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CodeEditApp/CodeEdit

📝 CodeEdit App for macOS – Elevate your code editing experience. Open source, free forever.

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Swift Bundler Swift Package Manager

GitHub topics

#app #appkit #apple #code #code-edit #code-editor

Updated: 2026-04-12
Lists: 3 list mentions
First commit: 2022-03-10
License: MIT
Issues: 203 open

22,933

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Forks: 1,174
Commits: 2,185 commits
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wulkano/Kap

An open-source screen recorder built with web technology

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TypeScript Electron Next.js React npm Yarn

GitHub topics

#aperture #app #capture #communication #electron #javascript

Updated: 2024-11-12
Lists: 4 list mentions
First commit: 2016-08-10
License: MIT
Issues: 258 open

19,269

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Forks: 887
Commits: 906 commits
Star growth, last 7 days: No 7-day history
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ActivityWatch/activitywatch

The best free and open-source automated time tracker. Cross-platform, extensible, privacy-focused.

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Python pytest Poetry

GitHub topics

#activitywatch #afk #analytics #app #cross-platform #dashboard

Updated: 2026-07-16
Lists: 6 list mentions
First commit: 2016-04-27
License: MPL-2.0
Issues: 194 open

18,258

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Forks: 954
Commits: 1,100 commits
Star growth, last 7 days: +70 +0.4%
Commit velocity, last 7 days: 0 0.0%

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gao-sun/eul

🖥️ macOS status monitoring app written in SwiftUI.

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Swift Swift Package Manager

GitHub topics

#app #macos #monitor #monitoring #status-monitoring #statusbar

Updated: 2024-05-25
Lists: 1 list mention
First commit: 2020-06-21
License: MIT
Issues: 77 open

9,910

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Forks: 371
Commits: 538 commits
Star growth, last 7 days: No 7-day history
Commit velocity, last 7 days: No 7-day history

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sindresorhus/Gifski

🌈 Convert videos to high-quality GIFs on your Mac

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Swift Cargo Swift Package Manager

GitHub topics

#app #convert-videos #converter #gif #gif-animation #gifski

Updated: 2026-07-01
Lists: 3 list mentions
First commit: 2018-02-01
License: MIT
Issues: 9 open

8,483

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Forks: 320
Commits: 436 commits
Star growth, last 7 days: No 7-day history
Commit velocity, last 7 days: No 7-day history

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sindresorhus/caprine

Elegant Facebook Messenger desktop app

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TypeScript Electron npm

GitHub topics

#app #caprine #chat #electron #electron-app #facebook

Updated: 2026-01-02
Lists: 3 list mentions
First commit: 2015-09-16
License: MIT
Issues: 292 open

7,368

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Forks: 609
Commits: 1,006 commits
Star growth, last 7 days: No 7-day history
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nikolaeu/numi

Beautiful calculator app for macOS, Linux & Windows

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JavaScript

GitHub topics

#app #calculator #cli #converter #extensions #javascript

Updated: 2026-02-20
Lists: 1 list mention
First commit: 2015-11-16
License: MIT
Issues: Disabled

6,461

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Forks: 251
Commits: 118 commits
Star growth, last 7 days: No 7-day history
Commit velocity, last 7 days: No 7-day history

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mangerlahn/Latest

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

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Swift

GitHub topics

#app #cocoa #macos #swift #updater

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

4,672

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

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sindresorhus/Plash

💦 Make any website your Mac desktop wallpaper

GitHub topics

#active-desktop #app #desktop-wallpaper #dynamic-wallpaper #macos #macos-app

Updated: 2025-10-29
Lists: 3 list mentions
First commit: 2020-01-09
License: Unknown
Issues: 34 open

3,990

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Forks: 160
Commits: 1 commit
Star growth, last 7 days: No 7-day history
Commit velocity, last 7 days: No 7-day history

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klaudiosinani/tusk

Refined Evernote desktop app

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JavaScript Electron npm Yarn

GitHub topics

#app #desktop #evernote #hacktoberfest #yinxiang

Updated: 2026-06-24
Lists: 1 list mention
First commit: 2017-08-07
License: MIT
Issues: 191 open

