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Awesome open-source Swift macOS Apps

is list features a curated selection of open-source macOS applications developed with Swift, covering a wide range of tools from productivity to utilities. For macOS developers, these applications demonstrate various Swift implementations and provide high-quality code samples and best practices, helping you master macOS-specific skills like UI design, performance optimization, and menu bar integration. It’s a valuable resource for enhancing development skills.

Audio

AUHost - Host AudioUnits v3 plugins.
Aural Player - Winamp-style audio player.
BetterAudio - A better way to manage audio on macOS.
CanYouHearMe - Lightweight tool for monitoring your own microphone input in real time.
Fmusic - macOS music player with multi-format playback and lyrics display.
FluidVoice - Voice-to-text app with AI enhancement.
HiFidelity - An offline audiophile music player built with the BASS audio library and TagLib.
LyricsX - Display lyrics for iTunes/Spotify.
MonitorControl - Adjust external monitor settings.
NoiseBuddy - Quickly toggle AirPods modes.
Petal - Fast, local-first audio transcription app with a clean, minimal interface.
PlayStatus - Menu bar Spotify/iTunes controller.
Plug - Hype Machine music player.
R128x - EBUR128 loudness measurement toolkit for batch processing of audio files.
Radiola - Lightweight internet radio player.
Scope - Audio oscilloscope tool.
SiriTTS - Lightweight text-to-speech tool that generates downloadable audio with built-in Siri voices.
Spotify4BigSur - Spotify widget for Notification Center.
Suohai - Audio device lock for macOS.
Tuner - Instrument tuner.
OwlWhisper - Fully offline voice input tool with hotkey-to-speak workflow and local transcription.
Typester - Enables speech-to-text dictation using Soniox or Deepgram.
TypeNo - Local voice input tool that transcribes speech and pastes the result into your current app.
jmc - macOS media organizer.
waveSDR - Software-defined radio app.
VoiceInk - Real-time speech-to-text app.

Backup

Arco - An incremental backup tool designed with simplicity in mind.
Syncalicious - Sync macOS preferences.

Browser

Finicky - Always opens the right browser.
Ora Browser - Less noise, more browsing.
Plash - Make any website your desktop wallpaper.
Privacy Redirect for Safari - Redirect to privacy-friendly alternatives.
Web - A tiny AI-powered browser built with SwiftUI, fast, private, and Apple Silicon only.

Chat

Beagle IM - Powerful XMPP client with support for file transfer, VoIP and end-to-end encryption.
CopilotForXcode - Xcode extension for GitHub Copilot
MessagesHistoryBrowser - Browse and search Messages.app history.
HuggingChat - Native chat interface for open-source language models.
LlamaChat - Chat with your favourite LLaMA models
Mocolamma - A cross-platform app for managing Ollama servers and models.
Onit - An AI chat sidebar that can dock to any app on your Mac!
Seaglass - A truly native Matrix client for macOS.
Swiftcord - A fully native Discord client for macOS built 100% in Swift!
Telegram - Source code of Telegram for macOS on Swift.
WardenApp - A Fully Native AI Chat App For macOS
WhatsAppBar - Send WhatsApp message from menu bar.

Local LLM

LlamaBarn - A menu bar app to easily install, run, and access local LLMs on your Mac.
Osaurus - Native Apple Silicon LLM server with menu bar, CLI, and support for macOS 26 Apple models.
Sidekick - Chat with a local LLM on macOS using your files — no extra setup.

AI

ADHD Focus Mate - An AI companion that helps you focus by gently reminding you when you get distracted.
AppleAi - Access multiple AI assistants from your menu bar with one shortcut.
Poli - On-device AI writing assistant for proofreading, rewriting, summarizing, and translating in any app.
Prism - SwiftUI menu bar app for switching Claude Code API providers with one click.
Quotio - Effortlessly Manage Your AI Subscriptions with Real-Time Quota Tracking and Smart Auto-Failover.
ClaudeBar - Real-time monitoring of usage quotas for various AI coding assistants.
Claude Usage Tracker - Track the usage of Claude Code.
Claude Usage Monitor - Live Claude.ai usage monitor with a counter and color-coded status.
CodexBar - Show usage stats for OpenAI Codex and Claude Code, without having to login.
Remodex - Control Codex from your iPhone through a local-first bridge with paired sessions and remote actions.
Usage4Claude - Real-time monitor for Claude AI usage limits and quota windows.
ClipAi - Send copied content to AI with one click and get tasks done efficiently.
Mac Vision Tools - A macOS menu bar app for real-time machine learning detection.
Mask This - Real-time clipboard privacy tool that uses on-device AI to detect and mask sensitive text.
Osaurus - AI edge infrastructure for macOS with local/cloud model support and MCP tool sharing.
Fazm - Open-source voice-controlled AI agent using accessibility APIs, ScreenCaptureKit, and WhisperKit.

Cryptocurrency

Balance Open - App for all the world’s currencies.
Float coin - Native menu bar app with floating window and support for many Exchanges.

Database

PostgresGUI - A native PostgreSQL client.
Postgres.app - The easiest way to get started with PostgreSQL on the Mac.
Redis.app - The easiest way to get started with Redis on the Mac.
mongoDB.app - The easiest way to get started with mongoDB on the Mac.
redis-pro - Redis management with SwiftUI.
Swifka - A lightweight Kafka client for monitoring clusters, browsing topics, and tracking consumer lag.
TablePro - Multi-database client with SQL autocomplete, inline editing, and built-in AI assistance.

Development

Stringz - A lightweight and powerful editor for localizing iOS, macOS, tvOS, and watchOS applications.

