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Slackadays/Clipboard

😎🏖️🐬 Your new, 𝙧𝙞𝙙𝙤𝙣𝙠𝙪𝙡𝙞𝙘𝙞𝙤𝙪𝙨𝙡𝙮 smart clipboard manager

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C++ CMake

GitHub topics

#bash #cli #clipboard #clipboard-manager #cmd #collaborate

Updated: 2026-05-06
Lists: 5 list mentions
First commit: 2022-11-20
History: 11 history points
License: GPL-3.0
Issues: 25 open

5,825

stars

Forks: 175
Commits: 1,890 commits
Star growth, last 7 days: No 7-day history
Commit velocity, last 7 days: No 7-day history

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jacklandrin/OnlySwitch

⚙️ All-in-One menu bar app, hide 💻MacBook Pro's notch, dark mode, AirPods, Shortcuts

Stack

Swift Swift Package Manager

GitHub topics

#ai #ai-agents #audioplayer #clamshell #composable-architecture #dark-mode

Updated: 2026-07-14
Lists: 3 list mentions
First commit: 2021-11-30
History: 52 history points
License: MIT
Issues: 58 open

5,811

stars

Forks: 237
Commits: 1,014 commits
Star growth, last 7 days: +34 +0.6%
Commit velocity, last 7 days: +50 +5.2%

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pbek/QOwnNotes

QOwnNotes is a plain-text file notepad and todo-list manager with Markdown support and Nextcloud / ownCloud integration.

AI dev

Stack

C++ Qt Vite Vue CMake Composer npm

GitHub topics

#bookmark #c-plus-plus #caldav #chrome-extension #dropbox #firefox-extension

Updated: 2026-07-02
Lists: 3 list mentions
First commit: 2014-11-29
History: 10 history points
License: GPL-2.0
Issues: 70 open

5,799

stars

Forks: 495
Commits: 10,651 commits
Star growth, last 7 days: No 7-day history
Commit velocity, last 7 days: No 7-day history

Website GitHub

overtake/TelegramSwift

Source code of Telegram for macos on Swift 5.0

Stack

Swift Swift Package Manager

Updated: 2025-09-22
Lists: 3 list mentions
First commit: 2016-09-05
History: 10 history points
License: GPL-2.0
Issues: 936 open

5,716

stars

Forks: 1,007
Commits: 8,171 commits
Star growth, last 7 days: No 7-day history
Commit velocity, last 7 days: No 7-day history

Website GitHub

pedrommcarrasco/Brooklyn

🍎 Screensaver inspired by Apple's Event on October 30, 2018

Stack

Swift

GitHub topics

#apple #macos #screensaver

Updated: 2024-10-09
Lists: 1 list mention
First commit: 2018-10-30
History: 8 history points
License: MIT
Issues: Disabled

5,628

stars

Forks: 272
Commits: 140 commits
Star growth, last 7 days: No 7-day history
Commit velocity, last 7 days: No 7-day history

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alin23/Lunar

Intelligent adaptive brightness for your external monitors

Stack

Swift pip Swift Package Manager

GitHub topics

#adaptive-brightness #brightness #brightness-control #contrast #ddc #ddc-ci

Updated: 2026-05-25
Lists: 3 list mentions
First commit: 2017-11-30
History: 10 history points
License: MIT
Issues: Disabled

5,626

stars

Forks: 144
Commits: 1,168 commits
Star growth, last 7 days: No 7-day history
Commit velocity, last 7 days: No 7-day history

Website GitHub

fikovnik/ShiftIt

Managing windows size and position in OSX

Stack

Objective-C Pipenv

Updated: 2023-11-20
Lists: 3 list mentions
First commit: 2010-02-16
History: 10 history points
License: Unknown
Issues: 165 open

5,543

stars

Forks: 363
Commits: 414 commits
Star growth, last 7 days: No 7-day history
Commit velocity, last 7 days: No 7-day history

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hql287/Manta

🎉 Flexible invoicing desktop app with beautiful & customizable templates.

