awesome-macOS
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A curated list of awesome applications, software, tools and shiny things for macOS.
Items marked with ![Open-Source Software][OSS Icon] are open-source software and link to the source code. Items marked with ![Freeware][Freeware Icon] are free (as in free beer).
Table of Contents
Applications
Audio
- Audio Hijack - Record audio from any application like iTunes, Skype or Safari, or from hardware devices like microphones and mixers.
- Audio Profile Manager - Allows you to pin input/output devices for each particular combination of connected devices. May suppress HDMI displays from being chosen.
- BackgroundMusic - Record system audio, control audio levels for individual apps, and automatically pauses your music player when other audio starts playing and unpauses it afterwards. ![Open-Source Software][OSS Icon] ![Freeware][Freeware Icon]
- krisp - AI-powered app that removes background noise and echo from meetings leaving only human voice.
- Plug - Discover and listen to music from Hype Machine. ![Open-Source Software][OSS Icon] ![Freeware][Freeware Icon]
- Recordia - Record audio directly from the menu bar or with a global keyboard shortcut.
- VOX Player - Play numerous lossy and lossless audio formats.
- XLD - Rip/Decode/convert/play various "lossless" audio files. ![Open-Source Software][OSS Icon] ![Freeware][Freeware Icon]
Backup
- Arq - Encrypted backups to Amazon, Dropbox, Google, OneDrive, etc.
- Carbon Copy Cloner - Create incremental and fully bootable backups of your Mac to external storage.
Chat Clients
Data Recovery
- Data Rescue - Comprehensive and professional data recovery for a multitude of scenarios.
- DiskWarrior - Recover from filesystem corruptions when Disk Utility is out of options.
Developers
- Anvil - Serve up static sites and Rack apps with simple URLs and zero configuration. ![Freeware][Freeware Icon]
- Base 2 - A GUI for managing SQLite databases.
- Cakebrew - The Homebrew GUI App. ![Open-Source Software][OSS Icon] ![Freeware][Freeware Icon]
- CocoaRestClient - An app for testing REST endpoints. ![Open-Source Software][OSS Icon] ![Freeware][Freeware Icon]
- Dash - An API Documentation Browser and Code Snippet Manager.
- Decode - Converts Xcode Interface Builder files (Xib and Storyboard files) to Swift source code.
- Gas Mask - A simple hosts file manager which allows editing of host files and switching between them. ![Open-Source Software][OSS Icon] ![Freeware][Freeware Icon]
- gitbar - Open source github contribution stats on your Menu Bar. ![Open-Source Software][OSS Icon] ![Freeware][Freeware Icon]
- GitUp - A simple but powerful Git macOS app. ![Open-Source Software][OSS Icon] ![Freeware][Freeware Icon]
- GitX-dev - A fork (variant) of GitX, maintained and enhanced with productivity oriented changes. ![Open-Source Software][OSS Icon] ![Freeware][Freeware Icon]
- Hopper Dissassembler - A Dissassembler for MacOS and Linux. Has a Demo option for 30 minutes of productivity.
- Hosts - Edit hosts file. ![Open-Source Software][OSS Icon] ![Freeware][Freeware Icon]
- Iconology - Edit Icons and then Export to Xcode, Icns, Ico, Favicon, Mac Iconset, or a Custom List of Sizes. ![Open-Source Software][OSS Icon] ![Freeware][Freeware Icon]
- ImageAlpha - Apply lossy compression on PNG files with or without transparency for more efficient files. ![Open-Source Software][OSS Icon] ![Freeware][Freeware Icon]
- ImageOptim - Makes images take up less disk space and load faster. ![Open-Source Software][OSS Icon] ![Freeware][Freeware Icon]
- Integrity - Easily find your website's broken links. ![Freeware][Freeware Icon]
- Kaleidoscope - Powerful diff and merge application supporting text, images, and folders.
- Knuff - The debug application for Apple Push Notification Service (APNs). ![Open-Source Software][OSS Icon] ![Freeware][Freeware Icon]
- Pasteboard Viewer - Inspect the system pasteboards. ![Open-Source Software][OSS Icon] ![Freeware][Freeware Icon]
- Paw - The ultimate REST client.