Git

GPM - macOS application for easily operating GitHub Projects.
GitBlamePR - Mac app that shows pull request last modified each line of a file
GitSync - Minimalistic Git client for Mac.
Github contributions - GitHub contributions app, for iOS, WatchOS, and macOS.
GithubListener - Simple app that will notify about new commits to watched repositories.
GithubNotify - Simple macOS app to alert you when you have unread GitHub notifications.
GitFlow - Professional-grade Git GUI application.
TeamStatus-for-GitHub - macOS status bar application for tracking code review process within the team.
Tempo - GUI Git client. Replace the Git CLI with a clear UI and AI assist.
Trailer - Managing Pull Requests and Issues For GitHub & GitHub Enterprise.
Xit - Xit is a graphical tool for working with git repositories.

JSON Parsing

JSON Mapper - Simple macOS app to generate Swift Object Mapper classes from JSON.
JSON to Model class - Template based highly customizable macOS app to generate classes from JSON string, supports many languages.
JSONExport - Desktop application for macOS which enables you to export JSON objects as model classes with their associated constructors, utility methods, setters and getters in your favorite language.
j2s - macOS app to convert JSON objects into Swift structs (currently targets Swift 4 and Codable).

Other Development

ChefInspector - Node and Attribute viewer for Chef
DMG Maker - Tool for creating polished DMG installers.
Loupe - An accessibility inspector that generates AI-agent-ready output for app development.
Poirot - A macOS companion app for browsing Claude Code sessions, exploring diffs, and re-running commands. Built with Swift 6 and SwiftUI.
RegExPlus - Lightweight regex testing tool built with SwiftUI.
ReqRes - Native macOS app to monitor, debug, and mock HTTP(S) requests and responses.
Supacode - Native command center for terminal coding agents.

Web Development

iTunesConnect - macOS app to let you access iTunesConnect.
KubeMonitor - KubeMonitor is a macOS app that displays information about your active Kubernetes cluster in your menu bar.
KubeSwitch - KubeSwitch lists the available kubernetes cluster contexts on the mac, in Mac's Menu bar.
Lantern - Dedicated Mac app for website auditing and crawling.
LocalSites - Simple Menu Bar (Status Bar) App for macOS listing local Bonjour websites (as Safari 11 no longer has Bonjour Bookmarks).
nodeScratchpad - Evaluate Nodejs/JS code snippets from Menubar.
SimpleLocalize CLI - Open source tool for managing i18n keys in software projects.
stts - macOS app for monitoring the status of cloud services.

iOS / macOS

AVXCAssets Generator - Takes path for your assets images and creates appiconset and imageset for you in just one click.
AppIcons - Tool for generating icons in all sizes as required by macOS and iOS apps.
AppStoreReviewTimes - Gives you indication about the average iOS / macOS app stores review times.
Assets - Assets is a macOS app that manages assets for your development projects (Xcode, web, etc).
AXe - CLI tool for driving iOS Simulators through Accessibility APIs and HID actions.
Attabench - Attabench is a microbenchmarking app for macOS, designed to measure and visualize the performance of Swift code.
Blitz - iOS development tool that lets AI agents build, test, and ship apps through the full delivery workflow.
Brisk - macOS app for submitting radars.
Corona Tracker - Coronavirus tracker app for iOS & macOS with maps & charts.
FilterShop - macOS App to explore CoreImage Filters.
Iconizer - Create Xcode image catalogs (xcassets) on the fly.
Iconology - Edit icons and then export to Xcode, icns, ico, favicon, macOS iconset, or a custom collection.
LayerX - Intuitive app to display transparent images on screen.
Localizable.strings - Mac app to localize your iOS and macOS projects.
Localization Editor - Simple macOS editor app to help you manage iOS app localizations by allowing you to edit all the translations side by side.
Localizations - Localizations is an macOS app that manages your Xcode project localization files (.strings).
Notarize - Notarization status monitoring tool for macOS, supporting multiple developer accounts
PodsUpdater - macOS app which helps you manage dependency releases in your Podfile.
QuickTranslateMac - Provides quick language translation, directly from the menu bar.
Resizr - MacOS application for creating AppIcon for iOS and Android apps.
Stringz - A lightweight and powerful editor for localizing iOS, macOS, tvOS, and watchOS applications.
TransporterPad - iOS/Android app deployment tool for macOS.
WWDC - Unofficial WWDC app for macOS.
WWDC.srt - Powerful app for downloading subtitle for each WWDC session video since 2013 in (srt) format.
Xcodes.app - The easiest way to install and switch between multiple versions of Xcode.
calabash-launcher - iOS Calabash Launcher is a macOS app that helps you run and manage Calabash tests on your Mac.

Downloader

Applite - User-friendly GUI macOS application for Homebrew Casks.
App Downloader - Easily search and download macOS apps from the huge homebrew cask app catalog.
Cork - A fast GUI for Homebrew written in SwiftUI.
Get It - Native macOS video/audio downloader. Think of it as a youtube downloader that works on many sites.
ipaverse - Used for downloading and managing iOS apps from the App Store.
Macabolic - Modern video and audio downloader powered by yt-dlp.
Maltex - Download manager rebuilt from Motrix with aria2-powered performance and tighter native integration.
TopOff - Automatically checks Homebrew updates, with one-click upgrades and configurable check intervals.
YouTube Downloader for macOS - Simple menu bar app to download YouTube movies on your Mac. I wrote this as a test project to learn more about app development on macOS.

Editors

AuroraEditor - Lightweight Code Editor (IDE) for macOS.
Chime - An editor for macOS
CodeEdit - CodeEdit App for macOS – Elevate your code editing experience. Open source, free forever.
CommitEdit - A native macOS commit message editor
CopilotForXcode - The first GitHub Copilot, Codeium and ChatGPT Xcode Source Editor Extension
CSVEditor - Used to open and edit CSV files.
FINAL|FINAL - Long-form writing editor with outlining, citations, versioning, and focus tools.
Nimble - A lightweight local macOS editor, based on our favorite editors and integrated development environments.

