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gnachman/iTerm2

iTerm2 is a terminal emulator for Mac OS X that does amazing things.

AI dev

Stack

Objective-C Vite Bundler npm pip

Updated: 2026-09-10
Lists: 3 list mentions
First commit: 2010-07-20
History: 49 history points
License: GPL-2.0
Issues: Disabled

18,037

stars

Forks: 1,484
Commits: 17,374 commits
Star growth, last 7 days: No 7-day history
Commit velocity, last 7 days: No 7-day history

Website GitHub

Hammerspoon/hammerspoon

Staggeringly powerful macOS desktop automation with Lua

Stack

Objective-C CocoaPods pip

GitHub topics

#automation #hammerspoon #irc #lua #macos #mjolnir

Updated: 2026-07-08
Lists: 3 list mentions
First commit: 2013-12-02
History: 13 history points
License: MIT
Issues: 694 open

16,177

stars

Forks: 720
Commits: 6,938 commits
Star growth, last 7 days: No 7-day history
Commit velocity, last 7 days: No 7-day history

Website GitHub

keycastr/keycastr

KeyCastr, an open-source keystroke visualizer

Stack

Objective-C

Updated: 2026-09-07
Lists: 3 list mentions
First commit: 2009-02-19
History: 13 history points
License: BSD-3-Clause
Issues: 90 open

15,129

stars

Forks: 578
Commits: 394 commits
Star growth, last 7 days: No 7-day history
Commit velocity, last 7 days: No 7-day history

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eczarny/spectacle

Spectacle allows you to organize your windows without using a mouse.

Archived

Stack

Objective-C

Updated: 2022-01-15
Lists: 1 list mention
First commit: 2010-07-11
History: 11 history points
License: NOASSERTION
Issues: Disabled

13,632

stars

Forks: 858
Commits: 685 commits
Star growth, last 7 days: No 7-day history
Commit velocity, last 7 days: No 7-day history

Website GitHub

objective-see/LuLu

LuLu is the free open-source macOS firewall

Stack

Objective-C

Updated: 2026-08-05
Lists: 3 list mentions
First commit: 2017-09-10
History: 13 history points
License: GPL-3.0
Issues: 531 open

13,232

stars

Forks: 599
Commits: 605 commits
Star growth, last 7 days: No 7-day history
Commit velocity, last 7 days: No 7-day history

Website GitHub

git-up/GitUp

The Git interface you've been missing all your life has finally arrived.

Stack

Objective-C

Updated: 2026-09-18
Lists: 3 list mentions
First commit: 2015-08-13
History: 13 history points
License: GPL-3.0
Issues: 359 open

12,120

stars

Forks: 1,498
Commits: 577 commits
Star growth, last 7 days: No 7-day history
Commit velocity, last 7 days: No 7-day history

Website GitHub

noah-nuebling/mac-mouse-fix

Mac Mouse Fix - Make Your $10 Mouse Better Than an Apple Trackpad!

Stack

Objective-C Swift Package Manager

GitHub topics

#3rd-party-mouse #invert-scrolling #mac-mouse #mouse #mouse-events #mousewheel

Updated: 2026-09-24
Lists: 2 list mentions
First commit: 2018-07-25
History: 9 history points
License: NOASSERTION
Issues: 1,281 open

10,989

stars

Forks: 435
Commits: 8,362 commits
Star growth, last 7 days: No 7-day history
Commit velocity, last 7 days: No 7-day history

Website GitHub

sequelpro/sequelpro

MySQL/MariaDB database management for macOS

Stack

Objective-C

GitHub topics

#macos #mysql #objective-c #sequelpro

Updated: 2023-02-25
Lists: 3 list mentions
First commit: 2008-04-04
History: 13 history points
License: NOASSERTION
Issues: 530 open

9,196

stars

Forks: 839
Commits: 4,683 commits
Star growth, last 7 days: No 7-day history
Commit velocity, last 7 days: No 7-day history

Website GitHub

sveinbjornt/Sloth

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

Stack

Objective-C

GitHub topics

#directories #domain-sockets #filter #gui #ip-sockets #lsof

Updated: 2026-08-30
Lists: 3 list mentions
First commit: 2011-03-28
History: 12 history points
License: BSD-3-Clause
Issues: 2 open

8,966

stars

Forks: 177
Commits: 401 commits
Star growth, last 7 days: No 7-day history
Commit velocity, last 7 days: No 7-day history

Website GitHub

jigish/slate

A window management application (replacement for Divvy/SizeUp/ShiftIt)

Stack

Objective-C

Updated: 2022-06-23
Lists: 3 list mentions
First commit: 2011-05-23
History: 13 history points
License: GPL-3.0
Issues: 261 open

7,836

stars

Forks: 512
Commits: 565 commits
Star growth, last 7 days: No 7-day history
Commit velocity, last 7 days: No 7-day history

