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!Awesome (https://cdn.rawgit.com/sindresorhus/awesome/d7305f38d29fed78fa85652e3a63e154dd8e8829/media/badge.svg) (https://github.com/sindresorhus/awesome)
▐ A curated list of awesome applications, software, tools and shiny things for macOS.
▐ Items marked with !Open-Source Software OSS Icon are open-source software and link to the source code. Items marked with !Freeware Freeware Icon are free (as in free beer).
Table of Contents
- Applications (#applications)
- **Audio** (#audio)
- **Backup** (#backup)
- **Chat Clients** (#chat-clients)
- **Data Recovery** (#data-recovery)
- **Developers** (#developers)
- **E-Book Utilities** (#e-book-utilities)
- **Editors** (#editors)
- **Email Utilities** (#email-utilities)
- **Finder** (#finder)
- **Games** (#games)
- **Graphics** (#graphics)
- **News Readers** (#news-readers)
- **Productivity** (#productivity)
- **Sharing Files** (#sharing-files)
- **Terminal** (#terminal)
- **Utilities** (#utilities)
- **Video** (#video)
- **Window Management** (#window-management)
- **Others** (#others)
- Command Line Utilities (#command-line-utilities)
- macOS Utilities (#macos-utilities)
- Setup (#setup)
- **DevMyMac** (#devmymac)
- **laptop** (#laptop)
- **mac-dev-setup** (#mac-dev-setup)
- **macbook-playbook** (#macbook-playbook)
- **macOS 10.9 Mavericks** (#macos-109-mavericks-setup)
- **macOS 10.10 Yosemite** (#macos-1010-yosemite-setup)
- **macOS 10.11 El Capitan** (#macos-1011-el-capitan-setup)
- **macOS 10.12 Sierra** (#macos-1012-sierra-setup)
- **macOS 10.13 High Sierra** (#macos-1013-high-sierra-setup)
- **macOS 10.14 Mojave** (#macos-1014-mojave-setup)
- Security (#security)
- Miscellaneous (#miscellaneous)
- Discussion Forums (#discussion-forums)
- **IRC channels** (#irc-channels)
- **MacRumors** (#macrumors)
- **Reddit** (#reddit)
- Contribute (#contribute)
Applications
Audio
- Audio Hijack (http://www.rogueamoeba.com/audiohijack/) - Record audio from any application like iTunes, Skype or Safari, or from hardware devices like microphones and mixers.
- Audio Profile Manager (https://apps.apple.com/us/app/audio-profile-manager/id1484150558?ls=1&mt=12) - Allows you to pin input/output devices for each particular combination of connected
devices. May suppress HDMI displays from being chosen.
- BackgroundMusic (https://github.com/kyleneideck/BackgroundMusic) - Record system audio, control audio levels for individual apps, and automatically pauses your music player when other audio
starts playing and unpauses it afterwards. !Open-Source Software OSS Icon (https://github.com/kyleneideck/BackgroundMusic) !Freeware Freeware Icon
- krisp (https://krisp.ai/) - AI-powered app that removes background noise and echo from meetings leaving only human voice.
- Plug (https://plugformac.com) - Discover and listen to music from Hype Machine. !Open-Source Software OSS Icon (https://github.com/wulkano/Plug) !Freeware Freeware Icon
- Recordia (https://sindresorhus.com/recordia) - Record audio directly from the menu bar or with a global keyboard shortcut.
- VOX Player (https://coppertino.com/vox/mac) - Play numerous lossy and lossless audio formats.
- XLD (http://tmkk.undo.jp/xld/index_e.html) - Rip/Decode/convert/play various "lossless" audio files. !Open-Source Software OSS Icon (https://code.google.com/archive/p/xld/source) !Freeware
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Backup
- Arq (https://www.arqbackup.com/) - Encrypted backups to Amazon, Dropbox, Google, OneDrive, etc.
- Carbon Copy Cloner (http://bombich.com) - Create incremental and fully bootable backups of your Mac to external storage.
Chat Clients
- ChitChat (https://github.com/stonesam92/ChitChat) - A native Mac app wrapper for WhatsApp Web. !Open-Source Software OSS Icon (https://github.com/stonesam92/ChitChat) !Freeware Freeware
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- Telegram (https://itunes.apple.com/us/app/telegram/id747648890?mt=12) - A messaging app with a focus on speed and security, it’s super fast, simple and free. !Open-Source Software OSS Icon
(https://github.com/overtake/TelegramSwift) !Freeware Freeware Icon
- Textual (https://www.codeux.com/textual/) - An Internet Relay Chat (IRC) client. !Open-Source Software OSS Icon (https://github.com/Codeux-Software/Textual)
Data Recovery
- Data Rescue (https://www.prosofteng.com/datarescue-mac-data-recovery/) - Comprehensive and professional data recovery for a multitude of scenarios.
- DiskWarrior (http://www.alsoft.com/DiskWarrior/) - Recover from filesystem corruptions when Disk Utility is out of options.
Developers
- Anvil (http://anvilformac.com/) - Serve up static sites and Rack apps with simple URLs and zero configuration. !Freeware Freeware Icon
- Base 2 (http://menial.co.uk/base/) - A GUI for managing SQLite databases.
- CocoaRestClient (https://mmattozzi.github.io/cocoa-rest-client) - An app for testing REST endpoints. !Open-Source Software OSS Icon (https://github.com/mmattozzi/cocoa-rest-client) !
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- Cork (https://corkmac.app) - A fast, intuitive Homebrew GUI !Open-Source Software OSS Icon (https://github.com/buresdv/Cork)
- Dash (https://kapeli.com/dash) - An API Documentation Browser and Code Snippet Manager.
- Decode (https://microcodingapps.com/products/decode.html) - Converts Xcode Interface Builder files (Xib and Storyboard files) to Swift source code.
- Fork (https://git-fork.com/) - a fast and friendly git client for Mac.
- DevUtils (https://devutils.com) - All-in-one toolbox for developers. 42+ beautifully crafted useful developer tools, native macOS app, work offline.
