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jaywcjlove/vidwall-hub

Vidwall Hub is a tool that allows you to easily import videos (mp4, mov) into the system wallpaper service and use them as lock screen animations in System Settings.

Stack

Swift

GitHub topics

#app #application #desktop #desktop-app #desktop-application #desktop-apps

Updated: 2026-07-17
Lists: 2 list mentions
First commit: 2025-09-27
History: 7 history points
License: Unknown
Issues: 2 open

stars

Forks: 1
Commits: 24 commits
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kdcokenny/OpenDictation

Mac-native dictation that just works – lives in the notch, zero setup, free forever

AI dev

Stack

Swift

GitHub topics

#apple-silicon #dictation #macos #open-source #privacy #speech-to-text

Updated: 2026-06-19
Lists: 2 list mentions
First commit: 2025-12-10
History: 7 history points
License: MIT
Issues: 1 open

stars

Forks: 4
Commits: 93 commits
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Pixley-Growth/PixleyReader

No description.

AI dev

Stack

Swift Swift Package Manager

Updated: 2026-03-07
Lists: 2 list mentions
First commit: 2026-02-02
History: 8 history points
License: MIT
Issues: 1 open

stars

Forks: 3
Commits: 27 commits
Star growth, last 7 days: 0 0.0%
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yaroshevych/desktopctl

GPU-accelerated CLI tool for AI agents, to control computer via screen, mouse, and keyboard.

AI dev

Stack

Rust FastAPI Flask Starlette Cargo PEP 517 uv

GitHub topics

#ai-agents #automation #cli #computer-vision #desktop-automation #osx

Updated: 2026-06-20
Lists: 2 list mentions
First commit: 2026-03-10
History: 7 history points
License: MIT
Issues: 0 open

stars

Forks: 8
Commits: 492 commits
Star growth, last 7 days: 0 0.0%
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yarasaa/Clippy

Clipboard Manager for macOS

Stack

Swift Swift Package Manager

GitHub topics

#ai-tools #clipboard #clipboard-history #clipboard-manager #developer-tools #file-converter

Updated: 2026-07-10
Lists: 2 list mentions
First commit: 2025-12-21
History: 7 history points
License: Unknown
Issues: 0 open

stars

Forks: 2
Commits: 37 commits
Star growth, last 7 days: 0 0.0%
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kthchew/ExtendFS

A ext2, ext3 & ext4 file system driver for Mac to mount Linux disks with read-only access using FSKit

Stack

Swift Swift Package Manager

GitHub topics

#disk #drive #ext2 #ext3 #ext4 #ext4-filesystem

Updated: 2026-05-07
Lists: 2 list mentions
First commit: 2025-05-15
History: 7 history points
License: NOASSERTION
Issues: 1 open

stars

Forks: 4
Commits: 173 commits
Star growth, last 7 days: 0 0.0%
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lukebuild/LuxShot

Minimalist macOS OCR tool. Open-source, privacy-first, and built with SwiftUI.

Stack

Swift

GitHub topics

#macos #menu-bar-app #ocr #screenshot #swiftui #vision-framework

Updated: 2026-03-02
Lists: 2 list mentions
First commit: 2026-02-15
History: 7 history points
License: GPL-3.0
Issues: 0 open

stars

Forks: 4
Commits: 3 commits
Star growth, last 7 days: 0 0.0%
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hcmhcs/screenTranslate

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

Stack

Swift

GitHub topics

#apple-translation #macos #menu-bar-app #ocr #screen-capture #swift

Updated: 2026-07-19
Lists: 2 list mentions
First commit: 2026-03-02
History: 7 history points
License: GPL-3.0
Issues: 2 open

stars

Forks: 7
Commits: 155 commits
Star growth, last 7 days: 0 0.0%
Commit velocity, last 7 days: 0 0.0%

Website GitHub

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.

Stack

Swift

GitHub topics

#application-firewall #blocklist #dns-over-https #dns-proxy #firewall #little-snitch

Updated: 2026-06-08
Lists: 2 list mentions
First commit: 2026-05-23
History: 5 history points
License: MIT
Issues: 1 open

stars

Forks: 5
Commits: 7 commits
Star growth, last 7 days: 0 0.0%
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Website GitHub

evoleinik/fnkey

Hold Fn key, speak, paste transcribed text. macOS menu bar app.

Stack

Rust Cargo

GitHub topics

#deepgram #deepgram-nova #dictation #groq #macos #menubar

Updated: 2026-03-23
Lists: 2 list mentions
First commit: 2025-12-03
History: 7 history points
License: GPL-3.0
Issues: 2 open

stars

Forks: 10
Commits: 40 commits
Star growth, last 7 days: 0 0.0%
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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.