Stack

JavaScript Electron Express React npm Yarn

GitHub topics

#customizable-templates #electron #electron-app #electron-react #electronjs #freelancer

Updated: 2025-02-02
Lists: 2 list mentions
First commit: 2017-07-19
History: 9 history points
License: LGPL-3.0
Issues: 135 open

5,438

stars

Forks: 477
Commits: 644 commits
Star growth, last 7 days: 0 0.0%
Commit velocity, last 7 days: 0 0.0%

Website GitHub

mortenjust/androidtool-mac

One-click screenshots, video recordings, app installation for iOS and Android

Stack

Swift

Updated: 2023-03-16
Lists: 1 list mention
First commit: 2015-04-22
History: 8 history points
License: Apache-2.0
Issues: 67 open

5,414

stars

Forks: 318
Commits: 107 commits
Star growth, last 7 days: No 7-day history
Commit velocity, last 7 days: No 7-day history

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gitify-app/gitify

Git notifications on your menu bar. Available on macOS, Windows & Linux.

AI dev

Stack

TypeScript Electron React Svelte Tailwind CSS pnpm

GitHub topics

#electron #github #github-api #gitify #node #notifications

Updated: 2026-07-06
Lists: 1 list mention
First commit: 2015-05-21
History: 8 history points
License: MIT
Issues: 16 open

5,276

stars

Forks: 288
Commits: 3,728 commits
Star growth, last 7 days: No 7-day history
Commit velocity, last 7 days: No 7-day history

Website GitHub

leits/MeetingBar

🇺🇦 Your meetings at your fingertips in the macOS menu bar

Stack

Swift Swift Package Manager

GitHub topics

#apple #calendar #google-calendar #google-meet #macos #macos-calendar

Updated: 2026-06-30
Lists: 3 list mentions
First commit: 2020-05-07
History: 10 history points
License: Apache-2.0
Issues: 129 open

5,257

stars

Forks: 277
Commits: 2,264 commits
Star growth, last 7 days: No 7-day history
Commit velocity, last 7 days: No 7-day history

Website GitHub

Tribler/tribler

Privacy enhanced BitTorrent client with P2P content discovery

Stack

Python React Tailwind CSS Vite npm pip

GitHub topics

#bittorrent #decentralized #p2p #privacy #python #search

Updated: 2026-06-18
Lists: 2 list mentions
First commit: 2005-09-20
History: 6 history points
License: GPL-3.0
Issues: 97 open

5,249

stars

Forks: 469
Commits: 20,083 commits
Star growth, last 7 days: No 7-day history
Commit velocity, last 7 days: No 7-day history

Website GitHub

KnuffApp/Knuff

The debug application for Apple Push Notification Service (APNs).

Stack

Objective-C CocoaPods

Updated: 2022-09-04
Lists: 1 list mention
First commit: 2011-10-13
History: 8 history points
License: MIT
Issues: 21 open

5,225

stars

Forks: 431
Commits: 180 commits
Star growth, last 7 days: No 7-day history
Commit velocity, last 7 days: No 7-day history

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spieglt/FlyingCarpet

Cross-platform AirDrop. File transfer between Android, iOS, Linux, macOS, and Windows over ad hoc WiFi. No network infrastructure required, just two devices with WiFi chips (and optionally Bluetooth) in close range.

Stack

Rust Android Tauri Cargo Gradle

GitHub topics

#android #bluetooth #bluetooth-low-energy #cross-platform #f-droid #fdroid

Updated: 2026-07-07
Lists: 1 list mention
First commit: 2022-06-08
History: 7 history points
License: GPL-3.0
Issues: 24 open

5,222

stars

Forks: 256
Commits: 189 commits
Star growth, last 7 days: No 7-day history
Commit velocity, last 7 days: No 7-day history

GitHub

ddddxxx/LyricsX

🎶 Ultimate lyrics app for macOS.

