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winterbe/github-matrix-screensaver

The GitHub Matrix Screensaver for Mac OSX

Stack

JavaScript

GitHub topics

#github #macos #matrix #matrix-animation #osx #screensaver

Updated: 2019-12-18
Lists: 1 list mention
First commit: 2014-12-16
History: 8 history points
License: NOASSERTION
Issues: 13 open

591

stars

Forks: 377
Commits: 14 commits
Star growth, last 7 days: No 7-day history
Commit velocity, last 7 days: No 7-day history

Website GitHub

alvesjtiago/airpass

Airpass - status bar Mac app to overcome time constrained WiFi networks.

Stack

JavaScript Electron npm

Updated: 2023-10-05
Lists: 1 list mention
First commit: 2018-02-15
History: 11 history points
License: MIT
Issues: 3 open

589

stars

Forks: 11
Commits: 27 commits
Star growth, last 7 days: No 7-day history
Commit velocity, last 7 days: No 7-day history

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joaomoreno/thyme

The task timer for OS X.

Stack

Objective-C

Updated: 2020-01-31
Lists: 1 list mention
First commit: 2010-02-10
History: 11 history points
License: MIT
Issues: 14 open

584

stars

Forks: 82
Commits: 78 commits
Star growth, last 7 days: No 7-day history
Commit velocity, last 7 days: No 7-day history

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cartesiancs/nugget-app

📷 🖥️ Electron based video editing software. Focusing on adding motion effects using a layered editing system.

Stack

TypeScript Electron Express Vite npm

GitHub topics

#editor #electron #ffmpeg #lit #typescript #video

Updated: 2026-02-16
Lists: 3 list mentions
First commit: 2022-08-26
History: 12 history points
License: MIT
Issues: 2 open

581

stars

Forks: 58
Commits: 583 commits
Star growth, last 7 days: No 7-day history
Commit velocity, last 7 days: No 7-day history

Website GitHub

IngmarStein/Monolingual

Remove unnecessary language resources from macOS.

AI dev

Stack

Swift Bundler Swift Package Manager

GitHub topics

#macos #swift #utility #xpc

Updated: 2026-09-23
Lists: 1 list mention
First commit: 2004-04-09
History: 11 history points
License: GPL-3.0
Issues: 40 open

569

stars

Forks: 30
Commits: 1,456 commits
Star growth, last 7 days: No 7-day history
Commit velocity, last 7 days: No 7-day history

Website GitHub

inket/stts

A simple macOS app for monitoring the status of cloud services

Stack

Swift Bundler Swift Package Manager

GitHub topics

#app #cloud #macos #services #status

Updated: 2026-09-07
Lists: 1 list mention
First commit: 2016-11-07
History: 11 history points
License: MIT
Issues: 10 open

567

stars

Forks: 62
Commits: 989 commits
Star growth, last 7 days: No 7-day history
Commit velocity, last 7 days: No 7-day history

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robaho/seashore

easy to use mac osx image editing application for the rest of us

Stack

Objective-C

GitHub topics

#editor #gimp #graphics #graphics-editor #image #image-editor

Updated: 2025-11-17
Lists: 1 list mention
First commit: 2017-10-25
History: 11 history points
License: GPL-2.0
Issues: 8 open

542

stars

Forks: 27
Commits: 646 commits
Star growth, last 7 days: No 7-day history
Commit velocity, last 7 days: No 7-day history

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daylen/stockfish-mac

Beautiful, powerful chess app for the Mac

Stack

C++

GitHub topics

#chess #stockfish

Updated: 2026-09-22
Lists: 1 list mention
First commit: 2014-01-08
History: 11 history points
License: GPL-3.0
Issues: 50 open

541

stars

Forks: 116
Commits: 250 commits
Star growth, last 7 days: No 7-day history
Commit velocity, last 7 days: No 7-day history

Website GitHub

inderdhir/DatWeatherDoe

Simple menu bar weather app for macOS

Stack

Swift Swift Package Manager

GitHub topics

#dark-theme #french-translation #macos #menubar #menubar-app #openweathermap

Updated: 2026-03-06
Lists: 1 list mention
First commit: 2016-01-19
History: 11 history points
License: Apache-2.0
Issues: 3 open

537

stars

Forks: 34
Commits: 390 commits
Star growth, last 7 days: No 7-day history
Commit velocity, last 7 days: No 7-day history

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gcollazo/mongodbapp

The easiest way to get started with MongoDB on the Mac

Stack

Objective-C

GitHub topics

#mongodb #swift

Updated: 2025-02-24
Lists: 4 list mentions
First commit: 2015-01-16
History: 13 history points
License: MIT
Issues: 2 open

535

stars

Forks: 39
Commits: 149 commits
Star growth, last 7 days: No 7-day history
Commit velocity, last 7 days: No 7-day history

Website GitHub

KrauseFx/overkill-for-mac

Stop iTunes from opening when you connect your iPhone

Stack

Swift

Updated: 2024-05-06
Lists: 3 list mentions
First commit: 2017-08-12
History: 13 history points
License: NOASSERTION
Issues: 10 open

534

stars

Forks: 26
Commits: 52 commits
Star growth, last 7 days: No 7-day history
Commit velocity, last 7 days: No 7-day history

Website GitHub

Mortennn/FiScript

Execute custom scripts from the MacOS context menu (CTRL+click) in Finder.

