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Run a bunch of Claude Codes in parallel.
Each Claude gets an isolated workspace. See who’s working, see who’s stuck, and what’s changed.
Cost-efficient private AI inference. Private Inference Network on Idle Macs.
Darkbloom routes encrypted requests to hardware-verified Apple Silicon providers, delivering comparable model performance at about 50% lower cost than typical API providers. Prompts stay hidden from operators, and Mac owners earn from compute they already own.
Launch emulators like never before.
App for launching iOS and Android emulators. Lightweight, Open source, fully native.
MacOS menu bar app for launching iOS and Android 🤖 emulators
Awesome Mac application sharing recommendation.
This project is now very large, and is very different from the original idea. Here, we collect awesome macOS software and arrange them into various categories. Feel free to star and fork.
Save hours on written communication at work Write emails, Slack replies, Jira tickets, proofread, chat with documents...
Open source Dropbox client
Maestral is a lightweight Dropbox client for macOS and Linux. It provides powerful command line tools, supports gitignore patterns to exclude local files from syncing and allows syncing multiple Dropbox accounts.
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A virtual monitor for screen sharing.
Certain workflows require sharing the entire screen (usually due to switching through multiple applications), but if the presenter has a much larger display than the audience it can be hard to see what is happening.
DeskPad creates a virtual display that is mirrored within its application window so that you can create a dedicated, easily shareable workspace.
CudaText is a cross-platform text editor, written in Object Pascal. It is open source project and can be used free of charge, even for business. It starts quite fast: ~0.3 sec with ~30 plugins, on Linux on CPU Intel Core i3 3GHz. It is extensible by Python add-ons: plugins, linters, code tree parsers, external tools. Syntax parser is feature-rich, from EControl engine.
a native macOS UI for Apple containers.
A fully native macOS app for Apple's container platform. Run Linux containers on Apple silicon; no Docker Desktop required.
Upgrade all the things.
Keeping your system up to date usually involves invoking multiple package managers. This results in big, non-portable shell one-liners saved in your shell. To remedy this, topgrade detects which tools you use and runs the appropriate commands to update them.
Turn your spare Apple devices into second monitors for your Mac (free & open source).
Free, open-source Sidecar/Duet alternative — use your iPhone or iPad as a true second monitor for your Mac over USB or WiFi. Low latency H.264, Retina HiDPI, touch input.
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mouse & keyboard sharing via LAN.
Lan Mouse is a cross-platform mouse and keyboard sharing software similar to universal-control on Apple devices. It allows for using multiple PCs via a single set of mouse and keyboard. This is also known as a Software KVM switch.
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AI-Native macOS Launcher.
Command your Mac at the speed of thought.
Voice typing, text-to-speech, persistent memory, AI prompt, clipboard history, and thousands of extensions — all in one launcher built natively for macOS.
Install the AWS CLI on modern Macs without a package manager.
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A new type of shell.
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Pipelines to control any OS :Nu works on Linux, macOS, BSD, and Windows. Learn it once, then use it anywhere.
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Everything is data: Nu pipelines use structured data so you can safely select, filter, and sort the same way every time. Stop parsing strings and start solving problems.
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Powerful plugins: It's easy to extend Nu using a powerful plugin system.
a desktop wiki.
Zim is a graphical text editor used to maintain a collection of wiki pages. Each page can contain links to other pages, simple formatting and images. Pages are stored in a folder structure, like in an outliner, and can have attachments. Creating a new page is as easy as linking to a nonexistent page. All data is stored in plain text files with wiki formatting. Various plugins provide additional functionality, like a task list manager, an equation editor, a tray icon, and support for version control.
Privilege Escalation Awesome Scripts SUITE new generation.
Here you will find privilege escalation tools for Windows and Linux/Unix* and MacOS.
These tools search for possible local privilege escalation paths that you could exploit and print them to you with nice colors so you can recognize the misconfigurations easily.
An overengineered oversimplified hardware-agnostic frontend for FFMPEG.
A cross-platform batch video encoder that shrinks your video files to a target quality level. No need to babysit the queue or tweak settings per file - just pick a target bitrate, add your files, and hit start.
Infinite Mac is a collection of classic Macintosh system releases and software, all easily accessible from the comfort of a (modern) web browser.
Pick any version of System Software/Mac OS from the 1980s or 1990s and run it (and major software of that era) within a virtual machine. Files can be imported and exported using drag and drop, and System 7 and onward have more advanced integrations as well – refer to the welcome screen in each machine for more details.
