Awesome MacOS Software v2.0.2 (Marvin)
A curated list of fantastically awesome software for Apple's macOS operating system. This list was inspired by
Awesome Sysadmin. Legend: Open Source apps = 
. Paid
apps = 
. Free apps have a 
icon. Any app with a yellow star (
) is one of my
favorites and something that I recommend you check out. Note: I wanted to have a little fun with the version numbers,
so starting with v1.9.4, all versions will be named after sci-fi robots, androids, cyborgs, supercomputers, etc.
- Academics
- Anti-Virus
- Application Launchers
- Audio Players
- Audio Utilities
- Backups
- Calendar
- Contacts
- Cleanup
- Clipboard Managers
- Cloud Storage
- Code Editors
- Color Pickers
- Communication
- Compression
- Databases
- Design
- DevOps
- Disk Utilities
- Documents
- Encryption
- Electronic Books
- File Synchronization
- File Management
- Fonts
- FTP Clients
- Games
- Game Development
- Graphics
- Image Editors
- Image Viewers
- Internet
- IRC Clients
- Journaling
- Machine Learning
- Markdown Editors
- Menubar Applications
- Messenger Applications
- Miscellaneous
- Music Production
- Networking Applications
- Notes
- Office Suites
- Package Management
- Painting Applications
- Password Management
- Productivity
- Programming Languages
- Programming Utilities
- Remote Administration
- Science
- Screen Savers
- Security
- Search Utilities
- Social Media
- Source Control
- System Maintenance
- System Tools
- Task Management
- Terminals
- Text Editors
- Text Expanders
- Web Browsers
- Windows Managers
- Writing Apps
- Video Utilities
- Virtualization
- 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.
- Avast Security for Mac - Think different about Mac security. Free &
- AVG AntiVirus for Mac - Simply safer with AVG AntiVirus for Mac. Free &
- Bitdefender Antivirus - Absolute antivirus protection. Free &
- Malwarebytes Adware Cleaner - Fast results. Powerful cleaning.
- Malwarebytes for Mac - We've got you covered.
- Malwarebytes Safe Browser - Get a fast, safe browsing experience.
- Webroot AntiVirus - Full-scale antivirus program.
- 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 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.
- 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.
- 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.
- BlueHarvest - Keep your disks clean of macOS metadata.
- Clean-Me - A macOS system analyser and cleaner.
- CleanMyMac X - Your Mac. As good as new.
- 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.
- Copied - Clipboard manager for macOS, iOS and iPadOS.
- Maccy - Keep your copy history at hand. Period.
- Yippy - An open source clipboard manager for macOS.
- 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.
- 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.
- CodeEdit - A lightweight, natively built editor. Open source. Free forever.
- CodeRunner 2 - Easy-to-use programming editor for your Mac.
- Cursor - The AI-first Code Editor.
- 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.
- 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
- 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.
- 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.
- 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.
- BusyContacts - The most powerful contact manager for macOS.
- CardHop - Contacts manager. One Cardhop, All Your Devices.
- 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.
- 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.
- 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.
- DiskWave - Determine what files & folders are using your disk space.
- PDF Expert - The ultimate PDF editor.
- Sejda PDF Desktop - Productive PDF software that you'll love to use.
- 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.
- 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.
- 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
- 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.
- 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.
- Double Commander - Cross-platform dual-pane file manager.
- 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.
- FontForge - Free and open source font editor.
- 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.
- 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.
- Blender - A new era for content creation.
- Godot - Free and open source game engine. Loved by indie devs.
- Unity - The platform of choice for multiplayer hits.
- Unreal Engine - The world’s most open and advanced real-time 3D creation tool.
- 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.
- 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.
- Aspect - Photo organization and viewing application with support for peer-to-peer based synchronization across devices.
- 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.
- 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.
- RerouteMe - One-click macOS Proxy Configuration app.
- 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.
- 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, Artifical Intelligence, Neural Networks, etc.
- MacGPT - ChatGPT on your mac and menubar.
- Netron - Visualizer for neural network, deep learning, and machine learning models.
- 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.
- 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.
- Input Source Pro - Switch and track your input sources with ease ✨.
- 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.
- PowerMeister - Conserve energy and improve Battery-Life on your MacBook.
- 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 🥷.
- 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.
- 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.
- 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.
- 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.
- 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.
- SiteSucker - Automatically downloads websites from the Internet.
- Sniffnet - Application to comfortably monitor your Internet traffic
- SpechtLite - A rule-based proxy app for macOS.
- 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.
- Transfer - TFTP server for your Mac.
- Transmission - Easy, free BitTorrent client.
- 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.
- 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.
- Obsidian - Note-taking & Knowledge Management with Markdown.
- 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.
- Apache OpenOffice - Apache's free and open source productivity suite.
- FreeOffice - Best Microsoft Office alternative overall.
- LibreOffice - A powerful, free office suite.
- NeoOffice - Office suite for Mac that is based on OpenOffice and LibreOffice.
