macos

FanPilot

zyvren

Free, open-source fan control & temperature monitor for Apple Silicon Macs (M1–M5). Menu bar temps, Manual/Max/Auto Boost/curves, fail-safe helper. MIT, no network.

FreeMac

bzz

zlopixatel

An open-source tool that switches keyboard layout automatically on macOS. When a word is typed under the wrong input method, it is replaced with the correct layout result on the spot, such as restoring an English word typed while Pinyin was active. It suits people mixing several languages who keep forgetting to switch.

FreeMac

mFix

Zingzy

mFix: the Mac, fixed. Windows 11 window management for macOS 26: Snap Layouts, Snap Assist, Win+Arrow snapping, an Alt+Tab switcher with live window thumbnails, a Dock that acts like the taskbar, E...

FreeMac

eleven

Zfinix

Agent-first reverse engineering for macOS, Windows and Linux: any ACP agent reads, renames and patches binaries, Android apps and GPU kernels next to you.

FreeMac

Zettlr

Zettlr

An all-in-one publishing workbench. Writing happens in Markdown and exports to DOCX, PDF, HTML and more through Pandoc, with citations, footnotes, multilingual spell checking and full-text search. It suits authors and researchers producing finished documents straight from a draft.

FreeMac

whisperdrop-2

Zer0codestuff

Free, open-source Mac app for local transcription and dictation. Transcribe audio, video, YouTube and meetings with Whisper or Parakeet, fully offline. A MacWhisper and Wispr Flow alternative for A...

FreeMac

Rapid-Reader

Zer0codestuff

Free, open-source native macOS speed reader. RSVP for EPUB, PDF, DOCX, Markdown and web articles, with a full-text view.

FreeMac

OpenNaga

Zer0codestuff

Free, open-source Razer Synapse alternative for the Naga V2 HyperSpeed on macOS: remap all 12 side buttons, set DPI and polling rate.

FreeMac

Calyx

yuuichieguchi

A native macOS terminal built on Ghostty for running and supervising coding agents. Several agent sessions start in one interface where their output can be watched and switched between, and being native it starts quickly. It suits developers orchestrating multiple AI coding agents.

FreeMac

lyrimuse

Yudaotor

Mac lyrics app: word-by-word synced lyrics for Apple Music, Spotify, YouTube Music, QQ Music, NetEase Cloud Music, Kugou and more. Floating desktop lyrics, notch / Dynamic Island, menu bar and Touc...

FreeMac

runner

yicheng47

Where terminal agents work together. Claude Code, Codex, Copilot CLI and pi on the same task, in one mission, each keeping its own TUI in a real terminal.

FreeMac

Switzy

yefga

A minimal manager for SSH and Git identity configurations on macOS. Several SSH keys and Git user identities are saved as profiles and switched per project or repository, so commits do not go out with the wrong email or push under the wrong account. It suits developers maintaining both work and personal repositories.

FreeMac

Profisor

yefga

Views local provisioning profiles from the menu bar. Installed development profiles are listed with bundle identifiers, expiry dates and associated certificates, which helps check details quickly when signing misbehaves. It suits developers dealing with iOS and macOS app signing regularly.

FreeMac

dusty

yagcioglutoprak

Free, open-source CleanMyMac alternative for macOS. Preview disk cleanup by path and size, inspect memory by app, and quit idle apps after review. Menu bar app, CLI, Homebrew. No account or telemet...

FreeMac

VoxFlow

xingbofeng

A workspace for voice, screenshots, clipboard and coding agents on macOS. Speech transcription, screenshot OCR, clipboard history and quick actions sit behind one menu bar entry, so a single keystroke captures, recognises and pastes. It suits people who want scattered productivity tools merged into one entry point.

FreeMac

XcodesApp

XcodesOrg

The simplest way to install and switch between multiple Xcode versions. It lists available releases, downloads and installs them in one click and switches the active version, so managing several xip packages and paths by hand is no longer needed. It suits iOS developers moving between Xcode versions across projects.

FreeMac

AppPorts

wzh4869

📦 A macOS utility to seamlessly migrate applications to external storage and reclaim local disk space.【一款 macOS 工具,无缝迁移应用到外部存储并自动建立链接,释放宝贵的本地空间】

FreeMac

Plug

wulkano

A macOS app for Hype Machine. It browses and plays the music blog recommendations aggregated there, with playlists and favourites in a native interface. It suits discovering new music through blog curation.

FreeMac

Kap

wulkano

An open-source screen recorder built with web technology. It captures a screen, window or selected region and exports to MP4, GIF and other formats, with trimming and light editing in an Electron interface. It suits recording demos, bug reports and step-by-step walkthroughs.

FreeMac

aidictation

writingmate

Open-source speech-to-text and dictation app for macOS, Windows, iPhone, iPad, and Android, with offline recognition and optional cleanup.

FreeMac

autocomplete

withfig

Brings IDE-style autocomplete to existing terminals and shells. As you type, a panel suggests arguments, subcommands and history for tools such as git, npm and docker, working with zsh, bash, fish and iTerm2. It suits people who cannot recall long command flags and would rather not keep checking documentation.

FreeMac

TimeScribe

WINBIGFOX

Modern & private time tracking for macOS & Windows. No cloud, no registration, no paywall. Just download and track your work hours 100% offline.

FreeMac

translate-like-me

wiltodelta

macOS menu bar app that translates selected text in place with a hotkey: up to three language pairs with automatic direction, your writing style, and Claude, ChatGPT or Grok via your subscription a...

FreeMac

RClick

wflixu

A Finder context menu extension for macOS. Common actions such as creating a file, copying a path, opening a terminal or moving items appear in the right-click menu, saving the step of launching an app first. Written in SwiftUI and integrated natively, it suits people handling files all day.

FreeMac

ImHex

WerWolv

🔍 A Hex Editor for Reverse Engineers, Programmers and people who value their retinas when working at 3 AM.

FreeMac

ClipHistory

weiykong

A lightweight, native macOS clipboard manager. One hotkey. Instant popup. Text and images. No subscription.

FreeMac

waveterm

wavetermdev

An open-source, AI-integrated terminal that runs across platforms. It puts the terminal, file browsing and an editor in one window, renders command output as interactive blocks and can bring AI into the workflow. It suits developers who want commands, files and AI assistance in the same place.

FreeMac

vienna-rss

ViennaRSS

A free, open-source RSS, Atom and JSON feed reader for macOS. It subscribes to news sources and blogs, organises them in folders, tracks read state and searches full text, with a native interface. It suits people who follow feeds by RSS rather than through an online reader.

FreeMac

escrcpy

viarotel-org

A graphical way to display and control Android devices through scrcpy. It wraps scrcpy's command-line capabilities in an interface for mirroring, keyboard and mouse control, file transfer, recording and screenshots, with multi-device and wireless support. It suits people who want scrcpy without remembering its flags.

