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Open-source Mac apps
Applications and command-line tools with a public source repository, ranked by install count. Open source is not a quality guarantee, but it does mean the code can be audited and the app cannot be taken away from you.
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zlibGeneral-purpose lossless data-compression libraryunzipExtraction utility for .zip compressed archivesautoconfAutomatic configure script buildermongoshMongoDB Shell to connect, configure, query, and work with your MongoDB databaseOpenMTPAndroid file transferzsh-autosuggestionsFish-like fast/unobtrusive autosuggestions for zshdyskLinux utility to get information on filesystems, like df but betterbitwarden-cliSecure and free password manager for all of your devicesdocker-credential-helperPlatform keystore credential helper for DockernumpyPackage for scientific computing with PythonunixodbcODBC 3 connectivity for UNIXpoetryPython package management tooltfenvTerraform version manager inspired by rbenvsupabasePostgres development platformXQuartzOpen-source version of the X.Org X Window SystemsyncthingOpen source continuous file synchronization applicationlibzipC library for reading, creating, and modifying zip archivessccacheUsed as a compiler wrapper and avoids compilation when possiblectlptlMaking local Kubernetes clusters fun and easy to set upKarabiner ElementsKeyboard customiserhttpdApache HTTP servermysql@8.4Open source relational database management systemxclogparserTool to parse the SLF serialization format used by Xcodezsh-syntax-highlightingFish shell like syntax highlighting for zshcmuxGhostty-based terminal with vertical tabs and notifications for AI coding agentstelnetUser interface to the TELNET protocolgnu-sedGNU implementation of the famous stream editorcueValidate and define text-based and dynamic configurationmesonFast and user friendly build systemmoshRemote terminal applicationgettextGNU internationalization (i18n) and localization (l10n) librarywatchExecutes a program periodically, showing output fullscreenoh-my-poshPrompt theme engine for any shellansible-lintChecks ansible playbooks for practices and behaviourgmpGNU multiple precision arithmetic libraryagent-browserBrowser automation CLI for AI agentspython-setuptoolsEasily download, build, install, upgrade, and uninstall Python packagesCC SwitchConfiguration manager for AI coding agentsopenai-whisperGeneral-purpose speech recognition modelparallelShell command parallelization utilityaws-vaultSecurely store and access AWS credentials in development environmentslibusbLibrary for USB device accessgrafana-alloyOpenTelemetry Collector distribution with programmable pipelineslibtiffTIFF library and utilitiesk6Modern load testing tool, using Go and JavaScriptcontainerCreate and run Linux containers using lightweight virtual machinesfirebase-cliFirebase command-line toolsSwiftBarMenu bar customization toolBrunoOpen source IDE for exploring and testing APIsfollyCollection of reusable C++ library artifacts developed at FacebookfreetypeSoftware library to render fontscircleciOfficial command-line tool for CircleCIfreetdsLibraries to talk to Microsoft SQL Server and Sybase databasesocrmypdfAdds an OCR text layer to scanned PDF filespython-tk@3.13Python interface to Tcl/TkKekaFile archiverjfrog-cliCommand-line interface for JFrog productscliproxyapiWrap Gemini CLI, Codex, Claude Code, Qwen Code as an API servicepotraceConvert bitmaps to vector graphicstrash-cliCommand-line interface to the freedesktop.org trashcan