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 A curated list of awesome applications, softwares, tools and shiny things for macOS.

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Audio

  • Audio Hijack

    Record audio from any application like iTunes, Skype or Safari, or from hardware devices like microphones and mixers

  • Audio Profile Manager

    Allows you to pin input/output devices for each particular combination of connected devices. May suppress HDMI displays from being chosen

  • 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

  • krisp

    AI-powered app that removes background noise and echo from meetings leaving only human voice

  • Plug

    Discover and listen to music from Hype Machine

  • Recordia

    Record audio directly from the menu bar or with a global keyboard shortcut

  • VOX Player

    Play numerous lossy and lossless audio formats

  • XLD

    Rip/Decode/convert/play various "lossless" audio files

Backup

  • Arq

    Encrypted backups to Amazon, Dropbox, Google, OneDrive, etc

  • Carbon Copy Cloner

    Create incremental and fully bootable backups of your Mac to external storage

Chat Clients

  • ChitChat

    A native Mac app wrapper for WhatsApp Web

  • Telegram

    A messaging app with a focus on speed and security, it’s super fast, simple and free

  • Textual

    An Internet Relay Chat (IRC) client

Data Recovery

  • Data Rescue

    Comprehensive and professional data recovery for a multitude of scenarios

  • DiskWarrior

    Recover from filesystem corruptions when Disk Utility is out of options

Developers

  • Anvil

    Serve up static sites and Rack apps with simple URLs and zero configuration

  • Base 2

    A GUI for managing SQLite databases

  • CocoaRestClient

    An app for testing REST endpoints

  • Cork

    A fast, intuitive Homebrew GUI

  • Dash

    An API Documentation Browser and Code Snippet Manager

  • Decode

    Converts Xcode Interface Builder files (Xib and Storyboard files) to Swift source code

  • Fork

    a fast and friendly git client for Mac

  • DevUtils

    All-in-one toolbox for developers. 42+ beautifully crafted useful developer tools, native macOS app, work offline

  • Gas Mask

    A simple hosts file manager which allows editing of host files and switching between them

  • gitbar

    Open source github contribution stats on your Menu Bar

  • GitUp

    A simple but powerful Git macOS app

  • GitX-dev

    A fork (variant) of GitX, maintained and enhanced with productivity oriented changes

  • Hopper Dissassembler

    A Dissassembler for MacOS and Linux. Has a Demo option for 30 minutes of productivity

  • Hosts

    Edit hosts file

  • Iconology

    Edit Icons and then Export to Xcode, Icns, Ico, Favicon, Mac Iconset, or a Custom List of Sizes

  • ImageAlpha

    Apply lossy compression on PNG files with or without transparency for more efficient files

  • ImageOptim

    Makes images take up less disk space and load faster

  • Integrity

    Easily find your website's broken links

  • Kaleidoscope

    Powerful diff and merge application supporting text, images, and folders

  • Knuff

    The debug application for Apple Push Notification Service (APNs)

  • Medis

    A modern GUI for Redis

  • Pasteboard Viewer

    Inspect the system pasteboards

  • Paw

    The ultimate REST client

  • pgMagic

    A PostgreSQL client that lets you talk to your database in SQL or natural language

  • Pods Updater

    A macOS app which helps you manage dependency releases in your Podfile

  • Postico

    A modern PostgreSQL client

  • Postgres.app

    The easiest way to get started with PostgreSQL

  • Proxyman

    High-performance man-in-the-middle proxy to observe and manipulate HTTP/HTTPS requests

  • Pusher

    A free tool to do sandbox push notifications

  • PSequel

    A PostgreSQL GUI tool

  • QorumLogs

    Swift Logging Utility for Xcode & Google Docs

  • Quiver

    A delightful notebook for programmers that allows mixing rich text, code, markdown, LaTeX, and graphs

  • Sequel Ace

    A MySQL & MariaDB database manager

  • Sequel Pro

    A MySQL database manager

  • SnippetsLab

    Manage and organise snippets of code

  • SourceTree

    A free Git & Mercurial client

  • Swiftify

    Objective-C to Swift code converter and Xcode & Finder extensions

  • TablePlus

    A modern, native GUI for multiple databases

  • Touch Bar Simulator

    The macOS Touch Bar Simulator as a standalone app

  • Tower

    The most powerful Git client

  • Trailer

    Configurable menubar Git notifications with accompanying native iOS app

  • Unused

    An app for checking Xcode projects for unused resources

  • Vagrant Manager

    Manage your vagrant machines in one place with Vagrant Manager for macOS

  • Versions

    SVN GUI client for Mac

  • WWDC

    The WWDC app

  • Xcodes

    Install and switch between multiple versions of Xcode

E-Book Utilities

Editors

  • CotEditor

    Lightweight plain-text editor for macOS

  • Emacs

    Port of Emacs to work as an macOS app

  • MacVim

    Vim, the text editor

  • Nova

    The beautiful, fast, flexible, native Mac code editor from Panic

  • Sublime Text 3

    The sophisticated text editor

  • TextMate

    A graphical text editor

  • VimR

    Vim, refined

Email Utilities

  • Airmail

    Lightning fast email client designed for El Capitan

  • MailMate

    Advanced IMAP email client, featuring extensive keyboard control and Markdown support