- Pods Updater - A macOS app which helps you manage dependency releases in your Podfile. ![Open-Source Software][OSS Icon] ![Freeware][Freeware Icon]
- Postico - A modern PostgreSQL client.
- Postgres.app - The easiest way to get started with PostgreSQL. ![Open-Source Software][OSS Icon] ![Freeware][Freeware Icon]
- Proxyman - High-performance man-in-the-middle proxy to observe and manipulate HTTP/HTTPS requests. ![Freeware][Freeware Icon]
- Pusher - A free tool to do sandbox push notifications. ![Open-Source Software][OSS Icon] ![Freeware][Freeware Icon]
- PSequel - A PostgreSQL GUI tool. ![Freeware][Freeware Icon]
- QorumLogs - Swift Logging Utility for Xcode & Google Docs. ![Open-Source Software][OSS Icon] ![Freeware][Freeware Icon]
- Quiver - A delightful notebook for programmers that allows mixing rich text, code, markdown, LaTeX, and graphs.
- Sequel Ace - A MySQL & MariaDB database manager. ![Open-Source Software][OSS Icon] ![Freeware][Freeware Icon]
- Sequel Pro - A MySQL database manager. ![Open-Source Software][OSS Icon] ![Freeware][Freeware Icon]
- SnippetsLab - Manage and organise snippets of code.
- SourceTree - A free Git & Mercurial client. ![Freeware][Freeware Icon]
- Swiftify - Objective-C to Swift code converter and Xcode & Finder extensions.
- TablePlus - A modern, native GUI for multiple databases.
- Touch Bar Simulator - The macOS Touch Bar Simulator as a standalone app. ![Open-Source Software][OSS Icon] ![Freeware][Freeware Icon]
- Tower - The most powerful Git client.
- Trailer - Configurable menubar Git notifications with accompanying native iOS app. ![Open-Source Software][OSS Icon]
- Unused - An app for checking Xcode projects for unused resources. ![Open-Source Software][OSS Icon] ![Freeware][Freeware Icon]
- Vagrant Manager - Manage your vagrant machines in one place with Vagrant Manager for macOS. ![Open-Source Software][OSS Icon] ![Freeware][Freeware Icon]
- Versions - SVN GUI client for Mac.
- WWDC - The WWDC app. ![Open-Source Software][OSS Icon]
- Xcodes - Install and switch between multiple versions of Xcode. ![Open-Source Software][OSS Icon] ![Freeware][Freeware Icon]
E-Book Utilities
Editors
Email Utilities
- Airmail - Lightning fast email client designed for El Capitan.
- MailMate - Advanced IMAP email client, featuring extensive keyboard control and Markdown support.
- Mailplane - A tightly integreted client for Google Mail, Inbox, Calender, and Contacts.
Finder
- ForkLift - File Manager and FTP/SFTP/WebDAV/Amazon S3 client.
- Path Finder - A powerful dual-pane browser alternative to Finder.
- Quicklook-Plugins - List of extra quicklook plugins to enable previewing more filetypes in the Finder.
- TotalFinder - A powerful alternative to Finder.
- XtraFinder - Adds useful features to Finder. ![Freeware][Freeware Icon]
Games
Graphics
News Readers
Productivity
- Alfred - Boosts your efficiency and productivity.
- BetterTouchTool - Configure gestures for mouse and actions for keyboard shortcuts.
- ClipMenu - ClipBoard History Manager. ![Open-Source Software][OSS Icon] ![Freeware][Freeware Icon]
- CloudClip - Sync your clipboard between your Mac and your iOS devices. ![Freeware][Freeware Icon]
- Dropzone - Create a popup grid of customizable actions that enhance productivity on your Mac.
- f.lux - Automatically adjust your computer screen to match lighting. ![Freeware][Freeware Icon]
- Fantastical 2 - Complete Calendar app replacement which uses natural language for creating events.
- Hazel - Create rules to automatically keep your files organized.
- HazeOver - Turn distractions down and focus on your current task.
- HyperDock - Select individual application window.
- iCMD - Fuzzy menubar search and vim emulation.
- Instant Translate - Translate speech and text between 100+ languages from the menu bar.
