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macOS repositories on GitHub: 75 ranked by stars
75 public repositories tagged macOS are on GitHub, with 671,595 stars between them; 61 had a push in the last 30 days. Most are written in Swift (19), Rust (18), TypeScript (10). The most starred: jaywcjlove/awesome-mac (115,769), tw93/Mole (69,870), tldr-pages/tldr (63,897).
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| Repository | What it is | Language | Stars | Forks | License | Last push | Read |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| jaywcjlove/awesome-mac | This project is dedicated to collecting high-quality macOS software and organizing them systematically by different categories for easy search and use. | Swift | 115,769 | 9,274 | CC0-1.0 | Oct 11 | Oct 11 |
| tw93/Mole | Keep your Mac clean, light, and running like new. Fast open-source CLI, plus a native Mac app. | Shell | 69,870 | 2,478 | GPL-3.0 | Oct 11 | Oct 11 |
| tldr-pages/tldr | Collaborative cheatsheets for console commands . | Markdown | 63,897 | 5,457 | Oct 10 | Oct 11 | |
| tw93/Pake | Turn any website into a tiny, fast desktop app. | Rust | 61,990 | 12,765 | GPL-3.0 | Oct 11 | Oct 11 |
| agalwood/Motrix | A full-featured download manager. | TypeScript | 56,358 | 5,053 | Oct 10 | Oct 11 | |
| serhii-londar/open-source-mac-os-apps | Awesome list of open source applications for macOS. | 50,731 | 2,938 | CC0-1.0 | Sep 10 | Oct 11 | |
| jundot/omlx | LLM inference server with continuous batching & SSD caching for Apple Silicon — managed from the macOS menu bar | Python | 22,795 | 2,019 | Apache-2.0 | Oct 14 | Oct 14 |
| drduh/macOS-Security-and-Privacy-Guide | Community guide to securing and improving privacy on macOS. | Shell | 22,542 | 1,465 | MIT | Oct 1 | Oct 11 |
| palmier-io/palmier-pro | macOS video editor built for AI | Swift | 14,574 | 1,139 | GPL-3.0 | Oct 5 | Oct 14 |
| browseros-ai/BrowserOS | The open-source Agentic browser; alternative to ChatGPT Atlas, Perplexity Comet, Dia. | TypeScript | 13,916 | 1,490 | AGPL-3.0 | Oct 14 | Oct 14 |
| yetone/magpie | Every agent's model. One place. Codex on DeepSeek, Claude Code on Kimi, from the menu bar. | Go | 13,323 | 927 | MIT | Oct 15 | Oct 15 |
| JoeanAmier/XHS-Downloader | 小红书（XiaoHongShu、RedNote）链接提取/作品采集工具 | JavaScript | 13,012 | 1,911 | GPL-3.0 | Oct 14 | Oct 14 |
| majd/ipatool | Command-line tool that allows you to search for iOS, iPadOS, tvOS, watchOS, visionOS, and macOS apps on the App Store, and download .ipa or macOS .pkg app packages. | Go | 11,677 | 985 | MIT | Oct 11 | Oct 14 |
| OpenWhispr/openwhispr | Voice-to-text dictation app with local (Nvidia Parakeet/Whisper) and cloud models (BYOK). Privacy-first and available cross-platform. | JavaScript | 9,416 | 1,176 | MIT | Oct 14 | Oct 14 |
| darrylmorley/whatcable | macOS menu bar app that tells you, in plain English, what each USB-C cable plugged into your Mac can actually do | Swift | 8,871 | 271 | Oct 10 | Oct 11 | |
| boyter/scc | Sloc, Cloc and Code: scc is a very fast accurate code counter with complexity calculations and COCOMO estimates written in pure Go | Go | 8,808 | 352 | MIT | Sep 25 | Oct 11 |
| superradcompany/microsandbox | easy, fast, programmable and local-first microVM runtime and library | Rust | 8,679 | 479 | Apache-2.0 | Oct 14 | Oct 14 |
| sindresorhus/Gifski | Convert videos to high-quality GIFs on your Mac | Swift | 8,577 | 327 | MIT | Sep 11 | Oct 11 |
| Axorax/awesome-free-apps | Curated list of the best free apps for PC and mobile | JavaScript | 7,861 | 520 | Oct 10 | Oct 11 | |
| Sequel-Ace/Sequel-Ace | MySQL/MariaDB database management for macOS | Objective-C | 7,555 | 341 | Oct 14 | Oct 14 | |
