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tldr-pages/tldr

Collaborative cheatsheets for console commands 📚.

AI dev

Stack

Markdown npm pip

GitHub topics

#android #bsd #cheatsheet #cheatsheets #cli #command-line

Updated: 2026-07-17
Lists: 4 list mentions
First commit: 2013-12-08
History: 27 history points
License: NOASSERTION
Issues: 311 open

63,123

stars

Forks: 5,338
Commits: 23,159 commits
Star growth, last 7 days: +40 +0.1%
Commit velocity, last 7 days: +66 +0.3%

Website GitHub

MonitorControl/MonitorControl

🖥 Control your display's brightness & volume on your Mac as if it was a native Apple Display. Use Apple Keyboard keys or custom shortcuts. Shows the native macOS OSDs.

Stack

Swift Swift Package Manager

GitHub topics

#apple #brightness #control #ddc #display #external-monitor

Updated: 2026-04-19
Lists: 3 list mentions
First commit: 2016-09-27
History: 10 history points
License: MIT
Issues: 27 open

33,604

stars

Forks: 976
Commits: 289 commits
Star growth, last 7 days: No 7-day history
Commit velocity, last 7 days: No 7-day history

Website GitHub

drduh/macOS-Security-and-Privacy-Guide

Community guide to securing and improving privacy on macOS.

GitHub topics

#apple #disk-encryption #dnscrypt-proxy #macbook-configuration #macbook-security #macos

Updated: 2026-07-13
Lists: 1 list mention
First commit: 2015-08-31
History: 23 history points
License: MIT
Issues: 11 open

22,464

stars

Forks: 1,459
Commits: 1,002 commits
Star growth, last 7 days: 0 0.0%
Commit velocity, last 7 days: +2 +0.2%

Website GitHub

Caldis/Mos

一个用于在 macOS 上平滑你的鼠标滚动效果或单独设置滚动方向的小工具, 让你的滚轮爽如触控板 | A lightweight tool used to smooth scrolling and set scroll direction independently for your mouse on macOS

AI dev

Stack

Swift Next.js React Tailwind CSS npm Swift Package Manager

GitHub topics

#homebrew #macos #mouse #osx #reverse #scroll

Updated: 2026-06-20
Lists: 3 list mentions
First commit: 2017-01-10
History: 10 history points
License: NOASSERTION
Issues: 383 open

20,746

stars

Forks: 657
Commits: 1,185 commits
Star growth, last 7 days: No 7-day history
Commit velocity, last 7 days: No 7-day history

Website GitHub

Foundry376/Mailspring

:love_letter: A beautiful, fast and fully open source mail client for Mac, Windows and Linux.

AI dev

Stack

JavaScript Electron React Composer npm

GitHub topics

#electron #electron-app #email #imap #linux #mail

Updated: 2026-06-29
Lists: 3 list mentions
First commit: 2015-02-04
History: 10 history points
License: GPL-3.0
Issues: 14 open

17,657

stars

Forks: 1,005
Commits: 7,960 commits
Star growth, last 7 days: No 7-day history
Commit velocity, last 7 days: No 7-day history

Website GitHub

Hammerspoon/hammerspoon

Staggeringly powerful macOS desktop automation with Lua

Stack

Objective-C CocoaPods pip

GitHub topics

#automation #hammerspoon #irc #lua #macos #mjolnir

Updated: 2026-02-26
Lists: 3 list mentions
First commit: 2013-12-02
History: 10 history points
License: MIT
Issues: 675 open

15,660

stars

Forks: 691
Commits: 6,937 commits
Star growth, last 7 days: No 7-day history
Commit velocity, last 7 days: No 7-day history

Website GitHub

nmap/nmap

Nmap - the Network Mapper. Github mirror of official SVN repository.