3,159

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Forks: 245
Commits: 624 commits
Star growth, last 7 days: No 7-day history
Commit velocity, last 7 days: No 7-day history

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michaelvillar/timer-app

A simple Timer app for Mac

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Swift

GitHub topics

#app #mac #macosx #timer #widget

Updated: 2026-05-04
Lists: 1 list mention
First commit: 2016-03-27
License: MIT
Issues: 6 open

2,704

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Forks: 201
Commits: 188 commits
Star growth, last 7 days: No 7-day history
Commit velocity, last 7 days: No 7-day history

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superhighfives/pika

An open-source colour picker app for macOS

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Swift Swift Package Manager

GitHub topics

#app #macos #swift #swiftui #xcode

Updated: 2026-06-29
Lists: 3 list mentions
First commit: 2020-12-30
License: MIT
Issues: 14 open

2,498

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Forks: 78
Commits: 485 commits
Star growth, last 7 days: No 7-day history
Commit velocity, last 7 days: No 7-day history

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klaudiosinani/ao

Elegant Microsoft To-Do desktop app

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JavaScript Electron npm Yarn

GitHub topics

#app #desktop #microsoft #todo #wunderlist

Updated: 2025-11-03
Lists: 1 list mention
First commit: 2017-09-07
License: MIT
Issues: 119 open

2,191

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Forks: 211
Commits: 395 commits
Star growth, last 7 days: No 7-day history
Commit velocity, last 7 days: No 7-day history

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rlxone/Equinox

🌇 🌃 Create dynamic wallpapers for macOS.

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Swift

GitHub topics

#app #appkit #application #dynamic #macos #native

Updated: 2026-06-11
Lists: 3 list mentions
First commit: 2021-11-23
License: MIT
Issues: 17 open

2,008

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Forks: 70
Commits: 47 commits
Star growth, last 7 days: No 7-day history
Commit velocity, last 7 days: No 7-day history

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sindresorhus/touch-bar-simulator

Use the Touch Bar on any Mac

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Swift

GitHub topics

#app #macbook-pro #macos #simulator #swift #touch-bar

Updated: 2024-03-06
Lists: 3 list mentions
First commit: 2017-03-15
License: MIT
Issues: 0 open

1,934

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Forks: 88
Commits: 85 commits
Star growth, last 7 days: No 7-day history
Commit velocity, last 7 days: No 7-day history

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onmyway133/IconGenerator

🍱 A macOS app to generate app icons

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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
License: NOASSERTION
Issues: 23 open

1,430

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

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attaswift/Attabench

Microbenchmarking app for Swift with nice log-log plots

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Swift Swift Package Manager

GitHub topics

#app #benchmark #macos #microbenchmarks #swift

Updated: 2022-02-23
Lists: 1 list mention
First commit: 2017-01-17
License: MIT
Issues: 5 open

1,275

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Forks: 45
Commits: 185 commits
Star growth, last 7 days: No 7-day history
Commit velocity, last 7 days: No 7-day history

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wigl/iSimulator

iSimulator is a GUI utility to control the Simulator, and manage the app installed on the simulator.

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Swift

GitHub topics

#app #simctl #simulator #simulator-controls #xcode #xcrun

Updated: 2023-10-21
Lists: 1 list mention
First commit: 2017-12-14
License: MIT
Issues: 2 open

1,171

stars

Forks: 56
Commits: 94 commits
Star growth, last 7 days: No 7-day history
Commit velocity, last 7 days: No 7-day history

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FreeterApp/Freeter

Freeter – a smarter way to work on your computer

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TypeScript Electron React npm

GitHub topics

#app #linux #macos #productivity #software #windows

Updated: 2026-05-27
Lists: 3 list mentions
First commit: 2024-01-05
License: GPL-3.0
Issues: 13 open

1,008

stars

Forks: 62
Commits: 129 commits
Star growth, last 7 days: No 7-day history
Commit velocity, last 7 days: No 7-day history

Website GitHub

RustCastLabs/rustcast

An open source alternative to raycast, in rust!!

