Awesome MacOS Software v2.0.2 (Marvin)

A curated list of fantastically awesome software for Apple's macOS operating system. This list was inspired by Awesome Sysadmin. Legend: Open Source apps = . Paid apps = . Free apps have a icon. Any app with a yellow star () is one of my favorites and something that I recommend you check out. Note: I wanted to have a little fun with the version numbers, so starting with v1.9.4, all versions will be named after sci-fi robots, androids, cyborgs, supercomputers, etc.

• Academics
• Anti-Virus
• Application Launchers
• Audio Players
• Audio Utilities
• Backups
• Calendar
• Contacts
• Cleanup
• Clipboard Managers
• Cloud Storage
• Code Editors
• Color Pickers
• Communication
• Compression
• Databases
• Design
• DevOps
• Disk Utilities
• Documents
• Encryption
• Email
• Electronic Books
• File Synchronization
• File Management
• Fonts
• FTP Clients
• Games
• Game Development
• Graphics
• Image Editors
• Image Viewers
• Internet
• IRC Clients
• Journaling
• Machine Learning
• Markdown Editors
• Menubar Applications
• Messenger Applications
• Miscellaneous
• Music Production
• Networking Applications
• Notes
• Office Suites
• Package Management
• Painting Applications
• Password Management
• Productivity
• Programming Languages
• Programming Utilities
• Remote Administration
• Science
• Screen Savers
• Security
• Search Utilities
• Social Media
• Source Control
• System Maintenance
• System Tools
• Task Management
• Terminals
• Text Editors
• Text Expanders
• Web Browsers
• Windows Managers
• Writing Apps
• Video Utilities
• Virtualization

Academics

• Geogebra - GeoGebra for Teaching and Learning Math.
• Jamovi - free and open statistical software to bridge the gap between researcher and statistician.
• Manuscripts - A writing tool like nothing you have seen before.
• Mochi - Take notes and make flashcards.
• Numi - Beautiful calculator app for Mac.
• Soulver 3 - Notepad, meet calculator.
• SpeedCrunch - A powerful scientific multi-platform calculator with an easy to use interface
• Studies - Master Your Studies.

Anti-Virus

• Avast Security for Mac - Think different about Mac security. Free &
• AVG AntiVirus for Mac - Simply safer with AVG AntiVirus for Mac. Free &
• Bitdefender Antivirus - Absolute antivirus protection. Free &
• Malwarebytes Adware Cleaner - Fast results. Powerful cleaning.
• Malwarebytes for Mac - We've got you covered.
• Malwarebytes Safe Browser - Get a fast, safe browsing experience.
• Webroot AntiVirus - Full-scale antivirus program.

Application Launchers

• Alfred - Search your Mac and the web effortlessly, and control your Mac. &
• Butler - The original Many Tricks pony.
• LaunchBar - Powerful file/URL/email launcher utility.
• Launchey 2 - Lightweight menu bar app launcher.
• Overflow - The visual launcher for your Mac.
• Recents for Mac - Find files faster.
• Slik - Fast app launcher and web app organizer.
• Sol - More than a launcher.
• Start - A superior way to launch applications.
• Quicksilver - Application launcher and much more.
• Raycast - Raycast is a blazingly fast, totally extendable launcher.
• Ueli - A keystroke launcher for Windows and macOS.
• Workspaces - Project-Based Launcher for macOS.
• Zazu - A fully extensible and open source launcher for hackers, creators and dabblers.

Audio Players

Audio and Music players, Trackers, Digital Audio Workstation software.

• Auryo - A SoundCloud client for your desktop.
• Aural - An audio player for macOS, inspired by Winamp.
• BitPerfect - The Audiophile Choice.
• Cider - OSS Apple Music client for Windows, Linux, macOS, and more.
• Cog - Audio player similar to Foobar 2000.
• Foobar2000 - Freeware audio player for macOS.
• Harmony - Music player for Spotify, SoundCloud, Google Play and your local files.
• Idagio - Streaming, reinvented for classical music.
• Mous - Powerful audio player & converter for FreeBSD/Linux/macOS.
• Museeks - A simple, clean and cross-platform music player.
• Nulloy - OSS Audiophile audio player.
• Phonix - Free music player for macOS.
• SIDPLAY - A Commodore 64 music player.
• Sonos - Wireless Home Sound System.
• Soundcleod - SoundCloud for macOS.
• Swinsian - The Advanced Music Player for Mac.
• Tidal - Music streaming service.
• Tiny Player - Tiny FLAC/AAC/MP3/WAV Player.
• Vox - Vox Music Player for macOS.
• Winds - A Beautiful Open Source RSS & Podcast App.

Audio Utilities

• AirFoil - Hear Your Audio Everywhere.
• Audio Hijack - Record any audio.
• Background Music - macOS Audio Utility.
• Balance Lock - Prevents audio balance from drifting left or right.
• BlackHole - Route Audio Between Apps.
• Boom3D - Volume Booster & Equalizer.
• eqMac2 - System-Wide Equalizer for the Mac.
• Falcon - An open source audio file encoder.
• Farrago - Robust, rapid-fire soundboards.
• Kid3 - Audio Tagger.
• Krisp - Sound Clear in Online Meetings.
• Loopback - Cable-free audio routing for Mac.
• Metadatics - Audio metadata editor.
• Museeks - A simple, clean and cross-platform music player.
• Mutify - Quickly mute your microphone.
• ocenaudio - Easy, fast and powerful audio editor.
• Piezo - Charmingly simple audio recording.
• Roon - The Ultimate Music Player for Music Fanatics.
• Samplr for Touchbar - Demo of Samplr for the MacBook Touch Bar.
• ShazamScrobbler - Last.fm scrobbler for the Shazam Mac app.
• SpotMenu - Spotify and iTunes in your macOS menu bar.
• Sound Source - Superior Sound Control.
• Tickeys - Audio feedback while typing.
• TunesArt - Display a gorgeous album cover on your desktop.
• X Lossless Decoder - Decode/Convert to and from dozens of audio file types.

Backups

• Arq - Backup your files to Google Drive, Amazon Glacier, SFTP, and more.
• Arq Cloud Backup - Backs up all your files automatically.
• Carbon Copy Cloner - Create a bit-perfect clone of your Mac's hard drive.
• Freeze - Amazon Glacier for your Mac.
• GoodSync - File Synchronization and Backup Software.
• Macrium Reflect 7 - Free back up, disk imaging, and cloning solution.
• Rclone - Sync files and directories to and from multiple services.
• Syncalicious - Backup and synchronize app settings.

