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heysem-useinsider/Stringz

A lightweight and powerful editor for localizing iOS, macOS, tvOS, and watchOS applications.

Stack

Swift Swift Package Manager

GitHub topics

#internationalization #ios #ios-localization #language #language-translation #localization

Updated: 2024-03-03
Lists: 1 list mention
First commit: 2020-12-18
History: 11 history points
License: GPL-3.0
Issues: 19 open

1,020

stars

Forks: 53
Commits: 63 commits
Star growth, last 7 days: No 7-day history
Commit velocity, last 7 days: No 7-day history

Website GitHub

owenthereal/hacker-menu

Hacker News Delivered to Desktop :dancers:

Stack

JavaScript React npm

Updated: 2018-10-10
Lists: 1 list mention
First commit: 2015-08-17
History: 11 history points
License: MIT
Issues: 10 open

999

stars

Forks: 68
Commits: 185 commits
Star growth, last 7 days: No 7-day history
Commit velocity, last 7 days: No 7-day history

Website GitHub

danielbuechele/goofy

macOS app for Facebook Messenger

AI dev

Stack

Swift Swift Package Manager

Updated: 2026-05-19
Lists: 1 list mention
First commit: 2026-01-02
History: 11 history points
License: Unknown
Issues: 10 open

987

stars

Forks: 112
Commits: 41 commits
Star growth, last 7 days: No 7-day history
Commit velocity, last 7 days: No 7-day history

Website GitHub

sonoramac/Sonora

A minimal, beautifully designed music player for OS X.

Stack

Objective-C CocoaPods

Updated: 2015-05-13
Lists: 3 list mentions
First commit: 2012-09-16
History: 13 history points
License: NOASSERTION
Issues: 57 open

971

stars

Forks: 124
Commits: 39 commits
Star growth, last 7 days: No 7-day history
Commit velocity, last 7 days: No 7-day history

Website GitHub

onmyway133/GifCapture

🏇 Gif capture app for macOS

Stack

Swift CocoaPods

GitHub topics

#capture #gif #mac

Updated: 2021-04-11
Lists: 1 list mention
First commit: 2017-03-01
History: 11 history points
License: NOASSERTION
Issues: 6 open

969

stars

Forks: 49
Commits: 85 commits
Star growth, last 7 days: No 7-day history
Commit velocity, last 7 days: No 7-day history

Website GitHub

salomvary/soundcleod

SoundCloud for macOS and Windows

Archived

Stack

CSS Electron npm

GitHub topics

#desktop #electron #soundcloud

Updated: 2022-04-29
Lists: 1 list mention
First commit: 2012-12-11
History: 11 history points
License: MIT
Issues: 55 open

960

stars

Forks: 97
Commits: 520 commits
Star growth, last 7 days: No 7-day history
Commit velocity, last 7 days: No 7-day history

Website GitHub

mileswd/mac2imgur

⬆ A simple Mac app designed to make uploading images and screenshots to Imgur quick and effortless.

Stack

Swift CocoaPods

GitHub topics

#capture #imgur #mac #screenshot #swift

Updated: 2019-02-16
Lists: 1 list mention
First commit: 2014-06-15
History: 11 history points
License: GPL-3.0
Issues: Disabled

955

stars

Forks: 97
Commits: 227 commits
Star growth, last 7 days: No 7-day history
Commit velocity, last 7 days: No 7-day history

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swiftyapp/swifty

🔑 Free Offline-first Password Manager

Stack

JavaScript Electron React npm Yarn

GitHub topics

#cipher #credentials #cryptography #desktop #desktop-app #electron

Updated: 2026-01-23
Lists: 3 list mentions
First commit: 2019-06-30
History: 10 history points
License: GPL-3.0
Issues: 95 open

944

stars

Forks: 79
Commits: 818 commits
Star growth, last 7 days: No 7-day history
Commit velocity, last 7 days: No 7-day history

Website GitHub

naotaka/ClipMenu

A clipboard manager for Mac OS X

Stack

Objective-C

Updated: 2020-08-02
Lists: 3 list mentions
First commit: 2014-03-22
History: 13 history points
License: NOASSERTION
Issues: 36 open

933

stars

Forks: 145
Commits: 8 commits
Star growth, last 7 days: No 7-day history
Commit velocity, last 7 days: No 7-day history

Website GitHub

CodySchrank/gSwitch

macOS menu bar app that allows control over the gpu on dual gpu macbooks

Archived

Stack

Swift Swift Package Manager

Updated: 2026-03-18
Lists: 1 list mention
First commit: 2018-04-16
History: 11 history points
License: MIT
Issues: 17 open

921

stars

Forks: 54
Commits: 236 commits
Star growth, last 7 days: No 7-day history
Commit velocity, last 7 days: No 7-day history

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sozercan/OpenInCode

📂 macOS Finder toolbar app to open current folder in Visual Studio Code

AI dev

Stack

Swift Swift Package Manager

GitHub topics

#finder-toolbar #macos #visual-studio-code #vscode

Updated: 2026-07-16
Lists: 1 list mention
First commit: 2016-07-09
History: 11 history points
License: MIT
Issues: 2 open