- Gas Mask (https://github.com/2ndalpha/gasmask) - A simple hosts file manager which allows editing of host files and switching between them. !Open-Source Software OSS Icon
(https://github.com/2ndalpha/gasmask) !Freeware Freeware Icon
- gitbar (https://github.com/Shikkic/gitbar) - Open source github contribution stats on your Menu Bar. !Open-Source Software OSS Icon (https://github.com/Shikkic/gitbar) !Freeware Freeware
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- GitUp (http://gitup.co/) - A simple but powerful Git macOS app. !Open-Source Software OSS Icon (https://github.com/git-up/GitUp) !Freeware Freeware Icon
- GitX-dev (https://rowanj.github.io/gitx/) - A fork (variant) of GitX, maintained and enhanced with productivity oriented changes. !Open-Source Software OSS Icon
(https://github.com/rowanj/gitx) !Freeware Freeware Icon
- Hopper Dissassembler (https://www.hopperapp.com) - A Dissassembler for MacOS and Linux. Has a Demo option for 30 minutes of productivity.
- Hosts (https://github.com/specialunderwear/Hosts.prefpane) - Edit hosts file. !Open-Source Software OSS Icon (https://github.com/specialunderwear/Hosts.prefpane) !Freeware Freeware Icon
- Iconology (https://github.com/liamrosenfeld/Iconology) - Edit Icons and then Export to Xcode, Icns, Ico, Favicon, Mac Iconset, or a Custom List of Sizes. !Open-Source Software OSS Icon
(https://github.com/liamrosenfeld/Iconology) !Freeware Freeware Icon
- ImageAlpha (https://pngmini.com/) - Apply lossy compression on PNG files with or without transparency for more efficient files. !Open-Source Software OSS Icon
(https://github.com/pornel/ImageAlpha) !Freeware Freeware Icon
- ImageOptim (https://imageoptim.com/mac) - Makes images take up less disk space and load faster. !Open-Source Software OSS Icon (https://github.com/ImageOptim/ImageOptim) !Freeware Freeware
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- Integrity (http://peacockmedia.software/mac/integrity/free.html) - Easily find your website's broken links. !Freeware Freeware Icon
- Kaleidoscope (http://www.kaleidoscopeapp.com/) - Powerful diff and merge application supporting text, images, and folders.
- Knuff (https://github.com/KnuffApp/Knuff) - The debug application for Apple Push Notification Service (APNs). !Open-Source Software OSS Icon (https://github.com/KnuffApp/Knuff) !Freeware
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- Medis (https://getmedis.com) - A modern GUI for Redis.
- Pasteboard Viewer (https://apps.apple.com/app/id1499215709) - Inspect the system pasteboards. !Open-Source Software OSS Icon (https://github.com/sindresorhus/Pasteboard-Viewer) !Freeware
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- Paw (https://luckymarmot.com/paw) - The ultimate REST client.
- pgMagic (https://pgmagic.app) - A PostgreSQL client that lets you talk to your database in SQL or natural language.
- Pods Updater (https://github.com/kizitonwose/PodsUpdater) - A macOS app which helps you manage dependency releases in your Podfile. !Open-Source Software OSS Icon
(https://github.com/kizitonwose/PodsUpdater) !Freeware Freeware Icon
- Postico (https://eggerapps.at/postico/) - A modern PostgreSQL client.
- Postgres.app (http://postgresapp.com/) - The easiest way to get started with PostgreSQL. !Open-Source Software OSS Icon (https://github.com/PostgresApp/PostgresApp) !Freeware Freeware Icon
- Proxyman (https://proxyman.io) - High-performance man-in-the-middle proxy to observe and manipulate HTTP/HTTPS requests. !Freeware Freeware Icon
- Pusher (https://github.com/noodlewerk/NWPusher) - A free tool to do sandbox push notifications. !Open-Source Software OSS Icon (https://github.com/PostgresApp/PostgresApp) !Freeware
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- PSequel (http://www.psequel.com/) - A PostgreSQL GUI tool. !Freeware Freeware Icon
- QorumLogs (https://github.com/goktugyil/QorumLogs) - Swift Logging Utility for Xcode & Google Docs. !Open-Source Software OSS Icon (https://github.com/goktugyil/QorumLogs) !Freeware
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- Quiver (http://happenapps.com/#quiver) - A delightful notebook for programmers that allows mixing rich text, code, markdown, LaTeX, and graphs.
- Sequel Ace (https://github.com/Sequel-Ace/Sequel-Ace) - A MySQL & MariaDB database manager. !Open-Source Software OSS Icon (https://github.com/Sequel-Ace/Sequel-Ace) !Freeware Freeware
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- Sequel Pro (http://www.sequelpro.com/) - A MySQL database manager. !Open-Source Software OSS Icon (https://github.com/sequelpro/sequelpro) !Freeware Freeware Icon
- SnippetsLab (https://www.renfei.org/snippets-lab/) - Manage and organise snippets of code.
- SourceTree (https://www.sourcetreeapp.com/) - A free Git & Mercurial client. !Freeware Freeware Icon
- Swiftify (https://objectivec2swift.com/#/xcode-extension/) - Objective-C to Swift code converter and Xcode & Finder extensions.
- TablePlus (https://tableplus.com/) - A modern, native GUI for multiple databases.
- Touch Bar Simulator (https://github.com/sindresorhus/touch-bar-simulator) - The macOS Touch Bar Simulator as a standalone app. !Open-Source Software OSS Icon
(https://github.com/sindresorhus/touch-bar-simulator) !Freeware Freeware Icon
- Tower (https://www.git-tower.com/) - The most powerful Git client.
- Trailer (https://ptsochantaris.github.io/trailer/) - Configurable menubar Git notifications with accompanying native iOS app. !Open-Source Software OSS Icon
(https://github.com/ptsochantaris/trailer)
- Unused (https://jeffhodnett.github.io/Unused/) - An app for checking Xcode projects for unused resources. !Open-Source Software OSS Icon (https://github.com/jeffhodnett/Unused) !Freeware
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- Vagrant Manager (http://vagrantmanager.com) - Manage your vagrant machines in one place with Vagrant Manager for macOS. !Open-Source Software OSS Icon
(https://github.com/lanayotech/vagrant-manager/) !Freeware Freeware Icon
- Versions (http://versionsapp.com/) - SVN GUI client for Mac.
