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Nov 12, 2026

Reading and Writing Tools / Note-taking

• Noteriv - Open-source Markdown note-taking app with wiki-links, graph view, plugins, Git/WebDAV sync and a built-in MCP server for AI assistants.

AI Tools / Other Tools

• o8 - Open-source desktop app that reviews coding agents' work, sends it back until it passes, and merges it.

• MoMo Agent (⭐15) - Open-source, self-hosted 24/7 personal agent for Apple Watch, iPhone, and Mac with on-device CoreML ASR, embedded Tailscale, and an Obsidian-style Markdown memory vault.

• Quarters - Open-source workspace for running terminal coding agents such as Claude Code, Codex, Gemini CLI and Aider across many projects at once, with one-click project switching, dev-server launching and remote access from your phone.

Audio and Video Tools / Audio Record and Process

• VoiceStudio - Real-time broadcast voice rack in Swift and CoreAudio with subtle pitch depth, sub-harmonic warmth, 6-band EQ, de-esser, and compressor for Discord, Zoom, Teams, and OBS.

Proxy and VPN Tools / Audio Record and Process

• LockPlus (⭐15) - WireGuard and OpenVPN client with a kill switch that macOS itself enforces.

Utilities / Menu Bar Tools

• TocaPad (⭐1) - Slide your trackpad's edges to change volume and brightness, and double-tap a corner to run a shortcut.

Utilities / Cleanup and Uninstall

• DiskPilot - Free, open-source storage analyzer for developers that explains each folder (Docker, node_modules, Xcode DerivedData, AI tool caches), marks what is safe to delete and moves everything to the Trash first.

Utilities / General Tools

• Yado - Native Mac app for managing an iPhone: clear duplicate photos, large videos and unused apps, arrange the Home Screen, move files and keep backups on the Mac.

Utilities / Productivity

• LinkUnbound - Open-source browser picker that asks which browser or browser profile should open each link, with rules by site or by the app the link came from.

Utilities / Finder Tools

• PC Mode (⭐2) - Free app that brings Windows habits to your Mac: delete from Finder with the Delete key, cut and move files with ⌘X and ⌘V, and switch individual windows with ⌘Tab.

Nov 11, 2026

Design and Product / Screenshot Tools

• Lumela (⭐13) - Cross-platform screenshot tool that blurs emails, card numbers, IPs and API keys with on-device OCR, then beautifies the shot.

Design and Product / Screen Recording

• Back to Bug (⭐0) - Menu bar replay recorder that saves recent screen activity as video for bug reports.

AI Tools / Other Tools

• Airbag (⭐3) - Open-source menu bar app that snapshots a project before each shell command an AI coding agent runs that can change files, so deleted files and a wiped .env can be restored in one click.

• TurboFieldfare (⭐7.2k) - Native ChatGPT-like Mac app running Google’s Gemma AI (26B-A4B MoE) privately on your device, even on low-end 8 GB M-series Macs.

Browsers / Audio Record and Process

• Brk (⭐2) - Native Swift and AppKit rebuild of Arc on Chromium, with a Raycast-style command bar and AI that runs on your own Claude Code or Codex plan and local models.

Security Tools / Audio Record and Process

• AI Access Auditor - See and revoke what AI coding agents like Claude Code, Codex and Cursor can access on your Mac.

Utilities / Menu Bar Tools

• Menew - All-in-one menu bar app with a command palette, clipboard history, window snapping, screenshots, a system monitor, meeting minutes and Claude Code/Codex usage limits, using on-device AI.

• twistel (⭐4) - Menu bar file converter: drag files, hold a key and drop them on a ring menu to convert images, audio, video and documents, compress, OCR, redact or sign PDFs, fully offline.

Utilities / Cleanup and Uninstall

• Cleaner - Open-source cleaner that shows every item before removal, keeps its rules in one public file, and holds what you remove in a 7-day quarantine you can restore from.

Utilities / General Tools

• LocalSR - Open-source app for upscaling, denoising and restoring photos and videos with local AI models.

• Pake - Turn any website into a lightweight desktop app with its own icon, window and Dock entry.

Utilities / Productivity

• Browserdoor (⭐5) - Open-source link picker that asks which browser, browser profile, or Zen space should open each link.

• Volant - Private, open-source launcher for apps, files, calculations, notes, clipboard history and coding agents.

Utilities / System Related Tools

• Fan Curve (⭐0) - Open-source fan curve controller for Apple Silicon Macs that sets fan speed from CPU temperature.

• Kombucha (⭐9) - Menu bar battery charge limiter that stops charging at a chosen level to extend battery lifespan.

Gaming Software / System Related Tools

• Soju - Installs the official Windows Battle.net, Steam, Epic, GOG, EA app, Rockstar and Ubisoft Connect clients on Apple Silicon through Wine and Apple's GPTK, with a native library of all your games.

Nov 10, 2026

Utilities / Quality of Life Improvements

• Dimmerly - Open-source menu bar app for per-display brightness, warmth, and contrast, with presets, schedules, and DDC/CI monitor control.

Nov 09, 2026

Terminal Apps / Databases

• Cue - IDE-style autocomplete for commands, options, Git branches, and files in zsh on Apple Terminal and VS Code’s integrated terminal.

Design and Product / Screen Recording

• Native Screen - Open-source screen recorder and editor with a multi-track timeline, auto-zoom, and on-device captions.

Audio and Video Tools / File Sharing

• Nimbus (⭐3) - Native SoundCloud client with gapless playback, a drag-and-drop queue, Chromecast and a full-screen vinyl player.

Voice-to-Text / Audio Record and Process

• Lowspeak (⭐6) - Native, ultrafast AI dictation written in Rust: hold fn to talk into any app in 35 languages, free online with your own Groq key or offline with Whisper and Parakeet.

Utilities / Clipboard Tools

• Cue - Clipboard that reads the focused field and pastes the part of your clip that fits, such as an email address or a phone number.

Utilities / Menu Bar Tools

• Claude Accounts (⭐3) - Switches the Claude desktop app between your accounts with one click, without losing sessions.

• Polka - Turns the MacBook notch into a control center for VPN connections, tab groups from any browser, now playing, calendar, an on-device translator and clipboard history.

• LogoLight - Menu bar app that turns off, dims, or animates the illuminated Apple logo on the MacBook Pro with PROLED XDR Display.

• NØTH (⭐1) - Turns the MacBook notch into live activities and a command center for music, files, clipboard, calendar, notes and tools.

Utilities / System Related Tools

• FixStat (⭐8) - Menu bar monitor and diagnostics for Mac repair: per-model sensor names, battery cell data, SSD SMART including USB drives, panic history and guided hardware tests.

Nov 08, 2026

Reading and Writing Tools / Markdown Tools

• Quill - Markdown editor where Claude Code, Codex or Cursor edits your draft in place, and you keep or revert each change.

Developer Tools / Version Control

• GitOS - Git client that automatically picks the right GitHub account for every repository.

Utilities / Window Management

• Show Bar - Windows-style Command-Tab window switcher with live thumbnails, Dock hover window previews, window snapping, clipboard history, and a screenshot shelf.

Nov 07, 2026

Reading and Writing Tools / Note-taking

• Knovum (⭐34) - Local-first 2D spatial AI knowledge space with embedded LanceDB vector search, infinite canvas, and on-device Whisper transcription.

Nov 06, 2026

Reading and Writing Tools / Note-taking

• Koru - Offline-first, open-source workspace for notes and docs with end-to-end encrypted device-to-device sync, built in Rust.

Terminal Apps / Databases

• lmux (⭐26) - Lightweight terminal built on libghostty for running Claude Code and Codex sessions, with agent status in the sidebar.

Design and Product / Screen Recording

• TinyRecorder - Lightweight screen recorder for screens, windows, apps, system audio and a connected iPhone or iPad; a maintained fork of QuickRecorder.

Design and Product / Other Tools

• Graphis (⭐2) - Open-source app that generates images from text with the MOSS-Image model, locally on Apple silicon.

Download Management Tools / Audio Record and Process

• Convoy - Open-source download manager with segmented downloads, browser integration, and HLS and DASH stream support.

Input Methods / Audio Record and Process

• AllInOneIME - Input method that adds AI commands such as @improve, @translate and @question to every text field, with built-in pinyin input.

Browsers / Audio Record and Process

• camber - Open-source Arc-style browser on Chromium (Electron) with spaces, pinned tabs, folders, a command bar and Arc import.

• Roar - Open-source agentic browser that uses local or bring-your-own AI models to navigate, read and fill the web for you.

Education / Audio Record and Process

• Buddy (⭐0) - Study helper in the notch that explains what is on your screen out loud while drawing on it.

• Leafy - Look up any word on screen with ⌥A, including in PDFs and images, and save it to a searchable local library.

Utilities / Menu Bar Tools

• NVBeacon - Open-source menu bar app for monitoring remote NVIDIA GPU servers over SSH.

Utilities / Window Management

• Stage Manager - Replacement for Apple's Stage Manager written in Rust, with stages that survive restart and Ctrl-Option-1..9 switching.

Nov 05, 2026

Reading and Writing Tools / Writing

• Drifting - Open-source, local-first novel writing app with chapters, outline, characters and storylines, and an AI agent that can read and edit the whole project.

Reading and Writing Tools / Others

• Saywing - Open-source tool that reads selected screen regions aloud using local OCR and neural speech, with offline English and German dictation.

Design and Product / Other Tools

• Flipic (⭐6) - Photo culling viewer: arrow-key paging through a folder, 100% focus check, XMP ratings that Lightroom and Capture One read, on-device cleanup mode.

Audio and Video Tools / File Sharing

• Radif - Unofficial open-source YouTube Music client built with Tauri, with synced lyrics and a video mode, that needs YouTube Music Premium.

Voice-to-Text / Audio Record and Process

• Wavo (⭐10) - Dictation that doesn't slow your Mac down: it runs on the Neural Engine, keeps your voice off the cloud, and types what you say wherever you're typing.

Nov 04, 2026

Terminal Apps / Databases

• SSHTermaq - PuTTY-compatible SSH, Telnet and serial terminal with tabs, split panes, an SFTP/SCP file manager and one-click PuTTY session import.

Audio and Video Tools / Audio Record and Process

• Tingo (⭐6) - Open-source meeting notes app that records any call, transcribes it and tells speakers apart on device, and writes minutes whose every point links back to the original audio, using the LLM you choose.

Utilities / Productivity

• Ferrocast - Fast keyboard launcher written in Rust, with clipboard history, snippets, window management and 275 local file conversions.

Utilities / Window Management

• LumaRing (⭐82) - Radial menu for switching apps, windows, and browser tabs.

Nov 03, 2026

Developer Tools / Developer Utilities

• Breaker (⭐0) - Watches the launchd jobs, cron jobs, Folder Actions, and SwiftBar plugins you set up yourself and notifies you when one breaks.

• mirroir-mcp - Open-source MCP server and CLI that lets AI agents see, tap, swipe and type on a real iPhone through iPhone Mirroring, without Developer Mode or Xcode.

AI Tools / Other Tools

• Murmury (⭐1) - Floating window that answers questions from your own documents during video calls, hidden from screen sharing, with on-device speech recognition.

Audio and Video Tools / File Sharing

• MP4Flow - Native FFmpeg front end for batch video-to-MP4 conversion, trimming, cropping, rotating, and merging.

Audio and Video Tools / Audio Record and Process

• Carbon - Menu bar app that transcribes meetings on device and saves each one as a Markdown file, with no bot and no cloud.

Utilities / Menu Bar Tools

• AI Footprint - Read-only menu bar app that shows the disk space, background processes, MCP servers and login items AI coding tools leave on your Mac, with a receipt for every update.

• Vortex - MacBook notch app with a focus timer, clipboard history, a file shelf that catches new builds, screen-to-task capture with OCR, and keys Claude Code can use without seeing them.

Utilities / Cleanup and Uninstall

• RefreshYourMac - Mac cleaner that rates every category Safe to Remove, Review, Move to Backup or Protected, and shows what left it behind before anything is deleted.

Utilities / Window Management

• Switch - Keyboard window switcher that lists every open window across Spaces and filters as you type.

Utilities / System Related Tools

• TimeMachineEjector (⭐1) - Menu bar app that ejects your Time Machine backup disk when a backup finishes and mounts it again when a scheduled backup is due.

Nov 02, 2026

Developer Tools / IDEs

• Coincide - Open-source native workspace for coding agents (Claude Code, Codex, Cursor, Grok Build, OpenCode, Antigravity), where one thread can switch agents mid-conversation.

Design and Product / Screenshot Tools

• Shutterbar (⭐1) - ShareX-style screenshots with ⌘C-to-clipboard, after-capture tasks, last-region recapture and scrolling capture.

Design and Product / Other Tools

• LumaView - Minimal native image viewer for browsing folders, inspecting EXIF metadata, and reading multipage PDFs.

Audio and Video Tools / File Sharing

• ShotMap - Turn videos into storyboard images with smart frame selection, manual refinement, and local PNG/JPG export.

Audio and Video Tools / Audio Record and Process

• jdsp4mac (⭐1) - Menu bar app that runs JamesDSP audio effects, including EQ, AutoEQ, convolver, crossfeed and ViPER-DDC, on all system audio.

Input Methods / Audio Record and Process

• Sidekey - Use your iPhone as a wireless keyboard, trackpad and voice input for your Mac or Windows PC over local Wi-Fi.

Utilities / Cleanup and Uninstall

• ShinyMac (⭐1) - Open-source SwiftUI Mac cleaner with one-scan Smart Care, an app uninstaller that finds leftovers, Xcode cleanup, a Space Lens disk map and hidden settings.

Nov 01, 2026

Reading and Writing Tools / Text Editors

• NeatEditor (⭐1) - Fast, native macOS plain-text editor for distraction-free writing.

Developer Tools / Developer Utilities

• SpawnSweep (⭐1) - Menu bar app that shows the dev servers, simulators and build data AI coding agents leave running, and cleans up with a preview first.

AI Tools / Other Tools

• Corral (⭐2) - Native macOS and iPhone client to follow and reply to Claude Code, Codex, OpenCode, and Cursor sessions with split panes.

Audio and Video Tools / File Sharing

• Mac TV - Open-source Apple TV-style home screen for streaming apps, with a phone remote and a local movie player.

Utilities / Clipboard Tools

• NeatPaste (⭐1) - Clean, lightweight native clipboard manager for macOS.

Utilities / Menu Bar Tools

• HandySwitch (⭐1) - Lightweight menu bar toggles for dark mode, prevent sleep, and scroll direction.

• MacResourceMonitor (⭐1) - Menu bar CPU monitor to see which process is eating CPU and terminate it directly.

• Netty - Open-source menu bar dot that shows whether the internet really answers, with latency, jitter, packet loss and speed tests.

Utilities / System Related Tools

• NTFSTool - Free, open-source NTFS read and write for Mac, with no kernel extension.

Oct 31, 2026

Developer Tools / IDEs

• Wavefunction - Open-source desktop coding agent that runs parallel chats on local models, your own API keys, or a ChatGPT sign-in.

Audio and Video Tools / File Sharing

• Hertzwise - Menu bar app that switches the DAC's sample rate to match each Apple Music or Tidal track, so lossless plays bit-perfect, with a per-device AutoEq headphone EQ.

Utilities / Menu Bar Tools

• Swamp Converter (⭐3) - Menu bar file converter: drag a file, tap a key and drop it on a wheel to convert video, audio, images and PDFs.

• Tarn (⭐0) - A calm menu bar app for focused work rounds and slow breathing, with optional ambient sounds.

Utilities / Cleanup and Uninstall

• Burrow (⭐6) - Free, open-source native app for the Mole cleaner: clean caches, uninstall apps and the leftovers of deleted ones, map the disk and watch system health, all through Mole's safety checks.

Utilities / Window Management

• Flickbar - Open-source window manager driven by trackpad gestures on window title bars.

Remote Login Software / System Related Tools

• Glass - Low-latency remote desktop for Mac and Linux that you view from any browser, with nothing to install on the viewing device.

Oct 30, 2026

Reading and Writing Tools / Markdown Tools

• Splat (⭐4) - Native macOS Markdown editor in Rust where both the source and the live preview are editable.

Developer Tools / Developer Utilities

• tapflow - Self-hosted tool for testing iOS simulators and Android emulators from the browser, on Macs your team already owns.

Developer Tools / Virtualization

• ContainerDesk (⭐5) - Native SwiftUI workspace for Apple's container runtime, with live resource monitoring and an integrated terminal.

Design and Product / Other Tools

• Apolo - Open-source image optimizer that compresses and converts to WebP, AVIF, JPEG XL, JPEG and PNG, showing the loss and its SSIMULACRA 2 score before saving.

AI Tools / Other Tools

• Mudroom (⭐18) - Open-source app and CLI that runs coding agents like Claude Code and Codex in a Linux micro-VM on a copy-on-write clone of your project, then lets you review and apply their changes like a pull request.

Audio and Video Tools / File Sharing

• RAVE LIVE (⭐3) - Festival light show that locks to the beat of whatever your Mac is playing, with stage lights, lasers and MilkDrop presets.

