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Bunn/macGist

Simple app to send pasteboard items to GitHub's Gist

Stack

Swift

GitHub topics

#gist #macos #swift

Updated: 2020-03-05
Lists: 1 list mention
First commit: 2017-06-17
History: 11 history points
License: MIT
Issues: 4 open

129

stars

Forks: 8
Commits: 47 commits
Star growth, last 7 days: No 7-day history
Commit velocity, last 7 days: No 7-day history

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jaywcjlove/vidwall

Set 4K videos as dynamic desktop wallpapers, supporting MP4 and MOV formats. Simply drag and drop the video into the app, click to set it as your dynamic wallpaper. Make your desktop more lively and fun!

Stack

Swift

GitHub topics

#app #application #desktop #desktop-app #jaywcjlove #macos

Updated: 2026-09-09
Lists: 2 list mentions
First commit: 2025-06-22
History: 9 history points
License: Unknown
Issues: 2 open

127

stars

Forks: 10
Commits: 43 commits
Star growth, last 7 days: No 7-day history
Commit velocity, last 7 days: No 7-day history

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dcsch/macho-browser

Mac browser for Mach-O binaries (macOS, iOS, watchOS, and tvOS)

Stack

Objective-C

GitHub topics

#abi #browser #dump #mach #mach-o #macos

Updated: 2021-01-26
Lists: 1 list mention
First commit: 2013-04-15
History: 11 history points
License: MIT
Issues: 2 open

126

stars

Forks: 8
Commits: 32 commits
Star growth, last 7 days: No 7-day history
Commit velocity, last 7 days: No 7-day history

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edanchenkov/MenuTube

Catch YouTube into your macOS menu bar! 🦄

Stack

JavaScript Electron npm

GitHub topics

#audio #audiobook #electron #listen #mac #macos

Updated: 2023-03-04
Lists: 1 list mention
First commit: 2017-01-06
History: 11 history points
License: Unknown
Issues: 8 open

126

stars

Forks: 17
Commits: 204 commits
Star growth, last 7 days: No 7-day history
Commit velocity, last 7 days: No 7-day history

Website GitHub

nickustinov/itsyconnect-macos

Better App Store Connect

AI dev

Stack

TypeScript Electron Next.js React Tailwind CSS npm

GitHub topics

#appstoreconnect #asc-api #docker-container #electron #ios #iosdevelopment

Updated: 2026-08-05
Lists: 2 list mentions
First commit: 2026-02-26
History: 9 history points
License: MIT
Issues: 10 open

125

stars

Forks: 13
Commits: 383 commits
Star growth, last 7 days: No 7-day history
Commit velocity, last 7 days: No 7-day history

Website GitHub

shubhambatra3019/macOrganizer

A macOS app for organizing folders

Stack

Swift

GitHub topics

#macos #macos-app #organize #organizer #productivity

Updated: 2018-10-31
Lists: 1 list mention
First commit: 2018-03-06
History: 11 history points
License: MIT
Issues: 0 open

125

stars

Forks: 5
Commits: 53 commits
Star growth, last 7 days: No 7-day history
Commit velocity, last 7 days: No 7-day history

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crilleengvall/Screenbar

A MacOS menubar app for automating screenshots

Stack

Swift

GitHub topics

#automation #macos #screenshot

Updated: 2019-01-28
Lists: 1 list mention
First commit: 2016-05-07
History: 11 history points
License: MIT
Issues: 10 open

124

stars

Forks: 14
Commits: 28 commits
Star growth, last 7 days: No 7-day history
Commit velocity, last 7 days: No 7-day history

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macmade/Notarize

Notarization status monitoring tool for macOS, supporting multiple developer accounts.

