Best macOS GUI Apps

Unless otherwise stated, all apps are FREE.

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Categories

Terminals

• Kitty - The fast, feature-rich, cross-platform, GPU-based terminal.
• WezTerm - GPU-accelerated cross-platform terminal emulator and multiplexer.
• Alacritty - Cross-platform, GPU-accelerated terminal emulator.

Browsers

• Arc - The browser that anticipates your needs.
• Chromium - Open-source browser project.

Interface

• Bartender 5 ($16) - Organize your menu bar apps.
• Contexts ($10) - Radically simpler & faster window switcher.
• KeyCastr - Open-source keystroke visualizer.

Development

• Beyond Compare ($60) - Intelligent comparison for files and folders.
• Dash ($15) - Instant offline access to 200+ API documentation sets.
• Docker - Develop Dockerized apps on a Mac.

Productivity

• Maccy - Lightweight clipboard manager
• Clipy (supersedes ClipMenu) - Clipboard extension app.
• CheatSheet - Hold the ⌘-Key to see shortcuts of the current application.
• Flux - Makes the color of your computer’s display adapt to the time of day.
• Karabiner Elements - Powerful and stable keyboard customizer.
• Marked 2 ($14) - Previewer for Markdown files.
• Skim - PDF reader and note-taker.

Text Editors

• Veonim - Simple modal IDE built on Neovim.
• Zed - Fast multiplayer code editor from the creators of Atom and Tree-sitter.
• Visual Studio Code - Free & cross-platform code editing redefined.
• Atom - Hackable text editor for the 21st century.
• iA Writer ($20) - Removes distractions. Giving you a calm, focused, writing space.
• Typora - A truly minimal markdown editor.

Image Editors

• Draw.io - Diagrams for everyone, everywhere.
• GIMP - Free & open source image editor.
• Pixelmator Pro ($50) - Powerful, full-featured image editor for Mac.

Media Recorders

• Audacity - Cross-platform audio software for multi-track recording and editing.
• LICEcap - Simple animated screen captures.

Miscellaneous GFX

• Monosnap - Make screenshots, draw on it, shoot video and share your files.
• ColorDial - Rich and powerful, open-source color wheel/picker.
• Handbrake - Convert video from nearly any format to a selection of modern, widely supported codecs.
• ImageOptim - Saves disk space & bandwidth by compressing images without losing quality.