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Tunnelblick/Tunnelblick

The official Tunnelblick website is at https://tunnelblick.net; the official Tunnelblick GitHub repository is at https://github.com/Tunnelblick

Stack

Objective-C

Updated: 2026-09-29
Lists: 1 list mention
First commit: 2008-07-05
History: 9 history points
License: GPL-2.0
Issues: 66 open

3,283

stars

Forks: 368
Commits: 4,408 commits
Star growth, last 7 days: No 7-day history
Commit velocity, last 7 days: No 7-day history

Website GitHub

jwise/HoRNDIS

Android USB tethering driver for Mac OS X

Stack

C++

Updated: 2023-02-05
Lists: 1 list mention
First commit: 2012-11-10
History: 11 history points
License: NOASSERTION
Issues: 100 open

3,257

stars

Forks: 352
Commits: 80 commits
Star growth, last 7 days: No 7-day history
Commit velocity, last 7 days: No 7-day history

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okwasniewski/MiniSim

MacOS menu bar app for launching iOS  and Android 🤖 emulators

AI dev

Stack

Swift Swift Package Manager

GitHub topics

#android #developer-tools #hacktoberfest #ios #menubar #menubar-app

Updated: 2026-02-27
Lists: 1 list mention
First commit: 2023-01-26
History: 11 history points
License: MIT
Issues: 22 open

3,178

stars

Forks: 111
Commits: 122 commits
Star growth, last 7 days: No 7-day history
Commit velocity, last 7 days: No 7-day history

Website GitHub

klaudiosinani/tusk

Refined Evernote desktop app

Stack

JavaScript Electron npm Yarn

GitHub topics

#app #desktop #evernote #hacktoberfest #yinxiang

Updated: 2026-06-24
Lists: 1 list mention
First commit: 2017-08-07
History: 11 history points
License: MIT
Issues: 191 open

3,152

stars

Forks: 242
Commits: 624 commits
Star growth, last 7 days: No 7-day history
Commit velocity, last 7 days: No 7-day history

Website GitHub

openrocket/openrocket

Model-rocketry aerodynamics and trajectory simulation software

AI dev

Stack

Java Gradle pip

GitHub topics

#aerospace #flight-simulator #java #modeling #optimization #rocket

Updated: 2026-10-03
Lists: 1 list mention
First commit: 2009-05-31
History: 11 history points
License: NOASSERTION
Issues: 279 open

3,143

stars

Forks: 701
Commits: 9,207 commits
Star growth, last 7 days: No 7-day history
Commit velocity, last 7 days: No 7-day history

Website GitHub

apache/netbeans

Apache NetBeans

Stack

Java

GitHub topics

#code-editor #ide #java #netbeans #netbeans-platform

Updated: 2026-09-21
Lists: 3 list mentions
First commit: 2017-09-11
History: 13 history points
License: Apache-2.0
Issues: 1,084 open

3,141

stars

Forks: 934
Commits: 12,310 commits
Star growth, last 7 days: No 7-day history
Commit velocity, last 7 days: No 7-day history

Website GitHub

kmikiy/SpotMenu

Spotify & Apple Music in your macOS menu bar

Stack

Swift Astro React Tailwind CSS Vite npm Swift Package Manager

GitHub topics

#bar #itunes #menu #menubar #spotify #swift

Updated: 2026-05-15
Lists: 3 list mentions
First commit: 2016-09-02
History: 13 history points
License: MIT
Issues: 27 open

3,140

stars

Forks: 187
Commits: 525 commits
Star growth, last 7 days: No 7-day history
Commit velocity, last 7 days: No 7-day history

Website GitHub

Schlaubischlump/LocationSimulator

MacOS application to spoof / fake / mock your iOS / iPadOS or iPhoneSimulator device location. WatchOS and TvOS are partially supported.