Stack

Swift

GitHub topics

#altool #app #apple #mac #macos #notarization-status-monitoring

Updated: 2023-02-24
Lists: 1 list mention
First commit: 2018-11-06
History: 11 history points
License: MIT
Issues: 1 open

123

stars

Forks: 7
Commits: 51 commits
Star growth, last 7 days: No 7-day history
Commit velocity, last 7 days: No 7-day history

Website GitHub

vgorloff/AUHost

Application which hosts AudioUnits v3 using AVFoundation API

Archived

Stack

Swift npm Yarn

GitHub topics

#audio-units #avfoundation #macos #swift

Updated: 2021-11-24
Lists: 1 list mention
First commit: 2016-01-20
History: 9 history points
License: MIT
Issues: 0 open

122

stars

Forks: 13
Commits: 394 commits
Star growth, last 7 days: No 7-day history
Commit velocity, last 7 days: No 7-day history

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GeiserX/VPN-Bypass

macOS menu-bar app for fine-grained VPN routing: bypass the VPN for chosen domains/services, force others through it, or (Custom mode) route each domain/subnet out a specific egress — direct, a specific VPN, an HTTP/SOCKS5 proxy, or a Tailscale peer. Includes a vpnb CLI.

AI dev

Stack

Swift Swift Package Manager

GitHub topics

#cisco #corporate-vpn #dns #globalprotect #homebrew #macos

Updated: 2026-09-18
Lists: 3 list mentions
First commit: 2026-01-14
History: 13 history points
License: GPL-3.0
Issues: 0 open

121

stars

Forks: 11
Commits: 367 commits
Star growth, last 7 days: No 7-day history
Commit velocity, last 7 days: No 7-day history

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kelyvin/Google-Allo-For-Desktop

A "native-like" OS X, Windows, & Linux desktop app for Google Allo

Archived

Stack

HTML npm

GitHub topics

#allo #desktop #desktop-app #electron #google #google-allo

Updated: 2019-01-06
Lists: 1 list mention
First commit: 2017-08-16
History: 11 history points
License: Unknown
Issues: 6 open

120

stars

Forks: 9
Commits: 25 commits
Star growth, last 7 days: No 7-day history
Commit velocity, last 7 days: No 7-day history

Website GitHub

0xjuanma/anvil

CLI to streamline config management and tool installation. Install your full dev tool-chain in one command and sync configurations across machines seamlessly, leverages homebrew and private repos.

Stack

Go Cobra Go modules

GitHub topics

#anvil #cli #cli-app #command-line-tools #configuration-management #dev

Updated: 2026-01-24
Lists: 1 list mention
First commit: 2017-03-17
History: 8 history points
License: Apache-2.0
Issues: 7 open

117

stars

Forks: 3
Commits: 597 commits
Star growth, last 7 days: No 7-day history
Commit velocity, last 7 days: No 7-day history

Website GitHub

daniyalmaster693/MenuScores

Live Scores, Designed for Mac

Stack

Swift Swift Package Manager

GitHub topics

#apple #macos #menubar-app #menuscores #notch #sports

Updated: 2026-09-20
Lists: 2 list mentions
First commit: 2025-05-03
History: 9 history points
License: GPL-3.0
Issues: 2 open

113

stars

Forks: 12
Commits: 738 commits
Star growth, last 7 days: No 7-day history
Commit velocity, last 7 days: No 7-day history

Website GitHub

smughead/Loupe

macOS accessibility inspector for AI-agent workflows. Hover, annotate, copy structured output.

AI dev

Stack

Swift Swift Package Manager

GitHub topics

#accessibility #ai-agents #developer-tools #inspector #macos #swift

Updated: 2026-07-29
Lists: 2 list mentions
First commit: 2026-02-04
History: 9 history points
License: MIT
Issues: 1 open

111

stars

Forks: 5
Commits: 11 commits
Star growth, last 7 days: No 7-day history
Commit velocity, last 7 days: No 7-day history

Website GitHub

rkbhochalya/grayscale-mode

A macOS menu bar app that gives you more control over Grayscale Mode.