Cleanup

• BlueHarvest - Keep your disks clean of macOS metadata.
• Clean-Me - A macOS system analyser and cleaner.
• Daisy Disk - What’s taking up your disk space?
• Disk Doctor - Removes tons of unneeded files.
• Duplicate Detective - Remove duplicate files from your Mac.
• Monolingual - Frees up disk space by removing unused languages files.
• RemoveX - Uninstaller tool for Mac computer. RemoveX has a beautifully UI using native design for MacOS. Save hours of time and remove your app in seconds. Do not make you think. and
• TrashMe - Uninstaller for the Mac with other great useful tools.

Clipboard Managers

• Copied - Clipboard manager for macOS, iOS and iPadOS.
• Maccy - Keep your copy history at hand. Period.
• Yippy - An open source clipboard manager for macOS.

Cloud Storage

• Box Sync - Online synchronization tool. Free &
• Dropbox - Cloud backup and synchronization tool. Free &
• Google Drive - Easy and secure access to all of your content. Free &
• Mega - Secure Cloud Storage and Communication.
• OmniPresence - Document syncing for iOS & macOS.
• Rsync Client - A simple GUI for managing your remote files.
• Rsync Server - Enable the Rsync service on your Mac.
• Syncthing - Replaces proprietary sync and cloud services.

Code Editors

• AppCode - Smart IDE for iOS/macOS development.
• Atom - A hackable text editor for the 21st Century.
• Arduino IDE - Open-source Arduino Code Editor.
• Aurora Editor - Open-source Code Editor.
• BBedit - The text editor that doesn't suck.
• Brackets - Open source text editor that understands web design.
• CLion - A cross-platform IDE for C and C++.
• Coda - One-window Web development suite.
• CodeRunner 2 - Easy-to-use programming editor for your Mac.
• Espresso - Powerful HTML, XML, CSS, and JavaScript development tool.
• IntelliJ - Capable and Intelligent IDE.
• RubyMine - Work Faster with a Smarter Editor.
• SubEthaEdit 5 - Code, Write, Edit. Together.
• Sublime Text - A sophisticated text editor for code, markup and prose.
• Textmate - Powerful and customizable text editor.
• VimR - Neovim GUI for macOS.
• Visual Studio Code - Excellent cross-platform text editor from Microsoft.
• Xcode - Apple's Swift/Objective-C development environment.
• HMScriptEditor - Code editor for HomeMatic scripts.

Color Pickers

• Couleurs - A simple but powerful color grabber.
• Color Picker Plus - An Improved Color Picker for macOS.
• ColorSlurp - The best Mac color picker in the universe!
• ColorSnapper 2 - Organize, adjust & export colors with style.
• Color-Studio - Build coherent themes.
• ColorWell - macOS Color Theme generator.
• Pastel - Beautiful color palettes.
• Pika - An open-source colour picker app for macOS.
• Sip - Collect, organize & share your colors. 5 Stars

Communication

• Aether - Peer-to-peer ephemeral public communities.
• Chime - Amazon Chime communications service.
• Feishu - The Only All-in-One Platform You Will Ever Need.
• Loom - Take back your time.
• Teams - Connect and collaborate with anyone from anywhere.
• Screen - Work together like you’re in the same room.
• Skype - Your chats are about to get much better.
• Slack - Team-based collaboration tool.
• Workplace by Facebook - Change the way you work.
• Zulip - Zulip for macOS.

Compression

• BetterZip 5 - the next generation of archiving.
• Keka - MacOS file archiver. Store more, share with privacy.
• The Unarchiver - Capable replacement for MacOS' default compression app.
• p7zip - Open Source port of 7-Zip for POSIX systems.
• Zip Cleaner - Remove DS_Store, Icon^M and __MACOSX from archives.

Calendar

• BusyCal - Powerful, Elegant, Customizable Calendar for macOS.
• Calendars - Own your time.
• Day-O - Simple menu bar clock replacement.
• Fantastical - The calendar app you won't be able to live without.
• Informant - The best calendar app for macOS.
• Itsycal - Itsycal is a tiny calendar for your Mac's menu bar.
• Morgen - Make the most out of your time.

Contacts

• BusyContacts - The most powerful contact manager for macOS.
• CardHop - Contacts manager. One Cardhop, All Your Devices.

Databases

• Arctype - The SQL client and database management tool that's fun to use. and
• Azure Data Studio - SQL client based on Visual Studio Code.
• Base - SQLite 3 database editor.
• Bdash - Simple SQL Client for lightweight data analysis.
• Beekeeper Studio - Open Source SQL Editor and Database Manager.
• DBeaver - Free Universal SQL Client.
• DB Browser for SQLite - SQLite Database Browser.
• Franz - A macOS Client for Apache Kafka.
• Medis - Modern GUI for Redis.
• Medis 2 - Modern GUI for Redis.
• ModernCSV - The Ultimate CSV Editor/Viewer for Windows, Mac, and Linux.
• Mongotron - Cross platform MongoDB management.
• Sequel Ace - A MySQL database manager.
• pgweb - Cross-platform client for PostgreSQL databases.
• Postbird - Open source PostgreSQL GUI client for macOs.
• Postgres.app - PostgreSQL for MacOS.
• Postico - A Modern PostgreSQL Client for the Mac.
• PSequel - PostgreSQL GUI tool for macOS.
• Querious - The best MySQL tool for macOS.
• Robomongo - Cross-platform MongoDB client.
• SQLectron - A simple and lightweight SQL client desktop/terminal.
• TablePlus - Modern GUI for MySQL, PostgreSQL, and SQLite.

Design

• Figma — Create, test, and ship better designs from start to finish.
• LibrePCB - A new, powerful and intuitive EDA tool for everyone.
• Framer - App prototyping tool. & s
• Mockplus - Prototype faster. smarter. easier.
• Origami Studio - Explore, iterate, and test your ideas.
• Penpot - Open Source design and prototyping platform.
• Sketch - Professional digital design for Mac.
• Zeplin - Build pixel perfect apps in peace.

