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A curated list of awesome software for Apple's macOS.

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

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

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.

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.
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.

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.
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.

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

PDF Expert - The ultimate PDF editor.
Sejda PDF Desktop - Productive PDF software that you'll love to use.

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.
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.

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.
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.

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

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.

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.
RerouteMe - One-click macOS Proxy Configuration app.

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.

MacGPT - ChatGPT on your mac and menubar.
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.
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.

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.
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.

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.
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.

Office Suites

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.

Package Management

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.

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.
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

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

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.

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

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.

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 - 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.

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 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.

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

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.

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.
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.

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.
No More Black Bars - Safari extension that provides a true fullscreen experience by removing black bars from videos.
Yoda - Browse and download YouTube videos.

Virtualization

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.

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