| watchexec/watchexec | Executes commands in response to file modifications | Rust | 7,226 | 206 | Apache-2.0 | Oct 9 | Oct 11 |
| Arthur-Ficial/apfel | The free AI already on your Mac. CLI tool, OpenAI-compatible server, and interactive chat — all on-device via Apple Intelligence. No API keys, no cloud, no downloads. | Swift | 6,476 | 248 | MIT | Oct 5 | Oct 14 |
| feschber/lan-mouse | mouse & keyboard sharing via LAN | Rust | 5,358 | 301 | GPL-3.0 | Sep 26 | Oct 11 |
| openclaw/Peekaboo | Peekaboo is a macOS CLI & optional MCP server that enables AI agents to capture screenshots of applications, or the entire system, with optional visual question answering through… | Swift | 5,311 | 411 | MIT | Oct 14 | Oct 14 |
| Dimillian/CodexMonitor | An app to monitor the (Codex) situation | TypeScript | 4,342 | 416 | MIT | Mar 26 | Oct 11 |
| harry0703/MangoDisk | Safety-first disk cleaner and space analyzer for macOS and Windows, with duplicate cleanup, app uninstall, startup management, system optimization, and maintenance. | Rust | 3,949 | 276 | GPL-3.0 | Oct 9 | Oct 11 |
| bvaisvil/zenith | Zenith - sort of like top or htop but with zoom-able charts, CPU, GPU, network, and disk usage | Rust | 3,062 | 86 | MIT | Oct 1 | Oct 11 |
| LibrePCB/LibrePCB | A powerful, innovative and intuitive EDA suite for everyone! | C++ | 3,014 | 341 | GPL-3.0 | Oct 9 | Oct 11 |
| FluidInference/FluidAudio | Frontier CoreML audio models in your apps — text-to-speech, speech-to-text, voice activity detection, and speaker diarization. In Swift, powered by SOTA open source. | Swift | 3,012 | 466 | Apache-2.0 | Oct 9 | Oct 11 |
| rootfont/rootfont | The native font manager for designers and programmers on macOS. | Swift | 2,655 | 228 | Apache-2.0 | Aug 16 | Oct 11 |
| velopack/velopack | Installer and automatic update framework for cross-platform desktop applications | C# | 2,382 | 162 | MIT | Oct 10 | Oct 11 |
| adileo/squirreldisk | Free, open-source disk usage analyzer for macOS, Windows and Linux. See what fills your disk, servers (SSH) and cloud storage in an animated sunburst or treemap, and clean it up… | Rust | 1,949 | 91 | AGPL-3.0 | Sep 30 | Oct 11 |
| lgarron/folderify | file_folder: Generate pixel-perfect macOS folder icons in the native style. (Now with support for macOS 26 Tahoe!) | Rust | 1,946 | 51 | MIT | Oct 2 | Oct 11 |
| AsimovMac/asimov | Automatically exclude development dependencies from Apple Time Machine backups | Shell | 1,929 | 103 | MIT | Sep 17 | Oct 11 |
| sweetpad-dev/sweetpad | xcodebuild for humans and agents: build, run, debug, and test iOS, macOS, tvOS, watchOS, and visionOS apps from your terminal. | Rust | 1,904 | 97 | MIT | Oct 10 | Oct 11 |
| UniClipboard/UniClipboard | Real-time clipboard sync across all your devices — local-first, peer-to-peer, and end-to-end encrypted. No account. No cloud dependency. No central server. | Rust | 1,873 | 90 | AGPL-3.0 | Oct 10 | Oct 11 |
| sirredbeard/awesome-unix | All the UNIX and UNIX-Like: Linux, BSD, macOS, Illumos, 9front, and more. | 1,780 | 103 | Jul 29 | Oct 11 | ||
| jaywcjlove/awesome-swift-macos-apps | A curated collection of open-source macOS applications built with Swift | Swift | 1,747 | 150 | CC0-1.0 | Oct 14 | Oct 14 |
| cardisoft/cardinal | Fastest file searching tool for macOS | Rust | 1,728 | 81 | MIT | Jul 23 | Oct 11 |
| mattt/iMCP | A macOS app that provides an MCP server to your Messages, Contacts, Reminders and more | Swift | 1,702 | 123 | MIT | Oct 14 | Oct 14 |
| woelper/oculante | A fast and simple image viewer / editor for many operating systems | Rust | 1,690 | 83 | MIT | Oct 10 | Oct 11 |