DevOps

• Captain - Manage Docker containers. Free.
• Container PS - Menu Bar app for Docker.
• Docker Desktop - The world’s leading software containerization platform.
• Kitematic - Run containers through a GUI.
• Kubernetic - The Kubernetes Desktop Client.
• Kui - Hybrid command-line/UI development experience for cloud.
• Leapp - Manage your Cloud credentials locally.

Disk Utilities

• DiskWave - Determine what files & folders are using your disk space.

Documents

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

Encryption

• Cryptomator - Free client-side encryption for your cloud files.
• GPG Tools - GPG Suite for macOS.
• keys.pub - Manage cryptographic keys, sigchains and user identities.
• Keybase - Keybase is a directory of public keys and the proofs of who owns them.
• VeraCrypt - Open source disk encryption software for macOS.

Email

• Canary - Secure Email App for Mac and iPhone.
• eM Client - Boost your email. Skyrocket your productivity. Free &
• FMail - The free native Mac application for Fastmail users.
• FMail Light - Free native Mac application for Fastmail.
• imap-backup - Backup IMAP accounts to disk.
• MailMate - IMAP email client for macOS.
• Mailspring - Boost your productivity and send better emails.
• Mimestream - A native macOS email client for Gmail.
• Polymail - Simple, beautiful, powerful e-mail.
• Postbox - Powerful and flexible email client.
• Spark - Email client for Apple devices.
• Thunderbird - Cross-platform e-mail and news (NNTP) client.

Electronic Books

• Bookpedia - What's on your shelves?
• Calibre - Complete e-book library management system.
• Clearview - Tabbed style e-book reader for PDF, EPUB (DRM free), CHM, and MOBI.
• comictagger - A multi-platform app for writing metadata to digital comics.
• Delicious Library 3 - Book Manager.
• Kavita - Self-hosted digital library.
• Kindle - Read Kindle books on your Mac.
• Kitabu - Kitabu is your EPUB reading application and cloud library.
• Sigil — Sigil is a multi-platform EPUB ebook Editor

File Synchronization

• Box - Online synchronization tool for box.net.
• Dropbox - Cloud backup and synchronization tool. &
• Google Drive - File backup and sharing tool.
• oDrive - Make Cloud Storage the way it should be.
• OneDrive - Access your Microsoft OneDrive.

File Management

• Commander One - Dual-pane file manager for macOS.
• CRAX Commander - Dual-pane and multi-tabbed file manager.
• Cryo - Visual peer-to-peer file manager.
• DCloner - Reliable duplicate files finder.
• DCommander - Advanced file manager for Mac.
• ForkLift 3 - Advanced dual-pane FTP/file manager.
• Gemini - The intelligent duplicate file finder.
• Hazel - Automated Organization for Your Mac.
• HiFile - File manager for Windows, macOS and Linux.
• Marta - File Manager for macOS.
• Mountain Duck - Cyberduck for mounting volumes in the file explorer.
• muCommander - The easy to use file manager.
• NameChanger - Rename a list of files quickly and easily.
• Nimble Commander - Dual-pane file manager.
• Path Finder - Powerful, award-winning Finder alternative.
• Spacedrive - A file explorer from the future.
• TotalFinder - For Mac users who demand more from their Finder.
• Trickster - Your recently used files, at your fingertips.
• fman - Dual-pane file manager for Mac.

Fonts

• FontForge - Free and open source font editor.

FTP Clients

• Cyberduck - A libre server and cloud storage browser for Mac.
• Fetch - Fetch is a reliable, full-featured file transfer client for the Mac, since 1989.
• FileZilla - Open source FTP client.
• Transmit - FTP client that supports SFTP, S3, WebDAV, and more.
• Viper FTP - Simple, user-friendly yet powerful FTP client for Mac.

Games

• Doom 64 EX - Faithful recreation of the Doom 64 engine.
• Doomseeker - Cross-platform server browser for Doom.
• DOSBox - DOS emulation for macOS.
• Epic Games Launcher - Game client.
• Flycast - Multiplatform Sega Dreamcast, Naomi and Atomiswave emulator.
• Gearcoleco - Cross-platform ColecoVision emulator.
• GOG Galaxy - All your games and friends in one place.
• GZDoom - A Doom source port for the modern era.
• HStracker - Find the best deck for your rank and region.
• MetalNES - Transistor level NES simulation.
• OpenEmu - Video game emulation.
• ReDoomEd - Port of “DoomEd”, id Software’s Doom map editor for NeXTSTEP (1993).
• Rolisteam - Manage tabletop role playing games with remote friends/players.
• Slade - A modern editor for Doom.
• Stockfish - Strong open source chess engine.
• TIC-80 - A fantasy computer for making, playing and sharing tiny games.
• xemu - Original Xbox Emulator.
• Zandronum - Leading the way in newschool multiplayer Doom online.
• ZDL - A cross-platform launcher.

Game Development

• Blender - A new era for content creation.
• Godot - Free and open source game engine. Loved by indie devs.
• Unity - The platform of choice for multiplayer hits.
• Unreal Engine - The world’s most open and advanced real-time 3D creation tool.

Graphics

• Adapter - Adapter Converts Video, Audio and Images.
• Amadine - The ultimate vector graphics software for macOS.
• CleanShot - Capture your Mac’s screen like a pro.
• DaVinci Resolve - Professional Editing, Color, Effects and Audio Post!
• Gifox - Delightful GIF Recording and Sharing App.
• Hologram - The Best Wallpaper App for macOS.
• Icon Jar - Store all your icons in one place.
• ImageOptim - Removes bloated metadata.
• Image2icon - Create and personalize icons from your pictures.
• Kap - Capture your screen.
• Pensela - The Swiss Army Knife of Screen Annotation Tools.
• Ruffle - A Flash Player emulator built with Rust.
• Storyboarder - The best way to visualize your story.
• xScope - Measure. Inspect. Test.

Image Editors

• Acorn - Image editor for MacOS.
• Aseprite - Animated sprite editor and pixel art tool.
• Affinity Photo - The first choice for photography and creative professionals.
• GIMP - GNU Image Manipulation Program.
• Krita - Professional open source painting program.
• Pixelmator - Full-featured image editor for Mac.
• Pixelmator Pro - Professional image editor.
• PikoPixel - Pixel-art editor.
• PhotoMD - Image EXIF and metadata editor, viewer and sorter.
• Seashore - Easy to use mac osx image editing application.

