Awesome Mac

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

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License

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