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utom/sketch-measure

Make it a fun to create spec for developers and teammates

Stack

HTML

GitHub topics

#design-specs #javascript #measurement #sketch-plugin #spec

Updated: 2025-07-30
Lists: 2 list mentions
First commit: 2014-03-30
History: 9 history points
License: MIT
Issues: 410 open

6,848

stars

Forks: 573
Commits: 819 commits
Star growth, last 7 days: No 7-day history
Commit velocity, last 7 days: No 7-day history

Website GitHub

Beingpax/VoiceInk

The best open-source alternative to Superwhisper & Wispr Flow. Voice-to-text app for macOS with no subscription

Stack

Swift Swift Package Manager

GitHub topics

#macos #macos-app #swift

Updated: 2026-10-16
Lists: 2 list mentions
First commit: 2025-02-22
History: 72 history points
License: NOASSERTION
Issues: 145 open

6,822

stars

Forks: 954
Commits: 1,823 commits
Star growth, last 7 days: +10 +0.1%
Commit velocity, last 7 days: +10 +0.6%

Website GitHub

requestly/requestly

Community hub for Requestly API Client — bugs, feature requests, and roadmap. The privacy-first Postman alternative.

GitHub topics

#api-client #api-testing #developer-tools #git-sync #graphql #grpc

Updated: 2026-09-24
Lists: 3 list mentions
First commit: 2023-02-20
History: 13 history points
License: NOASSERTION
Issues: 272 open

6,759

stars

Forks: 693
Commits: 2,854 commits
Star growth, last 7 days: No 7-day history
Commit velocity, last 7 days: No 7-day history

Website GitHub

momenbasel/PureMac

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

Stack

Swift Swift Package Manager

GitHub topics

#cache-cleaner #cleanmymac #cleanup #disk-cleaner #disk-space #homebrew

Updated: 2026-09-23
Lists: 3 list mentions
First commit: 2026-04-08
History: 9 history points
License: MIT
Issues: 14 open

6,699

stars

Forks: 373
Commits: 181 commits
Star growth, last 7 days: No 7-day history
Commit velocity, last 7 days: No 7-day history

Website GitHub

standardnotes/app

Think fearlessly with end-to-end encrypted notes and files. For issues, visit https://standardnotes.com/forum or https://standardnotes.com/help.

Stack

TypeScript Android Electron Express React Bundler CocoaPods Gradle

GitHub topics

#encrypted #evernote #markdown #note-taking #notes #privacy

Updated: 2026-09-24
Lists: 4 list mentions
First commit: 2016-12-05
History: 12 history points
License: AGPL-3.0
Issues: Disabled

6,637

stars

Forks: 555
Commits: 7,255 commits
Star growth, last 7 days: No 7-day history
Commit velocity, last 7 days: No 7-day history

Website GitHub

ytmdesktop/ytmdesktop

A Desktop App for YouTube Music

Stack

TypeScript Electron Fastify Vite Vue Yarn

GitHub topics

#app #desktop #discord #electron #electron-application #javascript

Updated: 2026-09-13
Lists: 2 list mentions
First commit: 2018-10-19
History: 9 history points
License: GPL-3.0
Issues: 356 open

6,546

stars

Forks: 624
Commits: 1,385 commits
Star growth, last 7 days: No 7-day history
Commit velocity, last 7 days: No 7-day history

Website GitHub

ramboxapp/community-edition

Free and Open Source messaging and emailing app that combines common web applications into one.

Archived

Stack

JavaScript Electron npm

GitHub topics

#custom-services #discord #email #facebook-workplace #gmail #hangouts

Updated: 2022-04-21
Lists: 3 list mentions
First commit: 2016-04-12
History: 14 history points
License: GPL-3.0
Issues: Disabled

6,379

stars

Forks: 777
Commits: 1,328 commits
Star growth, last 7 days: No 7-day history
Commit velocity, last 7 days: No 7-day history

Website GitHub

grishka/NearDrop

An unofficial Google Nearby Share/Quick Share app for macOS

AI dev

Stack

Swift Swift Package Manager

Updated: 2026-09-19
Lists: 2 list mentions
First commit: 2023-04-13
History: 9 history points
License: Unlicense
Issues: 91 open

6,272

stars

Forks: 240
Commits: 108 commits
Star growth, last 7 days: No 7-day history
Commit velocity, last 7 days: No 7-day history

GitHub

ejbills/DockDoor

Window peeking, alt-tab and other enhancements for macOS

AI dev

Stack

Swift Swift Package Manager

Updated: 2026-09-20
Lists: 2 list mentions
First commit: 2024-06-03
History: 9 history points
License: NOASSERTION
Issues: 91 open

6,077

stars

Forks: 223
Commits: 1,433 commits
Star growth, last 7 days: No 7-day history
Commit velocity, last 7 days: No 7-day history

Website GitHub

jacklandrin/OnlySwitch

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

AI dev

Stack

Swift Swift Package Manager

GitHub topics

#ai #ai-agents #audioplayer #clamshell #composable-architecture #dark-mode

Updated: 2026-10-16
Lists: 3 list mentions
First commit: 2021-11-30
History: 138 history points
License: MIT
Issues: 57 open