Image Viewers

• Eagle - Photo viewer, manager, and organizer.
• Lyn - Organize, view, edit and share your photos.
• Phew - An open-source FLIF image viewer and QuickLook plugin for macOS.
• Phiewer - The easiest and fastest way to view your images.
• PhotoMD-lite - View images and EXIF and metadata.
• Pixave - The ultimate image viewer and organizer.
• qView - Practical and minimal image viewer.
• Spect - Fast image browser and organizer.
• Xee - Super fast image viewer.

Internet

• Castor - A Browser for the small internet (Gemini, Gopher, Finger).
• Charles - HTTP proxy, HTTP monitor, Reverse Proxy.
• DomainBrain - Track of server and login information for websites.
• Freenet - Peer-to-peer platform for censorship-resistant communication and publishing.
• Kristall - GUI client for MacOS for gemini, http, https, gopher, finger.

IRC Clients

• Irssi - Your text mode chatting application since 1999.
• KVIrc - QT IRC Client.
• LimeChat - LimeChat is an IRC client for MacOS.
• Textual - Lightweight IRC client.
• Smuxi - GTK+ multi-service ITC client.

Journaling

• Day One - A journal, diary, text-logging application.
• Journey - Meet Journey, Your Self-Care Journal.
• jrnl - Command-line journaling application.
• Linked - Link your thoughts to days, distraction free.
• MacJournal 7 - macOS journaling application.

Machine Learning

Machine Learning, Artifical Intelligence, Neural Networks, etc.

• Netron - Visualizer for neural network, deep learning, and machine learning models.

Markdown Editors

• Byword - Excellent markdown editor.
• Deepdwn - Explore, study, create.
• Ghostwriter - No excuses. No distractions. Just write.
• IA Writer - A focused environment.
• JotterPad - The new age of writing is here.
• Notable - Markdown-based note-taking app that doesn't suck.
• MacDown - Open source Markdown editor for MacOS.
• Marked 2 - Previewer for Markdown files.
• Mark Text - Simple and Elegant cross platform Markdown Editor.
• MWeb - Pro Markdown writing and note taking editor.
• Notary - Fast, desktop-first & Vim-friendly markdown editor.
• PanWriter - Markdown editor with pandoc integration.
• Pine - Native markdown editor for macOS.
• Texts - Separate Content from Formatting. Store in Markdown.
• Typora - Live markdown reader and a writer.
• vnote - A Vim-inspired Markdown note-taking application.

Menubar Applications

• Aldente - macOS tool to limit maximum charging percentage.
• Amphetamine - The most awesome keep-awake app ever created for macOS.
• Apple Juice - Advanced battery gauge for macOS.
• Bartender 4 - Take control of your menu bar.
• BitBar - Run terminal commands from the menu bar.
• Bunch - Your new favorite macOS automation tool.
• cpuinfo - cpumeter menubar app for mac.
• De-Notch-ifier -
• Displays - Manage your monitors and more.
• Dropzone -
• Forehead - Hide the notch and round the corners. Free &
• FuzzyClock - Displays the time in your menubar.
• gSwitch - Control the GPU on dual-gpu MacBooks.
• Hidden - Lets you hide menu bar items. - Editor's Choice.
• HotSwitch - Fastest window switcher app.
• HyperSwitch - Keyboard window switcher for macOS.
• Input Source Pro - Switch and track your input sources with ease ✨.
• KeyCue - Find, remember, and learn keyboard shortcuts.
• NightOwl - Easily toggle dark mode on macOS.
• MenuBar Stats 3 - Advanced macOS System Monitor.
• Menuwhere - The menu, anywhere.
• Meteorologist - Free weather program for macOS.
• Notch Pro - It draws a notch over your menubar.
• OneSwitch - All your powerful switches in one place.
• OnlySwitch - All-in-One menu bar app, hide notch, dark mode, AirPods, Shortcuts.
• Presentify - Annotate literally anything on screen.
• Shifty - A menu bar app that gives you more control over Night Shift.
• Spaceman - View Spaces and Virtual Desktops in the menu bar.
• Stats - Simple macOS system monitor in your menu bar.
• SwitchHosts - Hosts management & switching.
• SwitchKey - Automatically use the correct input source.
• TopNotch - Makes the notch disappear like a 🥷.
• Tyke - A little bit of scratch paper.
• Vanilla - Hide menu bar icons on your Mac.
• WhichSpace - Active space menu bar icon for macOS.
• XMenu - Directly access all your apps from the manu bar.

Messenger Applications

• Cabal - Experimental p2p community chat platform.
• Caprine - Elegant Facebook-Messenger client.
• Discord - Free Voice and Text Chat for Gamers.
• Franz - Get back on top of your messaging.
• Gitter - A chat and networking platform.
• Keybase Chat - Crypto chat for everyone.
• Monal - Secure XMPP chat client.
• Patchwork - Decentralized messaging app built on top of Secure Scuttlebutt (SSB).
• Pony - Pony is a messenger that delivers once a day.
• Rambox - he only way to organize your workspace and boost your productivity.
• Ripcord - Desktop chat client for Slack (and Discord).
• Signal - Fast, simple, secure.
• Shrugs - Desktop chat client for Slack.
• Telegram - Secure messaging app.
• Tox - A New Kind of Instant Messaging.
• Wire - Secure communication. Full privacy.

Miscellaneous

• Actual - Enjoy managing your finances.
• AnyBar - macOS menubar status indicator.
• AirParrot - Streaming and Mirroring for macOS.
• BerryCast - A screen recording app.
• Calcbot - An Intelligent Calculator and Unit Converter.
• CodeCows - Inject hundreds of ASCII Cows in any app.
• Console - Replacement macOS console application.
• Contexts - Radically simpler & faster window switcher.
• EasyEDA - An Easier and Powerful Online PCB Design Tool.
• FS-UAE - Amiga Emulator.
• Glance - All-in-one Quick Look plugin.
• Hackintool - The Swiss army knife of vanilla Hackintoshing.
• ha-menu - Perform common Home Assistant functions.
• Hyperkey - The extra macOS modifier key.
• iPulse - Monitor numerous macOS statistics.
• Karabiner-Elements - Powerful utility for keyboard customization.
• Kinto - Linux & Windows keyboard layout for macOS users.
• LinearMouse - For macOS mouse users.
• Mactracker - Detailed information on every Apple product.
• Mela - A simple, elegant and modern recipe manager.
• Micro.blog - The official macOS version of Micro.blog.
• Middle - Add middle click to your Mac.
• NetNewsWire - More news, less junk. Faster.
• PiBakery - The easiest way to setup a Raspberry Pi.
• QLMarkdown - Quick Look extension for Markdown files.
• Reeder 5 - The best news reader for macOS.
• ResXtreme - Provides access to all display modes.
• RightFont 5 - Professional font manager app for Mac.
• SaneSideButtons - Tool that makes normal mouses with back/forward buttons usable on Mac OS
• Sugarmate - A new way to manage your diabetes.
• SuperKey - Keyboard superpower on macOS.
• Swish - The missing gesture layer for macOS.
• Syntax Highlight - Quick Look extension for highlight source code files.
• Tickeys - Instant audio feedback for typing. macOS version.
• Touch Bar Simulator - The macOS Touch Bar as a standalone app.
• Unison - Excellent MacOS app for accessing Usenet Newsgroups.
• Unite 4 - Turn any website into a deeply customizable app.
• Wintertime - Background App Freezer for macOS.
• Yarr - Yet another RSS reader.

