Developer Utilities

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Developer utilities cover the small jobs around coding: editing hosts files, inspecting binaries, testing responsive layouts, managing Xcode versions or freeing a port held by a stuck process. They are usually single-purpose apps you open for a few minutes rather than full development environments.

Many are free and open source, but maintenance varies, so check recent commit activity before relying on one. Native apps like Hex Fiend open very large files quickly, while Electron tools such as Responsively trade memory for features. Other notable picks are ImHex for reverse engineering, SwitchHosts for hosts profiles, Xcodes for installing several Xcode versions, and Finicky for routing links to specific browsers.

AXecameroncooke/AXe2.3kCLI tool for controlling iOS Simulators through Accessibility APIs and HID automation.Open sourceFreeupdated 2mo agoBetterRenamepublicspace.netThe most powerful and complete Mac file renaming application on the market.App StoreBeyond Comparescootersoftware.comCompare files and folders with powerful commands.FreeBidbargetbidbar.comManage bash commands from the menu bar and run them with keyboard shortcuts.Cachercacher.ioCloud-based code snippet manager with Gist sync and multi-platform support.CC-Switchfarion1231/cc-switch144.9kA cross-platform desktop All-in-One assistant for Claude Code, Codex, OpenCode, and AI coding agents.Open sourceFreeupdated todayCodeKitcodekitapp.comWeb development tool for compiling and auto-refreshing.CodeMenuextiri.comAdvanced snippets manager with IDE integration, natural language search, and more.Conduktorconduktor.ioKafka desktop client.FreeSwifkaEnder-Wang/Swifka43Read-only Kafka monitor for safely inspecting topics, messages, and consumer state.Open sourceFreeupdated 2mo agoConfigsiHongRen/configEditor285Configuration file manager for quickly viewing, editing and managing config files.Open sourceFreeupdated 5mo agoCubicBezierisaced/CubicBezier172CubicBezier Generator for macOS.Open sourceFreeApp Storeupdated 4y agoCuttercutter.rePowerful multi-platform reverse engineering tool.Open sourceDevHubwangchujiang.comFeature-rich offline app for developers.Open sourceApp StoreDashkapeli.comAwesome API documentation browser and code snippet manager.FreeDDeeplink Buddydeeplinkbuddy.comDeeplink managers, made by developer for developers.Device Hub Progitemre/device-hub-pro87Mirror, control and test Android emulators and phones, iOS simulators and iPhones side by side.Open sourceFreeNativeupdated todayDiffMergesourcegear.comApplication to visually compare and merge files.FreeEnvPanehschmidt/EnvPane839OS X preference pane for environment variables.Open sourceFreeupdated 1y agoFinderGoonmyway133/FinderGo1.2kOpen terminal quickly from Finder.Open sourceFreeupdated 2y agoTintpadsorkila/tintpad15Menu bar launcher that opens your terminal at the right repo with a coding agent (Claude Code, Codex) already running.Open sourceFreeupdated 2d agoFlyEnvflyenv.com3.3kLocal development environment manager for languages, databases, and services.Open sourceupdated 1d agoFinickyjohnste.github.io5.2kSet rules to decide which browser opens each link.Open sourceFreeupdated 29d agoFrpc-Desktopluckjiawei/frpc-desktop6.9kOpen-source desktop client for FRP reverse proxy and intranet penetration with a visual interface.Open sourceFreeupdated 2d agoGas Mask2ndalpha/gasmask3.9kSimple hosts file manager for Mac OS X.Open sourceFreeupdated 7mo agoGeminimacpaw.comIntelligent duplicate file finder.GraphCodegraphcode.appRuns coding-agent sessions as a graph, where each node is a live terminal you can attach to mid-run and each edge a hand-off that fires unattended. Claude Code, Copilot CLI, Codex.FreeHex Fiendridiculousfish.com5.9kFast and clever open source hex editor.Open sourceFreeApp Storeupdated 1y agoHosts.prefpanespecialunderwear/Hosts.prefpane1.6kSystem preference pane to manage your hosts file.Open sourceFreeupdated 6y agoIcon Previewsindresorhus.comPreview your app icon and menu bar icon.FreeApp StoreiHostsen.toolinbox.netThe only /etc/hosts editor on Mac App Store.FreeApp StoreItsyconnectnickustinov/itsyconnect-macos130App Store Connect client for metadata, TestFlight, reviews, analytics, and localization.Open sourceupdated 4d agoSaneHostssanehosts.com21Hosts-based ad and tracker blocker.Open sourceupdated 14d agoILLA Cloudillacloud/illa-builder12.3kLow-code internal tool builder.Open sourceupdated 4mo agoImHeximhex.werwolv.net55.3kHex Editor for reverse engineers and programmers.Open sourceFreeupdated 7d agoIntegritypeacockmedia.softwareFree website link checker for Mac.FreeJET Pilotjet-pilot.app631Open-source Kubernetes desktop client for working across clusters, namespaces and cloud accounts.Open sourceFreeupdated todayJsonStudiojsonstudio.js.orgLocal-first JSON workspace for