  • Mailplane

    A tightly integreted client for Google Mail, Inbox, Calender, and Contacts

Finder

  • ForkLift

    File Manager and FTP/SFTP/WebDAV/Amazon S3 client

  • Path Finder

    A powerful dual-pane browser alternative to Finder

  • Quicklook-Plugins

    List of extra quicklook plugins to enable previewing more filetypes in the Finder

  • TotalFinder

    A powerful alternative to Finder

  • XtraFinder

    Adds useful features to Finder

Games

  • Battle for Wesnoth

    Turn-based tactical strategy game, featuring both single-player and online multiplayer combat

  • Boxer

    The DOS game emulator that’s fit for your Mac

  • Dolphin

    A powerful, Open Source emulator for Nintendo GameCube and Wii games

  • OpenEmu

    Multiple Video Game System

  • Screentendo

    Turn your screen into a playable level of Mario

  • Stockfish

    Beautiful, powerful chess application

Graphics

  • Acorn

    A very Mac-like image editor with a comprehensive feature set

  • Affinity Designer

    Vector image design tool, possible Adobe Illustrator alternative

  • Affinity Photo

    Raster image design tool, possible Adobe Photoshop alternative

  • GifCapture

    Record GIF screencasts

  • GIPHY Capture

    Capture and share GIFs on the desktop

  • Image2icon

    Create and personalize icons from your pictures

  • macSVG

    Design and edit SVG content for web, mobile, and animation

  • OmniGraffle

    An app for creating precise, beautiful graphics

  • Pixea

    An image viewer for macOS with a nice minimal modern user interface

  • Pixelmator

    Powerful image editor, possible Photoshop alternative

  • Sketch

    Hybrid vector/bitmap layout application, especially useful for UI, web and mobile design

  • Sketch Toolbox

    A super simple plugin manager for Sketch

  • xScope

    Tools for measuring, inspecting and testing on-screen graphics and layouts

News Readers

  • hacker-menu

    Hacker News Delivered to Desktop

  • NetNewsWire

    A classic RSS reader reacquired by its original author and rewritten for modern macOS

  • ReadKit

    Have all your Instapaper, Pocket, etc. feeds in one place even when you're offline

  • Reeder

    News reader that integrates with with Feedbin, Feedly, and other popular services

  • Vienna

    RSS/Atom newsreader

Productivity

  • Alfred

    Boosts your efficiency and productivity

  • BetterTouchTool

    Configure gestures for mouse and actions for keyboard shortcuts

  • ClipMenu

    ClipBoard History Manager

  • CloudClip

    Sync your clipboard between your Mac and your iOS devices

  • Dropzone

    Create a popup grid of customizable actions that enhance productivity on your Mac

  • f.lux

    Automatically adjust your computer screen to match lighting

  • Fantastical

    Complete Calendar app replacement which uses natural language for creating events

  • Hazel

    Create rules to automatically keep your files organized

  • HazeOver

    Turn distractions down and focus on your current task

  • HyperDock

    Select individual application window

  • iCMD

    Fuzzy menubar search and vim emulation

  • Instant Translate

    Translate speech and text between 100+ languages from the menu bar

  • ItsyCal

    A tiny menubar calendar to display your Mac Calendar app events

  • Karabiner

    A powerful keyboard customizer

  • Keyboard Maestro

    Automate routine actions based on triggers from keyboard, menu, location, added devices, and more

  • Keytty

    Enables you to control your mouse with a few key strokes. Mouse Keys Alternative

  • LaunchBar

    Start applications, navigate folders, manipulate files, control your Mac and much more just by using the keyboard

  • MeetingBar

    Your meetings in MacOS status bar

  • MenubarX

    A powerful menu bar browser

  • OmniFocus

    An incredible task management platform for Mac, iPad, and iPhone

  • OmniOutliner

    Perfect for collecting information, outlining ideas, adding structure to any sort of writing, and much more

  • Pandan

    Time awareness in your menu bar

  • Paste

    The new way to copy & paste for Mac

  • PDF Archiver

    A nice tool for tagging and archiving tasks

  • PopClip

    Instantly copy & paste, access actions like search, spelling, dictionary and more