Audio and Video Tools / Audio Record and Process

• Vauta - Open-source meeting notes app that transcribes any call on device, tells speakers apart and writes cited minutes with Apple Intelligence or your own local model server.

Utilities / Clipboard Tools

• Clipivo - Local-first native clipboard manager that keeps your clipboard history searchable, organized, and private.

Utilities / Menu Bar Tools

• AI Meter (⭐1) - Shows your remaining Claude Code or Codex usage and reset time in the menu bar.

• Pulse (⭐34) - Menu bar system monitor with live CPU, memory, temperature, fan, network, disk, power, and battery stats.

Utilities / General Tools

• AerialSwap (⭐2) - Turn any video into a native Aerial wallpaper for the lock screen and desktop, in its own group in System Settings.

• Lucid - Live 4K wallpapers with moving space, nature and ocean loops on every display, plus Apple Aerials.

• Uptick - Open-source app updater that finds updates from the App Store, Sparkle, Electron feeds and Homebrew, and verifies each download before installing.

Utilities / Productivity

• Rebind - Open-source tool for remapping keys, mouse buttons and trackpad gestures to shortcuts and system actions.

Utilities / Window Management

• Open Contexts - Open-source window switcher with a persistent app bar and saved window groups.

• Show Desktop - Menu bar app that hides every window with one click or a shortcut, then brings them all back exactly as they were.

Utilities / Quality of Life Improvements

• Safelight (⭐0) - Open-source menu bar app that schedules the color filter, brightness, and Light/Dark appearance, fading the screen to deep red at night.

Utilities / System Related Tools

• Mac Monitor (⭐7) - Lightweight menu bar monitor for RAM, CPU, network and disk, focused on memory pressure.

• Matcha (⭐2) - Keep your Mac awake with a visual timer, a floating badge, and detection of AI coding agents.

Gaming Software / System Related Tools

• Bedrock Launcher (⭐1) - Play your own copy of Minecraft Bedrock Edition for Windows on Apple Silicon, fully offline, through a locally built WineGDK with DXMT.

Oct 29, 2026

Developer Tools / Version Control

• PullBull (⭐2) - GitHub pull requests, issues and Projects boards in the menu bar.

AI Tools / Other Tools

• Lumilo (⭐2) - Open-source menu bar app that runs Splash or llama.cpp servers, shows memory and token speed, and downloads models from Hugging Face.

Download Management Tools / Audio Record and Process

• Shandian (⭐7) - Native download manager that handles magnet links, torrents, HTTP files and videos from YouTube, Bilibili, Douyin and Xiaohongshu in one window, with browser download takeover and stream-while-downloading (Chinese UI).

Voice-to-Text / Audio Record and Process

• Amical - Open-source AI dictation and note-taking app that types into any app and formats the text for the app you are in, using local Whisper or Parakeet models.

Utilities / Menu Bar Tools

• Çentik (⭐2) - Turns the MacBook notch into a live island for music, system stats, an AI chat with your own Claude, Gemini or Ollama, clipboard history and meeting alerts.

Utilities / Cleanup and Uninstall

• Qingo (⭐5) - Cache cleaner that recognizes 60+ video, design and AI tools (CapCut, DaVinci Resolve, Adobe apps, Cursor, Claude Code and more), clears only caches that rebuild automatically, and moves them to the Trash with undo, leaving projects and conversations untouched (Chinese UI).

Utilities / General Tools

• SATF (⭐6) - Shake a file while dragging it to convert, merge into a PDF, zip, or extract it from a radial menu under your cursor.

Utilities / Productivity

• JUMP - Open-source tool that labels every clickable element so you can click, scroll and search any app from the keyboard.

• UMST - Desktop calendar widget that brings together Google, iCloud, Outlook, Apple Reminders, Canvas and other LMS deadlines, Todoist, Asana and Trello, with menu bar quick add.

Utilities / System Related Tools

• Monny - Open-source menu bar system monitor with process lookup and a battery charge limit.

Oct 28, 2026

Terminal Apps / Databases

• ghostty-designer (⭐117) - Live-preview editor for Ghostty themes, fonts and UI settings.

Design and Product / Screenshot Tools

• Glint (⭐1) - Open-source screenshot tool that finds and pixelates emails, IBANs, card numbers, and API keys on-device before you share.

Download Management Tools / Audio Record and Process

• Prism - Open-source download manager that splits files into parallel connections, catches browser downloads, and saves videos.

Finance / Audio Record and Process

• HTS for Mac (⭐0) - Read-only Korean and US stock workspace in the style of Windows HTS apps, with a 10-level order book, four-chart layouts, watchlists and saved workspaces; live quotes need your own Kiwoom REST API key.

Utilities / Menu Bar Tools

• HideNotch - Paints the menu bar black on notched MacBooks so the notch blends in, with optional rounded screen corners.

• Stash (⭐11) - Open-source menu bar icon hider for macOS 27 that collapses status items behind a single arrow.

Oct 27, 2026

Design and Product / Screenshot Tools

• Photon - Open-source screenshot, markup and screen recording tool for macOS and Windows, with no network code.

Design and Product / Other Tools

• Anthora - Local photo and video library for browsing, searching, and reviewing duplicates across folders and mounted drives.

AI Tools / Other Tools

• Yardlet - Open-source app for running Codex, Claude Code and other coding agent CLIs side by side in one window, using each agent's own sign-in and session history.

Voice-to-Text / Audio Record and Process

• ParrotFlow - Local dictation app that you can program with your rules, scripts, and vocabulary.

• Tamka - Open-source on-device dictation that runs NVIDIA Parakeet models on the Neural Engine and types at the cursor in any app.

Browsers / Audio Record and Process

• Lilo - Native WebKit browser with Arc-style spaces, Chrome extensions, terminal tabs in the sidebar, and a built-in MCP server for AI agents.

Translation Tools / Audio Record and Process

• SwaprTrans - Lightweight (<2MB) native menu bar tool for select-and-space translation and in-place Enter rewrite, powered by Apple's on-device model.

• Tercana - Menu bar companion for PS5 Remote Play: live on-device subtitle translation into any language, plus a PSN trophy tracker.

Security Tools / Audio Record and Process

• Hey Mac - On-device face unlock for the lock screen and privacy shields for selected apps.

Utilities / Cleanup and Uninstall

• Kipimo - Open-source menu bar system monitor with tools to clear caches, uninstall apps with their leftovers, find what fills the disk and review startup items, moving everything to the Trash.

Oct 26, 2026

Reading and Writing Tools / Ebooks

• Comic Commander - Comic library browser and reader for CBZ, CBR, CB7, CBT, and PDF files.

Developer Tools / Developer Utilities

• Loupe (⭐114) - Accessibility inspector that generates AI-agent-ready output.

Design and Product / Other Tools

• Featherview - Open-source, keyboard-driven image viewer for flipping through folders, with batch conversion.

• Jutsu Studio - Open-source, unofficial Higgsfield client for creating AI videos and images with Seedance, Kling and Genjutsu, with every result kept on your disk.

• Swapjutsu - Open-source character swap tool for videos with Seedance 2.5 or Wan 2.2 Animate, with on-device preparation on Apple silicon.

Audio and Video Tools / File Sharing

• AudioSync (⭐8) - Play your Mac's audio on AirPlay, Google Cast and local speakers at once, in sync.

Finance / Audio Record and Process

• Moony - Personal finance app for tracking accounts, investments, crypto, property and loans in an encrypted local database, with no account, no cloud and no telemetry.

Utilities / Menu Bar Tools

• StableBar - Customizable menu bar replacement with themes, widgets, popups and AeroSpace, yabai or OmniWM workspaces.

Utilities / Cleanup and Uninstall

• Tidymint - Open-source disk cleaner that only moves items to the Trash and checks whether your project scripts still reference a duplicate before removing it.

Oct 25, 2026

Reading and Writing Tools / Markdown Tools

• MDViewer - Fast Markdown viewer with live reload, Quick Look previews, Mermaid, math and optional AI summaries with your own or a local model.

Download Management Tools / Audio Record and Process

• Arroxy - Open-source yt-dlp GUI for downloading video, audio, playlists and subtitles from YouTube and other supported sites.

Utilities / Clipboard Tools

• Clipstack - Native clipboard history with search, type filters, pins and optional iCloud sync.

• Kurenai - Clipboard history with search, saved snippet lists and a paste queue that pastes copied items one by one. Skips passwords, history encrypted on disk.

Utilities / Menu Bar Tools

• Ledge - Turns the MacBook notch into a Dynamic Island-style status area for now playing, timers, your next meeting, weather, notes, and Keep Awake (macOS 26+).

Utilities / Cleanup and Uninstall

• MacClean - Free local Mac disk cleaner that lets you review WeChat media, System Data, and Xcode or AI caches before deleting.

Oct 24, 2026

Design and Product / Screenshot Tools

• Screenshots - Open-source menu bar tool for screenshots, scrolling capture, OCR, annotation, pinning, and MP4 or GIF screen recording, with no network code.

AI Tools / Other Tools

• Atticus - Open-source voice assistant that runs on your Claude plan, learns new tasks after doing them once, and handles dictation, screen help, and background agents.

Communication / File Sharing

• FileShipper - Peer-to-peer file transfer between computers and phones over local Wi-Fi.

• Nearby Drop - Independent macOS menu-bar app for two-way Google Quick Share transfers with compatible Android devices, plus USB MTP, Finder sharing, QR tools, and experimental Windows interoperability.

Audio and Video Tools / File Sharing

• SoundCloud for macOS (⭐2) - Unofficial lightweight SoundCloud app for macOS.

Audio and Video Tools / Audio Record and Process

• PitchTap (⭐1) - Open-source menu bar app that changes the key of any app's audio live without changing the tempo.

Browsers / Audio Record and Process

• Stedding - Open-source Arc-style browser on Chromium with Spaces, vertical tabs, pinned folders, a command bar and Arc import.

Utilities / Clipboard Tools

• ClipRecallBar - Keyboard-first clipboard history popup that filters as you type and pastes with one key.

Utilities / Menu Bar Tools

• Konverter (⭐14) - Menu bar file converter and image compressor operated by dragging files onto a radial wheel.

• Topnotchers (⭐2) - Turns the MacBook notch into a home for Claude Code and Codex sessions as animated mascots, with questions and permission prompts answered from the notch.

Utilities / File Organization Tools

• Archivator (⭐12) - Menu bar archive tool that compresses and extracts files by dragging them onto a radial wheel.

Utilities / General Tools

• Swivel (⭐30) - Tap a key mid-drag and drop files on a wheel to convert, crop, compress, strip metadata or share them, fully offline.

Utilities / System Related Tools

• Healthy Battery (⭐9) - Open-source charge limiter with live power flow and long-term battery health for Apple Silicon MacBooks.

• WattMate - See which apps and AI coding agents are draining your MacBook battery, right from the menu bar, in real watts and the minutes you get back by quitting one.

Oct 23, 2026

Design and Product / Other Tools

• AI Canvas Tauri (⭐338) - Free, lightweight, source-available AI canvas for storyboarding, image and video creation, editing, and asset management with ComfyUI workflows.

AI Tools / Other Tools

• CoWork OS - Open-source desktop AI agent for files, browser, and chat-app tasks that works with your own API keys or local models.

• Godmode Bot - Open-source AI coworker that turns your Claude subscription into persistent agents that do computer work in their own browser with your logins.

Communication / Collaboration and Team Tools

• FinchGram - Unofficial open-source Telegram client built on TDLib, with a screenshot tool, WebDAV downloads and opt-in MCP access for AI assistants.

Voice-to-Text / Audio Record and Process

• Voltip - Open-source push-to-talk dictation with on-device or cloud recognition, AI polish, and a paired Android phone as an optional microphone.

Utilities / Menu Bar Tools

• Kumquat (⭐5) - Menu bar file converter: drag files, tap Shift and drop them on a wheel to convert images, audio, video and documents, compress, OCR, trim and annotate.

Utilities / Cleanup and Uninstall

• SpaceMap (⭐8) - Disk usage analyzer that draws your disk as a nested treemap you can zoom into, filling in live while the scan runs.

Utilities / Window Management

• DockFlip - Dock window lists with browser tabs, a Flip 3D ⌘Tab window switcher and Windows-style snapping in one app.

Remote Login Software / System Related Tools

• ClawTank (⭐53) - Open-source RDP server for connecting to a Mac from standard Remote Desktop clients like Windows App and mstsc.

QuickLook Plugins / System Related Tools

• Folderglass - Quick Look extension for folders: real size including subfolders, file-type breakdown, largest and newest files, git branch and status, and the README rendered inline. Also previews zip contents and Markdown.

• MD QuickLook (⭐11) - Native Quick Look extension for Markdown with syntax highlighting, math, and Mermaid diagrams, without a web engine.

Oct 22, 2026

Design and Product / Other Tools

• Fotohaus (⭐1) - Open-source photo organizer that works on your existing folders, with on-device face recognition, search and non-destructive editing.

Audio and Video Tools / Audio Record and Process

• Shiyin - Open-source meeting recorder that transcribes on-device, identifies speakers, and writes timestamped notes with your own Claude or ChatGPT subscription.

Utilities / Window Management

• KiwiDesk - Tiling window manager that works out of the box with no config file, has a native Settings app, and updates itself from inside the app.

Utilities / System Related Tools

• IconCraft - Give any Mac app the name and icon you already know. The app underneath does not change.

Oct 21, 2026

Developer Tools / API Development and Analysis

• Optics Framework - Open-source UI test automation for Android, iOS, web and smart TV apps, with tests written as CSV or YAML steps.

Developer Tools / Databases

• DBine - Open-source database manager for 130+ SQL and NoSQL databases and cloud services, with notebooks, schema and data compare, and an MCP server.

AI Tools / Other Tools

• Cove - Open-source native composer, session sidebar and diff viewer for Claude Code and Codex, currently available as an Apple Silicon preview.

• Enconvo - AI agent that understands your screen and completes tasks across apps.

• Frink - Desktop-first, open-source (MIT) application for running parallel agents, and multi-step custom workflows triggered by schedules, webhooks or events from tools like Linear and Sentry, across your already-used providers.

Utilities / Audio Record and Process

• Convertino (⭐20) - Drag a file, tap Shift and drop it on a radial menu to convert or edit it.

Utilities / Menu Bar Tools

• Perch - Keyboard-first MacBook notch app for Claude Code, Codex, OpenCode and pi sessions: see what each did, answer from the notch, and jump back to the exact window or terminal pane.

Gaming Software / System Related Tools

• Borne - Native front end for MAME and classic PC games (Doom, Quake, Duke Nukem 3D), in the spirit of MAMEUI, with the emulator and engines included.

Oct 19, 2026

Developer Tools / IDEs

• Threadlines - Open-source desktop app for coding agents (Claude Code, Codex, OpenCode, Cursor), where several agents can share one thread and each thread gets its own git worktree.

Developer Tools / Developer Utilities

• Eleven (⭐961) - Open-source reverse-engineering app where coding agents read, rename and patch binaries, Android apps and GPU kernels alongside you.

Developer Tools / Virtualization

• Mac Android Subsystem - Run Android apps on Apple Silicon, each in its own Mac window with its own Dock icon.

Terminal Apps / Databases

• SSHFire (⭐12) - Cross-platform SSH client with a terminal, a session manager and an SFTP browser that follows the current directory.

Audio and Video Tools / File Sharing

• TetherCam - Use an iPhone as a USB camera on a Mac for video only, or use the OBS plugin for video and the phone's microphone audio.

Utilities / Cleanup and Uninstall

• Peel - Free, open source uninstaller and cleaner that removes apps with every file they leave behind, shows you why each file belongs, and moves everything to the Trash, so you can put it back.

Oct 18, 2026

Reading and Writing Tools / Markdown Tools

• Textus - WYSIWYG Markdown editor with math, tables, Mermaid and an optional AI writing assistant that works with cloud or local models.

Design and Product / Screen Recording

• OpenScreen (⭐5.7k) - Open-source tool for creating polished screen demos and walkthrough videos.

Utilities / Menu Bar Tools

• Dimble - Menu bar manager built for macOS 27's rebuilt menu bar. Hides the icons you don't need until you do.

• Dynamic Menu Bar - Changes the color and shape of the macOS menu bar with live screen-matched colors, gradients, a music visualizer and per-app profiles.

Utilities / General Tools

• MagicWall (⭐8) - Set local videos as desktop wallpapers.

Utilities / Window Management

• mFix (⭐6) - Open-source window manager with keyboard and drag snapping, snap layouts, a Cmd+Tab window switcher with live previews, and Dock window previews.

Oct 17, 2026

AI Tools / Other Tools

• Octuo - Personal assistant for work across AI, tools and specialist services that coordinates connected, authorized tools and accounts, tracks progress and gathers results around your goal.

Audio and Video Tools / File Sharing

• NotchMuse - Open-source synced lyrics for Spotify, Apple Music, NetEase Cloud Music, QQ Music and Soda Music in the menu bar, beside the notch, or above the Dock.

Utilities / General Tools

• Panoply (⭐15) - Free file tools that run on your computer: PDF, images, video and audio, OCR, ID photos, instant file search and a disk map.

