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jacklandrin/OnlySwitch

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

AI dev

Stack

Swift Swift Package Manager

GitHub topics

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

Updated: 2026-08-21
Lists: 3 list mentions
First commit: 2021-11-30
History: 89 history points
License: MIT
Issues: 56 open

5,893

stars

Forks: 240
Commits: 1,113 commits
Star growth, last 7 days: +3 +0.1%
Commit velocity, last 7 days: +1 +0.1%

Website GitHub

Slackadays/Clipboard

😎🏖️🐬 Your new, 𝙧𝙞𝙙𝙤𝙣𝙠𝙪𝙡𝙞𝙘𝙞𝙤𝙪𝙨𝙡𝙮 smart clipboard manager

Stack

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: 13 history points
License: GPL-3.0
Issues: 25 open

5,874

stars

Forks: 176
Commits: 1,890 commits
Star growth, last 7 days: No 7-day history
Commit velocity, last 7 days: No 7-day history

Website GitHub

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: 2026-08-10
Lists: 3 list mentions
First commit: 2014-11-29
History: 12 history points
License: GPL-2.0
Issues: 63 open

5,839

stars

Forks: 498
Commits: 10,728 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: 12 history points
License: GPL-2.0
Issues: 952 open

5,744

stars

Forks: 1,021
Commits: 8,171 commits
Star growth, last 7 days: No 7-day history
Commit velocity, last 7 days: No 7-day history

Website GitHub

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: 2026-07-14
Lists: 3 list mentions
First commit: 2017-11-30
History: 12 history points
License: MIT
Issues: Disabled

5,651

stars

Forks: 144
Commits: 1,170 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: 10 history points
License: MIT
Issues: Disabled

5,622

stars

Forks: 274
Commits: 140 commits
Star growth, last 7 days: 0 0.0%
Commit velocity, last 7 days: 0 0.0%

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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: 12 history points
License: Unknown
Issues: 165 open

5,544

stars

Forks: 360
Commits: 414 commits
Star growth, last 7 days: No 7-day history
Commit velocity, last 7 days: No 7-day history

GitHub

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: 2026-08-20
Lists: 1 list mention
First commit: 2023-02-05
History: 10 history points
License: MIT
Issues: 4 open

5,485

stars

Forks: 239
Commits: 1,478 commits
Star growth, last 7 days: 0 0.0%
Commit velocity, last 7 days: 0 0.0%

Website GitHub

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: 10 history points
License: LGPL-3.0
Issues: 135 open

5,440

stars

Forks: 477
Commits: 644 commits
Star growth, last 7 days: No 7-day history
Commit velocity, last 7 days: No 7-day history

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: 10 history points
License: Apache-2.0
Issues: 67 open

5,413

stars

Forks: 318
Commits: 107 commits
Star growth, last 7 days: 0 0.0%
Commit velocity, last 7 days: 0 0.0%

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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

#bitbucket #codeberg #electron #forgejo #gitea #github

Updated: 2026-08-18
Lists: 1 list mention
First commit: 2015-05-21
History: 10 history points
License: MIT
Issues: 15 open

5,321

stars

Forks: 290
Commits: 3,935 commits
Star growth, last 7 days: 0 0.0%
Commit velocity, last 7 days: 0 0.0%

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: 2026-08-17
Lists: 3 list mentions
First commit: 2020-05-07
History: 12 history points
License: Apache-2.0
Issues: 133 open

5,306

stars

Forks: 289
Commits: 2,328 commits
Star growth, last 7 days: No 7-day history
Commit velocity, last 7 days: No 7-day history

Website GitHub

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.

AI dev

Stack

Rust Android Tauri Cargo Gradle

GitHub topics

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

Updated: 2026-08-12
Lists: 1 list mention
First commit: 2022-06-08
History: 9 history points
License: GPL-3.0
Issues: 15 open

5,305

stars

Forks: 255
Commits: 308 commits
Star growth, last 7 days: 0 0.0%
Commit velocity, last 7 days: 0 0.0%

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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: 2026-07-17
Lists: 2 list mentions
First commit: 2005-09-20
History: 8 history points
License: GPL-3.0
Issues: 100 open

5,298

stars

Forks: 472
Commits: 20,102 commits
Star growth, last 7 days: 0 0.0%
Commit velocity, last 7 days: 0 0.0%

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: 10 history points
License: MIT
Issues: 21 open

5,222

stars

Forks: 431
Commits: 180 commits
Star growth, last 7 days: 0 0.0%
Commit velocity, last 7 days: 0 0.0%

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: 2026-07-22
Lists: 3 list mentions
First commit: 2017-02-04
History: 12 history points
License: MPL-2.0
Issues: 307 open

5,202

stars

Forks: 456
Commits: 1,522 commits
Star growth, last 7 days: No 7-day history
Commit velocity, last 7 days: No 7-day history

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: 10 history points
License: GPL-3.0
Issues: 69 open

5,020

stars

Forks: 256
Commits: 668 commits
Star growth, last 7 days: No 7-day history
Commit velocity, last 7 days: No 7-day history

Website 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: 12 history points
License: MIT
Issues: 48 open

5,013

stars

Forks: 203
Commits: 559 commits
Star growth, last 7 days: No 7-day history
Commit velocity, last 7 days: No 7-day history

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: 10 history points
License: Apache-2.0
Issues: 113 open

5,012

stars

Forks: 545
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: 10 history points
License: GPL-3.0
Issues: 171 open

4,976

stars

Forks: 183
Commits: 537 commits
Star growth, last 7 days: No 7-day history
Commit velocity, last 7 days: No 7-day history

GitHub

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: 10 history points
License: NOASSERTION
Issues: 54 open

4,809

stars

Forks: 789
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: 9 history points
License: MIT
Issues: 137 open

4,759

stars

Forks: 529
Commits: 1,119 commits
Star growth, last 7 days: 0 0.0%
Commit velocity, last 7 days: 0 0.0%

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: 2026-07-18
Lists: 3 list mentions
First commit: 2017-02-15
History: 12 history points
License: GPL-3.0
Issues: 155 open

4,730

stars

Forks: 142
Commits: 1,308 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: 10 history points
License: Apache-2.0
Issues: Disabled

4,710

stars

Forks: 578
Commits: 2,417 commits
Star growth, last 7 days: 0 0.0%
Commit velocity, last 7 days: 0 0.0%

Website 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: 2026-08-07
Lists: 1 list mention
First commit: 2003-02-10
History: 10 history points
License: GPL-3.0
Issues: 507 open

4,678

stars

Forks: 362
Commits: 45,474 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: 10 history points
License: MIT
Issues: 4 open

4,637

stars

Forks: 349
Commits: 455 commits
Star growth, last 7 days: No 7-day history
Commit velocity, last 7 days: No 7-day history

GitHub

oliverschwendener/ueli

Cross-Platform Keystroke Launcher

Stack

TypeScript Electron React Vite npm

GitHub topics

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

Updated: 2026-08-20
Lists: 1 list mention
First commit: 2016-10-11
History: 10 history points
License: MIT
Issues: 73 open

4,583

stars

Forks: 274
Commits: 3,542 commits
Star growth, last 7 days: 0 0.0%
Commit velocity, last 7 days: 0 0.0%

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: 10 history points
License: MIT
Issues: 43 open

4,573

stars

Forks: 400
Commits: 171 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: 10 history points
License: NOASSERTION
Issues: 48 open

4,540

stars

Forks: 126
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: 11 history points
License: Apache-2.0
Issues: 6 open

4,457

stars

Forks: 87
Commits: 1,437 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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