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free macOS app to help with digital eye strain.
BlinkMoreFree is an open source macOS menu bar application that helps reduce eye strain by fading your screen when you stare at it for too long without blinking. Using automated eye-tracking and customized settings to encourage you to blink more.
Own your AI.
The native macOS harness for AI agents that run on your machine. Any model. Your files. Your memory. Free and open source.
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One window — every project, every agent.
Silo — for developers juggling coding agents across many projects. Every workspace alive at once, switch instantly. 100% open source, free forever.
Get up and running with large language models, locally. Run Llama 2 and other models on macOS. Customize and create your own.
The free, open-source, cross-platform GTD app. Local-first, no account required. Mind Like Water.
A complete Getting Things Done (GTD) productivity system for desktop and mobile.
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Synchronize Files and Folders.
FreeFileSync is a folder comparison and synchronization software that creates and manages backup copies of all your important files.
A small, fast MongoDB client for macOS. Native Rust + gpui, no Electron, with a built-in mongosh-style shell.
An OS 9 browser that loads the modern web. the modern web, on a 25-year-old Mac.
MacSurf is a native web browser for Classic Mac OS 9 — real CSS3, modern JavaScript (ES2023 via macQJS), and native TLS 1.3, running on a 25-year-old Mac.
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A native window onto Homebrew.
Install, update, and clean up your brew packages from a quiet Mac‑native app. 14,000+ formulae and casks — no terminal required.
A native command-line interface for working with Apple Core ML models on macOS. Inspect, run inference, benchmark, and manage Core ML models without Xcode or Python.
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A Privacy-first, Cross-platform Text Expander.
A text expander is a program that detects when you type a specific keyword and replaces it with something else. This is useful in many ways:
Enhanced developer tools for React Native applications, supporting React Query DevTools and device storage monitoring with a beautiful native interface.
Beautiful macOS app for debugging React Query in ANY React-based application (Mobile, Web, TV, VR). Monitor queries across devices in real-time with a gorgeous native interface. Features device management, query visualization, state simulation, and automatic production safety. Works with React Native, React Web, Next.js, Expo, and any platform where.
A home for your thoughts. Keyboard-first local Markdown notes with Vim motions, diagrams, and MCP integration.
ZenNotes keeps every note as a local .md file you own — with real Vim motions, live math & diagrams, an MCP server for your assistant, and a bundled zen CLI. Native on Mac, Windows, and Linux, or self-host in any browser.
Shell scripts to help manage, clean, and optimize your macOS system. Includes app cleanup, path management, and more.
CR - Mac Helper is a personal project designed to streamline Mac maintenance and management. It's born out of the need to automate cleaning, auditing, and optimizing my macOS environment after years of installing, uninstalling, and experimenting with countless applications and tools. This script helps keep track of system health, remove unnecessary files, and generally keep my Mac running smoothly. Sharing is caring, so here it is!
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Painting Made Simple. Simple GTK# Paint Program.
Pinta is a free, open source program for drawing and image editing.
Its goal is to provide users with a simple yet powerful way to draw and manipulate images on Linux, Mac, Windows, and *BSD.
Petal is a native macOS menu bar app for fast, local-first audio transcription.
photos without a server.
Smriti indexes any drive, recognises faces on-device, and surfaces memories — without leaving your machine. No account, no cloud, no server humming in a closet.
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Secure, ephemeral browsing in a disposable VM (macOS only).
Bromure is a native macOS app that runs every browser session inside a lightweight, disposable Linux virtual machine using Apple's Virtualization.framework. The browser and your Mac don't share an operating system, a filesystem, or even a kernel. When you close the window, the VM is destroyed -- cookies, history, malware, trackers, all of it. Gone.
Build, benchmark, and deploy agents that use computers.
Open-source infrastructure for Computer-Use Agents. Sandboxes, SDKs, and benchmarks to train and evaluate AI agents that can control full desktops (macOS, Linux, Windows).
All the AI, on your Mac.
Chat with o3, Claude, Gemini, DeepSeek, and others all at once. The best models, as soon as they come out, in one open source app.
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Open source, cross-platform, unofficial YouTube Music Desktop App with built-in ad blocker and downloader
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A collection of small bash scripts for heavy terminal users with no dependencies
Run agentic coding workflows in a fully native desktop app for Git worktrees, terminals, and diffs. Fully Native App for Agentic Coding. Run issue-driven coding workflows in one native workspace.
