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Awesome Mac
===


This project is dedicated to collecting high-quality macOS software and organizing them systematically by different categories for easy search and use. As it continues to grow, the project has far exceeded our initial expectations and has become more comprehensive and refined.

Feel free to star ⭐ and fork 🍴 to support the project!

If you have any suggestions, ideas, or discover excellent software, feel free to submit a PR to help improve this list. Please read the contributing guidelines before contributing. We also welcome you to continue following this awesome list to build a better macOS tool collection together.

Explanation

中文 | 한국어 | 日本語 | RSS | Awesome Command Line Apps | Awesome Swift macOS Apps

![Open-Source Software][OSS Icon] means open source. click the icon to see the item's repository;
![Freeware][Freeware Icon] means free to use, or free personal license;
![App Store][app-store Icon] means App store hyperlink;
![Native App][Native Icon] means native app;
![Awesome List][awesome-list Icon] means hyperlink to a corresponding Awesome list for the item;

Contents

• Awesome Mac
• Contents
• Reading and Writing Tools
• Text Editors
• Office
• Markdown Tools
• Note-taking
• Journaling
• Writing
• Ebooks
• RSS
• Others
• Developer Tools
• IDEs
• Developer Utilities
• Regular Expression Editors
• API Development and Analysis
• Network Analysis
• Frameworks For Hybrid Applications
• Version Control
• Virtualization
• Databases
• Terminal Apps
• Design and Product
• Design Tools
• Prototyping and Mind-Mapping Tools
• Screenshot Tools
• Screen Recording
• Other Tools
• AI Tools
• Communication
• Collaboration and Team Tools
• Email Clients
• File Sharing
• Data Recovery Tools
• Audio and Video Tools
• Audio Record and Process
• Download Management Tools
• Cloud Storage
• Input Methods
• Voice-to-Text
• Browsers
• Translation Tools
• Education
• Finance
• Encryption
• Security Tools
• Proxy and VPN Tools
• Utilities
• Clipboard Tools
• Menu Bar Tools
• Cleanup and Uninstall
• File Organization Tools
• General Tools
• To-Do Lists
• Productivity
• Window Management
• Password Management
• Finder Tools
• Quality of Life Improvements
• System Related Tools
• Gaming Software
• Remote Login Software
• QuickLook Plugins
• Third Party App Markets
• Package Managers
• Mac App Download Sites
• Genuine Sites
• Pirated software download site blocklist
• Contributors
• License