- WWDC (https://github.com/insidegui/WWDC) - The WWDC app. !Open-Source Software OSS Icon (https://github.com/insidegui/WWDC)
- Xcodes (https://github.com/RobotsAndPencils/XcodesApp) - Install and switch between multiple versions of Xcode. !Open-Source Software OSS Icon
(https://github.com/RobotsAndPencils/XcodesApp) !Freeware Freeware Icon
E-Book Utilities
- Kindle App (http://www.amazon.com/gp/help/customer/display.html?nodeId=201246110) - Amazon Kindle App for macOS.
Editors
- CotEditor (https://coteditor.com) - Lightweight plain-text editor for macOS. !Open-Source Software OSS Icon (https://github.com/coteditor/CotEditor/) !Freeware Freeware Icon
- Emacs (https://www.emacswiki.org/emacs/EmacsForMacOS) - Port of Emacs to work as an macOS app. !Open-Source Software OSS Icon (https://emacsformacosx.com/download/emacs-sources/) !Freeware
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- MacVim (https://github.com/macvim-dev/macvim) - Vim, the text editor. !Open-Source Software OSS Icon (https://github.com/macvim-dev/macvim) !Freeware Freeware Icon
- Nova (https://nova.app/) - The beautiful, fast, flexible, native Mac code editor from Panic.
- Sublime Text 3 (http://www.sublimetext.com/) - The sophisticated text editor.
- TextMate (https://macromates.com/) - A graphical text editor. !Open-Source Software OSS Icon (https://github.com/textmate/textmate)
- VimR (http://vimr.org) - Vim, refined. !Open-Source Software OSS Icon (https://github.com/qvacua/vimr) !Freeware Freeware Icon
Email Utilities
- Airmail (http://airmailapp.com/) - Lightning fast email client designed for El Capitan.
- MailMate (https://freron.com/) - Advanced IMAP email client, featuring extensive keyboard control and Markdown support.
- Mailplane (https://mailplaneapp.com/) - A tightly integreted client for Google Mail, Inbox, Calender, and Contacts.
Finder
- ForkLift (https://itunes.apple.com/us/app/forklift-file-manager-ftp/id412448059) - File Manager and FTP/SFTP/WebDAV/Amazon S3 client.
- Path Finder (http://www.cocoatech.com/pathfinder/) - A powerful dual-pane browser alternative to Finder.
- Quicklook-Plugins (https://github.com/sindresorhus/quick-look-plugins) - List of extra quicklook plugins to enable previewing more filetypes in the Finder.
- TotalFinder (http://totalfinder.binaryage.com/) - A powerful alternative to Finder.
- XtraFinder (https://www.trankynam.com/xtrafinder/) - Adds useful features to Finder. !Freeware Freeware Icon
Games
- Battle for Wesnoth (http://www.wesnoth.org/) - Turn-based tactical strategy game, featuring both single-player and online multiplayer combat. !Open-Source Software OSS Icon
(https://github.com/wesnoth) !Freeware Freeware Icon
- Boxer (http://boxerapp.com/) - The DOS game emulator that’s fit for your Mac. !Open-Source Software OSS Icon (https://github.com/alunbestor/Boxer) !Freeware Freeware Icon
- Dolphin (https://dolphin-emu.org) - A powerful, Open Source emulator for Nintendo GameCube and Wii games. !Open-Source Software OSS Icon (https://github.com/dolphin-emu/dolphin) !Freeware
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- OpenEmu (http://openemu.org/) - Multiple Video Game System. !Open-Source Software OSS Icon (https://github.com/OpenEmu/OpenEmu) !Freeware Freeware Icon
- Screentendo (http://aaronrandall.com/blog/screentendo/) - Turn your screen into a playable level of Mario. !Open-Source Software OSS Icon (https://github.com/AaronRandall/Screentendo) !
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- Stockfish (http://stockfishchess.org/mac/) - Beautiful, powerful chess application. !Open-Source Software OSS Icon (https://github.com/daylen/stockfish-mac) !Freeware Freeware Icon
Graphics
- Acorn (https://secure.flyingmeat.com/acorn/) - A very Mac-like image editor with a comprehensive feature set.
- Affinity Designer (https://affinity.serif.com/en-us/designer/) - Vector image design tool, possible Adobe Illustrator alternative.
- Affinity Photo (https://affinity.serif.com/en-us/photo/) - Raster image design tool, possible Adobe Photoshop alternative.
- GifCapture (https://github.com/onmyway133/GifCapture) - Record GIF screencasts. !Open-Source Software OSS Icon (https://github.com/onmyway133/GifCapture)
- GIPHY Capture (https://itunes.apple.com/us/app/giphy-capture.-the-gif-maker/id668208984) - Capture and share GIFs on the desktop. !Freeware Freeware Icon
- Image2icon (http://www.img2icnsapp.com) - Create and personalize icons from your pictures. !Freeware Freeware Icon
- macSVG (https://macsvg.org/) - Design and edit SVG content for web, mobile, and animation. !Open-Source Software OSS Icon (https://github.com/dsward2/macSVG) !Freeware Freeware Icon
- OmniGraffle (https://www.omnigroup.com/omnigraffle) - An app for creating precise, beautiful graphics.
- Pixea (https://www.imagetasks.com/pixea/) - An image viewer for macOS with a nice minimal modern user interface. !Freeware Freeware Icon
- Pixelmator (http://www.pixelmator.com/mac/) - Powerful image editor, possible Photoshop alternative.
- Sketch (http://www.sketchapp.com/) - Hybrid vector/bitmap layout application, especially useful for UI, web and mobile design.
- Sketch Toolbox (http://sketchtoolbox.com/) - A super simple plugin manager for Sketch. !Open-Source Software OSS Icon (https://github.com/buzzfeed/Sketch-Toolbox)
- xScope (http://xscopeapp.com/) - Tools for measuring, inspecting and testing on-screen graphics and layouts.
