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nitroshare/nitroshare-desktop

Network file transfer application for Windows, OS X, & Linux

Stack

C++ CMake

GitHub topics

#c-plus-plus #cmake #cross-platform #gui #nitroshare #qhttpengine

Updated: 2025-07-12
Lists: 3 list mentions
First commit: 2015-01-09
History: 10 history points
License: MIT
Issues: 138 open

1,663

stars

Forks: 233
Commits: 1,342 commits
Star growth, last 7 days: No 7-day history
Commit velocity, last 7 days: No 7-day history

Website GitHub

Jintin/Swimat

An Xcode formatter plug-in to format your swift code.

Stack

Swift

GitHub topics

#formatter #swift #swimat #xcode #xcode-extension #xcode-plugin

Updated: 2022-11-18
Lists: 1 list mention
First commit: 2015-11-12
History: 8 history points
License: MIT
Issues: 24 open

1,633

stars

Forks: 91
Commits: 435 commits
Star growth, last 7 days: No 7-day history
Commit velocity, last 7 days: No 7-day history

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specialunderwear/Hosts.prefpane

a Cocoa GUI for /etc/hosts

Stack

Objective-C

Updated: 2020-09-25
Lists: 3 list mentions
First commit: 2011-08-14
History: 10 history points
License: GPL-3.0
Issues: 10 open

1,631

stars

Forks: 122
Commits: 100 commits
Star growth, last 7 days: No 7-day history
Commit velocity, last 7 days: No 7-day history

Website GitHub

Paxa/postbird

Open source PostgreSQL GUI client for macOS, Linux and Windows

Stack

JavaScript Electron npm

GitHub topics

#desktop-app #electron-app #javascript #linux #macos #postgresql

Updated: 2025-06-30
Lists: 1 list mention
First commit: 2013-11-10
History: 8 history points
License: MIT
Issues: 53 open

1,630

stars

Forks: 129
Commits: 781 commits
Star growth, last 7 days: No 7-day history
Commit velocity, last 7 days: No 7-day history

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Automattic/simplenote-macos

Simplenote for macOS

AI dev

Stack

Swift Bundler Swift Package Manager

Updated: 2026-06-16
Lists: 1 list mention
First commit: 2016-08-11
History: 8 history points
License: GPL-2.0
Issues: 180 open

1,552

stars

Forks: 173
Commits: 4,455 commits
Star growth, last 7 days: No 7-day history
Commit velocity, last 7 days: No 7-day history

Website GitHub

rugarciap/Turbo-Boost-Switcher

Turbo Boost disabler / enable app for Mac OS X

Stack

Objective-C

Updated: 2025-09-27
Lists: 1 list mention
First commit: 2013-07-19
History: 8 history points
License: GPL-2.0
Issues: 47 open

1,546

stars

Forks: 157
Commits: 126 commits
Star growth, last 7 days: No 7-day history
Commit velocity, last 7 days: No 7-day history

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waylybaye/XcodeCleaner

Cleaner for Xcode.app built with react-native-macos

Archived

Stack

Objective-C React npm Yarn

GitHub topics

#appstore #macos #react-native #xcode

Updated: 2019-11-04
Lists: 1 list mention
First commit: 2017-09-26
History: 6 history points
License: GPL-3.0
Issues: 4 open

1,546

stars

Forks: 114
Commits: 92 commits
Star growth, last 7 days: No 7-day history
Commit velocity, last 7 days: No 7-day history

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mhdhejazi/CoronaTracker

Coronavirus tracker app for iOS & macOS with maps & charts

Stack

Swift Swift Package Manager

GitHub topics

#coronavirus #coronavirus-tracker #coronavirus-tracking #covid-19 #ios #ios-app

Updated: 2023-03-08
Lists: 1 list mention
First commit: 2020-03-02
History: 8 history points
License: GPL-3.0
Issues: 24 open

1,542

stars

Forks: 281
Commits: 402 commits
Star growth, last 7 days: No 7-day history
Commit velocity, last 7 days: No 7-day history

Website GitHub

hatashiro/kawa

A macOS input source switcher with user-defined shortcuts.

Stack

Swift

GitHub topics

#input-method #macos #swift

Updated: 2022-08-20
Lists: 3 list mentions
First commit: 2015-07-26
History: 11 history points
License: MIT
Issues: Disabled

1,538

stars

Forks: 108
Commits: 126 commits
Star growth, last 7 days: No 7-day history
Commit velocity, last 7 days: No 7-day history

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yingDev/Tickeys

Instant audio feedback for typing. macOS version. (Rust)

Stack

Rust Cargo

GitHub topics

#macos #rust

Updated: 2023-04-23
Lists: 1 list mention
First commit: 2015-04-10
History: 5 history points
License: MIT
Issues: 52 open

1,538

stars

Forks: 111
Commits: 155 commits
Star growth, last 7 days: No 7-day history
Commit velocity, last 7 days: No 7-day history

Website GitHub

bdash-app/bdash

Simple SQL Client for lightweight data analysis.