Oct 16, 2026

Reading and Writing Tools / Note-taking

• LawPulse - Local-first legal research tool for Chinese lawyers: offline statute library with per-article notes; all data stays on your Mac.

Design and Product / Other Tools

• Siliconed - Open-source app for local AI image generation and instruction-based image editing on Apple silicon, written in Swift and Metal.

Audio and Video Tools / Audio Record and Process

• Local Transcriber - Menu bar app that records calls and meetings and transcribes them on-device with Whisper, with speaker recognition, call detection and dictation into any app.

Utilities / Cleanup and Uninstall

• Photo Review - Open-source tool that lists an iCloud Photos library by size, then compresses large videos or deletes what you pick.

Utilities / Finder Tools

• Strata Files - Open-source file manager and Finder alternative with instant search, live folder sizes, a disk usage map and dual pane.

Utilities / System Related Tools

• Aman Check (⭐67) - Dated, honest condition report for a used Mac: locks, battery, SSD and guided hardware tests.

Oct 15, 2026

AI Tools / Other Tools

• JoeBro - Native SwiftUI workspace for chat and document editing with local models via Ollama or any API, plus memory, MCP tools, and deep research.

Utilities / Cleanup and Uninstall

• OpenClean - Free, open-source Mac cleaner that explains every item before removal and quarantines anything not trivially rebuilt so you can restore it. Includes an app uninstaller, disk map and menu bar monitor.

Utilities / System Related Tools

• FanPilot (⭐6) - Fan control and temperature monitor for Apple Silicon Macs: menu bar temps, manual, max, Auto Boost rules or custom curves, with a fail-safe helper and a CLI.

Oct 14, 2026

Developer Tools / Developer Utilities

• JET Pilot - Open-source Kubernetes desktop client for working across clusters, namespaces and cloud accounts.

Terminal Apps / Databases

• Termstead - Native SSH client with a session tree, jump hosts and SFTP beside the terminal.

Audio and Video Tools / Audio Record and Process

• Utter (⭐3) - On-device voice dictation and meeting transcription powered by whisper.cpp and Metal.

Utilities / System Related Tools

• ftop (⭐374) - Floating system monitor for Apple Silicon that adapts its layout to any window size, showing per-core usage and frequency, GPU, memory pressure, and network.

Oct 13, 2026

Reading and Writing Tools / Others

• Lemma (⭐13) - PDF reader for mathematics textbooks and papers that turns theorem and equation references into links, folds proofs and checks the derivations you write.

AI Tools / Other Tools

• Pulse (⭐609) - Native app that shows how much Claude Code, Codex, Cursor, Copilot and 70+ other AI coding services you have left, as rings docked at the edge of your screen.

Audio and Video Tools / File Sharing

• Hongguo Drama (⭐507) - Unofficial player and downloader for Chinese short dramas from Hongguo, Xifan, and Hema, for Apple Silicon and Intel Macs.

• Songtide - Native YouTube Music app with an equalizer, visualizer and synced lyrics.

Audio and Video Tools / Audio Record and Process

• akou - Open-source call and meeting recorder that transcribes on-device with speaker labels and lets Claude Code or Codex question a call over MCP. CamiTune (⭐5) - System-wide audio equalizer for macOS(13+) with parametric EQ, per-app audio control, Auto EQ, AU/VST3 plugin support, and advanced DSP.

• yovoice - Local voice creation studio with text-to-speech, voice cloning, emotion control, song generation and MIDI scoring, all running on-device.

Oct 12, 2026

Design and Product / Screenshot Tools

• Sitch - Skitch-style screenshot annotation with tapered arrows, blur, and pixelate, fully offline.

• Snappy - Open-source, Ubuntu-style screenshot tool with an adjustable selection, window and full-screen capture, markup, blur, and text copying.

Input Methods / Audio Record and Process

• Keyameleon - Open-source tool that gives each physical keyboard its own input source and switches to it automatically as you type.

Security Tools / Audio Record and Process

• Sentinel - Plain-language Mac security-settings check with a Wi-Fi device list.

Utilities / Cleanup and Uninstall

• Headroom - Fast disk space analyzer with a treemap and duplicate finder that labels caches and developer folders Safe, Caution or Never before you delete them.

Utilities / Finder Tools

• Findly - Finder-style file drawer that slides in from any screen edge with a hotkey and slides away when you switch apps.

Oct 11, 2026

Developer Tools / Developer Utilities

• TunnelFlow (⭐9) - Modern SSH tunnel and port forwarding manager supporting local, remote, and dynamic SOCKS5 forwards.

Voice-to-Text / Audio Record and Process

• inlaut - Fully local push-to-talk dictation for German and English, running a Parakeet model on-device and typing at the cursor.

Utilities / Menu Bar Tools

• MemStats - Menu bar memory monitor that splits RAM usage by user account, groups helper processes into apps, and shows memory pressure and swap.

Oct 10, 2026

Developer Tools / Developer Utilities

• Device Hub Pro (⭐172) - Mirror, control and test Android emulators and phones, iOS simulators and iPhones side by side.

Design and Product / Screen Recording

• Caplo (⭐320) - Screen recorder and editor with automatic camera moves, cursor effects, canvas, and captions.

Utilities / Menu Bar Tools

• FreeAudio (⭐9) - Per-app volume and mute, output device switching, and volume control for HDMI/DisplayPort monitors.

• FreeDisplay (⭐26) - Control external display brightness, HiDPI modes, resolution, and arrangement from the menu bar.

Utilities / Cleanup and Uninstall

• Boost (⭐24) - Free memory without closing apps, freeze apps and restore them exactly as they were, and find disk space that's genuinely safe to reclaim.

Utilities / Productivity

• QDuo - Popup at the cursor that runs your own actions on selected text in any app: AI prompts, search, text transforms, Shortcuts, and shell scripts.

Utilities / Finder Tools

• FinderRight (⭐58) - Open-source Finder extension that adds new file, open in terminal, copy path, and cut & paste to the right-click menu.

Oct 09, 2026

Design and Product / Design Tools

• Redlamp - Native, open-source raw photo editor that keeps Lightroom Classic's Develop workflow.

Oct 08, 2026

Terminal Apps / Databases

• Farol (⭐21) - Terminal built on libghostty that shows which coding agent is working, waiting or done.

AI Tools / Other Tools

• Sesame (⭐7) - Open-source app that indexes the dashboards, reports, sites, PRs, and files Claude Code and Codex delivered, and reopens them when you type or say a few words.

• Quail - Local model server for GGUF and MLX models on Apple silicon, with OpenAI- and Anthropic-compatible APIs for tools like Claude Code and Codex.

Audio and Video Tools / File Sharing

• Mooziac - Lightweight native macOS menu bar player for YouTube Music & local audio.

Oct 07, 2026

Audio and Video Tools / File Sharing

• IPTVMac - Native IPTV player for Xtream Codes and M3U with instant search, mpv playback, Picture in Picture and downloads.

Oct 06, 2026

AI Tools / Other Tools

• ThinkWatch Lite - Local gateway for Claude Code, Codex, and other AI coding clients that switches upstreams without client changes, records the cost of each request, and redacts API keys before requests leave.

• mu (⭐576) - Open-source coding agent with a CLI and a desktop app, in which a small judge model makes routine calls such as what enters the context and whether a flagged command was asked for.

Audio and Video Tools / File Sharing

• Sonar (⭐51) - Native music player with synchronized lyrics and menu bar and notch playback controls.

Utilities / Cleanup and Uninstall

• MAC-LIMPO - Menu bar cleaner for developer caches (Xcode, Docker, simulators, node_modules) with a 2D/3D disk usage treemap.

Oct 05, 2026

Reading and Writing Tools / Ebooks

• Rapid Reader (⭐37) - Open-source RSVP speed reader for EPUB, PDF, and web articles with a full-text view.

Voice-to-Text / Audio Record and Process

• WhisperDrop 2 (⭐9) - Open-source local transcription for audio, video, YouTube, and meetings, with dictation into any app.

Utilities / Productivity

• OpenNaga (⭐13) - Open-source Razer Synapse alternative for the Naga V2 HyperSpeed that remaps the side buttons and sets DPI and polling rate.

Oct 04, 2026

AI Tools / Other Tools

• DataNexa - Open-source desktop database MCP gateway that aggregates multiple databases into a single access point with read-only enforcement and auditing for AI agents.

Oct 03, 2026

Developer Tools / Developer Utilities

• Frpc-Desktop (⭐7k) - Open-source desktop client for FRP reverse proxy and intranet penetration with a visual interface.

Audio and Video Tools / File Sharing

• OpenSpatial (⭐27) - Open-source spatial audio for any headphones, playing every app as 7.1 surround with head tracking.

Utilities / Cleanup and Uninstall

• MacDirStat (⭐112) - Open-source disk space analyzer that shows what's taking up space as an interactive treemap, inspired by WinDirStat.

Utilities / General Tools

• Liftoff (⭐34) - Open-source Launchpad replacement with live window previews, window-title search, and one-click folder organizing.

Utilities / Window Management

• DockLens (⭐14) - Hover a Dock icon to see live thumbnails of all that app's windows, then switch, close or minimize them.

Gaming Software / System Related Tools

• Classic Game Box (⭐5) - Open-source retro-console emulator frontend built on libretro cores.

Oct 02, 2026

Reading and Writing Tools / Note-taking

• Amber Notes - Open-source notes app that ChatGPT, Claude and other AI assistants can search and edit over MCP, with each AI edit highlighted and undoable.

Developer Tools / Developer Utilities

• Runner (⭐508) - Open-source workspace where CLI coding agents such as Claude Code, Codex, Copilot CLI, and pi work one task together as a crew, each in its own real terminal.

Audio and Video Tools / Audio Record and Process

• Digisensus Recorder - Call recorder and bot-free AI meeting note taker for Zoom, Meet, Teams, FaceTime, WhatsApp and phone calls.

Download Management Tools / Audio Record and Process

• TBD - Open-source YouTube video and audio downloader built on yt-dlp, which a phone on the same Wi-Fi can also drive.

Utilities / To-Do Lists

• Lotti - Private logbook for tasks, time tracking, journaling and habits, with end-to-end encrypted sync and optional AI agents.

Utilities / Productivity

• Brink - A notch on your screen edge that keeps your Notion pages and tasks one hover away.

Oct 01, 2026

Design and Product / Design Tools

• Screen Loupe - Open-source live magnifier that shows any part of the screen zoomed, pixel-true, in a separate window.

Sep 30, 2026

Browsers / Audio Record and Process

• Yalqen - Open-source Chromium browser for developers with vertical tabs, a keyboard-first command bar, built-in developer tools, and ad and tracker blocking.

Utilities / System Related Tools

• MacFanPro (⭐15) - Fan control for Apple Silicon Macs with a menu bar app, temperature-based profiles and a CLI.

Sep 29, 2026

Voice-to-Text / Audio Record and Process

• Google AI Edge Eloquent - Free on-device AI dictation and voice editing from Google that works in any app, currently English only.

Utilities / Menu Bar Tools

• Belay - Keeps your Mac awake only while a local AI coding agent is working, and lets it sleep the moment the work stops.

• HeyMate - AI assistant in the MacBook notch that answers questions about your screen out loud and runs Claude Code, Codex, or OpenCode agents after you approve their plan, with media, file shelf, and calendar widgets.

Utilities / Productivity

• Karabiner-Elements - Remap keys and customize keyboard behavior on macOS.

Sep 28, 2026

Translation Tools / Audio Record and Process

• Translate Like Me (⭐18) - Open-source menu bar translator that replaces the selected text in any app, in your own writing style, via Claude, ChatGPT or Grok.

Utilities / Cleanup and Uninstall

• DiskWise (⭐33) - Open-source SwiftUI disk cleaner whose only deletion path is the Trash, with per-session undo and a knowledge base that explains each cache entry.

• SquirrelDisk (⭐2.1k) - Open-source disk usage analyzer with sunburst and treemap views for disks and cloud storage.

Sep 27, 2026

Utilities / Menu Bar Tools

• ILoveNotch (⭐40) - Turns the MacBook notch into a tray for media, files, calendar, reminders, notes, and timers.

Sep 25, 2026

Utilities / Cleanup and Uninstall

• Dusty - Open-source menu bar disk cleaner that deletes only from a fixed allowlist, shows every path before removing it, and can undo a clean.

Sep 24, 2026

Utilities / Menu Bar Tools

• Lunavect (⭐41) - Menu bar app and desktop widgets showing which Claude Code or Codex session is working, waiting for input, or done, with usage limits and activity.

Utilities / System Related Tools

• AirStats - Lightweight menu bar system monitor for CPU, GPU, memory, network, disk, battery, and temperature, with a desktop widget.

Sep 21, 2026

Developer Tools / Version Control

• teebe - Native manager for Git worktrees, with live file change badges and inline diffs.

Design and Product / Prototyping and Mind-Mapping Tools

• ExcalidrawZ - Open-source native Excalidraw client with local file management and iCloud sync.

Sep 17, 2026

Input Methods / Audio Record and Process

• vChewing 唯音 (⭐663) - Chinese input method supporting Pinyin and Zhuyin with purpose-built dictionaries.

Utilities / Menu Bar Tools

• AirPoise - Menu bar app that uses AirPods motion sensors for head-posture reminders and configurable head-gesture shortcuts.

Remote Login Software / System Related Tools

• HopToDesk - Open-source remote desktop and remote support tool with end-to-end encrypted sessions.

Sep 16, 2026

Terminal Apps / Databases

• Calyx (⭐352) - Native macOS terminal for running and supervising coding agents in parallel.

Sep 14, 2026

AI Tools / Other Tools

• DeepDeck - Desktop AI workspace built on DeepSeek Harness for creating and reusing WebMCP tools for website tasks.

Input Methods / Audio Record and Process

• Qingjian 青简 - Rust-based cross-platform Pinyin input method that displays translations in the language you are learning alongside candidate words.

Utilities / Cleanup and Uninstall

• MangoDisk - Free, open-source disk cleaner and space analyzer that scans locally and shows paths and sizes before deletion.

Sep 13, 2026

AI Tools / Other Tools

• Wayfinder - Local-first visual voyage map for preserving Codex and Claude Code sessions, branches, failures, decisions, and file changes.

Finance / Audio Record and Process

• MRRDock - Menu bar app that adds up your MRR from Stripe, RevenueCat, Paddle, Lemon Squeezy, Polar, Dodo Payments and Gumroad into one total. Multi-currency, keys stay in the Keychain, no account.

Sep 12, 2026

Reading and Writing Tools / Markdown Tools

• JustMD - Open-source Markdown editor for local files that hides syntax outside the line being edited.

Gaming Software / System Related Tools

• Highball - Run Windows games on Apple Silicon through Wine, with the graphics layer (DXMT, DXVK or D3DMetal) chosen per game from an open compatibility database.

Sep 11, 2026

Finance / Audio Record and Process

• Posnic - Offline-first open-source POS and billing software for retail shops and restaurants.

Utilities / Menu Bar Tools

• Candela - Display care for external monitors: OLED burn-in protection, panel health history, and everyday brightness, volume, and contrast controls.

Utilities / Password Management

• NotchOTP (⭐12) - Native TOTP authenticator with a notch-sized panel, keyboard shortcuts, and local Keychain storage.

Sep 10, 2026

Utilities / Password Management

• Mactokio (⭐7) - Native TOTP/HOTP authenticator that imports accounts by webcam QR scan and keeps secrets AES-256 encrypted on device.

Sep 09, 2026

Utilities / Productivity

• CalmMouse - Stop the Magic Mouse scrolling the page every time you click.

Sep 08, 2026

Utilities / Menu Bar Tools

• Keelhaven - Menu bar app that runs scheduled, encrypted restic backups to a local disk, S3, SFTP, or a REST server.

Sep 07, 2026

Audio and Video Tools / File Sharing

• Lyrimuse (⭐339) - Word-synced desktop lyrics for Apple Music, Spotify, QQ Music, NetEase Cloud Music, Kugou and YouTube Music / Spotify Web in the browser.

Sep 05, 2026

Utilities / Productivity

• OpenClip - Lightweight floating action bar for macOS that turns selected text into instant actions.

Sep 02, 2026

Reading and Writing Tools / Note-taking

• VNote - Open-source Markdown note-taking app with a polished editor.

Reading and Writing Tools / Writing

• AI Novel Writer (⭐2.3k) - Open-source AI writing workspace for organizing characters, worldbuilding, outlines, chapters, review, and revision in one novel project.

Developer Tools / Developer Utilities

• ILLA Cloud (⭐12k) - Low-code internal tool builder.

Developer Tools / Databases

• FastoRedis (⭐312) - Cross-platform professional GUI management tool for Redis.

• Sequel Pro (⭐9.2k) - MySQL database management for Mac OS X.

Design and Product / Screenshot Tools

• Teampaper Snap - Let your screenshots speak up.

AI Tools / Other Tools

• AppleAi - Access multiple AI assistants from your menu bar with one shortcut.

Audio and Video Tools / File Sharing

• Stringed 2 - Music practice software designed to help users learn how to play their favorite songs.

Proxy and VPN Tools / Audio Record and Process

• ClashBar - mihomo-powered menu bar proxy client.