Stack

C CMake .NET SDK PEP 517

GitHub topics

#asynchronous #c-plus-plus #libpcap #linux #lua #machine-learning

Updated: 2026-07-06
Lists: 1 list mention
First commit: 2005-04-11
History: 8 history points
License: NOASSERTION
Issues: 702 open

13,151

stars

Forks: 2,847
Commits: 13,602 commits
Star growth, last 7 days: No 7-day history
Commit velocity, last 7 days: No 7-day history

Website GitHub

sveinbjornt/Sloth

Mac app that shows all open files, directories, sockets, pipes and devices in use by all running processes. Nice GUI for lsof.

Stack

Objective-C

GitHub topics

#directories #domain-sockets #filter #gui #ip-sockets #lsof

Updated: 2026-05-28
Lists: 3 list mentions
First commit: 2011-03-28
History: 9 history points
License: BSD-3-Clause
Issues: 3 open

8,914

stars

Forks: 175
Commits: 399 commits
Star growth, last 7 days: No 7-day history
Commit velocity, last 7 days: No 7-day history

Website GitHub

insidegui/WWDC

The unofficial WWDC app for macOS

Stack

Swift Swift Package Manager

GitHub topics

#apple #developer-experience #developer-tools #macos #osx #swift

Updated: 2026-06-17
Lists: 3 list mentions
First commit: 2015-04-19
History: 10 history points
License: BSD-2-Clause
Issues: 23 open

8,747

stars

Forks: 770
Commits: 2,069 commits
Star growth, last 7 days: No 7-day history
Commit velocity, last 7 days: No 7-day history

Website GitHub

aonez/Keka

The macOS & iOS file archiver

Stack

PHP

GitHub topics

#7zip #archiver #compression #extraction #ios #ipados

Updated: 2026-06-30
Lists: 1 list mention
First commit: 2016-11-08
History: 8 history points
License: Unknown
Issues: 253 open

6,983

stars

Forks: 286
Commits: 2,304 commits
Star growth, last 7 days: No 7-day history
Commit velocity, last 7 days: No 7-day history

Website GitHub

bitgapp/eqMac

macOS System-wide Audio Equalizer & Volume Mixer 🎧

Stack

Swift Angular CocoaPods npm Swift Package Manager

GitHub topics

#angular #audio #audio-applications #audio-effect #audio-processing #avaudioengine

Updated: 2026-04-24
Lists: 1 list mention
First commit: 2017-07-23
History: 8 history points
License: Apache-2.0
Issues: 134 open

6,682

stars

Forks: 360
Commits: 615 commits
Star growth, last 7 days: No 7-day history
Commit velocity, last 7 days: No 7-day history

Website GitHub

r0x0r/pywebview

Build GUI for your Python program with JavaScript, HTML, and CSS

Stack

Python Android Flask pytest Vite .NET SDK Gradle npm

GitHub topics

#cef #cocoa #gtk #gui #html #javascript

Updated: 2026-05-15
Lists: 1 list mention
First commit: 2014-11-20
History: 7 history points
License: BSD-3-Clause
Issues: 11 open

5,940

stars

Forks: 629
Commits: 2,443 commits
Star growth, last 7 days: No 7-day history
Commit velocity, last 7 days: No 7-day history

Website GitHub

openemr/openemr

The most popular open source electronic health records and medical practice management solution.

AI dev

Stack

PHP Express Symfony Composer npm

GitHub topics

#ehr #emr #fhir #global-health #health #healthcare

Updated: 2026-07-13
Lists: 1 list mention
First commit: 2005-03-09
History: 5 history points
License: GPL-3.0
Issues: 978 open

5,289

stars

Forks: 2,978
Commits: 12,870 commits
Star growth, last 7 days: 0 0.0%
Commit velocity, last 7 days: 0 0.0%

Website GitHub

momenbasel/PureMac

Free, open-source macOS cleaner. CleanMyMac alternative with zero telemetry. Native SwiftUI, scheduled auto-cleaning, Xcode/Homebrew/system cache cleanup. MIT licensed.