Markdown

Notenik - Note-taking app with many organizational options.
Pixley Reader - Dedicated reader for Markdown files generated by AI tools in project folders.
Pine - A modern MacOS markdown editor.

Text

AuroraEditor - Lightweight Code Editor (IDE) for macOS.
CotEditor - Lightweight Plain-Text Editor for macOS.
Neon Vision Editor - A lightweight, modern text editor focused on speed, readability, and automatic syntax highlighting.
Noto - Plain text editor for macOS with customizable themes.
VimR - Refined Neovim experience for macOS.

Extensions

BetterPiP - Use native picture-in-picture with browsers such as Google Chrome for HTML5 videos.
Is It Private? - A Safari Extension providing a toolbar icon that changes its visual appearance if Private Browsing is enabled.
PiPifier - PiPifier is a native macOS 10.12 Safari extension that lets you use every HTML5 video in Picture in Picture mode.
Privacy Redirect for Safari - Redirect to privacy-friendly alternatives.
Sessions - Safari extension to save your working sessions
Swimat - Swimat is an Xcode plug-in to format your Swift code.
SzContext - Add context menu to macOS Finder
ThenGenerator - Xcode Source Editor Extension for 'Then'
Ultra TabSaver - Ultra TabSaver is an open-source Tab Manager for Safari
nef - This Xcode extension enables you to make a code selection and export it to a snippets. Available on Mac AppStore.

Finder

RightMenu Master - An exceptional Finder right-click menu enhancement tool that makes your right-click menu more powerful.
Duplicate Finder - It's a useful tool that would help you to find all duplicate files which have the same names in the specific folder.
FiScript - Execute custom scripts from the MacOS context menu (CTRL+click) in Finder.
Finder Go - macOS app and Finder Sync Extension to open Terminal, iTerm, Hyper from Finder.
FlowVision - A smooth waterfall-style viewer for images and videos on macOS.
MenuHelper - A Finder Extension to boost your productivity.
OpenInTerminal - Finder Toolbar app for macOS to open the current directory in Terminal, iTerm, Hyper or Alacritty.
OpenInHelix - Opens files in the Helix editor via Terminal when double-clicked in Finder.
PeekX - Quick Look Extension for Folder Preview on macOS
Quick Symlink - A Finder extension which provides a contextual menu item for the symbolic links (and other links) creation on macOS.
RClick - Config you MacOS ContextMenu items, useing Latest Swift and SwiftUI.
SaneClick - Finder context menu automation — 50+ ready-to-use actions for your right-click menu.
SwiftyMenu - The missing Finder menu for your daily ease
SidebarFavorites - Add custom folders to macOS Finder Favorites and set icons
Torrent Preview - Quick Look extension that previews .torrent contents in Finder with files, trackers, and metadata.
Window Glue - A macOS menu bar tool that links two windows for synchronized movement and resizing.

Games

Dynamic Dark Mode - Dynamic Dark Mode is the app you are looking for to power up Dark Mode on macOS Mojave and beyond.
OpenEmu - Retro video game emulation for macOS
PlayCover - Run iOS apps and games on Apple Silicon Macs with mouse, keyboard and controller support.

Virtual Machines

MacBox - Simplifying 86Box virtual machine management, supporting both Apple Silicon and Intel machines.
UTM - Virtual machines for iOS and macOS
VirtualBuddy - Virtualize macOS 12 and later on Apple Silicon. VirtualBuddy is a virtual machine GUI for macOS, supporting M1, M2, and M3 chips.

Graphics

CropBatch - A macOS application to crop images in batch.
ClipZilla - Quick screenshot annotation tool for macOS.
GifCapture - Gif capture app for macOS.
Gifski - Convert videos to high-quality GIFs.
InfiniteCanvas - Proof of concept Mac drawing application.
macosrec - Take screenshots/videos of macOS windows from the command line
macshot - Screenshot and screen recording tool with annotation, OCR, and scroll capture.
ScrollSnap - A macOS app for capturing and stitching scrolling screenshots.
ScreenCapture - For capturing and annotating screenshots

IDE

AuroraEditor - Lightweight Code Editor (IDE) for macOS.
CodeEdit - CodeEdit App for macOS – Elevate your code editing experience. Open source, free forever.

Images

APNGb - macOS app which assembles and disassembles animated png files.
Clicke - A tool for capturing and beautifying screenshots.
Freehand - macOS Status Bar App for quick sketch.
HiPixel - AI-powered image super-resolution app for macOS.
Iconology - Edit icons and then export to Xcode, icns, ico, favicon, macOS iconset, or a custom collection.
icns Creator - Create .icns files for macOS
Icns Composer - Create retina icons for macOS.
PhotoMiner - macOS app for finding and lost forgotten photos on your disks.
Quick Draw - An app for drawing on the screen, very suitable for quick screenshots and presentations.
Screenbar - macOS menubar app for automating screenshots.
ScreenCut - Screenshot Functionality on Mac Platform.

Keyboard

AnnePro-mac - macOS application for controlling AnnePro keyboard over bluetooth.
Fluor - Handy tool for macOS allowing you to switch Fn keys' mode based on active application.
FnKeyboard - Menu-bar tool for quick F1–F12 access on Mac.
Kawa - Better input source switcher for macOS.
Keyboard Overlay - Transparent on-screen keyboard overlay for viewing layouts and key combinations.
swipeType - A swipe typing engine that uses dynamic time warping to recognize text input gestures.
Thor - Switch the right application ASAP.
Unshaky - A software attempt to address the "double key press" issue on Apple's butterfly keyboard

Mail

SimpleLogin - Email Alias solution: protect your real email address.

