Open-source apps for macOS.

Alacritty

GPU-accelerated terminal emulator

Window & File Management

Amethyst

Automatic tiling window manager

BetterCapture

A lightweight, and intuitive screen recorder with a native look and feel

Cog

Audio player for macOS with broad format support

AI Apps

Claudoscope

Gives developers a clear, real-time view of their Claude Code sessions, tracking usage, costs, and history while scanning for leaked credentials, all locally with zero telemetry.

Menu Bar Apps

Clipmighty

Quietly remembers everything you copy. Infinite history, iCloud sync, smart search in a lightweight menu bar app with privacy at heart.

Menu Bar Apps

Buffer

Sits between Maccy and Raycast — lightweight clipboard history with cleaner workflow. On-device OCR, image support, fast search, fully local, open source.

AI Apps

CC Usage Bar

Switch between multiple Claude Code accounts instantly, without the usual logout ritual or browser detours. See live usage and rate limits, keep credentials secure, stay in flow.

CotEditor

Lightweight plain-text editor

eqMac

System-wide audio equalizer for macOS

Security & Privacy

Cryptomator

Multi-platform client-side encryption

FSNotes

Modern notes manager for macOS

IINA

Modern video player with native macOS design

Git Glance

Keeps your recurring revenue visible without the usual dashboard clutter, combining Stripe, Polar and Lemon Squeezy data while nudging you about every meaningful change.

AI Apps

HushScribe

Records and transcribes meetings entirely on your Mac, keeping everything local. Fast multilingual transcription, on-device summaries, and clean Markdown output without accounts or tracking.

Design Tools

ImageOptim

Compress images without losing quality

iTerm2

Terminal emulator for macOS

GitUp

Git interface you've been missing

HandBrake

Open source video transcoder

Itsycal

Tiny menu bar calendar

Kap

Open-source screen recorder

Kitty

Fast, feature-rich GPU-based terminal

MacDown

Open source Markdown editor for macOS

MacVim

Vim text editor for macOS

Security & Privacy

KnockKnock

See what's persistently installed on your Mac

NetNewsWire

RSS reader for macOS

Notational Velocity

Modeless note-taking application

nvALT

Fork of Notational Velocity with additional features

Window & File Management

Nudge

Free window manager with keyboard shortcuts and drag-to-edge snapping

Design Tools

Pika

Beautiful color picker for macOS

Rectangle

Window management with keyboard shortcuts

Revu

Local-first spaced repetition app with FSRS scheduling, Anki import, and study guides

Skim

PDF reader and note-taker

SubEthaEdit

Code, write, and edit with collaborative features

SelfControl

Block distracting websites

Window & File Management

SnapState

Save and instantly restore your macOS setup — window positions, browser tabs — so switching contexts feels less like chaos and more like control.

Subler

Mux and tag MP4 files

TablePro

Native database client for MySQL, PostgreSQL, SQLite, MongoDB, Redis, and more

TextMate

Powerful text editor for macOS

VLC

Cross-platform multimedia player

Whiplash

Helps developers stay on top of Claude Code, Gemini CLI, and Codex sessions in one place, tracking what's running, idle, or finished, with task awareness.

Menu Bar Apps

Whispr

Quiet, privacy-first clipboard manager that lives in your menu bar. Keeps duplicates away, masks sensitive data, fast, distraction-free access.

Writer

Local-first markdown editor with a Rust backend and native WKWebView

Zen Browser

Privacy-focused, customizable browser built on Firefox

Google Chrome

A more simple, secure, and faster web browser than ever, with Google’s smarts built-in

Helium

The Chromium-based web browser made for people, with love. Best privacy by default, unbiased ad-blocking, no bloat and no noise

Visual Studio Code

A code editor redefined and optimized for building and debugging modern web and cloud applications

MacPorts

An open-source community initiative to design an easy-to-use system for compiling, installing, and upgrading either command-line, X11 or Aqua based open-source software

RustDesk

A remote desktop software, the open source TeamViewer alternative, works out of the box, no configuration required

DockDoor

Effortless Alt+Tab switching and dock previews that respect your privacy

Numi

Beautiful calculator app for macOS. It allows you to describe tasks naturally and instantly get an accurate answer. For example, `$20 in euro - 5% discount` or `today + 2 weeks`

tldr-pages

A collection of community-maintained help pages for command-line tools, that aims to be a simpler, more approachable complement to traditional [man pages](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Man_page)

Microsoft Edge

A fast and secure browser with world class performance, built-in privacy, and more

Inkscape

Vector graphics editor

AltTab

AltTab brings the power of Windows alt-tab to macOS

SlimHUD

Replacement for MacOS’ HUDs

Transnomino

A batch rename utility for the Mac

Brave Browser

Web browser focusing on privacy

Firefox

Faster page loading, less memory usage and packed with features, the new Firefox for Mac

Zed

Zed is a high-performance, multiplayer code editor from the creators of Atom and Tree-sitter

MOS

A lightweight tool used to smooth scrolling and set scroll direction independently for your mouse on MacOS

Tor Browser

Defend yourself against tracking and surveillance. Circumvent censorship

GIMP

An acronym for GNU Image Manipulation Program

Krita

Free and open-source painting and sketching program

Homebrew

The Missing Package Manager for macOS (or Linux)

KeepingYouAwake

Prevents your Mac from going to sleep

Maccy

Lightweight clipboard manager for macOS

Tempbox

Instant disposable emails for Mac powered by _Mail.tm_

Transmission

Transmission is a fast, easy, and free BitTorrent client

Lid Keeper

Open-source menu bar utility that keeps long downloads, builds, and local jobs running when a MacBook lid closes.

calibre

Manage, convert, organize, and read an e-book library locally.

Audacity

Record and edit multitrack audio with a broad set of effects and plug-ins.

VirtualBox

Create and run cross-platform virtual machines from your Mac.

Apache OpenOffice

Work with documents, spreadsheets, presentations, drawings, and databases.

XQuartz

Run software that depends on the X.Org window system on macOS.

macFUSE

Extend macOS file-system support through a user-space development framework.

FileZilla

Transfer files over FTP, FTPS, and SFTP with a cross-platform desktop client.

Communication & Meetings

Thunderbird

Manage email, calendars, contacts, and feeds in a privacy-minded desktop client.

X Lossless Decoder

Decode, convert, and play lossless audio formats with cue-sheet support.

LibreOffice

Create documents, spreadsheets, presentations, drawings, and databases offline.

Writing & Notes

MacJournal

Keep private journals and long-form notes in a focused Mac writing app.