FreeMac

Vesta

vestaterm

A native macOS terminal for running AI coding agents in parallel — built on real libghostty, with persistent tmux-style sessions and a scriptable Lua/CLI control plane.

FreeMac

UTM

utmapp

A virtual machine app for iOS and macOS. Built on QEMU, it runs Windows, Linux and other systems on a Mac and virtual machines on iPhone and iPad, supporting Apple Silicon and Intel with graphical configuration instead of command-line flags. It suits people needing multiple systems for development, testing or trying things out.

FreeMac

kawa

utatti

An input source switcher for macOS with user-defined shortcuts. Each input method gets its own key, so pressing it switches straight to that source instead of cycling or picking from the menu bar. It suits people using several input methods who need precise switching.

FreeMac

mocker

us

Docker-compatible container CLI built on Apple's Containerization framework. Same commands, same flags, mocker run, ps, stop, build, compose, stats, all working on macOS 26.

FreeMac

live-translator

umutcetinkaya

Real-time system audio translation for macOS — translate any audio (YouTube, podcasts, meetings) live on screen with OpenAI or Google Gemini. On-device speech recognition; optional low-latency real...

FreeMac

ControlRoom

twostraws

A macOS app for controlling Xcode simulators. It starts, switches and manages multiple simulators and device models, clears caches and resets state, without digging through Xcode menus. It suits iOS developers who work with simulators constantly.

FreeMac

MiaoYan

tw93

A quiet, local-first Markdown writing app for the Mac. Notes stay as plain text on disk with syntax highlighting, preview, tags and full-text search, and the restrained interface keeps attention on the sentences. It suits long writing sessions away from cloud sync and feature clutter.

FreeMac

opentypeless

tover0314-w

Open-source AI voice typing for macOS, Windows, and Linux. Press a hotkey, speak naturally, get polished text in any app.

FreeMac

Easydict

tisfeng

一个简洁优雅的词典翻译 macOS App。开箱即用,支持离线 OCR 识别,支持有道词典,🍎 苹果系统词典,🍎 苹果系统翻译,OpenAI,Gemini,DeepL,Google,Bing,腾讯,百度,阿里,小牛,彩云和火山翻译。A concise and elegant Dictionary and Translator macOS App for looking up words an...

FreeMac

harbor

thsnkhn

A polished native download manager for macOS supporting direct links, magnet links and torrents. It can take over browser downloads with resume, speed limits and queuing, and calls backends such as aria2c and yt-dlp for different sources, with a SwiftUI interface. It suits people who want downloads managed in one place.

FreeMac

Shifty

thompsonate

A macOS menu bar app that gives more control over Night Shift. Toggle it with one click, set time ranges, extend it temporarily or switch with a shortcut, more flexible than the options in system settings. It suits people who want to adjust screen colour temperature on their own schedule.

FreeMac

Claude-Usage-Monitor

theDanButuc

A native macOS menu bar app that shows your Claude.ai usage at a glance — colour-coded icon, live counter, reset timer. No API key needed.

FreeMac

MarkerData

TheAcharya

A forward-looking marker extraction app for Final Cut Pro. It pulls markers and keywords from timelines or clips and exports them to CSV, JSON, Notion, Airtable and more, with colour palettes and GIF previews. It suits post-production work that needs markers organised and asset lists delivered.

FreeMac

AppDuo

tamia6

Free, open-source macOS app cloner with custom icons, names and separate data. Hard-clone process names support routing with compatible proxy clients.

FreeMac

exifcleaner

szTheory

A cross-platform desktop app that strips metadata from images. Dropping photos in removes EXIF details such as device, timestamp and GPS location, so sharing an image does not leak private information, with batch handling of images, PDFs and video. It suits people who want metadata gone before posting.

FreeMac

SwiftBar

swiftbar

A powerful customisation tool for the macOS menu bar. Scripts produce the menu bar content, turning any command, API response or system state into menu items that run actions on click. It suits people who want custom information and shortcuts in the menu bar and are comfortable writing a few lines of script.

FreeMac

UltraTabSaver

Swift-open-source

An open-source tab management extension for Safari. Open tabs are saved as collections and restored when needed, so they do not pile up and eat memory, with search and grouping. It suits people who keep everything open to read later and need to clear it out periodically.

FreeMac

Sloth

sveinbjornt

Mac app that shows all open files, directories, sockets, pipes and devices in use by all running processes. Nice GUI for lsof.

FreeMac

SuperCmd

SuperCmdLabs

A capable macOS launcher. A keyboard shortcut opens a search box for launching apps, finding files, running commands and reaching clipboard history, with extensions and custom actions. It positions itself as an alternative to Spotlight and Raycast, which suits gathering daily actions behind one keyboard entry.

FreeMac

super-productivity

super-productivity

Super Productivity is an advanced todo list app with integrated Timeboxing and time tracking capabilities. It also comes with integrations for Jira, GitLab, GitHub and Open Project. - super-product...

FreeMac

SubEthaEdit

subethaedit

A general-purpose plain-text editor for macOS best known for real-time collaboration. Several people can edit the same document at once with cursors and changes visible live, alongside syntax highlighting, regex search and replace and command-line tools. It suits pair writing and jointly editing code or documents.

FreeMac

kaset

sozercan

A native macOS app for YouTube and YouTube Music. Written in SwiftUI, it supports playlists, subscriptions and search, with playback control from the menu bar in an interface that matches the system. It suits listening to YouTube Music on a Mac without keeping a browser tab open.

FreeMac

tintpad

sorkila

It falls out of your notch. Hotkey, repo, Return: your terminal opens with Claude Code, Codex or any agent already running. Free, MIT, local-only macOS.

FreeMac

farol

snowztech

A fast macOS terminal built for working alongside coding agents, based on libghostty. It is tuned for tools such as Claude Code and Codex, with git worktree switching and session management, and starts quickly as a native app. It suits developers who code with AI agents and want a terminal built for it.

FreeMac

loupe

smughead

macOS accessibility inspector for AI-agent workflows. Hover, annotate, copy structured output. - britchie4/Loupe

FreeMac

touch-bar-simulator

sindresorhus

Use the Touch Bar on any Mac. Machines without the hardware can run a simulated strip on screen to try and debug Touch Bar features, with configurable button layouts. It suits developers testing Touch Bar interactions or anyone wanting those controls on a machine that lacks them.

FreeMac

Pasteboard-Viewer

sindresorhus

Inspects the system clipboard on macOS. It lists which data types are present and what each contains, which helps debug copy and paste behaviour or confirm what an app actually put on the clipboard. It suits developers and anyone troubleshooting clipboard issues.