Stack

Swift

GitHub topics

#appkit #development-tools #fake #fake-locations #ios-simulator #iphonesimulator

Updated: 2026-09-18
Lists: 1 list mention
First commit: 2019-08-29
History: 11 history points
License: GPL-3.0
Issues: 25 open

3,135

stars

Forks: 241
Commits: 512 commits
Star growth, last 7 days: No 7-day history
Commit velocity, last 7 days: No 7-day history

Website GitHub

gramps-project/gramps

Source code for Gramps Genealogical program

AI dev

Stack

Python PEP 517 pip

GitHub topics

#family-tree #genealogy #gramps #python

Updated: 2026-10-10
Lists: 2 list mentions
First commit: 2001-04-21
History: 12 history points
License: GPL-2.0
Issues: Disabled

3,134

stars

Forks: 540
Commits: 29,977 commits
Star growth, last 7 days: 0 0.0%
Commit velocity, last 7 days: 0 0.0%

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aahung/Unshaky

A software attempt to address the "double key press" issue on Apple's butterfly keyboard [not actively maintained]

Stack

Swift CocoaPods

GitHub topics

#apple #butterfly-keyboard #debounce #double-press #keyboard #keyboard-issue

Updated: 2023-11-20
Lists: 1 list mention
First commit: 2018-06-21
History: 11 history points
License: MIT
Issues: 19 open

3,086

stars

Forks: 122
Commits: 343 commits
Star growth, last 7 days: No 7-day history
Commit velocity, last 7 days: No 7-day history

Website GitHub

dnote/dnote

A simple command line notebook

Stack

Go Cobra Go modules npm

GitHub topics

#cli #command-line-tool #developer-tools #dnote #note-taking #notebook

Updated: 2026-07-25
Lists: 6 list mentions
First commit: 2017-03-30
History: 15 history points
License: Apache-2.0
Issues: 41 open

3,083

stars

Forks: 124
Commits: 378 commits
Star growth, last 7 days: No 7-day history
Commit velocity, last 7 days: No 7-day history

Website GitHub

yujitach/MenuMeters

my fork of MenuMeters by http://www.ragingmenace.com/software/menumeters/

Stack

Objective-C

Updated: 2024-05-20
Lists: 1 list mention
First commit: 2015-07-31
History: 8 history points
License: GPL-2.0
Issues: 105 open

3,081

stars

Forks: 232
Commits: 340 commits
Star growth, last 7 days: No 7-day history
Commit velocity, last 7 days: No 7-day history

Website GitHub

widelands/widelands

Widelands is a free, open source real-time strategy game with singleplayer campaigns and a multiplayer mode. The game was inspired by Settlers II™ (© Bluebyte) but has significantly more variety and depth to it.

Stack

C++ CMake

GitHub topics

#apple-silicon #bsd #c-plus-plus #cmake #floss #game

Updated: 2026-09-12
Lists: 2 list mentions
First commit: 2002-02-05
History: 8 history points
License: GPL-2.0
Issues: 568 open

3,054

stars

Forks: 210
Commits: 27,317 commits
Star growth, last 7 days: No 7-day history
Commit velocity, last 7 days: No 7-day history

Website GitHub

max-mapper/screencat

:cat2: webrtc screensharing electron app for mac os (Alpha)

Stack

CSS npm

Updated: 2016-02-18
Lists: 1 list mention
First commit: 2014-11-21
History: 11 history points
License: BSD-2-Clause
Issues: 37 open

3,002

stars

Forks: 354
Commits: 162 commits
Star growth, last 7 days: No 7-day history
Commit velocity, last 7 days: No 7-day history

Website GitHub

quicksilver/Quicksilver

Quicksilver Project Source

Stack

Objective-C PEP 517

Updated: 2026-09-18
Lists: 1 list mention
First commit: 2007-10-30
History: 11 history points
License: Apache-2.0
Issues: 80 open

2,937

stars

Forks: 291
Commits: 5,992 commits
Star growth, last 7 days: No 7-day history
Commit velocity, last 7 days: No 7-day history

Website GitHub

padloc/padloc

A modern, open source password manager for individuals and teams.

