • Sigil — Sigil is a multi-platform EPUB ebook Editor

File Synchronization

  • Box – Online synchronization tool for box.net.
  • Dropbox – Cloud backup and synchronization tool. &
  • Google Drive – File backup and sharing tool.
  • oDrive – Make Cloud Storage the way it should be.
  • OneDrive – Access your Microsoft OneDrive.

File Management

  • Commander One – Dual-pane file manager for macOS.
  • CRAX Commander – Dual-pane and multi-tabbed file manager.
  • Cryo – Visual peer-to-peer file manager.
  • DCloner – Reliable duplicate files finder.
  • DCommander – Advanced file manager for Mac.
  • ForkLift 3 – Advanced dual-pane FTP/file manager.
  • Gemini – The intelligent duplicate file finder.
  • Hazel – Automated Organization for Your Mac.
  • HiFile – File manager for Windows, macOS and Linux.
  • Marta – File Manager for macOS.
  • Mountain Duck – Cyberduck for mounting volumes in the file explorer.
  • muCommander – The easy to use file manager.
  • NameChanger – Rename a list of files quickly and easily.
  • Nimble Commander – Dual-pane file manager.
  • Path Finder – Powerful, award-winning Finder alternative.
  • Spacedrive – A file explorer from the future.
  • TotalFinder – For Mac users who demand more from their Finder.
  • Trickster – Your recently used files, at your fingertips.
  • fman – Dual-pane file manager for Mac.

Fonts

  • FontForge – Free and open source font editor.

FTP Clients

  • Cyberduck – A libre server and cloud storage browser for Mac.
  • Fetch – Fetch is a reliable, full-featured file transfer client for the Mac, since 1989.
  • FileZilla – Open source FTP client.
  • Transmit – FTP client that supports SFTP, S3, WebDAV, and more.
  • Viper FTP – Simple, user-friendly yet powerful FTP client for Mac.

Games

  • Doom 64 EX – Faithful recreation of the Doom 64 engine.
  • Doomseeker – Cross-platform server browser for Doom.
  • DOSBox – DOS emulation for macOS.
  • Epic Games Launcher – Game client.
  • Flycast – Multiplatform Sega Dreamcast, Naomi and Atomiswave emulator.
  • Gearcoleco – Cross-platform ColecoVision emulator.
  • GOG Galaxy – All your games and friends in one place.
  • GZDoom – A Doom source port for the modern era.
  • HStracker – Find the best deck for your rank and region.
  • MetalNES – Transistor level NES simulation.
  • OpenEmu – Video game emulation.
  • ReDoomEd – Port of “DoomEd”, id Software’s Doom map editor for NeXTSTEP (1993).
  • Rolisteam – Manage tabletop role playing games with remote friends/players.
  • Slade – A modern editor for Doom.
  • Stockfish – Strong open source chess engine.
  • TIC-80 – A fantasy computer for making, playing and sharing tiny games.
  • xemu – Original Xbox Emulator.
  • Zandronum – Leading the way in newschool multiplayer Doom online.
  • ZDL – A cross-platform launcher.

Game Development

  • Blender – A new era for content creation.
  • Unity – The platform of choice for multiplayer hits.
  • Unreal Engine – The world’s most open and advanced real-time 3D creation tool.

Graphics

  • Adapter – Adapter Converts Video, Audio and Images.
  • Amadine – The ultimate vector graphics software for macOS.
  • CleanShot – Capture your Mac’s screen like a pro.
  • DaVinci Resolve – Professional Editing, Color, Effects and Audio Post!
  • Gifox – Delightful GIF Recording and Sharing App.
  • Hologram – The Best Wallpaper App for macOS.
  • Icon Jar – Store all your icons in one place.
  • ImageOptim – Removes bloated metadata.
  • Image2icon – Create and personalize icons from your pictures.
  • Kap – Capture your screen.
  • Pensela – The Swiss Army Knife of Screen Annotation Tools.
  • Ruffle – A Flash Player emulator built with Rust.
  • Storyboarder – The best way to visualize your story.
  • xScope – Measure. Inspect. Test.

Image Editors

  • Acorn – Image editor for MacOS.
  • Aseprite – Animated sprite editor and pixel art tool.
  • Affinity Photo – The first choice for photography and creative professionals.
  • GIMP – GNU Image Manipulation Program.
  • Krita – Professional open source painting program.
  • Pixelmator – Full-featured image editor for Mac.
  • Pixelmator Pro – Professional image editor.
  • PikoPixel – Pixel-art editor.
  • PhotoMD – Image EXIF and metadata editor, viewer and sorter.
  • Seashore – Easy to use mac osx image editing application.