| Augani/dory | Dory is the complete local development system for Apple Silicon: Docker, Compose, Kubernetes, virtual machines, and policy-bound agent sandboxes. | Swift | 1,603 | 46 | GPL-3.0 | Oct 4 | Oct 11 |
| arpanghosh8453/open-dronelog | Drone Log analyzer: A high-performance universal dashboard application for organizing and analyzing DJI/Litchi flight logs privately in one place. Supports plugin for custom… | TypeScript | 1,557 | 216 | AGPL-3.0 | Oct 7 | Oct 11 |
| metacraft-labs/codetracer | CodeTracer is a user-friendly time-traveling debugger designed to support a wide range of programming languages. | Nim | 1,306 | 26 | AGPL-3.0 | Oct 11 | Oct 11 |
| GaoSSR/best-claude-hud | Minimal Claude Code statusline HUD powered by Rust. | Rust | 1,111 | 24 | Apache-2.0 | Aug 13 | Oct 11 |
| swiftcsv/SwiftCSV | CSV parser for Swift | Swift | 1,090 | 194 | MIT | Dec 16, 2025 | Sep 21 |
| d99kris/rapidcsv | C++ CSV parser library | C++ | 1,077 | 200 | BSD-3-Clause | Aug 15 | Sep 21 |
| penso/herdr-gpui | Native client for Herdr on macOS, Linux, and Windows, built with Rust and GPUI. View terminal sessions, workspaces, Git worktrees, and agent activity through your local Herdr… | Rust | 1,068 | 71 | Apache-2.0 | Oct 11 | Oct 11 |
| MacPaw/cleanmymac-cli | Clean Xcode, Docker, Homebrew, and developer caches, remove project and AI artifacts, analyze storage, and reclaim disk space from the Terminal. | 1,014 | 50 | Aug 26 | Oct 11 | ||
| jonigl/mcp-client-for-ollama | Harness the power of local LLMs with this TUI MCP Client for Ollama. Featuring all core MCP primitives (tools, prompts, resources), agent mode, multi-server, model switching… | Python | 830 | 126 | MIT | Oct 13 | Oct 14 |
| iamlukethedev/Herald-OS | An agent-native operating system, with Hermes Agent as the interface. Independent project, not affiliated with Nous Research. | TypeScript | 500 | 76 | MIT | Oct 15 | Oct 15 |
| peakmojo/applescript-mcp | MCP server that execute applescript giving you full control of your Mac | Python | 465 | 58 | MIT | Feb 22 | Oct 14 |
| c9dev/penguin-mail | Mail and calendar for Linux and macOS. Gmail and IMAP accounts, Google Calendar, contacts, OpenPGP and S/MIME. GTK4 and libadwaita, written in Rust. | Rust | 450 | 21 | GPL-3.0 | Oct 15 | Oct 15 |
| strands-agents/box | Run AI agents in a sandbox that restricts what they can execute, read, write, and reach on the network. Box combines OS isolation with default-deny Dogwood policies and credential… | Rust | 450 | 29 | Apache-2.0 | Oct 21 | Oct 21 |
| alpcanaydin/tusk | A fast, native, keyboard-driven database client for macOS. 20 databases, an AI assistant that shows its work, free and open source. | Rust | 394 | 23 | MIT | Oct 12 | Oct 15 |
| 0xProbabillity/house-control | Your home as a live 3D model in the Mac menu bar and on iPhone — lights and ACs via Smart Life, Home Assistant, Philips Hue and Apple Home. | Swift | 336 | 43 | MIT | Oct 14 | Oct 15 |
| carterlasalle/mac_messages_mcp | An MCP server that securely interfaces with your iMessage database via the Model Context Protocol (MCP), allowing LLMs to query and analyze iMessage conversations. It includes… | Python | 332 | 54 | MIT | Oct 7 | Oct 14 |
| InditexTech/mcp-server-simulator-ios-idb | A Model Context Protocol (MCP) server that enables LLMs to interact with iOS simulators through natural language commands. | TypeScript | 331 | 30 | Apache-2.0 | Oct 13 | Oct 14 |
| nntarasov/csv2keychain | Small tool for adding exported credentials from Chrome to macOS keychain | Python | 327 | 36 | MIT | Jul 19, 2023 | Sep 21 |
| pdcgomes/redlamp | A native, open-source RAW photo editor for Mac, iPad and iPhone that feels immediately familiar to Lightroom users. | Swift | 284 | 10 | MPL-2.0 | Oct 15 | Oct 15 |