- ItsyCal - A tiny menubar calendar to display your Mac Calendar app events. ![Open-Source Software][OSS Icon] ![Freeware][Freeware Icon]
- Karabiner - A powerful keyboard customizer. ![Open-Source Software][OSS Icon] ![Freeware][Freeware Icon]
- Keyboard Maestro - Automate routine actions based on triggers from keyboard, menu, location, added devices, and more.
- Keytty - Enables you to control your mouse with a few key strokes. Mouse Keys Alternative.
- LaunchBar - Start applications, navigate folders, manipulate files, control your Mac and much more just by using the keyboard.
- MeetingBar - Your meetings in MacOS status bar ![Open-Source Software][OSS Icon] ![Freeware][Freeware Icon]
- OmniFocus - An incredible task management platform for Mac, iPad, and iPhone.
- OmniOutliner - Perfect for collecting information, outlining ideas, adding structure to any sort of writing, and much more.
- Pandan - Time awareness in your menu bar. ![Freeware][Freeware Icon]
- Paste - The new way to copy & paste for Mac.
- PDF Archiver - A nice tool for tagging and archiving tasks. ![Open-Source Software][OSS Icon]
- PopClip - Instantly copy & paste, access actions like search, spelling, dictionary and more.
- Presentify - Annotate anything on screen, be it, images, pdfs, videos, code, etc.
- Qbserve - Automatic time and project tracking, timesheets, invoicing, and real-time productivity feedback.
- Quicksilver - Control your Mac quickly and elegantly. ![Open-Source Software][OSS Icon] ![Freeware][Freeware Icon]
- Rocket - Makes typing emoji faster and easier using Slack-style shortcuts. ![Freeware][Freeware Icon]
- SelfControl - Block access to distracting websites. ![Open-Source Software][OSS Icon] ![Freeware][Freeware Icon]
- Simplenote - Simple cross-platform note taking app with cloud-based syncing. ![Freeware][Freeware Icon]
- Taskade - Real-time organization and task management tool.
- TaskPaper - Plain text to-do lists.
- Telephone - A SIP softphone. Make phone calls over the Internet or your company’s network. ![Open-Source Software][OSS Icon] ![Freeware][Freeware Icon]
- TextExpander - Create custom keyboard shortcuts for frequently-used text and pictures.
- Timing - Automatic time and productivity tracking for Mac. Helps you stay on track with your work and ensures no billable hours get lost if you are billing hourly.
Sharing Files
- CloudApp - Capture and share files and screenshots instantly.
- Jumpshare - Real-time file sharing app with support for instantly sharing code / Markdown, annotating screenshots, screen recording, and voice recording. ![Freeware][Freeware Icon]
- mac2imgur - Upload images and screenshots to Imgur. ![Open-Source Software][OSS Icon] ![Freeware][Freeware Icon]
- Monosnap - Annotate and upload images and screenshots, supports many backends like S3, SFTP, WebDAV, Dropbox, etc. ![Freeware][Freeware Icon]
- Transmission - Simple, lightweight, multi-platform torrent client. ![Open-Source Software][OSS Icon] ![Freeware][Freeware Icon]
Terminal
Utilities
- 1Password - Password Manager and Secure Wallet.
- AnyBar - A menubar status indicator. ![Open-Source Software][OSS Icon] ![Freeware][Freeware Icon]
- APNGb - .apng image assembler/disassembler app. ![Open-Source Software][OSS Icon] ![Freeware][Freeware Icon]
- AppCleaner - Uninstall your apps easily. ![Freeware][Freeware Icon]
- Artify - A macOS X application for bringing dedicatedly 18th century Arts to everyone. ![Open-Source Software][OSS Icon] ![Freeware][Freeware Icon]
- Bartender - Organize your menu bar apps.
- Batch Image Resizer - Resize a large number of images quickly on your computer. ![Freeware][Freeware Icon]
- BeardedSpice - Control web based media players with the media keys found on Mac keyboards. ![Open-Source Software][OSS Icon] ![Freeware][Freeware Icon]
- BetterZip - A very capable and full-featured archive manager.
