Awesome MacOs – Massive Collection Of Resources – You Ever Wondered To Get!

A curated list of awesome applications, softwares, tools and shiny things for macOS.

Items marked with are open-source software and link to the source code. Items marked with are free (as in free beer).

Table of Contents

• Applications
  • Audio
  • Backup
  • Chat Clients
  • Data Recovery
  • Developers
  • E-Book Utilities
  • Editors
  • Email Utilities
  • Finder
  • Games
  • Graphics
  • News Readers
  • Productivity
  • Sharing Files
  • Terminal
  • Utilities
  • Video
  • Window Management
  • Others
• Command Line Utilities
• macOS Utilities
• Setup
  • DevMyMac
  • laptop
  • mac-dev-setup
  • macbook-playbook
  • macOS 10.9 Mavericks
  • macOS 10.10 Yosemite
  • macOS 10.11 El Capitan
  • macOS 10.12 Sierra
  • macOS 10.13 High Sierra
  • macOS 10.14 Mojave
• Security
• Miscellaneous
• Discussion Forums
  • IRC channels
  • MacRumors
  • Reddit
• Contribute

Applications

Audio

• Audio Hijack – Record audio from any application like iTunes, Skype or Safari, or from hardware devices like microphones and mixers.
• Audio Profile Manager – Allows you to pin input/output devices for each particular combination of connected devices. May suppress HDMI displays from being chosen.
• BackgroundMusic – Record system audio, control audio levels for individual apps, and automatically pauses your music player when other audio starts playing and unpauses it afterwards.
• Recordia – Record audio directly from the menu bar or with a global keyboard shortcut.
• VOX Player – Play numerous lossy and lossless audio formats.
• XLD – Rip/Decode/convert/play various “lossless” audio files.

Backup

• Arq – Encrypted backups to Amazon, Dropbox, Google, OneDrive, etc.
• Carbon Copy Cloner – Create incremental and fully bootable backups of your Mac to external storage.

Chat Clients

• ChitChat – A native Mac app wrapper for WhatsApp Web.
• Telegram – A messaging app with a focus on speed and security, it’s super fast, simple and free.
• Textual – An Internet Relay Chat (IRC) client.

Data Recovery

• Data Rescue – Comprehensive and professional data recovery for a multitude of scenarios.
• DiskWarrior – Recover from filesystem corruptions when Disk Utility is out of options.

Developers

• Anvil – Serve up static sites and Rack apps with simple URLs and zero configuration.
• Base 2 – A GUI for managing SQLite databases.
• Cakebrew – The Homebrew GUI App.
• CocoaRestClient – An app for testing REST endpoints.
• Dash – An API Documentation Browser and Code Snippet Manager.
• Gas Mask – A simple hosts file manager which allows editing of host files and switching between them.
• gitbar – Open source github contribution stats on your Menu Bar.
• GitHub Desktop – A GUI for using GitHub.
• GitUp – A simple but powerful Git macOS app.
• GitX-dev – A fork (variant) of GitX, maintained and enhanced with productivity oriented changes.
• Hopper Dissassembler – A Dissassembler for MacOS and Linux. Has a Demo option for 30 minutes of productivity.
• Hosts – Edit hosts file.
• Iconology – Edit Icons and then Export to Xcode, Icns, Ico, Favicon, Mac Iconset, or a Custom List of Sizes.
• ImageAlpha – Apply lossy compression on PNG files with or without transparency for more efficient files.
• ImageOptim – Makes images take up less disk space and load faster.
• Integrity – Easily find your website’s broken links.
• Kaleidoscope – Powerful diff and merge application supporting text, images, and folders.
• Knuff – The debug application for Apple Push Notification Service (APNs).
• Paw – The ultimate REST client.
• Pods Updater – A macOS app which helps you manage dependency releases in your Podfile.
• Postico – A modern PostgreSQL client.
• Postgres.app – The easiest way to get started with PostgreSQL.
• Proxyman – High-performance man-in-the-middle proxy to observe and manipulate HTTP/HTTPS requests.
• Pusher – A free tool to do sandbox push notifications.
• PSequel – A PostgreSQL GUI tool.
• QorumLogs – Swift Logging Utility for Xcode & Google Docs.
• Quiver – A delightful notebook for programmers that allows mixing rich text, code, markdown, LaTeX, and graphs.
• Sequel Ace – A MySQL & MariaDB database manager.
• Sequel Pro – A MySQL database manager.
• SnippetsLab – Manage and organise snippets of code.
• SourceTree – A free Git & Mercurial client.
• Swiftify – Objective-C to Swift code converter and Xcode & Finder extensions.
• TablePlus – A modern, native GUI for multiple databases.
• Touch Bar Simulator – The macOS Touch Bar Simulator as a standalone app.
• Tower – The most powerful Git client.
• Trailer – Configurable menubar Git notifications with accompanying native iOS app.
• Unused – An app for checking Xcode projects for unused resources.
• Vagrant Manager – Manage your vagrant machines in one place with Vagrant Manager for macOS.
• Versions – SVN GUI client for Mac.
• WWDC – The WWDC app.