Reading and Writing Tools

Applications to edit text, I suggest the open-source editors

Text Editors

• Aurora Editor - Lightweight Code Editor (IDE) for macOS. [![Open-Source Software][OSS Icon]](https://github.com/AuroraEditor/AuroraEditor)
• Bootstrap Studio - A powerful desktop app for creating responsive websites using the Bootstrap framework.
• Brackets - A modern, open source text editor that understands web design. [![Open-Source Software][OSS Icon]](https://github.com/brackets-cont/brackets/) ![Freeware][Freeware Icon]
• CodeEdit - A lightweight, natively-built editor. Open source. Free forever. [![Open-Source Software][OSS Icon]](https://github.com/CodeEditApp/CodeEdit) ![Freeware][Freeware Icon]
• CotEditor - Lightweight plain-text editor for macOS. [![Open-Source Software][OSS Icon]](https://github.com/coteditor/CotEditor/) ![Freeware][Freeware Icon]
• Cursor - AI code editor with autocomplete, chat, and coding agent features. ![Freeware][Freeware Icon]
• Emacs - Popular Unix-based text editor for programmers and system administrators. [![Open-Source Software][OSS Icon]](https://git.savannah.gnu.org/cgit/) ![Freeware][Freeware Icon] [![Awesome List][awesome-list Icon]](https://github.com/emacs-tw/awesome-emacs#readme)
• Haystack Editor - Code editor with a canvas UI for better code understanding. [![Open-Source Software][OSS Icon]](https://github.com/haystackeditor/haystack-editor) ![Freeware][Freeware Icon]
• Helix - A post-modern modal text editor. [![Open-Source Software][OSS Icon]](https://github.com/helix-editor/helix/) ![Freeware][Freeware Icon]
• Itsypad - A tiny, fast scratchpad and clipboard manager for macOS. [![Open-Source Software][OSS Icon]](https://github.com/nickustinov/itsypad-macos) ![Freeware][Freeware Icon]
• Lapce - Lightning-fast and powerful code editor. [![Open-Source Software][OSS Icon]](https://github.com/lapce/lapce) ![Freeware][Freeware Icon]
• LightTable - The next generation code editor. [![Open-Source Software][OSS Icon]](https://github.com/LightTable/LightTable) ![Freeware][Freeware Icon]
• LiteEdit - Fast, native macOS code editor under 1 MB — Swift and AppKit, no Electron. [![Open-Source Software][OSS Icon]](https://github.com/arietan/lite-edit) ![Freeware][Freeware Icon]
• MacVim - the text editor Vim - for macOS. [![Open-Source Software][OSS Icon]](https://github.com/macvim-dev/macvim) ![Freeware][Freeware Icon]
• micro - Modern and intuitive terminal-based text editor. [![Open-Source Software][OSS Icon]](https://github.com/ory/editor) ![Freeware][Freeware Icon]
• Neovim - Vim-fork focused on extensibility and usability. [![Open-Source Software][OSS Icon]](https://github.com/neovim/neovim) ![Freeware][Freeware Icon]
• Nova - The beautiful, fast, flexible, native Mac code editor from Panic.
• Plain Text Editor - Simple distraction-free notepad. ![Freeware][Freeware Icon] [![App Store][app-store Icon]](https://apps.apple.com/app/id1572202501?platform=mac)
• Sublime Text - Text editor with a fast interface and plugin ecosystem. For more plugins, check Sublime Text Plugins. [![Awesome List][awesome-list Icon]](https://github.com/dreikanter/sublime-bookmarks#readme)
• SubEthaEdit - Powerful editor for writing, coding, and collaboration anytime, anywhere! [![Open-Source Software][OSS Icon]](https://github.com/subethaedit/SubEthaEdit)
• TextMate - Editor that brings Apple's approach to operating systems into the world of text editors. [![Open-Source Software][OSS Icon]](https://github.com/textmate/textmate) ![Freeware][Freeware Icon]
• Tot - Tot is an elegant, simple way to collect & edit text. It’s your tiny text companion! ![Freeware][Freeware Icon] [![App Store][app-store Icon]](https://apps.apple.com/us/app/tot/id1491071483?platform=mac)
• Vim - An old terminal-based editor. For common plugins, check Vim Common Plugins. [![Open-Source Software][OSS Icon]](https://github.com/vim/vim) ![Freeware][Freeware Icon] [![Awesome List][awesome-list Icon]](https://github.com/mhinz/vim-galore#readme)
• Vimr - Refined Vim Experience for OS X. [![Open-Source Software][OSS Icon]](https://github.com/qvacua/vimr/) ![Freeware][Freeware Icon]
• Windsurf - AI code editor with agentic coding, autocomplete, and MCP support. ![Freeware][Freeware Icon]
• Zed - A high-performance, multiplayer code editor from the creators of Atom and Tree-sitter. [![Open-Source Software][OSS Icon]](https://github.com/zed-industries/zed) ![Freeware][Freeware Icon]

Office

• Keynote - Build stunning presentations. ![Freeware][Freeware Icon] [![App Store][app-store Icon]](https://apps.apple.com/app/keynote/id409183694?platform=mac)
• LibreOffice - Free, open-source office software used and tested daily by a large community. [![Open-Source Software][OSS Icon]](https://www.libreoffice.org/about-us/source-code/) ![Freeware][Freeware Icon]
• Microsoft Office - Unmistakably Office, designed for Mac. [![App Store][app-store Icon]](https://www.apple.com/search/office?page=1&sel=accessories&f=software#!&f=software&fh=4649)
• Numbers - Create impressive spreadsheets. ![Freeware][Freeware Icon] [![App Store][app-store Icon]](https://apps.apple.com/app/numbers/id409203825?platform=mac)
• OnlyOffice - Office suite with document, spreadsheet, and presentation editors. [![Open-Source Software][OSS Icon]](https://github.com/ONLYOFFICE/DesktopEditors) ![Freeware][Freeware Icon]
• Pages - Documents that stand apart. ![Freeware][Freeware Icon] [![App Store][app-store Icon]](https://apps.apple.com/app/pages/id409201541?platform=mac)
• SoftMaker Office - A complete office suite that aims for full compatibility with Microsoft Office documents.
• WPS - Is a cross-platform office software suite. ![Freeware][Freeware Icon]

