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gnachman/iTerm2
iTerm2 is a terminal emulator for Mac OS X that does amazing things.
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Hammerspoon/hammerspoon
Staggeringly powerful macOS desktop automation with Lua
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- 2013-12-02
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keycastr/keycastr
KeyCastr, an open-source keystroke visualizer
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eczarny/spectacle
Spectacle allows you to organize your windows without using a mouse.
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objective-see/LuLu
LuLu is the free open-source macOS firewall
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git-up/GitUp
The Git interface you've been missing all your life has finally arrived.
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- 2015-08-13
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sequelpro/sequelpro
MySQL/MariaDB database management for macOS
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- 2008-04-04
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sveinbjornt/Sloth
Mac app that shows all open files, directories, sockets, pipes and devices in use by all running processes. Nice GUI for lsof.
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- 399 commits
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jigish/slate
A window management application (replacement for Divvy/SizeUp/ShiftIt)
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Sequel-Ace/Sequel-Ace
MySQL/MariaDB database management for macOS
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MacPass/MacPass
A native macOS KeePass client
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newmarcel/KeepingYouAwake
Prevents your Mac from going to sleep.
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- 2014-10-19
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tonsky/AnyBar
OS X menubar status indicator
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- EPL-1.0
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fikovnik/ShiftIt
Managing windows size and position in OSX
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KnuffApp/Knuff
The debug application for Apple Push Notification Service (APNs).
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- MIT
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brunophilipe/Cakebrew
Manage your Homebrew formulas with style using Cakebrew.
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- 2011-12-08
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- GPL-3.0
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felixhageloh/uebersicht
หyหbษหzษชรงt
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johnno1962/InjectionIII
Re-write of Injection for Xcode in (mostly) Swift
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- 2017-11-04
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fitztrev/shuttle
A simple shortcut menu for macOS
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- 2013-07-11
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- MIT
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kasper/phoenix
A lightweight macOS window and app manager scriptable with JavaScript
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SelfControlApp/selfcontrol
:skull: Mac app to block your own access to distracting websites etc for a predetermined period of time. It can not be undone by the app or by a restart โ you must wait for the timer to run out.
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- 2009-03-26
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- GPL-3.0
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sfsam/Itsycal
Itsycal is a tiny calendar for your Mac's menu bar. http://www.mowglii.com/itsycal
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- 2015-02-04
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- MIT
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2ndalpha/gasmask
Hosts file manager for macOS
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- 2013-03-22
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- Unknown
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- 87 open
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- 144 commits
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syncthing/syncthing-macos
Official frugal and native macOS Syncthing application bundle
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- 2016-06-12
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- MIT
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- 198
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- 324 commits
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sveinbjornt/Platypus
Create native macOS applications from command line scripts.
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- 2026-05-13
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- 2011-03-28
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- BSD-3-Clause
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- 198
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- 1,346 commits
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Tunnelblick/Tunnelblick
The official Tunnelblick website is at https://tunnelblick.net; the official Tunnelblick GitHub repository is at https://github.com/Tunnelblick
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- 2026-07-05
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- 2008-07-05
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- GPL-2.0
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- 64 open
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- 366
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- 4,048 commits
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yujitach/MenuMeters
my fork of MenuMeters by http://www.ragingmenace.com/software/menumeters/
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- 2024-05-20
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- 2015-07-31
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- GPL-2.0
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- 105 open
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- 230
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- 340 commits
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quicksilver/Quicksilver
Quicksilver Project Source
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- 2007-10-30
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- Apache-2.0
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- 77 open
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- 290
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- 5,992 commits
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beardedspice/beardedspice
Mac Media Keys for the Masses
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- 2021-05-12
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- 2013-12-08
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- Unknown
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- 402 open
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- 268
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- 1,110 commits
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rsms/fb-mac-messenger
โก๏ธ Mac app wrapping Facebook's Messenger for desktop
Stack
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- 2026-02-15
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- 1 list mention
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- 2015-04-08
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- MIT
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- 140 open
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stars
- Forks
- 232
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- 284 commits
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TermiT/Flycut
Clean and simple clipboard manager for developers
Stack
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- 2022-12-23
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- 3 list mentions
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- 2011-03-20
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- MIT
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- 140 open
2,673
stars
- Forks
- 224
- Commits
- 222 commits
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jbtule/cdto
Finder Toolbar app to open the current directory in the Terminal
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- 2025-08-08
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- 1 list mention
- First commit
- 2007-02-17
- License
- MIT
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- 21 open
2,432
stars
- Forks
- 242
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- 103 commits
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jeromelebel/MongoHub-Mac
Mac Native Mongodb Client
Stack
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- 2021-05-04
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- 1 list mention
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- 2010-04-29
- License
- Unknown
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- 87 open
2,416
stars
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- 153
- Commits
- 1,940 commits
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mmattozzi/cocoa-rest-client
A free, native Apple macOS app for testing HTTP/REST endpoints
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- 2024-10-14
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- 3 list mentions
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- 2010-03-02
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- NOASSERTION
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- 44 open
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stars
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- 205
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- 403 commits
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shaojiankui/SmartPush
SmartPush,ไธๆฌพiOS่นๆ่ฟ็จๆจ้ๆต่ฏ็จๅบ,Mac OSไธ็APNSๅทฅๅ ทAPP,iOS Push Notification Debug App
Stack
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- 2024-02-19
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- 1 list mention
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- 2015-03-15
- License
- MIT
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- 7 open
2,289
stars
- Forks
- 514
- Commits
- 35 commits
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devcxm/iOS-Images-Extractor
A Mac app to decode and extract images from iOS apps, support png/jpg/ipa/Assets.car files.