FreeMac

Gifski

sindresorhus

🌈 Convert videos to high-quality GIFs on your Mac.

FreeMac

create-dmg

sindresorhus

Creates a polished DMG for a macOS app in seconds. The command-line tool generates a disk image with background, icon layout and volume name already arranged, including the drag-to-Applications prompt. It suits developers packaging an app without placing icons by hand.

FreeMac

caprine

sindresorhus

An elegant desktop app for Facebook Messenger. It wraps the web Messenger in a native window with multi-account switching, a dark theme, shortcuts and notifications, so a chat tab does not have to stay open in the browser. It suits people handling Messenger messages on the computer.

FreeMac

StockDock

simonsruggi

Free & open-source macOS menu bar app to track stocks, ETFs, crypto & portfolio P&L in real-time. Native SwiftUI, no account, no subscription, privacy-first.

FreeMac

ApolloShell

Silvertree2010

Caelestia-inspired desktop shell for macOS 26 Tahoe: sidebar with its own dock, launcher, dashboard, quick actions and a settings app. Native Swift, English and German.

FreeMac

SpotAsk

shiquda

One hotkey to ask any AI on Mac. Open-source menu bar assistant: press ⌥Space to ask with your own API key (OpenAI, Claude, any OpenAI-compatible), act on selected text, or send it to ChatGPT, Perp...

FreeMac

wifi-lens

shiinasama

A native, open-source network diagnostics app for macOS with Wi-Fi analysis built in. It surveys nearby wireless networks, signal strength and channel usage, assesses connection quality and helps diagnose Bluetooth and network issues. It suits troubleshooting Wi-Fi interference and tuning home or office networks.

FreeMac

ShadowsocksX-NG

shadowsocks

A graphical Shadowsocks client for macOS. After configuring servers, one click enables the proxy, with several ciphers and plugins supported and menu bar switching between servers, global and rule modes. It suits people who want a graphical way to manage Shadowsocks connections.

FreeMac

betterglobekey

Serpentiel

Reworks the Globe key for faster input source switching. It makes the key behave more intuitively — a tap switches input method, a long press brings up emoji and dictation — reducing mistaps and extra steps. It suits people who switch input sources often and find the default behaviour awkward.

FreeMac

openhaystack

seemoo-lab

Build your own 'AirTags' 🏷 today! Framework for tracking personal Bluetooth devices via Apple's massive Find My network.

FreeMac

GoogleDriveSync

saihgupr

A native macOS menu bar app for Google Drive syncing. It shows sync status in the menu bar with pause and sync-now controls, keeping local folders matched with the cloud through a lighter interface than the web version. It suits people who need to confirm syncing finished.

FreeMac

saber

saber-notes

A cross-platform open-source app built for handwriting. It supports stylus and touch input for handwritten notes, annotations and simple drawing, keeps data locally, and runs on mobile and desktop. It suits people who think best by hand and want notes across devices.

FreeMac

rustdesk

rustdesk

An open-source remote desktop application designed for self-hosting, often used as a TeamViewer alternative. Relay and signal servers can be deployed on your own infrastructure, with remote control, file transfer, clipboard sync and multi-monitor support across Windows, macOS, Linux, Android and iOS. It suits teams that care where traffic goes and want to own the connection path.

FreeMac

markdown-quicklook

ruspg

A Quick Look extension for Markdown files on macOS, with a menu bar toggle. Press space to preview rendered Markdown, including Obsidian-style syntax and themes, without opening an editor first. It suits people browsing Markdown notes in Finder.

FreeMac

boardeject

royalpinto007

Export Apple Freeform boards to editable Excalidraw or preserve them as verified local archives - local-first and open source.

FreeMac

FineTune

ronitsingh10

FineTune, a macOS menu bar app for per-app volume control, multi-device output, audio routing, and 10-band EQ. Free and open-source alternative to SoundSource.

FreeMac

Tracexy

RockxyApp

Native, local-first network intelligence for macOS—capture live traffic, inspect PCAP/PCAPNG files, and investigate sessions, protocols, processes, flows, and packet evidence.

FreeMac

Shieldxy

RockxyApp

An open-source, auditable application firewall and connection monitor for macOS. It prompts on each program's network access so you can allow or deny it, lists current connections and traffic live, and keeps the code open for inspection. It suits people who want control over outbound traffic and verifiable tooling.

FreeMac

Equinox

rlxone

A tool for creating dynamic wallpapers on macOS. It rotates through a set of images by time, sunrise and sunset or appearance mode, producing a desktop that changes through the day, implemented natively in Swift with custom schedules. It suits people who want the desktop to follow the light.

FreeMac

grayscale-mode

rkbhochalya

A macOS menu bar app that gives more control over grayscale mode. Toggle full-screen grayscale with one click, schedule it to turn on automatically or switch it temporarily with a shortcut, more flexible than the switch buried in accessibility settings. It suits people using grayscale to make the screen less distracting.

FreeMac

MyMedia

photangralenphie

An app for presenting local films and series on macOS, positioned as an alternative to the Apple TV app. It scans a local library, fetches posters and metadata, organises by show and season, and keeps a native interface. It suits people who keep video files locally and want a tidy library.

FreeMac

MacDirStat

phalladar

Free, open-source disk space analyzer for macOS, inspired by WinDirStat. See what's taking up space on your Mac with an interactive treemap and track down large files. Native SwiftUI app for Ap...

FreeMac

pencil

pencil2d

A simple, intuitive 2D hand-drawn animation tool, open source and cross-platform. It offers bitmap and vector layers, onion skinning, a timeline and frame-by-frame drawing, with export to animation or video. It suits hand-drawn shorts, teaching animations and frame-by-frame practice.

FreeMac

Brooklyn

pedrommcarrasco

A screensaver inspired by Apple's October 30, 2018 event. It recreates the motion visuals shown during that keynote and runs as a macOS screensaver, which suits people who enjoy customising their screensaver or remember that event.

FreeMac

Nifro

PathGao

Turn websites into configurable macOS desktop wallpapers — a live window to nature, cameras, maps, and anything on the web.

FreeMac

pareto-mac

ParetoSecurity

Automatically audits whether a Mac meets basic security hygiene. It checks system settings against a security baseline and reports pass or fail per item with remediation hints, helping bring a machine to a safer state. It suits onboarding device checks and periodic self-audits.

FreeMac

fader

pantafive

Menu bar volume mixer for macOS: per-app volume, one-click audio output switching, Bluetooth headphone control. Free, native, no telemetry.

FreeMac

Calendr

pakerwreah

A calendar in the macOS menu bar. It shows the date and upcoming events, with a full month view, events and reminders on click, pulling from multiple calendar sources. Built with SwiftUI and RxSwift, it suits people who do not want to open a full calendar app just to check the schedule.