Markdown Tools [![Awesome List][awesome-list Icon]](https://github.com/BubuAnabelas/awesome-markdown#tools)

• Archimedes - Native macOS Markdown editor geared toward mathematical writing with inline LaTeX support.
• Edmund - Minimal, native macOS Markdown editor with live preview; works with your existing files, no vault. [![Open-Source Software][OSS Icon]](https://github.com/I7T5/Edmund) ![Freeware][Freeware Icon] ![Native App][Native Icon]
• EME - Open-source Markdown editor with an interface like Chrome. ![Open-Source Software][OSS Icon]
• iA Writer - Writing app with an emphasis on simplicity and design.
• LightPaper - Simple, beautiful, yet powerful text editor for your Mac.
• MacDown - Open source Markdown editor for macOS with live preview and HTML/PDF export. [![Open-Source Software][OSS Icon]](https://github.com/MacDownApp/macdown) ![Freeware][Freeware Icon]
• Marked 2 - This is the Markdown preview with an elegant and powerful set of tools for all writers.
• MarkText - Next generation markdown editor, running on platforms of MacOS Windows and Linux. [![Open-Source Software][OSS Icon]](https://github.com/marktext/marktext) ![Freeware][Freeware Icon]
• MarkViewer - Markdown viewer and editor for macOS with AI-assisted editing. ![Freeware][Freeware Icon]
• Marp - Markdown presentation writer with cross-platform support. [![Open-Source Software][OSS Icon]](https://github.com/marp-team/marp) ![Freeware][Freeware Icon]
• Marxico - Delicate Markdown editor for Evernote. Reliable storage and sync.
• MWeb - Pro Markdown writing, and static blog generator App.
• Obsidian - A second brain, for you, forever.
• Pixley Reader - Reader for Markdown specs, docs, and changelogs generated by AI tools. [![Open-Source Software][OSS Icon]](https://github.com/Applacat/PixleyReader) [![App Store][app-store Icon]](https://apps.apple.com/app/id6758722045?platform=mac)
• Scratch - Lightweight, offline-first markdown notes app with WYSIWYG editing and local AI agent support. [![Open-Source Software][OSS Icon]](https://github.com/erictli/scratch) ![Freeware][Freeware Icon]
• Typora - Truly minimal Markdown editor featuring seamless live preview.
• Ulysses - The Ultimate Writing App for Mac, iPad and iPhone.
• Zettlr - A markdown editor for the 21st century. [![Open-Source Software][OSS Icon]](https://github.com/Zettlr/Zettlr) ![Freeware][Freeware Icon]