- Office 365 for Mac - The latest version of Office from the folks in Redmond.
- Softmaker FreeOffice - Free alternative to Microsoft Office.
- Cork - The ultimate Homebrew companion. &
- 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.
- Krita - A professional free and open source painting program.
- Rebelle - Paint with natural watercolors and acrylics.
- 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
- Clockify - Free Mac time tracker.
- Focus - Website blocker for macOS.
- Freedom - Freedom is the app and website blocker for Mac.
- MindMac - Feature-rich & privacy-first native ChatGPT app to use OpenAI, Azure OpenAI, Anthropic Claude, OpenRouter all in one place.
- Pomotroid - Simple and visually-pleasing Pomodoro timer. 🍅
- 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. 🍅
- Whale - Unofficial Trello app. 🐳
- HelperX - All-in-one Utility and Productivity Software for macOS. and
- 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.
- 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.
- 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.
- RStudio - Professional software for data science.
- SciLab - Open source software for numerical computation.
- 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.
- DEVONsphere Express
- Easy Find - Find any file on your Mac.
- HoudahSpot 4 - Powerful File Search for Mac.
- ProFind - Find like a pro.
- Tembo - Friendly File Search Assistant.
- 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.
- 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.
- 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.
- Avast Cleanup Pro for Mac - Every Mac needs a clean up. Every day.
- AVG TuneUp - Speed up, clean up and fix your Mac.
- Cocktail - Clean, repair and optimize your Mac.
- OmniDiskSweeper - Quickly find large, unwanted files.
- Onyx - Maintain your Mac for free.
- Sensei - The Next Generation Mac performance tool.
- 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 - Boost 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.
- Luminescent - Bring back Keyboard Backlight shortcuts for the MacBook.
- 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.
- Sidebar - The modern Dock replacement for your Mac.
- skhd - Simple hotkey daemon for macOS.
- Sloth - Shows all open files and sockets in use.
- Spaceman - View Spaces & Virtual Desktops in the menu bar.
- Smotrite - System monitor for macOS, which just work.
- 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.
- 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.
- 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.
- Acreom - Capture notes, break down issues, track progress, create a knowledge-base. &
- BBEdit - It doesn't suck.
- CotEditor - The plain-text editor for macOS.
- Drafts - Where Text Starts.
- Lapsce - Lightning-fast and Powerful Code Editor written in Rust. 🦀
- 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.
- 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.
- Arc - New browser from The Browser Company.
- Avast Secure Browser - The private browser that’s up to 4x faster.
- Basilisk - A XUL-based web-browser.
- Brave - On a mission to fix the web.
- Browserosaurus - The browser prompter for macOS.
- Cliqz - The no-compromise browser.
- DuckDuckGo - Tired of being tracked online? We can help.
- Firefox - Mozilla Firefox.
- Firefox Beta Mozilla Firefox (Beta)
- Firefox Developer Edition - Firefox release channel for experimental (beta) builds.
- Ghost Browser - The Productivity Browser for Tech Pros.
- Google Chrome - Google Chrome is a freeware web browser developed by Google.
- Kristall - Small-Internet Browser.
- LibreWolf - A fork of Firefox, focused on privacy, security and freedom.
- Microsoft Edge - Chromium-based version of Microsoft Edge (Beta).
- Opera - Fast, secure, easy-to-use browser.
- Pulse - An experimental Firefox fork that enhances focus.
- Safari Technology Preview - The newest browser tech from Apple.
- Sidekick - The fastest browser for work ever made.
- Sizzy - The browser for developers.
- ungoogled-chromium - Chrome without the bad stuff.
- Vivaldi - A Browser for Our Friends.
- Waterfox - Browse the web your way, with the indie web browser.
- WebKit - A fast, open source web browser engine.
- 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.
- Lasso - Grid-based intuitive window manager for 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.
- 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.
- 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.
- No More Black Bars - Safari extension that provides a true fullscreen experience by removing black bars from videos.
- Yoda - Browse and download YouTube videos.
- MacVirtue - Run free and unlimited Virtual Machines on your Mac.
- Mini vMac - A miniature early Macintosh emulator.
- MultiPass - A mini-cloud on your Mac or Windows workstation.
- Parallels Access - Remote access to your computer from anywhere.
- Parallels Desktop 17 - Run Windows on Mac without rebooting.
- Parallels Toolbox - All-in-one solution with over 30 tools for macOS and Windows 10.
- PlayOnMac - Wine wrapper for macOS.
- UTM - QEMU frontend for macOS.
- Vagrant Manager - Vagrant Manager for mcOS.
- Veertu - Native Virtualization For macOS.
- VirtualBuddy - Virtualize macOS 12 and later on Apple Silicon.
- VirtualBox - x86 virtualization software.
- VMware Fusion - Run Windows and Linux on your Mac.
Created by Patrick H. Mullins. You can find me on Twitter and on Telegram as @pmullins.
Source is released under the MIT License (MIT) license.