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coteditor/CotEditor

Lightweight Plain Text Editor for macOS

Stack

Swift Swift Package Manager

GitHub topics

#cocoa #coteditor #editor #mac-app #macos #macos-app

Updated: 2026-09-25
Lists: 3 list mentions
First commit: 2010-12-11
History: 13 history points
License: NOASSERTION
Issues: 17 open

8,520

stars

Forks: 536
Commits: 18,344 commits
Star growth, last 7 days: No 7-day history
Commit velocity, last 7 days: No 7-day history

Website GitHub

subhra74/xdm

Powerfull download accelerator and video downloader

Stack

C# React .NET SDK npm

GitHub topics

#chrome #download-accelerator #download-manager #downloader #firefox #java

Updated: 2026-10-02
Lists: 2 list mentions
First commit: 2018-02-25
History: 10 history points
License: GPL-2.0
Issues: 855 open

7,954

stars

Forks: 1,193
Commits: 498 commits
Star growth, last 7 days: No 7-day history
Commit velocity, last 7 days: No 7-day history

Website GitHub

peazip/PeaZip

Free Zip / Unzip software and Rar file extractor. Cross-platform file and archive manager. Features volume spanning, compression, authenticated encryption. Supports 7Z, 7-Zip sfx, ACE, ARJ, Brotli, BZ2, CAB, CHM, CPIO, DEB, GZ, ISO, JAR, LHA/LZH, NSIS, OOo, PAQ/LPAQ, PEA, QUAD, RAR, RPM, split, TAR, Z, ZIP, ZIPX, Zstandard.

Stack

Pascal .NET SDK

GitHub topics

#archiver #brotli #compression #encryption #extractor #paq

Updated: 2026-10-04
Lists: 2 list mentions
First commit: 2010-11-13
History: 11 history points
License: LGPL-3.0
Issues: Disabled

7,933

stars

Forks: 413
Commits: 1,406 commits
Star growth, last 7 days: No 7-day history
Commit velocity, last 7 days: No 7-day history

Website GitHub

arsenetar/dupeguru

Find duplicate files

Stack

Python pytest PEP 517 pip

GitHub topics

#deduplication #python

Updated: 2026-09-07
Lists: 2 list mentions
First commit: 2009-06-01
History: 12 history points
License: GPL-3.0
Issues: 557 open

7,895

stars

Forks: 543
Commits: 2,088 commits
Star growth, last 7 days: 0 0.0%
Commit velocity, last 7 days: 0 0.0%

Website GitHub

macvim-dev/macvim

Vim - the text editor - for macOS

AI dev

Stack

Vim Script

GitHub topics

#macos #macvim #vim

Updated: 2026-10-09
Lists: 3 list mentions
First commit: 2004-06-13
History: 22 history points
License: Vim
Issues: 212 open

7,885

stars

Forks: 691
Commits: 34,993 commits
Star growth, last 7 days: +2 0.0%
Commit velocity, last 7 days: 0 0.0%

Website GitHub

jigish/slate

A window management application (replacement for Divvy/SizeUp/ShiftIt)

Stack

Objective-C

Updated: 2022-06-23
Lists: 3 list mentions
First commit: 2011-05-23
History: 13 history points
License: GPL-3.0
Issues: 261 open

7,836

stars

Forks: 512
Commits: 565 commits
Star growth, last 7 days: No 7-day history
Commit velocity, last 7 days: No 7-day history

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PostgresApp/PostgresApp

The easiest way to get started with PostgreSQL on the Mac

Stack

Makefile Bundler

GitHub topics

#postgis #postgres

Updated: 2026-09-24
Lists: 3 list mentions
First commit: 2012-04-06
History: 13 history points
License: NOASSERTION
Issues: 147 open

7,783

stars

Forks: 404
Commits: 2,257 commits
Star growth, last 7 days: No 7-day history
Commit velocity, last 7 days: No 7-day history

Website GitHub

Sequel-Ace/Sequel-Ace

MySQL/MariaDB database management for macOS

AI dev

Stack

Objective-C Bundler Swift Package Manager

GitHub topics

#hacktoberfest #macos #mariadb #mysql #objective-c #sequel

Updated: 2026-09-15
Lists: 4 list mentions
First commit: 2008-04-04
History: 13 history points
License: NOASSERTION
Issues: 180 open

7,533

stars

Forks: 336
Commits: 10,435 commits
Star growth, last 7 days: No 7-day history
Commit velocity, last 7 days: No 7-day history

Website GitHub

glushchenko/fsnotes

Fast Markdown note-taking app for Mac and iPhone

Stack

Swift Swift Package Manager

GitHub topics

#ios #macos #markdown #note-taking #notebook #notes-app

Updated: 2026-09-20
Lists: 3 list mentions
First commit: 2017-07-20
History: 13 history points
License: MIT
Issues: 1 open