Note-taking

• Affine - Affine is the next-generation collaborative knowledge base for professionals. [![Open-Source Software][OSS Icon]](https://github.com/toeverything/AFFiNE) ![Freeware][Freeware Icon]
• Agenda - Date-focused note taking app for both planning and documenting your projects. [![App Store][app-store Icon]](https://apps.apple.com/app/id1287445660?platform=mac)
• Anytype - Local-first note-taking and knowledge management app. ![Freeware][Freeware Icon]
• AppFlowy - Open-source alternative to Notion. [![Open-Source Software][OSS Icon]](https://github.com/AppFlowy-IO/appflowy) ![Freeware][Freeware Icon]
• Bear Writer - Beautiful, flexible writing app for crafting notes and prose. [![App Store][app-store Icon]](https://apps.apple.com/us/app/bear-beautiful-writing-app/id1091189122?ls=1&platform=mac)
• Boostnote - Note-taking app made for programmers. [![Open-Source Software][OSS Icon]](https://github.com/BoostIO/Boostnote)
• Craft - Notetaking and writing made beautiful. [![App Store][app-store Icon]](https://apps.apple.com/se/app/craft-docs-and-notes-editor/id1487937127?platform=mac)
• Dnote - A simple command line notebook with multi-device sync and a web interface. [![Open-Source Software][OSS Icon]](https://github.com/dnote/dnote) ![Freeware][Freeware Icon]
• Email Me - Email yourself and much more with just one tap, native on macOS, iOS and WatchOS. [![App Store][app-store Icon]](https://apps.apple.com/us/app/email-me-notes-in-one-tap/id1090744587?platform=mac)
• Evernote - Infamous note-taking app, available on many platforms. ![Freeware][Freeware Icon]
• FSNotes - File System Notes is a modern notes manager, native on macOS and iOS. [![Open-Source Software][OSS Icon]](https://github.com/glushchenko/fsnotes) [![App Store][app-store Icon]](https://apps.apple.com/gb/app/fsnotes/id1277179284?platform=mac)
• Gooba - Writing app and task manager with a simple and interactive design.
• Inkdrop - Notebook app for Markdown lovers built on top of Electron.
• Joplin - Cross-platform open-source notepad with markdown support and to-do list management. [![Open-Source Software][OSS Icon]](https://github.com/laurent22/joplin) ![Freeware][Freeware Icon]
• Knopo - Native macOS outliner for local-first notes stored as plain Markdown files. [![Open-Source Software][OSS Icon]](https://github.com/alkalim/Knopo) ![Freeware][Freeware Icon] ![Native App][Native Icon]
• Logseq - Privacy-first, open-source knowledge base. [![OSS][OSS Icon]](https://github.com/logseq/logseq) ![Freeware][Freeware Icon]
• MarginNote 4 - In-depth PDF and EPUB reading, learning, managing and note taking app.
• massCode - Cross-platform open-source code snippets manager with markdown and mermaid support. [![Open-Source Software][OSS Icon]](https://github.com/massCodeIO/massCode) ![Freeware][Freeware Icon]
• MiaoYan - Lightweight Markdown app to help you write great sentences.
• Notable - The markdown-based note-taking app that doesn't suck.
• Notebook - Note-taking app. ![Freeware][Freeware Icon]
• Notes - Clean, simple note-taking app. [![Open-Source Software][OSS Icon]](https://github.com/nuttyartist/notes) ![Freeware][Freeware Icon]
• NotePlan 3 - Your tasks, notes, and calendar, plain-text markdown files. [![App Store][app-store Icon]](https://apps.apple.com/en/app/noteplan-3/id1505432629?platform=mac)
• NotePlus - True Native Note and LLM Client
• Noteship - Local-first note-taking app for turning notes into structured knowledge. [![App Store][app-store Icon]](https://apps.apple.com/us/app/noteship/id1571711347?platform=mac)
• Notion - All-in-one workspace for notes, tasks, wikis, and databases.
• OATS - Open-source local-first meeting-notes app for macOS with live transcription, speaker labels, AI summaries, and a fully offline on-device mode. [![Open-Source Software][OSS Icon]](https://github.com/ariso-ai/oats) ![Freeware][Freeware Icon]
• OneNote - Note-taking app by Microsoft. ![Freeware][Freeware Icon]
• OutlineEdit 3 - Fully-featured outline editor, for everyone who loves great structured notes. [![App Store][app-store Icon]](https://apps.apple.com/us/app/outlineedit-3/id1608887438?platform=mac)
• Revu - Local-first spaced repetition app with FSRS scheduling and Anki import. [![Open-Source Software][OSS Icon]](https://github.com/JuliusBrussee/revu-swift) ![Native App][Native Icon]
• Saber - Cross platform stylus and text notetaking app. Supports image and pdf imports, can sync. [![App Store][app-store Icon]](https://apps.apple.com/us/app/saber/id1671523739?platform=mac) [![Open-Source Software][OSS Icon]](https://github.com/adil192/saber)
• SideNotes - Quick notes on the screen side with Markdown support.
• Standard Notes - An end-to-end encrypted notes app for digitalists and professionals. [![Open-Source Software][OSS Icon]](https://github.com/standardnotes/app) ![Freeware][Freeware Icon] [![Awesome List][awesome-list Icon]](https://github.com/jonhadfield/awesome-standard-notes#readme)
• Stik - Quick-capture markdown notes app with hotkeys and AI semantic search. [![Open-Source Software][OSS Icon]](https://github.com/0xMassi/stik_app) ![Freeware][Freeware Icon]
• QOwnNotes - Open-source notepad with markdown support and todo list manager. [![Open-Source Software][OSS Icon]](https://github.com/pbek/QOwnNotes) ![Freeware][Freeware Icon]
• Quick Note - Colorful sticky notes in the Menu bar. [![App Store][app-store Icon]](https://apps.apple.com/in/app/quick-note-in-the-menu/id1472935217?platform=mac)
• Quiver - Mix text, code, Markdown, and LaTeX in one note with live preview.
• VNote - Open-source Markdown note-taking app with a polished editor. [![Open-Source Software][OSS Icon]](https://github.com/vnotex/vnote/) ![Freeware][Freeware Icon]
• Zettel - Minimal, distraction-free note-taking app with Markdown and hashtag-based organization. [![Open-Source Software][OSS Icon]](https://github.com/AlexW00/Zettel) [![App Store][app-store Icon]](https://apps.apple.com/app/zettel-quick-notes/id6748525244?platform=mac)