FreeMac

SwiftShift

pablopunk

A window management tool for macOS. Shortcuts combined with the mouse move and resize windows to positions around the screen smoothly, without precisely dragging edges. It suits people who want window arrangement to feel natural without memorising many shortcut combinations.

FreeMac

Maccy

p0deje

A lightweight clipboard manager for macOS. It keeps copied text, images and files, brings the history up with a shortcut to search and paste again, and pins frequently used entries. The native implementation stays small, which suits people who reuse earlier clipboard content.

FreeMac

ownkeep

ownkeep-app

OwnKeep is an offline, keyboard-first vault for macOS. Passwords, commands, todos, subscriptions and finance — one encrypted file that never leaves your Mac.

FreeMac

Plonk

ostapondo

A native, local macOS toolbox for screenshots, OCR, measuring, keep-awake, pointer tools, shortcuts, windows, workspaces, voice and MCP.

FreeMac

ani

open-ani

集找番、追番、看番的一站式弹幕追番平台,云收藏同步 (Bangumi),离线缓存,BitTorrent,弹幕云过滤。100% Kotlin/Compose Multiplatform - open-ani/animeko

FreeMac

MiddleDrag

NullPointerDepressiveDisorder

Brings middle-click and middle-drag to macOS through a three-finger trackpad gesture. A trackpad without a middle button can still close tabs or pan a canvas, in an open-source menu bar app. It suits people used to middle-click workflows who work on a trackpad.

FreeMac

Web

nuance-dev

A native macOS browser built on WebKit with a built-in Glance quick lookup and optional access to local AI models. The SwiftUI interface emphasises speed and a native feel, which suits people who want a simple browser that can also use on-device models while browsing.

FreeMac

ftop

Nongfsq

A small, quiet system monitor for Apple Silicon Macs: one floating glass panel that works at any size.

FreeMac

anylinuxfs

nohajc

Mounts the filesystems Linux supports on macOS. Using NFS and a small virtual machine it mounts ext4, btrfs, XFS, ZFS, NTFS and others read-write, including encrypted volumes with LUKS, LVM, RAID and BitLocker. It suits reading Linux disks on a Mac or handling drives from other machines.

FreeMac

ILoveNotch

niyamvora

Free, open-source notch app for MacBooks: now playing, file shelf, calendar, Reminders, notes, shortcuts, timers, camera mirror, and your Claude, Codex, Cursor, and Copilot usage. Native SwiftUI, n...

FreeMac

HapticKey

niw

A small utility that adds haptic feedback when the Touch Bar is tapped. It gives the touch strip a feel closer to a physical key, reducing uncertainty when operating it without looking. It suits people who use the Touch Bar regularly and want tactile confirmation.

FreeMac

TabType

nilava

Free, open-source AI autocomplete for macOS — on-device ghost-text suggestions in every app. A private, local Cotypist alternative built with MLX.

FreeMac

AeroSpace

nikitabobko

A tiling window manager for macOS in the spirit of i3. Windows are organised in a tree, moved between positions and workspaces with shortcuts, switches happen instantly without animation, and configuration lives in a plain text file. It suits developers coming from i3 or sway who want the same model on macOS.

FreeMac

itsyconnect-macos

nickustinov

A friendlier client for App Store Connect. Version, build, TestFlight and metadata management move from the web console to the desktop in a more focused flow, with API and AI agent access. It suits iOS developers handling releases and test distribution often.

FreeMac

KeepingYouAwake

newmarcel

A small utility that stops the Mac from sleeping. One click in the menu bar keeps it awake during downloads, builds, presentations or long tasks, with an optional duration and automatic release on low battery. It suits temporarily preventing sleep without changing the system power settings.

FreeMac

SwiftMTP

Neighbor-Z

An Android file transfer tool built for macOS. It connects over MTP so files can be browsed and dragged directly, without installing Android File Transfer, with a native Swift interface and some assistance for organising files. It suits people moving files between a Mac and an Android phone.

FreeMac

whisk

nathan-poncet

📋 Open-source clipboard manager for macOS — Paste-style panel, pins, search. Swift/SwiftUI, Clean Architecture.

FreeMac

muxy

muxy-app

A lightweight, memory-efficient terminal multiplexer. It manages multiple sessions, splits and parallel runs in one window, tuned for AI command-line tools such as Claude Code, Codex and Gemini, and starts quickly as a native app. It suits developers running several AI agents or long tasks at once.

FreeMac

Loop

mrkai77

A macOS window manager built around elegance. Hold a modifier and a radial menu appears around the cursor, then drag the window in a direction to snap it into that layout, which is intuitive and needs no shortcut memorisation. It suits people who organise windows with the mouse but find manual dragging tedious.

FreeMac

Dozer

Mortennn

Hides menu bar icons on macOS. Drag the ones you do not need past the divider and they stay tucked away, with a click to reveal everything. The lightweight native implementation suits anyone whose menu bar is filled with status icons.

FreeMac

moonproxy-desktop

MoonProxyHQ

MoonProxy Desktop - Cross-platform FRP desktop client (frpc GUI) for macOS and Windows. NAT traversal / intranet penetration made simple. Open-source (MIT). Built with Tauri v2 + Vue 3 + Rust. - Mo...

FreeMac

MonitorControl

MonitorControl

🖥 Control your display's brightness & volume on your Mac as if it was a native Apple Display. Use Apple Keyboard keys or custom shortcuts. Shows the native macOS OSDs. - MonitorControl/Moni...

FreeMac

iglance

moneypulation

A free system monitor for macOS. The menu bar shows CPU, memory, disk, network, battery, fan and temperature status at a glance, with detailed readings on click, in an open-source and lightweight package. It suits people who want machine state visible without a heavy monitoring suite.

FreeMac

puresnitch

momenbasel

Free, open-source application firewall for macOS. Little Snitch alternative with zero telemetry. Native SwiftUI world map, rules manager, DNS over HTTPS, pf-based blocking. Signed, notarized, MIT l...

FreeMac

PureMac

momenbasel

Free, open-source macOS cleaner. CleanMyMac alternative with zero telemetry. Native SwiftUI, scheduled auto-cleaning, Xcode/Homebrew/system cache cleanup. MIT licensed.

FreeMac

pesty

momenbasel

Free, open-source clipboard manager for macOS a native Paste app alternative with color-coded history, pinboards, search & keyboard paste. Signed, notarized, Homebrew.

FreeMac

ConsoleMini

momenbasel

Turn a Mac mini into a living-room retro/PS console - beautiful big-picture launcher (Electron + React)

FreeMac

MochiDiffusion

MochiDiffusion

Runs Stable Diffusion natively on the Mac. It uses the Apple Silicon neural engine and Core ML for local inference, generating images from prompts with image-to-image support and swappable models, entirely offline. It suits people who want to try AI image generation while caring about privacy and speed.

