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kartik-venugopal/aural-player

(Archived) An audio file player for macOS, inspired by Winamp.

Archived

Stack

Swift Swift Package Manager

GitHub topics

#audio #audio-player #avaudioengine #avfoundation #coreaudio #ffmpeg

Updated: 2025-06-21
Lists: 1 list mention
First commit: 2024-04-22
History: 10 history points
License: MIT
Issues: 13 open

1,075

stars

Forks: 67
Commits: 518 commits
Star growth, last 7 days: No 7-day history
Commit velocity, last 7 days: No 7-day history

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heysem-useinsider/Stringz

A lightweight and powerful editor for localizing iOS, macOS, tvOS, and watchOS applications.

Stack

Swift Swift Package Manager

GitHub topics

#internationalization #ios #ios-localization #language #language-translation #localization

Updated: 2024-03-03
Lists: 1 list mention
First commit: 2020-12-18
History: 10 history points
License: GPL-3.0
Issues: 19 open

1,022

stars

Forks: 50
Commits: 63 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

Stack

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
History: 12 history points
License: GPL-3.0
Issues: 13 open

1,021

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

gkpln3/CapsLockNoDelay

Eliminates delay when activating caps lock on macOS OSX

Stack

Swift

GitHub topics

#caps #caps-lock #capslock #capslocknodelay #delay #lock

Updated: 2025-06-18
Lists: 2 list mentions
First commit: 2020-10-31
History: 8 history points
License: MIT
Issues: 2 open

1,021

stars

Forks: 28
Commits: 42 commits
Star growth, last 7 days: No 7-day history
Commit velocity, last 7 days: No 7-day history

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Dadoum/Sideloader

Open-source cross-platform iOS app sideloader (yep, even Linux is supported). Alternative to Sideloadly, AltServer, SideServer, Cydia Impactor, iOS App Signer…

Stack

D Swift Package Manager

GitHub topics

#cli #codesign #cross-platform #d #dlang #gtk

Updated: 2026-02-12
Lists: 1 list mention
First commit: 2023-04-26
History: 7 history points
License: GPL-3.0
Issues: 50 open

1,003

stars

Forks: 151
Commits: 133 commits
Star growth, last 7 days: No 7-day history
Commit velocity, last 7 days: No 7-day history

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losnoco/Cog

Cog - A Free and Open Source Audio Player for macOS 10.15+

Stack

C CMake Swift Package Manager

GitHub topics

#audio-player #cog #macos #music-player #player

Updated: 2026-08-07
Lists: 2 list mentions
First commit: 2005-06-02
History: 9 history points
License: GPL-2.0
Issues: 80 open

1,002

stars

Forks: 66
Commits: 4,553 commits
Star growth, last 7 days: No 7-day history
Commit velocity, last 7 days: No 7-day history

Website GitHub

J-x-Z/cocoa-way

Run Linux desktops and apps on macOS with a native Metal Wayland compositor, Apple Container GUI, Waypipe, Docker/OrbStack, and rootless windows.

Stack

Rust Cargo

GitHub topics

#apple-container #apple-container-gui #apple-silicon #container-gui #developer-productivity #linux-apps-on-macos

Updated: 2026-07-18
Lists: 3 list mentions
First commit: 2025-12-13
History: 8 history points
License: GPL-3.0
Issues: 2 open

1,001

stars

Forks: 19
Commits: 51 commits
Star growth, last 7 days: No 7-day history
Commit velocity, last 7 days: No 7-day history

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section83/MacYTDL

A macOS GUI front-end for the YT-DLP video downloader

Stack

AppleScript

GitHub topics

#applescript #dialogs #download-videos #gui #macos #macos-gui-front

Updated: 2026-08-02
Lists: 2 list mentions
First commit: 2019-08-22
History: 8 history points
License: NOASSERTION
Issues: 5 open

975

stars

Forks: 45
Commits: 604 commits
Star growth, last 7 days: No 7-day history
Commit velocity, last 7 days: No 7-day history

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nickustinov/itsyhome-macos

A native macOS menu bar app for controlling your smart home devices.