  • Presentify

    Annotate anything on screen, be it, images, pdfs, videos, code, etc

  • Qbserve

    Automatic time and project tracking, timesheets, invoicing, and real-time productivity feedback

  • Quicksilver

    Control your Mac quickly and elegantly

  • Rocket

    Makes typing emoji faster and easier using Slack-style shortcuts

  • SelfControl

    Block access to distracting websites

  • Simplenote

    Simple cross-platform note taking app with cloud-based syncing

  • Taskade

    Real-time organization and task management tool

  • TaskPaper

    Plain text to-do lists

  • Telephone

    A SIP softphone. Make phone calls over the Internet or your company’s network

  • TextExpander

    Create custom keyboard shortcuts for frequently-used text and pictures

  • Timing

    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

    Capture and share files and screenshots instantly

  • Jumpshare

    Real-time file sharing app with support for instantly sharing code / Markdown, annotating screenshots, screen recording, and voice recording

  • mac2imgur

    Upload images and screenshots to Imgur

  • Monosnap

    Annotate and upload images and screenshots, supports many backends like S3, SFTP, WebDAV, Dropbox, etc

  • Transmission

    Simple, lightweight, multi-platform torrent client

Terminal

Utilities

  • 1Password

    Password Manager and Secure Wallet

  • AnyBar

    A menubar status indicator

  • APNGb

    .apng image assembler/disassembler app

  • AppCleaner

    Uninstall your apps easily

  • Artify

    A macOS X application for bringing dedicatedly 18th century Arts to everyone

  • Bartender

    Organize your menu bar apps

  • Batch Image Resizer

    Resize a large number of images quickly on your computer

  • BeardedSpice

    Control web based media players with the media keys found on Mac keyboards

  • BetterZip

    A very capable and full-featured archive manager

  • BitBar

    Display output of any script to the menu bar

  • Burn

    No-nonsense burning of Data/Audio/Video CDs and DVDs, including copying

  • CheatSheet

    Know your short cuts

  • ClipboardCleaner

    Automatically removes text formatting from the clipboard

  • CommandQ

    Never accidentally quit an app again

  • ControlPlane

    Automate running tasks based on where you are or what you do

  • DaisyDisk

    Analyze disk usage and free up disk space

  • Deliveries

    Beautiful and simple package tracking

  • DisableMonitor

    Easily disable or enable a monitor on your Mac

  • Dozer

    Hide MacOS menubar items

  • EtreCheck

    Output system information and configuration to get more informed help from Apple support professionals

  • Equinox

    Create macOS dynamic wallpapers

  • Fanny

    Notification Center widget and menu bar application to monitor your Mac's fans and CPU temperature

  • Finicky

    App that allows you to set rules that decide which browser is opened for every link

  • Flotato

    Use any web site as a beautiful Mac app

  • Fluid

    Turn web applications into Mac applications

  • gfxCardStatus

    Menu bar app to monitor and switch between integrated and discrete GPUs on MacBook Pro

  • Gray

    Pick between the light appearance and the dark appearance on a per-app basis with the click of a button

  • Helium

    A floating browser window that allows you to watch media while you work

  • Irvue

    Thousands of stunning photos and wallpapers from Unsplash on your Mac

  • iStat Menus

    An advanced system monitor for your menubar

  • Jiffy

    Discover and share the best GIFs on GIPHY

  • Kawa

    A better input source switcher with shortcuts

  • KeepingYouAwake

    Menu bar utility that prevents Mac from going to sleep

  • Keka

    Compress to and extract from many archive file formats

  • Knock

    Unlock your Mac quickly and securely

  • LaunchControl

    Create, manage and debug launchd services

  • Loading

    See when apps are using your network in your Mac menubar

  • Little Snitch

    Protect your privacy

  • MacDown

    Markdown editor

  • Mackup

    Keep your application settings in sync

  • MacPass

    Password Manager

  • Media Converter

    Simple (drag and drop) but advanced media conversion

  • Menubar Colors

    Convenient access to the system color panel

  • MenuMeters

    A set of CPU, memory, disk, and network monitoring tools for macOS

  • 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

  • Monodraw

    A powerful ASCII art editor

  • Mounty

    A tiny tool to re-mount write-protected NTFS volumes under macOS 10.9+ in read-write mode

  • Noizio

    Ambient sound equalizer for relaxation or productivity

  • Notational Velocity

    Store, retrieve and sync notes within a minimal GUI

  • Noti

    Receive Android notifications on your mac (with PushBullet)

  • Numi

    Beautiful calculator app

  • OnyX

    Multifunction utility to verify disks and files, run cleaning and system maintenance tasks, configure hidden options and more