Stack

Swift Swift Package Manager

GitHub topics

#apple-music #audirvana #download-lyrics #itunes #lyrics #macos-app

Updated: 2025-09-29
Lists: 3 list mentions
First commit: 2017-02-04
History: 10 history points
License: MPL-2.0
Issues: 306 open

5,177

stars

Forks: 445
Commits: 1,522 commits
Star growth, last 7 days: No 7-day history
Commit velocity, last 7 days: No 7-day history

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MarkEdit-app/MarkEdit

Just like TextEdit on Mac but dedicated to Markdown.

Stack

Swift Vite Swift Package Manager Yarn

GitHub topics

#codemirror #codemirror6 #editor #mac #macos #markdown

Updated: 2026-07-06
Lists: 1 list mention
First commit: 2023-02-05
History: 8 history points
License: MIT
Issues: 6 open

5,129

stars

Forks: 219
Commits: 1,335 commits
Star growth, last 7 days: No 7-day history
Commit velocity, last 7 days: No 7-day history

Website GitHub

brunophilipe/Cakebrew

Manage your Homebrew formulas with style using Cakebrew.

Stack

Objective-C

Updated: 2024-01-07
Lists: 1 list mention
First commit: 2011-12-08
History: 8 history points
License: GPL-3.0
Issues: 69 open

5,018

stars

Forks: 258
Commits: 668 commits
Star growth, last 7 days: No 7-day history
Commit velocity, last 7 days: No 7-day history

Website GitHub

emqx/MQTTX

A Powerful and All-in-One MQTT 5.0 client toolbox for Desktop, CLI and WebSocket.

Stack

TypeScript Electron Vue npm Yarn

GitHub topics

#cli #cross-platform #electron #electron-app #emqx #iot

Updated: 2026-05-22
Lists: 1 list mention
First commit: 2019-05-24
History: 8 history points
License: Apache-2.0
Issues: 106 open

4,974

stars

Forks: 542
Commits: 1,965 commits
Star growth, last 7 days: No 7-day history
Commit velocity, last 7 days: No 7-day history

Website GitHub

felixhageloh/uebersicht

ˈyːbɐˌzɪçt

Stack

Objective-C React CocoaPods npm

Updated: 2025-06-28
Lists: 1 list mention
First commit: 2014-04-06
History: 8 history points
License: GPL-3.0
Issues: 171 open

4,954

stars

Forks: 179
Commits: 537 commits
Star growth, last 7 days: No 7-day history
Commit velocity, last 7 days: No 7-day history

GitHub

johnste/finicky

A macOS app for customizing which browser to start

Stack

Go Svelte Vite Go modules npm pnpm

GitHub topics

#browser #go #handler #macos #menu #productivity

Updated: 2026-07-01
Lists: 3 list mentions
First commit: 2015-06-12
History: 10 history points
License: MIT
Issues: 47 open

4,935

stars

Forks: 202
Commits: 559 commits
Star growth, last 7 days: No 7-day history
Commit velocity, last 7 days: No 7-day history

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Ahmed-Ali/JSONExport

JSONExport is a desktop application for Mac OS X which enables you to export JSON objects as model classes with their associated constructors, utility methods, setters and getters in your favorite language.

Stack

Swift

Updated: 2023-10-22
Lists: 1 list mention
First commit: 2014-11-09
History: 8 history points
License: NOASSERTION
Issues: 54 open

4,812

stars

Forks: 790
Commits: 211 commits
Star growth, last 7 days: No 7-day history
Commit velocity, last 7 days: No 7-day history

GitHub

sqlectron/sqlectron

A simple and lightweight SQL client desktop with cross database and platform support.

Stack

TypeScript Electron React Tailwind CSS npm

GitHub topics

#cross-database #cross-platform #database #electron #electron-app #gui

Updated: 2026-06-22
Lists: 1 list mention
First commit: 2015-09-05
History: 7 history points
License: MIT
Issues: 138 open

4,760

stars

Forks: 529
Commits: 1,119 commits
Star growth, last 7 days: No 7-day history
Commit velocity, last 7 days: No 7-day history

Website GitHub

meetfranz/franz

Franz is a free messaging app for services like WhatsApp, Slack, Messenger and many more.