Image Viewers

  • Eagle – Photo viewer, manager, and organizer.
  • Lyn – Organize, view, edit and share your photos.
  • Phew – An open-source FLIF image viewer and QuickLook plugin for macOS.
  • Phiewer – The easiest and fastest way to view your images.
  • PhotoMD-lite – View images and EXIF and metadata.
  • Pixave – The ultimate image viewer and organizer.
  • qView – Practical and minimal image viewer.
  • Spect – Fast image browser and organizer.
  • Xee – Super fast image viewer.

Internet

  • Castor – A Browser for the small internet (Gemini, Gopher, Finger).
  • Charles – HTTP proxy, HTTP monitor, Reverse Proxy.
  • DomainBrain – Track of server and login information for websites.
  • Freenet – Peer-to-peer platform for censorship-resistant communication and publishing.
  • Kristall – GUI client for MacOS for gemini, http, https, gopher, finger.

IRC Clients

  • Irssi – Your text mode chatting application since 1999.
  • KVIrc – QT IRC Client.
  • LimeChat – LimeChat is an IRC client for MacOS.
  • Textual – Lightweight IRC client.
  • Smuxi – GTK+ multi-service ITC client.

Journaling

  • Day One – A journal, diary, text-logging application.
  • Journey – Meet Journey, Your Self-Care Journal.
  • jrnl – Command-line journaling application.
  • Linked – Link your thoughts to days, distraction free.
  • MacJournal 7 – macOS journaling application.

Machine Learning

Machine Learning, Artifical Intelligence, Neural Networks, etc.

  • Netron – Visualizer for neural network, deep learning, and machine learning models.

Markdown Editors

  • Byword – Excellent markdown editor.
  • Deepdwn – Explore, study, create.
  • Ghostwriter – No excuses. No distractions. Just write.
  • IA Writer – A focused environment.
  • JotterPad – The new age of writing is here.
  • Notable – Markdown-based note-taking app that doesn’t suck.
  • MacDown – Open source Markdown editor for MacOS.
  • Marked 2 – Previewer for Markdown files.
  • Mark Text – Simple and Elegant cross platform Markdown Editor.
  • MWeb – Pro Markdown writing and note taking editor.
  • Notary – Fast, desktop-first & Vim-friendly markdown editor.
  • PanWriter – Markdown editor with pandoc integration.
  • Pine – Native markdown editor for macOS.
  • Texts – Separate Content from Formatting. Store in Markdown.
  • Typora – Live markdown reader and a writer.
  • vnote – A Vim-inspired Markdown note-taking application.

Menubar Applications

  • Aldente – macOS tool to limit maximum charging percentage.
  • Amphetamine – The most awesome keep-awake app ever created for macOS.
  • Apple Juice – Advanced battery gauge for macOS.
  • Bartender 4 – Take control of your menu bar.
  • BitBar – Run terminal commands from the menu bar.
  • Bunch – Your new favorite macOS automation tool.
  • cpuinfo – cpumeter menubar app for mac.
  • De-Notch-ifier –
  • Displays – Manage your monitors and more.
  • Dropzone –
  • Forehead – Hide the notch and round the corners. Free &
  • FuzzyClock – Displays the time in your menubar.
  • gSwitch – Control the GPU on dual-gpu MacBooks.
  • Hidden – Lets you hide menu bar items. – Editor’s Choice.
  • HotSwitch – Fastest window switcher app.
  • HyperSwitch – Keyboard window switcher for macOS.
  • KeyCue – Find, remember, and learn keyboard shortcuts.
  • NightOwl – Easily toggle dark mode on macOS.
  • MenuBar Stats 3 – Advanced macOS System Monitor.
  • Menuwhere – The menu, anywhere.
  • Meteorologist – Free weather program for macOS.
  • Notch Pro – It draws a notch over your menubar.
  • OneSwitch – All your powerful switches in one place.
  • OnlySwitch – All-in-One menu bar app, hide notch, dark mode, AirPods, Shortcuts.
  • Presentify – Annotate literally anything on screen.
  • Shifty – A menu bar app that gives you more control over Night Shift.
  • Spaceman – View Spaces and Virtual Desktops in the menu bar.
  • Stats – Simple macOS system monitor in your menu bar.
  • SwitchHosts – Hosts management & switching.
  • SwitchKey – Automatically use the correct input source.
  • TopNotch – Makes the notch disappear like a <g-emoji alias=”ninja” fallback-src=”https://github.githubassets.com/images/icons/emoji/unicode/1f977.png”></g-emoji>.
  • Tyke – A little bit of scratch paper.
  • Vanilla – Hide menu bar icons on your Mac.
  • WhichSpace – Active space menu bar icon for macOS.
  • XMenu – Directly access all your apps from the manu bar.