AI dev

Stack

TypeScript Electron Express React npm Yarn

GitHub topics

#electron #javascript #sql #visualization

Updated: 2026-06-02
Lists: 3 list mentions
First commit: 2016-01-01
History: 10 history points
License: MIT
Issues: 36 open

1,516

stars

Forks: 110
Commits: 1,067 commits
Star growth, last 7 days: No 7-day history
Commit velocity, last 7 days: No 7-day history

Website GitHub

brackets-cont/brackets

An open source code editor for the web, written in JavaScript, HTML and CSS.

Stack

JavaScript npm

Updated: 2026-03-30
Lists: 4 list mentions
First commit: 2011-12-07
History: 11 history points
License: NOASSERTION
Issues: 78 open

1,515

stars

Forks: 196
Commits: 17,948 commits
Star growth, last 7 days: No 7-day history
Commit velocity, last 7 days: No 7-day history

Website GitHub

ProfileCreator/ProfileCreator

macOS app to create standard or customized configuration profiles.

Stack

Swift Swift Package Manager

Updated: 2025-01-11
Lists: 1 list mention
First commit: 2018-06-21
History: 8 history points
License: MIT
Issues: 76 open

1,496

stars

Forks: 119
Commits: 203 commits
Star growth, last 7 days: No 7-day history
Commit velocity, last 7 days: No 7-day history

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igorkulman/iOSLocalizationEditor

Simple macOS editor app to help you manage iOS and macOS app localizations by allowing you to edit all the translations side by side

Stack

Swift

GitHub topics

#ios #localization #macos #macos-app #missing-translations #swift

Updated: 2024-04-05
Lists: 1 list mention
First commit: 2018-05-31
History: 8 history points
License: MIT
Issues: 3 open

1,484

stars

Forks: 119
Commits: 325 commits
Star growth, last 7 days: No 7-day history
Commit velocity, last 7 days: No 7-day history

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halo/LinkLiar

:link: Link-Layer MAC spoofing GUI for macOS

Stack

Swift Bundler

GitHub topics

#daemon #ethernet #gui #mac #mac-address #macos

Updated: 2025-08-05
Lists: 3 list mentions
First commit: 2012-08-11
History: 10 history points
License: MIT
Issues: 1 open

1,481

stars

Forks: 89
Commits: 416 commits
Star growth, last 7 days: No 7-day history
Commit velocity, last 7 days: No 7-day history

Website GitHub

gpodder/gpodder

The gPodder podcast client.

Stack

Python PEP 517 pip

Updated: 2026-06-03
Lists: 2 list mentions
First commit: 2005-11-21
History: 9 history points
License: GPL-3.0
Issues: 352 open

1,442

stars

Forks: 218
Commits: 5,711 commits
Star growth, last 7 days: No 7-day history
Commit velocity, last 7 days: No 7-day history

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zenangst/Gray

:first_quarter_moon: Tailor your macOS Mojave experience

Stack

Swift Bundler CocoaPods

Updated: 2022-07-22
Lists: 3 list mentions
First commit: 2018-09-27
History: 7 history points
License: NOASSERTION
Issues: 21 open

1,442

stars

Forks: 51
Commits: 343 commits
Star growth, last 7 days: No 7-day history
Commit velocity, last 7 days: No 7-day history

Website GitHub

lettier/gifcurry

😎 The open-source, Haskell-built video editor for GIF makers.

Stack

Haskell

GitHub topics

#animated-gifs #appimage #arch-linux #fedora #functional-programming #gif

Updated: 2021-08-13
Lists: 1 list mention
First commit: 2016-01-13
History: 8 history points
License: BSD-3-Clause
Issues: 41 open

1,439

stars

Forks: 58
Commits: 28 commits
Star growth, last 7 days: No 7-day history
Commit velocity, last 7 days: No 7-day history

Website GitHub

onmyway133/IconGenerator

🍱 A macOS app to generate app icons

Stack

JavaScript Electron React npm Yarn

GitHub topics

#app #electron #generator #icon #ios

Updated: 2023-11-29
Lists: 1 list mention
First commit: 2017-08-25
History: 8 history points
License: NOASSERTION
Issues: 23 open

1,430

stars

Forks: 84
Commits: 139 commits
Star growth, last 7 days: No 7-day history
Commit velocity, last 7 days: No 7-day history

Website GitHub

subethaedit/SubEthaEdit

General purpose plain text editor for macOS. Widely known for its live collaboration feature.