FreeMac

Clipbara

mobrava

Open-source clipboard manager for macOS and iPhone. Card-style history, Pinboards, Quick Look, and optional iCloud sync. Free DMG and Homebrew builds, one-time purchase on the App Store. - mobrava/...

FreeMac

Applite

milanvarady

A native macOS app store for software that is not on the App Store. It draws on Homebrew Cask so those apps can be browsed, searched and installed or updated in one click without remembering brew commands. It suits people who want a graphical way to manage Homebrew apps.

FreeMac

imark

migsilva89

Native Markdown reader for macOS. Keep it open while you write and it follows every save. Comment on a phrase and the note is saved into the .md file itself. Your coding agent can open a plan here ...

FreeMac

aman_check

MidZai

Dated, honest condition report for a used Mac: locks, battery, SSD, configuration and guided hardware tests. Native macOS app, nothing leaves your Mac.

FreeMac

ShengJi

maddylaneeee

Native local-first macOS speech-to-text, live captions, subtitle editing, offline translation, and on-device Gemma 4 transcript enhancement.

FreeMac

Simple-Comic

MaddTheSane

A comic reader for macOS. It opens CBR and CBZ archives, pages through them with zoom and two-page spreads, and organises a library by series. It suits reading local comics on the computer without a heavyweight reader.

FreeMac

Hot

macmade

A macOS menu bar app that shows when the CPU is being throttled for thermal reasons. When the processor downclocks from heat, the menu bar says so, making clear why performance dropped instead of leaving you wondering why an app slowed down. It suits people running heavy workloads who want to watch thermals.

FreeMac

macfanpro

macfanpro

MacFanPro: free, open-source fan control for Apple Silicon Macs, with a native menu bar app and 18 languages.

FreeMac

RelayBar

lx2026

A small native macOS menu bar manager for SSH local port forwarding and remote file access. Tunnel profiles live in the menu bar and connect or disconnect with one click, while remote directories can be browsed and files retrieved, without typing ssh each time. It suits people who connect to remote servers often.

FreeMac

alt-tab-macos

lwouis

Brings Windows-style Alt-Tab to macOS. A shortcut opens a switcher with thumbnails of every window, allowing repeated switching while the modifier is held and grouping by app or window, close to how Windows behaves. It suits people arriving from Windows who find Command-Tab switching apps only too coarse.

FreeMac

LuxShot

lukebuild

A minimal OCR tool for macOS. Capture a region and the text inside it is recognised and copied to the clipboard, running entirely locally on the system Vision framework with no uploads. Written in SwiftUI and living in the menu bar, it suits quickly pulling text out of screenshots.

FreeMac

BatteryHog

luke-fairbanks

A native macOS app that shows what's draining your battery — live power, per-app energy, charge history, and drain insights. 100% local, no dependencies.

FreeMac

Lunavect

lovach

Claude Code and Codex in your Mac menu bar: see which AI coding agent is working, waiting for you or running background tasks, get alerts before weekly and 5-hour usage limits run out, and add desk...

FreeMac

Cog

losnoco

A free, open-source audio player for macOS and iOS. It handles lossless formats such as FLAC, APE and WavPack alongside common compressed ones, builds playlists from folders, shows lyrics and spectrum display, and stays light on resources. It suits people playing local music, especially lossless files.

FreeMac

linearmouse

linearmouse

A mouse and trackpad utility for the Mac. It disables pointer acceleration, adjusts scroll speed and direction independently, and keeps separate settings per device, bringing the feel of an external mouse closer to other platforms. It suits people coming from Windows or Linux who struggle with macOS acceleration.

FreeMac

lima

lima-vm

Runs Linux virtual machines on macOS, aimed at container workloads. One command brings up a Linux environment with containerd and nerdctl built in, and other runtimes such as Docker and Podman can be used too, with multi-architecture support and file sharing. It suits developers running Linux containers on a Mac without a full virtualisation manager.

FreeMac

touch-emoji

lessmess-dev

An emoji picker for the MacBook Pro Touch Bar. Tap it open on the Touch Bar, pick from categories and insert straight at the cursor, without remembering shortcuts or opening the character panel. It suits people who use emoji often in chats and documents on a Touch Bar machine.

FreeMac

poirot

leonardocardoso

A native macOS companion for Claude Code. It browses past sessions, shows the diffs each change produced and re-runs earlier commands, making AI-assisted coding in the terminal reviewable. It suits people who code with Claude Code daily and need to revisit or reuse a previous run.

FreeMac

swiftGuard

Lennolium

An anti-forensics tray app for macOS that watches USB ports. It records and alerts on USB devices being connected, helping surface unusual physical access attempts as part of physical and operational security. It suits people concerned about who can touch their machine and who want a record.

FreeMac

MeetingBar

leits

Keeps meetings visible from the macOS menu bar. Calendar events are listed there, with one click to join Google Meet, Zoom or Teams links and a nudge as each one approaches, so there is no need to keep reopening the calendar. It suits people with back-to-back meetings.

FreeMac

openquack

larryxiao

Voice dictation menu-bar app for macOS. Press a hotkey, speak, transcript appears at the cursor. Whisper runs locally via WhisperKit on Apple Silicon — no audio, text, or telemetry leaves your Mac....

FreeMac

tty7

l0ng-ai

The terminal that outlives its window. Shells survive quitting the app, agents can drive other agents, and remote machines work the same way. Pure Rust, GPU-rendered.

FreeMac

BackgroundMusic

kyleneideck

Background Music, a macOS audio utility: automatically pause your music, set individual apps' volumes and record system audio.

FreeMac

Petrichor

kushalpandya

An offline music player for macOS. It plays local audio files in formats such as MP3 and OGG without a network connection or account, with a native interface. It suits people who keep music on disk and want a straightforward player.

FreeMac

MenubarCC

ksterx

🦀 Clawd, a menu bar crab that shows your Claude Code sessions at a glance — walking while Claude works, bouncing when it needs you

FreeMac

macUSB

Kruszoneq

An all-in-one bootable USB maker for the Mac. It downloads macOS installers and writes boot media, and also builds Windows and Linux installers, covering Apple Silicon, Intel Macs and both UEFI and legacy BIOS boot. It suits reinstalling the system or setting up multi-boot machines.

FreeMac

boost

Kernel-Hunter

Free, open source Mac menu bar app for memory and disk. See what uses your RAM, keep a week of history, pause idle apps, find large files, and uninstall cleanly. No network access. - Kernel-Hunter/...

