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textmate/textmate

TextMate is a graphical text editor for macOS 10.12 or later

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Objective-C++

GitHub topics

#c-plus-plus #cocoa #macos #objective-c-plus-plus #texteditor #textmate

Updated: 2024-05-18
Lists: 4 list mentions
First commit: 2012-08-09
License: GPL-3.0
Issues: Disabled

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Forks: 1,755
Commits: 5,757 commits
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MacDownApp/macdown

Open source Markdown editor for macOS.

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Rich Text Format Bundler CocoaPods npm

GitHub topics

#cocoa #macos #markdown #markdown-converter #markdown-convertor #markdown-editor

Updated: 2023-07-10
Lists: 3 list mentions
First commit: 2014-06-08
License: Unknown
Issues: 567 open

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Forks: 1,154
Commits: 1,111 commits
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coteditor/CotEditor

Lightweight Plain Text Editor for macOS

Stack

Swift Swift Package Manager

GitHub topics

#cocoa #coteditor #editor #mac-app #macos #macos-app

Updated: 2026-07-02
Lists: 3 list mentions
First commit: 2010-12-11
License: NOASSERTION
Issues: 21 open

8,236

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Forks: 514
Commits: 17,728 commits
Star growth, last 7 days: No 7-day history
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qvacua/vimr

VimR — Neovim GUI for macOS in Swift

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Swift pip Swift Package Manager

GitHub topics

#cocoa #macos #neovim #neovim-clients #neovim-experience #neovim-guis

Updated: 2026-06-27
Lists: 3 list mentions
First commit: 2016-06-03
License: MIT
Issues: 314 open

6,973

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Forks: 229
Commits: 4,898 commits
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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
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sveinbjornt/Platypus

Create native macOS applications from command line scripts.

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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
License: BSD-3-Clause
Issues: 34 open

3,415

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Forks: 198
Commits: 1,346 commits
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mmattozzi/cocoa-rest-client

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

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Objective-C CocoaPods

GitHub topics

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

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

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Forks: 205
Commits: 403 commits
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subethaedit/SubEthaEdit

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

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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
License: MIT
Issues: 92 open

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Forks: 115
Commits: 5,832 commits
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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.

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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
License: MIT
Issues: 18 open

1,335

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Forks: 96
Commits: 3,366 commits
Star growth, last 7 days: No 7-day history
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Uncommon/Xit

Mac OS X Git GUI

AI dev

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Swift

GitHub topics

#cocoa #git #graphical #libgit2 #mac #macos

Updated: 2026-04-08
Lists: 1 list mention
First commit: 2011-07-15
License: NOASSERTION
Issues: 135 open

1,170

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Forks: 53
Commits: 2,936 commits
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neilalexander/seaglass

A truly native Matrix client for macOS - written in Swift/Cocoa, with E2E encryption support

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Swift Bundler CocoaPods

GitHub topics

#cocoa #macos #matrix #swift

Updated: 2021-09-20
Lists: 1 list mention
First commit: 2018-06-05
License: NOASSERTION
Issues: 48 open

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Forks: 33
Commits: 538 commits
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fespinoza/LinkedIdeas

A macOS/iOS apps to treat ideas as links of concepts.

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Swift Bundler

GitHub topics

#cocoa #custom-view #document-based-app #graphical #mac-app #macos

Updated: 2021-07-13
Lists: 1 list mention
First commit: 2015-11-02
License: MIT
Issues: 20 open

374

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Forks: 17
Commits: 459 commits
Star growth, last 7 days: No 7-day history
Commit velocity, last 7 days: No 7-day history

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ngquerol/Diurna

Basic/Classic Hacker News app, used as a Cocoa & Swift learning platform

Archived

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Swift CocoaPods

GitHub topics

#cocoa #hacker-news #macos #news #swift

Updated: 2024-06-26
Lists: 1 list mention
First commit: 2016-01-15
License: MIT
Issues: 0 open

106

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Forks: 4
Commits: 114 commits
Star growth, last 7 days: No 7-day history
Commit velocity, last 7 days: No 7-day history

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zac-garby/iTunes-Graphs

A macOS app to visualise your iTunes library as graphs.

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Swift

GitHub topics

#cocoa #itunes-api #macos #visualisation

Updated: 2018-05-03
Lists: 1 list mention
First commit: 2017-07-04
License: Unknown
Issues: 0 open

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Forks: 5
Commits: 11 commits
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erik/github-notify

Simple MacOS app to alert you when you have unread GitHub notifications

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Swift

GitHub topics

#cocoa #github #menubar #swift

Updated: 2017-10-31
Lists: 1 list mention
First commit: 2017-09-19
License: MIT
Issues: 0 open

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Forks: 4
Commits: 27 commits
Star growth, last 7 days: No 7-day history
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Last pushed: 2026-04-15
GitHub updated: 2026-07-17
Created: 2017-11-03
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