Messenger Applications

  • Cabal – Experimental p2p community chat platform.
  • Caprine – Elegant Facebook-Messenger client.
  • Discord – Free Voice and Text Chat for Gamers.
  • Franz – Get back on top of your messaging.
  • Gitter – A chat and networking platform.
  • Keybase Chat – Crypto chat for everyone.
  • Monal – Secure XMPP chat client.
  • Patchwork – Decentralized messaging app built on top of Secure Scuttlebutt (SSB).
  • Pony – Pony is a messenger that delivers once a day.
  • Rambox – he only way to organize your workspace and boost your productivity.
  • Ripcord – Desktop chat client for Slack (and Discord).
  • Signal – Fast, simple, secure.
  • Shrugs – Desktop chat client for Slack.
  • Telegram – Secure messaging app.
  • Tox – A New Kind of Instant Messaging.
  • Wire – Secure communication. Full privacy.

Miscellaneous

  • Actual – Enjoy managing your finances.
  • AnyBar – macOS menubar status indicator.
  • AirParrot – Streaming and Mirroring for macOS.
  • BerryCast – A screen recording app.
  • Calcbot – An Intelligent Calculator and Unit Converter.
  • CodeCows – Inject hundreds of ASCII Cows in any app.
  • Console – Replacement macOS console application.
  • Contexts – Radically simpler & faster window switcher.
  • EasyEDA – An Easier and Powerful Online PCB Design Tool.
  • FS-UAE – Amiga Emulator.
  • Glance – All-in-one Quick Look plugin.
  • Hackintool – The Swiss army knife of vanilla Hackintoshing.
  • ha-menu – Perform common Home Assistant functions.
  • Hyperkey – The extra macOS modifier key.
  • iPulse – Monitor numerous macOS statistics.
  • Karabiner-Elements – Powerful utility for keyboard customization.
  • Kinto – Linux & Windows keyboard layout for macOS users.
  • LinearMouse – For macOS mouse users.
  • Mactracker – Detailed information on every Apple product.
  • Mela – A simple, elegant and modern recipe manager.
  • Micro.blog – The official macOS version of Micro.blog.
  • Middle – Add middle click to your Mac.
  • NetNewsWire – More news, less junk. Faster.
  • PiBakery – The easiest way to setup a Raspberry Pi.
  • QLMarkdown – Quick Look extension for Markdown files.
  • Reeder 5 – The best news reader for macOS.
  • ResXtreme – Provides access to all display modes.
  • RightFont 5 – Professional font manager app for Mac.
  • SaneSideButtons – Tool that makes normal mouses with back/forward buttons usable on Mac OS
  • Sugarmate – A new way to manage your diabetes.
  • SuperKey – Keyboard superpower on macOS.
  • Swish – The missing gesture layer for macOS.
  • Syntax Highlight – Quick Look extension for highlight source code files.
  • Tickeys – Instant audio feedback for typing. macOS version.
  • Touch Bar Simulator – The macOS Touch Bar as a standalone app.
  • Unison – Excellent MacOS app for accessing Usenet Newsgroups.
  • Unite 4 – Turn any website into a deeply customizable app.
  • Wintertime – Background App Freezer for macOS.
  • Yarr – Yet another RSS reader.

Music Production

  • Ableton Live – Digital Audio Workstation.
  • Apple Logic Pro X – Complete professional recording studio on the Mac.
  • Cubase – Create. Produce. Mix. Repeat.
  • Dexed – DX7 FM multi plaform/multi format plugin.
  • FL Studio – Digital Audio Workstation.
  • Fission – Fast & lossless audio editing.
  • Hydrogen – Advanced drum machine.
  • Milkytracker – multi-platform music application for creating .MOD and .XM module files.
  • PaulXStretch – Extreme Time-Stretching.
  • Reason – Rack-based Digital Audio Workstation.
  • VCV Rack – Virtual Eruorack.

