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Visual Studio Codecode.visualstudio.com193.7kMicrosoft's free & open-source editor, TypeScript friendly, VSCode Plugins.Open sourceFreeupdated today
CC-Switchfarion1231/cc-switch144.9kA cross-platform desktop All-in-One assistant for Claude Code, Codex, OpenCode, and AI coding agents.Open sourceFreeupdated today
youtube-dlrg3/youtube-dl141.3kCommand-line program to download videos from YouTube.com and other video sitesOpen sourceFreeupdated 7mo ago
RustDeskrustdesk.com126kYet another remote desktop software.Open sourceFreeupdated today
Tauritauri.app111.9kCreate small, fast, secure, cross-platform applicationsOpen sourceFreeupdated today
Neovimneovim/neovim103kVim-fork focused on extensibility and usability.Open sourceFreeupdated today
LocalSendlocalsend.org94.5kAn open-source cross-platform alternative to AirDrop.Open sourceFreeupdated today
Orcaonorca.dev93.7kAn open-source IDE for running parallel AI coding agents (Claude Code, Codex, Cursor, Gemini, OpenCode), each in its own isolated git worktree.Open sourceFreeupdated today
Zedzed.dev91.8kA high-performance, multiplayer code editor from the creators of Atom and Tree-sitter.Open sourceFreeupdated today
Hoppscotchdocs.hoppscotch.io80.6kA lightweight, fast, and full-featured API debugging tool.Open sourceFreeupdated 4d ago
OBS Studioobsproject/obs-studio77.6kA free and open source software for live streaming and screen recording.Open sourceupdated 1d agoBrowse by category
Reading and Writing Tools155Text Editors, Office, Markdown Tools, Note-taking, Journaling, Writing, Ebooks, RSS, Other Reading and Writing ToolsDeveloper Tools232IDEs, Developer Utilities, Regular Expression Editors, API Development and Analysis, Network Analysis, Frameworks For Hybrid Applications, Version Control, Virtualization, DatabasesTerminal Apps19Terminal emulators that replace macOS Terminal, many GPU-acceleratedDesign and Product142Design Tools, Prototyping and Mind-Mapping Tools, Screenshot Tools, Screen Recording, Other Design and Product ToolsAI Tools56LLM chat clients, local model runners and AI coding agent utilitiesCommunication55Collaboration and Team Tools, Email Clients, File SharingData Recovery Tools5Data recovery, disk repair and bootable backup toolsAudio and Video Tools90Audio Record and ProcessDownload Management Tools17Download managers, BitTorrent clients and online video downloadersCloud Storage7Cloud sync clients, self-hosted file sync and cloud backup appsInput Methods10Input source switchers, Chinese input methods, emoji pickers and layout fixersVoice-to-Text22Dictation and transcription apps, many running Whisper locallyBrowsers22Web browsers for macOS built on Chromium, Gecko and WebKitTranslation Tools13Text, selection and screenshot translators and dictionary appsEducation2Vocabulary, word lookup and language learning appsFinance6Subscription trackers, stock tickers and small business finance appsEncryption2Apps for encrypting files, folders and disk imagesSecurity Tools28Firewalls, persistence monitors, camera alerts and code signing checkersProxy and VPN Tools23VPN clients, self-hosted VPN setups and proxy protocol clientsUtilities421Clipboard 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 ToolsGaming Software12Console emulators, Wine-based Windows game tools and iOS app runnersRemote Login Software12Remote desktop, remote support and game streaming clientsQuickLook Plugins7QuickLook extensions that preview more file types with the space barThird Party App Markets5Package Managers