FreeMac

keepassxc

keepassxreboot

A cross-platform community port of the KeePass password manager. Vaults are encrypted files kept on your own machine with no cloud dependency, hardware keys such as YubiKey can serve as a second factor, and logins can be filled automatically in browsers and apps through extensions. It suits people who want to keep passwords entirely under their own control.

FreeMac

pomodoro-cycle-app

jet8a

An open-source Pomodoro timer for macOS. It cycles between focus and break periods following the Pomodoro technique, times each phase and prompts the switch, and counts completed pomodoros. The native, minimal interface suits people who want structured focus sessions.

FreeMac

Dayflow

JerryZLiu

The automatic work journal/time tracker. Privately turns your screen into a timeline of what you actually accomplished. Open-source and local-first.

FreeMac

rem

jasonjmcghee

An open-source tool that records and searches everything you have looked at, locally on the Mac. It captures screen and window content continuously into a searchable local index, so a passage or an interface can be found again by time or keyword, with nothing uploaded. It suits people who need to retrace what they saw and care about privacy.

FreeMac

streaker

jamieweavis

A cross-platform menu bar app that tracks GitHub contribution streaks and statistics. It shows the current streak and today's commits in the menu bar, reminds you before a streak breaks, and charts the history. It suits people who care about keeping their contribution graph unbroken.

FreeMac

OnlySwitch

jacklandrin

👑 The all-in-one macOS menu bar companion: customizable controls, system monitor, AI Agent, Shortcuts, widgets, remote control, and more.

FreeMac

dns-heaven

greenboxal

A tool for fixing DNS resolution problems on macOS. The system can leave /etc/resolv.conf in a bad state after connecting a VPN or changing networks, breaking name resolution; this tool rebuilds the resolver configuration, corrects ordering and sources, and supports split DNS. It suits people who use VPNs often and hit resolution trouble.

FreeMac

FSNotes

glushchenko

A fast Markdown note app for Mac and iPhone. Notes are stored locally as plain-text Markdown that you can sync yourself, with tags, outlines, code blocks and attachments, and both launch and search stay quick. It suits people who want a light note tool without handing content to a cloud service.

FreeMac

glim

glimapp

A free, open-source file viewer for macOS. Markdown, PDFs, images, JSON, CSV and code in one workspace. Apple Silicon & Intel.

FreeMac

CapsLockNoDelay

gkpln3

Removes the delay macOS applies when Caps Lock is pressed. By default the system waits briefly before the lock takes effect; this tool makes the switch immediate. It suits people who toggle Caps Lock often or repurpose the key for something else.

FreeMac

device-hub-pro

gitemre

Android and iOS devices, side by side on your Mac. Mirror, control, change settings and capture — free and open source.

FreeMac

mactools

ggbond268

A free, open-source collection of native macOS menu bar tools. Fan speed control, system information and other small utilities sit behind one menu bar entry, implemented in SwiftUI with a small footprint. It suits people who would rather not install a separate app for every minor feature.

FreeMac

gantry

getgantry

Native macOS app for managing and monitoring Docker — local and over SSH. Agent-ready: built-in MCP server and App Intents. Free and open source.

FreeMac

VPN-Bypass

GeiserX

macOS menu-bar app for fine-grained VPN routing: bypass the VPN for chosen domains/services, force others through it, or (Custom mode) route each domain/subnet out a specific egress — direct, a spe...

FreeMac

akou

GeiserX

The open-source alternative to Granola. Records your calls on a Mac, transcribes them on your own machine, lets your own AI agent in the terminal (Claude Code, Codex or any other) follow and questi...

FreeMac

uPic

gee1k

A native macOS uploader for images and files. Once a storage backend is configured, taking a screenshot or picking a file uploads it and copies the link to the clipboard, with support for Aliyun OSS, Tencent COS, Qiniu, Upyun, GitHub, S3, MinIO and more. It suits people who insert images constantly while writing.

FreeMac

aliyunpan

gaozhangmin

BoxPlayer - 聚合网盘管理+影视聚合 支持 Windows Linux iOS macOS tvOS Android - gaozhangmin/boxplayer

FreeMac

eul

gao-sun

A macOS status monitor written in SwiftUI. It shows real-time CPU, memory, network, disk and battery readings in the menu bar or a window, with a clean native interface. It suits people who want system state visible at all times without installing heavyweight monitoring software.

FreeMac

lemma

fus3r

An IDE for reading mathematics: a free, open-source PDF reader for the Mac that turns references into links, proofs into steps and checks derivations as you write them.

FreeMac

FinderRight

funny-dog

A lightweight tool that extends the macOS Finder context menu. Common actions such as creating a file, copying a path or opening a terminal here appear directly in the right-click menu, saving the step of launching an app first. It is written in Swift and SwiftUI and plugs in as a Finder extension, which suits people who handle files all day.

FreeMac

mhabit

FriesI23

Open-source Flutter habit tracker with smart scoring, WebDAV sync, local-first storage, privacy-focused design, and support for Android, iOS, Windows, macOS, and Linux.

FreeMac

Freeter

FreeterApp

Gathers the apps, files and web pages a task needs into a single window. Each project can have its own workspace with folders, pages, todos and timers side by side, so switching projects switches the whole context. It suits people running several projects who want fewer window changes.

FreeMac

Liftoff

firstfu

The Launchpad that macOS 26 took away — back, faster, with live window previews and Smart Organize. Free & open source, 13 languages.

FreeMac

DockLens-app

firstfu

Hover a Dock icon to see live thumbnails of its windows. Free, open-source Dock previews for macOS 26+.

FreeMac

gemini-collector

FirenzeLor

Native macOS & Windows Google Gemini desktop client, chat backup and conversation exporter. Sync and archive all chat history, attachments, Deep Research, Canvas and AI-generated media locally ...

FreeMac

SketchyBar

FelixKratz

A highly customisable replacement for the macOS status bar. Shell scripts decide what appears and how it is laid out, pulling from any data source such as workspaces, window titles, system metrics or media state, with full control over appearance. It suits people who enjoy polishing their desktop environment and pairs well with yabai.

FreeMac

JankyBorders

FelixKratz

A lightweight window border system for macOS. It draws a coloured border around the focused window so you can tell at a glance where input will go, whether windows are tiled or stacked, with configurable colour, width and corner radius. It is often paired with tiling window managers such as yabai.

FreeMac

Usage4Claude

f-is-h

Monitor all your Claude/Codex usage limits in real-time from your macOS menu bar - supports 5-hour, 7-day, extra usage, 7-day Opus and 7-day Sonnet quotas.

FreeMac

stats

exelban

A macOS system monitor that lives in the menu bar. It shows CPU, memory, disk, network, GPU, fan speed and temperature in real time, with history graphs on click and a choice of which readings to display. It suits people who want to keep an eye on load without opening Activity Monitor.