Journaling

• Day One - Excellent journaling app using text, photos, video, audio, location data, and more. [![App Store][app-store Icon]](https://apps.apple.com/us/app/day-one/id1055511498?platform=mac)
• Journey - Journaling app with many features and with apps for every platform available. [![App Store][app-store Icon]](https://apps.apple.com/us/app/journey-diary-journal/id1300202543?platform=mac)
• Life Note - Journal with the greatest minds in human history. ![Freeware][Freeware Icon]
• linked - Link your thoughts to days, distraction free. ![Open-Source Software][OSS Icon]

Writing

• Retrotype - A fun and minimalist writing app that feels like a real typewriter. ![Freeware][Freeware Icon]
• novelWriter - Open-source plain text editor for writing novels with minimal markdown-like syntax. [![OSS][OSS Icon]](https://github.com/vkbo/novelWriter) ![Freeware][Freeware Icon]
• Scrivener - The quintessential word processor for writers.
• THORN - All you need to power personal writing and website building.

Ebooks

• Calibre - Free, open-source e-book manager and reader. [![OSS][OSS Icon]](https://github.com/kovidgoyal/calibre) ![Freeware][Freeware Icon]
• BookShelves - Ebook reader and library manager with public-domain books and sync. ![Freeware][Freeware Icon] [![App Store][app-store Icon]](https://apps.apple.com/app/bookshelves-ebook-reader/id6756848973?platform=mac)
• Clearview - Tabbed style e-book reader for PDF, EPUB (DRM free), CHM, and MOBI. [![App Store][app-store Icon]](https://apps.apple.com/us/app/clearview/id557090104?platform=mac)
• iChm - Ebook reader for CHM (Microsoft Compiled HTML help) files. [![Open-Source Software][OSS Icon]](https://github.com/NSGod/ichm) ![Freeware][Freeware Icon]
• Kindle App - Amazon official reading app of kindle.
• Klib - New way to manage highlights for Kindle and iBooks. ![Freeware][Freeware Icon] [![App Store][app-store Icon]](https://apps.apple.com/app/id1196268448?platform=mac)
• Koodo Reader - All-in-one eBook reader supporting over 15 formats. ![Freeware][Freeware Icon] [![OSS][OSS Icon]](https://github.com/koodo-reader/koodo-reader)
• Readest - Open-source ebook reader with a clean interface and powerful reading tools. [![Open-Source Software][OSS Icon]](https://github.com/readest/readest) ![Freeware][Freeware Icon]
• ReadAny - AI-powered e-book reader with semantic search, chat, and note management. [![Open-Source Software][OSS Icon]](https://github.com/codedogQBY/ReadAny) ![Freeware][Freeware Icon]
• Scribus - Professional layout and publishing software. [![OSS][OSS Icon]](https://sourceforge.net/projects/scribus/) ![Freeware][Freeware Icon]
• Sigil - Multi-platform EPUB ebook Editor. [![Open-Source Software][OSS Icon] ![Freeware][Freeware Icon]](https://github.com/Sigil-Ebook/Sigil)
• Simple Comic - EBook reader for PDF, CBZ, and CBR formats with Live Text search. [![Open-Source Software][OSS Icon]](https://github.com/MaddTheSane/Simple-Comic) ![Freeware][Freeware Icon] [![App Store][app-store Icon]](https://apps.apple.com/us/app/simple-comic/id1497435571?platform=mac)

