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lanayotech/vagrant-manager

Manage your vagrant machines in one place with Vagrant Manager for OS X

Stack

Objective-C CocoaPods

Updated: 2020-05-31
Lists: 1 list mention
First commit: 2014-04-14
History: 11 history points
License: MIT
Issues: 20 open

1,862

stars

Forks: 84
Commits: 353 commits
Star growth, last 7 days: No 7-day history
Commit velocity, last 7 days: No 7-day history

Website GitHub

wellsjo/JSON-Splora

GUI app for editing, visualizing, and manipulating JSON data

Stack

JavaScript Electron npm

GitHub topics

#gui #javascript #jq #json #json-splora

Updated: 2017-02-22
Lists: 1 list mention
First commit: 2016-10-16
History: 8 history points
License: MIT
Issues: 21 open

1,862

stars

Forks: 61
Commits: 192 commits
Star growth, last 7 days: No 7-day history
Commit velocity, last 7 days: No 7-day history

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Kevin-De-Koninck/Clean-Me

A macOS system analyser and cleaner

Archived

Stack

Swift CocoaPods

GitHub topics

#analyser #cleaner #mac #macos

Updated: 2021-02-05
Lists: 1 list mention
First commit: 2017-01-21
History: 11 history points
License: MIT
Issues: 13 open

1,850

stars

Forks: 105
Commits: 102 commits
Star growth, last 7 days: No 7-day history
Commit velocity, last 7 days: No 7-day history

Website GitHub

dustinrue/ControlPlane

ControlPlane - context-sensitive computing for macOS

AI dev

Stack

Swift Swift Package Manager

Updated: 2026-07-25
Lists: 1 list mention
First commit: 2026-05-15
History: 11 history points
License: GPL-2.0
Issues: 44 open

1,816

stars

Forks: 180
Commits: 19 commits
Star growth, last 7 days: No 7-day history
Commit velocity, last 7 days: No 7-day history

Website GitHub

pencil2d/pencil

Pencil2D is an easy, intuitive tool to make 2D hand-drawn animations. Pencil2D is open source and cross-platform.

Stack

C++ Qt CMake

GitHub topics

#animation #bitmap #cartoon #cplusplus #drawing #graphics2d

Updated: 2026-09-23
Lists: 3 list mentions
First commit: 2010-10-04
History: 13 history points
License: GPL-2.0
Issues: 209 open

1,806

stars

Forks: 310
Commits: 5,343 commits
Star growth, last 7 days: No 7-day history
Commit velocity, last 7 days: No 7-day history

Website GitHub

deluge-torrent/deluge

Deluge BitTorrent client - Git mirror, PRs only

Stack

Python pytest PEP 517 pip

GitHub topics

#bittorrent-client #daemon #extjs #gtk #python #thin-clients

Updated: 2026-03-07
Lists: 3 list mentions
First commit: 2006-11-28
History: 12 history points
License: NOASSERTION
Issues: Disabled

1,801

stars

Forks: 367
Commits: 9,162 commits
Star growth, last 7 days: 0 0.0%
Commit velocity, last 7 days: 0 0.0%

Website GitHub

RocketChat/Rocket.Chat.Electron

The Secure CommsOS™ for mission-critical operations

AI dev

Stack

TypeScript Electron React npm Yarn

GitHub topics

#chat #collaboration #desktop #electron #foss #hacktoberfest

Updated: 2026-10-01
Lists: 1 list mention
First commit: 2015-04-25
History: 11 history points
License: MIT
Issues: 245 open

1,697

stars

Forks: 837
Commits: 2,884 commits
Star growth, last 7 days: No 7-day history
Commit velocity, last 7 days: No 7-day history

Website GitHub

vladimiry/ElectronMail

Unofficial ProtonMail Desktop App

Stack

TypeScript Angular Electron npm pnpm

GitHub topics

#angular #desktop #electron #protonmail #typescript

Updated: 2026-09-29
Lists: 4 list mentions
First commit: 2017-12-24
History: 11 history points
License: GPL-3.0
Issues: 83 open

1,680

stars

Forks: 105
Commits: 1,622 commits
Star growth, last 7 days: No 7-day history
Commit velocity, last 7 days: No 7-day history

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nitroshare/nitroshare-desktop

Network file transfer application for Windows, OS X, & Linux

Stack

C++ CMake

GitHub topics

#c-plus-plus #cmake #cross-platform #gui #nitroshare #qhttpengine

Updated: 2025-07-12
Lists: 3 list mentions
First commit: 2015-01-09
History: 13 history points
License: MIT
Issues: 137 open

1,664

stars

Forks: 234
Commits: 1,342 commits
Star growth, last 7 days: No 7-day history
Commit velocity, last 7 days: No 7-day history

Website GitHub

Paxa/postbird

Open source PostgreSQL GUI client for macOS, Linux and Windows

Stack

JavaScript Electron npm

GitHub topics

#desktop-app #electron-app #javascript #linux #macos #postgresql

Updated: 2025-06-30
Lists: 2 list mentions
First commit: 2013-11-10
History: 12 history points
License: MIT
Issues: 53 open