Stack

JavaScript Electron Tauri Cargo npm

GitHub topics

#cryptography #end-to-end-encryption #javascript #lit-element #lit-html #password-generator

Updated: 2025-03-29
Lists: 4 list mentions
First commit: 2013-11-10
History: 13 history points
License: AGPL-3.0
Issues: 105 open

2,927

stars

Forks: 266
Commits: 3,417 commits
Star growth, last 7 days: No 7-day history
Commit velocity, last 7 days: No 7-day history

Website GitHub

artginzburg/MiddleClick

 "Wheel click" with three-finger click/tap for Trackpad and Magic Mouse.

Stack

Swift Swift Package Manager

GitHub topics

#64-bit #macos #middleclick

Updated: 2026-09-02
Lists: 1 list mention
First commit: 2009-10-10
History: 11 history points
License: GPL-3.0
Issues: 34 open

2,921

stars

Forks: 126
Commits: 274 commits
Star growth, last 7 days: No 7-day history
Commit velocity, last 7 days: No 7-day history

Website GitHub

zhuhaow/SpechtLite

A rule-based proxy for macOS

Archived

Stack

Swift

Updated: 2020-04-16
Lists: 3 list mentions
First commit: 2016-08-11
History: 10 history points
License: GPL-3.0
Issues: 13 open

2,907

stars

Forks: 363
Commits: 269 commits
Star growth, last 7 days: No 7-day history
Commit velocity, last 7 days: No 7-day history

GitHub

insidegui/AssetCatalogTinkerer

An app that lets you open .car files and browse/extract their images.

Stack

Swift

GitHub topics

#asset-catalog #developer-tools #ios #macos #objective-c #quicklook

Updated: 2026-04-27
Lists: 1 list mention
First commit: 2014-03-04
History: 11 history points
License: BSD-2-Clause
Issues: Disabled

2,885

stars

Forks: 174
Commits: 125 commits
Star growth, last 7 days: No 7-day history
Commit velocity, last 7 days: No 7-day history

GitHub

beardedspice/beardedspice

Mac Media Keys for the Masses

Stack

Objective-C CocoaPods

Updated: 2021-05-12
Lists: 3 list mentions
First commit: 2013-12-08
History: 13 history points
License: Unknown
Issues: 401 open

2,841

stars

Forks: 268
Commits: 1,110 commits
Star growth, last 7 days: No 7-day history
Commit velocity, last 7 days: No 7-day history

Website GitHub

rsms/fb-mac-messenger

⚡️ Mac app wrapping Facebook's Messenger for desktop

Stack

Objective-C

Updated: 2026-02-15
Lists: 1 list mention
First commit: 2015-04-08
History: 11 history points
License: MIT
Issues: 140 open

2,835

stars

Forks: 231
Commits: 284 commits
Star growth, last 7 days: No 7-day history
Commit velocity, last 7 days: No 7-day history

Website GitHub

steve228uk/YouTube-Music

:musical_note: A Mac app wrapper for music.youtube.com

Stack

Swift Bundler CocoaPods

GitHub topics

#mac #macos #music #osx #swift #wrapper

Updated: 2023-11-14
Lists: 1 list mention
First commit: 2018-06-19
History: 10 history points
License: MIT
Issues: 110 open

2,801

stars

Forks: 196
Commits: 121 commits
Star growth, last 7 days: No 7-day history
Commit velocity, last 7 days: No 7-day history

Website GitHub

amirdew/CollectionViewPagingLayout

A simple but highly customizable UICollectionViewLayout for UICollectionView -- Simple SwiftUI views that let you make page-view effects.

