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sane-apps/SaneBar

The privacy-first menu bar manager for macOS. Now 100% free and open source (MIT) — every feature unlocked. Native, lightweight, and scriptable.

AI dev
Updated
2026-09-20
Lists
3 list mentions
First commit
2026-01-02
History
13 history points
License
MIT
Issues
0 open
Forks
16
Commits
1,053 commits
Star growth, last 7 days
No 7-day history
Commit velocity, last 7 days
No 7-day history
BearTS/actual-budget-app

Native iOS SwiftUI client for Actual Budget—manage accounts, budgets, and transactions with a Summary widget and App Intents.

Updated
2026-06-19
Lists
0 list mentions
First commit
2025-10-02
History
15 history points
License
NOASSERTION
Issues
5 open
Forks
28
Commits
21 commits
Star growth, last 7 days
+1 +0.4%
Commit velocity, last 7 days
0 0.0%
Lcharvol/MacSift

Transparent macOS disk cleaner — groups files by app, moves to Trash (never permanent). SwiftUI + Liquid Glass, built for macOS Tahoe.

AI dev
Updated
2026-07-30
Lists
2 list mentions
First commit
2026-04-12
History
9 history points
License
MIT
Issues
1 open
Forks
10
Commits
97 commits
Star growth, last 7 days
No 7-day history
Commit velocity, last 7 days
No 7-day history
a7t-ai/poirot

A native macOS companion for Claude Code that lets you browse sessions, explore diffs, and re-run commands.

AI dev
Updated
2026-08-28
Lists
2 list mentions
First commit
2026-02-19
History
10 history points
License
MIT
Issues
5 open
Forks
14
Commits
185 commits
Star growth, last 7 days
No 7-day history
Commit velocity, last 7 days
No 7-day history
sorkila/lockpaw

Cover your Mac screen with a hotkey while AI agents keep running. Dog/cat mascot, native Settings, Touch ID unlock.

AI dev
Updated
2026-09-15
Lists
2 list mentions
First commit
2026-03-19
History
9 history points
License
MIT
Issues
5 open
Forks
9
Commits
122 commits
Star growth, last 7 days
No 7-day history
Commit velocity, last 7 days
No 7-day history
momenbasel/puresnitch

Free, open-source application firewall for macOS. Little Snitch alternative with zero telemetry. Native SwiftUI world map, rules manager, DNS over HTTPS, pf-based blocking. Signed, notarized, MIT licensed.

Updated
2026-08-30
Lists
2 list mentions
First commit
2026-05-23
History
7 history points
License
MIT
Issues
4 open
Forks
10
Commits
14 commits
Star growth, last 7 days
No 7-day history
Commit velocity, last 7 days
No 7-day history
dutkiewiczmaciej/MakLock

Free, open-source macOS app that locks applications with Touch ID, Apple Watch, and trusted Wi-Fi. The only open-source app locker for macOS.

Updated
2026-04-16
Lists
3 list mentions
First commit
2026-02-19
History
9 history points
License
MIT
Issues
26 open
Forks
19
Commits
98 commits
Star growth, last 7 days
No 7-day history
Commit velocity, last 7 days
No 7-day history
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!

Updated
2026-09-09
Lists
2 list mentions
First commit
2025-06-22
History
9 history points
License
Unknown
Issues
2 open
Forks
10
Commits
43 commits
Star growth, last 7 days
No 7-day history
Commit velocity, last 7 days
No 7-day history
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
Updated
2026-09-18
Lists
3 list mentions
First commit
2026-01-14
History
13 history points
License
GPL-3.0
Issues
0 open
Forks
11
Commits
367 commits
Star growth, last 7 days
No 7-day history
Commit velocity, last 7 days
No 7-day history
smughead/Loupe

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

AI dev
Updated
2026-07-29
Lists
2 list mentions
First commit
2026-02-04
History
9 history points
License
MIT
Issues
1 open
Forks
5
Commits
11 commits
Star growth, last 7 days
No 7-day history
Commit velocity, last 7 days
No 7-day history
photangralenphie/MyMedia

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

Updated
2026-08-22
Lists
2 list mentions
First commit
2025-03-27
History
9 history points
License
MIT
Issues
3 open
Forks
7
Commits
160 commits
Star growth, last 7 days
No 7-day history
Commit velocity, last 7 days
No 7-day history
hcmhcs/screenTranslate

Screen translation app for macOS — select any area, get instant translation. On-device by default with Apple Vision OCR + Apple Translation.

Updated
2026-09-23
Lists
3 list mentions
First commit
2026-03-02
History
9 history points
License
GPL-3.0
Issues
3 open
Forks
10
Commits
198 commits
Star growth, last 7 days
No 7-day history
Commit velocity, last 7 days
No 7-day history
getgantry/gantry

Native macOS app for managing and monitoring Docker — local and over SSH. Agent-ready: built-in MCP server and App Intents. Free and open source.

Updated
2026-10-05
Lists
3 list mentions
First commit
2026-06-04
History
1 history point
License
MIT
Issues
11 open
Forks
6
Commits
197 commits
Star growth, last 7 days
0 0.0%
Commit velocity, last 7 days
0 0.0%
cai-layer/cai

Press ⌥C on anything. Transform with AI, scripts, and shortcuts on any selection. 100% local and private.

AI dev
Updated
2026-10-11
Lists
1 list mention
First commit
2026-02-06
History
3 history points
License
MIT
Issues
12 open
Forks
8
Commits
468 commits
Star growth, last 7 days
0 0.0%
Commit velocity, last 7 days
0 0.0%
theDanButuc/Claude-Usage-Monitor

A native macOS menu bar app that shows your Claude.ai usage at a glance — colour-coded icon, live counter, reset timer. No API key needed.

Updated
2026-07-21
Lists
3 list mentions
First commit
2026-03-22
History
9 history points
License
MIT
Issues
4 open
Forks
7
Commits
69 commits
Star growth, last 7 days
No 7-day history
Commit velocity, last 7 days
No 7-day history
larryxiao/openquack

Voice dictation menu-bar app for macOS. Press a hotkey, speak, transcript appears at the cursor. Whisper runs locally via WhisperKit on Apple Silicon — no audio, text, or telemetry leaves your Mac. MIT, Swift.

AI dev
Updated
2026-08-31
Lists
3 list mentions
First commit
2026-04-05
History
9 history points
License
MIT
Issues
12 open
Forks
6
Commits
234 commits
Star growth, last 7 days
No 7-day history
Commit velocity, last 7 days
No 7-day history