News Readers
- hacker-menu (https://hackermenu.io/) - Hacker News Delivered to Desktop. !Open-Source Software OSS Icon (https://github.com/jingweno/hacker-menu) !Freeware Freeware Icon
- NetNewsWire (https://ranchero.com/netnewswire/) - A classic RSS reader reacquired by its original author and rewritten for modern macOS. !Open-Source Software OSS Icon
(https://github.com/brentsimmons/NetNewsWire) !Freeware Freeware Icon
- ReadKit (http://readkitapp.com/) - Have all your Instapaper, Pocket, etc. feeds in one place even when you're offline.
- Reeder (http://reederapp.com/mac/) - News reader that integrates with with Feedbin, Feedly, and other popular services.
- Vienna (http://viennarss.github.io/) - RSS/Atom newsreader. !Open-Source Software OSS Icon (https://github.com/ViennaRSS/vienna-rss) !Freeware Freeware Icon
Productivity
- Alfred (https://www.alfredapp.com/) - Boosts your efficiency and productivity.
- BetterTouchTool (https://folivora.ai) - Configure gestures for mouse and actions for keyboard shortcuts.
- ClipMenu (http://www.clipmenu.com/) - ClipBoard History Manager. !Open-Source Software OSS Icon (https://github.com/naotaka/ClipMenu) !Freeware Freeware Icon
- CloudClip (http://www.thinkbitz.com/cloudclip/) - Sync your clipboard between your Mac and your iOS devices. !Freeware Freeware Icon
- Dropzone (https://aptonic.com/) - Create a popup grid of customizable actions that enhance productivity on your Mac.
- f.lux (https://justgetflux.com/) - Automatically adjust your computer screen to match lighting. !Freeware Freeware Icon
- Fantastical (https://flexibits.com/fantastical) - Complete Calendar app replacement which uses natural language for creating events.
- Hazel (https://www.noodlesoft.com/hazel.php) - Create rules to automatically keep your files organized.
- HazeOver (https://hazeover.com/) - Turn distractions down and focus on your current task.
- HyperDock (https://bahoom.com/hyperdock/) - Select individual application window.
- iCMD (https://icmd.app) - Fuzzy menubar search and vim emulation.
- Instant Translate (https://insttranslate.com/mac) - Translate speech and text between 100+ languages from the menu bar.
- ItsyCal (https://www.mowglii.com/itsycal/) - A tiny menubar calendar to display your Mac Calendar app events. !Open-Source Software OSS Icon (https://github.com/sfsam/Itsycal) !Freeware
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- Karabiner (https://pqrs.org/osx/karabiner/) - A powerful keyboard customizer. !Open-Source Software OSS Icon (https://github.com/tekezo/Karabiner) !Freeware Freeware Icon
- Keyboard Maestro (http://www.keyboardmaestro.com) - Automate routine actions based on triggers from keyboard, menu, location, added devices, and more.
- Keytty (http://keytty.com) - Enables you to control your mouse with a few key strokes. Mouse Keys Alternative.
- LaunchBar (https://www.obdev.at/products/launchbar/index.html) - Start applications, navigate folders, manipulate files, control your Mac and much more just by using the keyboard.
- MeetingBar (https://meetingbar.onrender.com) - Your meetings in MacOS status bar !Open-Source Software OSS Icon (https://github.com/leits/MeetingBar) !Freeware Freeware Icon
- MenubarX (https://MenubarX.app) - A powerful menu bar browser.
- OmniFocus (https://www.omnigroup.com/omnifocus) - An incredible task management platform for Mac, iPad, and iPhone.
- OmniOutliner (https://www.omnigroup.com/omnioutliner/) - Perfect for collecting information, outlining ideas, adding structure to any sort of writing, and much more.
- Pandan (https://apps.apple.com/app/id1569600264) - Time awareness in your menu bar. !Freeware Freeware Icon
- Paste (http://pasteapp.me) - The new way to copy & paste for Mac.
- PDF Archiver (https://github.com/JulianKahnert/PDF-Archiver) - A nice tool for tagging and archiving tasks. !Open-Source Software OSS Icon (https://github.com/JulianKahnert/PDF-Archiver)
- PopClip (http://pilotmoon.com/popclip/) - Instantly copy & paste, access actions like search, spelling, dictionary and more.
- Presentify (https://presentify.compzets.com) - Annotate anything on screen, be it, images, pdfs, videos, code, etc.
- Qbserve (https://qotoqot.com/qbserve/) - Automatic time and project tracking, timesheets, invoicing, and real-time productivity feedback.
- Quicksilver (https://qsapp.com/) - Control your Mac quickly and elegantly. !Open-Source Software OSS Icon (https://github.com/quicksilver/Quicksilver) !Freeware Freeware Icon
- Rocket (http://matthewpalmer.net/rocket/) - Makes typing emoji faster and easier using Slack-style shortcuts. !Freeware Freeware Icon
- SelfControl (https://selfcontrolapp.com/) - Block access to distracting websites. !Open-Source Software OSS Icon (https://github.com/SelfControlApp/selfcontrol/) !Freeware Freeware Icon
- Simplenote (https://simplenote.com/) - Simple cross-platform note taking app with cloud-based syncing. !Freeware Freeware Icon
- Taskade (https://apps.apple.com/us/app/taskade-manage-anything/id1490048917/) - Real-time organization and task management tool.
- TaskPaper (https://www.taskpaper.com/) - Plain text to-do lists.
- Telephone (http://www.64characters.com/telephone/) - A SIP softphone. Make phone calls over the Internet or your company’s network. !Open-Source Software OSS Icon
(https://github.com/eofster/Telephone) !Freeware Freeware Icon
- TextExpander (https://smilesoftware.com/textexpander) - Create custom keyboard shortcuts for frequently-used text and pictures.
- Timing (https://timingapp.com/) - Automatic time and productivity tracking for Mac. Helps you stay on track with your work and ensures no billable hours get lost if you are billing hourly.
Sharing Files
- CloudApp (https://www.getcloudapp.com/) - Capture and share files and screenshots instantly.