Stack

Swift

GitHub topics

#cache-cleaner #cleanmymac #cleanup #disk-cleaner #disk-space #homebrew

Updated: 2026-06-28
Lists: 2 list mentions
First commit: 2026-04-08
History: 6 history points
License: MIT
Issues: 2 open

5,015

stars

Forks: 282
Commits: 110 commits
Star growth, last 7 days: No 7-day history
Commit velocity, last 7 days: No 7-day history

Website GitHub

syncthing/syncthing-macos

Official frugal and native macOS Syncthing application bundle

Stack

Objective-C Go modules Swift Package Manager

GitHub topics

#apple #backup #cloud-sync #file-sharing #file-sync #frugal

Updated: 2026-04-18
Lists: 1 list mention
First commit: 2016-06-12
History: 6 history points
License: MIT
Issues: 43 open

3,784

stars

Forks: 198
Commits: 324 commits
Star growth, last 7 days: No 7-day history
Commit velocity, last 7 days: No 7-day history

Website GitHub

lukakerr/Pine

A modern, native macOS markdown editor

Stack

Swift CocoaPods

GitHub topics

#editor #lightweight #macos #markdown #markdown-editor #minimal

Updated: 2022-12-20
Lists: 1 list mention
First commit: 2018-04-26
History: 8 history points
License: NOASSERTION
Issues: 44 open

3,481

stars

Forks: 181
Commits: 237 commits
Star growth, last 7 days: No 7-day history
Commit velocity, last 7 days: No 7-day history

Website GitHub

sveinbjornt/Platypus

Create native macOS applications from command line scripts.

Stack

Objective-C

GitHub topics

#application #cocoa #command-line-app #gui-application #macos #macos-app

Updated: 2026-05-13
Lists: 1 list mention
First commit: 2011-03-28
History: 7 history points
License: BSD-3-Clause
Issues: 34 open

3,415

stars

Forks: 198
Commits: 1,346 commits
Star growth, last 7 days: No 7-day history
Commit velocity, last 7 days: No 7-day history

Website GitHub

intel/pcm

Intel® Performance Counter Monitor (Intel® PCM)

AI dev

Stack

C++ CMake

GitHub topics

#cpu #energy #freebsd #intel #linux #monitor-performance

Updated: 2026-07-08
Lists: 1 list mention
First commit: 2016-10-31
History: 2 history points
License: BSD-3-Clause
Issues: 69 open

3,296

stars

Forks: 528
Commits: 3,833 commits
Star growth, last 7 days: 0 0.0%
Commit velocity, last 7 days: 0 0.0%

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steve228uk/YouTube-Music

:musical_note: A Mac app wrapper for music.youtube.com

Stack

Swift Bundler CocoaPods

GitHub topics

#mac #macos #music #osx #swift #wrapper

Updated: 2023-11-14
Lists: 1 list mention
First commit: 2018-06-19
History: 7 history points
License: MIT
Issues: 110 open

2,806

stars

Forks: 197
Commits: 121 commits
Star growth, last 7 days: No 7-day history
Commit velocity, last 7 days: No 7-day history

Website GitHub

git-cola/git-cola

git-cola: The highly caffeinated Git GUI

Stack

Python pytest PEP 517

GitHub topics

#cross-platform-gui #debian #diff #editor #git #git-addons

Updated: 2026-07-06
Lists: 1 list mention
First commit: 2007-11-30
History: 2 history points
License: GPL-2.0
Issues: 6 open

2,538

stars

Forks: 476
Commits: 9,331 commits
Star growth, last 7 days: No 7-day history
Commit velocity, last 7 days: No 7-day history

Website GitHub

iglance/iGlance

Free system monitor for OSX and macOS. See all system information at a glance in the menu bar.