917

stars

Forks: 54
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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jariz/Noti

Receive Android notifications on your mac. (w/PushBullet) ⛺

Archived

Stack

Swift CocoaPods

GitHub topics

#android #android-notifications #macos #notifications #pushbullet

Updated: 2022-07-05
Lists: 1 list mention
First commit: 2016-06-22
History: 11 history points
License: MIT
Issues: 29 open

911

stars

Forks: 61
Commits: 102 commits
Star growth, last 7 days: No 7-day history
Commit velocity, last 7 days: No 7-day history

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WINBIGFOX/TimeScribe

Modern & private time tracking for macOS & Windows. No cloud, no registration, no paywall. Just download and track your work hours 100% offline.

AI dev

Stack

PHP Laravel Tailwind CSS Vite Vue Composer npm

GitHub topics

#billing #desktop-app #electron #freelancer-tools #laravel #macos

Updated: 2026-09-21
Lists: 3 list mentions
First commit: 2025-01-20
History: 10 history points
License: GPL-3.0
Issues: 26 open

911

stars

Forks: 87
Commits: 432 commits
Star growth, last 7 days: No 7-day history
Commit velocity, last 7 days: No 7-day history

Website GitHub

gitx/gitx

The best fork of the best lightweight, visual git client for macOS.

AI dev

Stack

Objective-C

GitHub topics

#git #mac #macos

Updated: 2026-09-20
Lists: 1 list mention
First commit: 2008-06-13
History: 11 history points
License: NOASSERTION
Issues: 84 open

909

stars

Forks: 94
Commits: 3,370 commits
Star growth, last 7 days: No 7-day history
Commit velocity, last 7 days: No 7-day history

GitHub

bhj/KaraokeEternal

Open karaoke party system

Stack

TypeScript React npm

GitHub topics

#cdgraphics #karaoke #karaoke-application #karaoke-event #karaoke-parties #karaoke-player

Updated: 2026-08-19
Lists: 2 list mentions
First commit: 2015-06-24
History: 11 history points
License: ISC
Issues: 11 open

901

stars

Forks: 120
Commits: 3,389 commits
Star growth, last 7 days: No 7-day history
Commit velocity, last 7 days: No 7-day history

Website GitHub

uroni/urbackup_backend

UrBackup - Client/Server Open Source Network Backup for Windows, MacOS and Linux

Stack

C Android React Vite CMake .NET SDK Gradle

GitHub topics

#backup #backup-solution #c-plus-plus #freebsd #linux #windows

Updated: 2026-08-30
Lists: 2 list mentions
First commit: 2011-01-06
History: 9 history points
License: AGPL-3.0
Issues: Disabled

900

stars

Forks: 169
Commits: 6,141 commits
Star growth, last 7 days: No 7-day history
Commit velocity, last 7 days: No 7-day history

Website GitHub

raphaelhanneken/iconizer

Create Xcode asset catalogs swift and painless. Generate images for macOS and iOS app icons, launch images and image sets.

Stack

Swift

GitHub topics

#appicon #assets #generate #generator #icns #icon

Updated: 2023-05-23
Lists: 1 list mention
First commit: 2015-06-06
History: 11 history points
License: MIT
Issues: 6 open

890

stars

Forks: 70
Commits: 325 commits
Star growth, last 7 days: No 7-day history
Commit velocity, last 7 days: No 7-day history

Website GitHub

stargatedaw/stargate

Innovation-first digital audio workstation (DAW), instrument and effect plugins, wave editor

Stack

Python pytest pip

GitHub topics

#audio-dsp #audio-effect #audio-plugin #c17 #computer-music #daw

Updated: 2025-04-21
Lists: 4 list mentions
First commit: 2021-07-16
History: 12 history points
License: GPL-3.0
Issues: 19 open

877

stars

Forks: 42
Commits: 1,784 commits
Star growth, last 7 days: No 7-day history
Commit velocity, last 7 days: No 7-day history

GitHub

esrlabs/chipmunk

log analysis tool

AI dev

Stack

Rust Cargo

GitHub topics

#logger #logging #logs-analysis #logstash #logviewer #search

Updated: 2026-09-25
Lists: 2 list mentions
First commit: 2017-11-14
History: 11 history points
License: Apache-2.0
Issues: 120 open

860

stars

Forks: 50
Commits: 5,495 commits
Star growth, last 7 days: No 7-day history
Commit velocity, last 7 days: No 7-day history

GitHub

RustCastLabs/rustcast

An open source alternative to raycast, in rust!!