Utilities / Clipboard Tools

• Whisk (⭐33) - Keyboard-first clipboard manager with a Liquid Glass panel, filters by source app and content type, and rich previews.

Utilities / To-Do Lists

• Microsoft To-Do - Microsoft's successor to Wunderlist.

• Todoist - Cross-platform todo list app.

Utilities / Productivity

• Mac Mouse Fix - A simple way to make your mouse better.

• Ukelele - Unicode Keyboard Layout Editor.

Utilities / Finder Tools

• Path Finder - File management app.

Utilities / Quality of Life Improvements

• Snap - Launch an app in a snap. Ridiculously easy shortcut management.

Utilities / System Related Tools

• Mounty - Tiny tool to re-mount write-protected NTFS volumes under Mac OS X 10.9+ in read-write mode.

Sep 01, 2026

Design and Product / Other Tools

• Pixpresso - Image viewer and editor for cropping, resizing, annotating, and converting between PNG, JPG, WebP, and HEIC.

Utilities / Menu Bar Tools

• Blink (⭐191) - A little robot that watches your running dev servers and iOS simulators, and restarts them without going back to the terminal.

Gaming Software / System Related Tools

• ChessCafe - Animated 3D chess with three AI levels, multiple armies, and hot-seat multiplayer.

Aug 30, 2026

Design and Product / Screenshot Tools

• Snapzy - Free and open-source native macOS app for screenshots, screen recording, annotation, and video editing.

Voice-to-Text / Audio Record and Process

• LocalScribe (⭐26) - Open-source local transcription and subtitle editor for microphones, media files, and Mac audio.

Utilities / Cleanup and Uninstall

• Mole - Native Mac maintenance utility for cleanup, app management, disk analysis, and system monitoring.

Aug 29, 2026

Utilities / Clipboard Tools

• Clipbara (⭐254) - Free Paste-like clipboard manager with pinboards, Quick Look previews, and one-click copying.

Utilities / Menu Bar Tools

• Mixio (⭐10) - Menu bar app with per-app & tab volume control, 10-band EQ with native style UI.

Utilities / Cleanup and Uninstall

• Purge - Open-source cache cleaner that moves files to the Trash instead of deleting them, using a fixed allowlist and no telemetry.

Aug 28, 2026

Developer Tools / Network Analysis

• Tracexy - Open-source, session-based network intelligence for capturing live traffic and investigating PCAP/PCAPNG files locally.

Utilities / Productivity

• Metrune - Local-first focus workspace that brings tasks, AI coding, GitHub activity, device events, badges, and reports into the MacBook notch.

Aug 26, 2026

Developer Tools / Developer Utilities

• Starcat - Native, local-first GitHub Stars manager that turns saved repositories into a searchable, AI-assisted knowledge base.

AI Tools / Other Tools

• Grux - Menu bar assistant that reads your active window and reaches local mail, calendar, notes, and files, using your own API key or a local model.

Utilities / General Tools

• Nifro (⭐10) - Turn websites into configurable desktop wallpapers, with separate views for each display.

Aug 25, 2026

Developer Tools / Developer Utilities

• CC-Switch (⭐154k) - A cross-platform desktop All-in-One assistant for Claude Code, Codex, OpenCode, and AI coding agents.

AI Tools / Other Tools

• SpotAsk (⭐22) - Native macOS menu bar AI assistant for quick questions: ask first, then use your own AI service for an in-app answer or send the question to another AI, app, or terminal command.

Utilities / Menu Bar Tools

• WandelBar (⭐22) - Customizes the menu bar background with blur, tint, shadows, textures, presets, and per-Space settings.

Aug 21, 2026

Utilities / Window Management

• Tungsten Edge - Per-window taskbar and Dock replacement: every open window gets its own labeled card, while single-window apps stay compact icons.

Aug 19, 2026

AI Tools / Other Tools

• Loadout - See and manage what coding assistants load — Claude Code skills, subagents, slash commands, plugins, and MCP servers, with real usage counts.

Aug 16, 2026

Reading and Writing Tools / Others

• OffPDF - Open-source offline PDF toolbox for Apple silicon Macs that merges, splits, converts, compresses, and OCRs files locally.

Aug 14, 2026

AI Tools / Other Tools

• Atomic Agent - Local-first CLI and TUI coding agent that runs open-weight models entirely on your machine, with MCP support and 56 built-in tools.

Security Tools / Audio Record and Process

• fob - Menu bar SSH agent that keeps keys in the Secure Enclave and gates every use behind Touch ID.

Aug 09, 2026

Reading and Writing Tools / Markdown Tools

• Imark (⭐116) - Open-source Markdown reader that stores your comments inside the document itself as HTML comments.

Utilities / Window Management

• Plonk (⭐17) - Menu bar window manager with snap zones, hotkeys, and saved workspaces that relaunch your apps and put every window back on its monitor; an AI agent can drive it over MCP.

Aug 08, 2026

Design and Product / Design Tools

• ItsPaint - Native paint and screenshot markup: step badges, pixelate, Instant Alpha. No account or telemetry.

Aug 06, 2026

Utilities / Cleanup and Uninstall

• MacOSCleaner (⭐132) - Free, open-source macOS cleaner with disk analyzer, app uninstaller, and smart cleanup.

Aug 05, 2026

Developer Tools / Developer Utilities

• GraphCode - Runs coding-agent sessions as a graph, where each node is a live terminal you can attach to mid-run and each edge a hand-off that fires unattended. Claude Code, Copilot CLI, Codex.

AI Tools / Other Tools

• BitFun - Open-source AI agent that gives each task its own interactive workspace with chat linked to live state.

Aug 04, 2026

Reading and Writing Tools / Others

• Capd - Open-source capture and bookmarking app for saving links, text, notes, and images with full-text search.

Aug 02, 2026

Utilities / System Related Tools

• Adrafinil - Keep your Mac awake only while AI agents are still working, then let it sleep normally.

Aug 01, 2026

Reading and Writing Tools / Note-taking

• NoteGen - Open-source, local-first Markdown note-taking app that turns scattered records into structured notes with AI.

Developer Tools / Frameworks For Hybrid Applications

• Rilmazafone - Design DMG installers on a WYSIWYG canvas and build exactly what you drew, no scripts.

Utilities / General Tools

• Phosphene - Use any video as your macOS wallpaper on the desktop and the lock screen, picked directly from System Settings.

Jul 29, 2026

Developer Tools / IDEs

• Fletch - Native IDE for AI coding agents, giving each agent a sandboxed clone of your repository plus a shared symbol and call-graph index, with diff review before merge.

Jul 28, 2026

AI Tools / Other Tools

• AQBot - Open-source desktop AI workspace for multi-provider chat, agent workflows, knowledge bases, MCP tools, and an OpenAI-compatible API gateway.

Utilities / Quality of Life Improvements

• Crisp - Manage external displays from the menu bar: HiDPI scaling, DDC brightness, color, and presets.

Jul 27, 2026

Developer Tools / Network Analysis

• WiFi Lens (⭐129) - Native open-source Wi-Fi analyzer and network diagnostics app with real-time spectrum scanning, channel congestion visualization, and BLE device tracking.

Jul 26, 2026

Utilities / File Organization Tools

• Shuffle - Fast, GPU-rendered file manager and Finder alternative built in Rust.

Jul 24, 2026

Developer Tools / Virtualization

• Berthly - Native GUI for Apple's container tool, with menu bar monitoring and drag-and-drop image builds.

Jul 22, 2026

Finance / Audio Record and Process

• Pulse - Native menu bar market tracker for US, Hong Kong and China stocks, crypto, indices, ETFs and portfolio P&L.

Jul 20, 2026

Utilities / Menu Bar Tools

• TypeCue - Types a prepared script into any app, one hotkey press per line, as real keystrokes at a human pace, for demo recordings and live presentations.

Jul 19, 2026

AI Tools / Other Tools

• LingShu - Open-source, model-agnostic macOS agent for verified code, documents, slides, and computer actions.

Jul 18, 2026

Reading and Writing Tools / Text Editors

• Brackets - A modern, open source text editor that understands web design.

• LightTable - The next generation code editor.

• Sublime Text - Text editor with a fast interface and plugin ecosystem. For more plugins, check Sublime Text Plugins.

• Vim - An old terminal-based editor. For common plugins, check Vim Common Plugins.

• Vimr - Refined Vim Experience for OS X.

Reading and Writing Tools / Markdown Tools

• Marked 2 - This is the Markdown preview with an elegant and powerful set of tools for all writers.

• MWeb - Pro Markdown writing, and static blog generator App.

• Typora - Truly minimal Markdown editor featuring seamless live preview.

Reading and Writing Tools / Note-taking

• Bear Writer - Beautiful, flexible writing app for crafting notes and prose.

• Notes - Clean, simple note-taking app.

• QOwnNotes - Open-source notepad with markdown support and todo list manager.

• Quiver - Mix text, code, Markdown, and LaTeX in one note with live preview.

Reading and Writing Tools / Ebooks

• Calibre - Free, open-source e-book manager and reader.

• Klib - New way to manage highlights for Kindle and iBooks.

Reading and Writing Tools / RSS

• Leaf - A news reader for managing subscriptions and enjoying daily news.

• ReadKit - Bookmark and RSS management client.

• Reeder 5 - News reader for Feedbin, Feedly, Feed Wrangler and so on.

• Vienna - RSS/Atom reader for Mac OS X.

Reading and Writing Tools / Others

• CHM Reader - Read Compiled HTML (.chm) documents on your Mac.

• Chmox - Read CHM documents on your Mac.

• PDF Reader Pro - You Can view, create, sign, convert and compress any PDF documents.

• Skim - PDF reader and note-taker for OS X.

Developer Tools / IDEs

• Espresso - The web editor for Mac is back. For people who make delightful, innovative and fast websites.

• Haskell for Mac - A Modern Development Environment for Haskell.

Developer Tools / Developer Utilities

• BetterRename - The most powerful and complete Mac file renaming application on the market.

• Beyond Compare - Compare files and folders with powerful commands.

• DiffMerge - Application to visually compare and merge files.

• Integrity - Free website link checker for Mac.

• Koala - GUI application for Less, Sass, Compass and CoffeeScript compilation.

• Solarized - Clean and beautiful color theme. Works well with iTerm, JetBrains products, Vim etc.

• StarUML - Powerful UML app.

• TeXstudio - Integrated writing environment for creating LaTeX documents.

• Woodpecker - View iOS app's Sandbox files, UserDefaults, Keychain items on a Mac.

Developer Tools / Regular Expression Editors

• Patterns - Regular expression editor.

• RegExRX - Development tool for regular expressions.

Developer Tools / Frameworks For Hybrid Applications

• AppJS - Lightweight JavaScript UI library for creating mobile webapps that behave like native apps.

• Electron - Build cross platform desktop application with JavaScript, HTML and CSS.

• ionic - Build native and web apps with Angular and open web technologies.

• MacGap - Lightweight JavaScript API for OS X integration.

• nw.js - Build desktop apps with HTML and JavaScript.

• react-desktop - React UI Components for macOS Sierra.

Developer Tools / Version Control

• Cornerstone - Powerful version control with a gorgeous interface.

• GitUp - A simple & powerful Git client。

• SmartGit - Git client with support.

• Changes (⭐341) - GUI Git client. Replace the Git CLI with a clear UI and AI assist.

Developer Tools / Virtualization

• Parallels - Powerful, easy-to-use VM. No free upgrade for each new Mac OS.

• Virtual Box - Powerful x86 and AMD64/Intel64 virtualization product.

• VMware Fusion - Powerful, commercial VM developed by VMware.

Developer Tools / Databases

• Base 2 - Application for creating, designing, editing and browsing SQLite 3 database files.

• DB Browser for SQLite - Official home of the DB Browser for SQLite.

• ElectroCRUD - Modern MySQL CRUD application.

• MDB Explorer - MDB tool to open, read, export your MDB files to other formats and databases.

• Medis - GUI Manager for Redis.

• MySQL Workbench - The official MySQL GUI.

• Postgres.app - The easiest way to get started with PostgreSQL on the Mac.

• PSequel - PostgreSQL GUI tool for Mac OS X.

• RedisDesktopManager - Cross-platform GUI management tool for Redis.

• SQLPro Studio - Simple, powerful database manager for macOS.

Terminal Apps / Databases

• iTerm2 - iTerm2 is an amazing terminal emulator for OS X.

Design and Product / Design Tools

• Alchemy - Experimental, open-source drawing application with an emphasis on creating conceptual art.

• FontForge - Free, open-source font editor.

• MakeHuman - Powerful and free 3D human modeler.

• Monodraw - Powerful ASCII art editor designed for the Mac.

• Paintbrush - Bitmap image editor.

• Pixelmator - Full-featured image editor for Mac.

• Principle - Application for designing animated and interactive user interfaces.

• Sketch - Professional digital design for mac.
  • Sketch Cache Cleaner - Deletes hidden Sketch history files.
  • Measure Plugin - Make it a fun to create spec for developers and teammates.
  • Sketch Toolbox Plugin Manager - Simple plugin manager for Sketch.
  • User Flows Plugin - Generating flow diagrams from Artboards.

• Tayasui Sketches - Professional drawing software.

Design and Product / Prototyping and Mind-Mapping Tools

• Adobe XD - Tool for designing and prototyping websites and mobile apps.

• Axure RP 8 - Prototypes, specifications and diagrams in one tool.

• Framer - Tool for interactive prototyping.

• Justinmind - Prototyping platform for web and mobile apps.

• Mockplus - Prototype faster, smarter and easier.

• Origami Studio - Tool for designing modern interfaces, built and used by designers at Facebook.

• pencil - Free, open-source tool for making diagrams and GUI prototyping.

• Scapple - Practical mind-mapping software with free whiteboard-like layout.

• XMind - The most popular mind-mapping tool on the planet.

Design and Product / Screenshot Tools

• Snip - Application for sharing captured images on QQ Mail.

• Xnip - Handy Screenshot App.

Design and Product / Screen Recording

• Licecap - Screen recorder that exports directly to GIF.

Design and Product / Other Tools

• Couleurs - Simple app for grabbing and tweaking the colors you see on your screen.

• Iconjar - Icon management tool to organize or search your icons.

• IconKit - App icon generator.

• Image2icon - Create and personalize icons from your pictures.

• JPEGmini - Reduce image size by up to 80%, without compromising quality.

• Mark Man - Measure & Spec Fast.

• Resize Master - Batch resize and watermark your images fast and easy.

• RightFont - Preview, sync, install and manage fonts on Mac, Dropbox or Google Drive.

• svgus - Organize, clean and transform your SVGs.

Communication / Collaboration and Team Tools

• Franz - Messaging app that combines multiple chat services in one place.

• LimeChat - Open-source IRC client for Mac OS X.

• Rambox - Messaging and emailing app that combines common web applications into one.

Communication / Email Clients

• Airmail - Fast email client. For both Mac OS and iOS.

• Foxmail - Fast email client.

Communication / File Sharing

• Flow - Award-winning, beautiful, fast, and reliable FTP + SFTP client.

Data Recovery Tools / File Sharing

• DiskWarrior - The world’s most advanced repair and recovery tool for Mac.

• R-Studio for Mac - Data recovery tool for damaged, deleted, or formatted disks.

Audio and Video Tools / File Sharing

• Audacity - Free, open-source, cross-platform audio software for multi-track recording and editing.

• Audio Hijack - Record any application's audio, including VoIP calls from Skype, web streams from Safari, and much more.

• Cog - Free, open-source audio player.

• Hydrogen - Professional yet simple and intuitive pattern-based drum programming for GNU/Linux.

• Metadatics - Advanced Audio Metadata Editor.

• Mixxx - The most advanced free DJ software.

• Perian - (No longer under active development) Let QuickTime play all the common formats of free plug-ins.

• ScreenFlow - Screencasting and video editing software.

• Synfig Studio - Synfig Studio is free, open-source 2D animation software.

• VLC - Open-source multimedia player for most audio, video, and streaming formats.

• XLD - Tool to decode, convert and play various 'lossless' audio files.

Download Management Tools / Audio Record and Process

• FOLX - Free download manager for Mac OS X with a true Mac-style interface.

• JDownloader - Open-source download manager for links, files, and hosted content.

Input Methods / Audio Record and Process

• Rocket - Makes typing emoji faster and easier using Slack-style shortcuts.

Translation Tools / Audio Record and Process

• iTranslate - Translation app for text and web pages in multiple languages.

Security Tools / Audio Record and Process

• LinkLiar - Link-Layer MAC spoofing GUI for macOS.

Proxy and VPN Tools / Audio Record and Process

• ShadowsocksX - Secure socks5 proxy, designed to protect your internet traffic.

Utilities / Clipboard Tools

• ClipMenu - Clipboard manager for Mac OS X.

• Paste - Smart clipboard history & snippets manager.

Utilities / Cleanup and Uninstall

• AppCleaner - Thoroughly uninstall apps.

Utilities / File Organization Tools

• eZip - Lightweight archive tool for ZIP, RAR, 7Z, and other common formats.

• muCommander - Lightweight file manager with a dual-pane interface.

Utilities / General Tools

• AirServer - Most advanced screen mirroring software receiver for Mac, PC and Xbox One.