- Jumpshare (https://itunes.apple.com/us/app/jumpshare/id889922906) - Real-time file sharing app with support for instantly sharing code / Markdown, annotating screenshots, screen recording,
and voice recording. !Freeware Freeware Icon
- mac2imgur (https://github.com/mileswd/mac2imgur) - Upload images and screenshots to Imgur. !Open-Source Software OSS Icon (https://github.com/mileswd/mac2imgur) !Freeware Freeware Icon
- Monosnap (https://monosnap.com) - Annotate and upload images and screenshots, supports many backends like S3, SFTP, WebDAV, Dropbox, etc. !Freeware Freeware Icon
- Transmission (https://www.transmissionbt.com/) - Simple, lightweight, multi-platform torrent client. !Open-Source Software OSS Icon (https://github.com/transmission/transmission) !Freeware
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Terminal
- iTerm 2 (https://www.iterm2.com/) - A terminal emulator. !Open-Source Software OSS Icon (https://github.com/gnachman/iTerm2) !Freeware Freeware Icon
Utilities
- 1Password (https://1password.com) - Password Manager and Secure Wallet.
- AnyBar (https://github.com/tonsky/AnyBar) - A menubar status indicator. !Open-Source Software OSS Icon (https://github.com/tonsky/AnyBar) !Freeware Freeware Icon
- APNGb (https://github.com/mancunianetz/APNGb) - .apng image assembler/disassembler app. !Open-Source Software OSS Icon (https://github.com/mancunianetz/APNGb) !Freeware Freeware Icon
- AppCleaner (http://freemacsoft.net/appcleaner/) - Uninstall your apps easily. !Freeware Freeware Icon
- Artify (https://github.com/NghiaTranUIT/artify-macos) - A macOS X application for bringing dedicatedly 18th century Arts to everyone. !Open-Source Software OSS Icon
(https://github.com/NghiaTranUIT/artify-macos) !Freeware Freeware Icon
- Bartender (https://www.macbartender.com/) - Organize your menu bar apps.
- Batch Image Resizer (http://www.ironstarmedia.co.uk/resources/osx-image-resizer/) - Resize a large number of images quickly on your computer. !Freeware Freeware Icon
- BeardedSpice (https://github.com/beardedspice/beardedspice) - Control web based media players with the media keys found on Mac keyboards. !Open-Source Software OSS Icon
(https://github.com/beardedspice/beardedspice) !Freeware Freeware Icon
- BetterZip (https://macitbetter.com/) - A very capable and full-featured archive manager.
- BitBar (https://github.com/matryer/bitbar) - Display output of any script to the menu bar. !Open-Source Software OSS Icon (https://github.com/matryer/bitbar) !Freeware Freeware Icon
- Burn (http://burn-osx.sourceforge.net/Pages/English/home.html) - No-nonsense burning of Data/Audio/Video CDs and DVDs, including copying. !Open-Source Software OSS Icon
(https://sourceforge.net/p/burn-osx/code-git/ci/master/tree/) !Freeware Freeware Icon
- CheatSheet (https://www.cheatsheetapp.com/CheatSheet/) - Know your short cuts. !Freeware Freeware Icon
- ClipboardCleaner (https://github.com/Zuehlke/Clipboard_Cleaner) - Automatically removes text formatting from the clipboard. !Open-Source Software OSS Icon
(https://github.com/Zuehlke/Clipboard_Cleaner) !Freeware Freeware Icon
- CommandQ (https://clickontyler.com/commandq/) - Never accidentally quit an app again.
- ControlPlane (http://www.controlplaneapp.com/) - Automate running tasks based on where you are or what you do. !Open-Source Software OSS Icon (https://github.com/dustinrue/ControlPlane) !
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- DaisyDisk (https://daisydiskapp.com/) - Analyze disk usage and free up disk space.
- Deliveries (http://junecloud.com/software/mac/deliveries.html) - Beautiful and simple package tracking.
- DisableMonitor (https://github.com/Eun/DisableMonitor) - Easily disable or enable a monitor on your Mac. !Open-Source Software OSS Icon (https://github.com/Eun/DisableMonitor) !Freeware
Freeware Icon
- Dozer (https://github.com/Mortennn/Dozer) - Hide MacOS menubar items. !Open-Source Software OSS Icon (https://github.com/Mortennn/Dozer) !Freeware Freeware Icon
- EtreCheck (http://etrecheck.com) - Output system information and configuration to get more informed help from Apple support professionals. !Freeware Freeware Icon
- Equinox (https://equinoxmac.com) - Create macOS dynamic wallpapers. !Open-Source Software OSS Icon (https://github.com/rlxone/Equinox) !Freeware Freeware Icon
- Fanny (http://fannywidget.com/) - Notification Center widget and menu bar application to monitor your Mac's fans and CPU temperature. !Open-Source Software OSS Icon
(https://github.com/DanielStormApps/Fanny) !Freeware Freeware Icon
- Finicky (https://johnste.github.io/finicky/) - App that allows you to set rules that decide which browser is opened for every link. !Open-Source Software OSS Icon
(https://github.com/johnste/finicky) !Freeware Freeware Icon
- Flotato (https://flotato.com/) - Use any web site as a beautiful Mac app.
- Fluid (http://fluidapp.com/) - Turn web applications into Mac applications.
- gfxCardStatus (https://gfx.io/) - Menu bar app to monitor and switch between integrated and discrete GPUs on MacBook Pro. !Open-Source Software OSS Icon
(https://github.com/codykrieger/gfxCardStatus) !Freeware Freeware Icon
- Gray (https://github.com/zenangst/Gray) - Pick between the light appearance and the dark appearance on a per-app basis with the click of a button. !Open-Source Software OSS Icon
(https://github.com/zenangst/Gray) !Freeware Freeware Icon
- Helium (https://github.com/JadenGeller/Helium) - A floating browser window that allows you to watch media while you work. !Open-Source Software OSS Icon
(https://github.com/JadenGeller/Helium) !Freeware Freeware Icon
- Irvue (http://irvue.tumblr.com) - Thousands of stunning photos and wallpapers from Unsplash on your Mac. !Open-Source Software OSS Icon (https://github.com/leonspok/Irvue-Screensaver) !
Freeware Freeware Icon
- iStat Menus (https://bjango.com/mac/istatmenus/) - An advanced system monitor for your menubar.