5,988

stars

Forks: 245
Commits: 1,275 commits
Star growth, last 7 days: +18 +0.3%
Commit velocity, last 7 days: +20 +1.6%

Website GitHub

Slackadays/Clipboard

😎🏖️🐬 Your new, 𝙧𝙞𝙙𝙤𝙣𝙠𝙪𝙡𝙞𝙘𝙞𝙤𝙪𝙨𝙡𝙮 smart clipboard manager

Stack

C++ CMake

GitHub topics

#bash #cli #clipboard #clipboard-manager #cmd #collaborate

Updated: 2026-05-06
Lists: 5 list mentions
First commit: 2022-11-20
History: 14 history points
License: GPL-3.0
Issues: 26 open

5,917

stars

Forks: 176
Commits: 1,890 commits
Star growth, last 7 days: No 7-day history
Commit velocity, last 7 days: No 7-day history

Website GitHub

TableProApp/TablePro

Free and open source database client built natively for developers

AI dev

Stack

Swift Cargo Swift Package Manager

GitHub topics

#appkit #database #database-client #database-gui #database-management #macos

Updated: 2026-09-20
Lists: 3 list mentions
First commit: 2025-12-16
History: 10 history points
License: AGPL-3.0
Issues: 55 open

5,912

stars

Forks: 393
Commits: 4,349 commits
Star growth, last 7 days: No 7-day history
Commit velocity, last 7 days: No 7-day history

Website 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

pbek/QOwnNotes

QOwnNotes is a plain-text file notepad and todo-list manager with Markdown support and Nextcloud / ownCloud integration.

AI dev

Stack

C++ Qt Vite Vue CMake Composer npm

GitHub topics

#bookmark #c-plus-plus #caldav #chrome-extension #dropbox #firefox-extension

Updated: 2026-09-24
Lists: 4 list mentions
First commit: 2014-11-29
History: 13 history points
License: GPL-2.0
Issues: 67 open

5,886

stars

Forks: 500
Commits: 10,864 commits
Star growth, last 7 days: No 7-day history
Commit velocity, last 7 days: No 7-day history

Website GitHub

decosoftware/deco-ide

The React Native IDE

Stack

JavaScript Android React React Native Bundler Gradle npm

Updated: 2019-12-25
Lists: 2 list mentions
First commit: 2016-05-19
History: 9 history points
License: AGPL-3.0
Issues: 102 open

5,803

stars

Forks: 300
Commits: 207 commits
Star growth, last 7 days: No 7-day history
Commit velocity, last 7 days: No 7-day history

Website GitHub

overtake/TelegramSwift

Source code of Telegram for macos on Swift 5.0

Stack

Swift Swift Package Manager

Updated: 2025-09-22
Lists: 3 list mentions
First commit: 2016-09-05
History: 13 history points
License: GPL-2.0
Issues: 966 open

5,768

stars

Forks: 1,042
Commits: 8,171 commits
Star growth, last 7 days: No 7-day history
Commit velocity, last 7 days: No 7-day history

Website GitHub

alin23/Lunar

Intelligent adaptive brightness for your external monitors

Stack

Swift pip Swift Package Manager

GitHub topics

#adaptive-brightness #brightness #brightness-control #contrast #ddc #ddc-ci

Updated: 2026-07-14
Lists: 3 list mentions
First commit: 2017-11-30
History: 13 history points
License: MIT
Issues: Disabled

5,703

stars

Forks: 146
Commits: 1,170 commits
Star growth, last 7 days: No 7-day history
Commit velocity, last 7 days: No 7-day history

Website GitHub

trailbaseio/trailbase

An open, sub-millisecond, single-executable Firebase alternative with type-safe APIs, built-in WebAssembly runtime, realtime subscriptions, auth, MCP and admin UI built on Rust, SQLite (PG) & Wasmtime.

Stack

Rust Android Astro Axum Express Cargo CMake Dart Pub

GitHub topics

#authentication #database #rest-api #rust

Updated: 2026-09-26
Lists: 4 list mentions
First commit: 2024-10-30
History: 9 history points
License: OSL-3.0
Issues: 34 open

5,627

stars

Forks: 195
Commits: 2,216 commits
Star growth, last 7 days: No 7-day history
Commit velocity, last 7 days: No 7-day history

Website GitHub

justinfrankel/licecap

LICEcap simple animated screen capture tool for Windows and OS X

Stack

C .NET SDK

Updated: 2023-09-05
Lists: 2 list mentions
First commit: 2010-08-16
History: 9 history points
License: Unknown
Issues: 100 open

5,599

stars

Forks: 464
Commits: 3,740 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

ONLYOFFICE/DesktopEditors

Open-source office suite pack that comprises all the tools you need to work with documents, spreadsheets, presentations, PDFs, and PDF forms on Windows, Linux, and macOS

GitHub topics

#collaboration #desktop #docx #excel #form-builder #office

Updated: 2026-05-21
Lists: 2 list mentions
First commit: 2016-10-03
History: 9 history points
License: AGPL-3.0
Issues: 477 open

