Top macOS App repositories

Repositories with the GitHub topic “macos-app”: 24 repositories with 478k stars between them, mostly written in Swift, C# and C. The highest-rated is jaywcjlove/awesome-mac, #103 on the bestofgithub Elo ladder.

Biggest movers this week

MetrolistGroup/Metrolist

Open on GitHubKotlin

YouTube Music client for Android

  • 1,880+31 Elo, change today
  • 14.4k stars
  • 1.3k forks
  • 128 watchers
git
git clone https://github.com/MetrolistGroup/Metrolist.git
  • android
  • desktop-app
  • foss
  • innertube

InterceptSuite/ProxyBridge

Open on GitHubC

Simple Proxy Client to force proxy to any Windows/MacOS/Linux Application TCP and UDP traffic

  • 1,606+12 Elo, change today
  • 7.1k stars
  • 447 forks
git
git clone https://github.com/InterceptSuite/ProxyBridge.git
  • c
  • cybersecurity
  • http3
  • httpproxy

Beingpax/VoiceInk

Open on GitHubSwift

The best open-source alternative to Superwhisper & Wispr Flow. Voice-to-text app for macOS with no subscription

  • 1,645+12 Elo, change today
  • 7.1k stars
  • 1k forks
git
git clone https://github.com/Beingpax/VoiceInk.git
  • macos
  • macos-app
  • swift

Louis-CFM/coucou

Open on GitHubSwift

A tiny friend in your Mac's notch and on your iPhone that keeps an eye on your AI coding agents: Claude Code, Codex, Cursor, Gemini CLI, Antigravity and more. Approve from the notch or your Lock Screen.

  • 1,747+4 Elo, change today
  • 7.2k stars
  • 1.1k forks
  • 58 watchers
git
git clone https://github.com/Louis-CFM/coucou.git
  • ai-agents
  • anthropic
  • antigravity
  • claude

momenbasel/PureMac

Open on GitHubSwift

Free, open-source macOS cleaner. CleanMyMac alternative with zero telemetry. Native SwiftUI, scheduled auto-cleaning, Xcode/Homebrew/system cache cleanup. MIT licensed.

  • 1,655+10 Elo, change today
  • 7.8k stars
  • 456 forks
git
git clone https://github.com/momenbasel/PureMac.git
  • cache-cleaner
  • cleanmymac
  • cleanup
  • disk-cleaner

ronitsingh10/FineTune

Open on GitHubSwift

FineTune, a macOS menu bar app for per-app volume control, multi-device output, audio routing, and 10-band EQ. Free and open-source alternative to SoundSource.

  • 1,673+6 Elo, change today
  • 10.1k stars
  • 415 forks
git
git clone https://github.com/ronitsingh10/FineTune.git
  • audio
  • audio-control
  • audio-utility
  • autoeq

Top 24 on the Elo ladder

  1. #103
    jaywcjlove/awesome-mac

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

    2,235 Elo +16118kSwift
  2. #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
  3. #873
    MetrolistGroup/Metrolist

    YouTube Music client for Android

    1,880 Elo +9714.4kKotlin
  4. #1,129
    BeyondDimension/SteamTools

    🛠「Watt Toolkit」是一个开源跨平台的多功能 Steam 工具箱。

    1,837 Elo +3427.5kC#
  5. #1,165
    moonlight-stream/moonlight-qt

    GameStream client for PCs (Windows, Mac, Linux, and Steam Link)

    1,832 Elo +4619.5kC++
  6. #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
  7. #1,661
    jordanbaird/Ice

    Powerful menu bar manager for macOS

    1,765 Elo −830kSwift
  8. #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
  9. #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#
  10. #2,117
    thaw-app/Thaw

    The open source menu bar manager

    1,714 Elo +5812.7kSwift
  11. #2,191
    electerm/electerm

    📻Free and open-sourced terminal/ssh/sftp/ftp/telnet/serialport/RDP/VNC/Spice client(Linux, Mac, Windows, Android…

    1,707 Elo +3815.6kJavaScript
  12. #2,503
    wealthfolio/wealthfolio

    A beautiful, private, local-first personal finance tracker. Investments, net worth, spending, and simulations.

    1,675 Elo +669.4kRust
  13. #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
  14. #2,766
    momenbasel/PureMac

    Free, open-source macOS cleaner. CleanMyMac alternative with zero telemetry. Native SwiftUI, scheduled auto-cleaning…

    1,655 Elo +897.8kSwift
  15. #2,896
    Beingpax/VoiceInk

    The best open-source alternative to Superwhisper & Wispr Flow. Voice-to-text app for macOS with no subscription

    1,645 Elo +947.1kSwift
  16. #3,037
    1,634 Elo +3111.4kDart
  17. #3,481
    InterceptSuite/ProxyBridge

    Simple Proxy Client to force proxy to any Windows/MacOS/Linux Application TCP and UDP traffic

    1,606 Elo +957.1kC
  18. #4,876
    mrkai77/Loop

    Window management made elegant.

    1,525 Elo +4411.9kSwift
  19. #5,840
    coteditor/CotEditor

    Lightweight Plain Text Editor for macOS

    1,481 Elo +98.6kSwift
  20. #8,614
    sindresorhus/caprine

    Elegant Facebook Messenger desktop app

    1,370 Elo +137.4kTypeScript
  21. #8,619
    sindresorhus/Gifski

    🌈 Convert videos to high-quality GIFs on your Mac

    1,370 Elo +318.6kSwift
  22. #8,630
    milanvarady/Applite

    A native macOS app store for software that isn't on the App Store, backed by Homebrew Cask

    1,369 Elo +157.1kSwift
  23. #9,487
    sveinbjornt/Sloth

    Mac app that shows all open files, directories, sockets, pipes and devices in use by all running processes. Nice GUI…

    1,319 Elo +118.9kObjective-C
  24. #9,997
    daveebbelaar/bama

    BAMA: Build Any Mac App. Agent skills to research, clone, design, build, optimize, and test native macOS apps with…

    1,027 Elo −191.8kSwift