Top macOS repositories

Repositories with the GitHub topic “macos”: 296 repositories with 5.6M stars between them, mostly written in Swift, TypeScript and Rust. The highest-rated is rustdesk/rustdesk, #80 on the bestofgithub Elo ladder.

Biggest movers this week

nightly-labs/openbot

Open on GitHubTypeScript

A local-first desktop workspace for persistent AI teammates. Run Codex, Claude, and Grok with dedicated workspaces, task queues, file sharing, browser control, and agent-to-agent collaboration.

  • 1,795+40 Elo, change today
  • 7.9k stars
  • 791 forks
  • 20 watchers
git
git clone https://github.com/nightly-labs/openbot.git
  • ai-agents
  • bun
  • codex
  • electron

expo/exact

Open on GitHubRust

Write an app once. It runs natively on the web, macOS, iOS, and Linux, and an AI agent can build it, run it, see it, and test it on every one of them.

  • 966+32 Elo, change today
  • 4.3k stars
  • 111 forks
  • 10 watchers
git
git clone https://github.com/expo/exact.git
  • ai-agents
  • appkit
  • coding-agents
  • cross-platform

jhaizhou-ops/S2Arm

Open on GitHubC#

Run your own Switch games natively on iPhone, iPad and Mac: game code rewritten to ARM64, graphics direct to Metal, one app for the whole library. Bring your own games and keys. 把你自己的 Switch 游戏原生带到 iPhone / iPad / Mac。

  • 1,059+34 Elo, change today
  • 3.1k stars
  • 561 forks
  • 7 watchers
git
git clone https://github.com/jhaizhou-ops/S2Arm.git
  • apple-silicon
  • arm64
  • game-porting
  • ios

anomalyco/hex

Open on GitHubRust

Local voice dictation for mac, windows and linux

  • 1,608+60 Elo, change today
  • 6.8k stars
  • 437 forks
git
git clone https://github.com/anomalyco/hex.git
  • dictation
  • linux
  • local-first
  • macos

libracoder/kiri

Open on GitHubRust
  • Copper IV
  • Trending #2 · 2-day streak
  • New & Rising · Nov 2026

A small, fast container runtime for macOS, Windows and Linux with free Ngrok alternative

  • 989+54 Elo, change today
  • +2.5k stars gained
  • 6.1k stars
  • 277 forks
  • 17 watchers
cargo
cargo install --git https://github.com/libracoder/kiri
  • containers
  • docker
  • kubernetes
  • linux

libracoder/kiri

Open on GitHubRust
  • Copper IV
  • Trending #2 · 2-day streak
  • New & Rising · Nov 2026

A small, fast container runtime for macOS, Windows and Linux with free Ngrok alternative

  • 989+54 Elo, change today
  • +2.5k stars gained
  • 6.1k stars
  • 277 forks
  • 17 watchers
cargo
cargo install --git https://github.com/libracoder/kiri
  • containers
  • docker
  • kubernetes
  • linux

vercel-labs/agent-desktop

Open on GitHubRust

Computer use CLI for AI agents

  • 2,111+20 Elo, change today
  • +438 stars gained
  • 24.1k stars
  • 1.7k forks
  • 53 watchers
brew
brew install agent-desktop
  • accessibility
  • accessibility-api
  • ai-agents
  • automation

KnifeLemon/Filee

Open on GitHubC#

Free, open-source file converter. Convert 263 formats offline by drag & drop — images, PDF, Word, Excel, PowerPoint, HWP/HWPX, video, audio, e-books and archives. No upload, no Office needed.

  • 2,173+8 Elo, change today
  • +389 stars gained
  • 27.5k stars
  • 1.5k forks
  • 53 watchers
git
git clone https://github.com/KnifeLemon/Filee.git
  • audio-converter
  • avalonia
  • batch-conversion
  • converter

yetone/magpie

Open on GitHubGo

Every agent's model. One place. Codex on DeepSeek, Claude Code on Kimi, from the menu bar.

  • 2,267±0 Elo, change today
  • +383 stars gained
  • 36.9k stars
  • 3.3k forks
  • 43 watchers
go
go install github.com/yetone/magpie@latest
  • claude-code
  • codex
  • deepseek
  • gemini-cli

Top 100 on the Elo ladder

  1. #80
    rustdesk/rustdesk

    An open-source remote desktop application designed for self-hosting, as an alternative to TeamViewer.

