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383 apps
BBEditBBEdit is a professional text, code and HTML editor for Mac, made by Bare Bones Software for writers, web authors and software developers. It handles very large files, searches and replaces across many files with grep patterns, organizes work in projects and colors code in many languages. BBEdit has been around for over 30 years and is known for its slogan, "It doesn't suck."Developer Tools- batbat is a free, open-source replacement for the cat command that shows files in Terminal with syntax highlighting. It colors code in a large number of programming and markup languages, shows which lines you changed in Git, numbers the lines and sends long files to a pager automatically, while still working like cat when you pipe its output to other commands. bat is made by David Peter and the bat developers and is dual-licensed under the MIT license and the Apache License 2.0.Developer Tools
AppCleanerAppCleaner is a small, free app that thoroughly uninstalls Mac apps. When you install an app, it spreads support files, caches, preferences and other small files around your Mac, and dragging the app to the Trash leaves them behind. Drop an app onto the AppCleaner window and it finds those related files, so you can delete them all together with one click. AppCleaner is made by FreeMacSoft.System Utilities
AmphetamineAmphetamine keeps your Mac awake. Start a session from the menu bar and your Mac won't go to sleep, indefinitely, for a set time, until a set time, while a file downloads or while a particular app is running. You can choose whether the display may sleep, whether the screen saver may start and whether the Mac stays awake with its lid closed. Amphetamine is made by William Gustafson and is completely free: no ads, no in-app purchases and no Pro version.System Utilities- AlDenteAlDente lets you set a charge limit for your MacBook's battery. Instead of always charging to 100%, your MacBook stops at the level you choose, for example 80%, which can help the battery keep its capacity for longer when the Mac is plugged in most of the time. AlDente runs in the menu bar and works with most Apple Silicon and Intel MacBooks. It is made by AppHouseKitchen.System Utilities
AlacrittyAlacritty is a fast, free and open-source terminal emulator. It draws text with the graphics chip (OpenGL), which keeps it quick even with lots of output, and comes with sensible defaults that you can change in a single TOML configuration file. Rather than building in everything, Alacritty works together with other tools: for tabs and split panes, many people pair it with tmux. Alacritty is developed by the Alacritty project and its contributors and released under the Apache License 2.0.Developer Tools
VLC media playerVLC media player is the free, open-source media player for Mac that plays almost anything you give it. Movies, music, DVDs, audio CDs and live streams all open in the same window, without hunting for codec packs or paying for add-ons. It is made by VideoLAN, a non-profit organisation, and in VideoLAN's own words it has no spyware, no ads and no user tracking.Video
The UnarchiverThe Unarchiver is a small, free app that opens almost any kind of archive on your Mac. The Archive Utility built into macOS handles ZIP files, but The Unarchiver also opens RAR (including RAR5), 7-Zip, TAR, Gzip, Bzip2 and many older formats such as StuffIt, LZH, ARJ and ARC, as well as ISO and BIN disc images and some Windows installers. It is made by MacPaw and offered free on the Mac App Store.System Utilities
StatsStats is a free, open-source system monitor that lives in the Mac menu bar. It shows how hard your CPU and GPU are working, how much memory and disk space you are using, your network speed, battery level and sensor readings, each as a small widget you can style the way you like. Click a widget and a popup shows the details, such as the apps using the most CPU or memory. Stats is made by Serhiy Mytrovtsiy and released under the MIT license.System Utilities
ShotcutShotcut is a free, open-source video editor for Mac, Windows and Linux. It edits most video, audio and image formats directly on the timeline, without a separate import step, and handles everything from quick trims to multitrack projects in 4K and 8K. Shotcut is made by Meltytech and released under the GPLv3 license, with no watermarks, no subscription and no paid version.Video
RectangleRectangle is a free, open-source window manager for Mac. It moves and resizes windows with keyboard shortcuts or by dragging them to the edges and corners of the screen, so you can put two apps side by side, fill a quarter of the display or send a window to another monitor in a second. Rectangle is made by Ryan Hanson, is based on the Spectacle app, and is released under the MIT license.Customization