FreeMac

fnkey

evoleinik

A menu bar dictation tool for macOS. Hold the Fn key, speak, and the transcript is pasted at the cursor when you release, with no window switching. Transcription can run through Deepgram, Groq or Whisper, and the Rust implementation keeps it responsive. It suits people who would rather talk than type when writing comments or messages.

FreeMac

codex-island

ericjypark

A small utility that shows AI usage limits in the MacBook notch area. Remaining quota for services such as Claude Code and Codex sits beside the notch, so you can see how much is left without switching to a web dashboard. It suits people running several AI coding services who need to keep an eye on quotas.

FreeMac

Swifka

Ender-Wang

A native macOS monitoring tool for Kafka, designed to be read-only so cluster state cannot be changed by accident. It shows topics, partitions and consumer group lag, understands Avro, Protobuf and Schema Registry, and uses a SwiftUI interface that matches the system. It suits developers and operators who need to watch a cluster without granting write access.

FreeMac

pulse

emgeorrk

Native macOS menu bar system monitor — CPU, memory, network, temps, fans & power. The popular GNOME tool Vitals, for the Mac.

FreeMac

Atoll

Ebullioscopic

Brings the dynamic island idea to macOS. The notch area becomes an interactive panel showing current media, notifications and staged files, expanding and collapsing as the state changes. It suits people who like keeping frequently needed information at the top of the screen instead of opening extra windows.

FreeMac

Doughnut

dyerc

A podcast client for the Mac. It handles subscribing to shows, listening along a timeline, managing a queue, offline downloads and variable speed playback, with a Swift interface that follows the system look. It suits people who listen while working at the computer rather than on a phone.

FreeMac

hidden

dwarvesf

A very light macOS utility for hiding menu bar icons you rarely need. Drag the ones you want out of the way into its area and the bar keeps only what matters, with a click to reveal everything temporarily. Written in native Swift with a small footprint, it suits anyone whose menu bar is crowded with status icons.

FreeMac

MakLock

dutkiewiczmaciej

Free, open-source macOS app that locks applications with Touch ID, Apple Watch, and trusted Wi-Fi. The only open-source app locker for macOS.

FreeMac

codex-profiles

Ducksss

Named CODEX_HOME profiles and ChatGPT Desktop windows with separate local state, without copying tokens

FreeMac

SlowQuitApps

dteoh

Adds a global delay to Command-Q so a mistyped shortcut does not quit an app. Holding the keys for a short while is required before it actually closes, and releasing cancels; the delay and a whitelist are configurable. It suits people who close windows by accident while switching apps quickly.

FreeMac

diskwise

DreamOfXM

Free, open-source CleanMyMac alternative for macOS. Native SwiftUI disk cleaner for app caches, node_modules, Xcode DerivedData and Docker usage - nothing is ever really deleted: it all goes to the...

FreeMac

openspatial

dortanes

Spatial audio for any headphones on Mac: 7.1 surround with head tracking for every app, Netflix in 5.1 in Safari, AI upmix for stereo, and a live 3D view of the sound.

FreeMac

hallelujahIM

dongyuwei

hallelujahIM(哈利路亚 英文输入法) is an intelligent English input method with auto-suggestions and spell check features.

FreeMac

DiffusionBee

divamgupta

Diffusion Bee is the easiest way to run Stable Diffusion locally on your M1 Mac. Comes with a one-click installer. No dependencies or technical knowledge needed. - divamgupta/diffusionbee-stable-di...

FreeMac

flock

divagation

A terminal multiplexer built on Swift and AppKit, aimed at Claude Code and shell sessions. It manages several sessions in one window with fast switching and parallel runs, and being native it starts quickly. It suits developers running multiple AI agents or long tasks at once.

FreeMac

DevToys

DevToys-app

A Swiss Army knife for developers. Scattered utilities such as JSON formatting, Base64 encoding, timestamp conversion, regex testing, hashing and JWT decoding are collected into one app, so you do not have to open a website for each. It is cross-platform, extensible and follows the system theme.

FreeMac

Bye-Mac-App

designsbymuzeer

Closes running macOS apps in one go. The panel lists what is currently open, you tick what should go, and it quits them together instead of right-clicking or pressing Command-Q one by one. It suits people who keep many apps open and want to clear them quickly.

FreeMac

magicwall

davidullo

A tool that sets local videos as the macOS desktop wallpaper. It is implemented natively with low resource use and is code-signed and notarised, which suits people who want a moving desktop without installing a heavy wallpaper suite.

FreeMac

tablepro

datlechin

A native database client built for developers with SwiftUI. It connects to MySQL, PostgreSQL, SQLite, SQL Server, MongoDB, Redis and others, offering SQL editing, result grids, schema inspection and data editing. The native interface keeps startup and scrolling responsive.

FreeMac

reminders-menubar

DamascenoRafael

Simple macOS menu bar application to view and interact with reminders. Developed with SwiftUI and using Apple Reminders as a source.

FreeMac

mactokio

dalirnet

Brings the phone authenticator app to the Mac. It generates time-based codes with TOTP, imports existing secrets and shows them on the desktop, so signing in no longer means reaching for the phone. It suits anyone typing two-factor codes many times a day.

FreeMac

NotepadNext

dail8859

A cross-platform reimplementation of Notepad++ built with Qt, bringing a familiar editing experience to macOS and Linux. It supports multiple tabs, syntax highlighting, find and replace, macros and plugins, which suits people coming from Windows who are used to how Notepad++ works.

FreeMac

redis-pro

cmushroom

A Redis desktop client written in SwiftUI. It connects to several instances, browses the keyspace, inspects and edits the different data structures and runs commands, with a lightweight interface that starts quickly. It suits developers who look at or debug Redis data regularly.

FreeMac

Clipy

Clipy

A clipboard extension for macOS that records what you copy and brings the history back with a shortcut. It handles text, images and files, and lets you keep snippets as favourites so the same passage is not copied over and over. It suits people who move content between documents all day.

FreeMac

multipass

canonical

A tool for orchestrating Ubuntu virtual machines. One command creates, starts and stops Ubuntu instances on macOS, Windows or Linux, using QEMU, Hyper-V and other backends underneath, with cloud-init for provisioning. It suits development and testing that needs a clean Linux environment without assembling a VM by hand.

FreeMac

Sonar

can4hou6joeng4

🐋 Native iOS & macOS music player built with SwiftUI, with local playlists, synced lyrics, and menu bar / notch playback controls.

FreeMac

cleardisk

bysiber

Free macOS menu bar app to visualize and clean developer caches (Xcode, node_modules, CocoaPods, SPM, Docker, pip, Cargo). Reclaim disk space instantly.