Archived
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- 2020-06-03
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- 1 list mention
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- 2015-06-02
- License
- NOASSERTION
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- Disabled
1,995
stars
- Forks
- 388
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- 32 commits
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ViennaRSS/vienna-rss
Vienna is a free and open-source RSS/Atom/JSON feed newsreader for macOS.
GitHub topics
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- 2026-07-02
- Lists
- 3 list mentions
- First commit
- 2005-06-29
- License
- Apache-2.0
- Issues
- 79 open
1,966
stars
- Forks
- 233
- Commits
- 6,291 commits
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Codeux-Software/Textual
Textual is an IRC client for OS X
Archived
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- 2025-09-24
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- 3 list mentions
- First commit
- 2010-07-23
- License
- Unknown
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- Disabled
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stars
- Forks
- 272
- Commits
- 8,177 commits
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stonesam92/ChitChat
A native Mac app wrapper for WhatsApp Web
Stack
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- 2019-10-07
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- 1 list mention
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- 2015-05-21
- License
- Unknown
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- 71 open
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stars
- Forks
- 185
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- 102 commits
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lanayotech/vagrant-manager
Manage your vagrant machines in one place with Vagrant Manager for OS X
Stack
- Updated
- 2020-05-31
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- 1 list mention
- First commit
- 2014-04-14
- License
- MIT
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- 20 open
1,864
stars
- Forks
- 84
- Commits
- 353 commits
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specialunderwear/Hosts.prefpane
a Cocoa GUI for /etc/hosts
Stack
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- 2020-09-25
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- 3 list mentions
- First commit
- 2011-08-14
- License
- GPL-3.0
- Issues
- 10 open
1,631
stars
- Forks
- 122
- Commits
- 100 commits
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rugarciap/Turbo-Boost-Switcher
Turbo Boost disabler / enable app for Mac OS X
Stack
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- 2025-09-27
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- 1 list mention
- First commit
- 2013-07-19
- License
- GPL-2.0
- Issues
- 47 open
1,546
stars
- Forks
- 157
- Commits
- 126 commits
- Star growth, last 7 days
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waylybaye/XcodeCleaner
Cleaner for Xcode.app built with react-native-macos
Archived
Stack
GitHub topics
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- 2019-11-04
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- 1 list mention
- First commit
- 2017-09-26
- License
- GPL-3.0
- Issues
- 4 open
1,546
stars
- Forks
- 114
- Commits
- 92 commits
- Star growth, last 7 days
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subethaedit/SubEthaEdit
General purpose plain text editor for macOS. Widely known for its live collaboration feature.
Stack
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- 2025-11-09
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- 3 list mentions
- First commit
- 2003-09-16
- License
- MIT
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- 92 open
1,424
stars
- Forks
- 115
- Commits
- 5,832 commits
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- No 7-day history
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jakob/TableTool
A simple CSV editor for the Mac
Stack
- Updated
- 2020-04-15
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- 1 list mention
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- 2015-07-21
- License
- MIT
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- 71 open
1,375
stars
- Forks
- 98
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- 152 commits
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jeffhodnett/Unused
A Mac app for checking Xcode projects for unused resources
Stack
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- 2018-06-19
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- 1 list mention
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- 2012-05-25
- License
- Unknown
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- 9 open
1,370
stars
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- 175
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- 45 commits
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dsward2/macSVG
macSVG - An open-source macOS app for designing HTML5 SVG (Scalable Vector Graphics) art and animation with a WebKit web view โคโคโค
- Updated
- 2022-07-17
- Lists
- 3 list mentions
- First commit
- 2016-09-15
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- NOASSERTION
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- 22 open
1,290
stars
- Forks
- 82
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- 268 commits
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dteoh/SlowQuitApps
Add a global delay to Command-Q to stop accidental app quits.
Stack
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- 2020-12-28
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- 3 list mentions
- First commit
- 2014-06-13
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- GPL-2.0
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- 21 open
1,223
stars
- Forks
- 58
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- 187 commits
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AppPolice/AppPolice
MacOS app for quickly limiting CPU usage by running applications
Stack
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- 2023-09-06
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- 1 list mention
- First commit
- 2013-06-21
- License
- GPL-2.0
- Issues
- 34 open
1,134
stars
- Forks
- 88
- Commits
- 76 commits
- Star growth, last 7 days
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AaronRandall/Screentendo
Turn your screen into a playable level of Mario
Stack
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- 2015-05-26
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- 1 list mention
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- 2015-04-06
- License
- Unknown
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- 1 open
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stars
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- 66
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- 47 commits
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