- Jiffy (https://sindresorhus.com/jiffy) - Discover and share the best GIFs on GIPHY. !Freeware Freeware Icon
- Kawa (https://github.com/noraesae/kawa) - A better input source switcher with shortcuts. !Open-Source Software OSS Icon (https://github.com/noraesae/kawa) !Freeware Freeware Icon
- KeepingYouAwake (https://github.com/newmarcel/KeepingYouAwake) - Menu bar utility that prevents Mac from going to sleep. !Open-Source Software OSS Icon
(https://github.com/newmarcel/KeepingYouAwake) !Freeware Freeware Icon
- Keka (https://www.keka.io/) - Compress to and extract from many archive file formats. !Freeware Freeware Icon
- Knock (http://www.knocktounlock.com) - Unlock your Mac quickly and securely. !Freeware Freeware Icon
- LaunchControl (http://www.soma-zone.com/LaunchControl/) - Create, manage and debug launchd services. !Freeware Freeware Icon
- Loading (http://bonzaiapps.com) - See when apps are using your network in your Mac menubar. !Open-Source Software OSS Icon (https://github.com/BonzaiThePenguin/Loading/) !Freeware Freeware
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- Little Snitch (https://www.obdev.at/products/littlesnitch/index.html) - Protect your privacy.
- MacDown (http://macdown.uranusjr.com/) - Markdown editor. !Open-Source Software OSS Icon (https://github.com/MacDownApp/macdown) !Freeware Freeware Icon
- Mackup (https://github.com/lra/mackup) - Keep your application settings in sync. !Open-Source Software OSS Icon (https://github.com/lra/mackup) !Freeware Freeware Icon
- MacPass (https://macpass.github.io/) - Password Manager. !Open-Source Software OSS Icon (https://github.com/MacPass/MacPass) !Freeware Freeware Icon
- Media Converter (http://media-converter.sourceforge.net/) - Simple (drag and drop) but advanced media conversion. !Open-Source Software OSS Icon
(https://sourceforge.net/p/media-converter/code/ci/master/tree/) !Freeware Freeware Icon
- Menubar Colors (https://github.com/nvzqz/Menubar-Colors) - Convenient access to the system color panel. !Open-Source Software OSS Icon (https://github.com/nvzqz/Menubar-Colors) !Freeware
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- MenuMeters (http://member.ipmu.jp/yuji.tachikawa/MenuMetersElCapitan/) - A set of CPU, memory, disk, and network monitoring tools for macOS. !Open-Source Software OSS Icon
(https://github.com/yujitach/MenuMeters)
- MonitorControl (https://github.com/MonitorControl/MonitorControl) - Control your display's brightness and volume on your Mac as if it was a native Apple Display. Use Apple Keyboard keys or
custom shortcuts. Shows the native macOS OSDs. !Open-Source Software OSS Icon (https://github.com/MonitorControl/MonitorControl)
- Monodraw (http://monodraw.helftone.com/) - A powerful ASCII art editor.
- Mounty (http://enjoygineering.com/mounty/) - A tiny tool to re-mount write-protected NTFS volumes under macOS 10.9+ in read-write mode.
- Noizio (http://noiz.io/) - Ambient sound equalizer for relaxation or productivity.
- Notational Velocity (http://notational.net/) - Store, retrieve and sync notes within a minimal GUI. !Open-Source Software OSS Icon (https://github.com/scrod/nv/) !Freeware Freeware Icon
- Noti (https://noti.center/) - Receive Android notifications on your mac (with PushBullet). !Open-Source Software OSS Icon (https://github.com/jariz/Noti/) !Freeware Freeware Icon
- Numi (http://numi.io/) - Beautiful calculator app. !Freeware Freeware Icon
- OnyX (http://www.titanium.free.fr/) - Multifunction utility to verify disks and files, run cleaning and system maintenance tasks, configure hidden options and more. !Freeware Freeware Icon
- Paparazzi (http://derailer.org/paparazzi/) - A small utility that makes screenshots of webpages. !Freeware Freeware Icon
- Paragon NTFS (http://www.paragon-drivers.com/ntfs-mac/) - World fastest NTFS driver.
- Radio Silence (https://radiosilenceapp.com) - Simple to use firewall and network monitor.
- Microsoft Remote Desktop Connection Client (https://itunes.apple.com/us/app/microsoft-remote-desktop/id715768417) - Remote Desktop Connection Client lets you connect from your Macintosh
computer to a Windows-based computer.
- RDM (https://github.com/avibrazil/RDM) - Easily set Mac Retina display to higher unsupported resolutions. !Open-Source Software OSS Icon (https://github.com/avibrazil/RDM)
- Site Sucker (http://ricks-apps.com/osx/sitesucker/) - Automatically download websites from the Internet.
- ShiftIt (https://github.com/fikovnik/ShiftIt) - Managing windows size and position. !Open-Source Software OSS Icon (https://github.com/fikovnik/ShiftIt) !Freeware Freeware Icon
- SlowQuitApps (https://github.com/dteoh/SlowQuitApps) - Prevent accidental Cmd-Q. !Open-Source Software OSS Icon (https://github.com/dteoh/SlowQuitApps) !Freeware Freeware Icon
- SmartCapsLock (https://kishanbagaria.com/smartcapslock/) - Makes the Caps Lock key smarter, so that when the key accidentally gets activated and you START YELLING even though you don't want
to, you can just select the yelling-text and press the key again to instantly fix its case instead of typing everything all over again.
- Soulver (http://www.acqualia.com/soulver/) - Beautiful expressive calculator.
- SSH Tunnel (https://codinn.com/products/ssh-tunnel/) - Manage your SSH tunnels, tightly integrated with macOS Keychain, secure and intuitive.
- Strongbox (https://strongboxsafe.com/) - Secure Password Management for iOS and MacOS. Open Source. Compatible with KeePass and Password Safe. !Open-Source Software OSS Icon
(https://github.com/strongbox-password-safe/Strongbox)
- TeamViewer (https://www.teamviewer.com/en/) - Remotely control another computer.
- TextBar (http://www.richsomerfield.com/apps/) - TextBar is a tiny but powerful app that lets you add any text to your MenuBar.
- Typeeto (http://mac.eltima.com/bluetooth-keyboard.html) - Lets you use your Mac's keyboard as a bluetooth keyboard to type on another devices.