Stack

Objective-C

GitHub topics

#appkit #cocoa #code #collaboration #collaborative-editing #creative-writing

Updated: 2025-11-09
Lists: 3 list mentions
First commit: 2003-09-16
History: 9 history points
License: MIT
Issues: 92 open

1,424

stars

Forks: 115
Commits: 5,832 commits
Star growth, last 7 days: No 7-day history
Commit velocity, last 7 days: No 7-day history

Website GitHub

yqrashawn/GokuRakuJoudo

config karabiner with ease

Stack

Clojure

GitHub topics

#config #goku #karabiner #karabiner-configurator #keyboard #macos

Updated: 2025-08-15
Lists: 1 list mention
First commit: 2018-08-24
History: 27 history points
License: GPL-3.0
Issues: 72 open

1,407

stars

Forks: 125
Commits: 250 commits
Star growth, last 7 days: +1 +0.1%
Commit velocity, last 7 days: 0 0.0%

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jakob/TableTool

A simple CSV editor for the Mac

Stack

Objective-C

Updated: 2020-04-15
Lists: 1 list mention
First commit: 2015-07-21
History: 8 history points
License: MIT
Issues: 71 open

1,375

stars

Forks: 98
Commits: 152 commits
Star growth, last 7 days: No 7-day history
Commit velocity, last 7 days: No 7-day history

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DanielStormApps/Fanny

Monitor your Mac's fan speed and CPU/GPU temperature from your Notification Center.

Stack

Swift

GitHub topics

#cpu-temperature #fan-speed #gpu-temperature #macos #menubar #notification-center

Updated: 2020-05-02
Lists: 1 list mention
First commit: 2016-02-02
History: 8 history points
License: MIT
Issues: 37 open

1,374

stars

Forks: 104
Commits: 125 commits
Star growth, last 7 days: No 7-day history
Commit velocity, last 7 days: No 7-day history

Website GitHub

Eun/DisableMonitor

Easily disable or enable a monitor on your Mac.

Archived

GitHub topics

#monitor #objective-c #osx #resolution #screen

Updated: 2018-01-26
Lists: 1 list mention
First commit: 2015-06-12
History: 8 history points
License: Unknown
Issues: 55 open

1,370

stars

Forks: 151
Commits: 4 commits
Star growth, last 7 days: No 7-day history
Commit velocity, last 7 days: No 7-day history

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jeffhodnett/Unused

A Mac app for checking Xcode projects for unused resources

Stack

Objective-C

Updated: 2018-06-19
Lists: 1 list mention
First commit: 2012-05-25
History: 8 history points
License: Unknown
Issues: 9 open

1,370

stars

Forks: 175
Commits: 45 commits
Star growth, last 7 days: No 7-day history
Commit velocity, last 7 days: No 7-day history

GitHub

AuroraEditor/AuroraEditor

Aurora Editor is a IDE built by the community, for the community, and written in Swift for the best native performance and feel for macOS.

Archived

Stack

Swift Swift Package Manager

GitHub topics

#aeide #aurora #aurora-editor #auroraeditor #cocoa #code

Updated: 2025-08-26
Lists: 3 list mentions
First commit: 2022-03-10
History: 10 history points
License: MIT
Issues: 18 open

1,335

stars

Forks: 96
Commits: 3,366 commits
Star growth, last 7 days: No 7-day history
Commit velocity, last 7 days: No 7-day history

Website GitHub

alichtman/shallow-backup

Git-integrated backup tool for macOS and Linux devs.

AI dev

Stack

Python pytest pip Pipenv

GitHub topics

#backup #backup-script #backup-utility #linux-backup #mac-backup-script

Updated: 2026-03-21
Lists: 2 list mentions
First commit: 2018-03-25
History: 9 history points
License: MIT
Issues: 23 open

1,329

stars

Forks: 267
Commits: 468 commits
Star growth, last 7 days: No 7-day history
Commit velocity, last 7 days: No 7-day history

GitHub

gbammc/Thor

Switch the right application ASAP.

Stack

Swift CocoaPods Swift Package Manager

GitHub topics

#mac #macos #swift3 #thor #utility

Updated: 2024-09-21
Lists: 1 list mention
First commit: 2014-11-23
History: 8 history points
License: MIT
Issues: 25 open

1,318

stars

Forks: 76
Commits: 141 commits
Star growth, last 7 days: No 7-day history
Commit velocity, last 7 days: No 7-day history

GitHub

dsward2/macSVG

macSVG - An open-source macOS app for designing HTML5 SVG (Scalable Vector Graphics) art and animation with a WebKit web view ➤➤➤

Stack

Objective-C CocoaPods Swift Package Manager

GitHub topics

#animation #arkansas #bezier #editor #graphics #html5

Updated: 2022-07-17
Lists: 3 list mentions
First commit: 2016-09-15
History: 10 history points
License: NOASSERTION
Issues: 22 open

1,290

stars

Forks: 82
Commits: 268 commits
Star growth, last 7 days: No 7-day history
Commit velocity, last 7 days: No 7-day history

Website GitHub

thompsonate/Shifty

☀️ A macOS menu bar app that gives you more control over Night Shift.

Stack

Swift Bundler CocoaPods

GitHub topics

#macos #menu-bar #night-shift #shift #utility

Updated: 2022-09-04
Lists: 3 list mentions
First commit: 2017-05-04
History: 8 history points
License: GPL-3.0
Issues: 35 open

1,289

stars

Forks: 37
Commits: 423 commits
Star growth, last 7 days: No 7-day history
Commit velocity, last 7 days: No 7-day history

Website GitHub

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