Stack

Swift Bundler Swift Package Manager

GitHub topics

#macos #macos-app #macos-swift

Updated: 2021-09-01
Lists: 3 list mentions
First commit: 2019-02-03
History: 13 history points
License: MIT
Issues: 4 open

110

stars

Forks: 8
Commits: 57 commits
Star growth, last 7 days: No 7-day history
Commit velocity, last 7 days: No 7-day history

GitHub

ngquerol/Diurna

Basic/Classic Hacker News app, used as a Cocoa & Swift learning platform

Archived

Stack

Swift CocoaPods

GitHub topics

#cocoa #hacker-news #macos #news #swift

Updated: 2024-06-26
Lists: 1 list mention
First commit: 2016-01-15
History: 11 history points
License: MIT
Issues: 0 open

107

stars

Forks: 4
Commits: 114 commits
Star growth, last 7 days: No 7-day history
Commit velocity, last 7 days: No 7-day history

GitHub

Serpentiel/betterglobekey

Reworked Globe key for faster input source switching

Stack

Go Cobra Electron gRPC Go React Go modules npm

GitHub topics

#enhancement #go #macos #utility #ux

Updated: 2026-09-22
Lists: 2 list mentions
First commit: 2022-08-29
History: 9 history points
License: MIT
Issues: 0 open

106

stars

Forks: 5
Commits: 523 commits
Star growth, last 7 days: No 7-day history
Commit velocity, last 7 days: No 7-day history

GitHub

quickwords/quickwords

Quickwords is a productivity app, to get on with your work quicker.

Stack

JavaScript Electron Tailwind CSS Vue npm

GitHub topics

#app #electron #electron-app #hacktoberfest #macos #productivity

Updated: 2023-04-23
Lists: 1 list mention
First commit: 2015-10-16
History: 11 history points
License: MIT
Issues: 6 open

105

stars

Forks: 15
Commits: 492 commits
Star growth, last 7 days: No 7-day history
Commit velocity, last 7 days: No 7-day history

Website GitHub

photangralenphie/MyMedia

App for displaying your local movies and TV shows for macOS. Alternative for Apples TV app.

Stack

Swift Swift Package Manager

GitHub topics

#alternative #appletv #macos #macos-app #mediaplayer #swift

Updated: 2026-08-22
Lists: 2 list mentions
First commit: 2025-03-27
History: 9 history points
License: MIT
Issues: 3 open

102

stars

Forks: 7
Commits: 160 commits
Star growth, last 7 days: No 7-day history
Commit velocity, last 7 days: No 7-day history

GitHub

chanonly123/Json-Model-Generator

MacOS app for Generating JSON classes (Template based)

Stack

Swift CocoaPods

GitHub topics

#app #generator #json #mac #macos #mapper

Updated: 2021-12-10
Lists: 1 list mention
First commit: 2018-11-07
History: 11 history points
License: MIT
Issues: 0 open

stars

Forks: 16
Commits: 44 commits
Star growth, last 7 days: No 7-day history
Commit velocity, last 7 days: No 7-day history

GitHub

KrisYu/FilterShop

A macOS App to explore CoreImage Filters.

Stack

Swift

GitHub topics

#cifilter #coreimage #macos #swift

Updated: 2021-02-10
Lists: 1 list mention
First commit: 2017-09-18
History: 11 history points
License: MIT
Issues: 2 open

stars

Forks: 17
Commits: 4 commits
Star growth, last 7 days: No 7-day history
Commit velocity, last 7 days: No 7-day history

GitHub

timonus/Rhea

A Mac status bar app for quickly sharing files and links.