- Typora (http://www.typora.io/) - Another minimal Markdown editor. !Freeware Freeware Icon
- Ukelele (http://scripts.sil.org/cms/scripts/page.php?site_id=nrsi&id=ukelele) - Unicode Keyboard Layout Editor. !Freeware Freeware Icon
- Übersicht (http://tracesof.net/uebersicht/) - Run system commands and display their output on your desktop as widgets. !Open-Source Software OSS Icon
(https://github.com/felixhageloh/uebersicht) !Freeware Freeware Icon
- The Unarchiver (https://theunarchiver.com/) - Unarchive many different kinds of archive files. !Freeware Freeware Icon
- Wineskin (https://github.com/Gcenx/WineskinServer) - Run Windows applications and games on your Mac. !Open-Source Software OSS Icon (https://github.com/Gcenx/WineskinServer) !Freeware
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Video
- HandBrake (https://handbrake.fr/) - High performance video encoding and conversion tools with a nice GUI. !Open-Source Software OSS Icon (https://github.com/HandBrake/HandBrake)
- IINA (https://lhc70000.github.io/iina/) - Media player with a minimalist design. !Open-Source Software OSS Icon (https://github.com/lhc70000/iina) !Freeware Freeware Icon
- mpv (https://mpv.io/) - Media player. !Open-Source Software OSS Icon (https://github.com/mpv-player/mpv)
- ScreenFlow (http://www.telestream.net/screenflow/) - Screencasting and video editing software.
- Subler (https://bitbucket.org/galad87/subler/wiki/Home) - Mux and tag MP4 files. !Open-Source Software OSS Icon (https://bitbucket.org/galad87/subler/wiki/Home) !Freeware Freeware Icon
- Subtitlr (http://lucija.frkovic.me/Subtitlr/) - Drag and drop subititle download utility. !Open-Source Software OSS Icon (https://github.com/spilja/Subtitlr/tree/master)
Window Management
- Amethyst (http://ianyh.com/amethyst/) - Window manager (automatically keep windows sized in grids). !Open-Source Software OSS Icon (https://github.com/ianyh/Amethyst) !Freeware Freeware
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- Divvy Window Manager (http://mizage.com/divvy/) - Window management for tiling your windows.
- Hammerspoon (http://www.hammerspoon.org/) - Extremely powerful scripting engine for macOS. !Open-Source Software OSS Icon (https://github.com/Hammerspoon/hammerspoon) !Freeware Freeware
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- Hummingbird (https://hummingbirdapp.site/) - Easily move and resize windows without mouse clicks, from anywhere within a window.
- Moom (https://manytricks.com/moom/) - Move and zoom windows, super light weight and customizable.
- Phoenix (https://github.com/kasper/phoenix) - A lightweight window and app manager scriptable with JavaScript. !Open-Source Software OSS Icon (https://github.com/Hammerspoon/hammerspoon) !
Freeware Freeware Icon
- Rectangle (https://rectangleapp.com/) - Easily organize windows without using a mouse. !Open-Source Software OSS Icon (https://github.com/rxhanson/Rectangle) !Freeware Freeware Icon
- Stay (https://cordlessdog.com/stay/) - Resize/position windows when displays change.
- Swish (https://highlyopinionated.co/swish/) - Control windows and applications with trackpad gestures.
- yabai (https://github.com/koekeishiya/yabai) - Tiling window manager with focus follows mouse. !Open-Source Software OSS Icon (https://github.com/koekeishiya/yabai) !Freeware Freeware Icon
Others
- Aerial (https://github.com/JohnCoates/Aerial) - Apple TV Aerial Screensaver for Mac. !Open-Source Software OSS Icon (https://github.com/JohnCoates/Aerial) !Freeware Freeware Icon
- Catch (http://www.giorgiocalderolla.com/index.html#catch) - The easiest way to use ShowRSS. !Open-Source Software OSS Icon (https://github.com/mipstian/catch/) !Freeware Freeware Icon
- Clocker (https://itunes.apple.com/us/app/clocker-menubar-world-clock/id1056643111?ls=1&mt=12) - Check time in multiple timezones from your Mac menubar. !Open-Source Software OSS Icon
(https://github.com/Abhishaker17/Clocker) !Freeware Freeware Icon
- Juice (https://github.com/brianmichel/Juice) - Make your battery information a bit more interesting. !Open-Source Software OSS Icon (https://github.com/brianmichel/Juice) !Freeware
Freeware Icon
- Sonora (https://github.com/sonoramac/Sonora) - A minimal, beautifully designed music player. !Open-Source Software OSS Icon (https://github.com/sonoramac/Sonora) !Freeware Freeware Icon
- Spillo (https://bananafishsoftware.com/products/spillo/) - Powerful, beautiful and fast Pinboard client.
- Transmit (https://panic.com/transmit/) - A FTP client.
Command Line Utilities
- Awesome macOS Command Line (https://github.com/herrbischoff/awesome-osx-command-line) - Use your macOS terminal shell to do awesome things.
- m-cli (https://github.com/rgcr/m-cli) - Swiss Army Knife for macOS.
- Mac-CLI (https://github.com/guarinogabriel/Mac-CLI) - macOS command line tools for developers.
- mas (https://github.com/mas-cli/mas) - A CLI for the Mac App Store. !Open-Source Software OSS Icon (https://github.com/mas-cli/mas) !Freeware Freeware Icon
macOS Utilities
- Bluetooth Debug Menu (http://www.macobserver.com/tmo/article/os-x-bluetooth-menu-reset-devices) - Factory reset devices and more.
- Command Line Utilities Part 1 (http://www.mitchchn.me/2014/os-x-terminal/?x)
- Command Line Utilities Part 2 (http://www.mitchchn.me/2014/and-eight-hundred-more/)
- EnvPane (https://github.com/hschmidt/EnvPane) - An preference pane for environment variables. !Open-Source Software OSS Icon (https://github.com/hschmidt/EnvPane) !Freeware Freeware Icon
- Glances (https://github.com/nicolargo/glances) - System monitoring tool that runs in terminal. !Open-Source Software OSS Icon (https://github.com/nicolargo/glances) !Freeware Freeware Icon
- Thread on StackExchange (https://apple.stackexchange.com/questions/12161/os-x-terminal-must-have-utilities)
Setup
DevMyMac
⟡ https://github.com/adamisntdead/DevMyMac
laptop
⟡ https://github.com/thoughtbot/laptop
mac-dev-setup
⟡ https://github.com/nicolashery/mac-dev-setup
macbook-playbook
Ansible playbook to configure a development and desktop environment from a clean macOS install.
