awesome-macos

A curated list of 😎 awesome applications, softwares and tools for  macOS.

means open source, click to open open source repo;
means free to use, or free personal license;
means App store hyperlink;
means Homebrew Formulae hyperlink;
means hyperlink to a corresponding Awesome list for the item;

Command Line Tools

• FFmpeg - A complete, cross-platform solution to record, convert and stream audio and video.
• iTerm2 - A terminal emulator for macOS that does amazing things.
• m-cli - Lets you interact with utilities and applications entirely in Terminal.
• tldr-pages - A collection of community-maintained help pages for command-line tools, that aims to be a simpler, more approachable complement to traditional man pages.
• Unar - The Unarchiver, command-line unarchiving tools supporting multiple formats.
• Xcode - Apple Xcode includes command-line tools which enable UNIX-style development via the Terminal app in macOS.
• youtubedr - CLI to download YouTube videos in Golang.
• yt-dlp - Command-line program to download videos from YouTube.com and other video sites.

Browsers

• Arc - An innovative web browser developed by The Browser Company. It’s designed to enhance your browsing experience with features that adapt to your needs and preferences.
• Firefox - Faster page loading, less memory usage and packed with features, the new Firefox for Mac.
• Google Chrome - A more simple, secure, and faster web browser than ever, with Google’s smarts built-in.
• Microsoft Edge - A fast and secure browser with world class performance, built-in privacy, and more.
• Orion Browser by Kagi - Lightweight, natively built with WebKit, made for you and your Mac. Industry-leading battery life, privacy respecting by design and native support for web extensions.
• Tor Browser - Defend yourself against tracking and surveillance. Circumvent censorship.

Developers

• GIMP - An acronym for GNU Image Manipulation Program.
• ImageOptim - Removes bloated metadata. Saves disk space & bandwidth by compressing images without losing quality.
• Inkscape - Vector graphics editor.
• Krita - Free and open-source painting and sketching program.
• seashore - easy to use mac osx image editing application for the rest of us

Editors

• CodeEdit - CodeEdit App for macOS, elevate your code editing experience. Open source, free forever.
• CotEditor - Lightweight Plain-Text Editor for macOS.
• Visual Studio Code - A code editor redefined and optimized for building and debugging modern web and cloud applications.
• Zed - Zed is a high-performance, multiplayer code editor from the creators of Atom and Tree-sitter.

Media Player

• IINA - The modern media player for macOS.
• VLC Media Player - A free and open source cross-platform multimedia player and framework that plays most multimedia files as well as DVDs, Audio CDs, VCDs, and various streaming protocols.

Package Manager

• Homebrew - The Missing Package Manager for macOS (or Linux).
• MacPorts - An open-source community initiative to design an easy-to-use system for compiling, installing, and upgrading either command-line, X11 or Aqua based open-source software.

Remote Desktop

• AnyDesk - The secure & intuitive remote desktop software, and take advantage of the application's innovative features.
• RustDesk - A remote desktop software, the open source TeamViewer alternative, works out of the box, no configuration required.

Utilities

• Android File Transfer - Browse and transfer files between your Mac computer and your Android device.
• AppCleaner - A small application which allows you to thoroughly uninstall unwanted apps.
• App Eraser - Removes unwanted macOS applications and any related files that they leave behind.
• Battery charge limiter - CLI/GUI for managing the battery charging status for Apple silicon (M1, M32, M3) Macs
• Blackmagic Disk Speed Test - Disk Speed Test is an easy to use tool to quickly measure and certify your disk performance for working with high quality video!
• Calendr - Menu bar calendar for macOS
• Dynamic Dark Mode - The app you are looking for to power up Dark Mode on macOS Mojave and beyond.
• Dropover - Effortless Drag & Drop on your Mac.
• Hand Mirror - A one-click camera check, right from the menu bar.
• KeepingYouAwake - Prevents your Mac from going to sleep.
• Keka - The macOS file archiver Store more, share with privacy.
• KeyboardCleanTool - A super simple little tool which blocks all Keyboard and TouchBar input.
• Latest - A small utility app for macOS that makes sure you know about all the latest updates to the apps you use.
• LinearMouse - The mouse and trackpad utility for Mac.
• Maccy - Lightweight clipboard manager for macOS.
• Maintenance - Maintenance is an operating system maintenance and cleaning utility for macOS that you can use to perform miscellaneous tasks of computer maintenance: run periodic scripts; rebuild the databases; delete application, font, and system caches; and more.
• MOS - A lightweight tool used to smooth scrolling and set scroll direction independently for your mouse on MacOS
• Numi - Beautiful calculator app for macOS. It allows you to describe tasks naturally and instantly get an accurate answer. For example, $20 in euro - 5% discount or today + 2 weeks.
• OmniDiskSweeper - Quickly find large, unwanted files and sweep them into the trash.
• OnyX - OnyX is a multifunction utility that you can use to verify the structure of the system files; run miscellaneous maintenance and cleaning tasks; configure parameters in the Finder, Dock, Safari, and some Apple applications; delete caches; remove certain problematic folders and files; rebuild various databases and indexes; and more.
• Rectangle - Move and resize windows in macOS using keyboard shortcuts or snap areas.
• SelfControl - Mac app to block your own access to distracting websites etc. for a predetermined period of time.
• SlimHUD - Replacement for MacOS’ HUDs.
• Tempbox - Instant disposable emails for Mac powered by Mail.tm.
• Transnomino - A batch rename utility for the Mac
• TinkerTool - TinkerTool is an application that gives you access to additional preference settings Apple has built into macOS.
• The Unarchiver - Unpack any archive, in no time.
• Transmission - Transmission is a fast, easy, and free BitTorrent client.

Wallpaper

• Every Default macOS Wallpaper - Every major version of macOS has come with a new default wallpaper.
• Dynamic Wallpaper Club - A service to create and a platform to share Dynamic Wallpapers for Mac.
• Mac Sierra Wallpapers - A collection of the top 39 Mac Sierra wallpapers and backgrounds available for download for free.
• Grayscale of Mountain - Taken from 5083m behind Dingboche, Nepal.

Others

• Is Apple Silicon ready? - The complete guide for MacOS Apps Optimized for Apple Silicon Macs and the M1 Processor.

Awesome macOS Repo on GitHub

• agarrharr/awesome-macos-screensavers
• iCHAIT/awesome-macOS
• jaywcjlove/awesome-mac
• serhii-londar/open-source-mac-os-apps
• phmullins/awesome-macos

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