Open source macos projects
Every project in the registry tagged macos, ranked by real GitHub adoption.
Self-hosted remote desktop you fully control
Mac cleaner, app manager, and system monitor in one
High-performance terminal with GPU acceleration
A modern terminal built around AI coding agents
💥 Blazing fast terminal file manager written in Rust, based on async I/O.
A simple and easy-to-use library to enjoy videogames programming
A Swiss Army knife for developers.
Scale computer-use 2.0 with open-source drivers, cross-OS fleets, and benchmarks for training, evaluation, and data generation.
Cross-platform, secure password manager
Fast, private browser that puts you first
Task manager built for deep work, privacy, and focus
A native code editor for macOS
Why is this running? Trace any process, port, container, or file back to what started it - CLI + TUI.
Cross-platform terminal with AI built in
Full-featured media center for your TV and beyond
Effortless screen recording for macOS
macOS video editor built for AI
Extract and decrypt browser data, supporting multiple data types, runnable on various operating systems (macOS, Windows, Linux).
🌐 The open-source Agentic browser; alternative to ChatGPT Atlas, Perplexity Comet, Dia.
A fast & simple, yet powerful & flexible logging framework for macOS, iOS, tvOS, watchOS and visionOS
On-device voice dictation for macOS with adaptive AI
Voice-to-text that works offline, privately, on any app
Lightweight (7MB) Terminal-first AI-native dev workspace
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。
The unofficial WWDC app for macOS
⛷ Lightweight Markdown app to help you write great sentences.
Fast, scriptable CLI for the App Store Connect API. Automate TestFlight, builds, submissions, signing, analytics, screenshots, subscriptions, and more
🍀 A cross-platform instant messaging desktop application with exceptional performance built on Rust + Vue3, compatible with Windows, macOS, Linux, Android, and
Fast Markdown note-taking app for Mac and iPhone
The most intuitive Static Site CMS designed for SEO-optimized and privacy-focused websites.
Executes commands in response to file modifications
Network logger for Apple platforms
AI coding assistant for Xcode
Free and open source database client built natively for developers
A lightweight client for managing MariaDB, MySQL, SQL Server, PostgreSQL, SQLite, Interbase and Firebird, written in Delphi and Lazarus/FreePascal
A macOS app for customizing which browser to start
The cross-platform open-source app built for handwriting
Any window from your Mac, live on your iPhone or iPad. Touch, Apple Pencil, trackpad and keys. Free, open source, no servers.
Hold a key, speak, release — AI-polished text appears at your cursor in any app. Open-source voice input for macOS & Windows. (按住快捷键说话,松开即得润色后的文字)
Official frugal and native macOS Syncthing application bundle
Docker-based local PHP+Node.js web development environments
AI Chatbots in terminal for free
Fast and beautiful launcher for quick access to apps and tools
Remove AI features, telemetry data reporting, sponsored content, product integrations, and other annoyances from web browsers.
Cross-platform desktop GUI app to clean image metadata
All your computers and your phone, working as one desk. Screens, apps, files, clipboard, calls, texts, notifications, mouse and keyboard, shared between Mac, W
Thinking notebook and Markdown editor.
Surge-style whole-home gateway and control plane for macOS with IPv4/IPv6 support— mihomo TUN, dnsmasq-powered DHCP/DNS, per-device routing, and an agent-friend
Screenshot, screen recording, and video editor for macOS. Native SwiftUI app with capture deck, 75+ customizable shortcuts, URL scheme automation, and self-host
:iphone: Home Assistant for Apple platforms
Codex computer use, decoupled from the app, for usage inside any harness.
Community effort to maintain and improve Jedi Academy (SP & MP) + Jedi Outcast (SP only) released by Raven Software
A cross-platform C# editor and playground.
Money Manager Ex is an easy to use, money management application built with wxWidgets
Source code for SonoBus, a real-time network audio streaming collaboration tool.
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
TidGi is an privacy-in-mind, automated, auto-git-backup, freely-deployed knowledge management Desktop note app, based on Tiddlywiki, with REST API for web-clipp
A modern yet simple multi-platform video cutter and joiner.
Modern, scalable tools. Exceptional developer experience.
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Frequently asked questions
How many open source macos projects are there?
This registry tracks 91 projects tagged macos, with 949,455 GitHub stars between them. The most-adopted is RustDesk at 127,826 stars.
Are these macos projects free to use?
Yes — 87 of the 91 carry an explicit open-source licence across 9 distinct licences, so there is no licence fee. Where a project also sells a hosted or enterprise version, the self-hosted path remains free.
Which macos project should I choose?
The list above is ranked by GitHub stars, but stars measure attention rather than fit. Check three things on each card: the licence (permissive versus copyleft), the language it is written in, and the last-push date — a high-star project that has not been pushed in a year is a liability.
Are these macos projects still maintained?
84 of the 91 were pushed in the last 90 days, and every card shows its exact last-push date so you can see the rest. Sort your shortlist by that date before committing to a migration.