1,633

stars

Forks: 129
Commits: 781 commits
Star growth, last 7 days: 0 0.0%
Commit velocity, last 7 days: 0 0.0%

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specialunderwear/Hosts.prefpane

a Cocoa GUI for /etc/hosts

Stack

Objective-C

Updated: 2020-09-25
Lists: 3 list mentions
First commit: 2011-08-14
History: 13 history points
License: GPL-3.0
Issues: 10 open

1,631

stars

Forks: 121
Commits: 100 commits
Star growth, last 7 days: No 7-day history
Commit velocity, last 7 days: No 7-day history

Website GitHub

Jintin/Swimat

[ARCHIVED] An Xcode formatter plug-in for Swift. Superseded by swift-format, now built into Xcode.

Archived

Stack

Swift

GitHub topics

#formatter #swift #swimat #xcode #xcode-extension #xcode-plugin

Updated: 2026-08-03
Lists: 1 list mention
First commit: 2015-11-12
History: 11 history points
License: MIT
Issues: 0 open

1,629

stars

Forks: 90
Commits: 437 commits
Star growth, last 7 days: No 7-day history
Commit velocity, last 7 days: No 7-day history

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Automattic/simplenote-macos

Simplenote for macOS

AI dev

Stack

Swift Bundler Swift Package Manager

Updated: 2026-09-20
Lists: 1 list mention
First commit: 2016-08-11
History: 11 history points
License: GPL-2.0
Issues: 179 open

1,557

stars

Forks: 172
Commits: 4,500 commits
Star growth, last 7 days: No 7-day history
Commit velocity, last 7 days: No 7-day history

Website GitHub

rugarciap/Turbo-Boost-Switcher

Turbo Boost disabler / enable app for Mac OS X

Stack

Objective-C

Updated: 2025-09-27
Lists: 1 list mention
First commit: 2013-07-19
History: 11 history points
License: GPL-2.0
Issues: 47 open

1,557

stars

Forks: 155
Commits: 126 commits
Star growth, last 7 days: No 7-day history
Commit velocity, last 7 days: No 7-day history

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yingDev/Tickeys

Instant audio feedback for typing. macOS version. (Rust)

Stack

Rust Cargo

GitHub topics

#macos #rust

Updated: 2023-04-23
Lists: 1 list mention
First commit: 2015-04-10
History: 8 history points
License: MIT
Issues: 51 open

1,547

stars

Forks: 113
Commits: 155 commits
Star growth, last 7 days: No 7-day history
Commit velocity, last 7 days: No 7-day history

Website GitHub

waylybaye/XcodeCleaner

Cleaner for Xcode.app built with react-native-macos

Archived

Stack

Objective-C React npm Yarn

GitHub topics

#appstore #macos #react-native #xcode

Updated: 2019-11-04
Lists: 1 list mention
First commit: 2017-09-26
History: 9 history points
License: GPL-3.0
Issues: 4 open

1,543

stars

Forks: 113
Commits: 92 commits
Star growth, last 7 days: No 7-day history
Commit velocity, last 7 days: No 7-day history

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hatashiro/kawa

A macOS input source switcher with user-defined shortcuts.

Stack

Swift

GitHub topics

#input-method #macos #swift

Updated: 2022-08-20
Lists: 3 list mentions
First commit: 2015-07-26
History: 14 history points
License: MIT
Issues: Disabled

1,541

stars

Forks: 112
Commits: 126 commits
Star growth, last 7 days: No 7-day history
Commit velocity, last 7 days: No 7-day history

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mhdhejazi/CoronaTracker

Coronavirus tracker app for iOS & macOS with maps & charts

Stack

Swift Swift Package Manager

GitHub topics

#coronavirus #coronavirus-tracker #coronavirus-tracking #covid-19 #ios #ios-app

Updated: 2023-03-08
Lists: 1 list mention
First commit: 2020-03-02
History: 11 history points
License: GPL-3.0
Issues: 24 open

1,540

stars

Forks: 279
Commits: 402 commits
Star growth, last 7 days: No 7-day history
Commit velocity, last 7 days: No 7-day history

Website GitHub

bdash-app/bdash

Simple SQL Client for lightweight data analysis.

AI dev

Stack

TypeScript Electron Express React npm Yarn

GitHub topics

#electron #javascript #sql #visualization

Updated: 2026-09-10
Lists: 3 list mentions
First commit: 2016-01-01
History: 13 history points
License: MIT
Issues: 35 open

1,519

stars

Forks: 111
Commits: 1,076 commits
Star growth, last 7 days: No 7-day history
Commit velocity, last 7 days: No 7-day history

Website GitHub

brackets-cont/brackets

An open source code editor for the web, written in JavaScript, HTML and CSS.

Stack

JavaScript npm

Updated: 2026-03-30
Lists: 4 list mentions
First commit: 2011-12-07
History: 14 history points
License: NOASSERTION
Issues: 78 open

1,515

stars

Forks: 195
Commits: 17,948 commits
Star growth, last 7 days: No 7-day history
Commit velocity, last 7 days: No 7-day history

Website GitHub

ProfileCreator/ProfileCreator

macOS app to create standard or customized configuration profiles.

