awesome-macos

Awesome MacOS Software v2.0.2 (Marvin)

A curated list of fantastically awesome software for Apple's macOS operating system. This list was inspired by Awesome Sysadmin. Legend: Open Source apps = ![Open Source][oss]. Paid apps = ![Dollar][mon]. Free apps have a ![Free][free] icon. Any app with a yellow star (![Star][fav]) is one of my favorites and something that I recommend you check out. Note: I wanted to have a little fun with the version numbers, so starting with v1.9.4, all versions will be named after sci-fi robots, androids, cyborgs, supercomputers, etc.

Academics
Anti-Virus
Application Launchers
Audio Players
Audio Utilities
Backups
Calendar
Contacts
Cleanup
Clipboard Managers
Cloud Storage
Code Editors
Color Pickers
Communication
Compression
Databases
Design
DevOps
Disk Utilities
Documents
Encryption
Email
Electronic Books
File Synchronization
File Management
Fonts
FTP Clients
Games
Game Development
Graphics
Image Editors
Image Viewers
Internet
IRC Clients
Journaling
Machine Learning
Markdown Editors
Menubar Applications
Messenger Applications
Miscellaneous
Music Production
Networking Applications
Notes
Office Suites
Package Management
Painting Applications
Password Management
Productivity
Programming Languages
Programming Utilities
Remote Administration
Science
Screen Savers
Security
Search Utilities
Social Media
Source Control
System Maintenance
System Tools
Task Management
Terminals
Text Editors
Text Expanders
Web Browsers
Windows Managers
Writing Apps
Video Utilities
Virtualization

Academics

Geogebra - GeoGebra for Teaching and Learning Math. ![Free][free]
Jamovi - free and open statistical software to bridge the gap between researcher and statistician. ![Open Source][oss]
Manuscripts - A writing tool like nothing you have seen before. ![Free][free]
Mochi - Take notes and make flashcards. ![Free][free]
Numi - Beautiful calculator app for Mac. ![Dollar][mon] ![Star][fav]
Soulver 3 - Notepad, meet calculator. ![Dollar][mon]
SpeedCrunch - A powerful scientific multi-platform calculator with an easy to use interface ![Open Source][oss]
Studies - Master Your Studies. ![Dollar][mon]

Anti-Virus

Avast Security for Mac - Think different about Mac security. Free & ![Dollar][mon]
AVG AntiVirus for Mac - Simply safer with AVG AntiVirus for Mac. Free & ![Dollar][mon]
Bitdefender Antivirus - Absolute antivirus protection. Free & ![Dollar][mon]
Malwarebytes Adware Cleaner - Fast results. Powerful cleaning. ![Free][free]
Malwarebytes for Mac - We've got you covered. ![Dollar][mon]
Malwarebytes Safe Browser - Get a fast, safe browsing experience. ![Free][free]
Webroot AntiVirus - Full-scale antivirus program. ![Dollar][mon]

Application Launchers

Alfred - Search your Mac and the web effortlessly, and control your Mac. ![Free][free] & ![Dollar][mon] ![Star][fav]
Butler - The original Many Tricks pony. ![Dollar][mon]
LaunchBar - Powerful file/URL/email launcher utility. ![Dollar][mon]
Launchey 2 - Lightweight menu bar app launcher. ![Dollar][mon]
Overflow - The visual launcher for your Mac. ![Dollar][mon]
Recents for Mac - Find files faster. ![Free][free]
Slik - Fast app launcher and web app organizer. ![Dollar][mon]
Sol - More than a launcher. ![Open Source][oss]
Start - A superior way to launch applications. ![Dollar][mon]
Quicksilver - Application launcher and much more. ![Open Source][oss]
Raycast - Raycast is a blazingly fast, totally extendable launcher. ![Open Source][oss] ![Star][fav]
Ueli - A keystroke launcher for Windows and macOS. ![Open Source][oss]
Workspaces - Project-Based Launcher for macOS. ![Dollar][mon]
Zazu - A fully extensible and open source launcher for hackers, creators and dabblers. ![Open Source][oss]

Audio Players

Audio and Music players, Trackers, Digital Audio Workstation software.

Auryo - A SoundCloud client for your desktop. ![Open Source][oss]
Aural - An audio player for macOS, inspired by Winamp. ![Open Source][oss]
BitPerfect - The Audiophile Choice. ![Dollar][mon]
Cider - OSS Apple Music client for Windows, Linux, macOS, and more. ![Open Source][oss] ![Star][fav]
Cog - Audio player similar to Foobar 2000. ![Open Source][oss] ![Star][fav]
Foobar2000 - Freeware audio player for macOS. ![Free][free]
Harmony - Music player for Spotify, SoundCloud, Google Play and your local files. ![Dollar][mon]
Idagio - Streaming, reinvented for classical music. ![Free][free]
Mous - Powerful audio player & converter for FreeBSD/Linux/macOS. ![Open Source][oss]
Museeks - A simple, clean and cross-platform music player. ![Open Source][oss]
Nulloy - OSS Audiophile audio player. ![Open Source][oss]
Phonix - Free music player for macOS. ![Open Source][oss]
SIDPLAY - A Commodore 64 music player. ![Open Source][oss]
Sonos - Wireless Home Sound System. ![Free][free]
Soundcleod - SoundCloud for macOS. ![Open Source][oss]
Swinsian - The Advanced Music Player for Mac. ![Dollar][mon]
Tidal - Music streaming service. ![Free][free]
Tiny Player - Tiny FLAC/AAC/MP3/WAV Player. ![Free][free]
Vox - Vox Music Player for macOS. ![Free][free]
Winds - A Beautiful Open Source RSS & Podcast App. ![Open Source][oss]