Music Production

• Ableton Live - Digital Audio Workstation.
• Apple Logic Pro X - Complete professional recording studio on the Mac.
• Cubase - Create. Produce. Mix. Repeat.
• Dexed - DX7 FM multi plaform/multi format plugin.
• FL Studio - Digital Audio Workstation.
• Fission - Fast & lossless audio editing.
• Hydrogen - Advanced drum machine.
• Milkytracker - multi-platform music application for creating .MOD and .XM module files.
• PaulXStretch - Extreme Time-Stretching.
• Reason - Rack-based Digital Audio Workstation.
• VCV Rack - Virtual Eruorack.

Networking Applications

• Airtool - Capture Wi-Fi traffic Like a Pro.
• Angry IP Scanner - Cross-platform network scanner.
• Caddy - The HTTP/2 web server with automatic HTTPS.
• Core Tunnel - Tunnel management made easy.
• DNSCrypt - Control the DNSCrypt Proxy.
• Fenix - Simple static desktop web server.
• Gophie - Cross-platform Gopher browser.
• iStumbler - Wireless Intelligence.
• Murus - A GUI for the MacOS PF firewall. &
• NetSpot - Wireless survey tool.
• Network Radar - Scan and monitor your network.
• Rambox - Workspace simplifier.
• Shuttle - A simple SSH shortcut menu for macOS.
• SpechtLite - A rule-based proxy app for macOS.
• SiteSucker - Automatically downloads websites from the Internet.
• SSH Copy - Manage remote files with ease.
• SSH Tunnel Manager - Manage your SSH tunnels.
• Surge - Advanced Web Debugging Proxy for macOS & iOS.
• SwitchHosts - Hosts management & switching.
• Termius - SSH client that works on Desktop and Mobile.
• Transmission - Easy, free BitTorrent client.
• Transfer - TFTP server for your Mac.
• Usenapp - The most complete usenet client for macOS.
• WebTorrent - Streaming torrent app.
• WhatRoute - Graphical IP tracer.
• WiFi Explorer - Wi-Fi discovery and troubleshooting.
• WiFi Signal - Monitor your Wi-Fi connection.

Notes

• Agenda - Date-focused note taking.
• Amplenote - Write it down. Get it done.
• Appflowy - Open Source Notion Alternative.
• Asana - Work on big ideas, without the busywork.
• Bundled Notes - There's a new kid on the block.
• CherryTree - A hierarchical note taking application.
• ClickUp - All of your work in one place: Tasks, Docs, Chat, Goals, & more.
• Coda - Enough of this sheet.
• Craft - A fresh take on documents. & .
• Dendron - Open-source, local-first, markdown-based, note-taking tool.
• DEVONthink - Document/Note manager.
• FSNotes - Notes manager for macOS.
• Joplin - Free your notes.
• Keep It - Write notes, keep things, and find them again.
• Logseq - A privacy-first, open-source knowledge base.
• Milanote - Get organized. Stay creative.
• MdSilo - Lightweight knowledge silo and networked-writing tool.
• NimbusNote - One place to manage all your information.
• Notion - Write, plan, collaborate, and get organized.
• OneNote - Note manager from Microsoft. &
• Outline - Your team’s knowledge base.
• QOwnNotes - Plain-text file markdown note taking with Nextcloud integration.
• Standard Notes - Free to use, cross-platform sync, and end-to-end privacy.
• Tot - Collect & edit text on macOS, iOS, and iPadOS.
• Trilium - Build your personal knowledge base.
• Yojimbo - Effortless, reliable information organizer for macOS.

Office Suites

• Apache OpenOffice - Apache's free and open source productivity suite.
• FreeOffice - Best Microsoft Office alternative overall.
• LibreOffice - A powerful, free office suite.
• NeoOffice - Office suite for Mac that is based on OpenOffice and LibreOffice.
• Office 365 for Mac - The latest version of Office from the folks in Redmond.
• Softmaker FreeOffice - Free alternative to Microsoft Office.

Package Management

• Cakebrew - The Mac App for Homebrew.
• Fink - Debian package management for macOS.
• Homebrew - The missing package manager for macOS.
• MacPorts - A package management system for macOS.
• pkgsrc - Package management system for Unix-like operating systems.

Painting Applications

• Krita - A professional free and open source painting program.
• Rebelle - Paint with natural watercolors and acrylics.

Password Management

• 1Password - Best Password Manager out there!
• Avast - Avast Passwords for Mac.
• Bitwarden - Solve your password management problems.
• Buttercup - The Password Manager You Deserve.
• Dashlane - Never forget another password. Free &
• Elpass - Your all-in-one password manager.
• Enpass - A secure vault for storing everything in one place. Desktop: Free. Mobile:
• Force Paste - Paste text even when not allowed.
• Kaspersky Password Manager - Password Manager.
• KeepassX - Open Source password manager.
• KeePassXC - Cross-Platform password manager.
• KeeWeb - Password manager compatible with KeePass.
• LastPass - Simplify your life. Free &
• MacPass - A native KeePass-compatible password manager for macOS.
• Passifox - Auto form-fill passwords from KeePass.
• Pastor - Free password manager for macOS.
• QtPass - QtPass is a multi-platform GUI for pass.
• RememBear - Secure and remember all your passwords...with a Bear.
• RoboForm - Protect Your Passwords.
• Strongbox - Freemium Open Source Password Manager.
• Swifty - Free & Offline Password Manager