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Sequel-Ace/Sequel-Ace

MySQL/MariaDB database management for macOS

AI dev

Stack

Objective-C Bundler Swift Package Manager

GitHub topics

#hacktoberfest #macos #mariadb #mysql #objective-c #sequel

Updated: 2026-09-15
Lists: 4 list mentions
First commit: 2008-04-04
History: 13 history points
License: NOASSERTION
Issues: 180 open

7,533

stars

Forks: 336
Commits: 10,435 commits
Star growth, last 7 days: No 7-day history
Commit velocity, last 7 days: No 7-day history

Website GitHub

renzifeng/ZFPlayer

Support customization of any player SDK and control layer(支持定制任何播放器SDK和控制层)

Stack

Objective-C CocoaPods

GitHub topics

#controlview #custom #player

Updated: 2024-05-24
Lists: 1 list mention
First commit: 2016-03-03
History: 5 history points
License: MIT
Issues: 256 open

7,125

stars

Forks: 1,766
Commits: 711 commits
Star growth, last 7 days: No 7-day history
Commit velocity, last 7 days: No 7-day history

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newmarcel/KeepingYouAwake

Prevents your Mac from going to sleep.

Stack

Objective-C Swift Package Manager

GitHub topics

#caffeine #macos #menubar #objective-c #utility

Updated: 2026-08-15
Lists: 3 list mentions
First commit: 2014-10-19
History: 13 history points
License: MIT
Issues: 30 open

6,935

stars

Forks: 268
Commits: 711 commits
Star growth, last 7 days: No 7-day history
Commit velocity, last 7 days: No 7-day history

Website GitHub

MacPass/MacPass

A native macOS KeePass client

Stack

Objective-C

GitHub topics

#autotype #kdbx #keepass #macos #macpass #objective-c

Updated: 2026-09-22
Lists: 3 list mentions
First commit: 2012-07-19
History: 14 history points
License: NOASSERTION
Issues: 292 open

6,871

stars

Forks: 469
Commits: 2,683 commits
Star growth, last 7 days: No 7-day history
Commit velocity, last 7 days: No 7-day history

Website GitHub

tonsky/AnyBar

OS X menubar status indicator

Stack

Objective-C

Updated: 2026-03-21
Lists: 1 list mention
First commit: 2015-03-02
History: 9 history points
License: EPL-1.0
Issues: 16 open

6,039

stars

Forks: 158
Commits: 101 commits
Star growth, last 7 days: No 7-day history
Commit velocity, last 7 days: No 7-day history

GitHub

HexFiend/HexFiend

A fast and clever hex editor for macOS

Stack

Objective-C

Updated: 2025-06-29
Lists: 2 list mentions
First commit: 2007-11-05
History: 10 history points
License: BSD-2-Clause
Issues: 79 open

5,894

stars

Forks: 452
Commits: 1,492 commits
Star growth, last 7 days: No 7-day history
Commit velocity, last 7 days: No 7-day history

Website GitHub

fikovnik/ShiftIt

Managing windows size and position in OSX

Stack

Objective-C Pipenv

Updated: 2023-11-20
Lists: 3 list mentions
First commit: 2010-02-16
History: 13 history points
License: Unknown
Issues: 165 open

5,542

stars

Forks: 359
Commits: 414 commits
Star growth, last 7 days: No 7-day history
Commit velocity, last 7 days: No 7-day history

GitHub

KnuffApp/Knuff

The debug application for Apple Push Notification Service (APNs).

Stack

Objective-C CocoaPods

Updated: 2022-09-04
Lists: 1 list mention
First commit: 2011-10-13
History: 11 history points
License: MIT
Issues: 19 open

5,215

stars

Forks: 432
Commits: 180 commits
Star growth, last 7 days: No 7-day history
Commit velocity, last 7 days: No 7-day history

GitHub

brunophilipe/Cakebrew

Manage your Homebrew formulas with style using Cakebrew.

Stack

Objective-C

Updated: 2024-01-07
Lists: 1 list mention
First commit: 2011-12-08
History: 11 history points
License: GPL-3.0
Issues: 69 open

5,014

stars

Forks: 257
Commits: 668 commits
Star growth, last 7 days: No 7-day history
Commit velocity, last 7 days: No 7-day history

Website GitHub

felixhageloh/uebersicht

ˈyːbɐˌzɪçt

Stack

Objective-C React CocoaPods npm

Updated: 2025-06-28
Lists: 1 list mention
First commit: 2014-04-06
History: 11 history points
License: GPL-3.0
Issues: 172 open

4,995

stars

Forks: 189
Commits: 537 commits
Star growth, last 7 days: No 7-day history
Commit velocity, last 7 days: No 7-day history