FreeMac

DockAnchor

bwya77

DockAnchor is a simple macOS utility that stops the Dock from moving between displays. Lock your Dock to a single screen for a more stable, distraction-free workspace. Ideal for multi-monitor setup...

FreeMac

mole-widget

bsnkhua

Lightweight macOS desktop system monitor widget — live CPU, memory, disk, network, battery & process metrics. Swift + SwiftUI. - TadelUnso/mole-widget

FreeMac

claude-usage

Bread-bang

Native macOS menu bar app showing Claude Code usage (session / weekly / Sonnet / credits) — no backend, notarized, brew install

FreeMac

brave-browser

brave

An open-source browser built on Chromium that blocks ads and tracking scripts by default, cutting page clutter and speeding up loading. It supports Chrome extensions, private windows and cross-device sync, with builds for macOS, Windows, Linux, Android and iOS. It suits people who want Chromium compatibility together with stronger privacy defaults.

FreeMac

eqMac

bitgapp

A system-wide audio equaliser and volume mixer for macOS. It processes sound at the CoreAudio layer, so one equaliser setting applies to every app and per-app volume can be adjusted separately, with presets and custom bands. It suits people who want to improve how headphones or speakers sound and stop adjusting volume app by app.

FreeMac

usage

aqua5230

macOS menu bar & Windows tray app pinning Claude Code, Codex, Antigravity & Grok CLI quota, burn rate, and cost to your screen. Local-first, no telemetry. HTML reports, 16 themes. - aqua523...

FreeMac

TetherShot

apoorvdarshan

macOS menu-bar app that screenshots your iPhone over USB or Wi-Fi — straight into a folder you choose and onto your clipboard. Native Swift + AVFoundation. Install via npm.

FreeMac

macbook-24x7-agents

apoorvdarshan

Run AI agents 24x7 on a MacBook: never sleep, lid closed, display off. Fully reversible.

FreeMac

browser-cookie-bridge

apoorvdarshan

Private, local cookie and session transfer between Chromium browsers and ChatGPT Codex on macOS.

FreeMac

panoply

anzal1

Every file tool in one open-source app. PDF, image, video, audio, OCR and ID photos, on your device, offline, with nothing uploaded.

FreeMac

frink

benord-labs

Desktop-first, open-source (MIT) application for running parallel agents, and multi-step custom workflows triggered by schedules, webhooks or events from tools like Linear and Sentry, across your a...

FreeMac

Awal-terminal

AwalTerminal

LLM-native terminal emulator for macOS — AI components, multi-provider profiles, voice input, Metal GPU rendering

FreeMac

AuroraEditor

AuroraEditor

Aurora Editor is a IDE built by the community, for the community, and written in Swift for the best native performance and feel for macOS.

FreeMac

oh-my-android

ateymoori

Free ADB GUI and Android Emulator control panel for macOS. One click for dark mode, font scale, RTL and pseudo-locales, TalkBack, layout bounds, network speed and GPS: no adb commands. Layout Inspe...

FreeMac

lyricglow

ateymoori

Real-time synced lyrics for Spotify & Apple Music in your macOS menu bar. Word-by-word karaoke highlighting, lyrics translation into 43 languages with RTL support, artist metadata and album art...

FreeMac

Oats

ariso-ai

The free, open-source meeting-notes app for your Mac — offline transcription and AI notes, free in the cloud or 100% on-device.

FreeMac

Carol

AnaghSharma

A macOS lyrics app written in SwiftUI that shows the lyrics of the current track on the desktop or in the menu bar, scrolling in time with playback. It matches lyrics from several sources and keeps the interface minimal, which suits people who listen while working and like seeing the words as they go.

FreeMac

Knopo

alkalim

A native macOS outliner that arranges thinking into hierarchies, turning scattered notes into structured documents. Data lives in local Markdown with no cloud dependency, which fits structured writing, breaking projects down and knowledge management. Folding and dragging let an idea grow from a single line into finished material.

FreeMac

Lunar

alin23

A macOS utility for adaptive brightness on external displays. It controls brightness, contrast and volume over DDC and adjusts them automatically from the ambient light sensor or sunrise and sunset times, with XDR brightness unlocking, keyboard shortcuts and per-display control. It suits people working on external monitors who want brightness to shift on its own the way the built-in screen does.

FreeMac

stronghold

alichtman

A command-line tool that applies macOS security settings from the terminal. Hardening options scattered across preferences, the firewall and sharing services are collected into runnable commands, so one command tightens the defaults and changes can be rolled back. It suits developers, operators and anyone setting up a new machine who wants a more conservative security posture quickly.

FreeMac

deadbolt

alichtman

A minimal file encryption tool that secures files or whole directories with AES-256, producing ciphertext that opens on other operating systems. There is no elaborate key management: pick the files, set a password, and encrypt or decrypt. It suits adding a layer of protection before files go into cloud storage, a USB stick or an email attachment. Runs on macOS, Linux and Windows.

FreeMac

Zettel

AlexW00

A fast note-taking app for iOS and macOS. Notes are stored as local Markdown files that you can sync and back up yourself, which fits the Zettelkasten habit of collecting small pieces and gradually linking them into a knowledge network. Launch and input stay lightweight, so it suits people who jot things down constantly and prefer not to be locked into a cloud service.

FreeMac

WandelBar

alexiosus

Customize the macOS Tahoe menu bar background with blur, tint, shadows, textures, presets, and per-Space settings!

FreeMac

alacritty

alacritty

A cross-platform terminal emulator that renders text through OpenGL, keeping scrolling and redraws smooth even under heavy output. It handles rendering only, is configured through a YAML file, and leaves splits and tabs to external tools such as tmux. It runs on macOS, Linux and BSD, and suits developers who care about low latency and a minimal architecture.

FreeMac

stik

0xMassi

Instant thought capture for macOS. One shortcut, post-it appears, type, close.

FreeMac

squirreldisk

adileo

Free, open-source disk usage analyzer for macOS, Windows and Linux. See what fills your disk, servers (SSH) and cloud storage in an animated sunburst or treemap, and clean it up safely. A DaisyDisk...

FreeMac

muxbar

1989v

Native macOS menu bar app — tmux session manager, Keep Awake / closed-lid mode (lid shut, work running), long-running script launcher (OCI polling, capacity wait, backups). Swift + SwiftUI. - 1989v...

FreeMac

Sleepless

Aboudjem

Keep your MacBook awake with the lid closed, on battery, with no external display. A native menu-bar app that uses pmset disablesleep, with an auto-off timer and a battery-floor cutoff so it can&#3...

FreeMac

fieldhop-macos

18565882223-beep

FieldHop — local-first OTP relay from Messages or email to the right field on macOS.

FreeMac
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