RSS

• Elytra - A Simple & Private RSS Feed Reader with native rendering for macOS & iOS. [![App Store][app-store Icon]](https://apps.apple.com/app/apple-store/id1433266971?pt=119194029&ct=awesomemac&mt=8&platform=mac)
• Feedy - An elegant and lightweight RSS client and news reader for your Mac. [![App Store][app-store Icon]](https://apps.apple.com/us/app/feedy-rss-client/id588288104?ls=1&platform=mac)
• Folo 🧡 Next generation information browser. [![Open-Source Software][OSS Icon]](https://github.com/RSSNext/Folo) ![Freeware][Freeware Icon]
• Leaf - A news reader for managing subscriptions and enjoying daily news.
• NetNewsWire - It’s a free and open source feed reader for macOS. [![Open-Source Software][OSS Icon] ![Freeware][Freeware Icon]](https://github.com/brentsimmons/NetNewsWire)
• Doughnut - Beautiful, open-source podcast catcher for Mac. [![Open-Source Software][OSS Icon] ![Freeware][Freeware Icon]](https://github.com/dyerc/Doughnut)
• Papr - RSS reader with adjustable typography, keyboard-driven navigation, and highlight export to Readwise, Notion and Obsidian. [![Open-Source Software][OSS Icon]](https://github.com/l0ng-ai/papr) ![Freeware][Freeware Icon]
• ReadKit - Bookmark and RSS management client.
• Reeder 5 - News reader for Feedbin, Feedly, Feed Wrangler and so on. [![App Store][app-store Icon]](https://apps.apple.com/pl/app/reeder-5/id1529448980?platform=mac)
• Saga Reader - AI-powered web and RSS reader. [![Open-Source Software][OSS Icon] ![Freeware][Freeware Icon]](https://github.com/dyerc/Doughnut)
• Unread - RSS reader with beautiful typography that supports Feedbin, Feedly and so on. [![App Store][app-store Icon]](https://apps.apple.com/us/app/unread-an-rss-reader/id1363637349?platform=mac)
• Vienna - RSS/Atom reader for Mac OS X. [![Open-Source Software][OSS Icon] ![Freeware][Freeware Icon]](https://github.com/ViennaRSS/vienna-rss)

Others

• SwifDoo PDF - PDF editor/converter for editing, compressing, and password-protecting PDFs.
• bindPDF - Combine multiple PDF files into a single PDF file using a friendly UI. [![Open-Source Software][OSS Icon]](https://github.com/vishaltelangre/bindPDF) ![Freeware][Freeware Icon]
• CHM Reader - Read Compiled HTML (.chm) documents on your Mac. ![Freeware][Freeware Icon]
• Chmox - Read CHM documents on your Mac. ![Freeware][Freeware Icon]
• Highlights - The PDF Reader for Research on Mac, iPad & iPhone. ![Freeware][Freeware Icon]
• PDF Auditor - PDF inspection tool for analyzing metadata, structure, and security risks. [![App Store][app-store Icon]](https://apps.apple.com/app/apple-store/id6738956506?pt=127483661&ct=GitHub&mt=8&platform=mac)
• PDF Expert - Read, annotate and edit PDFs, change text and images.
• PDF Pals - Chat with PDF app for Mac. No file size limits!
• PDFgear - AI-integrated PDF editor. ![Freeware][Freeware Icon] [![App Store][app-store Icon]](https://apps.apple.com/app/pdfgear-pdf-editor-for-adobe/id1615523079?platform=mac)
• PDF Reader Pro - You Can view, create, sign, convert and compress any PDF documents. [![App Store][app-store Icon]](https://apps.apple.com/us/app/pdf-reader-pro-your-pdf-office/id825459243?platform=mac)
• Skim - PDF reader and note-taker for OS X. [![Open-Source Software][OSS Icon]](https://sourceforge.net/projects/skim-app/) ![Freeware][Freeware Icon]
• SkyFonts - The simplest way to try, install, and manage fonts.
• SmoothCSV - Fast, full-featured CSV editor with SQL queries. ![Freeware][Freeware Icon]
• Spillo - Powerful, beautiful and amazingly fast Pinboard client for OS X.
• TabType - Free, open-source AI autocomplete for every Mac app — on-device ghost-text suggestions powered by a local LLM (MLX); nothing leaves your Mac. [![Open-Source Software][OSS Icon]](https://github.com/nilava/TabType) ![Freeware][Freeware Icon]
• Tad - Application for viewing and analyzing tabular data such as CSV files. [![Open-Source Software][OSS Icon]](https://github.com/antonycourtney/tad) ![Freeware][Freeware Icon]
• texifier - Great LaTeX editor for Mac with auto-update PDF and autocomplete LaTeX commands.
• UPDF - Free PDF editor for reading, annotating, and editing PDFs. ![Freeware][Freeware Icon] [![App Store][app-store Icon]](https://apps.apple.com/app/id1619925971?platform=mac)
• Zotero - Free tool to collect, organize, annotate, cite, and share research. [![OSS][OSS Icon]](https://github.com/zotero/zotero/) ![Freeware][Freeware Icon]
• Collate - Free tool to collect, summarize and query PDFs with AI. All offline and free. [![App Store][app-store Icon]](https://apps.apple.com/us/app/collateai/id6447429913?platform=mac) ![Freeware][Freeware Icon]
• PDFsail - All-in-one PDF tool for editing, converting, merging, compressing, and OCR.
• TableTool - Effortless CSV Browser!
• Heynote - A dedicated scratchpad for developers. ![Freeware][Freeware Icon] ![Open-Source Software][OSS Icon]