Menubar

app-menu - The missing Applications Menu for macOS
AirBattery - Show all your devices’ battery levels in the Dock, menu bar, or widgets.
Alertivity - Real-time system health status in the menu bar
Boring Notch - Turn your MacBook notch into a music and file control center.
Barik - macOS menu bar replacement, with yabai and AeroSpace support
BarTranslate - BarTranslate, a handy menu bar translator widget for macOS.
Beacon - System health monitor for macOS menu bar with CPU, memory, disk, network, and battery monitoring.
Blink - Menu bar robot that watches your running dev servers and iOS simulators.
Clip - Lightweight clipboard history manager that lives in your menu bar.
Clamper - Customize menu bar icon spacing.
Dash - Developer shortcuts menu bar app with quick actions, system info, and dev tools.
DatWeatherDoe - Simple menu bar weather app for macOS written in Swift.
DevSwitcher2 - Efficient window and application switching tool for enhanced workflow.
DisplayMenu - Simple (bare-bones) macOS menubar extra to apply display presets.
Dozer - Hide MacOS menubar items.
DNS Easy Switcher - Allows you to quickly switch between different DNS providers.
DevKit - Developer toolkit in your menu bar with JSON formatter, Base64 encoder, UUID generator, and more.
DevForge - Developer toolkit with essential utilities for streamlining everyday workflow.
eul - macOS status monitoring app written in SwiftUI.
FineTune - Per-Application Audio Control for macOS
GoogleDriveSync - A menu bar app for seamless Google Drive syncing.
Grayscale Mode - Manage grayscale mode from menu bar.
gSwitch - macOS status bar app that allows control over the gpu on dual gpu macbooks.
Hidden Bar - An ultra-light MacOS utility that helps hide menu bar icons
iGlance - macOS System Monitor (cpu, memory, network, fan and battery) for the Status Bar.
Ice - Powerful menu bar manager for macOS
Itsyhome - A menu bar app for controlling HomeKit smart home devices.
Itsytv - A menu bar app for controlling Apple TV.
KubeContext - import, manage and switch between your Kubernetes contexts on Mac.
KeyStats - Keyboard and Mouse Statistics Menu Bar App.
LinkLiar - Keep your MAC address random for privacy (intuitive GUI for ifconfig)
LuxShot - Menu bar OCR and screen capture tool with instant text recognition.
MacCalendar - A menu bar calendar that supports the Chinese lunar calendar, holidays, official days off, and system calendars.
MacNTop - macOS menu bar system monitor with retro CRT aesthetics.
MenuBarUSB - A lightweight tool showing USB connections in the Menu Bar.
Market Bar - Tiny stocks watcher for the menu bar.
Stockbar - Menu bar stock tracker for A-share, Hong Kong, and US markets with real-time quotes and portfolio P&L.
MeetingBar - Menu bar app for your calendar meetings
MiniSim - MacOS menu bar app for launching iOS  and Android 🤖 emulators.
Monitor Bar - Monitor Bar app supports three modes, compact, normal, extra. It monitors battery, Disk, Memory, CPU, Network bandwidth, Wi-Fi.
MagicQuit - Automatically close unused applications to free up memory, organize your desktop, and extend battery life.
MountMate - A simple and lightweight macOS menu bar app for managing external drives.
NailBiteMenu - Real-time local and private detection of nail-biting.
Netwatch - macOS menu bar network traffic monitor.
Net-Bar - A lightweight system and network monitor for the menu bar.
Night Shift Control - Night Shift Control is a simple macOS menubar app for controlling Night Shift. It's aim is to bring features from f.lux which are missing from Night Shift such as disabling Night Shift for certain apps.
Nightfall - Menu bar control for toggling dark mode and accessing quick appearance options.
Nocturnal - Menu bar app featuring darker than dark dimming, Night Shift fine tuning, and the ability to turn off TouchBar on MacBook Pro.
NoiseBuddy - Control the listening mode on your AirPods Pro in the Touch Bar or Menu Bar.
Online Indicator - Menu bar network status indicator that shows whether your internet is actually online, offline, or blocked.
PSIBar - Quickly hacked up PSI macOS status bar app.
Pareto Security - A MenuBar app to automatically audit your Mac for basic security hygiene.
PlayStatus - PlayStatus is a macOS app that allows the control of Spotify and iTunes music playback from the menu bar.
Pomosh - Pomosh is your next awesome Pomodoro Technique assistant on macOS.
PassGen - Light weight password generator.
PortKiller - A macOS menu bar app to find and kill processes on ports.
Pinster - A menu bar app for quick access to pinned websites.
Pindrop - A menu bar dictation app that converts speech to text offline and privately.
Ports - macOS menu bar port viewer and manager.
Quickeys - A mac menu bar app that provides note taking functionality though a quick dropdown menu.
Resolve - DNS lookup and network diagnostics tool in your menu bar.
Reminders MenuBar - macOS menu bar app for managing Apple Reminders, built with SwiftUI.
SaneBar - Menu Bar Manager — Hide and Organize Icons.
SoundMax - Free, open-source 10-band system EQ.
Shifty - macOS menu bar app that gives you more control over Night Shift.
SlimHUD - Cyanocitta - Replacement for MacOS' volume, brightness and keyboard backlight HUDs.
Stats - macOS system monitor in your menu bar
SwiftBar - Powerful macOS menu bar customization tool.
Thaw - A powerful menu bar management tool for hiding and showing menu bar items.
TickerBar - Real-time stock price tracker with live quotes and price alerts.
WeekNumber - Minimal macOS app that displays the current week number in your menu bar.