    2,269 Elo +5129kRust
  2. #81
    yetone/magpie

    Every agent's model. One place. Codex on DeepSeek, Claude Code on Kimi, from the menu bar.

    2,267 Elo +11636.9kGo
  3. #103
    jaywcjlove/awesome-mac

     This project is dedicated to collecting high-quality macOS software and organizing them systematically by different…

    2,235 Elo +16118kSwift
  4. #145
    KnifeLemon/Filee

    Free, open-source file converter. Convert 263 formats offline by drag & drop — images, PDF, Word, Excel, PowerPoint…

    2,173 Elo +12227.5kC#
  5. #184
    tw93/Mole

    🐹 Open-source Mac and PC cleaner. Keep your machine clean, light, and running like new. Fast CLI, plus native Mac and…

    2,137 Elo +1075.1kShell
  6. #197
    nodejs/node

    Node.js JavaScript runtime ✨🐢🚀✨

    2,128 Elo −22123kJavaScript
  7. #221
    Predidit/Kazumi

    基于自定义规则的番剧采集APP,支持流媒体在线观看,支持弹幕,支持实时超分辨率。

    2,114 Elo +1742.6kDart
  8. #225
    tw93/Pake

    Turn any website into a lightweight desktop app with one command, on macOS, Windows and Linux.

    2,112 Elo +6363.6kRust
  9. #227
    vercel-labs/agent-desktop

    Computer use CLI for AI agents

    2,111 Elo +26624.1kRust
  10. #264
    flutter/flutter

    Flutter makes it easy and fast to build beautiful apps for mobile and beyond

    2,086 Elo −83181kDart
  11. #308
    webadderallorg/Recordly

    Create polished demo videos without editing skills. Mac/Windows/Linux

    2,061 Elo +1836.8kTypeScript
  12. #356
    agalwood/Motrix

    A full-featured download manager.

    2,036 Elo +758.3kTypeScript
  13. #370
    GyulyVGC/sniffnet

    Comfortably monitor your network traffic 🕵️‍♂️

    2,029 Elo +7942.8kRust
  14. #375
    marktext/marktext

    📝A simple and elegant markdown editor, available for Linux, macOS and Windows.

    2,026 Elo −2264kTypeScript
  15. #397
    trycua/cua

    Scale computer-use 2.0 with open-source drivers, cross-OS sandboxes, and benchmarks for training, evaluation, and data…

    2,016 Elo +2632.3kRust
  16. #407
    FreeCAD/FreeCAD

    Official source code of FreeCAD, a free and opensource multiplatform 3D parametric modeler.

    2,012 Elo −1135.4kC++
  17. #463
    serhii-londar/open-source-mac-os-apps

    🚀 Awesome list of open source applications for macOS. https://t.me/s/opensourcemacosapps

    1,988 Elo −1151.3k
  18. #572
    1,949 Elo +4620.9kDart
  19. #586
    PowerShell/PowerShell

    PowerShell for every system!

    1,944 Elo +1856.1kC#
  20. #598
    OpenWhispr/openwhispr

    Voice-to-text dictation app with local (Nvidia Parakeet/Whisper) and cloud models (BYOK). Privacy-first and available…

    1,942 Elo +11511.6kJavaScript
  21. #606
    jlevy/the-art-of-command-line

    Master the command line, in one page

    1,939 Elo −83162k
  22. #641
    warpdotdev/warp

    Warp is an agentic development environment, born out of the terminal.

    1,930 Elo −4466kRust
  23. #650
    ly05010419/MacNativeGames

    Play your own Tears of the Kingdom and Breath of the Wild natively on Apple silicon Mac, iPhone and iPad. Not an…

    1,929 Elo +1087.8kC
  24. #656
    exelban/stats

    macOS system monitor in your menu bar

    1,927 Elo −943.4kSwift
  25. #678
    makecindy/cindy

    Consider it done. The open-source AI agent that works out of the box · 想到,就能做到。开源、开箱即用的 AI Agent。

    1,922 Elo +12410.1kTypeScript
  26. #722
    team-spotube/spotube

    🎧 Open source music streaming app! Available for both desktop & mobile!

    1,912 Elo −1750.7kKotlin
  27. #725
    jundot/omlx

    LLM inference server with continuous batching & SSD caching for Apple Silicon — managed from the macOS menu bar

    1,911 Elo +2823.6kPython
  28. #727
    super-productivity/super-productivity

    Super Productivity is an advanced todo list app with integrated Timeboxing and time tracking capabilities. It also…

    1,910 Elo +3023.6kTypeScript
  29. #740
    GopeedLab/gopeed

    A fast, modern download manager for HTTP, BitTorrent, Magnet, and ed2k. Cross-platform, built with Golang and Flutter.