Audio Utilities

AirFoil - Hear Your Audio Everywhere. ![Dollar][mon]
Audio Hijack - Record any audio. ![Dollar][mon]
Background Music - macOS Audio Utility. ![Open Source][oss]
Balance Lock - Prevents audio balance from drifting left or right. ![Free][free]
BlackHole - Route Audio Between Apps. ![Open Source][oss]
Boom3D - Volume Booster & Equalizer. ![Dollar][mon]
eqMac2 - System-Wide Equalizer for the Mac. ![Open Source][oss]
Falcon - An open source audio file encoder. ![Open Source][oss]
Farrago - Robust, rapid-fire soundboards. ![Dollar][mon]
Kid3 - Audio Tagger. ![Open Source][oss]
Krisp - Sound Clear in Online Meetings. ![Dollar][mon]
Loopback - Cable-free audio routing for Mac. ![Dollar][mon]
Metadatics - Audio metadata editor. ![Dollar][mon]
Museeks - A simple, clean and cross-platform music player. ![Open Source][oss]
Mutify - Quickly mute your microphone. ![Dollar][mon]
ocenaudio - Easy, fast and powerful audio editor. ![Free][free]
Piezo - Charmingly simple audio recording. ![Dollar][mon]
Roon - The Ultimate Music Player for Music Fanatics. ![Dollar][mon]
Samplr for Touchbar - Demo of Samplr for the MacBook Touch Bar. ![Free][free]
ShazamScrobbler - Last.fm scrobbler for the Shazam Mac app. ![Open Source][oss]
SpotMenu - Spotify and iTunes in your macOS menu bar. ![Open Source][oss]
Sound Source - Superior Sound Control. ![Dollar][mon] ![Star][fav]
Tickeys - Audio feedback while typing. ![Open Source][oss]
TunesArt - Display a gorgeous album cover on your desktop. ![Dollar][mon]
X Lossless Decoder - Decode/Convert to and from dozens of audio file types. ![Free][free]

Backups

Arq - Backup your files to Google Drive, Amazon Glacier, SFTP, and more. ![Dollar][mon] ![Star][fav]
Arq Cloud Backup - Backs up all your files automatically. ![Dollar][mon]
Carbon Copy Cloner - Create a bit-perfect clone of your Mac's hard drive. ![Dollar][mon] ![Star][fav]
Freeze - Amazon Glacier for your Mac. ![Dollar][mon]
GoodSync - File Synchronization and Backup Software. ![Dollar][mon] ![Free][free]
Macrium Reflect 7 - Free back up, disk imaging, and cloning solution. ![Free][free]
Rclone - Sync files and directories to and from multiple services. ![Open Source][oss]
Syncalicious - Backup and synchronize app settings. ![Open Source][oss]

Cleanup

BlueHarvest - Keep your disks clean of macOS metadata. ![Dollar][mon]
Clean-Me - A macOS system analyser and cleaner. ![Free][free]
CleanMyMac X - Your Mac. As good as new. ![Dollar][mon] ![Star][fav]
Daisy Disk - What’s taking up your disk space? ![Dollar][mon] ![Star][fav]
Disk Doctor - Removes tons of unneeded files. ![Dollar][mon]
Duplicate Detective - Remove duplicate files from your Mac. ![Dollar][mon]
Monolingual - Frees up disk space by removing unused languages files. ![Open Source][oss]
RemoveX - Uninstaller tool for Mac computer. RemoveX has a beautifully UI using native design for MacOS. Save hours of time and remove your app in seconds. Do not make you think. ![Free][free] and ![Dollar][mon]
TrashMe - Uninstaller for the Mac with other great useful tools. ![Dollar][mon] ![Star][fav]

Clipboard Managers

Copied - Clipboard manager for macOS, iOS and iPadOS. ![Dollar][mon]
Maccy - Keep your copy history at hand. Period. ![Open Source][oss]
Yippy - An open source clipboard manager for macOS. ![Open Source][oss]

Cloud Storage

Box Sync - Online synchronization tool. Free & ![Dollar][mon]
Dropbox - Cloud backup and synchronization tool. Free & ![Dollar][mon]
Google Drive - Easy and secure access to all of your content. Free & ![Dollar][mon]
Mega - Secure Cloud Storage and Communication. ![Dollar][mon]
OmniPresence - Document syncing for iOS & macOS. ![Free][free]
Rsync Client - A simple GUI for managing your remote