5,429

stars

Forks: 542
Commits: 210 commits
Star growth, last 7 days: No 7-day history
Commit velocity, last 7 days: No 7-day history

Website GitHub

sindresorhus/create-dmg

Create a good-looking DMG for your macOS app in seconds

Stack

JavaScript npm Swift Package Manager

GitHub topics

#app #cli #cli-app #disk-image #dmg #javascript

Updated: 2026-03-21
Lists: 2 list mentions
First commit: 2017-03-27
History: 9 history points
License: MIT
Issues: 0 open

5,375

stars

Forks: 223
Commits: 96 commits
Star growth, last 7 days: No 7-day history
Commit velocity, last 7 days: No 7-day history

GitHub

leits/MeetingBar

🇺🇦 Your meetings at your fingertips in the macOS menu bar

Stack

Swift Swift Package Manager

GitHub topics

#apple #calendar #google-calendar #google-meet #macos #macos-calendar

Updated: 2026-09-21
Lists: 3 list mentions
First commit: 2020-05-07
History: 13 history points
License: Apache-2.0
Issues: 143 open

5,356

stars

Forks: 298
Commits: 2,328 commits
Star growth, last 7 days: No 7-day history
Commit velocity, last 7 days: No 7-day history

Website GitHub

metabrainz/picard

Picard is a cross-platform music tagger powered by the MusicBrainz database

AI dev

Stack

Python pytest pip uv

GitHub topics

#acoustid #audio #id3 #music #music-tagger #musicbrainz

Updated: 2026-10-12
Lists: 3 list mentions
First commit: 2006-08-29
History: 10 history points
License: GPL-2.0
Issues: Disabled

5,293

stars

Forks: 473
Commits: 16,975 commits
Star growth, last 7 days: 0 0.0%
Commit velocity, last 7 days: 0 0.0%

Website GitHub

Ardour/ardour

Mirror of Ardour Source Code

Stack

C++

GitHub topics

#audio #c-plus-plus #daw #jack #lv2 #midi

Updated: 2026-09-20
Lists: 2 list mentions
First commit: 2005-05-13
History: 9 history points
License: NOASSERTION
Issues: Disabled

5,290

stars

Forks: 967
Commits: 43,638 commits
Star growth, last 7 days: No 7-day history
Commit velocity, last 7 days: No 7-day history

Website GitHub

ddddxxx/LyricsX

🎶 Ultimate lyrics app for macOS.

Stack

Swift Swift Package Manager

GitHub topics

#apple-music #audirvana #download-lyrics #itunes #lyrics #macos-app

Updated: 2026-07-22
Lists: 3 list mentions
First commit: 2017-02-04
History: 13 history points
License: MPL-2.0
Issues: 308 open

5,223

stars

Forks: 466
Commits: 1,522 commits
Star growth, last 7 days: No 7-day history
Commit velocity, last 7 days: No 7-day history

GitHub

johnste/finicky

A macOS app for customizing which browser to start

Stack

Go Svelte Vite Go modules npm pnpm

GitHub topics

#browser #go #handler #macos #menu #productivity

Updated: 2026-09-16
Lists: 3 list mentions
First commit: 2015-06-12
History: 13 history points
License: MIT
Issues: 55 open

5,121

stars

Forks: 213
Commits: 561 commits
Star growth, last 7 days: No 7-day history
Commit velocity, last 7 days: No 7-day history

GitHub

productdevbook/port-killer

A powerful cross-platform port management tool for developers. Monitor ports, manage Kubernetes port forwards, integrate Cloudflare Tunnels, and kill processes with one click.

Stack

Swift Bun Cargo .NET SDK

GitHub topics

#developer-tools #kubernetes #macos #macos-app #menu-bar #port-killer

Updated: 2026-09-17
Lists: 2 list mentions
First commit: 2025-12-16
History: 9 history points
License: MIT
Issues: 17 open

5,074

stars

Forks: 197
Commits: 228 commits
Star growth, last 7 days: No 7-day history
Commit velocity, last 7 days: No 7-day history

GitHub

saber-notes/saber

The cross-platform open-source app built for handwriting

Stack

Dart Android Flutter CMake CocoaPods Dart Pub

GitHub topics

#android #cross-platform #dart #f-droid #flatpak #flutter

Updated: 2026-09-15
Lists: 2 list mentions
First commit: 2022-07-20
History: 10 history points
License: GPL-3.0
Issues: 402 open

4,844

stars

Forks: 374
Commits: 4,293 commits
Star growth, last 7 days: No 7-day history
Commit velocity, last 7 days: No 7-day history

Website GitHub

EpicenterHQ/epicenter

Open-source, local-first apps.

AI dev

Stack

TypeScript Astro Svelte SvelteKit Tailwind CSS Bun Cargo npm

GitHub topics

#svelte #sveltekit #tailwindcss #tauri

Updated: 2026-10-16
Lists: 2 list mentions
First commit: 2023-03-16
History: 72 history points
License: NOASSERTION
Issues: 201 open

4,823

stars

Forks: 385
Commits: 22,674 commits
Star growth, last 7 days: 0 0.0%
Commit velocity, last 7 days: 0 0.0%

Website GitHub

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