E-Book Utilities

• Kindle App – Amazon Kindle App for macOS.

Editors

• CotEditor – Lightweight plain-text editor for macOS.
• Emacs – Port of Emacs to work as an macOS app.
• MacVim – Vim, the text editor.
• Nova – The beautiful, fast, flexible, native Mac code editor from Panic.
• Sublime Text 3 – The sophisticated text editor.
• TextMate – A graphical text editor.
• VimR – Vim, refined.

Email Utilities

• Airmail – Lightning fast email client designed for El Capitan.
• MailMate – Advanced IMAP email client, featuring extensive keyboard control and Markdown support.
• Mailplane – A tightly integreted client for Google Mail, Inbox, Calender, and Contacts.

Finder

• ForkLift – File Manager and FTP/SFTP/WebDAV/Amazon S3 client.
• Path Finder – A powerful dual-pane browser alternative to Finder.
• Quicklook-Plugins – List of extra quicklook plugins to enable previewing more filetypes in the Finder.
• TotalFinder – A powerful alternative to Finder.
• XtraFinder – Adds useful features to Finder.

Games

• Battle for Wesnoth – Turn-based tactical strategy game, featuring both single-player and online multiplayer combat.
• Boxer – The DOS game emulator that’s fit for your Mac.
• Dolphin – A powerful, Open Source emulator for Nintendo GameCube and Wii games.
• OpenEmu – Multiple Video Game System.
• Screentendo – Turn your screen into a playable level of Mario.
• Stockfish – Beautiful, powerful chess application.

Graphics

• Acorn – A very Mac-like image editor with a comprehensive feature set.
• Affinity Designer – Vector image design tool, possible Adobe Illustrator alternative.
• Affinity Photo – Raster image design tool, possible Adobe Photoshop alternative.
• GifCapture – Record GIF screencasts.
• GIPHY Capture – Capture and share GIFs on the desktop.
• Image2icon – Create and personalize icons from your pictures.
• macSVG – Design and edit SVG content for web, mobile, and animation.
• OmniGraffle – An app for creating precise, beautiful graphics.
• Pixelmator – Powerful image editor, possible Photoshop alternative.
• Sketch – Hybrid vector/bitmap layout application, especially useful for UI, web and mobile design.
• Sketch Toolbox – A super simple plugin manager for Sketch.
• xScope – Tools for measuring, inspecting and testing on-screen graphics and layouts.

News Readers

• hacker-menu – Hacker News Delivered to Desktop.
• NetNewsWire – A classic RSS reader reacquired by its original author and rewritten for modern macOS.
• ReadKit – Have all your Instapaper, Pocket, etc. feeds in one place even when you’re offline.
• Reeder – News reader that integrates with with Feedbin, Feedly, and other popular services.
• Vienna – RSS/Atom newsreader.