Notch App

Atoll - Turns the notch into a dynamic control hub for media, live activities, widgets, and quick utilities.
DynamicNotchKit - Seamlessly adapt your macOS app to the notch era.
Peninsula - Window manager and notification center based on macOS notch.
Droppy - Turns your screen's notch (or Dynamic Island) into a multifunctional tool.
MewNotch - By displaying volume and brightness changes on the notch, it replaces the default system HUD.
NotchDrop - Use your MacBook’s notch as a Dynamic Island for temporarily storing files and AirDrop.

Compression tool

Achico - A minimal free macOS local file compressor app
MacPacker - An open-source macOS archive manager for previewing and extracting files.
Keka - Keka is a full featured file archiver, as easy as it can be.

Color Picker

Menubar Colors - macOS app for convenient access to the system color panel.
System Color Picker - The macOS color picker as an app with more features.
Solid - Color picker app for macOS inspired by Figma.

Music

Aural - An audio file player for macOS, inspired by Winamp.
ChordDetector - Tiny menu bar app that listens iTunes and Spotify to detect chords of songs!
EMU-Script - Script-based electronic music composition tool with MIDI sequencing, notation, and arrangement features.
iTunes Graphs - macOS app to visualise your iTunes library as graphs.
Kaset - Native macOS YouTube Music client with Liquid Glass UI.
lyricsify - Simple Spotify lyrics viewer menu bar app for macOS in Swift.
MacMusicPlayer - A clean, lightweight music player for macOS.
MadTunes - A simple audio player for audiophiles.
NoiseBuddy - Control the listening mode on your AirPods Pro in the Touch Bar or Menu Bar.
PlayStatus - PlayStatus is a macOS app that allows the control of Spotify and iTunes music playback from the menu bar.
Petrichor - Offline music player with broad format support, lyrics, playlists, and queue management.
Plug - Discover and listen to music from Hype Machine.
Spotifly - Lightweight Spotify player with fast, minimal playback controls.
YouTube-Music - macOS wrapper for music.youtube.com.

News

Diurna - Basic/Classic Hacker News app, used as a Cocoa & Swift learning platform.
MenuScores - A menu bar app that delivers real-time sports news and scores.
NetNewsWire - Feed reader for macOS.

Notes

Apple Notes Exporter - Bulk export tool for Apple Notes with folder structure preserved across multiple formats.
DropNote - A minimalist macOS app for quick notes directly in the menu bar.
EdgeMark - Edge-panel Markdown notes app with plain-text files on disk.
FSNotes - Notes manager for macOS/iOS: modern notational velocity (nvALT) on steroids.
Jupyter Notebook Viewer - Notebook viewer for macOS.
NoteTaker - Simple note taking app for macOS and iOS which uses Realm and CloudKit for syncing.
Notenik - Note-taking app with many organizational options.
Notes - Notes is a macOS application built to create notes, using text amongst other formats: images, videos, contacts, and etc.
tmpNote - Very simple macOS app to make temporary notes.
Zettel - Minimal distraction-free note-taking app with markdown and hashtag organization.

Player

IINA - The modern video player for macOS.
MyMedia - Local movie and TV show viewer, Apple TV alternative.
Pars Player - IPTV player for loading M3U playlists and watching live streams.
Plug - Discover and listen to music from Hype Machine.

Podcast

Doughnut - Podcast player and library for mac
Newcast - Lightweight third-party podcast player focused on a clean listening experience.
PodcastMenu - PodcastMenu is a simple app which puts Overcast on your Mac's menu bar so you can listen to your favorite podcasts while you work.

Launchpad

Launchy - Free open-source launcher alternative.
LaunchBack - An alternative implementation of the classic Launchpad (pre-Tahoe).
LaunchNext - Classic Launchpad experience, relive old macOS.
LaunchNow - Alternative Launchpad for MacOS Tahoe.
LaunchpadPlus - A modern macOS Launchpad with enhanced functionality and customization options.
launchpadx - Apple, give me back my launchpad!
LaunchpadOG - Apple, give me back my Launchpad!
Old-Launchpad - Good Old Launchpad for MacOS 26 Tahoe
MovApp - A lightweight Launchpad alternative.

Productivity

AltTab - Brings the Windows Alt-Tab functionality to macOS.
Cling - Instant fuzzy find any file.
Calculeta - Calculator for macOS which working on statusbar.
Cash - Personal Finance Manager.
Doll - A mac app to help monitor your app badges！
Foqos - Focus app that blocks distracting apps using NFC tags, QR codes, or timers.
Hexa - A menu bar programmer’s calculator with instant conversion between hexadecimal, decimal, octal, and binary.
Impulso - Yet another macOS Task Management App.
EnputPlus - macOS English input method that pops up the spellcheck.
Foqos - Use NFC or a QR code to instantly lock distracting apps on your phone and stay focused.
Input Source Pro - Switch and track your input sources with ease.
KeyHolder - Record shortcuts in macOS, like Alfred.app.
Kiwix - Kiwix for iOS and macOS, build on Swift.
LocateCursor - A macOS cursor highlighting tool。
Linked Ideas - macOS application to write down and connect ideas.
Micmute - Toggling microphone mute in any app.
MeetingBar - Menu bar app for your calendar meetings
MacPacker - Archive manager that supports previewing and extracting archive files.
macIconChanger - Simply change your app's icon on macOS. Just a click.
OpenFire - An ultra-smooth, "select-to-pop" circular menu tool for macOS.
PDF Archiver - Nice tool for tagging and archiving tasks.
ZapPDF - A local-first PDF toolkit for viewing, editing, and converting PDFs.
Pulse - Network logger for Apple platforms
Pulse (Service Monitor) - Service status monitor with notch glow and health checks.
Sessions - Safari extension to save your working sessions
Speed Reader - Read faster with the power of silencing vocalization with SpeedReader.
StickyNotes - A Windows 10-esque Sticky Notes app implemented in AppKit.
status-bar-todo - Simple macOS app to keep TODO-list in status bar.
SuperCorners - An app that enhances macOS Hot Corners, providing more trigger zones and smart automation.
ScrollToZoom - A Mac utility for precisely zooming in or out using the mouse wheel.
SaneSales - Sales tracker for LemonSqueezy, Gumroad, and Stripe. macOS and iOS.
ShortcutCycle - Switch between your favorite apps instantly with one keyboard shortcut.
ThenGenerator - Xcode Source Editor Extension for 'Then'
Timer - Simple Timer app for Mac.
TRex - Copy any text on the screen to avoid retyping.
TomatoBar - Pomodoro Technique Timer for macOS with Touch Bar support.
TrelloApp - Unofficial wrapper application for Trello.com written in Swift. This is almost a "Hello World" for a site specific browser.
Ultra TabSaver - Ultra TabSaver is an open-source Tab Manager for Safari
Year Progress - Menu bar app that shows year, month, and day progress bars.
TapBuddy - Desktop pet that reacts to your keyboard and mouse input.
Yomu - Manga reader app for macOS.
Viz - Capture text/QR Codes/Barcodes from screen snippets
WebWatcher - Monitors website updates and sends notifications.