7,504

stars

Forks: 578
Commits: 2,894 commits
Star growth, last 7 days: No 7-day history
Commit velocity, last 7 days: No 7-day history

Website GitHub

sindresorhus/caprine

Elegant Facebook Messenger desktop app

Stack

TypeScript Electron npm

GitHub topics

#app #caprine #chat #electron #electron-app #facebook

Updated: 2026-01-02
Lists: 3 list mentions
First commit: 2015-09-16
History: 13 history points
License: MIT
Issues: 294 open

7,392

stars

Forks: 619
Commits: 1,006 commits
Star growth, last 7 days: No 7-day history
Commit velocity, last 7 days: No 7-day history

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aonez/Keka

The macOS & iOS file archiver

Stack

PHP

GitHub topics

#7zip #archiver #compression #extraction #ios #ipados

Updated: 2026-09-10
Lists: 1 list mention
First commit: 2016-11-08
History: 11 history points
License: Unknown
Issues: 258 open

7,365

stars

Forks: 295
Commits: 2,322 commits
Star growth, last 7 days: No 7-day history
Commit velocity, last 7 days: No 7-day history

Website GitHub

dbgate/dbgate

Database manager for MySQL, PostgreSQL, SQL Server, MongoDB, SQLite and others. Runs under Windows, Linux, Mac or as web application

AI dev

Stack

JavaScript Electron Express Svelte Tailwind CSS npm Yarn

GitHub topics

#cassandra #clickhouse #cockroachdb #cosmosdb #database-gui #database-manager

Updated: 2026-09-22
Lists: 1 list mention
First commit: 2019-12-24
History: 11 history points
License: GPL-3.0
Issues: 460 open

7,324

stars

Forks: 473
Commits: 8,546 commits
Star growth, last 7 days: No 7-day history
Commit velocity, last 7 days: No 7-day history

Website GitHub

onionshare/onionshare

Securely and anonymously share files, host websites, and chat with friends using the Tor network

Stack

Python Flask pytest pip Poetry

GitHub topics

#cross-platform #file-sharing #onion-service #onionshare #open-source #python

Updated: 2026-10-14
Lists: 4 list mentions
First commit: 2014-05-20
History: 9 history points
License: NOASSERTION
Issues: 64 open

7,149

stars

Forks: 733
Commits: 5,874 commits
Star growth, last 7 days: 0 0.0%
Commit velocity, last 7 days: 0 0.0%

Website GitHub

milanvarady/Applite

A native macOS app store for software that isn't on the App Store, backed by Homebrew Cask

AI dev

Stack

Swift

GitHub topics

#homebrew #homebrew-cask #macos #macos-app #swift #swiftui

Updated: 2026-09-12
Lists: 3 list mentions
First commit: 2023-08-03
History: 13 history points
License: MIT
Issues: 9 open

7,053

stars

Forks: 179
Commits: 479 commits
Star growth, last 7 days: No 7-day history
Commit velocity, last 7 days: No 7-day history

Website GitHub

Ji4n1ng/OpenInTerminal

✨ Finder Toolbar app for macOS to open the current directory in Terminal, iTerm, Hyper or Alacritty.

AI dev

Stack

Swift

Updated: 2026-07-14
Lists: 1 list mention
First commit: 2019-04-11
History: 11 history points
License: MIT
Issues: 32 open

7,009

stars

Forks: 309
Commits: 351 commits
Star growth, last 7 days: No 7-day history
Commit velocity, last 7 days: No 7-day history

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qvacua/vimr

VimR — Neovim GUI for macOS in Swift

Stack

Swift pip Swift Package Manager

GitHub topics

#cocoa #macos #neovim #neovim-clients #neovim-experience #neovim-guis

Updated: 2026-09-24
Lists: 3 list mentions
First commit: 2016-06-03
History: 13 history points
License: MIT
Issues: 313 open

7,002

stars

Forks: 233
Commits: 4,917 commits
Star growth, last 7 days: No 7-day history
Commit velocity, last 7 days: No 7-day history

Website GitHub

newmarcel/KeepingYouAwake

Prevents your Mac from going to sleep.

Stack

Objective-C Swift Package Manager

GitHub topics

#caffeine #macos #menubar #objective-c #utility

Updated: 2026-08-15
Lists: 3 list mentions
First commit: 2014-10-19
History: 13 history points
License: MIT
Issues: 30 open

6,935

stars

Forks: 268
Commits: 711 commits
Star growth, last 7 days: No 7-day history
Commit velocity, last 7 days: No 7-day history

Website GitHub

wesnoth/wesnoth

An open source, turn-based strategy game with a high fantasy theme.