formatting, editing, diffing, converting, validating, and extracting JSON from logs.Open sourceFreeKaleidoscopekaleidoscopeapp.comCompare text, images, and folders.KKoalakoala-app.com3.9kGUI application for Less, Sass, Compass and CoffeeScript compilation.Open sourceFreeupdated 4y agoLLoca Studiocunningo.comAnalyze, review, and edit app translations.LINQPadlinqpad.net.NET scratchpad for running code, queries, and database exploration.FreeLoupesmughead/Loupe112Accessibility inspector that generates AI-agent-ready output.Open sourceFreeupdated 2d agoMacSystemColorskaunteya/MacSystemColors43Mac app that shows all system colors in light and dark mode for Cocoa developers.Open sourceFreeupdated 6y agoMedionuance-dev/medio233A native, lightweight text diff tool with a clean UI and real-time highlighting.Open sourceFreeupdated 3mo agoMMJMLmjmlio.github.io18.3kCreate responsive emails with a semantic syntax and rich components.Open sourceFreeupdated 1d agoNameQuicknamequick.appAI-powered file renaming tool for macOSPaintCodepaintcodeapp.comVector drawing app that generates Objective-C or Swift code in real time.Pasteboard Viewersindresorhus/Pasteboard-Viewer864Inspect the system pasteboards.Open sourceFreeApp Storeupdated 6mo agoPoirotLeonardoCardoso/Poirot215Companion app for browsing Claude Code sessions, reviewing diffs, and rerunning commands.Open sourceFreeupdated 5d agoMuxymuxy-app/muxy2.3kAI-native GUI for managing AI coding sessions, projects, with split panes, Git integration, and AI usage tracking.updated todayPortKillerproductdevbook/port-killer5.1kTool for inspecting ports, managing forwards and tunnels, and stopping bound processes.Open sourceupdated 1d agoPPRowsjkpang/PPRows1.5kApplication to calculate how many lines of code you write.Open sourceFreeupdated 4y agoProcessSpyprocess-spy.appA clean and powerful process monitor.PushMatepushmate.appSolves common push notification problems on macOS.Responsivelyresponsively.app25.3kA must-have devtool for web developers for quicker responsive web development.Open sourceFreeupdated 12d agoRunneryicheng47/runner308Open-source workspace where CLI coding agents such as Claude Code, Codex, Copilot CLI, and pi work one task together as a crew, each in its own real terminal.Open sourceFreeupdated todaySCM Breezescmbreeze/scm_breeze2.9kSet of shell scripts (for bash and zsh) that enhance your interaction with git.Open sourceFreeupdated 2mo agoSecureCRTvandyke.comTerminal emulation which supports SSH, Telnet or other protocols.Site Suckerricks-apps.comAutomatically downloads websites.App StoreSnippetsLabrenfei.orgEasy-to-use code snippets manager.SSolarizedethanschoonover.comClean and beautiful color theme. Works well with iTerm, JetBrains products, Vim etc.SSH Keys ManagerStmol/ssh-keys-manager-macos-app252Native macOS app for managing local SSH keys and Git identities.Open sourceFreeNativeupdated 3mo agoStarcatstarcat.ink201Native, local-first GitHub Stars manager that turns saved repositories into a searchable, AI-assisted knowledge base.Open sourceFreeApp StoreNativeupdated 4d agoStarUMLstaruml.ioPowerful UML app.Swiftifyobjectivec2swift.comObjective-C to Swift code converter and Xcode & Finder extensions.SwiftPlantUMLMarcoEidinger/SwiftPlantUML-Xcode-Extension454Generate and view class diagrams from Xcode for Swift code.Open sourceFreeupdated 2y agoSSwitchHostsoldj.github.io27.3kFree and open-source app for hosts management & switching.Open sourceFreeupdated 9d agoSwitzyyefga/Switzy221Open-source tool for switching Git identities and managing SSH keys.Open sourceFreeupdated 19d agoSYMzqqf16/SYM609GUI Application to symbolicate iOS crash log.Open sourceFreeupdated 1mo agoTTestpilerfurnacecreek.orgTool for converting XCTest test suites to Swift Testing.TeXstudiotexstudio.orgIntegrated writing environment for creating LaTeX documents.Open sourceFreeTouch Bar Simulatorsindresorhus/touch-bar-simulator1.9kUse the Touch Bar on any Mac.Open sourceFreearchivedTunnelFlowXRSec/TunnelFlow7Modern SSH tunnel and port forwarding manager supporting local, remote, and dynamic SOCKS5 forwards.Open sourceFreeupdated 10d agoVisual Paradigmvisual-paradigm.comAll-in-one UML, SysML, BPMN modeling platform.Woodpeckerwoodpeck.cnView iOS app's Sandbox files, UserDefaults, Keychain items on a Mac.App StoreWWDCinsidegui/WWDC8.7kThe Mac OS unofficial WWDC app.Open sourceFreeupdated 4mo agoXcodesRobotsAndPencils/XcodesApp8.6kInstall and switch between multiple versions of Xcode.Open sourceFreeupdated 2d agoXCSnippetsAppMarcoEidinger/XCSnippetsApp168Explore, view, and edit Swift and iOS code snippets for Xcode.Open sourceFreeupdated 4y agozeplinzeplin.ioCollaboration tool for work between designers and developers.FreeZOC Terminalemtec.comTerminal emulator which supports SSH, telnet, connections and other protocols.Nib Unlockerapps.apple.com.nib to .xib converterApp Store

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