Networking Applications

  • Airtool – Capture Wi-Fi traffic Like a Pro.
  • Angry IP Scanner – Cross-platform network scanner.
  • Caddy – The HTTP/2 web server with automatic HTTPS.
  • Core Tunnel – Tunnel management made easy.
  • DNSCrypt – Control the DNSCrypt Proxy.
  • Fenix – Simple static desktop web server.
  • Gophie – Cross-platform Gopher browser.
  • iStumbler – Wireless Intelligence.
  • Murus – A GUI for the MacOS PF firewall. &
  • NetSpot – Wireless survey tool.
  • Network Radar – Scan and monitor your network.
  • Rambox – Workspace simplifier.
  • Shuttle – A simple SSH shortcut menu for macOS.
  • SpechtLite – A rule-based proxy app for macOS.
  • SiteSucker – Automatically downloads websites from the Internet.
  • SSH Copy – Manage remote files with ease.
  • SSH Tunnel Manager – Manage your SSH tunnels.
  • Surge – Advanced Web Debugging Proxy for macOS & iOS.
  • SwitchHosts – Hosts management & switching.
  • Termius – SSH client that works on Desktop and Mobile.
  • Transmission – Easy, free BitTorrent client.
  • Transfer – TFTP server for your Mac.
  • Usenapp – The most complete usenet client for macOS.
  • WebTorrent – Streaming torrent app.
  • WhatRoute – Graphical IP tracer.
  • WiFi Explorer – Wi-Fi discovery and troubleshooting.
  • WiFi Signal – Monitor your Wi-Fi connection.

Notes

  • Agenda – Date-focused note taking.
  • Amplenote – Write it down. Get it done.
  • Appflowy – Open Source Notion Alternative.
  • Asana – Work on big ideas, without the busywork.
  • Bundled Notes – There’s a new kid on the block.
  • CherryTree – A hierarchical note taking application.
  • ClickUp – All of your work in one place: Tasks, Docs, Chat, Goals, & more.
  • Coda – Enough of this sheet.
  • Craft – A fresh take on documents. & .
  • Dendron – Open-source, local-first, markdown-based, note-taking tool.
  • DEVONthink – Document/Note manager.
  • FSNotes – Notes manager for macOS.
  • Joplin – Free your notes.
  • Keep It – Write notes, keep things, and find them again.
  • Logseq – A privacy-first, open-source knowledge base.
  • Milanote – Get organized. Stay creative.
  • MdSilo – Lightweight knowledge silo and networked-writing tool.
  • NimbusNote – One place to manage all your information.
  • Notion – Write, plan, collaborate, and get organized.
  • OneNote – Note manager from Microsoft. &
  • Outline – Your team’s knowledge base.
  • QOwnNotes – Plain-text file markdown note taking with Nextcloud integration.
  • Standard Notes – Free to use, cross-platform sync, and end-to-end privacy.
  • Tot – Collect & edit text on macOS, iOS, and iPadOS.
  • Trilium – Build your personal knowledge base.
  • Yojimbo – Effortless, reliable information organizer for macOS.

Office Suites

Package Management

  • Cakebrew – The Mac App for Homebrew.
  • Fink – Debian package management for macOS.
  • Homebrew – The missing package manager for macOS.
  • MacPorts – A package management system for macOS.
  • pkgsrc – Package management system for Unix-like operating systems.

Painting Applications

  • Krita – A professional free and open source painting program.
  • Rebelle – Paint with natural watercolors and acrylics.

Password Management

  • 1Password – Best Password Manager out there!
  • Avast – Avast Passwords for Mac.
  • Bitwarden – Solve your password management problems.
  • Buttercup – The Password Manager You Deserve.
  • Dashlane – Never forget another password. Free &
  • Elpass – Your all-in-one password manager.
  • Enpass – A secure vault for storing everything in one place. Desktop: Free. Mobile:
  • Force Paste – Paste text even when not allowed.
  • Kaspersky Password Manager – Password Manager.
  • KeepassX – Open Source password manager.
  • KeePassXC – Cross-Platform password manager.
  • KeeWeb – Password manager compatible with KeePass.
  • LastPass – Simplify your life. Free &
  • MacPass – A native KeePass-compatible password manager for macOS.
  • Passifox – Auto form-fill passwords from KeePass.
  • Pastor – Free password manager for macOS.
  • QtPass – QtPass is a multi-platform GUI for pass.
  • RememBear – Secure and remember all your passwords…with a Bear.
  • RoboForm – Protect Your Passwords.
  • Strongbox – Freemium Open Source Password Manager.
  • Swifty – Free & Offline Password Manager