Stack

Objective-C

GitHub topics

#dropbox #mac #macos #macosx #objective-c #statusbarutil

Updated: 2026-07-10
Lists: 1 list mention
First commit: 2016-08-04
History: 9 history points
License: MIT
Issues: 3 open

stars

Forks: 14
Commits: 123 commits
Star growth, last 7 days: No 7-day history
Commit velocity, last 7 days: No 7-day history

GitHub

ziulev/pomodoro-cycle-app

Open Source macOS pomodoro app. Pomodoro Cycle

Stack

TypeScript Angular Electron npm

GitHub topics

#macos #macos-app #macos-application #macosx #pomodoro #pomodoro-clock

Updated: 2023-10-11
Lists: 3 list mentions
First commit: 2019-06-08
History: 11 history points
License: GPL-3.0
Issues: 5 open

stars

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

GitHub

barseghyanartur/app-menu

The missing Applications Menu for macOS

AI dev

Stack

Swift

GitHub topics

#application-menu #macos #macos-application

Updated: 2026-06-15
Lists: 1 list mention
First commit: 2024-01-29
History: 11 history points
License: MIT
Issues: 0 open

stars

Forks: 0
Commits: 30 commits
Star growth, last 7 days: No 7-day history
Commit velocity, last 7 days: No 7-day history

GitHub

BRO3886/ical

A fast, ai-native macOS Calendar CLI built on go-eventkit

AI dev

Stack

Go Cobra Go modules

GitHub topics

#calendar #cli #eventkit #go #macos

Updated: 2026-10-08
Lists: 1 list mention
First commit: 2026-02-11
History: 8 history points
License: MIT
Issues: 8 open

stars

Forks: 13
Commits: 154 commits
Star growth, last 7 days: 0 0.0%
Commit velocity, last 7 days: 0 0.0%

Website GitHub

dcrousso/GroupMe

Unofficial GroupMe App

Stack

JavaScript Electron npm

GitHub topics

#electron #groupme #linux #macos #unofficial #windows

Updated: 2023-03-27
Lists: 1 list mention
First commit: 2016-08-15
History: 11 history points
License: MIT
Issues: 16 open

stars

Forks: 11
Commits: 15 commits
Star growth, last 7 days: No 7-day history
Commit velocity, last 7 days: No 7-day history

GitHub

hisaac/PlainPasta

A simple macOS app for "plaintextifying" your clipboard

Archived

Stack

Swift

GitHub topics

#appkit #clipboard #macos #nspasteboard #pasteboard #swift

Updated: 2022-03-11
Lists: 1 list mention
First commit: 2018-10-16
History: 11 history points
License: MIT
Issues: 17 open

stars

Forks: 5
Commits: 102 commits
Star growth, last 7 days: No 7-day history
Commit velocity, last 7 days: No 7-day history

Website GitHub

designsbymuzeer/Bye-Mac-App

Close your running apps easily. One click, and they're gone. Say Bye to the mess.

Stack

Swift

GitHub topics

#design #macos #opensource #productivity #swift

Updated: 2025-11-28
Lists: 3 list mentions
First commit: 2025-11-24
History: 13 history points
License: GPL-3.0
Issues: 2 open

stars

Forks: 9
Commits: 31 commits
Star growth, last 7 days: No 7-day history
Commit velocity, last 7 days: No 7-day history

GitHub

mamal72/lyricsify-mac

A simple Spotify lyrics viewer menu bar app for macOS in Swift 3

Stack

Swift CocoaPods

GitHub topics

#dmg #lyrics #macos

Updated: 2016-11-30
Lists: 1 list mention
First commit: 2016-11-22
History: 11 history points
License: MIT
Issues: 2 open

stars

Forks: 8
Commits: 11 commits
Star growth, last 7 days: No 7-day history
Commit velocity, last 7 days: No 7-day history

GitHub

touchbar/Touch-Bar-Preview

:computer: Touch Bar Preview is a small app to display your designs on the MacBook Pro’s Touch Bar.

Stack

Swift

GitHub topics

#application #design #design-tools #free-software #macbook #macos

Updated: 2019-07-08
Lists: 1 list mention
First commit: 2017-01-03
History: 9 history points
License: MIT
Issues: 0 open

stars

Forks: 5
Commits: 43 commits
Star growth, last 7 days: No 7-day history
Commit velocity, last 7 days: No 7-day history

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