Stack

Rust Cargo

GitHub topics

#alternative #app #application #blazing-fast #blazingly-fast #fast

Updated: 2026-07-03
Lists: 3 list mentions
First commit: 2025-12-10
License: MIT
Issues: 6 open

859

stars

Forks: 53
Commits: 672 commits
Star growth, last 7 days: No 7-day history
Commit velocity, last 7 days: No 7-day history

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sindresorhus/Pasteboard-Viewer

📋 Inspect the system pasteboards on macOS

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Swift Swift Package Manager

GitHub topics

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

Updated: 2026-03-30
Lists: 3 list mentions
First commit: 2020-02-18
License: MIT
Issues: 5 open

838

stars

Forks: 40
Commits: 86 commits
Star growth, last 7 days: No 7-day history
Commit velocity, last 7 days: No 7-day history

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inket/stts

A simple macOS app for monitoring the status of cloud services

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Swift Bundler Swift Package Manager

GitHub topics

#app #cloud #macos #services #status

Updated: 2026-03-30
Lists: 1 list mention
First commit: 2016-11-07
License: MIT
Issues: 9 open

566

stars

Forks: 63
Commits: 947 commits
Star growth, last 7 days: No 7-day history
Commit velocity, last 7 days: No 7-day history

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Swift-open-source/UltraTabSaver

The open source Tab Manager Extension for Safari.

Stack

Swift

GitHub topics

#app #apple #appstore #begginer-friendly #clipboard #extension-icon

Updated: 2020-09-12
Lists: 3 list mentions
First commit: 2020-04-08
License: GPL-2.0
Issues: 5 open

290

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Forks: 25
Commits: 43 commits
Star growth, last 7 days: No 7-day history
Commit velocity, last 7 days: No 7-day history

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BafS/Material-Colors-native

Material Colors - A React Native App to Select Material Colors for macOS.

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JavaScript React React Native CocoaPods npm Yarn

GitHub topics

#app #design #macos #material #material-colors #tools

Updated: 2024-01-01
Lists: 1 list mention
First commit: 2016-03-28
License: Unknown
Issues: 3 open

269

stars

Forks: 23
Commits: 29 commits
Star growth, last 7 days: No 7-day history
Commit velocity, last 7 days: No 7-day history

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royalicing/Lantern

Mac app for website auditing and crawling

Stack

Swift Swift Package Manager

GitHub topics

#app #mac #macos #seo #swift #website

Updated: 2022-09-08
Lists: 1 list mention
First commit: 2015-03-28
License: Apache-2.0
Issues: 9 open

251

stars

Forks: 22
Commits: 174 commits
Star growth, last 7 days: No 7-day history
Commit velocity, last 7 days: No 7-day history

Website GitHub

wulkano/Plug

macOS app for Hype Machine

Stack

Swift Swift Package Manager

GitHub topics

#app #hype-machine #hypem #mac #macos #macos-app

Updated: 2024-02-20
Lists: 3 list mentions
First commit: 2014-07-15
License: MIT
Issues: 14 open

226

stars

Forks: 11
Commits: 438 commits
Star growth, last 7 days: No 7-day history
Commit velocity, last 7 days: No 7-day history

Website GitHub

tigase/beagle-im

(M) XMPP client for macOS based on TigaseSwift XMPP library

Stack

Swift Swift Package Manager

GitHub topics

#app #apple #application #client #homebrew #jabber

Updated: 2026-06-13
Lists: 1 list mention
First commit: 2018-03-24
License: GPL-3.0
Issues: 73 open

207

stars

Forks: 22
Commits: 800 commits
Star growth, last 7 days: No 7-day history
Commit velocity, last 7 days: No 7-day history

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yuhua-chen/LayerX

An intuitive app to display transparent images on screen.

Stack

Swift

GitHub topics

#app #image #macos #osx #overlay #screen

Updated: 2021-04-20
Lists: 1 list mention
First commit: 2015-10-26
License: Unknown
Issues: 20 open

190

stars

Forks: 30
Commits: 41 commits
Star growth, last 7 days: No 7-day history
Commit velocity, last 7 days: No 7-day history

Website GitHub

CodingFriends/Tincta

Tincta is a one-window text editor for macOS with focus on speed, stability and ease of use.