Productivity

• Alfred – Boosts your efficiency and productivity.
• BetterTouchTool – Configure gestures for mouse and actions for keyboard shortcuts.
• ClipMenu – ClipBoard History Manager.
• CloudClip – Sync your clipboard between your Mac and your iOS devices.
• Dropzone – Create a popup grid of customizable actions that enhance productivity on your Mac.
• f.lux – Automatically adjust your computer screen to match lighting.
• Fantastical 2 – Complete Calendar app replacement which uses natural language for creating events.
• Hazel – Create rules to automatically keep your files organized.
• HazeOver – Turn distractions down and focus on your current task.
• HyperDock – Select individual application window.
• iCMD – Fuzzy menubar search and vim emulation.
• Instant Translate – Translate speech and text between 100+ languages from the menu bar.
• ItsyCal – A tiny menubar calendar to display your Mac Calendar app events.
• Karabiner – A powerful keyboard customizer.
• Keyboard Maestro – Automate routine actions based on triggers from keyboard, menu, location, added devices, and more.
• Keytty – Enables you to control your mouse with a few key strokes. Mouse Keys Alternative.
• LaunchBar – Start applications, navigate folders, manipulate files, control your Mac and much more just by using the keyboard.
• MeetingBar – Your meetings in MacOS status bar
• OmniFocus – An incredible task management platform for Mac, iPad, and iPhone.
• OmniOutliner – Perfect for collecting information, outlining ideas, adding structure to any sort of writing, and much more.
• Paste – The new way to copy & paste for Mac.
• PDF Archiver – A nice tool for tagging and archiving tasks.
• PopClip – Instantly copy & paste, access actions like search, spelling, dictionary and more.
• Presentify – Annotate anything on screen, be it, images, pdfs, videos, code, etc.
• Qbserve – Automatic time and project tracking, timesheets, invoicing, and real-time productivity feedback.
• Quicksilver – Control your Mac quickly and elegantly.
• Rocket – Makes typing emoji faster and easier using Slack-style shortcuts.
• SelfControl – Block access to distracting websites.
• Simplenote – Simple cross-platform note taking app with cloud-based syncing.
• Taskade – Real-time organization and task management tool.
• TaskPaper – Plain text to-do lists.
• Telephone – A SIP softphone. Make phone calls over the Internet or your company’s network.
• TextExpander – Create custom keyboard shortcuts for frequently-used text and pictures.
• Timing – Automatic time and productivity tracking for Mac. Helps you stay on track with your work and ensures no billable hours get lost if you are billing hourly.

Sharing Files

• CloudApp – Capture and share files and screenshots instantly.
• Jumpshare – Real-time file sharing app with support for instantly sharing code / Markdown, annotating screenshots, screen recording, and voice recording.
• mac2imgur – Upload images and screenshots to Imgur.
• Monosnap – Annotate and upload images and screenshots, supports many backends like S3, SFTP, WebDAV, Dropbox, etc.
• Transmission – Simple, lightweight, multi-platform torrent client.

Terminal

• iTerm 2 – A terminal emulator.