OBS StudioOBS Studio is free, open-source software for recording your screen and streaming live video. You build scenes from your display, app windows, cameras, images, text and web pages, mix their audio, and then record to a file or stream to platforms such as YouTube and Twitch. It is made by the OBS Project and its contributors and released under the GPLv2 license, with no watermarks, no time limits and no paid version.Video
MaccyMaccy is a lightweight, open-source clipboard manager for Mac. It keeps a history of everything you copy, such as text, links and images, and brings it back with one keyboard shortcut, so you never lose something you copied a few minutes ago. Maccy is made by Alex Rodionov and released under the MIT license.Productivity
LibreOfficeLibreOffice is a free, open-source office suite for Mac, Windows and Linux. It includes Writer for documents, Calc for spreadsheets, Impress for presentations, Draw for diagrams, Base for databases and Math for formulas, and it opens and saves Microsoft Office files such as .docx, .xlsx and .pptx. LibreOffice is made by The Document Foundation and a large community of volunteers and companies, and released under the Mozilla Public License 2.0, with no subscription, no account and no ads.Business
KritaKrita is a free, open-source digital painting app made by artists who want affordable art tools for everyone. It is built for illustration, concept art, matte painting, textures, comics and frame-by-frame animation, and it has the brushes, layers and color tools you would expect from a paid painting program. Krita is developed by the KDE community with support from the Krita Foundation and released under the GPLv3 license, with no ads, subscriptions or paid features.Graphic Design
KeePassXCKeePassXC is a free, open-source password manager for Mac, Windows and Linux. It stores your passwords, passkeys, notes and two-factor codes in an encrypted database file that stays on your own device, not on a company's server, and it opens with one master password, a key file, a hardware key or Touch ID. KeePassXC is made by the KeePassXC Team and released under the GPL license, with no subscription, no account and no paid version.Security
KdenliveKdenlive is a free, open-source video editor made by the KDE community. It offers a full non-linear editing workflow, with a multitrack timeline, multicam editing, hundreds of effects and transitions, color correction tools and automatic subtitles. Kdenlive is developed by a mostly volunteer team, released under the GPLv3 license, and has no watermarks, no subscription and no paid version.Video
InkscapeInkscape is a free, open-source vector graphics editor for Mac, Windows and Linux. It is used for illustrations, logos, icons, diagrams, maps, web graphics and print layouts, and it is the best-known free alternative to Adobe Illustrator. Inkscape uses SVG, the open web standard for vector graphics, as its own format, so your drawings stay sharp at any size and work directly on websites. It is made by the Inkscape Project and its volunteers and released under the GPL license, with no ads or paid features.Graphic Design
IINAIINA is a free, open-source video player made only for the Mac. It is built on mpv, one of the most capable playback engines available, and wraps it in an interface that looks and behaves like a native macOS app, with trackpad gestures, picture-in-picture and Live Text. IINA is released under the GPLv3 license and costs nothing, with no in-app purchases.Video
HandBrakeHandBrake is a free, open-source video converter for Mac. It takes video from nearly any format and converts it into modern, widely supported files: MP4, MKV or WebM, encoded with H.264, H.265 (HEVC), AV1 or VP9. It is made by volunteers of the HandBrake Team and released under the GPLv2 license, with no ads, watermarks or paid upgrades.Video
GIMPGIMP, the GNU Image Manipulation Program, is a free, open-source image editor for Mac, Windows and Linux. It covers photo retouching, image composition and graphic design, with layers, masks, selections, filters and painting tools, and it is the best-known free alternative to Adobe Photoshop. GIMP is made by volunteers of the GIMP team and released under the GPLv3 license, with no ads, subscriptions or paid features.Graphic Design
BlenderBlender is a free, open-source 3D creation suite. In one app it covers modeling, sculpting, texturing, rigging, animation, simulation, rendering, compositing, motion tracking and even video editing, and it is used by hobbyists, studios, game developers and architects around the world. Blender is developed by the Blender Foundation and a large community, and released under the GPL license, with no subscriptions or paid features.Graphic Design
AudacityAudacity is a free, open-source audio editor and recorder for Mac, Windows and Linux. It records from a microphone or audio interface, edits several tracks at once, cleans up noise and exports to all the common audio formats, which makes it a favourite for podcasts, voice-overs, interviews, music and digitising old recordings. Audacity is made by the Audacity Team and released under the GPLv3 license, with no ads or paid features.Music & Audio