• HTTrack - Useful tool for downloading a whole website and offline browsing.

• Memo - Simple and elegant app. Unlock memos even more quickly using Touch ID.

• Numi - Beautiful calculator app for Mac.

Utilities / To-Do Lists

• 2Do - Nice todo app.

Utilities / Productivity

• Hammerspoon - Tool for powerful OSX automation with the Lua scripting engine.

• Keyboard Maestro - Automate repetitive tasks with triggers and macros.

• Keytty - App to keep your hands on the keyboard. Move, click, scroll, drag and more with a few strokes.

• SensibleSideButtons - Make mouse side buttons work for back and forward in more apps.

• xScope - Toolset for measuring, inspecting, and testing on-screen layouts and graphics.

Utilities / Window Management

• Amethyst - Tiling window manager.

• Divvy - Window management at its finest with its amazing Divvy Grid system.

• Magnet - Window manager that keeps your workspace organized.

• Moom - Window management tool for moving, resizing, and saving layouts.

• Sidebar - The modern Dock replacement for your Mac.

• SizeUp - Powerful, keyboard-centric window management.

• Total Spaces - Workspace manager with hotkeys and spatial overview.

Utilities / Finder Tools

• ForkLift - The most advanced dual pane file manager and file transfer client for macOS.

• TotalFinder - Chrome-styled Finder substitute.

Utilities / Quality of Life Improvements

• Shifty - A macOS menu bar app that gives you more control over Night Shift.

Utilities / System Related Tools

• HandShaker - Manage Android phone content on Mac.

• Tuxera NTFS - Full read-write compatibility with NTFS-formatted drives on a Mac.

Gaming Software / System Related Tools

• OpenEmu - Retro game emulator frontend for multiple console systems.

• Porting Kit - Install Windows® Games inside your Mac.

Mac App Download Sites / Genuine Sites

• alternativeTo - Also a very nice community. If you are looking for some alternative apps FOR Windows or another platform, check this site.

• App Shopper：https://appshopper.com/

Mac App Download Sites / Pirated software download site blocklist

• AppKed：https://www.macbed.com

• Appstorrent：https://appstorrent.ru/

Jul 17, 2026

Reading and Writing Tools / Others

• TabType (⭐52) - Free, open-source AI autocomplete for every Mac app — on-device ghost-text suggestions powered by a local LLM (MLX); nothing leaves your Mac.

AI Tools / Other Tools

• Tura - Tura is a local, open-source coding agent for developers who are tired of vague skill claims, token-saving extensions with no evidence, and agents that change a repository before understanding it.

• LokalBot - On-device meeting notes, dictation, inline autocomplete, and searchable work memory for macOS.

Utilities / Productivity

• StrokeMouse - Custom mouse gestures that can trigger keyboard shortcuts, open apps, perform window actions, run shell commands, or execute AppleScript after drawing a stroke.

Jul 16, 2026

Audio and Video Tools / Audio Record and Process

• Segue - Broadcast audio playout with crossfade, trim, ramp timers, and pause beds for live radio and podcasts.

Jul 15, 2026

AI Tools / Other Tools

• Agent Teams AI - Open-source desktop app for coordinating autonomous AI coding agents through team messaging, task boards, and code review.

Utilities / Clipboard Tools

• Nimclip - Local-first clipboard history manager with search, tags, and image support.

Jul 14, 2026

Utilities / Menu Bar Tools

• MacTools (⭐1.4k) - Open-source menu bar toolkit with plugins for display controls, system toggles, cleanup, device status, and everyday utilities.

Utilities / General Tools

• OpenDisplay - Use a spare iPhone or iPad as a second display for your Mac, wired (USB) or over WiFi, with touch input.

Jul 13, 2026

Utilities / Menu Bar Tools

• Tactile - Adds subtle trackpad haptic taps over clickable elements, with optional visual cues for accessibility.

Jul 12, 2026

Reading and Writing Tools / Note-taking

• Knopo (⭐50) - Native macOS outliner for local-first notes stored as plain Markdown files.

AI Tools / Other Tools

• Gemini Collector (⭐62) - Back up Google Gemini conversations, attachments, and AI-generated media locally as JSON.

Voice-to-Text / Audio Record and Process

• Presspeech (⭐34) - Native push-to-talk local dictation app for Apple Silicon Macs using Parakeet TDT v3 (CoreML/ANE).

Jul 11, 2026

Utilities / Menu Bar Tools

• Profisor (⭐4) - Switch Xcode provisioning profiles for the current project from the menu bar.

Jul 10, 2026

Utilities / System Related Tools

• Battery Hog (⭐15) - Shows what is draining the battery: live watts, per-app energy, charge history, and drain insights. 100% local.

Jul 09, 2026

Reading and Writing Tools / Note-taking

• OATS (⭐103) - Open-source local-first meeting-notes app for macOS with live transcription, speaker labels, AI summaries, and a fully offline on-device mode.

Jul 07, 2026

Terminal Apps / Databases

• tty7 (⭐1.5k) - A GPU-rendered, daemon-backed terminal in pure Rust with sessions that stay alive without tmux.

AI Tools / Other Tools

• TokenTracker - Local-first menu bar app and CLI that tracks token usage and cost across 20+ AI coding tools.

• Prevail - Local-first AI life OS: any model per life-domain over a plain-markdown vault on your Mac. Signed and notarized.

Jul 06, 2026

Utilities / Menu Bar Tools

• cctop - Open-source menu bar monitor that shows live status for AI coding sessions (Claude Code, Codex, opencode, pi) and jumps to the right terminal pane or editor window.

Utilities / Productivity

• Wox - Open-source cross-platform launcher with fast local search and plugin extensibility.

Jul 05, 2026

AI Tools / Other Tools

• Off Grid AI Desktop - Private, local-first AI for your Mac: local LLM chat, image generation, voice dictation, and memory search, all on-device.

Finance / Audio Record and Process

• StockDock (⭐46) - Menu bar app for real-time stocks, ETFs, crypto and portfolio P&L. Privacy-first, no account, multi-currency.

Utilities / Menu Bar Tools

• MenubarCC (⭐6) - Menu bar crab that shows your Claude Code sessions at a glance: walking while Claude works, bouncing when it needs you.

Utilities / Cleanup and Uninstall

• Harbofly - Menu bar app that auto-discovers and frees the disk space dev build artifacts and caches hog (DerivedData, node_modules, SPM/Homebrew caches). Zero telemetry, notarized.

Remote Login Software / System Related Tools

• MoonProxy (⭐64) - GUI desktop client for FRP that puts local services on the internet with one click.

Jul 01, 2026

Terminal Apps / Databases

• Vesta (⭐24) - Native macOS terminal built on libghostty for running coding agents in parallel.

Jun 30, 2026

Reading and Writing Tools / Markdown Tools

• Edmund (⭐259) - Minimal, native macOS Markdown editor with live preview; works with your existing files, no vault.

Jun 29, 2026

Developer Tools / IDEs

• Orca - An open-source IDE for running parallel AI coding agents (Claude Code, Codex, Cursor, Gemini, OpenCode), each in its own isolated git worktree.

Jun 27, 2026

Voice-to-Text / Audio Record and Process

• VoxFlow (⭐47) - Open-source voice input workspace with local and cloud ASR, OCR, history, and coding-agent workflows.

Jun 26, 2026

Design and Product / Screen Recording

• Screenpipe (⭐22k) - Source-available screen and audio recorder with searchable local history, optional cloud AI, and free and paid plans.

AI Tools / Other Tools

• Claude Usage (⭐12) - Menu bar app for Claude Code that keeps per-pane context (in the status line) and session/weekly usage always visible — no usage or context command to run.

Utilities / Clipboard Tools

• Pesty (⭐151) - Free and open-source clipboard manager inspired by Paste, with a slide-up color-coded strip, pinboards, and search.

Jun 24, 2026

Utilities / Menu Bar Tools

• Vorssaint - Open-source menu bar toolkit for per-app volume, system monitoring, window control, clipboard history, keeping awake, and app cleanup.

Jun 22, 2026

Developer Tools / Developer Utilities

• JsonStudio - Local-first JSON workspace for formatting, editing, diffing, converting, validating, and extracting JSON from logs.

Utilities / Menu Bar Tools

• mysa (⭐10) - A macOS menu bar app for quick breathing breaks, with a frosted screen overlay and handwritten quotes.

Utilities / System Related Tools

• SiliconScope - Sudoless Apple Silicon system monitor (menu bar + dashboard) with first-class ANE, Media Engine and memory-bandwidth tracking plus an E/P-core breakdown — the chip-level signals Activity Monitor doesn't show.

Jun 20, 2026

Developer Tools / Developer Utilities

• Tintpad (⭐17) - Menu bar launcher that opens your terminal at the right repo with a coding agent (Claude Code, Codex) already running.

Jun 18, 2026

Utilities / Menu Bar Tools

• Agent Island - MacBook notch companion for Claude Code and Codex sessions, showing live status and auto-resuming selected long-running tasks.

Jun 17, 2026

Download Management Tools / Audio Record and Process

• Harbor (⭐684) - Open-source download manager for HTTP(S), magnet links, and .torrent files.

Proxy and VPN Tools / Audio Record and Process

• TrustTunnel - A modern, open-source VPN protocol originally developed by AdGuard VPN.

Utilities / Quality of Life Improvements

• MaCursor (⭐181) - Custom cursor themes for macOS.

Jun 10, 2026

Developer Tools / IDEs

• Cate - Open-source IDE on an infinite zoomable canvas, with editor, terminal, browser, and AI agent panels arranged in a spatial workspace.

Jun 06, 2026

Reading and Writing Tools / Others

• SmoothCSV - Fast, full-featured CSV editor with SQL queries.

Utilities / Menu Bar Tools

• Mole Widget (⭐87) - Lightweight system monitor with live CPU, memory, disk, network, battery, and process stats in a resizable desktop widget managed from the menu bar.

Jun 05, 2026

Developer Tools / Virtualization

• Gantry (⭐83) - Docker management client for local and SSH remote hosts with built-in MCP server support for agent workflows.

Design and Product / Screenshot Tools

• capcap - Native menu bar screenshot tool with double-tap Command capture, annotation, scrolling capture, beautify, pinning, and image-host upload.

Audio and Video Tools / File Sharing

• Fader (⭐81) - Menu bar volume mixer with per-app volume, one-click output switching, and Bluetooth headphone control.

Utilities / Clipboard Tools

• SnippetCraft - System-wide text expansion, snippet management, and clipboard history for macOS.

QuickLook Plugins / System Related Tools

• CSV Quick Look (⭐15) - Quick Look extension for CSV and TSV files with virtual scrolling, sorting, filtering, and dark mode.

Jun 03, 2026

AI Tools / Other Tools

• Cursor Voice - Voice assistant that lives by your cursor, sees your screen, and can control apps via the OpenAI Realtime API.

Jun 02, 2026

Audio and Video Tools / Audio Record and Process

• SystemEQ for Mac - Free, open-source system-wide parametric equalizer with AutoEQ presets, hearing calibration, and real-time visualization.

Utilities / Clipboard Tools

• ClipHistory (⭐39) - Lightweight native clipboard manager with instant hotkey popup, search, pinning, and text/image history.

Utilities / System Related Tools

• Sleepless (⭐123) - Keeps your laptop awake with lid-closed support, auto-off timer, and battery-floor cutoff.

Jun 01, 2026

Developer Tools / Network Analysis

• Rockxy - Open-source HTTP(S) debugging proxy for intercepting, inspecting, modifying, and replaying requests.

May 30, 2026

Utilities / Cleanup and Uninstall

• Mac Clean (⭐2.1k) - Free, open-source cleaner, optimizer, and malware scanner.

May 29, 2026

AI Tools / Other Tools

• clawpypaste (⭐5) - Menu bar block picker and session browser for Claude Code.

May 25, 2026

Security Tools / Audio Record and Process

• PureSnitch (⭐212) - Open-source application firewall with a Little Snitch-style world map, rule manager, DNS over HTTPS, and pf-based blocking, with no telemetry.

May 23, 2026

Translation Tools / Audio Record and Process

• Live Translator (⭐48) - Real-time on-screen translation of any system audio (YouTube, podcasts, meetings) using OpenAI or Gemini.

May 21, 2026

Reading and Writing Tools / RSS

• Papr (⭐593) - RSS reader with adjustable typography, keyboard-driven navigation, and highlight export to Readwise, Notion and Obsidian.

May 20, 2026

Developer Tools / Developer Utilities

• Muxy (⭐2.4k) - AI-native GUI for managing AI coding sessions, projects, with split panes, Git integration, and AI usage tracking.

May 17, 2026

Utilities / Window Management

• Dimsum (⭐34) - Minimalist menu bar app that dims inactive windows to highlight the focused one.

May 14, 2026

Utilities / Window Management

• Snapback - Save and restore entire window layouts with one keystroke.

May 10, 2026

Developer Tools / Developer Utilities

• SSH Keys Manager (⭐259) - Native macOS app for managing local SSH keys and Git identities.

Utilities / Menu Bar Tools

• muxbar (⭐15) - Menu bar app for tmux session management — list, attach, kill sessions, live preview, and a closed-lid mode for in-bag work.

Utilities / Quality of Life Improvements

• Actions - Provides many useful actions for the Shortcuts app.

May 07, 2026

Voice-to-Text / Audio Record and Process

• OpenQuack (⭐55) - Privacy-first voice dictation tool that transcribes locally with WhisperKit and inserts text at the cursor with a hotkey.

• Voxt (⭐890) - Hold-to-talk voice input tool with AI transcription rules per app and URL, and built-in translation.

May 06, 2026

Utilities / Menu Bar Tools

• CodexIsland (⭐363) - Turns the MacBook notch into a Dynamic Island-style live activity for Claude Code and Codex CLI rate limits and spend, computed locally with no telemetry.

May 05, 2026

Reading and Writing Tools / Markdown Tools

• MacDown - Open source Markdown editor for macOS with live preview and HTML/PDF export.

May 04, 2026

Utilities / Menu Bar Tools

• Notchly - Lightweight Dynamic Island for macOS with AI coding agent notifications.

May 03, 2026

AI Tools / Other Tools

• Agenttrace - Local-first TUI for inspecting AI coding agent sessions, costs, tokens, latency, tool failures, health, and diffs.

May 02, 2026

Gaming Software / System Related Tools

• Whisky (⭐1.1k) - A tool for running Windows apps on macOS, built with SwiftUI and supporting D3DMetal and DXVK backends.

Apr 29, 2026

Reading and Writing Tools / Markdown Tools

• MarkViewer - Markdown viewer and editor for macOS with AI-assisted editing.

Apr 22, 2026

Gaming Software / System Related Tools

• ConsoleMini (⭐83) - Controller-first big-picture launcher that turns a Mac mini into a PS1-PS4 + retro console (wraps DuckStation, PCSX2, RPCS3, shadPS4, PPSSPP, RetroArch, mGBA, Flycast).

Apr 18, 2026

Security Tools / Audio Record and Process

• MakLock (⭐153) - Lock any macOS app with Touch ID, Apple Watch proximity, or password. Full-screen blur overlay on all monitors.

Utilities / Clipboard Tools

• Clippy (⭐69) - Smart clipboard manager with content-aware previews, AI transformations, a built-in screenshot editor, and file converter.

Apr 16, 2026

Utilities / General Tools

• WaifuX - Open-source ACG app for wallpapers, animated backgrounds, and anime videos.

Apr 15, 2026

AI Tools / Other Tools

• Desktop Control (⭐71) - GPU-accelerated CLI for AI agents to control any macOS app via screen, mouse, and keyboard.

Apr 13, 2026

Developer Tools / Virtualization

• GhostVM (⭐673) - Virtualization tool for creating and managing isolated macOS virtual machine workspaces.

Design and Product / Screen Recording

• ScreenKite - Native screen recorder and editor with auto-zoom, AI enhancements, device mockups, and teleprompter.

Utilities / Menu Bar Tools

• ChargeMonitor (⭐12) - Menu bar battery monitor with real-time charging stats and energy impact insights.

Utilities / Cleanup and Uninstall

• MacSift - Open-source disk cleaner that groups files by app and moves them to the Trash.

Utilities / System Related Tools

• SwiftMTP (⭐466) - Open-source MTP device manager for browsing and transferring files between Mac and Android devices.

Apr 11, 2026

Design and Product / Screen Recording

• Capso (⭐1.5k) - Open-source screenshot and screen recording tool with annotations, OCR, and webcam overlays.

Apr 10, 2026

Developer Tools / Developer Utilities

• Switzy (⭐224) - Open-source tool for switching Git identities and managing SSH keys.

Audio and Video Tools / File Sharing

• Kaset (⭐2.5k) - Open-source YouTube Music client with library, lyrics, podcasts, and playback controls.

Apr 09, 2026

Reading and Writing Tools / Text Editors

• LiteEdit - Fast, native macOS code editor under 1 MB — Swift and AppKit, no Electron.

Utilities / Cleanup and Uninstall

• PureMac (⭐7.6k) - Free, open-source macOS cleaner with no telemetry. Cleans system and user caches, Xcode junk, Homebrew cache, mail attachments, and finds large or old files. Supports scheduled auto-cleaning.