Utilities

• 1Password – Password Manager and Secure Wallet.
• AnyBar – A menubar status indicator.
• APNGb – .apng image assembler/disassembler app.
• AppCleaner – Uninstall your apps easily.
• Artify – A macOS X application for bringing dedicatedly 18th century Arts to everyone.
• Bartender – Organize your menu bar apps.
• Batch Image Resizer – Resize a large number of images quickly on your computer.
• BeardedSpice – Control web based media players with the media keys found on Mac keyboards.
• BetterZip – A very capable and full-featured archive manager.
• BitBar – Display output of any script to the menu bar.
• Burn – No-nonsense burning of Data/Audio/Video CDs and DVDs, including copying.
• CheatSheet – Know your short cuts.
• ClipboardCleaner – Automatically removes text formatting from the clipboard.
• CommandQ – Never accidentally quit an app again.
• ControlPlane – Automate running tasks based on where you are or what you do.
• DaisyDisk – Analyze disk usage and free up disk space.
• Deliveries – Beautiful and simple package tracking.
• DisableMonitor – Easily disable or enable a monitor on your Mac.
• Dozer – Hide MacOS menubar items.
• EtreCheck – Output system information and configuration to get more informed help from Apple support professionals.
• Fanny – Notification Center widget and menu bar application to monitor your Mac’s fans and CPU temperature.
• Finicky – App that allows you to set rules that decide which browser is opened for every link.
• Flotato – Use any web site as a beautiful Mac app.
• Fluid – Turn web applications into Mac applications.
• gfxCardStatus – Menu bar app to monitor and switch between integrated and discrete GPUs on MacBook Pro.
• Gray – Pick between the light appearance and the dark appearance on a per-app basis with the click of a button.
• Helium – A floating browser window that allows you to watch media while you work.
• Irvue – Thousands of stunning photos and wallpapers from Unsplash on your Mac.
• iStat Menus – An advanced system monitor for your menubar.
• Jiffy – Discover and share the best GIFs on GIPHY.
• Kawa – A better input source switcher with shortcuts.
• KeepingYouAwake – Menu bar utility that prevents Mac from going to sleep.
• Keka – Compress to and extract from many archive file formats.
• Knock – Unlock your Mac quickly and securely.
• LaunchControl – Create, manage and debug launchd services.
• Loading – See when apps are using your network in your Mac menubar.
• Little Snitch – Protect your privacy.
• MacDown – Markdown editor.
• Mackup – Keep your application settings in sync.
• MacPass – Password Manager.
• Media Converter – Simple (drag and drop) but advanced media conversion.
• Menubar Colors – Convenient access to the system color panel.
• MenuMeters – A set of CPU, memory, disk, and network monitoring tools for macOS.
• Monodraw – A powerful ASCII art editor.
• Mounty – A tiny tool to re-mount write-protected NTFS volumes under macOS 10.9+ in read-write mode.
• Noizio – Ambient sound equalizer for relaxation or productivity.
• Notational Velocity – Store, retrieve and sync notes within a minimal GUI.
• Noti – Receive Android notifications on your mac (with PushBullet).
• Numi – Beautiful calculator app.
• OnyX – Multifunction utility to verify disks and files, run cleaning and system maintenance tasks, configure hidden options and more.
• Paparazzi – A small utility that makes screenshots of webpages.
• Paragon NTFS – World fastest NTFS driver.
• Radio Silence – Simple to use firewall and network monitor.
• Microsoft Remote Desktop Connection Client – Remote Desktop Connection Client lets you connect from your Macintosh computer to a Windows-based computer.
• Site Sucker – Automatically download websites from the Internet.
• ShiftIt – Managing windows size and position.
• SlowQuitApps – Prevent accidental Cmd-Q.
• SmartCapsLock – Makes the Caps Lock key smarter, so that when the key accidentally gets activated and you START YELLING even though you don’t want to, you can just select the yelling-text and press the key again to instantly fix its case instead of typing everything all over again.
• Soulver – Beautiful expressive calculator.
• SSH Tunnel – Manage your SSH tunnels, tightly integrated with macOS Keychain, secure and intuitive.
• TeamViewer – Remotely control another computer.
• TextBar – TextBar is a tiny but powerful app that lets you add any text to your MenuBar.
• Typeeto – Lets you use your Mac’s keyboard as a bluetooth keyboard to type on another devices.
• Typora – Another minimal Markdown editor.
• Ukelele – Unicode Keyboard Layout Editor.
• Übersicht – Run system commands and display their output on your desktop as widgets.
• The Unarchiver – Unarchive many different kinds of archive files.
• Wineskin – Run Windows applications and games on your Mac.

Video

• HandBrake – High performance video encoding and conversion tools with a nice GUI.
• IINA – Media player with a minimalist design.
• mpv – Media player.
• ScreenFlow – Screencasting and video editing software.
• Subler – Mux and tag MP4 files.
• Subtitlr – Drag and drop subititle download utility.

Window Management

• Amethyst – Window manager (automatically keep windows sized in grids).
• Divvy Window Manager – Window management for tiling your windows.
• Hammerspoon – Extremely powerful scripting engine for macOS.
• Hummingbird – Easily move and resize windows without mouse clicks, from anywhere within a window.
• Moom – Move and zoom windows, super light weight and customizable.
• Phoenix – A lightweight window and app manager scriptable with JavaScript.
• Rectangle – Easily organize windows without using a mouse.
• Stay – Resize/position windows when displays change.
• yabai – Tiling window manager with focus follows mouse.

Others

• Aerial – Apple TV Aerial Screensaver for Mac.
• Catch – The easiest way to use ShowRSS.
• Clocker – Check time in multiple timezones from your Mac menubar.
• Juice – Make your battery information a bit more interesting.
• Sonora – A minimal, beautifully designed music player.
• SoundCleod – A browser for SoundCloud.
• Spillo – Powerful, beautiful and fast Pinboard client.
• Transmit – A FTP client.