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Awesome macOS Open Source Applications
  A curated list of open source applications for macOS
  
    
    
    
  
  
    
    
    
  



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List of awesome open source applications for macOS. This list contains a lot of native, and cross-platform apps. The main goal of this repository is to find free open source apps and start contributing. Feel free to contribute to the list, any suggestions are welcome!

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 📊 Statistics

| Metric | Count |
|--------|-------|
| 📱 Total Applications | 988 |
| 📂 Categories | 49 |
| 🔝 Top Languages | Swift: 518 • Objective-C: 142 • Javascript: 125 • Typescript: 96 • Rust: 64 |

 Languages

You can see in which language an app is written. Currently there are following languages:

| Language | Icon |
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| CoffeeScript |  |
| CSS |  |
| Elm |  |
| Go |  |
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| Lua |  |
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| Swift |  |
| TypeScript |  |
| Metal |  |

 Contents
- Audio
- Backup
- Browser
- Chat
- Cryptocurrency
- Database
- Development
- Git
- iOS / macOS
- JSON Parsing
- Web development
- Other development
- Downloader
- Editors
- CSV
- JSON
- Markdown
- TeX
- Text
- Extensions
- Finder
- Games
- Graphics
- IDE
- Images
- Keyboard
- Mail
- Menubar
- Music
- News
- Notes
- Other
- Podcast
- Productivity
- Screensaver
- Security
- Sharing Files
- Social Networking
- Streaming
- System
- Terminal
- Touch Bar
- Utilities
- VPN & Proxy
- Video
- Wallpaper
- Window Management

 Applications
 🎵 Audio (72)
- [[Un]MuteMic](https://github.com/CocoaHeadsBrasil/MuteUnmuteMic) - macOS app to mute & unmute the input volume of your microphone. Perfect for podcasters.

  Languages:  Objective-C  C 

  
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- akou - Records calls and meetings, transcribes them on-device with speaker labels, and lets Claude Code or Codex question a call over MCP.

  Languages:  TypeScript  Rust 

  Website: https://geiserx.github.io/akou/

  
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- Audacity - Free, open source, cross-platform audio software

  Languages:  C 

  Website: https://www.audacityteam.org/

  
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- Audio Priority Bar - Native macOS menu bar app that automatically switches to your highest-priority connected headphones, speakers, and microphone.

  Languages:  Swift 

  Website: https://github.com/camguillory/Audio-Priority-Bar

  
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- AUHost - Application which hosts AudioUnits v3 using AVFoundation API. 

  Languages:  Swift 

  
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- Aural Player - Aural Player is a audio player application for the macOS platform. Inspired by the classic Winamp 

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