Stack

JavaScript Electron React npm

GitHub topics

#electron #franz #messaging #messenger #office #productivity

Updated: 2026-06-12
Lists: 1 list mention
First commit: 2017-10-13
History: 8 history points
License: Apache-2.0
Issues: Disabled

4,695

stars

Forks: 576
Commits: 2,417 commits
Star growth, last 7 days: No 7-day history
Commit velocity, last 7 days: No 7-day history

Website GitHub

mangerlahn/Latest

A small utility app for macOS that makes sure you know about all the latest updates to the apps you use.

Stack

Swift

GitHub topics

#app #cocoa #macos #swift #updater

Updated: 2026-02-09
Lists: 3 list mentions
First commit: 2017-02-15
History: 10 history points
License: GPL-3.0
Issues: 153 open

4,672

stars

Forks: 141
Commits: 1,307 commits
Star growth, last 7 days: No 7-day history
Commit velocity, last 7 days: No 7-day history

Website GitHub

johnno1962/InjectionIII

Re-write of Injection for Xcode in (mostly) Swift

Stack

Objective-C

GitHub topics

#eval #hot-reload #injection #ios-simulator #macos #remote-control

Updated: 2026-06-14
Lists: 1 list mention
First commit: 2017-11-04
History: 8 history points
License: MIT
Issues: 3 open

4,624

stars

Forks: 350
Commits: 455 commits
Star growth, last 7 days: No 7-day history
Commit velocity, last 7 days: No 7-day history

GitHub

iterate-ch/cyberduck

Cyberduck is a libre FTP, SFTP, WebDAV, Amazon S3, Backblaze B2, Microsoft Azure & OneDrive and OpenStack Swift file transfer client for Mac and Windows.

Stack

Java .NET SDK Maven

GitHub topics

#azure #backblaze-b2 #cloudfront #cryptomator #cyberduck #dracoon

Updated: 2026-07-01
Lists: 1 list mention
First commit: 2003-02-10
History: 8 history points
License: GPL-3.0
Issues: 505 open

4,601

stars

Forks: 357
Commits: 45,314 commits
Star growth, last 7 days: No 7-day history
Commit velocity, last 7 days: No 7-day history

Website GitHub

fitztrev/shuttle

A simple shortcut menu for macOS

Stack

Objective-C

Updated: 2021-12-22
Lists: 1 list mention
First commit: 2013-07-11
History: 8 history points
License: MIT
Issues: 43 open

4,574

stars

Forks: 398
Commits: 171 commits
Star growth, last 7 days: No 7-day history
Commit velocity, last 7 days: No 7-day history

Website GitHub

oliverschwendener/ueli

Cross-Platform Keystroke Launcher

Stack

TypeScript Electron React Vite npm

GitHub topics

#electron #fluentui #keystroke #launcher #productivity #react

Updated: 2026-06-22
Lists: 1 list mention
First commit: 2016-10-11
History: 8 history points
License: MIT
Issues: 72 open

4,552

stars

Forks: 275
Commits: 3,515 commits
Star growth, last 7 days: No 7-day history
Commit velocity, last 7 days: No 7-day history

Website GitHub

kasper/phoenix

A lightweight macOS window and app manager scriptable with JavaScript

Stack

Objective-C React Bundler CocoaPods npm

Updated: 2025-08-31
Lists: 1 list mention
First commit: 2013-12-02
History: 8 history points
License: NOASSERTION
Issues: 48 open

4,538

stars

Forks: 130
Commits: 1,277 commits
Star growth, last 7 days: No 7-day history
Commit velocity, last 7 days: No 7-day history

Website GitHub

jhspetersson/fselect

Find files with SQL-like queries

Stack

Rust Cargo

GitHub topics

#cli #command-line #files #filesystem #find #hacktoberfest

Updated: 2026-07-09
Lists: 3 list mentions
First commit: 2018-01-26
History: 10 history points
License: Apache-2.0
Issues: 6 open

4,458

stars

Forks: 87
Commits: 1,437 commits
Star growth, last 7 days: 0 0.0%
Commit velocity, last 7 days: 0 0.0%

Website GitHub

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