Productivity

  • Clockify – Free Mac time tracker.
  • Focus – Website blocker for macOS.
  • Freedom – Freedom is the app and website blocker for Mac.
  • Pomotroid – Simple and visually-pleasing Pomodoro timer. <g-emoji alias=”tomato” fallback-src=”https://github.githubassets.com/images/icons/emoji/unicode/1f345.png”></g-emoji>
  • Shortery – Shortcut Automation for your Mac.
  • Time Sink – Track how you’re spend your time.
  • TomatoBar – World’s neatest Pomodoro timer for macOS menu bar. <g-emoji alias=”tomato” fallback-src=”https://github.githubassets.com/images/icons/emoji/unicode/1f345.png”></g-emoji>
  • Whale – Unofficial Trello app. <g-emoji alias=”whale” fallback-src=”https://github.githubassets.com/images/icons/emoji/unicode/1f433.png”></g-emoji>

Programming Languages

  • Elixir – A dynamic, functional language.
  • Go – An open source programming language from Google.
  • Janet Language – A functional and imperative programming language.
  • Kotlin – Concise, simple and very easy to read (and write).
  • newLISP – Lisp-like, general-purpose scripting language.
  • Python – Work quickly and integrate systems more effectively.
  • Ruby – A dynamic, open source programming language.
  • Rust – A language empowering everyone.
  • Scratch – Create your own interactive stories, games, and animations.
  • Swift – A general-purpose programming language.

Programming Utilities

  • Anvil – Menubar app for managing local websites.
  • BBC Basic Editor – BBC Micro Model B Basic Editor.
  • Boop – A more powerful alternative to DevToys
  • Codespace – The code snippet manager you’ve been waiting for.
  • Codye – Present code in more than 180 languages and 80 themes.
  • DevMacToys – DevToys For macOS.
  • Defold – The ultimate game engine for web and mobile.
  • DetailsPro – SwiftUI Designs Made Easy.
  • ImHex – Best Hex Editor ever.
  • Inkdrop – Organizing your Markdown notes made simple.
  • Integrity – Website link checker for MacOS.
  • Figma – Serious application prototyping tool.
  • Firecamp – API platform for your favorite API-style.
  • Flipper – Extensible mobile app debugger.
  • Kaleidoscope – Diff manager for MacOS.
  • Key Codes – Displays key code, unicode value, and modifier keys state.
  • Lem – Common Lisp editor/IDE.
  • Matcha – Build native mobile apps in Go.
  • massCode – Boost your productivity.
  • Meld – A visual diff and merge tool.
  • Mockoon – Mock API in seconds.
  • Mu – Simple Python editor for beginner programmers.
  • OpenInCode – Finder toolbar app to open current folder in Visual Studio Code.
  • PaintCode 3 – Turn drawings into Swift code.
  • Pashua – Native macOS dialogs for scripting languages.
  • Paw – The most advanced API tool for Mac.
  • Pixelsnap – Fastest tool for measuring anything on your screen.
  • Platypus – Create MacOS applications from command line scripts.
  • Postman – Collaboration Platform for API Development.
  • Dash – Dash gives your Mac instant offline access to 150+ API documentation sets.
  • Quiver – The Programmer’s Notebook.
  • RunJS – The JavaScript playground for your desktop.
  • SnippetsLab – Easy-to-use code snippets manager.
  • Sparkle – Easy-to-use software update framework for macOS applications.
  • Stoplight Studio – Design APIs 10x faster with our free OpenAPI editor.
  • SwiftPM Catalog – Browse the Swift Package Index.
  • VueXcode – Enable Xcode syntax highlighting for Vue.js.
  • Tinkerwell – Run any PHP code locally.
  • XcodesApp – Easily install and switch between multiple versions of Xcode.
  • Yo – Send Notification Center messages from the command-line.

Remote Administration

  • AnyDesk – AnyWhere. AnyTime. AnyDesk. Free &
  • Jump Desktop – Secure RDP & VNC client.
  • NoMachine – Remote desktop connections.
  • NuoRDS – Standard RDP Client software.
  • remote-desktop-manager – Remote Connections & Passwords. Everywhere!
  • Remotix – Access all your computers from anywhere.
  • Royal TX – Comprehensive Remote Management Solution.
  • Screens – Control any computer from your Mac.
  • TeamViewer – The Solution for Remote Control and Access.