Stack

Rust Cargo

GitHub topics

#alternative #app #application #blazing-fast #blazingly-fast #fast

Updated: 2026-07-03
Lists: 3 list mentions
First commit: 2025-12-10
History: 9 history points
License: MIT
Issues: 6 open

859

stars

Forks: 53
Commits: 672 commits
Star growth, last 7 days: No 7-day history
Commit velocity, last 7 days: No 7-day history

Website GitHub

sindresorhus/Pasteboard-Viewer

📋 Inspect the system pasteboards on macOS

Stack

Swift Swift Package Manager

GitHub topics

#app #clipboard #clipboard-manager #developer-tools #macos #macos-app

Updated: 2026-03-30
Lists: 3 list mentions
First commit: 2020-02-18
History: 13 history points
License: MIT
Issues: 4 open

858

stars

Forks: 40
Commits: 86 commits
Star growth, last 7 days: No 7-day history
Commit velocity, last 7 days: No 7-day history

Website GitHub

insidegui/AppleEvents

The unofficial Apple Events app for macOS

Archived

Stack

Objective-C Swift Package Manager

GitHub topics

#apple #chromecast #developer #developer-experience #developer-tools #macos

Updated: 2020-06-18
Lists: 1 list mention
First commit: 2016-09-06
History: 11 history points
License: BSD-2-Clause
Issues: Disabled

822

stars

Forks: 36
Commits: 68 commits
Star growth, last 7 days: No 7-day history
Commit velocity, last 7 days: No 7-day history

GitHub

zhuhaow/Specht

A rule-based proxy app built with Network Extension for macOS

Archived

Stack

Swift

Updated: 2020-04-16
Lists: 1 list mention
First commit: 2016-07-29
History: 8 history points
License: GPL-3.0
Issues: 1 open

807

stars

Forks: 152
Commits: 32 commits
Star growth, last 7 days: No 7-day history
Commit velocity, last 7 days: No 7-day history

GitHub

invesalius/invesalius3

3D medical imaging reconstruction software

Stack

Python pytest Cargo pip uv

GitHub topics

#dicom #dicom-viewer #magnetic-resonance-imaging #medical-image-processing #medical-imaging #segmentation

Updated: 2026-10-06
Lists: 2 list mentions
First commit: 2009-06-10
History: 12 history points
License: GPL-2.0
Issues: 282 open

805

stars

Forks: 451
Commits: 4,548 commits
Star growth, last 7 days: 0 0.0%
Commit velocity, last 7 days: 0 0.0%

Website GitHub

arnoappenzeller/PiPifier

PiPifier is a native macOS 10.12 Safari extension that lets you use every HTML5 video in Picture in Picture mode

Stack

Swift

Updated: 2021-11-08
Lists: 1 list mention
First commit: 2016-07-31
History: 11 history points
License: MIT
Issues: 61 open

798

stars

Forks: 66
Commits: 97 commits
Star growth, last 7 days: No 7-day history
Commit velocity, last 7 days: No 7-day history

GitHub

sarensw/MacPacker

Archive manager and 7zip replacement for macOS. Preview (nested) archives without extracting them. Extract single files.

AI dev

Stack

Swift Swift Package Manager

GitHub topics

#7z #7zip #appkit #archive #archive-manager-tools #archiver

Updated: 2026-09-24
Lists: 3 list mentions
First commit: 2023-08-01
History: 14 history points
License: GPL-3.0
Issues: 34 open

795

stars

Forks: 36
Commits: 397 commits
Star growth, last 7 days: No 7-day history
Commit velocity, last 7 days: No 7-day history

Website GitHub

josh-/CloudyTabs

CloudyTabs is a simple menu bar application that lists your iCloud Tabs.

Archived

Stack

Objective-C

GitHub topics

#carthage #icloud-tabs #macos #objective-c #sqlite

Updated: 2022-09-05
Lists: 1 list mention
First commit: 2014-03-05
History: 11 history points
License: Unknown
Issues: 25 open

794

stars

Forks: 54
Commits: 103 commits
Star growth, last 7 days: No 7-day history
Commit velocity, last 7 days: No 7-day history

Website GitHub

alinebee/Boxer

The DOS game emulator that's fit for your Mac.

Stack

Objective-C

Updated: 2021-10-24
Lists: 1 list mention
First commit: 2009-12-12
History: 11 history points
License: Unknown
Issues: 54 open

792

stars

Forks: 145
Commits: 1,960 commits
Star growth, last 7 days: No 7-day history
Commit velocity, last 7 days: No 7-day history

Website GitHub

tuxu/nbviewer-app

A Jupyter notebook viewer for macOS

Stack

Swift

GitHub topics

#jupyter #jupyter-notebook #macos #nbviewer

Updated: 2023-12-15
Lists: 1 list mention
First commit: 2017-01-30
History: 9 history points
License: MIT
Issues: 9 open

785

stars

Forks: 33
Commits: 26 commits
Star growth, last 7 days: No 7-day history
Commit velocity, last 7 days: No 7-day history

GitHub

kiwix/kiwix-apple

Kiwix for iOS, iPadOS & macOS

Stack

Swift

GitHub topics

#ios #ipados #kiwix #macos #offline #swift

Updated: 2026-09-21
Lists: 1 list mention
First commit: 2015-07-31
History: 11 history points
License: GPL-3.0
Issues: 49 open

784

stars

Forks: 111
Commits: 3,330 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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