Stack

Objective-C

GitHub topics

#app #code #color-themes #editor #mac #macos

Updated: 2024-09-20
Lists: 1 list mention
First commit: 2016-09-05
License: MIT
Issues: 13 open

158

stars

Forks: 21
Commits: 136 commits
Star growth, last 7 days: No 7-day history
Commit velocity, last 7 days: No 7-day history

Website GitHub

macmade/Notarize

Notarization status monitoring tool for macOS, supporting multiple developer accounts.

Stack

Swift

GitHub topics

#altool #app #apple #mac #macos #notarization-status-monitoring

Updated: 2023-02-24
Lists: 1 list mention
First commit: 2018-11-06
License: MIT
Issues: 1 open

124

stars

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

Website GitHub

quickwords/quickwords

Quickwords is a productivity app, to get on with your work quicker.

Stack

JavaScript Electron Tailwind CSS Vue npm

GitHub topics

#app #electron #electron-app #hacktoberfest #macos #productivity

Updated: 2023-04-23
Lists: 1 list mention
First commit: 2015-10-16
License: MIT
Issues: 6 open

105

stars

Forks: 15
Commits: 492 commits
Star growth, last 7 days: No 7-day history
Commit velocity, last 7 days: No 7-day history

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ssamadgh/WWDCsrt

WWDC.srt is a powerful app for downloading subtitles in (srt) format or data links ( video links , pdf links , sample code links ) for each WWDC session video since 2013 .

Stack

HTML

GitHub topics

#2020 #2021 #2022 #2023 #2024 #app

Updated: 2024-06-11
Lists: 1 list mention
First commit: 2017-10-16
License: Unknown
Issues: 5 open

102

stars

Forks: 15
Commits: 41 commits
Star growth, last 7 days: No 7-day history
Commit velocity, last 7 days: No 7-day history

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chanonly123/Json-Model-Generator

MacOS app for Generating JSON classes (Template based)

Stack

Swift CocoaPods

GitHub topics

#app #generator #json #mac #macos #mapper

Updated: 2021-12-10
Lists: 1 list mention
First commit: 2018-11-07
License: MIT
Issues: 0 open

stars

Forks: 16
Commits: 44 commits
Star growth, last 7 days: No 7-day history
Commit velocity, last 7 days: No 7-day history

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MemeMaker/Meme-Maker-Mac

Meme Maker open source macOS app made in Swift.

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Swift CocoaPods

GitHub topics

#app #apple #macos #meme-maker #memes #osx

Updated: 2016-10-27
Lists: 1 list mention
First commit: 2016-05-20
License: Unknown
Issues: 0 open

stars

Forks: 8
Commits: 43 commits
Star growth, last 7 days: No 7-day history
Commit velocity, last 7 days: No 7-day history

GitHub

Mas0nSun/Slime

App Icon Assets Generator

Archived

Stack

Swift Swift Package Manager

GitHub topics

#app #developer-tools #macos #swift #swiftui

Updated: 2023-01-08
Lists: 1 list mention
First commit: 2021-11-19
License: MIT
Issues: 1 open

stars

Forks: 3
Commits: 33 commits
Star growth, last 7 days: No 7-day history
Commit velocity, last 7 days: No 7-day history

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jlong/TrelloApp

A simple unofficial wrapper application for Trello.com. No longer maintained. Superseded by Trello's own app: https://apps.apple.com/app/trello/id1278508951?ls=1&mt=12

Stack

Swift

GitHub topics

#app #macos #swift #trello

Updated: 2020-07-16
Lists: 1 list mention
First commit: 2014-12-09
License: Unknown
Issues: 1 open

stars

Forks: 4
Commits: 21 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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Default branch: master
Last pushed: 2026-04-15
GitHub updated: 2026-07-17
Created: 2017-11-03
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Last scanned: 2026-07-17 10:49
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