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mangerlahn/Latest

A small utility app for macOS that makes sure you know about all the latest updates to the apps you use.

Stack

Swift

GitHub topics

#app #cocoa #macos #swift #updater

Updated: 2026-07-18
Lists: 3 list mentions
First commit: 2017-02-15
History: 13 history points
License: GPL-3.0
Issues: 161 open

4,791

stars

Forks: 143
Commits: 1,308 commits
Star growth, last 7 days: No 7-day history
Commit velocity, last 7 days: No 7-day history

Website GitHub

Ebullioscopic/Atoll

Dynamic Island for macOS

Stack

Swift Swift Package Manager

GitHub topics

#dynamicisland #hacktoberfest #macbook #macos

Updated: 2026-09-23
Lists: 2 list mentions
First commit: 2024-11-01
History: 9 history points
License: GPL-3.0
Issues: 188 open

4,727

stars

Forks: 317
Commits: 1,816 commits
Star growth, last 7 days: No 7-day history
Commit velocity, last 7 days: No 7-day history

Website GitHub

buresdv/Cork

[NO AI] Fast GUI for Homebrew written in SwiftUI

Stack

Swift Swift Package Manager

GitHub topics

#anti-ai #antiai #homebrew #homebrew-cask #macos #macos-app

Updated: 2026-09-20
Lists: 2 list mentions
First commit: 2022-07-03
History: 10 history points
License: NOASSERTION
Issues: 55 open

4,702

stars

Forks: 276
Commits: 2,328 commits
Star growth, last 7 days: No 7-day history
Commit velocity, last 7 days: No 7-day history

Website GitHub

codeforreal1/compressO

Convert any video/image into a tiny size. 100% free & open-source. Available for Mac, Windows & Linux.

AI dev

Stack

TypeScript Astro Axum React Tailwind CSS Cargo npm pnpm

GitHub topics

#ffmpeg #image-processing #rust #tauri #typescript #v

Updated: 2026-08-17
Lists: 2 list mentions
First commit: 2023-11-11
History: 9 history points
License: AGPL-3.0
Issues: 38 open

4,627

stars

Forks: 373
Commits: 403 commits
Star growth, last 7 days: No 7-day history
Commit velocity, last 7 days: No 7-day history

Website GitHub

ferdium/ferdium-app

All your services in one place, built by the community

AI dev

Stack

TypeScript Electron React npm pip pnpm

GitHub topics

#hacktoberfest

Updated: 2026-09-13
Lists: 2 list mentions
First commit: 2017-10-13
History: 9 history points
License: Apache-2.0
Issues: 750 open

4,619

stars

Forks: 309
Commits: 7,269 commits
Star growth, last 7 days: No 7-day history
Commit velocity, last 7 days: No 7-day history

Website GitHub

swiftbar/SwiftBar

Powerful macOS menu bar customization tool

AI dev

Stack

Swift Swift Package Manager

GitHub topics

#macos #productivity #scripting

Updated: 2026-09-29
Lists: 3 list mentions
First commit: 2020-10-25
History: 12 history points
License: MIT
Issues: 8 open

4,591

stars

Forks: 137
Commits: 619 commits
Star growth, last 7 days: No 7-day history
Commit velocity, last 7 days: No 7-day history

Website GitHub

pojala/electrino

Desktop runtime for apps built on web technologies, using the system's own web browser engine

Stack

C# .NET SDK npm

GitHub topics

#desktop #electron #electronjs #javascript #macos #webkit

Updated: 2022-12-07
Lists: 2 list mentions
First commit: 2017-05-02
History: 9 history points
License: MIT
Issues: 21 open

4,397

stars

Forks: 97
Commits: 48 commits
Star growth, last 7 days: No 7-day history
Commit velocity, last 7 days: No 7-day history

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sbarex/SourceCodeSyntaxHighlight

Quick Look extension for highlight source code files on macOS 12 and later.

Stack

C++ Swift Package Manager

GitHub topics

#quicklook-extension #quicklook-plugin

Updated: 2026-09-16
Lists: 2 list mentions
First commit: 2019-10-15
History: 9 history points
License: GPL-3.0
Issues: 68 open

4,274

stars

Forks: 100
Commits: 271 commits
Star growth, last 7 days: No 7-day history
Commit velocity, last 7 days: No 7-day history

Website GitHub

nuttyartist/notes

Fast and beautiful note-taking app written in C++. Write down your thoughts.