Stack

Swift CocoaPods Swift Package Manager

GitHub topics

#battery #cpu #fan #free #hardware #mac

Updated: 2023-08-20
Lists: 1 list mention
First commit: 2018-05-31
History: 8 history points
License: GPL-3.0
Issues: 38 open

2,481

stars

Forks: 125
Commits: 672 commits
Star growth, last 7 days: No 7-day history
Commit velocity, last 7 days: No 7-day history

Website GitHub

mmattozzi/cocoa-rest-client

A free, native Apple macOS app for testing HTTP/REST endpoints

Stack

Objective-C CocoaPods

GitHub topics

#cocoa #macos #objective-c #osx #rest

Updated: 2024-10-14
Lists: 3 list mentions
First commit: 2010-03-02
History: 10 history points
License: NOASSERTION
Issues: 44 open

2,369

stars

Forks: 205
Commits: 403 commits
Star growth, last 7 days: No 7-day history
Commit velocity, last 7 days: No 7-day history

Website GitHub

elfmz/far2l

Linux port of FAR v2

Stack

C++ CMake Go modules

GitHub topics

#filemanager #linux #macos #osx #terminal

Updated: 2026-06-28
Lists: 3 list mentions
First commit: 2016-08-10
History: 9 history points
License: GPL-2.0
Issues: 494 open

2,185

stars

Forks: 210
Commits: 7,422 commits
Star growth, last 7 days: No 7-day history
Commit velocity, last 7 days: No 7-day history

GitHub

Ruslan-B/FFmpeg.AutoGen

FFmpeg auto generated unsafe bindings for C#/.NET and Core (Linux, MacOS and Mono).

Stack

C# .NET SDK

GitHub topics

#c-sharp #ffmpeg #linux #mono #osx

Updated: 2026-04-28
Lists: 1 list mention
First commit: 2013-03-20
History: 2 history points
License: MIT
Issues: 9 open

1,595

stars

Forks: 358
Commits: 336 commits
Star growth, last 7 days: No 7-day history
Commit velocity, last 7 days: No 7-day history

GitHub

strongbox-password-safe/Strongbox

A KeePass/Password Safe Client for iOS and OS X

Stack

Objective-C Swift Package Manager

GitHub topics

#cocoa #cryptography #ios #objective-c #osx #password

Updated: 2025-11-05
Lists: 2 list mentions
First commit: 2016-07-16
History: 6 history points
License: AGPL-3.0
Issues: 216 open

1,445

stars

Forks: 125
Commits: 434 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

laurent22/massren

massren - easily rename multiple files using your text editor

Stack

Go Go modules

GitHub topics

#go #linux #osx #rename-files #text-editor #windows

Updated: 2024-12-08
Lists: 0 list mentions
First commit: 2014-02-02
History: 22 history points
License: Unknown
Issues: 14 open

1,396

stars

Forks: 40
Commits: 193 commits
Star growth, last 7 days: +1 +0.1%
Commit velocity, last 7 days: 0 0.0%

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

GitHub

insidegui/PodcastMenu

Put Overcast on your Mac's menu bar

Stack

Swift

GitHub topics

#macos #media #osx #podcast

Updated: 2019-02-21
Lists: 1 list mention
First commit: 2016-05-10
History: 8 history points
License: NOASSERTION
Issues: Disabled

1,270

stars

Forks: 65
Commits: 80 commits
Star growth, last 7 days: No 7-day history
Commit velocity, last 7 days: No 7-day history

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markus-perl/ffmpeg-build-script

The FFmpeg build script provides an easy way to build a static FFmpeg on OSX and Linux with non-free codecs included.

Stack

Shell

GitHub topics

#apple-m1-silicon #av1 #cuda #debian #fdk-aac #ffmpeg

Updated: 2026-03-17
Lists: 1 list mention
First commit: 2014-10-21
History: 2 history points
License: MIT
Issues: 92 open

1,208

stars

Forks: 365
Commits: 524 commits
Star growth, last 7 days: No 7-day history
Commit velocity, last 7 days: No 7-day history

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