    1,908 Elo +1727.7kDart
  30. #747
    KytyPS5/KytyPS5

    PlayStation 5 translation layer for Windows, Linux and macOS

    1,906 Elo +11211.2kC++
  31. #753
    keepassxreboot/keepassxc

    KeePassXC is a cross-platform community-driven port of the Windows application “KeePass Password Safe”.

    1,905 Elo −1030kC++
  32. #756
    WerWolv/ImHex

    🔍 A Hex Editor for Reverse Engineers, Programmers and people who value their retinas when working at 3 AM.

    1,904 Elo −2155.8kC++
  33. #772
    maxrave-dev/SimpMusic

    A cross-platform music app using YouTube Music for backend

    1,901 Elo +11013.4kKotlin
  34. #781
    Homebrew/brew

    🍺 The Package Manager for Everywhere

    1,899 Elo −9450.3kRuby
  35. #788
    utmapp/UTM

    Virtual machines for iOS and macOS

    1,897 Elo −2336.9kSwift
  36. #919
    tldr-pages/tldr

    Collaborative cheatsheets for console commands 📚.

    1,872 Elo −6064.2kMarkdown
  37. #920
    wailsapp/wails

    Create beautiful applications using Go

    1,871 Elo −1937.1kGo
  38. #933
    raysan5/raylib

    A simple and easy-to-use library to enjoy videogames programming

    1,869 Elo −935.6kC
  39. #942
    iina/iina

    The modern video player for macOS.

    1,867 Elo −2247.1kSwift
  40. #944
    ParadevAI/Paradev

    Paradev is an open-source Codex App and Conductor alternative. Orchestrate an army coding agents in parallel with your…

    1,867 Elo +516.3kTypeScript
  41. #947
    shadps4-emu/shadPS4

    PlayStation 4 emulator for Windows, Linux, macOS and FreeBSD written in C++

    1,866 Elo +2034.2kC++
  42. #979
    komi-store/komi-store

    🩵 A free, open-source app store for developers' releases on GitHub, Codeberg & Forgejo — browse, discover, and install…

    1,860 Elo +4920.7kKotlin
  43. #1,026
    k2-fsa/sherpa-onnx

    Speech-to-text, text-to-speech, speaker diarization, speech enhancement, source separation, and VAD using next-gen…

    1,852 Elo +3215.9kC++
  44. #1,043
    alacritty/alacritty

    A cross-platform, OpenGL terminal emulator.

    1,849 Elo −2666.1kRust
  45. #1,111
    sxyazi/yazi

    💥 Blazing fast terminal file manager written in Rust, based on async I/O.

    1,839 Elo −4243.4kRust
  46. #1,116
    brave/brave-browser

    Brave browser for Android, iOS, Linux, macOS, Windows.

    1,839 Elo −924.2k
  47. #1,126
    crmne/spotifast

    Spotify, native and fast. One lightweight Rust app for your whole library, local playback, and Spotify Connect on…

    1,837 Elo +11910.3kRust
  48. #1,130
    invoke-ai/InvokeAI

    Invoke is a leading creative engine that uses image and video generation models to empower professionals, artists, and…

    1,837 Elo −529kTypeScript
  49. #1,168
    open-ani/animeko

    集找番、追番、看番的一站式弹幕追番平台,云收藏同步 (Bangumi),离线缓存,BitTorrent,弹幕云过滤。100% Kotlin/Compose Multiplatform

    1,832 Elo +2821.7kKotlin
  50. #1,199
    permissionlesstech/bitchat

    bluetooth mesh chat, IRC vibes

    1,827 Elo −3937.1kSwift
  51. #1,216
    altic-dev/FluidVoice

    Fastest and only macOS Dictation app with on-device STT and custom trained AI enhancement model. Windows, iOS…

    1,825 Elo +3313kSwift
  52. #1,248
    dortania/OpenCore-Legacy-Patcher

    Experience macOS just like before

    1,821 Elo +1918.9kPython
  53. #1,274
    waydabber/BetterDisplay

    Unlock your displays on your Mac. Flexible HiDPI scaling, XDR/HDR extra brightness, virtual screens, DDC control, image…