Stack

C++ Qt CMake

GitHub topics

#c-plus-plus #cross-platform #gui #local-first #markdown #note-managment

Updated: 2026-05-15
Lists: 2 list mentions
First commit: 2015-12-25
History: 9 history points
License: MPL-2.0
Issues: 137 open

4,268

stars

Forks: 384
Commits: 1,288 commits
Star growth, last 7 days: No 7-day history
Commit velocity, last 7 days: No 7-day history

Website GitHub

RawTherapee/RawTherapee

A powerful cross-platform raw photo processing program

Stack

C++ CMake .NET SDK

GitHub topics

#photography #raw #rawtherapee

Updated: 2026-09-21
Lists: 3 list mentions
First commit: 2010-01-01
History: 11 history points
License: GPL-3.0
Issues: 1,038 open

4,182

stars

Forks: 419
Commits: 13,045 commits
Star growth, last 7 days: No 7-day history
Commit velocity, last 7 days: No 7-day history

Website GitHub

sindresorhus/Plash

💦 Make any website your Mac desktop wallpaper

GitHub topics

#active-desktop #app #desktop-wallpaper #dynamic-wallpaper #macos #macos-app

Updated: 2025-10-29
Lists: 3 list mentions
First commit: 2020-01-09
History: 13 history points
License: Unknown
Issues: 33 open

4,027

stars

Forks: 159
Commits: 1 commit
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

kyleduo/TinyPNG4Mac

Native client of TinyPNG on macOS

Stack

Swift Swift Package Manager

GitHub topics

#image-compression #tinyimage #tinypng #tinypng4mac

Updated: 2026-04-13
Lists: 2 list mentions
First commit: 2016-07-01
History: 9 history points
License: MIT
Issues: 16 open

3,999

stars

Forks: 289
Commits: 192 commits
Star growth, last 7 days: No 7-day history
Commit velocity, last 7 days: No 7-day history

GitHub

oklai/koala

Koala is a GUI application for less, sass and coffeescript compilation, to help web developers to the development more efficient.

Stack

JavaScript npm

Updated: 2022-03-10
Lists: 2 list mentions
First commit: 2012-12-26
History: 9 history points
License: NOASSERTION
Issues: 399 open

3,948

stars

Forks: 515
Commits: 412 commits
Star growth, last 7 days: No 7-day history
Commit velocity, last 7 days: No 7-day history

Website GitHub

DamascenoRafael/reminders-menubar

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

Stack

Swift Swift Package Manager

GitHub topics

#apple-reminders #macos #macos-menubar #macos-swift #menubar #reminders

Updated: 2026-09-19
Lists: 2 list mentions
First commit: 2020-07-15
History: 9 history points
License: GPL-3.0
Issues: 42 open

3,944

stars

Forks: 169
Commits: 617 commits
Star growth, last 7 days: No 7-day history
Commit velocity, last 7 days: No 7-day history

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

FelixKratz/JankyBorders

A lightweight window border system for macOS

Stack

GitHub topics

#border #customization #fast #lightweight #macos #tiling-window-manager

Updated: 2026-05-14
Lists: 2 list mentions
First commit: 2023-11-02
History: 9 history points
License: GPL-3.0
Issues: 74 open

3,815

stars

Forks: 93
Commits: 194 commits
Star growth, last 7 days: No 7-day history
Commit velocity, last 7 days: No 7-day history

GitHub

ThatGuySam/doesitarm

🦾 A list of reported app support for Apple Silicon as well as Apple M4 and M3 Ultra Macs

AI dev

Stack

JavaScript Astro Tailwind CSS Vue npm pnpm

GitHub topics

#aarch64 #apple #apple-silicon #arm #arm64 #bigsur

Updated: 2026-09-07
Lists: 2 list mentions
First commit: 2020-09-16
History: 9 history points
License: NOASSERTION
Issues: 120 open

3,797

stars

Forks: 214
Commits: 3,016 commits
Star growth, last 7 days: No 7-day history
Commit velocity, last 7 days: No 7-day history

Website GitHub

pqrs-org/Karabiner-archived

Karabiner (KeyRemap4MacBook) is a powerful utility for keyboard customization.

Archived

Stack

C++ CocoaPods

Updated: 2020-03-01
Lists: 3 list mentions
First commit: 2008-01-08
History: 12 history points
License: Unlicense
Issues: 112 open

3,783

stars

Forks: 293
Commits: 10,597 commits
Star growth, last 7 days: No 7-day history
Commit velocity, last 7 days: No 7-day history

Website GitHub

f/textream

Textream is a free macOS teleprompter app for streamers, interviewers, and presenters. It highlights your script in real-time as you speak, displayed in a beautiful Dynamic Island overlay. With extensible features.

Stack

Swift

GitHub topics

#macos #macos-app #streaming

Updated: 2026-09-06
Lists: 2 list mentions
First commit: 2026-02-08
History: 9 history points
License: MIT
Issues: 67 open

3,766

stars

Forks: 265
Commits: 174 commits
Star growth, last 7 days: No 7-day history
Commit velocity, last 7 days: No 7-day history

Website GitHub

gee1k/uPic

📤uPic is a native, powerful, beautiful and simple picture and file upload tool for macOS.