Productivity

• Clockify - Free Mac time tracker.
• Focus - Website blocker for macOS.
• Freedom - Freedom is the app and website blocker for Mac.
• Pomotroid - Simple and visually-pleasing Pomodoro timer. 🍅
• Shortery - Shortcut Automation for your Mac.
• Time Sink - Track how you're spend your time.
• TomatoBar - World's neatest Pomodoro timer for macOS menu bar. 🍅
• Whale - Unofficial Trello app. 🐳
• HelperX - All-in-one Utility and Productivity Software for macOS. and

Programming Languages

• Elixir - A dynamic, functional language.
• Go - An open source programming language from Google.
• Janet Language - A functional and imperative programming language.
• Kotlin - Concise, simple and very easy to read (and write).
• newLISP - Lisp-like, general-purpose scripting language.
• Python - Work quickly and integrate systems more effectively.
• Ruby - A dynamic, open source programming language.
• Rust - A language empowering everyone.
• Scratch - Create your own interactive stories, games, and animations.
• Swift - A general-purpose programming language.

Programming Utilities

• Anvil - Menubar app for managing local websites.
• BBC Basic Editor - BBC Micro Model B Basic Editor.
• Boop - A more powerful alternative to DevToys
• Codespace - The code snippet manager you've been waiting for.
• Codye - Present code in more than 180 languages and 80 themes.
• DevMacToys - DevToys For macOS.
• Defold - The ultimate game engine for web and mobile.
• DetailsPro - SwiftUI Designs Made Easy.
• ImHex - Best Hex Editor ever.
• Inkdrop - Organizing your Markdown notes made simple.
• Integrity - Website link checker for MacOS.
• Figma - Serious application prototyping tool.
• Firecamp - API platform for your favorite API-style.
• Flipper - Extensible mobile app debugger.
• Kaleidoscope - Diff manager for MacOS.
• Key Codes - Displays key code, unicode value, and modifier keys state.
• Lem - Common Lisp editor/IDE.
• Matcha - Build native mobile apps in Go.
• massCode - Boost your productivity.
• Meld - A visual diff and merge tool.
• Mockoon - Mock API in seconds.
• Mu - Simple Python editor for beginner programmers.
• OpenInCode - Finder toolbar app to open current folder in Visual Studio Code.
• PaintCode 3 - Turn drawings into Swift code.
• Pashua - Native macOS dialogs for scripting languages.
• Paw - The most advanced API tool for Mac.
• Pixelsnap - Fastest tool for measuring anything on your screen.
• Platypus - Create MacOS applications from command line scripts.
• Postman - Collaboration Platform for API Development.
• Dash - Dash gives your Mac instant offline access to 150+ API documentation sets.
• Quiver - The Programmer's Notebook.
• RunJS - The JavaScript playground for your desktop.
• SnippetsLab - Easy-to-use code snippets manager.
• Sparkle - Easy-to-use software update framework for macOS applications.
• Stoplight Studio - Design APIs 10x faster with our free OpenAPI editor.
• SwiftPM Catalog - Browse the Swift Package Index.
• VueXcode - Enable Xcode syntax highlighting for Vue.js.
• Tinkerwell - Run any PHP code locally.
• XcodesApp - Easily install and switch between multiple versions of Xcode.
• Yo - Send Notification Center messages from the command-line.

Remote Administration

• AnyDesk - AnyWhere. AnyTime. AnyDesk. Free &
• Jump Desktop - Secure RDP & VNC client.
• NoMachine - Remote desktop connections.
• NuoRDS - Standard RDP Client software.
• remote-desktop-manager - Remote Connections & Passwords. Everywhere!
• Remotix - Access all your computers from anywhere.
• Royal TX - Comprehensive Remote Management Solution.
• Screens - Control any computer from your Mac.
• TeamViewer - The Solution for Remote Control and Access.

Science

• RStudio - Professional software for data science.
• SciLab - Open source software for numerical computation.

Screen Savers

• Ariel - Apple TV Aerial Screensaver for macOS.
• MusaicFM - Screensaver inspired by Apple’s inbuilt iTunes Screensaver.
• Wonderful-Tools-Screensaver - Screensaver based on Apple's September Event 2019.
• XScreenSaver - Collection of free screen savers for macOS.

Search Utilities

• DEVONsphere Express
• Easy Find - Find any file on your Mac.
• HoudahSpot 4 - Powerful File Search for Mac.
• ProFind - Find like a pro.
• Tembo - Friendly File Search Assistant.

Security

• Avast SecureLine VPN - Encrypts your Internet connection.
• AVG Secure VPN - Secure your Wi-Fi and browse privately.
• cracken - Fast password wordlist generator.
• Do Not Disturb - Detects and alerts you of physical access.
• Geph - Blast through censorship!
• Knock Knock - See what's persistently installed on your Mac.
• Little Snitch - Makes the invisible visible!
• Micro Snitch - Know when someone spies on you!
• LuLu - Open-source macOS firewall.
• Micro Snitch - Know when someone spies on you!
• Murus - macOS Firewall Unchained.
• MullardVPN - You have a right to privacy.
• Netiquette - A network monitor.
• OverSight - Monitors a mac's mic and webcam.
• ProtonVPN - High-speed Swiss VPN that safeguards your privacy.
• Pritunl - Open Source OpenVPN Client.
• ReiKey - Scan and detect key loggers.
• Santa - A binary whitelisting/blacklisting system for macOS.
• Secretive - Store SSH keys in the Secure Enclave.
• Security Growler - Notifies you whenever security events occur on your machine.
• Squidman - Graphical installer and manager for the Squid proxy cache.
• TaskExplorer - Explore all the tasks (processes) running on your Mac.
• TunnelBear - A more secure way to browse the web.
• Vallum - macOS Application Firewall.

Social Media

• Flume - A beautiful Instagram experience for your desktop.
• Ramme - Unofficial Instagram desktop app.
• Tweetbot - Popular Twitter client.
• Tweeten - Twitter client based on TweetDeck.
• Twitterrific - Effortlessly read and compose tweets.
• Whalebird - A Mastodon and Pleroma client.
• Mastonaut - Simple, elegant, and native Mastodon client for Mac.