Science

  • RStudio – Professional software for data science.
  • SciLab – Open source software for numerical computation.

Screen Savers

  • Ariel – Apple TV Aerial Screensaver for macOS.
  • MusaicFM – Screensaver inspired by Apple’s inbuilt iTunes Screensaver.
  • Wonderful-Tools-Screensaver – Screensaver based on Apple’s September Event 2019.
  • XScreenSaver – Collection of free screen savers for macOS.

Search Utilities

Security

  • Avast SecureLine VPN – Encrypts your Internet connection.
  • AVG Secure VPN – Secure your Wi-Fi and browse privately.
  • cracken – Fast password wordlist generator.
  • Do Not Disturb – Detects and alerts you of physical access.
  • Geph – Blast through censorship!
  • Knock Knock – See what’s persistently installed on your Mac.
  • Little Snitch – Makes the invisible visible!
  • Micro Snitch – Know when someone spies on you!
  • LuLu – Open-source macOS firewall.
  • Micro Snitch – Know when someone spies on you!
  • Murus – macOS Firewall Unchained.
  • MullardVPN – You have a right to privacy.
  • Netiquette – A network monitor.
  • OverSight – Monitors a mac’s mic and webcam.
  • ProtonVPN – High-speed Swiss VPN that safeguards your privacy.
  • Pritunl – Open Source OpenVPN Client.
  • ReiKey – Scan and detect key loggers.
  • Santa – A binary whitelisting/blacklisting system for macOS.
  • Secretive – Store SSH keys in the Secure Enclave.
  • Security Growler – Notifies you whenever security events occur on your machine.
  • Squidman – Graphical installer and manager for the Squid proxy cache.
  • TaskExplorer – Explore all the tasks (processes) running on your Mac.
  • TunnelBear – A more secure way to browse the web.
  • Vallum – macOS Application Firewall.

Social Media

  • Flume – A beautiful Instagram experience for your desktop.
  • Ramme – Unofficial Instagram desktop app.
  • Tweetbot – Popular Twitter client.
  • Tweeten – Twitter client based on TweetDeck.
  • Twitterrific – Effortlessly read and compose tweets.
  • Whalebird – A Mastodon and Pleroma client.
  • Mastonaut – Simple, elegant, and native Mastodon client for Mac.

Source Control

  • Aurees – A Git client for Windows, Mac and Linux.
  • Fork – A fast and friendly git client for Mac.
  • Fuel – Front-end for the Fossil SCM.
  • Git Bar – Github contribution stats on your MacOS Menu Bar.
  • GitBlade – An elegant Git client for macOS.
  • GitBox – Version control as easy as mail.
  • Gitea – A painless self-hosted Git service.
  • GitFinder – A fast and lightweight Git client for Mac.
  • GitFox – The foxy Git Client for Mac.
  • GitHub Desktop – The official GitHub client for MacOS.
  • GithubPulse – Remember to contribute every day.
  • GitFiend – A Git client designed for humans.
  • GitFinder – Git client for Mac with Finder integration.
  • GitKraken – Cross-platform Git client.
  • GitPigeon – GitHub notifications delivered to your Mac.
  • Gitscout – A beautiful GitHub Issues experience for MacOS.
  • Gitee – macOS status bar application for Github.
  • GitX – Git GUI made for MacOS.
  • SourceTree – Easy way to work with Git and Mercurial.
  • Streaker – GitHub contribution streak tracking menubar app.
  • Thermal – All-in-one place to manage your Git repository.
  • Tower – Advanced Git version control.
  • Xit – Graphical tool for working with git repositories.