Stack

C++ Android CMake Gradle npm

GitHub topics

#fantasy #free #game #opensource #strategy-game #turn-based-strategy

Updated: 2026-09-12
Lists: 5 list mentions
First commit: 2003-09-15
History: 9 history points
License: GPL-2.0
Issues: 1,500 open

6,873

stars

Forks: 1,242
Commits: 87,600 commits
Star growth, last 7 days: No 7-day history
Commit velocity, last 7 days: No 7-day history

Website GitHub

MacPass/MacPass

A native macOS KeePass client

Stack

Objective-C

GitHub topics

#autotype #kdbx #keepass #macos #macpass #objective-c

Updated: 2026-09-22
Lists: 3 list mentions
First commit: 2012-07-19
History: 14 history points
License: NOASSERTION
Issues: 292 open

6,871

stars

Forks: 469
Commits: 2,683 commits
Star growth, last 7 days: No 7-day history
Commit velocity, last 7 days: No 7-day history

Website GitHub

bitgapp/eqMac

macOS System-wide Audio Equalizer & Volume Mixer 🎧

Stack

Swift Angular CocoaPods npm Swift Package Manager

GitHub topics

#angular #audio #audio-applications #audio-effect #audio-processing #avaudioengine

Updated: 2026-09-19
Lists: 1 list mention
First commit: 2017-07-23
History: 11 history points
License: Apache-2.0
Issues: 134 open

6,789

stars

Forks: 365
Commits: 615 commits
Star growth, last 7 days: No 7-day history
Commit velocity, last 7 days: No 7-day history

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

beakerbrowser/beaker

An experimental peer-to-peer Web browser

Archived

Stack

JavaScript Electron npm

GitHub topics

#beaker #browser #decentralized #electron #hypercore #hyperdrive

Updated: 2022-12-27
Lists: 1 list mention
First commit: 2016-05-25
History: 11 history points
License: MIT
Issues: 218 open

6,737

stars

Forks: 547
Commits: 8,342 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

OpenShot/openshot-qt

OpenShot Video Editor is an award-winning free and open-source video editor for Linux, Mac, and Windows, and is dedicated to delivering high quality video editing and animation solutions to the world.

Stack

Python pip

GitHub topics

#c-plus-plus #ffmpeg #gplv3 #openshot #python #qt5

Updated: 2026-10-12
Lists: 3 list mentions
First commit: 2013-11-03
History: 12 history points
License: NOASSERTION
Issues: 431 open

6,626

stars

Forks: 818
Commits: 5,705 commits
Star growth, last 7 days: 0 0.0%
Commit velocity, last 7 days: 0 0.0%

Website GitHub

hovancik/stretchly

The break time reminder app

AI dev

Stack

JavaScript Electron Vite npm

GitHub topics

#breaks #bsd #electron #linux #longer-breaks #macos

Updated: 2026-08-14
Lists: 1 list mention
First commit: 2016-07-10
History: 11 history points
License: BSD-2-Clause
Issues: 130 open

6,550

stars

Forks: 560
Commits: 1,932 commits
Star growth, last 7 days: No 7-day history
Commit velocity, last 7 days: No 7-day history

Website GitHub

nikolaeu/numi

Beautiful calculator app for macOS, Linux & Windows

Stack

JavaScript

GitHub topics

#app #calculator #cli #converter #extensions #javascript

Updated: 2026-07-19
Lists: 1 list mention
First commit: 2015-11-16
History: 11 history points
License: MIT
Issues: Disabled

6,508

stars

Forks: 257
Commits: 118 commits
Star growth, last 7 days: No 7-day history
Commit velocity, last 7 days: No 7-day history

Website GitHub

LibreCAD/LibreCAD

LibreCAD is a cross-platform 2D CAD program. It can read DXF/DWG, and write DXF/DWG/PDF/SVG files. It supports point/line/circle/ellipse/parabola/hyperbola/spline primitives. The GUI is highly customizable, and has dozens of translations.

Stack

C++ CMake Conan

GitHub topics

#2d #cad #drawing #dxf #geometry #qt

Updated: 2026-10-03
Lists: 1 list mention
First commit: 2010-08-16
History: 11 history points
License: NOASSERTION
Issues: 558 open

6,440

stars

Forks: 1,430
Commits: 6,063 commits
Star growth, last 7 days: No 7-day history
Commit velocity, last 7 days: No 7-day history

Website GitHub

GNOME/gimp

Read-only mirror of https://gitlab.gnome.org/GNOME/gimp

Stack

C Meson

Updated: 2026-09-19
Lists: 1 list mention
First commit: 1997-01-01
History: 11 history points
License: NOASSERTION
Issues: Disabled

6,437

stars

Forks: 890
Commits: 59,231 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

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