  • Paparazzi

    A small utility that makes screenshots of webpages

  • Paragon NTFS

    World fastest NTFS driver

  • Radio Silence

    Simple to use firewall and network monitor

  • Microsoft Remote Desktop Connection Client

    Remote Desktop Connection Client lets you connect from your Macintosh computer to a Windows-based computer

  • RDM

    Easily set Mac Retina display to higher unsupported resolutions

  • Site Sucker

    Automatically download websites from the Internet

  • ShiftIt

    Managing windows size and position

  • SlowQuitApps

    Prevent accidental Cmd-Q

  • 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

    Beautiful expressive calculator

  • SSH Tunnel

    Manage your SSH tunnels, tightly integrated with macOS Keychain, secure and intuitive

  • Strongbox

    Secure Password Management for iOS and MacOS. Open Source. Compatible with KeePass and Password Safe

  • TeamViewer

    Remotely control another computer

  • TextBar

    TextBar is a tiny but powerful app that lets you add any text to your MenuBar

  • Typeeto

    Lets you use your Mac's keyboard as a bluetooth keyboard to type on another devices

  • Typora

    Another minimal Markdown editor

  • Ukelele

    Unicode Keyboard Layout Editor

  • Übersicht

    Run system commands and display their output on your desktop as widgets

  • The Unarchiver

    Unarchive many different kinds of archive files

  • Wineskin

    Run Windows applications and games on your Mac

Video

  • HandBrake

    High performance video encoding and conversion tools with a nice GUI

  • IINA

    Media player with a minimalist design

  • mpv

    Media player

  • ScreenFlow

    Screencasting and video editing software

  • Subler

    Mux and tag MP4 files

  • Subtitlr

    Drag and drop subititle download utility

Window Management

  • Amethyst

    Window manager (automatically keep windows sized in grids)

  • Divvy Window Manager

    Window management for tiling your windows

  • Hammerspoon

    Extremely powerful scripting engine for macOS

  • Hummingbird

    Easily move and resize windows without mouse clicks, from anywhere within a window

  • Moom

    Move and zoom windows, super light weight and customizable

  • Phoenix

    A lightweight window and app manager scriptable with JavaScript

  • Rectangle

    Easily organize windows without using a mouse

  • Stay

    Resize/position windows when displays change

  • Swish

    Control windows and applications with trackpad gestures

  • yabai

    Tiling window manager with focus follows mouse

Others

  • Aerial

    Apple TV Aerial Screensaver for Mac

  • Catch

    The easiest way to use ShowRSS

  • Clocker

    Check time in multiple timezones from your Mac menubar

  • Juice

    Make your battery information a bit more interesting

  • Sonora

    A minimal, beautifully designed music player

  • Spillo

    Powerful, beautiful and fast Pinboard client

  • Transmit

    A FTP client

Command Line Utilities

  • Awesome macOS Command Line

    Use your macOS terminal shell to do awesome things

  • m-cli

     Swiss Army Knife for macOS

  • Mac-CLI

     macOS command line tools for developers

  • mas

    A CLI for the Mac App Store

macOS Utilities

Setup / DevMyMac

Setup / laptop

Setup / mac-dev-setup

Setup / macbook-playbook

Setup / macOS 10.9 Mavericks Setup

Setup / macOS 10.10 Yosemite Setup

Setup / macOS 10.11 El Capitan Setup

Setup / macOS 10.12 Sierra Setup

Setup / macOS 10.13 High Sierra Setup

Setup / macOS 10.14 Mojave Setup

Setup / macOS 10.15 Catalina Setup

Security

  • GPG Suite

    Full GPG toolkit with easy to understand GUI applications and Mail.app plugin

  • LinkLiar

    Menu application written in Swift to help you spoof the MAC addresses of your Wi-Fi and Ethernet interfaces

  • macchanger by acrogenesis

    Easily change your MAC Address

  • macchanger by shilch

    Change / spoof MAC address (random, custom and restore)

  • MIDAS

    Intrusion Detection Analysis System

  • OSXCollector

    Forensic evidence collection & analysis toolkit

  • Pareto Security

    A MenuBar app to automatically audit your Mac for basic security hygiene

  • santa

    A binary whitelisting/blacklisting system

  • Shimo

    Fully-featured VPN client for Mac

  • SimpleumSafe

    Encrypt, organize and sync files with macOS or iOS

  • tinc

    Secure mesh VPN software

  • Tunnelblick

    Easy to use OpenVPN client and GUI

  • VeraCrypt

    Free and open source disk encryption software

  • Viscosity

    Fully-featured OpenVPN client, ready for enterprise deployment

Miscellaneous

Discussion Forums / IRC channels

Discussion Forums / MacRumors

Discussion Forums / Reddit

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