Screensaver

Aerial - Apple TV Aerial Screensaver for macOS.
Brooklyn - Screensaver inspired by Apple's Event on October 30, 2018.
Equinox - Create dynamic wallpapers for macOS.
Image-As-Wallpaper - Utility application helps with selection of images for using as desktop wallpaper or in screensaver on Mac computers.
Life Saver - An abstract screensaver based on Conway's Game of Life implemented with SpriteKit
MinimalClock - Simple and elegant screensaver that displays the time.
Predator - A predator-inspired clock screensaver for macOS

Security

Lockpaw - Menu bar screen guard — lock/unlock your display with a hotkey, Touch ID fallback.
Noxkey - Keychain-based secret manager with Touch ID for storing API keys and other secrets.
Pareto Security - A MenuBar app to automatically audit your Mac for basic security hygiene.
Privacy Redirect for Safari - Redirect to privacy-friendly alternatives.
SaneHosts - Modern hosts file manager — block ads, trackers, and malware with curated protection levels.
Sentry - A security tool that monitors your Mac when you’re away—detects anomalies, triggers alerts, and records video automatically.

mac2imgur - Simple Mac app designed to make uploading images and screenshots to Imgur quick and effortless.
uPic - A native, powerful, beautiful, and simple image and file upload tool for macOS.
NearDrop - An unofficial Google Nearby Share/Quick Share app for macOS.

Leviathan - Leviathan is a iOS and macOS client application for the Mastodon social network.
Hotline - Reviving the classic, creating a modern open-source community connection tool for the latest Apple systems.
Product Hunt - share and discover your favorite new products and applications.
RedditOS - A SwiftUI Reddit client for macOS.
RsyncUI - A graphical interface for rsync, designed for transferring files to and from remote servers.
Simpo - macOS menubar app to post status quickly.

Streaming

Plug - Discover and listen to music from Hype Machine.

Cleanup & Uninstall

App Uninstaller - Lightweight app uninstaller with drag-and-drop support.
Atlas - Recovery-first maintenance workspace for diagnosing, cleaning, uninstalling, and restoring your system safely.
Clean-Me - Small macOS app that acts as a system cleaner (logs, cache, ...).
ClearDisk - macOS menu bar utility that monitors 44+ developer cache paths (Xcode, Docker, npm, pip, Cargo, Homebrew, etc.) and helps reclaim disk space.
Monolingual - Remove unnecessary language resources from macOS
macOrganizer - macOS app for organizing files or removing unnecessary files.
MacOptimizer - Powerful macOS System Optimization and Management Tool.
Pearcleaner - App Cleaner and Uninstaller Tool

System

Apple Juice - Advanced battery gauge for macOS.
Americano - Simple caffeinate wrapper stay at menu bar.
AiTranscribe - Offline local speech-to-text transcription tool using advanced AI models.
OpenDictation - Open-source dictation tool with local and cloud speech-to-text support.
TypeWhisper - Speech-to-text and AI text processing with local or cloud models.
v2s - Real-time bilingual subtitle overlay for meetings, calls, live streams, and videos.
DisplayMode Menu - Quickly switch display resolutions with Shortcuts integration.
Diagnostics - Diagnostics is an application displaying the diagnostic reports from applications on macOS.
DockDoor - Window peeking for macOS
Dorso - Posture reminder that progressively blurs your screen when you slouch.
HealthTick - Sedentary reminder tool with timed work-break cycles, forced rest prompts, and habit tracking.
eul - macOS status monitoring app written in SwiftUI.
Juice - Make your battery information a bit more interesting.
Latest - Small utility app for macOS that makes sure you know about all the latest updates to the apps you use.
Overkill - Stop iTunes from opening when you connect your iPhone.
SlimHUD - Cyanocitta - Replacement for MacOS' volume, brightness and keyboard backlight HUDs.
Stats - macOS system monitor in your menu bar.
Thunderbolt Budget - Real-time monitor for raw Thunderbolt and USB4 bandwidth usage.
Stasis - Smart battery menu bar tool for real-time power metrics and charge limit control.
SolidGlass - Software to disable Liquid Glass on macOS Tahoe.
VerticalBar - macOS application to add a vertical bar to Dock.
Voxt - Menu bar voice input and translation tool: press to talk, release to paste.