⟡ https://github.com/mpereira/macbook-playbook
macOS 10.9 Mavericks Setup
⟡ https://gist.github.com/kevinelliott/3135044
⟡ https://gist.github.com/kimmobrunfeldt/350f4898d1b82cf10bce
macOS 10.10 Yosemite Setup
⟡ https://gist.github.com/kevinelliott/0726211d17020a6abc1f
macOS 10.11 El Capitan Setup
⟡ https://gist.github.com/saetia/1623487
macOS 10.12 Sierra Setup
⟡ https://gist.github.com/kevinelliott/7a152c556a83b322e0a8cd2df128235c/
macOS 10.13 High Sierra Setup
⟡ https://gist.github.com/jimmynotjim/7617722
macOS 10.14 Mojave Setup
⟡ https://gist.github.com/kevinelliott/ab14cfb080cc85e0f8a415b147a0d895
macOS 10.15 Catalina Setup
⟡ https://gist.github.com/kevinelliott/7152e00d6567e223902a4775b5a0a0be
Security
⟡ GPG Suite (https://gpgtools.org/) - Full GPG toolkit with easy to understand GUI applications and Mail.app plugin. !Freeware Freeware Icon
⟡ LinkLiar (https://github.com/halo/LinkLiar) - Menu application written in Swift to help you spoof the MAC addresses of your Wi-Fi and Ethernet interfaces. !Open-Source Software OSS Icon
(https://github.com/halo/LinkLiar) !Freeware Freeware Icon
⟡ macchanger by acrogenesis (https://acrogenesis.com/macchanger/) - Easily change your MAC Address !Open-Source Software OSS Icon (https://github.com/acrogenesis/macchanger) !Freeware
Freeware Icon
⟡ macchanger by shilch (https://github.com/shilch/macchanger/) - Change / spoof MAC address (random, custom and restore). !Open-Source Software OSS Icon
(https://github.com/shilch/macchanger)
⟡ MIDAS (https://github.com/etsy/MIDAS) - Intrusion Detection Analysis System. !Open-Source Software OSS Icon (https://github.com/etsy/MIDAS)
⟡ OS-X-Security-and-Privacy-Guide (https://github.com/drduh/OS-X-Security-and-Privacy-Guide) !Open-Source Software OSS Icon (https://github.com/drduh/OS-X-Security-and-Privacy-Guide)
⟡ OSXCollector (https://github.com/Yelp/osxcollector) - Forensic evidence collection & analysis toolkit. !Open-Source Software OSS Icon (https://github.com/Yelp/osxcollector) !Freeware
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⟡ Pareto Security (https://paretosecurity.app/) - A MenuBar app to automatically audit your Mac for basic security hygiene. !Open-Source Software OSS Icon
(https://github.com/paretoSecurity/pareto-mac/)
⟡ santa (https://github.com/google/santa) - A binary whitelisting/blacklisting system. !Open-Source Software OSS Icon (https://github.com/google/santa) !Freeware Freeware Icon
⟡ Shimo (https://www.shimovpn.com) - Fully-featured VPN client for Mac.
⟡ SimpleumSafe (https://simpleum.com/) - Encrypt, organize and sync files with macOS or iOS.
⟡ tinc (https://www.tinc-vpn.org) - Secure mesh VPN software. !Open-Source Software OSS Icon (https://www.tinc-vpn.org/git/browse?p=tinc) !Freeware Freeware Icon
⟡ Tunnelblick (https://tunnelblick.net) - Easy to use OpenVPN client and GUI. !Open-Source Software OSS Icon (https://github.com/Tunnelblick/Tunnelblick) !Freeware Freeware Icon
⟡ VeraCrypt (https://veracrypt.codeplex.com/) - Free and open source disk encryption software. !Open-Source Software OSS Icon (https://veracrypt.codeplex.com/SourceControl/latest) !Freeware
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⟡ Viscosity (https://www.sparklabs.com/viscosity/) - Fully-featured OpenVPN client, ready for enterprise deployment.
Miscellaneous
⟡ Trackpad Gestures (https://support.apple.com/en-us/HT204895)
⟡ Power Tools (http://www.slant.co/topics/523/~power-user-tools-for-mac-osx)
⟡ Show hidden files (http://ianlunn.co.uk/articles/quickly-showhide-hidden-files-mac-os-x-mavericks/)
⟡ Mac Power Users (https://www.relay.fm/mpu)
⟡ Awesome Screensavers (https://github.com/aharris88/awesome-osx-screensavers)
Discussion Forums
IRC channels
⟡ #macosx (https://webchat.freenode.net/?channels=macosx)
⟡ #apple (https://webchat.freenode.net/?channels=apple)
⟡ #mac (https://webchat.freenode.net/?channels=mac)
MacRumors
⟡ macOS 11 Big Sur (https://forums.macrumors.com/forums/macos-big-sur-11.226/)
⟡ macOS 12 Monterey (https://forums.macrumors.com/forums/macos-monterey-12.234/)
⟡ macOS 13 Ventura) (https://forums.macrumors.com/forums/macos-ventura-13.239/)
⟡ macOS 14 Sonoma (https://forums.macrumors.com/forums/macos-sonoma-14.243/)
⟡ osx (https://www.reddit.com/r/osx/)
⟡ macapps (https://www.reddit.com/r/macapps)
⟡ mac (https://www.reddit.com/r/Mac)
⟡ macOS (https://www.reddit.com/r/macOS/)
⟡ macsetups (https://www.reddit.com/r/MacSetups)
Contribute
Contributions are most welcome, please adhere to the Contribution Guidelines (.github/contributing.md) and our Code of Conduct (.github/CODE_OF_CONDUCT.md).
Please consider checking out the pull requests that need more votes (https://github.com/iCHAIT/awesome-macOS/pulls?q=is%3Apr+is%3Aopen+label%3A%22needs+endorsement%22) to be included.
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