Stack

Swift Swift Package Manager

GitHub topics

#aliyun-oss #amazon #amazon-s3 #baiducloud #finder-extension #gitee

Updated: 2026-06-12
Lists: 2 list mentions
First commit: 2019-06-08
History: 9 history points
License: Apache-2.0
Issues: Disabled

3,719

stars

Forks: 266
Commits: 695 commits
Star growth, last 7 days: No 7-day history
Commit velocity, last 7 days: No 7-day history

Website GitHub

sw33tLie/macshot

Feature-packed native macOS screenshot & recording tool: annotate, auto-redact PII, record GIFs, OCR + translate, scroll capture, beautify, and more. No Electron, no subscription.

AI dev

Stack

Swift Swift Package Manager

Updated: 2026-09-27
Lists: 2 list mentions
First commit: 2026-03-11
History: 10 history points
License: GPL-3.0
Issues: 132 open

3,605

stars

Forks: 210
Commits: 915 commits
Star growth, last 7 days: No 7-day history
Commit velocity, last 7 days: No 7-day history

Website GitHub

nullptrlabs/pgmodeler

Open-source data modeling tool designed for PostgreSQL. No more typing DDL commands. Let pgModeler do the work for you!

AI dev

Stack

C++ CMake

GitHub topics

#c-plus-plus #code-generator #database #database-modeling #ddl-commands #entity-relationship-diagram

Updated: 2026-09-14
Lists: 2 list mentions
First commit: 2012-08-23
History: 10 history points
License: GPL-3.0
Issues: 285 open

3,599

stars

Forks: 424
Commits: 6,989 commits
Star growth, last 7 days: No 7-day history
Commit velocity, last 7 days: No 7-day history

Website GitHub

sbarex/QLMarkdown

macOS Quick Look extension for Markdown files.

Stack

C++ Swift Package Manager

GitHub topics

#markdown-viewer #quicklook-extension #quicklook-plugin

Updated: 2026-09-23
Lists: 2 list mentions
First commit: 2020-12-09
History: 9 history points
License: GPL-3.0
Issues: 21 open

3,597

stars

Forks: 106
Commits: 265 commits
Star growth, last 7 days: No 7-day history
Commit velocity, last 7 days: No 7-day history

GitHub

runjuu/InputSourcePro

Switch and track your input sources with ease ✨

AI dev

Stack

Swift Swift Package Manager

Updated: 2026-09-16
Lists: 3 list mentions
First commit: 2025-04-25
History: 13 history points
License: GPL-3.0
Issues: 70 open

3,550

stars

Forks: 142
Commits: 126 commits
Star growth, last 7 days: No 7-day history
Commit velocity, last 7 days: No 7-day history

Website GitHub

ivoronin/TomatoBar

🍅 World's neatest Pomodoro timer for macOS menu bar

Stack

Swift Swift Package Manager

GitHub topics

#macos #menubar #pomodoro #productivity #swift #timer

Updated: 2026-05-29
Lists: 3 list mentions
First commit: 2018-05-03
History: 13 history points
License: MIT
Issues: 44 open

3,546

stars

Forks: 215
Commits: 171 commits
Star growth, last 7 days: No 7-day history
Commit velocity, last 7 days: No 7-day history

GitHub

jurplel/qView

Practical and minimal image viewer

Stack

C++ Qt CMake

GitHub topics

#cross-platform #image-viewer #lightweight #photo-viewer #qt #qt-widgets

Updated: 2026-04-04
Lists: 2 list mentions
First commit: 2018-02-28
History: 9 history points
License: GPL-3.0
Issues: 144 open

3,544

stars

Forks: 200
Commits: 1,753 commits
Star growth, last 7 days: No 7-day history
Commit velocity, last 7 days: No 7-day history

Website GitHub

antonycourtney/tad

A desktop application for viewing and analyzing tabular data

Stack

TypeScript Electron Express React npm

GitHub topics

#csv #data-analysis #data-science #database #desktop-application #duckdb

Updated: 2025-03-05
Lists: 2 list mentions
First commit: 2016-10-24
History: 9 history points
License: MIT
Issues: 163 open

3,480

stars

Forks: 134
Commits: 663 commits
Star growth, last 7 days: No 7-day history
Commit velocity, last 7 days: No 7-day history

Website GitHub

appjs/appjs

(Deprecated!) SDK on top of nodejs to build desktop apps using HTML5/CSS/JS

Stack

C++ .NET SDK npm

Updated: 2016-05-01
Lists: 2 list mentions
First commit: 2012-04-01
History: 9 history points
License: MIT
Issues: Disabled

3,416

stars

Forks: 348
Commits: 690 commits
Star growth, last 7 days: No 7-day history
Commit velocity, last 7 days: No 7-day history

Website GitHub

Aegisub/Aegisub

Cross-platform advanced subtitle editor

Stack

C++ .NET SDK

Updated: 2025-01-01
Lists: 2 list mentions
First commit: 2006-01-16
History: 9 history points
License: NOASSERTION
Issues: 163 open

3,380

stars

Forks: 338
Commits: 7,897 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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