Clipboard

Copi - A Secure Alternative to macOS Clipboard.
Clipy - Clipy is a Clipboard extension app for macOS.
ClipPocket - Your Smart Clipboard Manager for macOS.
Deck - Privacy-focused macOS clipboard management tool.
EdaBoard - A native macOS clipboard manager that lives in your menu bar.
FlowClip - Lightweight search-as-you-type clipboard manager.
macGist - Simple app to send pasteboard items to GitHub's Gist.
Maccy - Lightweight search-as-you-type clipboard manager.
Macboard - A minimalistic clipboard manager for macOS.
OneClip - Professional clipboard manager with history, quick paste, OCR, and local-first privacy.
Pasteboard Viewer - Inspect the system pasteboards.
Pesto Clipboard - Clipboard Manager.
PasteClip - Lightweight clipboard manager for quick access to copied history.
Plain Pasta - Plaintextify your clipboard
QrSnapr - A simple macos app that turns Qr images into urls for your clipboard
SaneClip - Clipboard manager with AES-256 encryption, Touch ID lock, and local-only history.
Tweaks - With just one tap, instantly rewrite, rephrase, or refine any text from your clipboard.

Terminal

Console - macOS console application.
Awal Terminal - LLM-native terminal emulator built for developers working with AI coding agents.
Finder Go - macOS app and Finder Sync Extension to open Terminal, iTerm, Hyper from Finder.
OpenInTerminal - Finder Toolbar app for macOS to open the current directory in Terminal, iTerm, Hyper or Alacritty.
OpenTerminal - App for macOS that opens a new Finder window and changes the current directory to the folder launched by the app.
Prowl - Native terminal environment sharpened for coding agents.
NativeTab - Connection manager and input enhancer for Terminal.app with session management and PuTTY-style behaviors.
wallpapper - wallpapper is a console application for creating dynamic wallpapers for Mojave.

Touch Bar

Muse - Spotify controller with TouchBar support.
MyTouchbarMyRules - App to customize your Touch Bar as you want.
Pock - Display macOS Dock in Touch Bar.
Touch Bar Preview - Small application to display your designs on the Touch Bar of the new MacBook Pro.
Touch Bar Simulator - Use the Touch Bar on any Mac.
Touch Emoji - Emoji picker for MacBook Pro Touch Bar.

Utilities

Airwave - Adds spatial audio to macOS for more immersive headphone sound.
Android tool for Mac - One-click screenshots, video recordings, app installation for iOS and Android
ArchiveMounter - Mounts archives like disk images.
AppPorts - Move apps to external storage while keeping them launchable from their original location.
AlwaysOnTop - Keep your most important app always visible on macOS
BetterCapture - Free and open source screen recorder with professional encoding support.
Bye AppQuit - Close your running apps easily.
BetterDisplay - Unlock your Mac's display! Flexible HiDPI scaling, PIP/streaming, EDID overrides, and more!
Calculeta - Calculator for macOS which working on statusbar.
Clear Menu Bar - Menu bar customization tool that makes the menu bar transparent.
ConfigForge - Open-source SSH and Kubernetes Configuration Management Tool.
Catch - Catch: Broadcatching made easy.
CoreLocationCLI - Get the physical location of your device and prints it to standard output
CornerCal - Simple, clean calendar and clock app for macOS.
cmdX - Adds the Cmd + X file-cut function to Finder.
DockFinity - Manage multiple Dock profiles with ease on macOS
DevUtils.app - Developer Utilities for macOS, helps you with your tiny daily tasks with just a single click! i.e., JSON Formatter, UUID Generator...
Duplicate Finder - It's a useful tool that would help you to find all duplicate files which have the same names in the specific folder.
Dayflow - Screen activity timeline with AI support.
Darki - Schedule-based menu bar tool for automatically switching between Light and Dark mode.
TaskTick - Scheduled task manager with cron support, script execution, and execution logs.
Easydict - macOS instant translator — type/select/screenshot, multi-service, zero setup.
FloatTranslator - Floating translator for quick text translation over other apps.
ECheck - Small tool to validate epub files for macOS.
ExtendFS - Read-only access to Linux ext2/3/4 in macOS Sequoia and later without a kernel extension.
Gearbox - Local automation manager for scheduling and running background tasks with live logs and a flexible CLI.
EasyYeelight - Unofficial software, easy to operate and control Yeelight bulbs.
Gray - Pick between the light appearance and the dark appearance on a per-app basis with the click of a button
Grayscale Mode - Manage grayscale mode from menu bar.
Kyapchar - Simple screen and microphone audio recorder for macOS.
Keyden - A clean and elegant macOS menu bar TOTP authenticator.
Layout Designer for UICollectionView - A simple but powerful tool that helps you make complex layouts for UICollectionView.
Lunar - Intelligent adaptive brightness for your external displays.
LightBoard - Add stunning lighting effects to your MacBook’s backlit keyboard.
MoePeek - Lightweight selection translator with on-device Apple Translate.
Maria - macOS native app/widget for aria2 download tool.
MiddleClick - Emulates middle-click with three-finger gestures on trackpads and Magic Mouse.
MiddleDrag - Three-finger trackpad gestures for middle-click and middle-drag on macOS.
Mino - Lightweight menu bar tracker for GitHub releases.
MeetingBar - Menu bar app for your calendar meetings
Menu Bar Search - Instantly Search App Menus via Alfred
Meme Maker - Meme Maker macOS application for meme creation.
MountMate - External drive manager.
Mos - Smooth your mouse's scrolling and reverse the mouse scroll direction
LinearMouse - Mouse and trackpad utility for per-device scrolling, pointer tuning, and button remapping.
Medio - A native, lightweight text diff tool with a clean UI and real-time highlighting.
macUSB - A bootable macOS / OS X installer creator for Apple Silicon Macs.
Nocturnal - Menu bar app featuring darker than dark dimming, Night Shift fine tuning, and the ability to turn off TouchBar on MacBook Pro.
NoiseBuddy - Control the listening mode on your AirPods Pro in the Touch Bar or Menu Bar.
Noti - Receive Android notifications on your mac (with PushBullet).
NotchPrompter - Floating teleprompter that keeps text visible with voice-activated scrolling.
OpenHaystack - DIY AirTags today! Open-source framework to track Bluetooth devices via Apple's Find My network.
Orbit - Long press the modifier key to open the app ring for quick app switching.
PercentCalculator - A menu bar application that calculates percents.
PlayStatus - PlayStatus is a macOS app that allows the control of Spotify and iTunes music playback from the menu bar.
Quick Recorder - A lightweight and high-performance screen recorder for macOS
Quitty - Menu bar utility for monitoring app memory and terminating running processes.
Rugby - 🏈 Cache CocoaPods for faster rebuild and indexing Xcode project.
ScreenTranslate - Screen text translator with OCR capture and direct selection, using on-device engines by default.
ShinyMac - Lock your Mac's keyboard and trackpad for safe cleaning.
Swift Quit - Automatically quit the macOS application when the window is closed.
SlowQuit - Menu bar app that adds a delay to Cmd-Q to prevent accidental quits.
SlimHUD - Cyanocitta - Replacement for MacOS' volume, brightness and keyboard backlight HUDs.
Stats - macOS system monitor in your menu bar
Stringz - A lightweight and powerful editor for localizing iOS, macOS, tvOS, and watchOS applications.
String Studio - Help you translate .xcstrings file quickly Resources.
Textream - Free teleprompter with real-time word tracking and voice-activated scrolling.
AutoPrompter - Teleprompter that highlights your script in real time as you speak.
TimeScroll - Find anything you saw on your Mac.
ThenGenerator - Xcode Source Editor Extension for 'Then'
ToTheTop - Small macOS application to help you scroll to the top.
Ultra TabSaver - Ultra TabSaver is an open-source Tab Manager for Safari
eul - macOS status monitoring app written in SwiftUI.
mac-sound-fix - Mac Sound Re-Enabler.
wechsel - manage bluetooth connections with your keyboard.
VolumeGlass - An iOS-style glass volume indicator for macOS.
YABA - A modern cross-platform bookmark manager that’s privacy-focused and works offline.