Archived

Stack

Swift CocoaPods Swift Package Manager

GitHub topics

#animation #blur #controller #coverflow #cylinder #gallery

Updated: 2023-04-02
Lists: 1 list mention
First commit: 2019-12-23
History: 11 history points
License: MIT
Issues: 8 open

2,800

stars

Forks: 326
Commits: 372 commits
Star growth, last 7 days: No 7-day history
Commit velocity, last 7 days: No 7-day history

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SabakiHQ/Sabaki

An elegant Go board and SGF editor for a more civilized age.

Stack

JavaScript Electron React npm

GitHub topics

#baduk #board-game #electron #go #goban #igo

Updated: 2026-10-03
Lists: 1 list mention
First commit: 2015-04-25
History: 11 history points
License: MIT
Issues: 119 open

2,781

stars

Forks: 416
Commits: 4,403 commits
Star growth, last 7 days: No 7-day history
Commit velocity, last 7 days: No 7-day history

Website GitHub

pkulchenko/ZeroBraneStudio

Lightweight Lua-based IDE for Lua with code completion, syntax highlighting, live coding, remote debugger, and code analyzer; supports Lua 5.1, 5.2, 5.3, 5.4, LuaJIT and other Lua interpreters on Windows, macOS, and Linux

Stack

Lua

GitHub topics

#debugger #editor #ide #lua #lua-engines #syntax-highlighting

Updated: 2026-09-06
Lists: 1 list mention
First commit: 2008-09-03
History: 11 history points
License: NOASSERTION
Issues: 111 open

2,771

stars

Forks: 520
Commits: 4,117 commits
Star growth, last 7 days: No 7-day history
Commit velocity, last 7 days: No 7-day history

Website GitHub

michaelvillar/timer-app

A simple Timer app for Mac

Stack

Swift

GitHub topics

#app #mac #macosx #timer #widget

Updated: 2026-05-04
Lists: 1 list mention
First commit: 2016-03-27
History: 11 history points
License: MIT
Issues: 6 open

2,719

stars

Forks: 202
Commits: 188 commits
Star growth, last 7 days: No 7-day history
Commit velocity, last 7 days: No 7-day history

GitHub

SwiftcordApp/Swiftcord

A fully native Discord client for macOS built 100% in Swift!

GitHub topics

#discord #macos #native #native-apps #swift #swiftui

Updated: 2026-10-02
Lists: 1 list mention
First commit: 2022-02-19
History: 10 history points
License: Unknown
Issues: 29 open

2,719

stars

Forks: 104
Commits: 10 commits
Star growth, last 7 days: No 7-day history
Commit velocity, last 7 days: No 7-day history

Website GitHub

szTheory/exifcleaner

Cross-platform desktop GUI app to clean image metadata

AI dev

Stack

TypeScript Electron React Vite Yarn

GitHub topics

#concurrency #dark-mode #desktop-app #electron #exif #exiftool

Updated: 2026-09-24
Lists: 3 list mentions
First commit: 2019-12-05
History: 11 history points
License: MIT
Issues: 20 open

2,704

stars

Forks: 166
Commits: 697 commits
Star growth, last 7 days: No 7-day history
Commit velocity, last 7 days: No 7-day history

Website GitHub

TermiT/Flycut

Clean and simple clipboard manager for developers

Stack

Objective-C

GitHub topics

#clipboard-manager

Updated: 2026-08-07
Lists: 3 list mentions
First commit: 2011-03-20
History: 11 history points
License: MIT
Issues: 144 open

2,693

stars

Forks: 228
Commits: 239 commits
Star growth, last 7 days: No 7-day history
Commit velocity, last 7 days: No 7-day history

GitHub

superhighfives/pika

An open-source colour picker app for macOS

Stack

Swift Swift Package Manager

GitHub topics

#app #macos #swift #swiftui #xcode

Updated: 2026-09-25
Lists: 3 list mentions
First commit: 2020-12-30
History: 12 history points
License: MIT
Issues: 10 open

2,580

stars

Forks: 83
Commits: 591 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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