Stack

Swift

GitHub topics

#home-assistant #homekit #homekit-controller #macos #menubar-app #smart-home

Updated: 2026-08-10
Lists: 2 list mentions
First commit: 2026-01-20
History: 8 history points
License: MIT
Issues: 23 open

968

stars

Forks: 34
Commits: 404 commits
Star growth, last 7 days: No 7-day history
Commit velocity, last 7 days: No 7-day history

Website GitHub

wflixu/RClick

macos finder contextmenu

AI dev

Stack

Swift

GitHub topics

#finder-extension #finder-sync #macos #macos-app #swift #swiftui

Updated: 2026-08-14
Lists: 2 list mentions
First commit: 2024-03-13
History: 8 history points
License: GPL-3.0
Issues: 13 open

952

stars

Forks: 75
Commits: 220 commits
Star growth, last 7 days: No 7-day history
Commit velocity, last 7 days: No 7-day history

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swiftyapp/swifty

🔑 Free Offline-first Password Manager

Stack

JavaScript Electron React npm Yarn

GitHub topics

#cipher #credentials #cryptography #desktop #desktop-app #electron

Updated: 2026-01-23
Lists: 3 list mentions
First commit: 2019-06-30
History: 10 history points
License: GPL-3.0
Issues: 95 open

944

stars

Forks: 79
Commits: 818 commits
Star growth, last 7 days: No 7-day history
Commit velocity, last 7 days: No 7-day history

Website GitHub

topydo/topydo

A powerful todo list application for the console, using the todo.txt format.

Stack

Python PEP 517 pip

GitHub topics

#bsd #cli #cross-platform #hacktoberfest #linux #macos

Updated: 2026-08-31
Lists: 2 list mentions
First commit: 2014-06-08
History: 7 history points
License: GPL-3.0
Issues: 81 open

934

stars

Forks: 98
Commits: 1,474 commits
Star growth, last 7 days: No 7-day history
Commit velocity, last 7 days: No 7-day history

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Hakky54/certificate-ripper

🔐 A CLI tool to extract server certificates

Stack

Java Maven

GitHub topics

#certificate #graal-native #graalvm #graalvm-native-image #homebrew #homebrew-tap

Updated: 2026-08-10
Lists: 1 list mention
First commit: 2021-03-28
History: 7 history points
License: Apache-2.0
Issues: 0 open

922

stars

Forks: 77
Commits: 346 commits
Star growth, last 7 days: No 7-day history
Commit velocity, last 7 days: No 7-day history

GitHub

sozercan/OpenInCode

📂 macOS Finder toolbar app to open current folder in Visual Studio Code

AI dev

Stack

Swift Swift Package Manager

GitHub topics

#finder-toolbar #macos #visual-studio-code #vscode

Updated: 2026-07-16
Lists: 1 list mention
First commit: 2016-07-09
History: 10 history points
License: MIT
Issues: 2 open

912

stars

Forks: 55
Commits: 48 commits
Star growth, last 7 days: No 7-day history
Commit velocity, last 7 days: No 7-day history

GitHub

jariz/Noti

Receive Android notifications on your mac. (w/PushBullet) ⛺

Archived

Stack

Swift CocoaPods

GitHub topics

#android #android-notifications #macos #notifications #pushbullet

Updated: 2022-07-05
Lists: 1 list mention
First commit: 2016-06-22
History: 10 history points
License: MIT
Issues: 29 open

910

stars

Forks: 61
Commits: 102 commits
Star growth, last 7 days: No 7-day history
Commit velocity, last 7 days: No 7-day history

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gitx/gitx

The best fork of the best lightweight, visual git client for macOS.