- BitBar - Display output of any script to the menu bar. ![Open-Source Software][OSS Icon] ![Freeware][Freeware Icon]
- Burn - No-nonsense burning of Data/Audio/Video CDs and DVDs, including copying. ![Open-Source Software][OSS Icon] ![Freeware][Freeware Icon]
- CheatSheet - Know your short cuts. ![Freeware][Freeware Icon]
- ClipboardCleaner - Automatically removes text formatting from the clipboard. ![Open-Source Software][OSS Icon] ![Freeware][Freeware Icon]
- CommandQ - Never accidentally quit an app again.
- ControlPlane - Automate running tasks based on where you are or what you do. ![Open-Source Software][OSS Icon] ![Freeware][Freeware Icon]
- DaisyDisk - Analyze disk usage and free up disk space.
- Deliveries - Beautiful and simple package tracking.
- DisableMonitor - Easily disable or enable a monitor on your Mac. ![Open-Source Software][OSS Icon] ![Freeware][Freeware Icon]
- Dozer - Hide MacOS menubar items. ![Open-Source Software][OSS Icon] ![Freeware][Freeware Icon]
- EtreCheck - Output system information and configuration to get more informed help from Apple support professionals. ![Freeware][Freeware Icon]
- Equinox - Create macOS dynamic wallpapers. ![Open-Source Software][OSS Icon] ![Freeware][Freeware Icon]
- Fanny - Notification Center widget and menu bar application to monitor your Mac's fans and CPU temperature. ![Open-Source Software][OSS Icon] ![Freeware][Freeware Icon]
- Finicky - App that allows you to set rules that decide which browser is opened for every link. ![Open-Source Software][OSS Icon] ![Freeware][Freeware Icon]
- Flotato - Use any web site as a beautiful Mac app.
- Fluid - Turn web applications into Mac applications.
- gfxCardStatus - Menu bar app to monitor and switch between integrated and discrete GPUs on MacBook Pro. ![Open-Source Software][OSS Icon] ![Freeware][Freeware Icon]
- Gray - Pick between the light appearance and the dark appearance on a per-app basis with the click of a button. ![Open-Source Software][OSS Icon] ![Freeware][Freeware Icon]
- Helium - A floating browser window that allows you to watch media while you work. ![Open-Source Software][OSS Icon] ![Freeware][Freeware Icon]
- Irvue - Thousands of stunning photos and wallpapers from Unsplash on your Mac. ![Open-Source Software][OSS Icon] ![Freeware][Freeware Icon]
- iStat Menus - An advanced system monitor for your menubar.
- Jiffy - Discover and share the best GIFs on GIPHY. ![Freeware][Freeware Icon]
- Kawa - A better input source switcher with shortcuts. ![Open-Source Software][OSS Icon] ![Freeware][Freeware Icon]
- KeepingYouAwake - Menu bar utility that prevents Mac from going to sleep. ![Open-Source Software][OSS Icon] ![Freeware][Freeware Icon]
- Keka - Compress to and extract from many archive file formats. ![Freeware][Freeware Icon]
- Knock - Unlock your Mac quickly and securely. ![Freeware][Freeware Icon]
- LaunchControl - Create, manage and debug launchd services. ![Freeware][Freeware Icon]
- Loading - See when apps are using your network in your Mac menubar. ![Open-Source Software][OSS Icon] ![Freeware][Freeware Icon]
- Little Snitch - Protect your privacy.
- MacDown - Markdown editor. ![Open-Source Software][OSS Icon] ![Freeware][Freeware Icon]
- Mackup - Keep your application settings in sync. ![Open-Source Software][OSS Icon] ![Freeware][Freeware Icon]
- MacPass - Password Manager. ![Open-Source Software][OSS Icon] ![Freeware][Freeware Icon]
- Media Converter - Simple (drag and drop) but advanced media conversion. ![Open-Source Software][OSS Icon] ![Freeware][Freeware Icon]
- Menubar Colors - Convenient access to the system color panel. ![Open-Source Software][OSS Icon] ![Freeware][Freeware Icon]
- MenuMeters - A set of CPU, memory, disk, and network monitoring tools for macOS. ![Open-Source Software][OSS Icon]
- Monodraw - A powerful ASCII art editor.
- Mounty - A tiny tool to re-mount write-protected NTFS volumes under macOS 10.9+ in read-write mode.
- Noizio - Ambient sound equalizer for relaxation or productivity.