System Maintenance

System Tools

  • 5 GUIs – Detect which UI frameworks an app is using.
  • ABetterFinderRename – Simple. Complete. Powerful.
  • ActiveDock – Customizable dock for macOS.
  • Alt-Tab – Windows alt-tab on macOS.
  • Apple-Juice – An advanced battery gauge for macOS.
  • Barrier – Open-source KVM Switch Software.
  • Batteries for Mac – Track all your devices’ batteries from your Mac.
  • Battery Health 3 – Detailed battery information for your MacBook, iPhone & iPad.
  • Bettermouse – Who needs Logitech Options when you have Bettermouse?
  • BetterTouchTool – Customize input devices on your Mac.
  • Burn – Simple but advanced disc burning for macOS.
  • Cerebro – Search everything on your machine in few clicks.
  • Charmstone – The quicker switcher launcher for macOS.
  • CheetSheet – Know your shortcuts.
  • CoconutBattery 3 – The standard for battery reading since 2005.
  • CommandQ – Never accidentally quit an app or window again.
  • Command-Tab Plus – Keyboard-centric application and window switcher.
  • Core Shell – A terminal to make your SSH life easy. Free &
  • CustomShortcuts – Customize Mac Menu Keyboard Shortcuts.
  • Dat – Distributed data sharing tool.
  • Duet – Extend your desktop to iOS. &
  • Endurance – Boots you Mac’s battery.
  • FinderGo – Open terminal quickly from Finder.
  • Flour – Change the keyboard’s fn keys.
  • Flux – Adjusts the screen brightness according to the time of day.
  • Gasmask – Hosts file manager for MacOS.
  • GeekTool – Customize your desktop.
  • KeepingYouAwake – Prevents your Mac from going to sleep.
  • KeyCastr – An open-source keystroke visualizer.
  • KeyCue – Find, remember, and learn keyboard shortcuts.
  • Keysmith – Create custom keyboard shortcuts for anything.
  • LaunchRocket – PrefPane to manage all your Homebrew-installed services.
  • Lunar – Intelligent adaptive brightness for your external display.
  • Maccy – Clipboard manager for macOS.
  • MacUpdater – Keep all your apps up-to-date effortlessly.
  • Manila – A Finder extension for changing folder colors.
  • MechVibes – Play mechanical keyboard sounds as you type.
  • MKS – Mechanical Keyboard Simulator.
  • Multitouch – Easily add gestures to macOS.
  • Muzzle – Disable notifications while screen sharing.
  • OnlySwitch – All-in-One App/Settings menu bar app.
  • OpeninTerminal – Open the current directory in Terminal.
  • Pastebox – Command Copy & Paste.
  • Pock – Display macOS Dock in Touch Bar.
  • PrefsEditor – A GUI for the ‘defaults’ command.
  • Rocket – Mind-blowing emoji on your Mac.
  • Service Station – Customize your Right-Click Menu.
  • Shottr – Screenshot tool for those who care about pixels.
  • skhd – Simple hotkey daemon for macOS.
  • Sloth – Shows all open files and sockets in use.
  • Spaceman – View Spaces & Virtual Desktops in the menu bar.
  • TouchSwitcher – Use Touch Bar to Switch Apps.
  • Übersicht – Keep an eye on what is happening on your machine.
  • Unexpectedly – Browse and visualize macOS crash reports.
  • UninstallPKG – Remove unwanted packages from MacOS.
  • VipRiser – Extensible virtual PDF printer.
  • Witch – ⌘-Tab Everything.
  • xBench – The Only Benchmark You’ll Ever Need.
  • Xrg – An open source system monitor for macOS.

Task Management

  • AnyDo – Your busy life deserves this. &
  • Bike – Bike is a fast and fluid outliner for macOS.
  • Fokus – A Beautiful Focus Timer.
  • JustFocus – Focus on What’s Important.
  • Kanbanier – Kanban Boards for macOS.
  • OmniFocus – One of the best GTD/Task managers money can buy.
  • OmniOutliner – A minimal, focused outlining experience for Mac.
  • Pagico – Manage all your tasks, files, notes, projects & contacts.
  • TaskPaper – Plain text to-do lists for macOS.
  • Things – Award-winning personal task manager.
  • TodoTxtMac – Minimalist, keyboard-driven to-do manager for macOS.
  • Tracktiq – Easy time tracking.
  • Trello – A simple Trello client.

Terminals

  • Archipelago – Terminal emulator built on web technology.
  • Black Screen – A terminal emulator for the 21st century.
  • Electerm – Terminal/ssh/serial port/sftp client.
  • Extraterm – The swiss army chainsaw of terminal emulators.
  • Hyper – A JS/HTML/CSS Terminal.
  • iTerm 2 – iTerm2 is a replacement for Terminal and the successor to iTerm.
  • Kitty – A cross-platform, fast, feature full, GPU based terminal emulator.
  • Kui – Terminal with visualizations by and for developers.
  • MacTerm – Powerful replacement for macOS Terminal.
  • Portx – A Cross Platform SSH Client.
  • PowerShell – Microsoft PowerShell for MacOS!
  • Tabby – A terminal for a more modern age.
  • warp – The terminal that supercharges your developer workflow.
  • ZOC Terminal – Professional terminal emulation software for macOS.