Source Control

• Aurees - A Git client for Windows, Mac and Linux.
• Fork - A fast and friendly git client for Mac.
• Fuel - Front-end for the Fossil SCM.
• Git Bar - Github contribution stats on your MacOS Menu Bar.
• GitBlade - An elegant Git client for macOS.
• GitBox - Version control as easy as mail.
• Gitea - A painless self-hosted Git service.
• GitFinder - A fast and lightweight Git client for Mac.
• GitFox - The foxy Git Client for Mac.
• GitHub Desktop - The official GitHub client for MacOS.
• GithubPulse - Remember to contribute every day.
• GitFiend - A Git client designed for humans.
• GitFinder - Git client for Mac with Finder integration.
• GitKraken - Cross-platform Git client.
• GitPigeon - GitHub notifications delivered to your Mac.
• Gitscout - A beautiful GitHub Issues experience for MacOS.
• Gitee - macOS status bar application for Github.
• GitX - Git GUI made for MacOS.
• SourceTree - Easy way to work with Git and Mercurial.
• Streaker - GitHub contribution streak tracking menubar app.
• Thermal - All-in-one place to manage your Git repository.
• Tower - Advanced Git version control.
• Xit - Graphical tool for working with git repositories.

System Maintenance

• Avast Cleanup Pro for Mac - Every Mac needs a clean up. Every day.
• AVG TuneUp - Speed up, clean up and fix your Mac.
• Cocktail - Clean, repair and optimize your Mac.
• OmniDiskSweeper - Quickly find large, unwanted files.
• Onyx - Maintain your Mac for free.
• Sensei - The Next Generation Mac performance tool.

System Tools

• 5 GUIs - Detect which UI frameworks an app is using.
• ABetterFinderRename - Simple. Complete. Powerful.
• ActiveDock - Customizable dock for macOS.
• Alt-Tab - Windows alt-tab on macOS.
• Apple-Juice - An advanced battery gauge for macOS.
• Barrier - Open-source KVM Switch Software.
• Batteries for Mac - Track all your devices' batteries from your Mac.
• Battery Health 3 - Detailed battery information for your MacBook, iPhone & iPad.
• Bettermouse - Who needs Logitech Options when you have Bettermouse?
• BetterTouchTool - Customize input devices on your Mac.
• Burn - Simple but advanced disc burning for macOS.
• Cerebro - Search everything on your machine in few clicks.
• Charmstone - The quicker switcher launcher for macOS.
• CheetSheet - Know your shortcuts.
• CoconutBattery 3 - The standard for battery reading since 2005.
• CommandQ - Never accidentally quit an app or window again.
• Command-Tab Plus - Keyboard-centric application and window switcher.
• Core Shell - A terminal to make your SSH life easy. Free &
• CustomShortcuts - Customize Mac Menu Keyboard Shortcuts.
• Dat - Distributed data sharing tool.
• Duet - Extend your desktop to iOS. &
• Endurance - Boots you Mac's battery.
• FinderGo - Open terminal quickly from Finder.
• Flour - Change the keyboard's fn keys.
• Flux - Adjusts the screen brightness according to the time of day.
• Gasmask - Hosts file manager for MacOS.
• GeekTool - Customize your desktop.
• KeepingYouAwake - Prevents your Mac from going to sleep.
• KeyCastr - An open-source keystroke visualizer.
• KeyCue - Find, remember, and learn keyboard shortcuts.
• Keysmith - Create custom keyboard shortcuts for anything.
• LaunchRocket - PrefPane to manage all your Homebrew-installed services.
• Lunar - Intelligent adaptive brightness for your external display.
• Maccy - Clipboard manager for macOS.
• MacUpdater - Keep all your apps up-to-date effortlessly.
• Manila - A Finder extension for changing folder colors.
• MechVibes - Play mechanical keyboard sounds as you type.
• MKS - Mechanical Keyboard Simulator.
• Multitouch - Easily add gestures to macOS.
• Muzzle - Disable notifications while screen sharing.
• OnlySwitch - All-in-One App/Settings menu bar app.
• OpeninTerminal - Open the current directory in Terminal.
• Pastebox - Command Copy & Paste.
• Pock - Display macOS Dock in Touch Bar.
• PrefsEditor - A GUI for the 'defaults' command.
• Rocket - Mind-blowing emoji on your Mac.
• Service Station - Customize your Right-Click Menu.
• Shottr - Screenshot tool for those who care about pixels.
• Sidebar - The modern Dock replacement for your Mac.
• skhd - Simple hotkey daemon for macOS.
• Sloth - Shows all open files and sockets in use.
• Spaceman - View Spaces & Virtual Desktops in the menu bar.
• TouchSwitcher - Use Touch Bar to Switch Apps.
• Übersicht - Keep an eye on what is happening on your machine.
• Unexpectedly - Browse and visualize macOS crash reports.
• UninstallPKG - Remove unwanted packages from MacOS.
• VipRiser - Extensible virtual PDF printer.
• Witch - ⌘-Tab Everything.
• xBench - The Only Benchmark You'll Ever Need.
• Xrg - An open source system monitor for macOS.

Task Management

• AnyDo - Your busy life deserves this. &
• Bike - Bike is a fast and fluid outliner for macOS.
• Fokus - A Beautiful Focus Timer.
• JustFocus - Focus on What's Important.
• Kanbanier - Kanban Boards for macOS.
• OmniFocus - One of the best GTD/Task managers money can buy.
• OmniOutliner - A minimal, focused outlining experience for Mac.
• Pagico - Manage all your tasks, files, notes, projects & contacts.
• TaskPaper - Plain text to-do lists for macOS.
• Things - Award-winning personal task manager.
• TodoTxtMac - Minimalist, keyboard-driven to-do manager for macOS.
• Tracktiq - Easy time tracking.
• Trello - A simple Trello client.

Terminals

• Archipelago - Terminal emulator built on web technology.
• Black Screen - A terminal emulator for the 21st century.
• Electerm - Terminal/ssh/serial port/sftp client.
• Extraterm - The swiss army chainsaw of terminal emulators.
• Hyper - A JS/HTML/CSS Terminal.
• iTerm 2 - iTerm2 is a replacement for Terminal and the successor to iTerm.
• Kitty - A cross-platform, fast, feature full, GPU based terminal emulator.
• Kui - Terminal with visualizations by and for developers.
• MacTerm - Powerful replacement for macOS Terminal.
• Portx - A Cross Platform SSH Client.
• PowerShell - Microsoft PowerShell for MacOS!
• Tabby - A terminal for a more modern age.
• warp - The terminal that supercharges your developer workflow.
• ZOC Terminal - Professional terminal emulation software for macOS.