Stack

Swift CocoaPods

GitHub topics

#customization #extension #finder #gui-application #macos #productivity

Updated: 2022-01-07
Lists: 1 list mention
First commit: 2018-07-24
History: 11 history points
License: MIT
Issues: 9 open

534

stars

Forks: 37
Commits: 45 commits
Star growth, last 7 days: No 7-day history
Commit velocity, last 7 days: No 7-day history

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kizitonwose/PodsUpdater

A macOS app that helps you manage dependency releases in your Podfile.

Stack

Swift CocoaPods

GitHub topics

#cocoapods #dependencies #macos-app #podfile

Updated: 2019-03-17
Lists: 1 list mention
First commit: 2018-01-29
History: 11 history points
License: MIT
Issues: 1 open

525

stars

Forks: 28
Commits: 98 commits
Star growth, last 7 days: No 7-day history
Commit velocity, last 7 days: No 7-day history

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neilalexander/seaglass

A truly native Matrix client for macOS - written in Swift/Cocoa, with E2E encryption support

Archived

Stack

Swift Bundler CocoaPods

GitHub topics

#cocoa #macos #matrix #swift

Updated: 2021-09-20
Lists: 1 list mention
First commit: 2018-06-05
History: 11 history points
License: NOASSERTION
Issues: 48 open

524

stars

Forks: 33
Commits: 538 commits
Star growth, last 7 days: No 7-day history
Commit velocity, last 7 days: No 7-day history

GitHub

Shabang-Systems/Condution

Tasks? Done. That was quick.

Stack

JavaScript Android Electron Express React Bundler CocoaPods Gradle

Updated: 2023-09-01
Lists: 1 list mention
First commit: 2020-03-21
History: 11 history points
License: GPL-3.0
Issues: 76 open

523

stars

Forks: 25
Commits: 2,429 commits
Star growth, last 7 days: No 7-day history
Commit velocity, last 7 days: No 7-day history

Website GitHub

raphaelhanneken/apple-juice

An advanced battery gauge for macOS, that displays the remaining battery time and more.

Stack

Swift

GitHub topics

#amperage #apple-juice #battery #battery-gauge #battery-level #battery-monitor

Updated: 2022-08-25
Lists: 1 list mention
First commit: 2016-01-13
History: 11 history points
License: MIT
Issues: 17 open

521

stars

Forks: 31
Commits: 423 commits
Star growth, last 7 days: No 7-day history
Commit velocity, last 7 days: No 7-day history

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jcm93/jmc

jmc - a new macOS media organizer

Stack

Swift

GitHub topics

#equine-science #itunes #jmc #macos #media-player #music

Updated: 2022-08-23
Lists: 1 list mention
First commit: 2016-10-25
History: 11 history points
License: NOASSERTION
Issues: 19 open

519

stars

Forks: 18
Commits: 335 commits
Star growth, last 7 days: No 7-day history
Commit velocity, last 7 days: No 7-day history

GitHub

livecode/livecode

LiveCode cross-platform development environment (engine)

Archived

Stack

C++ pip

GitHub topics

#desktop-development #hacktoberfest #livecode #livecode-builder #mobile-development

Updated: 2021-07-30
Lists: 1 list mention
First commit: 2013-04-10
History: 11 history points
License: NOASSERTION
Issues: Disabled

518

stars

Forks: 220
Commits: 29,436 commits
Star growth, last 7 days: No 7-day history
Commit velocity, last 7 days: No 7-day history

Website GitHub

sidneys/pb-for-desktop

The missing Desktop application for Pushbullet.

Stack

JavaScript Electron npm Yarn

GitHub topics

#desktop #linux #macos #notifications #pushbullet

Updated: 2023-01-06
Lists: 1 list mention
First commit: 2016-01-22
History: 11 history points
License: MIT
Issues: 40 open

516

stars

Forks: 42
Commits: 67 commits
Star growth, last 7 days: No 7-day history
Commit velocity, last 7 days: No 7-day history

Website GitHub

ApolloZhu/Dynamic-Dark-Mode

The smart, automatic Dark Mode toggle for macOS Mojave+

Archived

Stack

Swift CocoaPods Swift Package Manager

GitHub topics

#applescript #automation #catalina #chinese-simplified #dark-mode #dark-theme

Updated: 2022-03-30
Lists: 1 list mention
First commit: 2018-06-07
History: 11 history points
License: GPL-3.0
Issues: 18 open

515

stars

Forks: 31
Commits: 229 commits
Star growth, last 7 days: No 7-day history
Commit velocity, last 7 days: No 7-day history

Website GitHub

ChimeHQ/Chime

An editor for macOS

Stack

Swift Swift Package Manager

GitHub topics

#extensionkit #macos #swift #swiftui #text-editor

Updated: 2026-04-28
Lists: 1 list mention
First commit: 2023-07-29
History: 11 history points
License: BSD-3-Clause
Issues: 5 open

485

stars

Forks: 20
Commits: 343 commits
Star growth, last 7 days: No 7-day history
Commit velocity, last 7 days: No 7-day history

Website GitHub

dteoh/devdocs-macos

An unofficial DevDocs API Documentation viewer for macOS.