VPN & Proxy

ShadowsocksX-NG - Next Generation of ShadowsocksX.
Specht - Rule-based proxy app built with Network Extension for macOS.
SpechtLite - Rule-based proxy app for macOS.
clashX - A rule based custom proxy with GUI for Mac base on clash.
rvc-mac - Ribose VPN Client macOS Menu App.
VPN Bypass - Menu bar app to route specific domains and services around your VPN.

Video

Cronica - A minimalist cross-device watchlist app for movies and TV shows.
Conferences.digital - Best way to watch the latest and greatest videos from your favourite developer conferences for free on your Mac.
Datamosh - Datamosh your videos on macOS.
Face Data - macOS application used to auto-annotate landmarks from a video.
Quick Caption - Transcribe and generate caption files (SRT, ASS and FCPXML) without manually entering time codes.
Vid Quiz Creator - macOS application to insert quizzes within video playback and play those videos to receiving devices using the LISNR API.
MarkerData - The avant-garde Marker extraction application crafted for Final Cut Pro.
Screenize - Open-source macOS screen recording app with auto-zoom, cursor effects, and timeline editing — Screen Studio alternative.

Wallpaper

500-mac-wallpaper - Simple macOS app for the status bar to automatically download photos from 500px.com to a local folder that can be set as a source of wallpapers.
Artify - A macOS application for bringing dedicatedly 18th century Arts to everyone
BingPaper - Use Bing daily photo as your wallpaper on macOS.
Muzei - Muzei wallpaper app for macOS.
Plash - Make any website your desktop wallpaper.
Sunscreen - Sunscreen is a fun, lightweight application that changes your desktop wallpaper based on sunrise and sunset.
Open Wallpaper Engine - A powerful open source live wallpaper app for mac

Window Management

AeroSpace - AeroSpace is an i3-like tiling window manager for macOS
Amethyst - Automatic tiling window manager for macOS.
Convoker - Per-app window control to gather, focus, or split all windows at once.
Desktop Profiles - An innovative desktop/window manager for macOS
Dockit - An application that can dock any window to the edge of the screen.
DockAnchor - Locks the macOS Dock to one display in multi-monitor setups.
FlashSpace - Enhance and replace the native Spaces functionality of macOS.
Loop - Window management made elegant.
MacsyZones - Organize your windows with ease.
Nudge - Window manager with keyboard shortcuts and drag gestures.
OmniWM - A Flexible and Modern Tiling Window Manager.
orcv - Infinite-canvas virtual display workspace for arranging screens, creating savepoints, and teleporting windows or cursor.
Rectangle - Rectangle is a window manager heavily based on Spectacle, written in Swift.
SwiftShift - Sweet window management for macOS
SwishMini - Control Any macOS Window with Trackpad Gestures
Topit - Pin any window to the top of your screen
XEasyMotion - Using keyboard control mouse.

Other

Cloak - A macOS app that protects privacy during screen sharing.
DevDocs for macOS - An unofficial DevDocs API documentation viewer.
Keyframes Player - Simple macOS app to preview animations created with Facebook's keyframes framework.
Letters - Teach your kids the alphabet and how to type.
QorumLogs - Swift Logging Utility for Xcode & Google Docs.
RktMachine - Menu bar macOS app for running rkt in a macOS hypervisor CoreOS VM.
SwiftyBeaver - Convenient logging during development & release in Swift.
Stand - Keep track of sitting/standing
Sajda - A beautiful, unobtrusive menu bar application designed to keep you connected with your prayers.