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Awesome Mac

This project is now very large, and is very different from the original idea. Here, we collect awesome macOS software and arrange them into various categories. Feel free to star and fork.

Any comments, suggestions? Let us know! We love PRs :) Please take a look at the contributing guidelines before opening one. Follow the awesome list.

Explanation

中文 | Awesome Command Line Apps

means open source. click the icon to see the item's repository;
means free to use, or free personal license;
means App store hyperlink;
means hyperlink to a corresponding Awesome list for the item;

✦ My macOS application:

Reading and Writing Tools

Applications to edit text, I suggest the open-source editors

Text Editors

• Aurora Editor - Lightweight Code Editor (IDE) for macOS.
• Bootstrap Studio - A powerful desktop app for creating responsive websites using the Bootstrap framework.
• Brackets - A modern, open source text editor that understands web design.
• CodeEdit - A lightweight, natively-built editor. Open source. Free forever.
• CotEditor - Lightweight plain-text editor for macOS.
• Cursor - AI-powered code editor built to make you extraordinarily productive. Features include AI autocomplete, chat, and an autonomous coding agent.
• Emacs - Popular Unix-based text editor for programmers and system administrators.
• Haystack Editor - Code editor with a canvas UI for better code understanding.
• Helix - A post-modern modal text editor.
• Lapce - Lightning-fast and powerful code editor.
• LightTable - The next generation code editor.
• MacVim - the text editor Vim - for macOS.
• micro - Modern and intuitive terminal-based text editor.
• Neovim - Vim-fork focused on extensibility and usability.
• Nova - The beautiful, fast, flexible, native Mac code editor from Panic.
• Plain Text Editor - Simple distraction-free notepad.
• Sublime Text - A popular, clean, and sleek editor with a plugin management system. For more plugins, check Sublime Text Plugins.
• SubEthaEdit - Powerful editor for writing, coding, and collaboration anytime, anywhere!
• TextMate - Editor that brings Apple's approach to operating systems into the world of text editors.
• Tot - Tot is an elegant, simple way to collect & edit text. It’s your tiny text companion!
• Vim - An old terminal-based editor. For common plugins, check Vim Common Plugins.
• Vimr - Refined Vim Experience for OS X.
• Windsurf - AI code editor featuring Cascade, an agentic AI experience that writes and edits code autonomously. Includes AI autocomplete, memories, and MCP support.
• Zed - A high-performance, multiplayer code editor from the creators of Atom and Tree-sitter.

Office

• Keynote - Build stunning presentations.
• LibreOffice - Free, open-source office software used and tested daily by a large community.
• Microsoft Office - Unmistakably Office, designed for Mac.
• Numbers - Create impressive spreadsheets.
• OnlyOffice - An office suite that combines text, spreadsheet and presentation editors allowing to create, view and edit local documents.
• Pages - Documents that stand apart.
• SoftMaker Office - A complete office suite that aims for full compatibility with Microsoft Office documents.
• WPS - Is a cross-platform office software suite.

Markdown Tools

• Archimedes - Native macOS Markdown editor geared toward mathematical writing with inline LaTeX support.
• EME - Open-source Markdown editor with an interface like Chrome.
• iA Writer - Writing app with an emphasis on simplicity and design.
• LightPaper - Simple, beautiful, yet powerful text editor for your Mac.
• Marked 2 - This is the Markdown preview with an elegant and powerful set of tools for all writers.
• MarkText - Next generation markdown editor, running on platforms of MacOS Windows and Linux.
• Marp - Markdown presentation writer with cross-platform support.
• Marxico - Delicate Markdown editor for Evernote. Reliable storage and sync.
• MWeb - Pro Markdown writing, and static blog generator App.
• Obsidian - A second brain, for you, forever.
• Typora - Truly minimal Markdown editor featuring seamless live preview.
• Ulysses - The Ultimate Writing App for Mac, iPad and iPhone.
• Zettlr - A markdown editor for the 21st century.

Note-taking

• Affine - Affine is the next-generation collaborative knowledge base for professionals.
• Agenda - Date-focused note taking app for both planning and documenting your projects.
• Anytype - Privacy-focused Notion alternative with local storage, optional sync, and self-hosted server support.
• AppFlowy - Open-source alternative to Notion.
• Bear Writer - Beautiful, flexible writing app for crafting notes and prose.
• Boostnote - Note-taking app made for programmers.
• Craft - Notetaking and writing made beautiful.
• Dnote - A simple command line notebook with multi-device sync and a web interface.
• Email Me - Email yourself and much more with just one tap, native on macOS, iOS and WatchOS.
• Evernote - Infamous note-taking app, available on many platforms.
• FSNotes - File System Notes is a modern notes manager, native on macOS and iOS.
• Gooba - Writing app and task manager with a simple and interactive design.
• Inkdrop - Notebook app for Markdown lovers built on top of Electron.
• Joplin - Cross-platform open-source notepad with markdown support and to-do list management.
• Logseq - Privacy-first, open-source knowledge base.
• MarginNote 4 - In-depth PDF and EPUB reading, learning, managing and note taking app.
• massCode - Cross-platform open-source code snippets manager with markdown and mermaid support.
• MiaoYan - Lightweight Markdown app to help you write great sentences.
• Notable - The markdown-based note-taking app that doesn't suck.
• Notebook - Note-taking app.
• Notes - Clean, simple note-taking app.
• NotePlan 3 - Your tasks, notes, and calendar, plain-text markdown files.
• NotePlus - True Native Note and LLM Client
• Noteship - Turn notes into knowledge (spreadsheet view, heading summaries, etc.). Works offline, everything is saved locally.
• Notion - All-in-one workspace for notes, tasks, wikis, and databases.
• OneNote - Note-taking app by Microsoft.
• OutlineEdit 3 - Fully-featured outline editor, for everyone who loves great structured notes.
• Saber - Cross platform stylus and text notetaking app. Supports image and pdf imports, can sync.
• SideNotes - Quick notes on the screen side with Markdown support.
• Standard Notes - An end-to-end encrypted notes app for digitalists and professionals.
• QOwnNotes - Open-source notepad with markdown support and todo list manager.
• Quick Note - Colorful sticky notes in the Menu bar.
• Quiver - Mix text, code, Markdown, and LaTeX in one note with live preview.
• VNote - A Qt-based application designed to provide a pleasant note-taking platform with excellent editing experience.

Journaling

• Day One - Excellent journaling app using text, photos, video, audio, location data, and more.