Utilities / Productivity

• SuperCmd (⭐3.2k) - Open-source launcher with Raycast-compatible extensions, voice workflows, text-to-speech, memory, and AI actions.

Apr 08, 2026

Design and Product / Screen Recording

• Recordly - Open-source screen recorder and editor for polished demos, tutorials, and product videos.

Apr 07, 2026

Design and Product / Other Tools

• Lap (⭐4.2k) - Local photo manager for browsing and organizing personal media libraries offline.

• CompressO (⭐4.9k) - Open-source tool for compressing videos and images to smaller sizes.

Utilities / General Tools

• Cadran - Renders 22 customizable clock faces on your Mac desktop wallpaper and screensaver.

Apr 05, 2026

Utilities / Menu Bar Tools

• FunKey - Keyboard sound tool that adds mechanical-style typing audio.

Apr 04, 2026

Utilities / Productivity

• CurrentKey - Add custom names and icons to Spaces and track app usage time.

Apr 03, 2026

Reading and Writing Tools / Note-taking

• Revu - Local-first spaced repetition app with FSRS scheduling and Anki import.

Reading and Writing Tools / Ebooks

• ReadAny - AI-powered e-book reader with semantic search, chat, and note management.

Developer Tools / Databases

• Paul - AI-first PostgreSQL client for getting fast answers from your database with read-only access by default.

Security Tools / Audio Record and Process

• ClearanceKit - Policy-based file access control tool for protected paths.

• Santa - Binary and file access authorization system.

Apr 02, 2026

Utilities / Menu Bar Tools

• NetFluss - Native menu bar app for real-time upload/download speeds and top bandwidth-using apps.

Apr 01, 2026

AI Tools / Other Tools

• Claudoscope (⭐274) - Tool for browsing and analyzing Claude Code sessions.

Voice-to-Text / Audio Record and Process

• EnviousWispr - Sub-second dictation running Whisper/Parakeet locally with privacy-first AI text polish.

Browsers / Audio Record and Process

• Mullvad Browser - Privacy browser focused on anti-fingerprinting protection.

Utilities / Clipboard Tools

• Buffer - Lightweight native clipboard manager with bookmarks and OCR for images.

Mar 31, 2026

AI Tools / Other Tools

• Atomic Chat (⭐1.9k) - Open-source AI chat client for local and cloud models with MCP support.

• ClawdHome - Manage multiple isolated OpenClaw gateway instances from one control panel.

Utilities / Window Management

• StreamWindow - 3D window manager with intuitive views and fluid transitions.

Utilities / Quality of Life Improvements

• Dimly - Control brightness across mixed monitor setups from one menu bar app.

Mar 30, 2026

AI Tools / Other Tools

• Flock (⭐24) - Terminal multiplexer for running multiple Claude Code and shell sessions in one workspace.

Proxy and VPN Tools / Audio Record and Process

• DashVPN - Smart-routing proxy client with support for VLESS, Shadowsocks, and HTTPS subscriptions.

Utilities / Menu Bar Tools

• Repose (⭐35) - Menu bar break timer that dims your screen and pauses during calls.

Mar 29, 2026

QuickLook Plugins / System Related Tools

• markdown-quicklook (⭐12) - Quick Look plugin for rendered Markdown previews with syntax highlighting.

Mar 28, 2026

Security Tools / Audio Record and Process

• TouchBridge (⭐343) - Authenticate with your phone's fingerprint as a free Touch ID keyboard alternative.

Mar 27, 2026

Developer Tools / IDEs

• VSCodium - Community-driven libre binaries of VS Code.

Voice-to-Text / Audio Record and Process

• OpenDictation (⭐63) - Open-source dictation utility with local and cloud speech-to-text.

Utilities / Window Management

• Nudge - Window manager with keyboard shortcuts and drag-to-edge snapping.

Mar 26, 2026

Developer Tools / Virtualization

• Mocker (⭐372) - Container manager built on Apple's Containerization framework.

Mar 25, 2026

Design and Product / Screenshot Tools

• macshot (⭐4k) - Screenshot and annotation tool with screen recording, scrolling capture, and OCR.

Mar 23, 2026

Design and Product / Other Tools

• Zipic - Batch image compression tool with presets and automation.

AI Tools / Other Tools

• Claude Usage Monitor (⭐55) - Track Claude usage with a live counter.

• Orchard - MCP server that connects AI assistants to Apple apps.

Utilities / Cleanup and Uninstall

• App Uninstaller (⭐36) - Lightweight app uninstaller with drag-and-drop support. Built with Swift and SwiftUI.

Mar 22, 2026

Security Tools / Audio Record and Process

• NoxKey - Keychain-based secret manager for API keys and tokens with Touch ID.

Mar 21, 2026

Developer Tools / Databases

• Redis Insight - Official Redis tool for browsing, debugging, and visualizing data.

Security Tools / Audio Record and Process

• Lockpaw - Menu bar screen guard for macOS — lock and unlock your screen with a hotkey.

Utilities / Productivity

• ProBoard - Use one board to manage all your project information efficiently.

Mar 20, 2026

Reading and Writing Tools / Ebooks

• Clearview - Tabbed style e-book reader for PDF, EPUB (DRM free), CHM, and MOBI.

Developer Tools / Frameworks For Hybrid Applications

• DMG Maker (⭐349) - DMG creation tool with polished visuals and CLI support.

Mar 18, 2026

Developer Tools / IDEs

• Nimbalyst - A visual workspace for managing AI coding sessions, tasks, and project files.

AI Tools / Other Tools

• Fazm - Open-source voice-controlled AI agent for apps, files, and workflows.

Mar 17, 2026

Design and Product / Screen Recording

• ScreenSage Pro - A screen recording tool for creating polished videos in minutes.

Mar 15, 2026

Terminal Apps / Databases

• Awal Terminal (⭐35) - AI-native terminal emulator with multi-provider profiles and voice input.

Voice-to-Text / Audio Record and Process

• FnKey (⭐48) - Push-to-talk voice input tool that pastes transcribed text instantly.

Mar 13, 2026

Design and Product / Other Tools

• Mottie - A native Lottie animation player with Quick Look extension for dotLottie files.

AI Tools / Other Tools

• TokenMeter - Track Claude Code usage, rate limits, costs, and activity heatmaps.

Utilities / Productivity

• Rustcast - Workflow launcher for modes, quick app access, file search, clipboard history, and more.

Mar 12, 2026

Developer Tools / Developer Utilities

• Itsyconnect (⭐130) - App Store Connect client for metadata, TestFlight, reviews, analytics, and localization.

AI Tools / Other Tools

• Apple On-Device OpenAI (⭐892) - Runs Apple on-device models behind an OpenAI-compatible API.

• Claude God - Monitor Claude usage, costs, and session stats.

• Usage4Claude (⭐415) - Real-time monitoring of Claude usage quotas across time windows and plans.

Audio and Video Tools / File Sharing

• Petrichor (⭐1.8k) - Offline music player with broad format support, lyrics, playlists, and queue management.

Mar 11, 2026

Developer Tools / Databases

• TablePro (⭐6.4k) - Fast database client with AI-assisted SQL editing and support for major SQL/NoSQL engines.

Mar 10, 2026

Audio and Video Tools / File Sharing

• Spotifly (⭐173) - Lightweight Spotify player focused on fast playback control.

Mar 09, 2026

AI Tools / Other Tools

• MiniClaw - Local-first personal AI agent with memory and automation tools.

Mar 08, 2026

Developer Tools / Developer Utilities

• AXe (⭐2.3k) - CLI tool for controlling iOS Simulators through Accessibility APIs and HID automation.

Utilities / File Organization Tools

• AppPorts (⭐2.2k) - Move apps to external storage while keeping working launch links in /Applications.

QuickLook Plugins / System Related Tools

• Torrent Preview (⭐36) - Quick Look extension for previewing .torrent files, trackers, and metadata.

Mar 07, 2026

Translation Tools / Audio Record and Process

• ScreenTranslate - Capture any area or select text to translate instantly, fully on-device.

Utilities / Menu Bar Tools

• Atoll (⭐5.2k) - Turns the notch into a Dynamic Island-style hub for media controls, live activities, and quick utilities.

• Mask This - Menu bar app that masks sensitive information in the clipboard.

Mar 06, 2026

Reading and Writing Tools / Note-taking

• Zettel (⭐70) - Minimal, distraction-free note-taking app with Markdown and hashtag-based organization.

Mar 05, 2026

Developer Tools / Developer Utilities

• Swifka (⭐45) - Read-only Kafka monitor for safely inspecting topics, messages, and consumer state.

Voice-to-Text / Audio Record and Process

• OpenTypeless (⭐648) - Open-source AI voice input that types polished text into any app.

Mar 04, 2026

Proxy and VPN Tools / Audio Record and Process

• VPN Bypass (⭐138) - Menu bar app to route specific domains and services around your VPN.

Mar 03, 2026

Browsers / Audio Record and Process

• Tabbit - An AI-native browser that understands your context, chats with webpages, and automates tasks.

Utilities / Cleanup and Uninstall

• ClearDisk (⭐754) - Visualize and clean developer caches to quickly reclaim disk space.

Utilities / Window Management

• Convoker (⭐22) - Type an app name, press Enter, all its windows come to you.

QuickLook Plugins / System Related Tools

• FluxMarkdown (⭐1.3k) - Quick Look extension for Markdown previews with Mermaid, KaTeX, GFM, TOC, and charts.

Mar 02, 2026

Reading and Writing Tools / Office

• Keynote - Build stunning presentations.

• Numbers - Create impressive spreadsheets.

• Pages - Documents that stand apart.

Reading and Writing Tools / Markdown Tools

• Pixley Reader (⭐71) - Reader for Markdown specs, docs, and changelogs generated by AI tools.

• Scratch - Lightweight, offline-first markdown notes app with WYSIWYG editing and local AI agent support.

Reading and Writing Tools / Ebooks

• Simple Comic - EBook reader for PDF, CBZ, and CBR formats with Live Text search.

Developer Tools / Developer Utilities

• Poirot (⭐215) - Companion app for browsing Claude Code sessions, reviewing diffs, and rerunning commands.

• PortKiller (⭐5.2k) - Tool for inspecting ports, managing forwards and tunnels, and stopping bound processes.

• Nib Unlocker - .nib to .xib converter

Developer Tools / Regular Expression Editors

• RegexMate - A regular expression testing tool with a built-in quick reference guide.

Design and Product / Screen Recording

• Reframed - Screen recorder with a built-in editor.

Design and Product / Other Tools

• AppIconBuilder - Export icons for multi-platform

Communication / Collaboration and Team Tools

• Textual - Internet Relay Chat (IRC) client.

• WeChat - Official WeChat app for Mac.

• WhatsApp Desktop - Available in the Mac App Store, Whatsapp for Desktop.

Audio and Video Tools / File Sharing

• Audio Profile Manager - Audio device manager for saving input and output setups.

• VidCrop - A simple video cropping tool that supports multiple formats and precise trimming.

• Musicer - A retro local music player that supports multiple formats and AI control.

Input Methods / Audio Record and Process

• LangSwitcher (⭐36) - Keyboard layout converter for mistyped text.

Translation Tools / Audio Record and Process

• MoePeek (⭐871) - Translation tool with text selection, OCR, clipboard, and manual input support.

Finance / Audio Record and Process

• SubList - Track subscriptions, renewals, and spending in one place with reminders, analytics, and iCloud sync.

Utilities / Audio Record and Process

• cmd+x - Launch Activity Monitor with Ctrl+Opt+Delete, cut and move files in Finder with Cmd+X.

Utilities / Clipboard Tools

• iCopy - Clipboard management, quick reply, efficiency multiplier artifact

Utilities / Menu Bar Tools

• Sharptooth - Menu bar tool for managing Bluetooth devices with hotkeys and automation.

• Hue in the Menu - Philips Hue light management in the menu bar with multi-room support.

Utilities / Cleanup and Uninstall

• Cleaner One - Disk cleaning and Mac optimization.

Utilities / General Tools

• Deskmark - Add watermarks to the desktop, ideal for recording videos.

• Vidwall - Easily import MP4/MOV videos as system wallpapers and lock screen animations.

Utilities / Productivity

• Perplexity - Search and discovery with AI.

Utilities / Password Management

• Keyzer - Simple password manager that supports saving portable password files.

Utilities / Finder Tools

• SwiftyMenu - Finder extension for opening selected files or folders with custom app shortcuts.

Utilities / System Related Tools

• Amphetamine - Keep your Mac awake.

Remote Login Software / System Related Tools

• Steam Link - The Steam Link app allows you to play your Steam games across all your computers.

• Windows App - Connect to a remote PC or virtual apps and desktops made available by your admin.

Feb 24, 2026

Developer Tools / Developer Utilities

• Configs (⭐286) - Configuration file manager for quickly viewing, editing and managing config files.

Audio and Video Tools / File Sharing

• Muxie - Last.fm scrobbler for Apple Music, Spotify Desktop, iPod Classic, Rockbox devices and some others.

Download Management Tools / Audio Record and Process

• XGetter - Media downloader for video and audio from major websites.

Voice-to-Text / Audio Record and Process

• TypeWhisper - Local Whisper-based speech-to-text with a global hotkey.

Feb 23, 2026

Utilities / Menu Bar Tools

• LuxShot (⭐56) - Native and privacy-first menu bar OCR tool.

Feb 20, 2026

Voice-to-Text / Audio Record and Process

• Tambourine - Open-source, customizable AI voice dictation that works in any app.

Feb 19, 2026

Reading and Writing Tools / Ebooks

• BookShelves - Ebook reader and library manager with public-domain books and sync.

Feb 18, 2026

Utilities / General Tools

• Seodisias - SEO crawler that audits sites for technical issues and optimization opportunities.

Feb 17, 2026

Utilities / Productivity

• FnKeyboard (⭐11) - Quick access to function keys from the menu bar.

Feb 15, 2026

Reading and Writing Tools / Note-taking

• Stik (⭐267) - Quick-capture markdown notes app with hotkeys and AI semantic search.

Feb 14, 2026

Terminal Apps / Databases

• Command Book - A terminal companion for long-running terminal commands (freemium)

Feb 12, 2026

Design and Product / Screenshot Tools

• Scap - Screenshot annotation and canvas tool with blur, mosaic, and watermark features.

Feb 11, 2026

Reading and Writing Tools / Text Editors

• Itsypad - A tiny, fast scratchpad and clipboard manager for macOS.

Utilities / Menu Bar Tools

• Itsyhome - Control your HomeKit and Home Assistant smart home from the menu bar.

Feb 10, 2026

Developer Tools / Developer Utilities

• SaneHosts - Hosts-based ad and tracker blocker.

Utilities / Clipboard Tools

• SaneClip - Clipboard manager with history, privacy protections, and sensitive data detection.

Utilities / Menu Bar Tools

• SaneBar - Privacy-first menu bar manager with hidden zones and automation rules.

Utilities / Productivity

• Textream - Free teleprompter with real-time word tracking and voice-activated scrolling.

Utilities / Finder Tools

• SaneClick - Finder extension that adds right-click actions for file tasks, conversion, and developer tools.

Feb 08, 2026

Design and Product / Screen Recording

• BetterCapture - Free and open source screen recorder with professional encoding support.

AI Tools / Other Tools

• GroAsk - Menu bar launcher that sends selected text to AI assistants and CLI agents.

Feb 07, 2026

Utilities / Menu Bar Tools

• Itsytv - Control your Apple TV from the menu bar.

Feb 06, 2026

Utilities / Menu Bar Tools

• Thaw (⭐26) - A powerful menu bar management tool for hiding and showing menu bar items.

Feb 05, 2026

Audio and Video Tools / File Sharing

• FineTune (⭐10k) - Per-app volume controller with multi-device output and 10-band EQ.

Utilities / Menu Bar Tools

• GoogleDriveSync (⭐430) - A menu bar app for seamless Google Drive syncing.

Utilities / Window Management

• ShortcutCycle - Switch between context-based app groups with a single hotkey.

Feb 03, 2026

Utilities / Menu Bar Tools

• KeyStats - Menu bar tracker for daily keystrokes, clicks, movement, and scrolling.

Feb 02, 2026

Design and Product / Screen Recording

• Screenize - Open-source screen recorder with auto-zoom, cursor effects, and timeline editing.

AI Tools / Other Tools

• CodexBar - Show usage stats for OpenAI Codex and Claude Code, without having to login.

Utilities / System Related Tools

• macUSB (⭐3.4k) - A bootable macOS / OS X installer creator for Apple Silicon Macs.

Jan 27, 2026

Developer Tools / API Development and Analysis

• Echolon - Open-source API client and Postman alternative.

Design and Product / Screen Recording

• Capty - Screen capture and recording tool with built-in editing and annotations.

Jan 23, 2026

Communication / File Sharing

• Rclone UI - The GUI for Rclone & S3.

Jan 22, 2026

Developer Tools / Virtualization

• Cocoa-Way (⭐1.1k) - Wayland compositor for running Linux GUI apps without a virtual machine.

Jan 17, 2026

Utilities / Window Management

• Omni (⭐3.6k) - Notorized Niri and Hyprland inspired tiling window manager with animations.

