Awesome Mac is an open-source project dedicated to collecting and systematically categorizing high-quality software for macOS. The curated list is organized by different software categories to help users easily search for and find relevant applications for their macOS devices.
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BlackHole is a macOS virtual audio loopback driver that lets applications pass audio to other applications with zero additional latency. It offers builds with 2, 16, 64, 128, and 256 audio channels, customizable channel count and latency, and support for sample rates from 8kHz to 768kHz. It is compatible with macOS 10.10 Yosemite and newer and needs no kernel extensions.
Boring Notch is a macOS application that turns the MacBook notch into a music control center with a visualizer and music controls. It also provides calendar integration, a file shelf with AirDrop support and a HUD replacement. It requires macOS 14 Sonoma or later and can be installed manually or via Homebrew.
DisplayPlacer is a macOS command-line utility for configuring multi-display resolutions and arrangements. It serves as the macOS equivalent of XRandR, providing users with control over display settings via the terminal.
gibMacOS is a Python 2 and Python 3 script that can download macOS components directly from Apple. It can also build Internet Recovery USB installers from Windows using dd and 7zip, though internet recovery USBs can no longer be built via MakeInstall on Windows since macOS 11.
KeepingYouAwake is a small macOS menu bar utility that prevents a Mac from entering sleep mode for a predefined duration or as long as it is activated. It wraps Apple's caffeinate command line utility and requires macOS 10.13 or newer. It only prevents sleep on desktop Macs and portable Macs with an open lid.
Mole is a free open-source CLI toolkit for macOS and Windows that cleans caches, logs, leftovers and orphaned app data, uninstalls apps with their leftovers, analyzes disk usage, performs system maintenance and shows live system monitoring. The repository is the CLI, called mo, installed via Homebrew or a script; Mole requires macOS 12 or newer and supports Intel and Apple Silicon Macs.
OneClick-macOS is an open-source toolset hosted on GitHub for setting up a streamlined, KVM-accelerated macOS virtual machine via QEMU. The tools are compatible with both Linux and Windows operating systems, and development is open to GitHub contributors.
OSX-KVM is a tool that enables running macOS on QEMU/KVM. It supports OpenCore and macOS Monterey, Ventura, and Sonoma, requires no Mac system, and currently offers only commercial paid support.
SoundSeer is a macOS menu bar app that displays the currently playing song. It allows skipping a track, clicking straight to the song, artist or album, and copying the URL for sharing. It requires macOS 14 or later and is available on the Mac App Store.
USBMap is a Python script that helps create a custom kext to ensure all USB ports work correctly by mapping them within macOS's limits. It supports mapping XHCI, EHCI, OHCI, and UHCI ports and USB 2 hubs, and has no dependency on USBInjectAll.kext. macOS supports up to 15 USB ports per controller.
VirtualBuddy is a graphical virtual machine application for macOS that supports virtualization of macOS 12 and later on Apple Silicon chips, including M1, M2, M3, and M4. The project is hosted on GitHub for collaborative development.
wallpapper is a console application for macOS that creates the dynamic wallpapers introduced in macOS Mojave. It builds wallpapers from a folder of images and a JSON description file, and supports solar-based dynamic wallpapers. The tool is written in Swift and can be installed via Homebrew or built manually.
xbar places the output of any script or program in the macOS menu bar. It is a complete rewrite of BitBar written in Go using Wails, open source under the MIT license, and requires macOS Catalina or newer. Users install plugins to discover and manage them, and the plugin directory is kept at ~/Library/Application Support/xbar/plugins.
1panel is an open source Linux, macOS, or Unix resource with code, tools, or setup notes.
4KTUBE is an open source Linux, macOS, or Unix resource with code, tools, or setup notes.
Accela is an open source Linux, macOS, or Unix resource with code, tools, or setup notes.
Achoz is an open source Linux, macOS, or Unix resource with code, tools, or setup notes.
adbfs-rootless is an open source Linux, macOS, or Unix resource with code, tools, or setup notes.
Adobe Downloader is an open source Linux, macOS, or Unix resource with code, tools, or setup notes.
AdwSteamGtk is an open source Linux, macOS, or Unix resource with code, tools, or setup notes.
AeroThemePlasma is an open source Linux, macOS, or Unix resource with code, tools, or setup notes.
AirBattery is an open source Linux, macOS, or Unix resource with code, tools, or setup notes.
Albert is an open source Linux, macOS, or Unix resource with code, tools, or setup notes.