# Awesome Mac

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A curated list of amazingly awesome Mac OS X tools, applications and games. This repository is inspired by awesome-php!

> Note: This repository isn’t finished yet. It will be updated from time to time, stay tuned!

## Contributing

Please see CONTRIBUTING for details.

## Table of Contents

- Cloud Storages
- Developer Tools
- E-Mail
- FTP Clients
- Finance
- Games
- IDE (Integrated development environment)
- Messaging
- Organisational
- Photo and Video
- Music
- Productivity
- Utilities
- Security
- Text Editors

## Cloud Storages

Several data providers who stores your data in the cloud

- Google Drive - A file storage and synchronization service created by Google.
- iCloud - A file storage and synchronization service powered by Apple.
- OneDrive - OneDrive is a file hosting service that allows users to sync files and later access them from a web browser or mobile device from Microsoft.

## Developer Tools

Several tools to support the work of a developer

- Paw - The ultimative REST client for Mac.
- Postman - Postman helps you develop APIs faster.
- PSequel - A PostgreSQL GUI Tool for Mac OS X.
- Sequel Pro - MySQL database management for Mac OS X.

## E-Mail

Programs which are used to access and manage a user’s email

- Airmail - Lightning Fast Mail Client for Mac and iPhone.
- N1 - The extensible, open source mail client.
- Postbox - Another powerful Mail Client for Mac.

## FTP Clients

Applications to connect via several protocols to a server.

- Cyberduck - Libre FTP, SFTP, WebDAV, S3 & OpenStack Swift client.
- FileZilla - A fast and reliable cross-platform FTP, FTPS and SFTP client.
- Flow - The Mac’s Best FTP + SFTP Client.
- Transmit - The ultimate Mac OS X FTP + SFTP + S3 app.

## Finance

Applications to keep an eye on your costs

- Banking 4 - Your banking software for OS X.

## Games

A list of awesome games which are running smoothly under Mac OS X

- Tankist Online - An free, opensource, lightweight, cross-platform and multiplayer 2D tank game.
- Heroes of the Storm - A MOBA video game developed by Blizzard Entertainment.
- Hypersomnia - Competitive top-down shooter with extreme dynamics and pixely nostalgia. Comes with a built-in map Editor.

## IDE (Integrated development environment)

Software Applications that provides comprehensive facilities for software development.

- Android Studio - Android Studio is the official integrated development environment (IDE) for Android platform development.
- AppCode - Swift execution of your bright ideas.
- CLion - intelligent cross-platform C/C++ IDE.
- Eclipse - A project aiming to provide a universal toolset for development.
- Intellij IDEA - The Most Intelligent Java IDE.
- PhpStorm - The Most Intelligent PHP IDE.
- PyCharm - The Most Intelligent Python IDE.
- RubyMine - The Most Intelligent Ruby and Rails IDE.
- WebStorm - The smartest JavaScript IDE.
- VS Code - Excellent multipurpose IDE.

## Messaging

Apps to communicate with other human beings

- ChitChat - Unofficial Desktop client for WhatsApp.
- Nimbus - Standalone IRCCloud client for OS X.
- Skype - Share, message and call across Platforms.
- Slack - A messaging app for teams.
- Telegram - A new era of messaging.
- Textual - The world’s most popular application for interacting with IRC on OS X.

## Organisational

Apps to organize your life like calendars or task lists

- HULOG - A Mac and iOS app for quickly taking timestamped notes during meetings or oncall incidents.
- Taskade - Beautiful task lists, notes and team workspaces on your Mac.

## Photo and Video

Apps for you to be more creative

- Zoommy - Find awesome free stock photos.

## Music

Apps for listen to your favourite music

- Soundnode - An opensource SoundCloud app for desktop.

## Productivity

Apps to improve your productivity during your day

- Cerebro - One-input productivity booster.
- MindMac - Feature-rich & privacy-first native ChatGPT app to use OpenAI, Azure OpenAI, Anthropic Claude, OpenRouter all in one place.

## Utilities

A list of tools to ease up your work with Mac OS X

- Alfred - Search your Mac and the web effortlessly, and control your Mac using customised actions with the Alfred.
- Amphetamine - Don’t let you mac sleep.
- Android File Transfer - Browse and transfer files upto 4 GB between Mac and Android device.
- AppCleaner - A small application to thoroughly uninstall unwanted apps.
- Battery Guardian - Battery Guardian offers an easy way to remember to deplete your MacBook battery. Depleting your battery helps extend the battery’s life.
- BetterTouchTool - BetterTouchTool is a great, feature packed app that allows you to customize various input devices on your Mac.
- CleanMyMac - CleanMyMac can helps you to clean your Mac, monitor its health, optimize it for speed, and more.
- Fluid - Turn Your Favorite Web Apps into Real Mac Apps.
- Garbage Truck - Automate emptying of trash on your Mac.
- HyperDock - Windows 7 style preview of open windows/applications and more.
- iTerm2 - A terminal emulator for Mac OS X that does amazing things.
- Knock - Unlock your Mac faster and more securely than ever.
- MacID - Unlock your Mac with just your fingerprint.™
- Onyx - The multifunction Utility.
- Paste - Keep track of your clipboard.
- Spectacle - Window control with simple and customizable keyboard shortcuts.
- Kap - Kap. Capture your screen
- Muzzle - A simple mac app to silence embarrassing notifications while screensharing.

## Security

Encryption, Password Manager and other tools for your safety

- 1Password - A comprehensive password manager.
- Boxcryptor - A tool to encript your sensitive files in your cloud storage.
- Dashlane - An another password manager & secure digital wallet.
- Pareto Security - A MenuBar app to automatically audit your Mac for basic security hygiene.

## Text Editors

A type of program used for editing plain text files.

- Atom - A hackable text editor for the 21st Century.
- BBEdit - It doesn’t suck.®
- Coda2 - Your code for the web.
- Emacs - Emacs is console based editor and highly customizable.
- Sublime Text 3 - A sophisticated text editor for code, markup and prose.
- TextMate - The Missing Editor for Mac OS X.
- Vim - Vim is a highly configurable console based editor aimed at efficient text creation and modification.

## Window/Tiling managers

A type of background app to let you manage your windows.

- Amethyst - Tiling window manager for macOS along the lines of xmonad.
- Divvy - Window management at its finest.
- Magnet - Magnet keeps your workspace organized.
- Moom - Move and zoom windows.
- Mosaic - Optimise your workflow | Save Time | Boost Productivity.
- Spectacle - Move and resize windows with ease.

## Authors

Philipp Bräutigam

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- twitter/pbraeutigam

… and Contributors!

## License

To the extent possible under law, Philipp Bräutigam has waived all copyright and related or neighboring rights to this work.