Developer Tools

IDEs

• Android Studio - The official IDE for Android, based on Intellij IDEA. [![Open-Source Software][OSS Icon]](https://tools.android.com/) ![Freeware][Freeware Icon] [![Awesome List][awesome-list Icon]](https://github.com/balsikandar/Android-Studio-Plugins#readme)
• Cate - Open-source IDE on an infinite zoomable canvas, with editor, terminal, browser, and AI agent panels arranged in a spatial workspace. [![Open-Source Software][OSS Icon]](https://github.com/0-AI-UG/cate) ![Freeware][Freeware Icon]
• CodeRunner - Lightweight, multi-language programming text editor and IDE.
• Deco IDE - The best IDE for building React Native apps. [![Open-Source Software][OSS Icon]](https://github.com/decosoftware/deco-ide) ![Freeware][Freeware Icon]
• Eclipse - Popular open-source IDE for Java with plugin support for many languages. ![OSS][OSS Icon] ![Freeware][Freeware Icon]
• Espresso - The web editor for Mac is back. For people who make delightful, innovative and fast websites.
• BeagleEditor - A "beagleful" editor with features like syntax highlighting, plugins and... - A bit ugly, but it works
• JetBrains Toolbox App - Manage installed JetBrains tools, download new ones and open recent projects. ![Freeware][Freeware Icon]
• AppCode - Smart IDE for iOS/macOS development
• RustRover - A brand new JetBrains IDE for Rust Developers.
• CLion - Powerful C and C++ IDE. (Free for Students)
• DataGrip - Cross-Plaform IDE for Databases and SQL. FREE for Students, check here for more info.
• DataSpell - The IDE for Professional Data Scientists
• GoLand - Provides ergonomic environment for Go development.
• IntelliJ IDEA - Powerful IDE for JVM languages. (Free for Students)
• PHPStorm - The Lightning-Smart PHP IDE.
• PyCharm - Powerful Python IDE, which has professional version and community version.
• Rider - Cross-platform C# IDE with Resharper features.
• WebStorm - The smartest JavaScript IDE by JetBrains. FREE for Students, check here for more info.
• Haskell for Mac - A Modern Development Environment for Haskell. [![App Store][app-store Icon]](https://apps.apple.com/app/haskell-development-platform/id841285201?platform=mac)
• NetBeans IDE - Free, open-source IDE for Java and other languages. [![OSS][OSS Icon]](https://github.com/apache/netbeans) ![Freeware][Freeware Icon]
• Nimbalyst - A visual workspace for managing AI coding sessions, tasks, and project files.
• Nova - Beautiful, fast, flexible Mac code editor from Panic.
• Orca - An open-source IDE for running parallel AI coding agents (Claude Code, Codex, Cursor, Gemini, OpenCode), each in its own isolated git worktree. [![Open-Source Software][OSS Icon]](https://github.com/stablyai/orca) ![Freeware][Freeware Icon]
• Trae - AI-powered IDE for coding and software development.
• Visual Studio Code - Microsoft's free & open-source editor, TypeScript friendly, VSCode Plugins. [![Open-Source Software][OSS Icon]](https://github.com/Microsoft/vscode) ![Freeware][Freeware Icon] [![Awesome List][awesome-list Icon]](https://github.com/viatsko/awesome-vscode#readme)
• VSCodium - Community-driven libre binaries of VS Code. [![Open-Source Software][OSS Icon]](https://github.com/vscodium/vscodium) ![Freeware][Freeware Icon]
• Windsurf - The first agentic IDE where developers and AI flow together for a magical coding experience.
• Xcode - Essential IDE for iOS/macOS development. [![App Store][app-store Icon]](https://apps.apple.com/app/id497799835?platform=mac)
• Zed - A high-performance, multiplayer code editor from the creators of Atom and Tree-sitter. [![Open-Source Software][OSS Icon]](https://github.com/zed-industries/zed) ![Freeware][Freeware Icon]
• Spyder - Powerful scientific environment written in Python, for Python.