Stack

Swift

GitHub topics

#ai-tools #anthropic #claude #claude-ai #developer-tools #macos

Updated: 2026-05-08
Lists: 2 list mentions
First commit: 2026-03-22
History: 7 history points
License: MIT
Issues: 3 open

stars

Forks: 5
Commits: 70 commits
Star growth, last 7 days: 0 0.0%
Commit velocity, last 7 days: 0 0.0%

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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

Stack

Swift pip Swift Package Manager

GitHub topics

#apple-silicon #claude-code #cursor #dictation #local-first #macos

Updated: 2026-07-16
Lists: 2 list mentions
First commit: 2026-04-05
History: 7 history points
License: MIT
Issues: 13 open

stars

Forks: 6
Commits: 220 commits
Star growth, last 7 days: 0 0.0%
Commit velocity, last 7 days: 0 0.0%

Website GitHub

wandercn/fmusic

fmusic is a open source music player on SwiftUI

Stack

Swift Swift Package Manager

GitHub topics

#aif-player #audio-player #flac-player #m4a-player #m4r-player #music-player

Updated: 2026-04-16
Lists: 2 list mentions
First commit: 2023-06-16
History: 7 history points
License: GPL-3.0
Issues: 0 open

stars

Forks: 5
Commits: 150 commits
Star growth, last 7 days: 0 0.0%
Commit velocity, last 7 days: 0 0.0%

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kaunteya/MacSystemColors

Mac app that shows all system colors in light an dark mode

Stack

Swift

GitHub topics

#appkit #cocoa #macos #nscolor

Updated: 2020-09-12
Lists: 2 list mentions
First commit: 2019-04-11
History: 7 history points
License: Unknown
Issues: 1 open

stars

Forks: 3
Commits: 26 commits
Star growth, last 7 days: 0 0.0%
Commit velocity, last 7 days: 0 0.0%

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craigjbass/clearancekit

ClearanceKit intercepts file-system access events on macOS and enforces per-process access policies.

AI dev

Stack

Swift

Updated: 2026-07-11
Lists: 2 list mentions
First commit: 2026-01-26
History: 7 history points
License: MIT
Issues: 8 open

stars

Forks: 0
Commits: 753 commits
Star growth, last 7 days: 0 0.0%
Commit velocity, last 7 days: 0 0.0%

Website GitHub

Geckos-Ink/MakeItHome

UI extender for macOS

AI dev

Stack

JavaScript Angular Tailwind CSS CocoaPods npm Swift Package Manager

Updated: 2026-07-15
Lists: 2 list mentions
First commit: 2024-05-15
History: 7 history points
License: MPL-2.0
Issues: 0 open

stars

Forks: 0
Commits: 447 commits
Star growth, last 7 days: 0 0.0%
Commit velocity, last 7 days: 0 0.0%

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Ender-Wang/Swifka

A native macOS Kafka monitor. Read-only by design.

Stack

Swift Swift Package Manager

GitHub topics

#avro #consumer-lag #kafka #kafka-client #macos #monitoring

Updated: 2026-07-19
Lists: 2 list mentions
First commit: 2026-02-04
History: 7 history points
License: GPL-3.0
Issues: 2 open

stars

Forks: 3
Commits: 219 commits
Star growth, last 7 days: 0 0.0%
Commit velocity, last 7 days: 0 0.0%

Website GitHub

ateymoori/lyricglow

LyricGlow for macOS, an always-on-top Electron widget showing real-time, word-by-word synced lyrics with glow effects, plus artist metadata and album art. Works with Spotify, Apple Music, and YouTube Music. LRC support, offline cache, and menu bar controls.

Stack

TypeScript Electron Vite npm

GitHub topics

#apple-music #electron #lyrics #macos #music-player #music-tools

Updated: 2026-02-05
Lists: 3 list mentions
First commit: 2025-10-07
History: 11 history points
License: MIT
Issues: 3 open

stars

Forks: 3
Commits: 59 commits
Star growth, last 7 days: 0 0.0%
Commit velocity, last 7 days: 0 0.0%

Website GitHub

AwalTerminal/Awal-terminal

LLM-native terminal emulator for macOS — AI components, multi-provider profiles, voice input, Metal GPU rendering

AI dev

Stack

Swift Cargo Swift Package Manager

GitHub topics

#ai #claude #gemini #gpu #llm #macos

Updated: 2026-04-15
Lists: 2 list mentions
First commit: 2026-03-04
History: 7 history points
License: MIT
Issues: 2 open

stars

Forks: 3
Commits: 419 commits
Star growth, last 7 days: 0 0.0%
Commit velocity, last 7 days: 0 0.0%

Website GitHub

kamjin3086/AppUninstaller

A lightweight, native macOS app uninstaller with drag-and-drop support. Built with Swift and SwiftUI.