AI dev

Stack

Objective-C

GitHub topics

#git #mac #macos

Updated: 2026-07-23
Lists: 1 list mention
First commit: 2008-06-13
History: 10 history points
License: NOASSERTION
Issues: 79 open

907

stars

Forks: 91
Commits: 3,137 commits
Star growth, last 7 days: No 7-day history
Commit velocity, last 7 days: No 7-day history

GitHub

Mudlet/Mudlet

⚔️ A cross-platform, open source, and super fast MUD client with scripting in Lua

AI dev

Stack

C++ Qt CMake

GitHub topics

#c-plus-plus-17 #cpp #cross-platform #game #hacktoberfest #linux

Updated: 2026-08-26
Lists: 1 list mention
First commit: 2009-01-24
History: 5 history points
License: GPL-3.0
Issues: 603 open

906

stars

Forks: 376
Commits: 7,995 commits
Star growth, last 7 days: No 7-day history
Commit velocity, last 7 days: No 7-day history

Website GitHub

WINBIGFOX/TimeScribe

Modern & private time tracking for macOS & Windows. No cloud, no registration, no paywall. Just download and track your work hours 100% offline.

AI dev

Stack

PHP Laravel Tailwind CSS Vite Vue Composer npm

GitHub topics

#billing #desktop-app #electron #freelancer-tools #laravel #macos

Updated: 2026-06-02
Lists: 3 list mentions
First commit: 2025-01-20
History: 9 history points
License: GPL-3.0
Issues: 27 open

885

stars

Forks: 81
Commits: 394 commits
Star growth, last 7 days: No 7-day history
Commit velocity, last 7 days: No 7-day history

Website GitHub

rohanrhu/MacsyZones

Make your workflow more efficient with MacsyZones. Organize your windows with ease. https://macsyzones.com

Stack

Swift

GitHub topics

#apple #mac #macbook #macos #window-management #window-manager

Updated: 2026-05-31
Lists: 2 list mentions
First commit: 2024-10-11
History: 8 history points
License: GPL-3.0
Issues: 39 open

882

stars

Forks: 40
Commits: 211 commits
Star growth, last 7 days: No 7-day history
Commit velocity, last 7 days: No 7-day history

Website GitHub

tangrams/tangram-es

2D and 3D map renderer using OpenGL ES

Stack

C++ Android CMake Gradle vcpkg

GitHub topics

#3d-map #android #c-plus-plus #indic-scripts #ios #linux

Updated: 2024-01-08
Lists: 1 list mention
First commit: 2014-08-27
History: 7 history points
License: MIT
Issues: 177 open

873

stars

Forks: 247
Commits: 7,080 commits
Star growth, last 7 days: No 7-day history
Commit velocity, last 7 days: No 7-day history

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
History: 9 history points
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

Website GitHub

sindresorhus/Pasteboard-Viewer

📋 Inspect the system pasteboards on macOS

Stack

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
History: 12 history points
License: MIT
Issues: 5 open

847

stars

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

Website GitHub

AndyObtiva/glimmer

DSL Framework consisting of a DSL Engine and a Data-Binding Library used in Glimmer DSL for SWT (JRuby Desktop Development GUI Framework), Glimmer DSL for Opal (Pure Ruby Web GUI), Glimmer DSL for LibUI (Prerequisite-Free Ruby Desktop Development GUI Library), Glimmer DSL for Tk (Ruby Tk Desktop Development GUI Library), Glimmer DSL for GTK (Ruby-GNOME Desktop Development GUI Library), Glimmer DSL for XML (& HTML), and Glimmer DSL for CSS

Stack

Ruby Bundler

GitHub topics

#desktop #desktop-application-sdk #dsl #dsl-engine #framework #glimmer

Updated: 2026-04-07
Lists: 1 list mention
First commit: 2006-12-20
History: 5 history points
License: MIT
Issues: 2 open

838

stars

Forks: 16
Commits: 21,535 commits
Star growth, last 7 days: No 7-day history
Commit velocity, last 7 days: No 7-day history