- Notational Velocity - Store, retrieve and sync notes within a minimal GUI. ![Open-Source Software][OSS Icon] ![Freeware][Freeware Icon]
- Noti - Receive Android notifications on your mac (with PushBullet). ![Open-Source Software][OSS Icon] ![Freeware][Freeware Icon]
- Numi - Beautiful calculator app. ![Freeware][Freeware Icon]
- OnyX - Multifunction utility to verify disks and files, run cleaning and system maintenance tasks, configure hidden options and more. ![Freeware][Freeware Icon]
- Paparazzi - A small utility that makes screenshots of webpages. ![Freeware][Freeware Icon]
- Paragon NTFS - World fastest NTFS driver.
- Radio Silence - Simple to use firewall and network monitor.
- Microsoft Remote Desktop Connection Client - Remote Desktop Connection Client lets you connect from your Macintosh computer to a Windows-based computer.
- RDM - Easily set Mac Retina display to higher unsupported resolutions. ![Open-Source Software][OSS Icon]
- Site Sucker - Automatically download websites from the Internet.
- ShiftIt - Managing windows size and position. ![Open-Source Software][OSS Icon] ![Freeware][Freeware Icon]
- SlowQuitApps - Prevent accidental Cmd-Q. ![Open-Source Software][OSS Icon] ![Freeware][Freeware Icon]
- SmartCapsLock - Makes the Caps Lock key smarter, so that when the key accidentally gets activated and you START YELLING even though you don't want to, you can just select the yelling-text and press the key again to instantly fix its case instead of typing everything all over again.
- Soulver - Beautiful expressive calculator.
- SSH Tunnel - Manage your SSH tunnels, tightly integrated with macOS Keychain, secure and intuitive.
- Strongbox - Secure Password Management for iOS and MacOS. Open Source. Compatible with KeePass and Password Safe. ![Open-Source Software][OSS Icon]
- TeamViewer - Remotely control another computer.
- TextBar - TextBar is a tiny but powerful app that lets you add any text to your MenuBar.
- Typeeto - Lets you use your Mac's keyboard as a bluetooth keyboard to type on another devices.
- Typora - Another minimal Markdown editor. ![Freeware][Freeware Icon]
- Ukelele - Unicode Keyboard Layout Editor. ![Freeware][Freeware Icon]
- Übersicht - Run system commands and display their output on your desktop as widgets. ![Open-Source Software][OSS Icon] ![Freeware][Freeware Icon]
- The Unarchiver - Unarchive many different kinds of archive files. ![Freeware][Freeware Icon]
- Wineskin - Run Windows applications and games on your Mac. ![Open-Source Software][OSS Icon] ![Freeware][Freeware Icon]
Video
Window Management
Others
Command Line Utilities
macOS Utilities
Setup
DevMyMac
- https://github.com/adamisntdead/DevMyMac
laptop
- https://github.com/thoughtbot/laptop
mac-dev-setup
- https://github.com/nicolashery/mac-dev-setup
macbook-playbook
Ansible playbook to configure a development and desktop environment from a clean macOS install.
- https://github.com/mpereira/macbook-playbook
macOS 10.9 Mavericks Setup
- https://gist.github.com/kevinelliott/3135044
- https://gist.github.com/kimmobrunfeldt/350f4898d1b82cf10bce
macOS 10.10 Yosemite Setup
- https://gist.github.com/kevinelliott/0726211d17020a6abc1f
macOS 10.11 El Capitan Setup
- https://gist.github.com/saetia/1623487
macOS 10.12 Sierra Setup
- https://gist.github.com/kevinelliott/7a152c556a83b322e0a8cd2df128235c/
macOS 10.13 High Sierra Setup
- https://gist.github.com/jimmynotjim/7617722
macOS 10.14 Mojave Setup
- https://gist.github.com/kevinelliott/ab14cfb080cc85e0f8a415b147a0d895
macOS 10.15 Catalina Setup
- https://gist.github.com/kevinelliott/7152e00d6567e223902a4775b5a0a0be
Security
Miscellaneous
Discussion Forums
IRC channels
- (1)(https://webchat.freenode.net/?channels=macosx)
- (2)(https://webchat.freenode.net/?channels=apple)
- (3)(https://webchat.freenode.net/?channels=mac)
MacRumors
Reddit