    1,816 Elo +734.5k
  54. #1,293
    JoeanAmier/TikTokDownloader

    抖音 / TikTok 平台作品下载/数据采集工具

    1,814 Elo +1617.5kJavaScript
  55. #1,294
    manaflow-ai/cmux

    Open source Ghostty-based macOS terminal with vertical tabs and notifications for AI coding agents. Built for…

    1,814 Elo −5728.7kSwift
  56. #1,305
    abiosoft/colima

    Container runtimes on macOS (and Linux) with minimal setup

    1,811 Elo +2531.7kGo
  57. #1,369
    spicetify/cli

    Command-line tool to customize Spotify client. Supports Windows, macOS, and Linux.

    1,802 Elo +2825.5kJavaScript
  58. #1,386
    p0deje/Maccy

    Lightweight clipboard manager for macOS

    1,799 Elo +3922.3kSwift
  59. #1,389
    AvaloniaUI/Avalonia

    Develop Desktop, Embedded, Mobile and WebAssembly apps with C# and XAML. The future of .NET UI

    1,799 Elo −4031.8kC#
  60. #1,418
    ayangweb/BongoCat

    🐱 BongoCat — A cross-platform interactive desktop pet that brings fun to your desktop!

    1,795 Elo 24.6kRust
  61. #1,419
    nightly-labs/openbot

    A local-first desktop workspace for persistent AI teammates. Run Codex, Claude, and Grok with dedicated workspaces…

    1,795 Elo +4517.9kTypeScript
  62. #1,433
    xbmc/xbmc

    Kodi is an award-winning free and open source home theater/media center software and entertainment hub for digital…

    1,793 Elo −1321.4kC++
  63. #1,438
    FiloSottile/mkcert

    A simple zero-config tool to make locally trusted development certificates with any names you'd like.

    1,792 Elo −6359.8kGo
  64. #1,507
    MonitorControl/MonitorControl

    🖥 Control your display's brightness & volume on your Mac as if it was a native Apple Display. Use Apple Keyboard keys…

    1,784 Elo +434.7kSwift
  65. #1,524
    qier222/YesPlayMusic

    高颜值的第三方网易云播放器,支持 Windows / macOS / Linux :electron:

    1,782 Elo −10933.6kVue
  66. #1,550
    DevToys-app/DevToys

    A Swiss Army knife for developers.

    1,778 Elo −2732.2kC#
  67. #1,570
    lima-vm/lima

    Linux virtual machines, with a focus on running containers

    1,776 Elo +2722.3kGo
  68. #1,583
    iCHAIT/awesome-macOS

     A curated list of awesome applications, softwares, tools and shiny things for macOS.

    1,774 Elo +1519.4k
  69. #1,631
    majd/ipatool

    Command-line tool that allows you to search for iOS, iPadOS, tvOS, watchOS, visionOS, and macOS apps on the App Store…

    1,769 Elo +3812.3kGo
  70. #1,661
    jordanbaird/Ice

    Powerful menu bar manager for macOS

    1,765 Elo −830kSwift
  71. #1,664
    ScottSloan/Bili23-Downloader

    开源、免费、跨平台的 B 站视频下载工具,支持多线程加速、音视频分离、弹幕元数据获取、自定义命名与分类等功能。Open Source, Free, Cross-Platform Bilibili Video Downloader.

    1,765 Elo +1519.1kPython
  72. #1,729
    nikitabobko/AeroSpace

    AeroSpace is an i3-like tiling window manager for macOS

    1,757 Elo +4123.8kSwift
  73. #1,800
    appium/appium

    Cross-platform automation framework for all kinds of apps, built on top of the W3C WebDriver protocol

    1,749 Elo −4222.2kTypeScript
  74. #1,821
    Louis-CFM/coucou

    A tiny friend in your Mac's notch and on your iPhone that keeps an eye on your AI coding agents: Claude Code, Codex…

    1,747 Elo +937.2kSwift
  75. #1,854
    qingjian-team/qingjian

    青简 Qingjian:用 Rust 写的拼音输入法,候选词旁多一条正在学的语言的译词

    1,744 Elo +867.8kRust
  76. #1,898
    mg-chao/snow-shot

    Snow Shot is free, open-source screenshot software and a screen recording tool for Windows and macOS, with annotation…

    1,738 Elo +1427kC++
  77. #1,914
    browseros-ai/BrowserOS

    🌐 The open-source Agentic browser; alternative to ChatGPT Atlas, Perplexity Comet, Dia.

