My favorite macOS apps

Homebrew is the easiest and most flexible way to install the UNIX tools Apple didn’t include with macOS. Also available for Linux.

Facilitates teams' real-time collaboration with versatile chat interface and advanced search in configurable channels across multiple platforms.

Send links, files, photos, lists, and notes instantly between devices, mirror phone notifications to desktop, and access clipboard syncing with advanced plans.

Fiddler is a Web Debugging Proxy which logs all HTTP(S) traffic between your computer and the Internet. Fiddler allows you to inspect all HTTP(S) traffic, set breakpoints, and "fiddle" with incoming or outgoing data.

DevDocs combines multiple developer documentations in a clean and organized web UI with instant search, offline support, mobile version, dark theme, keyboard shortcuts, and more.

Colorpicker is a clean, easy to use, yet efficient desktop application for color management. Pick any color on your screen with Colorpicker.

A versatile platform for text and voice communication, featuring topic-specific channels, customizable moderation, and smooth low latency interactions.

Docker is an open-source engine that automates the deployment of any application as a lightweight, portable, self-sufficient container that will run virtually anywhere.

StuffIt is the right tool for people who just need very basic compression and expansion features. StuffIt has some great features that help you manage your workflow quickly and efficiently. Create both Zip and StuffIt X archives with or without encryption, and open compressed or...

The Unarchiver is a small and easy to use program that can unarchive many different kinds of archive files. It will open common formats such as Zip, RAR (including v5), 7-zip, Tar, Gzip and Bzip2. It will also open many older formats, such as StuffIt, DiskDoubler, LZH, ARJ and...

The fastest way to read and write Windows disks from Mac OS X, which doesn't support writing to NTFS volumes out-of-the box. It builds and extends upon the proven stability of the open source NTFS-3G to deliver a full featured, commercial grade NTFS driver for your Mac.

Offers high-quality video conferencing and screen sharing, supporting up to 100 interactive participants with features like whiteboard collaboration.

Sophisticated text editor for code with sleek interface, multi-select tabs, side-by-side definitions, and swift variable renaming using multiple selections.

Stream millions of tracks online with genre, playlist, artist, and album browsing. Get offline listening and ad-free experience with Premium.

Web browser built on an open-source platform featuring multiple account support, integrated password manager, dark mode, real-time translation, and seamless cross-device syncing.

OpenShot is a free and open-source video editor for Windows, macOS, Linux, and Chrome OS, designed to be easy to use and quick to learn.

Comprehensive software providing screen recording and live streaming on Mac, Windows, and Linux with powerful encoding support and unlimited scenes.

The GUI for MongoDB. Visually explore your data. Run ad hoc queries in seconds. Interact with your data with full CRUD. View and optimize your query performance. Compass empowers you to make smarter decisions about indexing, document validation, etc.

Online encrypted password storage with password generation, dark web monitoring, and two-factor authentication. Manage with security dashboard.

A fast and friendly git client for Mac and Windows.

Open-source FTP client supporting FTP, FTPS, and SFTP with features like large file transfers, site management, and cross-platform because of FileZilla Server.

Cross-platform app for creating and organizing notes from text, web pages, images, and voice memos. Offers security features and integrates with various tools.

Advanced video editing and color correction with integrated visual effects, motion graphics, and audio post-production tools, used by professionals.

DB Browser for SQLite (DB4S) is a high quality, visual, open source tool to create, design, and edit database files compatible with SQLite.

AppCleaner is a small application which allows you to thoroughly uninstall unwanted apps.

Collaborative platform for API development providing design, specifications, testing, documentation, and requests with free and paid subscription plans.

Manage multiple social profiles, schedule queued posts in advance using customizable timeslots, analyze engagement, and use browser tools to add content easily.

An open-source multithreaded video transcoder, HandBrake compresses and converts digital media, supporting MP4, MKV formats, and offers hardware-accelerated conversion.

Carbon Copy Cloner (CCC) features an interface designed to make the cloning and backup procedure very intuitive. In addition to general backup, CCC can also clone one hard drive to another, copying every single block or file to create an exact replica of your source hard drive.

Terminal emulator for macOS supporting split panes, session restoration, advanced search, inline images, SSH connections, automation, and tmux integration.

Cerebro is an open source and free electron-based productivity software alternative to Alfred and Spotlight. It is focused on speed and good UI and UX. In most cases you don't even need to open another application, because you can see results right in Cerebro, like google...

Itsycal is a tiny menu bar calendar. If you want, it will display your events as a companion to the Mac Calendar app.

Free, extensible code editor with Git integration, AI-driven IntelliCode, and 30,000+ extensions, supporting various languages like Python, Java.

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The BitBar app lets you put the output from any script or program right in your Mac OS X menu bar. And it's completely free. An impressive number of plugins have already been contributed by a wide range of developers just like you, and this site makes it easy to find them.

A ultra-light MacOS utility that helps hide menu bar icons.

Move and resize windows on macOS with keyboard shortcuts. Rectangle is a window management app based on Spectacle Wndow Manager, written in Swift (programming language).