GitHub

johnno1962/InjectionIII

Re-write of Injection for Xcode in (mostly) Swift

Stack

Objective-C

GitHub topics

#eval #hot-reload #injection #ios-simulator #macos #remote-control

Updated: 2026-06-14
Lists: 1 list mention
First commit: 2017-11-04
History: 11 history points
License: MIT
Issues: 6 open

4,644

stars

Forks: 348
Commits: 455 commits
Star growth, last 7 days: No 7-day history
Commit velocity, last 7 days: No 7-day history

GitHub

fitztrev/shuttle

A simple shortcut menu for macOS

Stack

Objective-C

Updated: 2021-12-22
Lists: 1 list mention
First commit: 2013-07-11
History: 11 history points
License: MIT
Issues: 44 open

4,571

stars

Forks: 401
Commits: 171 commits
Star growth, last 7 days: No 7-day history
Commit velocity, last 7 days: No 7-day history

Website GitHub

kasper/phoenix

A lightweight macOS window and app manager scriptable with JavaScript

Stack

Objective-C React Bundler CocoaPods npm

Updated: 2025-08-31
Lists: 1 list mention
First commit: 2013-12-02
History: 11 history points
License: NOASSERTION
Issues: 48 open

4,540

stars

Forks: 125
Commits: 1,277 commits
Star growth, last 7 days: No 7-day history
Commit velocity, last 7 days: No 7-day history

Website GitHub

SelfControlApp/selfcontrol

:skull: Mac app to block your own access to distracting websites etc for a predetermined period of time. It can not be undone by the app or by a restart – you must wait for the timer to run out.

Stack

Objective-C CocoaPods

Updated: 2026-06-26
Lists: 1 list mention
First commit: 2009-03-26
History: 11 history points
License: GPL-3.0
Issues: 307 open

4,403

stars

Forks: 463
Commits: 417 commits
Star growth, last 7 days: No 7-day history
Commit velocity, last 7 days: No 7-day history

Website GitHub

LaiFengiOS/LFLiveKit

LaiFeng IOS Live Kit,H264 and AAC Hard coding，support GPUImage Beauty， rtmp transmission，weak network lost frame，Dynamic switching rate

Stack

Objective-C CocoaPods

Updated: 2023-04-07
Lists: 1 list mention
First commit: 2016-06-08
History: 5 history points
License: MIT
Issues: 142 open

4,386

stars

Forks: 1,094
Commits: 231 commits
Star growth, last 7 days: No 7-day history
Commit velocity, last 7 days: No 7-day history

GitHub

cocos2d/cocos2d-objc

Cocos2d for iOS and OS X, built using Objective-C

Stack

Objective-C

Updated: 2021-09-06
Lists: 1 list mention
First commit: 2008-06-02
History: 6 history points
License: NOASSERTION
Issues: 191 open

4,036

stars

Forks: 1,147
Commits: 8,334 commits
Star growth, last 7 days: No 7-day history
Commit velocity, last 7 days: No 7-day history

Website GitHub

sfsam/Itsycal

Itsycal is a tiny calendar for your Mac's menu bar. http://www.mowglii.com/itsycal

Stack

Objective-C

Updated: 2026-09-25
Lists: 3 list mentions
First commit: 2015-02-04
History: 14 history points
License: MIT
Issues: 91 open

4,002

stars

Forks: 270
Commits: 681 commits
Star growth, last 7 days: No 7-day history
Commit velocity, last 7 days: No 7-day history

Website GitHub

syncthing/syncthing-macos

Official frugal and native macOS Syncthing application bundle

Stack

Objective-C Go modules Swift Package Manager

GitHub topics

#apple #backup #cloud-sync #file-sharing #file-sync #frugal

Updated: 2026-09-17
Lists: 1 list mention
First commit: 2016-06-12
History: 9 history points
License: MIT
Issues: 46 open

3,952

stars

Forks: 203
Commits: 328 commits
Star growth, last 7 days: No 7-day history
Commit velocity, last 7 days: No 7-day history

Website GitHub

2ndalpha/gasmask

Hosts file manager for macOS

Stack

Objective-C Swift Package Manager

Updated: 2026-03-01
Lists: 3 list mentions
First commit: 2013-03-22
History: 13 history points
License: Unknown
Issues: 87 open

3,857

stars

Forks: 259
Commits: 144 commits
Star growth, last 7 days: No 7-day history
Commit velocity, last 7 days: No 7-day history

GitHub

sveinbjornt/Platypus

Create native macOS applications from command line scripts.

Stack

Objective-C

GitHub topics

#application #cocoa #command-line-app #gui-application #macos #macos-app

Updated: 2026-05-13
Lists: 1 list mention
First commit: 2011-03-28
History: 10 history points
License: BSD-3-Clause
Issues: 35 open

3,450

stars

Forks: 198
Commits: 1,346 commits
Star growth, last 7 days: No 7-day history
Commit velocity, last 7 days: No 7-day history

Website GitHub

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