Stack

Swift Swift Package Manager

Updated: 2025-01-11
Lists: 1 list mention
First commit: 2018-06-21
History: 11 history points
License: MIT
Issues: 76 open

1,513

stars

Forks: 121
Commits: 203 commits
Star growth, last 7 days: No 7-day history
Commit velocity, last 7 days: No 7-day history

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halo/LinkLiar

:link: Link-Layer MAC spoofing GUI for macOS

Stack

Swift Bundler

GitHub topics

#daemon #ethernet #gui #mac #mac-address #macos

Updated: 2025-08-05
Lists: 3 list mentions
First commit: 2012-08-11
History: 13 history points
License: MIT
Issues: 1 open

1,489

stars

Forks: 89
Commits: 416 commits
Star growth, last 7 days: No 7-day history
Commit velocity, last 7 days: No 7-day history

Website GitHub

igorkulman/iOSLocalizationEditor

Simple macOS editor app to help you manage iOS and macOS app localizations by allowing you to edit all the translations side by side

Stack

Swift

GitHub topics

#ios #localization #macos #macos-app #missing-translations #swift

Updated: 2024-04-05
Lists: 1 list mention
First commit: 2018-05-31
History: 11 history points
License: MIT
Issues: 3 open

1,480

stars

Forks: 120
Commits: 325 commits
Star growth, last 7 days: No 7-day history
Commit velocity, last 7 days: No 7-day history

GitHub

gpodder/gpodder

The gPodder podcast client.

Stack

Python PEP 517 pip

Updated: 2026-09-20
Lists: 2 list mentions
First commit: 2005-11-21
History: 12 history points
License: GPL-3.0
Issues: 350 open

1,451

stars

Forks: 223
Commits: 5,723 commits
Star growth, last 7 days: 0 0.0%
Commit velocity, last 7 days: 0 0.0%

Website GitHub

lettier/gifcurry

😎 The open-source, Haskell-built video editor for GIF makers.

Stack

Haskell

GitHub topics

#animated-gifs #appimage #arch-linux #fedora #functional-programming #gif

Updated: 2021-08-13
Lists: 1 list mention
First commit: 2016-01-13
History: 11 history points
License: BSD-3-Clause
Issues: 41 open

1,449

stars

Forks: 59
Commits: 28 commits
Star growth, last 7 days: No 7-day history
Commit velocity, last 7 days: No 7-day history

Website GitHub

zenangst/Gray

:first_quarter_moon: Tailor your macOS Mojave experience

Stack

Swift Bundler CocoaPods

Updated: 2022-07-22
Lists: 3 list mentions
First commit: 2018-09-27
History: 10 history points
License: NOASSERTION
Issues: 21 open

1,447

stars

Forks: 50
Commits: 343 commits
Star growth, last 7 days: No 7-day history
Commit velocity, last 7 days: No 7-day history

Website GitHub

subethaedit/SubEthaEdit

General purpose plain text editor for macOS. Widely known for its live collaboration feature.

Stack

Objective-C

GitHub topics

#appkit #cocoa #code #collaboration #collaborative-editing #creative-writing

Updated: 2025-11-09
Lists: 3 list mentions
First commit: 2003-09-16
History: 12 history points
License: MIT
Issues: 93 open

1,434

stars

Forks: 115
Commits: 5,832 commits
Star growth, last 7 days: No 7-day history
Commit velocity, last 7 days: No 7-day history

Website GitHub

onmyway133/IconGenerator

🍱 A macOS app to generate app icons

Stack

JavaScript Electron React npm Yarn

GitHub topics

#app #electron #generator #icon #ios

Updated: 2023-11-29
Lists: 1 list mention
First commit: 2017-08-25
History: 11 history points
License: NOASSERTION
Issues: 23 open

1,431

stars

Forks: 84
Commits: 139 commits
Star growth, last 7 days: No 7-day history
Commit velocity, last 7 days: No 7-day history

Website GitHub

yqrashawn/GokuRakuJoudo

config karabiner with ease

Stack

Clojure

GitHub topics

#config #goku #karabiner #karabiner-configurator #keyboard #macos

Updated: 2025-08-15
Lists: 1 list mention
First commit: 2018-08-24
History: 44 history points
License: GPL-3.0
Issues: 72 open

1,412

stars

Forks: 125
Commits: 250 commits
Star growth, last 7 days: No 7-day history
Commit velocity, last 7 days: No 7-day history

GitHub

DanielStormApps/Fanny

Monitor your Mac's fan speed and CPU/GPU temperature from your Notification Center.

Stack

Swift

GitHub topics

#cpu-temperature #fan-speed #gpu-temperature #macos #menubar #notification-center

Updated: 2020-05-02
Lists: 1 list mention
First commit: 2016-02-02
History: 11 history points
License: MIT
Issues: 37 open

1,385

stars

Forks: 104
Commits: 125 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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