| ANDRETRIPOL/OpenGhost | Open desktop AI agent for Windows, macOS and Linux, written from scratch: its own agent engine, its own browser tooling and its own drawing engine that shows what it explains. | JavaScript | 267 | 21 | MIT | Oct 15 | Oct 15 |
| XiaoPuOuO/openchatx-mcp | Turn ChatGPT into a local agent runtime. Operate your computer, use local tools, discover MCP servers, and delegate work to your own models through one MCP connection. | TypeScript | 261 | 19 | MIT | Oct 13 | Oct 15 |
| edison-land/paragravity | Native, non-invasive parallel multi-account & sandbox manager for Google Antigravity | Python | 230 | 20 | MIT | Sep 28 | Oct 15 |
| FradSer/mcp-server-apple-events | MCP server providing native macOS integration with Apple Reminders and Calendar via EventKit | TypeScript | 221 | 52 | MIT | Oct 13 | Oct 14 |
| CursorTouch/MacOS-MCP | Lightweight MCP server for computer use in MacOS | Python | 204 | 32 | MIT | Oct 12 | Oct 14 |
| GabrieleLozupone/kokon | Like Nano Banana, but on your own computer: edit photos by describing the change. Free, private, no limits. One installer for Windows, Mac and Linux; Kokon picks and sets up the… | Rust | 183 | 22 | AGPL-3.0 | Oct 21 | Oct 21 |
| thesnarkitecht/rembrandt | A free photo editor. No account, no subscription, no tracking. RAW, masks and on-device AI for macOS, Windows and Linux. Self-hostable. | C++ | 126 | 8 | GPL-3.0 | Oct 15 | Oct 15 |
| ChenxingJi-Innovate/Cheatcode_ | Skills and tools for your AI apps, added in one click. The open source parts of cheatcodehq.com: Mac installer, package format, skill packs. | Swift | 81 | 16 | MIT | Oct 15 | Oct 21 |
| dongnguyenvie/BashCut | Native macOS video editor that coding agents can drive: everything the UI does, Claude Code and Codex can do through the bashcut CLI or MCP server. Layered timeline, captions… | Swift | 78 | 22 | MIT | Oct 18 | Oct 21 |
| TedHaley/pensieve | Pensieve: never lose the thread. A local MCP server and Mac app that links your files, repos, agent sessions, tickets and messages into one thread per task, for you and your AI… | Python | 72 | 8 | MIT | Oct 21 | Oct 21 |
| sk8erboi17/DStudio | Fully local: chat, a coding agent, and a design studio in one private desktop app. | TypeScript | 32 | 2 | BSD-3-Clause | Oct 3 | Oct 14 |
| ciscoriordan/storescreens-cli | Capture App Store screenshots for iOS and macOS apps across every required device size in one command. Supports iPhone, iPad, Apple Watch, and Mac. | Swift | 27 | 3 | MIT | Oct 14 | Oct 14 |
| Ryware/Headroom | Free native macOS disk analyzer with a folder tree, treemap, file categories, safety guidance, and fast cleanup. | Swift | 14 | 5 | MIT | Oct 11 | Oct 14 |
| pennant-dev/pennant | The last agentic harness you'll ever need. Bring any model; Pennant does the rest on your Mac and iPhone, and asks before anything is sent, deleted or paid for. Free, Apache-2.0. | Swift | 13 | 1 | Apache-2.0 | Oct 13 | Oct 14 |
| chayan-1906/GitHub-MCP | MCP-compliant AI agent server in TypeScript — Extend Claude & others with GitHub Repos, Issues, Pull Requests & Actions superpowers! Ready-to-use executables available for macOS &… | TypeScript | 5 | 2 | MIT | Jun 30 | Oct 14 |
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- Swift 19
- Rust 18
- TypeScript 10
- Python 8
- JavaScript 4
- Shell 3
- Go 3
- C++ 3
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Read from GitHub by SpecStream between September 21, 2026 and October 21, 2026; each row shows the day its repository was read. Stars and pushes change every day, and the GitHub page is the current one. Forks and archived repositories are left out.