Utilities / System Related Tools

• ExtendFS - Read-only access to Linux ext2/3/4 in macOS Sequoia and later without a kernel extension.

Jan 15, 2026

AI Tools / Other Tools

• Warden - A Native Swift macOS app that lets you run multiple LLM models using your own API keys.

Jan 13, 2026

Reading and Writing Tools / Others

• PDF Auditor - PDF inspection tool for analyzing metadata, structure, and security risks.

Developer Tools / Databases

• DB Pro - Database client for querying and managing SQL databases.

Voice-to-Text / Audio Record and Process

• Ottex - AI dictation tool that formats text for the app or site you are using.

• Spokenly - Voice-to-text with 100+ languages, offline mode, and AI-powered formatting.

• Willow Voice - AI dictation with automatic editing, style-matching, and noise optimization.

Dec 27, 2025

Voice-to-Text / Audio Record and Process

• Whispering - Multi-provider speech-to-text with AI transformations and keyboard shortcuts.

Dec 25, 2025

Audio and Video Tools / File Sharing

• Sangeet (⭐5) - A beautiful audiophile music player with 10-band EQ, karaoke mode, and time-synced lyrics.

Dec 21, 2025

AI Tools / Other Tools

• Maestro - Multi-agent AI coding tool with spec-driven workflows.

Dec 18, 2025

Developer Tools / API Development and Analysis

• Mockoon - Create mock APIs in seconds.

Utilities / Clipboard Tools

• Paste Quick - A simple, privacy-first clipboard manager.

• OneClip (⭐541) - A simple and professional macOS clipboard manager.

Dec 17, 2025

Proxy and VPN Tools / Audio Record and Process

• Jumper VPN - VPN Client for Mac and other platforms, secure, fast VPN proxy.

Dec 14, 2025

Browsers / Audio Record and Process

• Helium - Privacy-focused Chromium browser with built-in ad blocking.

Dec 12, 2025

Utilities / Clipboard Tools

• ClipFlow (⭐13) - Free clipboard history manager with terminal-style navigation.

Dec 07, 2025

Utilities / Menu Bar Tools

• Boring Notch - Turn your MacBook notch into a music and file control center.

Utilities / Productivity

• Trace - Open-source spotlight alternative and shortcut toolkit.

Dec 04, 2025

Utilities / Productivity

• Table Habit (⭐1.7k) – Habit tracker with growth charts and offline-first sync.

Utilities / System Related Tools

• MiddleDrag (⭐243) - Three-finger trackpad gestures for middle-click and middle-drag on macOS.

Dec 01, 2025

Developer Tools / API Development and Analysis

• Requestly - Open-source, lightweight Git-Friendly API Client built for modern developers.

Utilities / Menu Bar Tools

• DynamicHorizon - Adds media controls, notifications, and system indicators to the notch area.

Nov 28, 2025

Developer Tools / Version Control

• GitButler - Change management with parallel and stacked branches, unlimited undo, agent integrations.

Utilities / Menu Bar Tools

• Bye AppQuit (⭐89) - A minimal menu bar app to quickly view and kill running processes.

Nov 22, 2025

AI Tools / Other Tools

• Fluent - AI assistant that works across apps with model and context integration.

Utilities / Productivity

• SwiftBiu - Text productivity tool with a customizable action bar and AI extensions.

Nov 17, 2025

Browsers / Audio Record and Process

• Ora - Open-source browser with spaces, tab management, and a vertical sidebar.

Nov 16, 2025

Reading and Writing Tools / Text Editors

• Cursor - AI code editor with autocomplete, chat, and coding agent features.

Nov 15, 2025

Developer Tools / API Development and Analysis

• Maestro - End-to-end testing framework for mobile and web apps.

Nov 12, 2025

Developer Tools / IDEs

• Trae - AI-powered IDE for coding and software development.

Nov 11, 2025

Browsers / Audio Record and Process

• ChatGPT Atlas - Browser with ChatGPT built in.

Nov 08, 2025

Developer Tools / Developer Utilities

• NameQuick - AI-powered file renaming tool for macOS

Nov 06, 2025

Utilities / Quality of Life Improvements

• Mouse Jiggler for Mac - Prevent Mac from sleep with Mac Mouse Mover.

Nov 04, 2025

Proxy and VPN Tools / Audio Record and Process

• ClashX Guide - Guides and troubleshooting tools for ClashX.

Nov 03, 2025

Utilities / Window Management

• MacsyZones - Organize your windows with ease and boost your productivity.

Utilities / System Related Tools

• AirBattery - View all device batteries in the Dock, menu bar, or widgets.

Oct 31, 2025

Utilities / Productivity

• MacPacker - Archive manager that supports previewing and extracting archive files

Oct 27, 2025

Reading and Writing Tools / Others

• TableTool - Effortless CSV Browser!

Developer Tools / Developer Utilities

• LINQPad - .NET scratchpad for running code, queries, and database exploration.

Developer Tools / Virtualization

• Podman Desktop - Open-source graphical tool for managing containers and Kubernetes.

Oct 25, 2025

AI Tools / Other Tools

• remio - Local-first AI chat client that answers from your knowledge base.

Oct 23, 2025

Security Tools / Audio Record and Process

• Vulert - Dependency vulnerability monitoring service for open-source packages.

Oct 22, 2025

Audio and Video Tools / File Sharing

• Fmusic (⭐44) - A fmusic is a open source music player on SwiftUI.

Oct 18, 2025

Design and Product / Screen Recording

• Tight Studio - Screen recorder with smart zoom, captions, and AI voiceovers.

Oct 15, 2025

Reading and Writing Tools / Note-taking

• NotePlus - True Native Note and LLM Client

Reading and Writing Tools / Others

• Heynote - A dedicated scratchpad for developers.

Oct 14, 2025

Audio and Video Tools / File Sharing

• LyricGlow (⭐44) - Synced lyrics player with word-by-word glow effects.

Oct 11, 2025

Translation Tools / Audio Record and Process

• Nani - Fast AI translation with explanations.

Oct 10, 2025

AI Tools / Other Tools

• Witsy (⭐8) - desktop AI assistant / universal MCP client.

Oct 03, 2025

Audio and Video Tools / File Sharing

• MyMedia (⭐102) - Display and watch your local movie and TV show library.

Utilities / General Tools

• DevKnife - A native Mac app for dozens of daily dev tasks, from network scans to JSON formatting.

Utilities / System Related Tools

• Dayflow (⭐7.4k) - Screen activity timeline with AI support.

• DockAnchor (⭐606) - Lock the macOS Dock to a single screen in a multi-monitor setup.

Sep 21, 2025

Reading and Writing Tools / Note-taking

• Anytype - Local-first note-taking and knowledge management app.

Sep 19, 2025

Utilities / General Tools

• LaunchNext (⭐3.2k) - Classic Launchpad experience, relive old macOS.

Sep 15, 2025

Reading and Writing Tools / Writing

• Retrotype - A fun and minimalist writing app that feels like a real typewriter.

Sep 05, 2025

Utilities / System Related Tools

• everythingByMdfind (⭐148) - Fast file search using Spotlight.

Aug 24, 2025

Developer Tools / API Development and Analysis

• ReqRes - Native macOS app to monitor, debug, and mock HTTP(S) requests and responses.

Aug 20, 2025

Utilities / Menu Bar Tools

• MenuScores - A menu bar app that delivers real-time sports news and scores.

Utilities / Productivity

• Better Launchpad (⭐20) - Customizable app launcher with fast search.

• SuperCorners - Turn Hot Corners into custom workflow triggers.

Aug 17, 2025

AI Tools / Other Tools

• Runtime (⭐204) - AI taskmate and take control of the web & your office tools

Aug 16, 2025

Developer Tools / Developer Utilities

• Medio (⭐239) - A native, lightweight text diff tool with a clean UI and real-time highlighting.

Developer Tools / API Development and Analysis

• Trayce - Lightweight tool to monitor Docker container traffic with a built-in .bru HTTP client.

Design and Product / Design Tools

• Pika - An open-source color picker app.

Communication / Collaboration and Team Tools

• Mezon - A new way to communicate with your team. It's free, faster, better organized, better for WFH.

Voice-to-Text / Audio Record and Process

• VoiceInk - Real-time speech-to-text app.

Jul 29, 2025

Developer Tools / Developer Utilities

• FlyEnv - Local development environment manager for languages, databases, and services.

Jul 28, 2025

Browsers / Audio Record and Process

• Web (⭐666) - Minimal AI browser for macOS, built with SwiftUI.

Jul 24, 2025

Developer Tools / Developer Utilities

• Testpiler - Tool for converting XCTest test suites to Swift Testing.

Jul 11, 2025

Utilities / Window Management

• DockDoor - Free and open source window peeking & alt-tab for macOS.

Jul 07, 2025

Terminal Apps / Databases

• KubeSwitch - The fastest way to switch between Kubernetes contexts and namespaces on macOS.

Jul 06, 2025

Reading and Writing Tools / Note-taking

• MiaoYan - Native Markdown notes app that keeps notes as plain files in a folder you choose, with split preview, LaTeX, Mermaid and a presentation mode, also on iPhone and iPad.

Design and Product / Screenshot Tools

• Shottr - Screen capture application with features like Scrolling capture, OCR and markup.

Input Methods / Audio Record and Process

• Type2Phone - Use Your Mac as Keyboard for iPhone, iPad & Apple TV.

Voice-to-Text / Audio Record and Process

• buzz (⭐22k) - Transcribes and translates audio offline on your personal computer. Powered by OpenAI's Whisper.

Security Tools / Audio Record and Process

• LuLu - LuLu is the free macOS firewall that aims to block unauthorized (outgoing) network traffic.

Utilities / General Tools

• Ultra TabSaver (⭐292) - The Open Source Tab Manager for Safari

Utilities / Productivity

• Selectric - Private search across email, documents, and chat apps.

Utilities / Finder Tools

• FileMinutes - Find files and take actions, all in one.

• RClick (⭐1.1k) - Add new functionality to the macOS Finder context menu.

Gaming Software / System Related Tools

• PPSSPP - A awesome PSP emulator for any OS you can dream of!

Jul 01, 2025

Reading and Writing Tools / RSS

• Folo (⭐39k) 🧡 Next generation information browser.

Jun 26, 2025

Developer Tools / IDEs

• Windsurf - The first agentic IDE where developers and AI flow together for a magical coding experience.

Gaming Software / System Related Tools

• Ryubing - A fork of the discontinued Switch emulator, Ryujinx.

Jun 24, 2025

Reading and Writing Tools / Ebooks

• Readest (⭐26k) - Open-source ebook reader with a clean interface and powerful reading tools.

Developer Tools / Databases

• Sequel Ace (⭐7.6k) - The maintained "sequel" to the longtime macOS tool Sequel Pro.

Utilities / Clipboard Tools

• uPaste - Clipboard history and snippets manager for organizing reusable copied content.

Utilities / File Organization Tools

• Oka Unarchiver - Archive utility with RAR support, batch extraction, and password-protected archives.

Jun 20, 2025

Reading and Writing Tools / RSS

• Saga Reader (⭐531) - AI-powered web and RSS reader.

Developer Tools / Developer Utilities

• ProcessSpy - A clean and powerful process monitor.

Jun 05, 2025

AI Tools / Other Tools

• Cherry Studio - A desktop client that supports multiple large language model (LLM) providers.

• Chatbox - User-friendly Desktop Client App for AI Models/LLMs (GPT, Claude, Gemini, Ollama...).

• Jan - An open-source alternative to ChatGPT that runs entirely offline on your computer.

Communication / Collaboration and Team Tools

• Teams - Free online meetings and video calls

Jun 03, 2025

Utilities / Menu Bar Tools

• Quickgif - Quickly Find and Share GIFs.

May 30, 2025

Download Management Tools / Audio Record and Process

• Free Download Manager - A powerful, easy-to-use, and completely free download accelerator and manager.

May 13, 2025

Developer Tools / API Development and Analysis

• Yaak - A modern API client supporting multiple protocols, offline usage, and Git integration.

May 06, 2025

Developer Tools / API Development and Analysis

• HTTPie - HTTPie is making APIs simple and intuitive for those building the tools of our time.

• Hoppscotch - A lightweight, fast, and full-featured API debugging tool.

Design and Product / Design Tools

• Droply - Offline batch background remover for images.

May 05, 2025

Utilities / General Tools

• DNS Optimizer - A DNS changer and performance‑benchmarking tool for Apple devices (macOS & iOS).

May 03, 2025

Utilities / Window Management

• Dockit - An application that can dock any window to the edge of the screen.

Apr 30, 2025

Utilities / Window Management

• AeroSpace (⭐24k) - i3-like tiling window manager for macOS.

Apr 16, 2025

Audio and Video Tools / File Sharing

• MacMusicPlayer (⭐105) - A clean, lightweight music player for macOS users.

Apr 15, 2025

Reading and Writing Tools / Others

• PDFsail - All-in-one PDF tool for editing, converting, merging, compressing, and OCR.

Design and Product / Design Tools

• Lunacy - Vector design tool with built-in assets and real-time collaboration.

Proxy and VPN Tools / Audio Record and Process

• Tailscale - Mesh VPN for securely connecting devices, services, and users.

Apr 14, 2025

Reading and Writing Tools / Text Editors

• MacVim (⭐7.9k) - the text editor Vim - for macOS.

Mar 29, 2025

Utilities / Productivity

• Magic Switch - Switch Magic Keyboard, Mouse, and Trackpad between multiple Macs.

Mar 23, 2025

Audio and Video Tools / File Sharing

• Tuneful - Controller for Spotify and Apple Music from the menu bar or mini player.

Utilities / Productivity

• Focus Firewall - A minimalist focus app to block social media and other distractions during work.

Mar 22, 2025

Reading and Writing Tools / RSS

• Unread - RSS reader with beautiful typography that supports Feedbin, Feedly and so on.

Mar 17, 2025

Terminal Apps / Databases

• electerm - Terminal, SSH, and SFTP client.

Mar 16, 2025

Utilities / Productivity

• TimeScribe - Simple and free working time recording.

Mar 05, 2025

Developer Tools / API Development and Analysis

• bruno - Bruno is a offline-only, fast and git-friendly opensource API client.

• Katalon Studio - Simplify API, Web, and Mobile Automation Tests.

Utilities / Window Management

• Topit (⭐1.5k) - Pin any window to the top of your screen

Mar 04, 2025

Download Management Tools / Audio Record and Process

• Swads - Synology Download Station Client, modern, native, and intuitively redesign.

Mar 03, 2025

Developer Tools / API Development and Analysis

• Reqable - Next-Gen API Development Tool, Advanced API Debugging Proxy and REST Client.

Feb 28, 2025

Utilities / System Related Tools

• SteerMouse - Customize mouse buttons, wheel behavior, and cursor speed.

Feb 27, 2025

Utilities / Productivity

• RightMenu Master - Add more useful actions to the Finder right-click menu.

Feb 26, 2025

Utilities / Audio Record and Process

• DNS Easy Switcher (⭐363) - Menu bar tool for switching DNS providers or custom resolvers.

Feb 15, 2025

Developer Tools / Databases

• TrailBase - Open-source backend platform with type-safe APIs, auth, and admin tools built on SQLite.

Feb 13, 2025

Utilities / Productivity

• Velja - Browser picker that lets you open links in a specific browser or a desktop app.

Feb 12, 2025

Design and Product / Design Tools

• Nugget (⭐822) - Video editing software designed for motion effects and versatility.

Feb 11, 2025

Developer Tools / Databases

• TablePlus - Supports: PostgreSQL, MySQL, RedShift, MariaDB... High-end security ensured.

Feb 10, 2025

Utilities / Productivity

• Raycast - Launcher and command palette with extensions, snippets, notes, and AI.

Feb 06, 2025

Terminal Apps / Databases

• alacritty (⭐66k) - A cross-platform, GPU-accelerated terminal emulator.

• Ghostty (⭐63k) - Fast GPU-accelerated terminal emulator.

• kitty (⭐36k) - A cross-platform, fast, feature full, GPU based terminal emulator.

• Termius - A beautiful SSH and SFTP client for Mac. It is also available for mobile.

• Warp - Warp is a blazingly fast, rust-based terminal reimagined from the ground up to work like a modern app.

• WezTerm - A GPU-accelerated cross-platform terminal emulator and multiplexer implemented in Rust.

Feb 05, 2025

Terminal Apps / Databases

• hyper - A terminal built on web technologies.

• Tabby (formerly Terminus) (⭐75k) - Free terminal tool, built with TypeScript, heavily inspired by Hyper.

• Wave (⭐23k) - Open-source terminal with built-in file previews, web browsing, and AI tools.

Jan 26, 2025

Reading and Writing Tools / Office

• SoftMaker Office - A complete office suite that aims for full compatibility with Microsoft Office documents.

Reading and Writing Tools / RSS

• Elytra - A Simple & Private RSS Feed Reader with native rendering for macOS & iOS.

Reading and Writing Tools / Others

• Collate - Free tool to collect, summarize and query PDFs with AI. All offline and free.

Utilities / Productivity

• Launchy - An app launcher and switcher that utilizes a radial menu.