Developer Utilities

• AXe - CLI tool for controlling iOS Simulators through Accessibility APIs and HID automation. [![Open-Source Software][OSS Icon]](https://github.com/cameroncooke/AXe) ![Freeware][Freeware Icon]
• BetterRename - The most powerful and complete Mac file renaming application on the market. [![App Store][app-store Icon]](https://apps.apple.com/us/app/better-rename-11/id1501308038?platform=mac)
• Beyond Compare - Compare files and folders with powerful commands. ![Freeware][Freeware Icon]
• Bidbar - Manage bash commands from the menu bar and run them with keyboard shortcuts.
• Cacher - Cloud-based code snippet manager with Gist sync and multi-platform support.
• CodeKit - Web development tool for compiling and auto-refreshing.
• CodeMenu - Advanced snippets manager with IDE integration, natural language search, and more.
• CoilPad - Native macOS Python scratchpad designed for instant prototyping and interactive learning. ![Freeware][Freeware Icon]
• Conduktor - Kafka desktop client. ![Freeware][Freeware Icon]
• Swifka - Read-only Kafka monitor for safely inspecting topics, messages, and consumer state. [![Open-Source Software][OSS Icon]](https://github.com/Ender-Wang/Swifka) ![Freeware][Freeware Icon]
• Configs - Configuration file manager for quickly viewing, editing and managing config files. [![Open-Source Software][OSS Icon]](https://github.com/iHongRen/configEditor) ![Freeware][Freeware Icon]
• CubicBezier - CubicBezier Generator for macOS. [![Open-Source Software][OSS Icon]](https://github.com/isaced/CubicBezier) ![Freeware][Freeware Icon] [![App Store][app-store Icon]](https://apps.apple.com/us/app/cubicbezier/id1228492117?platform=mac)
• Cutter - Powerful multi-platform reverse engineering tool. ![Open-Source Software][OSS Icon]
• DevHub - Feature-rich offline app for developers. ![OSS][OSS Icon] [![App Store][app-store Icon]](https://apps.apple.com/app/devhub/id6476452351?platform=mac)
• Dash - Awesome API documentation browser and code snippet manager. ![Freeware][Freeware Icon]
• Deeplink Buddy - Deeplink managers, made by developer for developers.
• DiffMerge - Application to visually compare and merge files. ![Freeware][Freeware Icon]
• EnvPane - OS X preference pane for environment variables. [![Open-Source Software][OSS Icon] ![Freeware][Freeware Icon]](https://github.com/hschmidt/EnvPane)
• FinderGo - Open terminal quickly from Finder. [![Freeware][Freeware Icon] ![Open-Source Software][OSS Icon]](https://github.com/onmyway133/FinderGo)
• Tintpad - Menu bar launcher that opens your terminal at the right repo with a coding agent (Claude Code, Codex) already running. [![Open-Source Software][OSS Icon]](https://github.com/sorkila/tintpad) ![Freeware][Freeware Icon]
• FlyEnv - Local development environment manager for languages, databases, and services. [![Open-Source Software][OSS Icon]](https://github.com/xpf0000/FlyEnv)
• Finicky - Set rules to decide which browser opens each link. [![OSS][OSS Icon]](https://github.com/johnste/finicky) ![Freeware][Freeware Icon]
• Gas Mask - Simple hosts file manager for Mac OS X. [![Open-Source Software][OSS Icon] ![Freeware][Freeware Icon]](https://github.com/2ndalpha/gasmask)
• Gemini - Intelligent duplicate file finder.
• Hex Fiend - Fast and clever open source hex editor. [![Open-Source Software][OSS Icon]](https://github.com/ridiculousfish/HexFiend/) ![Freeware][Freeware Icon] [![App Store][app-store Icon]](https://apps.apple.com/app/hex-fiend/id1342896380?platform=mac)
• Hosts.prefpane - System preference pane to manage your hosts file. [![Open-Source Software][OSS Icon] ![Freeware][Freeware Icon]](https://github.com/specialunderwear/Hosts.prefpane)
• Icon Preview - Preview your app icon and menu bar icon. ![Freeware][Freeware Icon] [![App Store][app-s