Arbor is a Rust-powered native workspace with a shared daemon for the desktop app, web UI, CLI, and MCP server. Create worktrees from issues, run embedded terminals and managed processes, inspect PR context, and keep coding agents visible without juggling tools.
Fast, light, simple Docker & Linux on macOS.
OrbStack is the fast, light, and easy way to run Docker containers and Linux. Develop at lightspeed with our Docker Desktop alternative.
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User-friendly SSH Connection Manager.
SSH Pilot is a user-friendly, lightweight SSH connection manager with an integrated terminal and SFTP client.
No more memorizing host aliases or complex SSH commands to manage your machines, deploy keys or set up port forwarding.
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Infinite canvas drawing/whiteboarding app for Windows, Linux and macOS. Made with Godot.
Lorien is an infinite canvas drawing/note-taking app that is focused on performance, small savefiles and simplicity. It's primarily designed to be used as a digital notebook and as brainstorming tool. While it can totally be used to make small sketches and diagrams, it is not meant to replace traditional art programs that operate on bitmap images.
Basilisk II is an Open Source 68k Macintosh emulator. That is, it allows you to run 68k MacOS software on your computer, even if you are using a different operating system. However, you still need a copy of MacOS and a Macintosh ROM image to use Basilisk II.
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OpenSuperWhisper is a macOS application that provides real-time audio transcription using the Whisper model. It offers a seamless way to record and transcribe audio with customizable settings and keyboard shortcuts.
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The industry leading website crawler for Windows, macOS and Ubuntu, trusted by thousands of SEOs and agencies worldwide for technical SEO site audits.
A modular, free and open source System Data and Apple Intelligence cleaner for macOS.
MacSpace shows what fills System Data and frees what is safe to delete. It switches Apple Intelligence off and deletes the models macOS keeps on disk afterwards. It frees the files apps marked purgeable, and it can turn off the analytics and background data collection that macOS lets you control. It is free and open source, and it collects no data about you.
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The missing Mac app for Dark Mode. Toggle dark mode from anywhere with a single click.
Umbra makes switching to Dark Mode simple. Option click the Umbra icon in the Menu Bar or use the Umbra menu item to toggle your system appearance.
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Run MCPs without the complexity ⚡️
OneMCP is an app that lets you run any MCP without the complexity of downloading repos, reading docs, or setting up servers.
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This native application (available for both Windows and Mac) allows you to evaluate the color visibility and contrast of foreground/background color combinations. It provides an initial pass/fail assessment against WCAG 2.0 color contrast success criteria.
A Graphical IDE for Kubernetes.
Freelens is a Kubernetes IDE that provides a graphical interface for managing and monitoring Kubernetes clusters. Freelens is maintained by the community.
Freelens is a free and open-source user interface designed for managing Kubernetes clusters. It provides a standalone application compatible with macOS, Windows, and Linux operating systems, making it accessible to a wide range of users. The application aims to simplify the complexities of Kubernetes management by offering an intuitive and user-friendly interface.
Free, Open, and Award-Winning Video Editor for Linux, Mac, and Windows! A free, open-source video editor that’s easy to use, quick to learn, and surprisingly powerful.
Build native Windows & macOS apps with Javascript and React.
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MQTT5 Explorer is a simple yet feature-rich client to visualize data of any MQTT broker.
The aim of this project is to bring the users a client app capable of making use of all the features of the version 5 of the MQTT protocol. The lack of any application that can offer the compatibility with the newer version of the protocol forced us to implement one to test the data of MQTT brokers workwise, why not to share this tool with others that may have the same issue?
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A Web Developer's Browser. Develop responsive web apps 5x faster!
A must-have DevTool for all Front-End developers that will make your job easier. A modified browser built using Electron that helps in responsive web development.
Your entire server infrastructure at your fingertips. Manage all your servers from your local desktop. No remote setup required.
XPipe is a new type of shell connection hub and remote file manager that allows you to access your entire server infrastructure from your local machine. It works on top of your installed command-line programs and does not require any setup on your remote systems. So if you normally use CLI tools like ssh, docker, kubectl, etc. to connect to your servers, you can just use XPipe on top of that.
Fast and friendly network scanner. the original IP scanner for Windows, Mac and Linux.
Angry IP Scanner (or simply ipscan) is an open-source and cross-platform network scanner designed to be fast and simple to use. It scans IP addresses and ports as well as has many other features.
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