Stack

Swift Swift Package Manager

GitHub topics

#macos #swift #swiftui #uninstaller

Updated: 2026-03-23
Lists: 2 list mentions
First commit: 2026-03-23
History: 7 history points
License: MIT
Issues: 1 open

stars

Forks: 0
Commits: 4 commits
Star growth, last 7 days: 0 0.0%
Commit velocity, last 7 days: 0 0.0%

GitHub

nshi/dimsum

Minimalist active window highlighting mac app

AI dev

Stack

Swift

GitHub topics

#accessibility #macos-utility #menubar-app #minimalist #productivity #swift

Updated: 2026-05-16
Lists: 2 list mentions
First commit: 2026-04-17
History: 7 history points
License: MIT
Issues: 0 open

stars

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

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sveinbjornpalsson/TorrentPreview

Quick Look plugin for .torrent files

AI dev

Stack

Swift

Updated: 2026-03-10
Lists: 2 list mentions
First commit: 2026-03-07
History: 8 history points
License: MIT
Issues: 1 open

stars

Forks: 3
Commits: 2 commits
Star growth, last 7 days: 0 0.0%
Commit velocity, last 7 days: 0 0.0%

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umutcetinkaya/live-translator

Real-time system audio translation for macOS — translate any audio (YouTube, podcasts, meetings) live on screen with OpenAI or Google Gemini. On-device speech recognition; optional low-latency realtime mode.

Stack

Python pytest pip

GitHub topics

#gemini #gpt #gpt-5 #interpreter #live-translator #macos

Updated: 2026-05-20
Lists: 2 list mentions
First commit: 2026-03-30
History: 7 history points
License: MIT
Issues: 0 open

stars

Forks: 1
Commits: 41 commits
Star growth, last 7 days: 0 0.0%
Commit velocity, last 7 days: 0 0.0%

Website GitHub

sane-apps/SaneClip

Privacy-first clipboard manager for macOS. Local-only history, snippets, smart paste, and Touch ID protection.

AI dev

Stack

Swift Swift Package Manager

GitHub topics

#clipboard #clipboard-manager #developer-tools #macos #macos-app #pasteboard

Updated: 2026-07-18
Lists: 3 list mentions
First commit: 2026-01-18
History: 11 history points
License: NOASSERTION
Issues: 0 open

stars

Forks: 2
Commits: 502 commits
Star growth, last 7 days: 0 0.0%
Commit velocity, last 7 days: 0 0.0%

Website GitHub

manasecurity/mana-security-app

macOS vulnerability management for individuals

Stack

JavaScript Electron React Tailwind CSS npm Yarn

GitHub topics

#cybersecurity #electron #macos #patch-management #personal-cybersecurity #react

Updated: 2023-01-07
Lists: 2 list mentions
First commit: 2021-11-26
History: 7 history points
License: MIT
Issues: 15 open

stars

Forks: 1
Commits: 7 commits
Star growth, last 7 days: 0 0.0%
Commit velocity, last 7 days: 0 0.0%

Website GitHub

sane-apps/SaneClick

Finder context menu automation for macOS. Run scripts on selected files with a right-click.

AI dev

Stack

Swift Swift Package Manager

GitHub topics

#automation #context-menu #finder-extension #macos #macos-app #right-click

Updated: 2026-07-17
Lists: 3 list mentions
First commit: 2026-01-19
History: 11 history points
License: NOASSERTION
Issues: 0 open

stars

Forks: 1
Commits: 234 commits
Star growth, last 7 days: 0 0.0%
Commit velocity, last 7 days: 0 0.0%

Website GitHub

reg2005/langSwitcher

⌨️ Open-source keyboard layout text converter for macOS — fix text typed in wrong layout. Double-Shift hotkey, 5 layouts, greedy line detection, menu bar app.

AI dev

Stack

Swift Nuxt npm

GitHub topics

#developer-tools #hotkey #input-method #keyboard #keyboard-layout #layout-switcher

Updated: 2026-03-01
Lists: 2 list mentions
First commit: 2026-02-28
History: 7 history points
License: MIT
Issues: 6 open

stars

Forks: 3
Commits: 46 commits
Star growth, last 7 days: 0 0.0%
Commit velocity, last 7 days: 0 0.0%

Website GitHub

tseylerd/MaskThis

Mac app that masks private information in clipboard and replaces it with placeholders

Stack

Swift

Updated: 2026-03-13
Lists: 2 list mentions
First commit: 2025-12-08
History: 7 history points
License: Apache-2.0
Issues: 2 open

stars

Forks: 0
Commits: 95 commits
Star growth, last 7 days: 0 0.0%
Commit velocity, last 7 days: 0 0.0%

GitHub

arjunkomath/trace

Spotlight alternative and shortcut toolkit for macOS

AI dev

Stack

Swift Swift Package Manager

Updated: 2026-07-13
Lists: 2 list mentions
First commit: 2025-08-07
History: 7 history points
License: MIT
Issues: 0 open

stars

Forks: 2
Commits: 172 commits
Star growth, last 7 days: 0 0.0%
Commit velocity, last 7 days: 0 0.0%

Website GitHub

Punshnut/macos-dimly

a lightweight macOS menu‑bar switch for external monitors - instantly mute glare with fast blackout or true DDC/CI sleep, plus per‑display toggles.

Stack

Swift Swift Package Manager

GitHub topics

#dimly #macos #menubar #open-source #screen #swift

Updated: 2026-07-17
Lists: 2 list mentions
First commit: 2026-01-28
History: 8 history points
License: MIT
Issues: 1 open

stars

Forks: 0
Commits: 107 commits
Star growth, last 7 days: 0 0.0%
Commit velocity, last 7 days: 0 0.0%

Website GitHub

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