Text Editors

• Acreom - Capture notes, break down issues, track progress, create a knowledge-base. &
• BBEdit - It doesn't suck.
• CotEditor - The plain-text editor for macOS.
• Drafts - Where Text Starts.
• Lapsce - Lightning-fast and Powerful Code Editor written in Rust. 🦀
• LightPaper - Simple, beautiful yet powerful text editor for your Mac.
• Lime - Open Source, Elegant, and Free Text Editor.
• MacVim - Vim - the text editor - for macOS.
• Noto - The themeable, plain-text editor for macOS.
• Nova - All-in-one native web editor for macOS.
• SubEthaEdit 5 - Code, Write, Edit. Together.
• Texpad - Native macOS app with efficient LaTeX environment.
• vimac - Vimium for macOS.
• Visual Studio - Develop apps and games for iOS, Android, and web using .NET.

Text Expanders

• Alfred - Search your Mac and the web effortlessly, and control your Mac. Free &
• aText - Replaces abbreviations with frequently used phrases.
• Rocket Typist - Expand typed abbreviations.
• TeaCode - Don't Repeat Yourself.
• TextExpander - Expand keystrokes into frequently-used text and pictures.

Web Browsers

• Arc - New browser from The Browser Company.
• Avast Secure Browser - The private browser that’s up to 4x faster.
• Basilisk - A XUL-based web-browser.
• Brave - On a mission to fix the web.
• Browserosaurus - The browser prompter for macOS.
• Cliqz - The no-compromise browser.
• DuckDuckGo - Tired of being tracked online? We can help.
• Firefox - Mozilla Firefox.
• Firefox Beta Mozilla Firefox (Beta)
• Firefox Developer Edition - Firefox release channel for experimental (beta) builds.
• Ghost Browser - The Productivity Browser for Tech Pros.
• Google Chrome - Google Chrome is a freeware web browser developed by Google.
• Kristall - Small-Internet Browser.
• LibreWolf - A fork of Firefox, focused on privacy, security and freedom.
• Microsoft Edge - Chromium-based version of Microsoft Edge (Beta).
• Opera - Fast, secure, easy-to-use browser.
• Pulse - An experimental Firefox fork that enhances focus.
• Safari Technology Preview - The newest browser tech from Apple.
• Sidekick - The fastest browser for work ever made.
• Sizzy - The browser for developers.
• ungoogled-chromium - Chrome without the bad stuff.
• Vivaldi - A Browser for Our Friends.
• Waterfox - Browse the web your way, with the indie web browser.
• WebKit - A fast, open source web browser engine.

Windows Managers

• Amethyst - A tiling window manager for macOS.
• BetterSnapTool - Sasily manage your window positions.
• emmetapp - The window manager you dream about.
• Grid - The fast, easy way to organize windows on macOS.
• Hookshot - Quicker window snapping on macOS.
• LayAuto 3 - Your next favorite window manager.
• Magnet - Window manager for MacOS.
• Moom - Move and zoom windows.
• Mosaic -
• Penc - Trackpad-oriented window manager for macOS.
• Phoenix - A lightweight window and app manager scriptable with JavaScript.
• Rectangle - Move and resize windows in macOS.
• Rectangle Pro - Pro version of Rectangle for macOS.
• Spectacle - Move and resize windows with ease.
• Slate - A window management application.
• Swish - The missing gesture layer for macOS.
• Tiles - The window manager for macOS.
• windOCD - Align, arrange, and restore App Windows easily & automated.
• Wins - Bring System-level Arrange Window features to macOS.
• yabai - yabai is a window management utility plugging macOS window manager.

Writing

• Bear - Writing app for notes and prose.
• BookletCreator - Create a booklet from a PDF document.
• Calmly Writer - Distraction-Free Writing.
• Dictionaries - Bidirectional translation, spellchecking and pronunciation.
• Fountain - Fountain is a plain text markup language for screenwriting.
• Grammarly - Great Writing, Simplified.
• IA Writer - Designed to provide the best digital writing experience.
• Ludwig - Sentence search engine that helps you write better English. & Free
• Mellel - The word processor of choice for any serious writer.
• Nisus InfoClick - Stop Searching For Emails– Start Finding.
• Nisus Thesaurus - Free Thesaurus for macOS.
• Nisus Writer Express - Flexible, Affordable Writing App for the Mac.
• Nisus Writer Pro - The Amazing Word Processor for the Mac.
• Nota - Modern writing app designed for Markdown.
• Scrivener - Text editor for writers.
• Storyist - Full-Featured Word Processor.
• Ulysses - The Ultimate Writing App for Mac, iPad and iPhone.
• Taskade - Free writing tool for outlining notes, managing tasks, and getting things done together in realtime.

Video Utilities

• HandBrake - The open source video transcoder.
• IINA - The modern video player for macOS.
• FreeTube - The Private YouTube Client.
• MakeMKV - Rip DVD and Blu-ray discs.
• MPlayer - A cross-platform movie player.
• mpv - A free, open source, and cross-platform media player.
• Natron - Open Source Compositing Software for VFX and Motion Graphics.
• No More Black Bars - Safari extension that provides a true fullscreen experience by removing black bars from videos.
• Yoda - Browse and download YouTube videos.

Virtualization

• Mini vMac - A miniature early Macintosh emulator.
• MultiPass - A mini-cloud on your Mac or Windows workstation.
• Parallels Access - Remote access to your computer from anywhere.
• Parallels Desktop 17 - Run Windows on Mac without rebooting.
• Parallels Toolbox - All-in-one solution with over 30 tools for macOS and Windows 10.
• PlayOnMac - Wine wrapper for macOS.
• UTM - QEMU frontend for macOS.
• Vagrant Manager - Vagrant Manager for mcOS.
• Veertu - Native Virtualization For macOS.
• VirtualBuddy - Virtualize macOS 12 and later on Apple Silicon.
• VirtualBox - x86 virtualization software.
• VMware Fusion - Run Windows and Linux on your Mac.

Author

Created by Patrick H. Mullins. You can find me on Twitter and on Telegram as @pmullins.

License

Source is released under the MIT License (MIT) license.