GitHub

ddnet/ddnet

DDraceNetwork, a free cooperative platformer game

Stack

C++ Android Warp Cargo CMake Gradle

GitHub topics

#2d-game #ddnet #game #hacktoberfest #linux #macos

Updated: 2026-09-11
Lists: 3 list mentions
First commit: 2007-05-22
History: 6 history points
License: NOASSERTION
Issues: 1,032 open

825

stars

Forks: 660
Commits: 25,616 commits
Star growth, last 7 days: 0 0.0%
Commit velocity, last 7 days: 0 0.0%

Website GitHub

insidegui/AppleEvents

The unofficial Apple Events app for macOS

Archived

Stack

Objective-C Swift Package Manager

GitHub topics

#apple #chromecast #developer #developer-experience #developer-tools #macos

Updated: 2020-06-18
Lists: 1 list mention
First commit: 2016-09-06
History: 10 history points
License: BSD-2-Clause
Issues: Disabled

823

stars

Forks: 36
Commits: 68 commits
Star growth, last 7 days: No 7-day history
Commit velocity, last 7 days: No 7-day history

GitHub

kdabir/has

✅ checks presence of various command line tools and their versions on the path

Stack

Shell

GitHub topics

#bash #check #cli #commands #hacktoberfest #hacktoberfest2021

Updated: 2026-02-26
Lists: 1 list mention
First commit: 2014-02-20
History: 7 history points
License: MIT
Issues: 20 open

816

stars

Forks: 58
Commits: 147 commits
Star growth, last 7 days: No 7-day history
Commit velocity, last 7 days: No 7-day history

GitHub

obhq/obliteration

Experimental free and open-source PlayStation 4 kernel

Stack

Rust Cargo

GitHub topics

#aarch64 #freebsd #hypervisor-framework #kernel #kvm #linux

Updated: 2026-08-23
Lists: 2 list mentions
First commit: 2021-11-12
History: 5 history points
License: Apache-2.0
Issues: 82 open

814

stars

Forks: 29
Commits: 1,361 commits
Star growth, last 7 days: No 7-day history
Commit velocity, last 7 days: No 7-day history

Website GitHub

cosZone/MoePeek

A lightweight macOS selection translator built with pure Swift 6, featuring on-device Apple Translate for privacy, only 5MB install size and stable ~50MB memory usage. 一款轻量级 macOS 划词翻译工具，纯 Swift 6 开发，设备端 Apple 翻译保护隐私，安装体积仅 5MB，后台运行内存稳定约 50MB

AI dev

Stack

Swift Swift Package Manager

GitHub topics

#apple #macos #ocr #short #swift

Updated: 2026-08-11
Lists: 2 list mentions
First commit: 2026-02-16
History: 8 history points
License: AGPL-3.0
Issues: 9 open

803

stars

Forks: 52
Commits: 138 commits
Star growth, last 7 days: No 7-day history
Commit velocity, last 7 days: No 7-day history

GitHub

greatest-ape/OctaSine

Frequency modulation synthesizer plugin (VST2, CLAP). Runs on macOS, Windows and Linux.

Stack

Rust Cargo

GitHub topics

#audio #clap #dsp #linux #macos #plugin

Updated: 2024-07-03
Lists: 1 list mention
First commit: 2019-04-12
History: 4 history points
License: AGPL-3.0
Issues: 30 open

800

stars

Forks: 23
Commits: 2,181 commits
Star growth, last 7 days: No 7-day history
Commit velocity, last 7 days: No 7-day history

Website GitHub

josh-/CloudyTabs

CloudyTabs is a simple menu bar application that lists your iCloud Tabs.

Archived

Stack

Objective-C

GitHub topics

#carthage #icloud-tabs #macos #objective-c #sqlite

Updated: 2022-09-05
Lists: 1 list mention
First commit: 2014-03-05
History: 10 history points
License: Unknown
Issues: 25 open

798

stars

Forks: 54
Commits: 103 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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