Text Editors

  • Acreom – Capture notes, break down issues, track progress, create a knowledge-base. &
  • BBEdit – It dosen’t suck.
  • CotEditor – The plain-text editor for macOS.
  • Drafts – Where Text Starts.
  • Lapsce – Lightning-fast and Powerful Code Editor written in Rust. <g-emoji alias=”crab” fallback-src=”https://github.githubassets.com/images/icons/emoji/unicode/1f980.png”></g-emoji>
  • LightPaper – Simple, beautiful yet powerful text editor for your Mac.
  • Lime – Open Source, Elegant, and Free Text Editor.
  • MacVim – Vim – the text editor – for macOS.
  • Noto – The themeable, plain-text editor for macOS.
  • Nova – All-in-one native web editor for macOS.
  • SubEthaEdit 5 – Code, Write, Edit. Together.
  • Texpad – Native macOS app with efficient LaTeX environment.
  • vimac – Vimium for macOS.
  • Visual Studio – Develop apps and games for iOS, Android, and web using .NET.

Text Expanders

  • Alfred – Search your Mac and the web effortlessly, and control your Mac. Free &
  • aText – Replaces abbreviations with frequently used phrases.
  • Rocket Typist – Expand typed abbreviations.
  • TeaCode – Don’t Repeat Yourself.
  • TextExpander – Expand keystrokes into frequently-used text and pictures.

Web Browsers

Windows Managers

  • Amethyst – A tiling window manager for macOS.
  • BetterSnapTool – Sasily manage your window positions.
  • emmetapp – The window manager you dream about.
  • Grid – The fast, easy way to organize windows on macOS.
  • Hookshot – Quicker window snapping on macOS.
  • LayAuto 3 – Your next favorite window manager.
  • Magnet – Window manager for MacOS.
  • Moom – Move and zoom windows.
  • Mosaic –
  • Penc – Trackpad-oriented window manager for macOS.
  • Phoenix – A lightweight window and app manager scriptable with JavaScript.
  • Rectangle – Move and resize windows in macOS.
  • Rectangle Pro – Pro version of Rectangle for macOS.
  • Spectacle – Move and resize windows with ease.
  • Slate – A window management application.
  • Swish – The missing gesture layer for macOS.
  • Tiles – The window manager for macOS.
  • windOCD – Align, arrange, and restore App Windows easily & automated.
  • Wins – Bring System-level Arrange Window features to macOS.
  • yabai – yabai is a window management utility plugging macOS window manager.

Writing

  • Bear – Writing app for notes and prose.
  • BookletCreator – Create a booklet from a PDF document.
  • Calmly Writer – Distraction-Free Writing.
  • Dictionaries – Bidirectional translation, spellchecking and pronunciation.
  • Fountain – Fountain is a plain text markup language for screenwriting.
  • Grammarly – Great Writing, Simplified.
  • IA Writer – Designed to provide the best digital writing experience.
  • Ludwig – Sentence search engine that helps you write better English. & Free
  • Mellel – The word processor of choice for any serious writer.
  • Nisus InfoClick – Stop Searching For Emails– Start Finding.
  • Nisus Thesaurus – Free Thesaurus for macOS.
  • Nisus Writer Express – Flexible, Affordable Writing App for the Mac.
  • Nisus Writer Pro – The Amazing Word Processor for the Mac.
  • Nota – Modern writing app designed for Markdown.
  • Scrivener – Text editor for writers.
  • Storyist – Full-Featured Word Processor.
  • Ulysses – The Ultimate Writing App for Mac, iPad and iPhone.
  • Taskade – Free writing tool for outlining notes, managing tasks, and getting things done together in realtime.

Video Utilities

  • HandBrake – The open source video transcoder.
  • IINA – The modern video player for macOS.
  • FreeTube – The Private YouTube Client.
  • MakeMKV – Rip DVD and Blu-ray discs.
  • MPlayer – A cross-platform movie player.
  • mpv – A free, open source, and cross-platform media player.
  • Natron – Open Source Compositing Software for VFX and Motion Graphics.
  • Yoda – Browse and download YouTube videos.

Virtualization