Stack

Swift npm Yarn

GitHub topics

#desktop-app #devdocs #developer-tools #documentation #documentation-tool #macos

Updated: 2023-03-04
Lists: 1 list mention
First commit: 2018-12-24
History: 11 history points
License: GPL-3.0
Issues: 3 open

485

stars

Forks: 18
Commits: 236 commits
Star growth, last 7 days: No 7-day history
Commit velocity, last 7 days: No 7-day history

GitHub

kornelski/ImageAlpha

Mac GUI for pngquant, pngnq and posterizer

Archived

Stack

Python

GitHub topics

#gui #image-optimization #mac-app #pngquant

Updated: 2019-07-04
Lists: 3 list mentions
First commit: 2009-11-01
History: 14 history points
License: GPL-2.0
Issues: 13 open

480

stars

Forks: 66
Commits: 136 commits
Star growth, last 7 days: No 7-day history
Commit velocity, last 7 days: No 7-day history

Website GitHub

AlexPerathoner/SlimHUD

Replacement for MacOS' volume, brightness and keyboard backlight HUDs.

Stack

Swift pip

GitHub topics

#brightness #huds #keyboard-backlight #macos #touchbar #utilities

Updated: 2026-06-01
Lists: 1 list mention
First commit: 2020-02-16
History: 11 history points
License: GPL-3.0
Issues: 22 open

468

stars

Forks: 11
Commits: 1,147 commits
Star growth, last 7 days: No 7-day history
Commit velocity, last 7 days: No 7-day history

Website GitHub

HR/Crypter

🔓✨🔒 An innovative, convenient and secure encryption app

Archived

Stack

JavaScript Electron npm Yarn

GitHub topics

#client #cross-platform #crypter #crypto #data-encryption #decryption

Updated: 2021-02-19
Lists: 1 list mention
First commit: 2016-04-16
History: 11 history points
License: MIT
Issues: 2 open

467

stars

Forks: 75
Commits: 286 commits
Star growth, last 7 days: No 7-day history
Commit velocity, last 7 days: No 7-day history

Website GitHub

ParetoSecurity/pareto-mac

Automatically audit your Mac for basic security hygiene.

AI dev

Stack

Swift

GitHub topics

#endpoint-security #macos #security #swift #swiftui

Updated: 2026-09-22
Lists: 3 list mentions
First commit: 2021-07-12
History: 13 history points
License: GPL-3.0
Issues: 8 open

457

stars

Forks: 28
Commits: 855 commits
Star growth, last 7 days: No 7-day history
Commit velocity, last 7 days: No 7-day history

Website GitHub

qilin-editor/qilin-app

Fully hackable text editor developed for exact sciences with built-in KaTeX and AsciiMath support. Extensible via plugins and themes. Exportable as HTML, PDF and GFM.

Stack

JavaScript React npm

GitHub topics

#asciimath #editor #katex #latex #linux #macos

Updated: 2020-12-07
Lists: 1 list mention
First commit: 2016-09-01
History: 11 history points
License: MIT
Issues: 57 open

444

stars

Forks: 25
Commits: 382 commits
Star growth, last 7 days: No 7-day history
Commit velocity, last 7 days: No 7-day history

GitHub

zenangst/Syncalicious

🍫 Syncalicious

Stack

Swift CocoaPods

Updated: 2019-12-20
Lists: 1 list mention
First commit: 2019-03-31
History: 8 history points
License: NOASSERTION
Issues: 11 open

444

stars

Forks: 14
Commits: 327 commits
Star growth, last 7 days: No 7-day history
Commit velocity, last 7 days: No 7-day history

GitHub

spieglt/Cloaker

Simple, drag-and-drop, password-based file encryption

Stack

Rust Cargo

GitHub topics

#cross-platform #drag-and-drop #encryption #encryption-utility #gui #rust

Updated: 2026-09-26
Lists: 1 list mention
First commit: 2019-06-10
History: 14 history points
License: GPL-3.0
Issues: 2 open

438

stars

Forks: 39
Commits: 107 commits
Star growth, last 7 days: No 7-day history
Commit velocity, last 7 days: No 7-day history

GitHub

lettier/movie-monad

:tv: A free and simple to use video player made with Haskell.

Stack

Haskell

GitHub topics

#appimage #desktop-video-player #fedora #gdk #gst #gstreamer

Updated: 2020-03-07
Lists: 2 list mentions
First commit: 2017-08-31
History: 11 history points
License: BSD-3-Clause
Issues: 11 open

436

stars

Forks: 28
Commits: 52 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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