Jan 22, 2025

Developer Tools / IDEs

• BeagleEditor (⭐3) - A "beagleful" editor with features like syntax highlighting, plugins and... - A bit ugly, but it works

Jan 06, 2025

Utilities / Menu Bar Tools

• DayBar - An application that can display the local date and reminder events in the menu bar.

Dec 28, 2024

Developer Tools / Frameworks For Hybrid Applications

• Tauri - Create small, fast, secure, cross-platform applications

Dec 27, 2024

Design and Product / Design Tools

• darktable - darktable is an open source photography workflow application and raw developer.

Audio and Video Tools / Audio Record and Process

• CapSoftware - An open-source alternative to Loom. Beautiful, shareable screen recording tool.

Dec 19, 2024

Utilities / Finder Tools

• Default Folder X - Quick access to your files and folders in every app.

Dec 12, 2024

Utilities / Menu Bar Tools

• Peninsula (⭐459) - Dynamic Peninsula for macOS, focusing on window switching, notifications, and file storage.

Dec 07, 2024

Utilities / Window Management

• JankyBorders (⭐3.9k) - A lightweight window border system for macOS.

Dec 05, 2024

Audio and Video Tools / File Sharing

• Popcorn Time - Streaming app for browsing and watching torrent-based movies.

Utilities / General Tools

• Upscayl (⭐52k) - Free and open-source AI image upscaling tool.

Dec 03, 2024

Utilities / Clipboard Tools

• PasteBar (⭐2.2k) - Limitless, Free Clipboard Manager for Mac and Windows.

Utilities / System Related Tools

• MagicQuit - Automatically quit inactive apps to reduce clutter and free resources.

Dec 02, 2024

Developer Tools / IDEs

• Nova - Beautiful, fast, flexible Mac code editor from Panic.

• CodeRunner - Lightweight, multi-language programming text editor and IDE.

• Eclipse - Popular open-source IDE for Java with plugin support for many languages.

• NetBeans IDE - Free, open-source IDE for Java and other languages.

Reading and Writing Tools / Text Editors

• SubEthaEdit - Powerful editor for writing, coding, and collaboration anytime, anywhere!

Reading and Writing Tools / Office

• LibreOffice - Free, open-source office software used and tested daily by a large community.

Reading and Writing Tools / Note-taking

• Joplin - Cross-platform open-source notepad with markdown support and to-do list management.

• Logseq - Privacy-first, open-source knowledge base.

• massCode - Open-source developer workspace for code snippets, Markdown notes and HTTP requests, stored as local Markdown files.

• Notion - All-in-one workspace for notes, tasks, wikis, and databases.

• SideNotes - Quick notes on the screen side with Markdown support.

Reading and Writing Tools / Writing

• novelWriter (⭐3.2k) - Open-source plain text editor for writing novels with minimal markdown-like syntax.

Reading and Writing Tools / Ebooks

• Koodo Reader - All-in-one eBook reader supporting over 15 formats.

• Scribus - Professional layout and publishing software.

Reading and Writing Tools / Others

• SwifDoo PDF - PDF editor/converter for editing, compressing, and password-protecting PDFs.

• PDFgear - AI-integrated PDF editor.

• UPDF - Free PDF editor for reading, annotating, and editing PDFs.

• Zotero - Free tool to collect, organize, annotate, cite, and share research.

Developer Tools / Developer Utilities

• Cacher - Cloud-based code snippet manager with Gist sync and multi-platform support.

• CodeKit - Web development tool for compiling and auto-refreshing.

• CodeMenu - Advanced snippets manager with IDE integration, natural language search, and more.

• DevHub - Feature-rich offline app for developers.

• Finicky - Set rules to decide which browser opens each link.

• ImHex - Hex Editor for reverse engineers and programmers.

• Kaleidoscope - Compare text, images, and folders.

• Loca Studio - Analyze, review, and edit app translations.

• MJML - Create responsive emails with a semantic syntax and rich components.

• PaintCode - Vector drawing app that generates Objective-C or Swift code in real time.

• PushMate - Solves common push notification problems on macOS.

• Site Sucker - Automatically downloads websites.

• Visual Paradigm - All-in-one UML, SysML, BPMN modeling platform.

• XCSnippetsApp (⭐167) - Explore, view, and edit Swift and iOS code snippets for Xcode.

Developer Tools / API Development and Analysis

• Postman - GUI platform for API development.

Developer Tools / Network Analysis

• Charles - HTTP proxy/monitor to view HTTP and HTTPS traffic.

Developer Tools / Frameworks For Hybrid Applications

• Electrino (⭐4.4k) - Desktop runtime for web apps using the system's browser engine.

• ReactXP - Microsoft platform for Web, iOS, Android, and Windows UWP.

Developer Tools / Virtualization

• OrbStack - Fast, light, and simple way to run Docker containers and Linux machines on macOS.

• Rancher Desktop - Container management and Kubernetes on the desktop.

Developer Tools / Databases

• Dataflare - Simple database client supporting Postgres, MySQL, DuckDB, libSQL, Cloudflare D1, and more.

• FastoNoSQL - Cross-platform GUI client for various key-value databases.

• MongoDB - Scalable, flexible document database with querying and indexing.

• Navicat Data Modeler - Cost-effective database design tool for high-quality data models.

Design and Product / Design Tools

• Amadine - Vector drawing app with an intuitive interface for graphic designers.

• Art Text 3 - Graphic design software for lettering, typography, and text effects.

Design and Product / Other Tools

• Aspect - Photo organization app with peer-to-peer sync.

Utilities / General Tools

• rem (⭐2.5k) - An open source approach to locally record and enable searching everything you view on your Mac.

• Rewind - Searchable history of your screen and audio activity.

Nov 24, 2024

Reading and Writing Tools / Text Editors

• Emacs - Popular Unix-based text editor for programmers and system administrators.

• Haystack Editor (⭐1.3k) - Code editor with a canvas UI for better code understanding.

Reading and Writing Tools / Office

• OnlyOffice - Office suite with document, spreadsheet, and presentation editors.

• WPS - Is a cross-platform office software suite.

Nov 22, 2024

Reading and Writing Tools / Others

• PDF Pals - Chat with PDF app for Mac. No file size limits!

Design and Product / Screenshot Tools

• CleanShot X - Discover a superior way to capture your Mac's screen.

AI Tools / Other Tools

• BoltAI - A beautiful & powerful ChatGPT app for Mac. Stay ahead by integrating AI into your workflow today.

Communication / Collaboration and Team Tools

• BlurScreen App - Instantly blur sensitive on-screen content for recording or screen sharing.

• Element - Create, share communicate. Chat and call securely.

• Mattermost - Open-source team collaboration platform.

• Muzzle - A simple mac app to silence embarrassing notifications while screensharing.

• Presentify - A mac app to draw on your screen while on calls, highlight your cursor, and more.

Audio and Video Tools / File Sharing

• IINA - The modern video player for macOS. Based on mpv, the powerful media player project.

• Tiny Player - As the name suggests, a tiny player.

Utilities / Productivity

• Atomic - A habit tracker app to build good habits, break bad ones, and stay on top of your daily routines.

• Cerebro - Open-source productivity booster with a brain.

• escrcpy (⭐12k) -📱 Graphical Scrcpy to display and control Android devices, powered by Electron.

• Keyboard Cowboy (⭐2.3k) - The missing keyboard shortcut utility for macOS.

• Pomodoro Cycle (⭐93) - Pomodoro tracker

Utilities / Window Management

• Swift Shift - Move and resize windows with keyboard shortcuts and mouse gestures.

Nov 12, 2024

Utilities / System Related Tools

• stats (⭐43k) - free Mac system monitor for the menubar.

Mac App Download Sites / Genuine Sites

• Open Alternative - Discover Open Source Alternatives to Popular Software. A curated collection of the best open source alternatives to everyday SaaS products. Save money with reliable tools hand-picked for you.

Nov 04, 2024

Reading and Writing Tools / Journaling

• linked (⭐1k) - Link your thoughts to days, distraction free.

Design and Product / Design Tools

• RawTherapee - A powerful cross-platform raw photo processing program!

Proxy and VPN Tools / Audio Record and Process

• Hiddify (⭐34k) - Multi-platform proxy client for managing subscriptions and multiple proxy protocols.

Nov 01, 2024

AI Tools / Other Tools

• Claude - Your AI partner on desktop. Fast, focused, and designed for deep work.

• RecurseChat - Local-first AI chat app with customizable workflows.

Oct 25, 2024

Utilities / Cleanup and Uninstall

• CleanMyMac - Delete megatons of junk, malware, and make your Mac faster & more organized

Mac App Download Sites / Genuine Sites

• Buy software, once - The place to find all the software you can buy one time, and own for a lifetime.

Oct 23, 2024

Download Management Tools / Audio Record and Process

• Neat Download Manager - Lightweight download manager with an optimized transfer engine.

Oct 22, 2024

Proxy and VPN Tools / Audio Record and Process

• Cloudflare WARP - Secure network service that routes traffic through Cloudflare.

Utilities / Menu Bar Tools

• One Switch - Mac menu bar app that adds various switches to the Mac's menu bar.

• SketchyBar (⭐13k) - A highly customizable macOS status bar replacement.

Oct 21, 2024

Audio and Video Tools / File Sharing

• Marker Data (⭐69) - The avant-garde Marker extraction application crafted for Final Cut Pro.

Oct 20, 2024

Gaming Software / System Related Tools

• Suyu - A familiar, open source, and powerful Nintendo Switch emulator.

Oct 19, 2024

Communication / Collaboration and Team Tools

• Mastodon - Your self-hosted, globally interconnected microblogging community

• Matrix - An open network for secure, decentralised communication!

• Misskey - 🌎 A completely free and open interplanetary microblogging platform 🚀

Communication / File Sharing

• Dropshare - File sharing tool for screenshots, screen recordings, and other files.

• LocalSend - An open-source cross-platform alternative to AirDrop.

• Transmit - Highly flexible and intuitive FTP client, supports SFTP, S3 and iDisk/WebDAV.

Utilities / Cleanup and Uninstall

• Cleaner for Xcode (⭐1.4k) - Remove unwanted Xcode files.

Oct 17, 2024

Communication / File Sharing

• NearDrop (⭐6.3k) - An unofficial Google Nearby Share/Quick Share app for macOS.

Gaming Software / System Related Tools

• PlayCover (⭐12k) - Run iOS apps and games on Apple Silicon Macs with mouse, keyboard and controller support.

Oct 14, 2024

Communication / Email Clients

• CanaryMail - Secure email app for Mac and iPhone with built-in PGP Support and AI assistance.

Oct 12, 2024

Reading and Writing Tools / Text Editors

• CodeEdit - A lightweight, natively-built editor. Open source. Free forever.

• Neovim (⭐103k) - Vim-fork focused on extensibility and usability.

AI Tools / Other Tools

• ChatGPT - A conversational AI system that listens, learns, and challenges

Utilities / Menu Bar Tools

• OnlySwitch (⭐6k) - ⚙️ All-in-One menu bar app, hide 💻MacBook Pro's notch, dark mode, AirPods, Shortcuts

Remote Login Software / System Related Tools

• AnyDesk - Provides remote access across multiple machines.

• Moonlight (⭐19k) - GameStream client for PCs (Windows, Mac, Linux, and Steam Link).

• Parsec - Low-latency remote desktop and game streaming tool.

• RoyalTSX - Remote connection manager for multiple protocols.

• RustDesk - Yet another remote desktop software.

• Sunshine (⭐43k) - Self-hosted game stream host for Moonlight.

• TeamViewer - Remote support and screen sharing tool.

Oct 08, 2024

Browsers / Audio Record and Process

• Zen - A beautifully designed, privacy-focused, and feature-rich browser

Sep 29, 2024

Reading and Writing Tools / Note-taking

• MarginNote 4 - In-depth PDF and EPUB reading, learning, managing and note taking app.

Sep 26, 2024

Proxy and VPN Tools / Audio Record and Process

• RerouteMe - An easy one-click macOS Proxy Configuration app.

Sep 24, 2024

Utilities / Menu Bar Tools

• RewriteBar - A macOS menu bar app that helps you write your text with the assistance of AI.

Sep 21, 2024

Utilities / Clipboard Tools

• Yippy (⭐400) - Clipboard manager with user-friendly UI.

Sep 17, 2024

Reading and Writing Tools / Journaling

• Life Note - Journal with the greatest minds in human history.

Sep 04, 2024

Reading and Writing Tools / Note-taking

• Quick Note - Colorful sticky notes in the Menu bar.

Aug 27, 2024

Utilities / Window Management

• Hummingbird - Easily move and resize windows without mouse clicks, from anywhere within a window.

Aug 21, 2024

Reading and Writing Tools / Markdown Tools

• Archimedes - Native macOS Markdown editor geared toward mathematical writing with inline LaTeX support.

Aug 20, 2024

Design and Product / Design Tools

• Pixen - Native pixel art and animation editor for Mac.

Communication / Collaboration and Team Tools

• Unite - The only native GroupMe app for Mac.

Aug 15, 2024

Utilities / Window Management

• Loop (⭐12k) - Window management made elegant. Freeware

Third Party App Markets / Package Managers

• Cork - An intuitive and complete Homebrew GUI written in SwiftUI that supports all Homebrew features.

Aug 10, 2024

Utilities / Finder Tools

• FlowVision (⭐1.4k) - RWaterfall-style Image Viewer for macOS.

Jul 29, 2024

Third Party App Markets / Package Managers

• Applite - User-friendly GUI app for Homebrew Casks. Install, update, and uninstall apps with a single click.

Jul 23, 2024

Utilities / Cleanup and Uninstall

• Pearcleaner - A free, source-available and fair-code licensed mac app cleaner.

Jul 03, 2024

Design and Product / Screen Recording

• Quick Recorder - A lightweight and high-performance screen recorder for macOS

Jun 28, 2024

Utilities / Productivity

• Freeter - Organize apps, links, and files by project in one workspace.

Jun 15, 2024

Developer Tools / Developer Utilities

• Icon Preview - Preview your app icon and menu bar icon.

Utilities / Menu Bar Tools

• Week Number - The current week number in your menu bar.

Jun 09, 2024

Utilities / Menu Bar Tools

• Second Clock - Show a second clock for a different time zone in your menu bar.

Jun 06, 2024

Utilities / Productivity

• Memo Widget - Sticky notes on your desktop.

Jun 01, 2024

Utilities / Quality of Life Improvements

• AI Actions - AI actions for the Shortcuts app.

May 31, 2024

Utilities / To-Do Lists

• One Task - Conquer one task at a time.

May 30, 2024

Reading and Writing Tools / Text Editors

• Aurora Editor - Lightweight Code Editor (IDE) for macOS.

May 28, 2024

Utilities / Audio Record and Process

• Dropshelf - A drag and drop helper app for macOS.

• Dropover - Temporary shelf for collecting and moving dragged files, text, and links.

Utilities / Window Management

• MakeItHome (⭐39) - Pointer-driven launcher for screen-edge quick actions and app switching.

May 25, 2024

Audio and Video Tools / File Sharing

• Camera Preview - Preview your webcam, take photos, and use it as a mirror.

Utilities / Menu Bar Tools

• Menu Bar Calendar - A monthly calendar right in your menu bar.

Utilities / Productivity

• Day Progress - Time remaining today in your menu bar.

Utilities / Finder Tools

• Command X - Cut and paste files in Finder.

May 19, 2024

Finance / Audio Record and Process

• SubManager - Subscription tracker with renewal reminders.

May 07, 2024

Utilities / General Tools

• Latest (⭐4.9k) - A tiny app that checks if all your apps from any source are up to date.

Utilities / Window Management

• AltTab - Open source window switcher with window previews.

Apr 28, 2024

Voice-to-Text / Audio Record and Process

• Aiko - High-quality on-device transcription.

Utilities / Menu Bar Tools

• Spaced - Organize your menu bar items into groups.

Utilities / Quality of Life Improvements

• Hyperduck - Receive links from your iOS & visionOS devices.

Apr 17, 2024

Developer Tools / Version Control

• RelaGit - The elegant solution to graphical version control. Built by developers, for developers.

Apr 14, 2024

Utilities / Productivity

• Pie Menu – Control your tools with a radial menu customized for your active app.

Apr 10, 2024

Utilities / Menu Bar Tools

• Ice (⭐30k) - Menu bar manager for hiding icons and organizing layouts.

Apr 05, 2024

Utilities / Window Management

• Lasso - Intuitive and easy to use grid-based window manager.

Apr 02, 2024

Design and Product / Screenshot Tools

• Tuji - Take a screenshot, annotate it, and beautify it.

Utilities / Window Management

• Assignee - Simple, instant app switcher.

Mar 25, 2024

Browsers / Audio Record and Process

• Vivaldi - The browser that puts you in control.

Mar 17, 2024

Reading and Writing Tools / Others

• Highlights - The PDF Reader for Research on Mac, iPad & iPhone.

Mar 08, 2024

Utilities / System Related Tools

• Sleepr - Sleepr brings back sleep timer on macOS.

Mar 03, 2024

Developer Tools / Developer Utilities

• Dash - Awesome API documentation browser and code snippet manager.