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Awesome Mac

Awesome Last update Repositories Total Stars License

Automated. Curated. Ranked.

macOS software and tools from the open-source community. This awesome list is automatically maintained with daily GitHub API updates. Projects are re-ranked daily based on current activity metrics.

Daily process: Merge community PRs → Scan repos → Filter stale projects → Recalculate scores → Rebuild list

Audio & Video

Editors

Players

Production

Utilities

Browsers

Communication

Collaboration

Email Clients

Design & Graphics

Design Tools

Image Tools

Screen Capture

Developer Tools

API Tools

App Frameworks

Code Editors

Databases

Developer Utilities

Version Control

Virtualization

  • utmapp/UTM — Virtual machines for iOS and macOS ☆33,360
  • hashicorp/vagrant — Tool for building development environments ☆27,238
  • lima-vm/lima — Linux virtual machines, with a focus on running containers ☆20,499
  • qemu/qemu — generic and open source machine & userspace emulator and virtualizer ☆12,879
  • canonical/multipass — Multipass orchestrates virtual Ubuntu instances ☆8,989
  • insidegui/VirtualBuddy — macOS VM GUI for Apple Silicon ☆7,782

File Management

File Managers

File Sharing

File Utilities

Gaming

Networking

Download Tools

Network Analysis

Proxy & VPN

Remote Access

Productivity

Automation

Clipboard

Task Management

Translation

Reading & Writing

Ebooks

Note-taking

Research

  • zotero/zotero — Tool to collect, organize, and cite research ☆13,725
  • tropy/tropy — Research photo management ☆1,099

RSS

Security

Encryption

Password Managers

System Security

System Tools

Desktop & System

Menu Bar

Package Managers

  • Homebrew/brew — The missing package manager for macOS (or Linux) ☆47,153
  • mas-cli/mas — Mac App Store command-line interface ☆12,053
  • milanvarady/Applite — User-friendly GUI macOS application for Homebrew Casks ☆6,543
  • buresdv/Cork — A fast GUI for Homebrew written in SwiftUI ☆4,190

QuickLook Plugins

System Utilities

Terminal

Emulators

Shell Utilities

Window Management


🏆 Top 50 by Stars

The most starred projects in this list, sorted by GitHub stars.

  1. microsoft/vscode — Visual Studio Code ☆182,982
  2. electron/electron — Build cross-platform desktop apps with JavaScript, HTML, and CSS ☆120,592
  3. rustdesk/rustdesk — Self-hosted remote desktop alternative ☆109,845
  4. tauri-apps/tauri — Build fast desktop apps with web frontend ☆104,504
  5. neovim/neovim — Vim-fork focused on extensibility and usability ☆97,439
  6. hoppscotch/hoppscotch — Open source API development ecosystem ☆78,567
  7. zed-industries/zed — High-performance multiplayer code editor ☆77,672
  8. localsend/localsend — An open-source cross-platform alternative to AirDrop ☆76,929
  9. obsproject/obs-studio — Free software for streaming and recording ☆71,120
  10. Eugeny/tabby — A terminal for a more modern age ☆69,735
  11. AppFlowy-IO/AppFlowy — AI collaborative workspace, Notion alt ☆68,731
  12. toeverything/AFFiNE — Next-gen knowledge base for planning ☆66,470
  13. alacritty/alacritty — A cross-platform, OpenGL terminal emulator. ☆63,100
  14. jgraph/drawio-desktop — Official electron build of draw.io ☆59,961
  15. soimort/you-get — Dumb downloader that scrapes the web ☆56,829
  16. laurent22/joplin — Privacy-focused note taking with sync ☆54,018
  17. WerWolv/ImHex — Hex editor for reverse engineers and programmers ☆52,943
  18. ionic-team/ionic-framework — Cross-platform UI toolkit for apps ☆52,411
  19. agalwood/Motrix — A full-featured download manager. ☆51,099
  20. mastodon/mastodon — Your self-hosted, globally interconnected microblogging community ☆49,774
  21. jellyfin/jellyfin — The Free Software Media System - Server Backend & API ☆49,546
  22. ghostty-org/ghostty — Fast GPU-accelerated terminal emulator ☆48,158
  23. Homebrew/brew — The missing package manager for macOS (or Linux) ☆47,153
  24. iina/iina — The modern video player for macOS. ☆44,170
  25. upscayl/upscayl — Free and Open Source AI Image Upscaler for Linux, MacOS and Windows ☆44,091
  26. helix-editor/helix — A post-modern modal text editor. ☆43,596
  27. logseq/logseq — Privacy-first knowledge management platform ☆41,701
  28. nwjs/nw.js — Write apps with Node.js modules and web technologies ☆41,574
  29. vim/vim — The official Vim repository ☆40,046
  30. mifi/lossless-cut — The swiss army knife of lossless video/audio editing ☆39,253
  31. lapce/lapce — Lightning-fast and Powerful Code Editor written in Rust ☆38,167
  32. Kong/insomnia — Cross-platform API client for REST, GraphQL, gRPC ☆38,140
  33. RSSNext/Folo — Folo is the AI RSS Reader ☆37,770
  34. exelban/stats — macOS system monitor in your menu bar ☆37,261
  35. qbittorrent/qBittorrent — qBittorrent BitTorrent client ☆36,128
  36. mattermost/mattermost — Open source platform for team collaboration ☆35,921
  37. LizardByte/Sunshine — Self-hosted game stream host for Moonlight. ☆35,487
  38. mpv-player/mpv — Command line media player ☆34,520
  39. balena-io/etcher — Flash OS images to SD cards & USB drives, safely and easily. ☆33,364
  40. utmapp/UTM — Virtual machines for iOS and macOS ☆33,360
  41. GyulyVGC/sniffnet — Comfortably monitor your Internet traffic ☆33,029
  42. shadowsocks/ShadowsocksX-NG — Next Generation of ShadowsocksX ☆32,919
  43. MonitorControl/MonitorControl — Control external display brightness ☆32,776
  44. kovidgoyal/kitty — Cross-platform GPU-based terminal emulator ☆32,000
  45. surrealdb/surrealdb — Distributed document-graph database ☆31,643
  46. pear-devs/pear-desktop — Pear is extension for music player ☆31,146
  47. waydabber/BetterDisplay — HiDPI scaling and display control ☆30,621
  48. flameshot-org/flameshot — Powerful yet simple to use screenshot software ☆29,564
  49. rxhanson/Rectangle — Window management with shortcuts and snap ☆28,625
  50. asmvik/yabai — A tiling window manager for macOS based on binary space partitioning ☆28,464

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