    1,737 Elo +4214.3kRust
  78. #1,949
    d2phap/ImageGlass

    🏞 A fast, open-source, modern image viewer for 90+ formats – including WEBP, GIF, SVG, AVIF, JXL, HEIC and more – built…

    1,733 Elo +3914.9kC#
  79. #1,990
    Caldis/Mos

    一个用于在 macOS 上平滑你的鼠标滚动效果或单独设置滚动方向的小工具, 让你的滚轮爽如触控板 | A lightweight tool used to smooth scrolling and set scroll…

    1,729 Elo +4521.9kSwift
  80. #2,004
    twpayne/chezmoi

    Manage your dotfiles across multiple diverse machines, securely.

    1,727 Elo +3122.2kGo
  81. #2,009
    tisfeng/Easydict

    一个简洁优雅的词典翻译 macOS App。开箱即用,支持离线 OCR 识别,支持有道词典,🍎 苹果系统词典,🍎 苹果系统翻译,OpenAI,Gemini,DeepL,Google,Bing,腾讯,百度,阿里,小牛,彩云和火山翻译。A…

    1,726 Elo +3315.3kSwift
  82. #2,092
    pranshuparmar/witr

    Why is this running? Trace any process, port, container, or file back to what started it - CLI + TUI.

    1,717 Elo −1723kGo
  83. #2,103
    lencx/ChatGPT

    ❄️ ChatGPT Desktop Application (Mac, Windows and Linux)

    1,716 Elo −3154.6kRust
  84. #2,117
    thaw-app/Thaw

    The open source menu bar manager

    1,714 Elo +5812.7kSwift
  85. #2,223
    JoeanAmier/XHS-Downloader

    小红书(XiaoHongShu、RedNote)链接提取/作品采集工具

    1,703 Elo +2413.3kJavaScript
  86. #2,278
    kholia/OSX-KVM

    Run macOS on QEMU/KVM. With OpenCore + Monterey + Ventura + Sonoma support now! Only commercial (paid) support is…

    1,698 Elo +3623.8kShell
  87. #2,338
    4gray/iptvnator

    :tv: Cross-platform IPTV player application with multiple features, such as support of m3u and m3u8 playlists…

    1,692 Elo +1027.7kTypeScript
  88. #2,397
    mathiasbynens/dotfiles

    :wrench: .files, including ~/.macos — sensible hacker defaults for macOS

    1,686 Elo −9131.5kShell
  89. #2,399
    quickemu-project/quickemu

    Quickly create and run optimised Windows, macOS and Linux virtual machines

    1,686 Elo +5716.7kShell
  90. #2,449
    fail2ban/fail2ban

    Daemon to ban hosts that cause multiple authentication errors

    1,681 Elo −419kPython
  91. #2,458
    wavetermdev/waveterm

    An open-source, AI-integrated, cross-platform terminal for seamless workflows

    1,679 Elo −1722.7kGo
  92. #2,499
    pqrs-org/Karabiner-Elements

    Karabiner-Elements is a powerful tool for customizing keyboards on macOS

    1,675 Elo +423.1kC++
  93. #2,505
    viarotel-org/escrcpy

    📱 Display and control your Android device graphically with scrcpy.

    1,675 Elo +3312.3kJavaScript
  94. #2,523
    sickcodes/Docker-OSX

    Run macOS VM in a Docker! Run near native OSX-KVM in Docker! X11 Forwarding! CI/CD for OS X Security Research! Docker…

    1,673 Elo −3253kShell
  95. #2,526
    atom/atom

    :atom: The hackable text editor

    1,673 Elo −5260.6kJavaScript
  96. #2,529
    palmier-io/palmier-pro

    macOS video editor built for AI

    1,673 Elo +5214.7kSwift
  97. #2,535
    ronitsingh10/FineTune

    FineTune, a macOS menu bar app for per-app volume control, multi-device output, audio routing, and 10-band EQ. Free and…

    1,673 Elo +7510.1kSwift
  98. #2,591
    glfw/glfw

    A multi-platform library for OpenGL, OpenGL ES, Vulkan, window and input

    1,668 Elo −2815.4kC
  99. #2,594
    dwarvesf/hidden

    An ultra-light MacOS utility that helps hide menu bar icons

    1,668 Elo +4715.4kSwift
  100. #2,691
    bol-van/zapret

    DPI bypass multi platform

    1,661 Elo +1416.4kC