Awesome Mac Apps

Bloated apps are out. Native Mac alternatives, every day. No Electron. No junk.

[Awesome Mac Apps @NativeMacApps]

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[Awesome Mac Apps @NativeMacApps]

3,347 stars for TomatoBar — a Pomodoro timer so clean it lives in your menu bar. Configurable work/rest cycles, optional sounds, global hotkey, JSON session logs, fully sandboxed. No subscriptions, no bloat.

#macOS #Swift #MenuBarApp

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[Awesome Mac Apps @NativeMacApps]

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[Awesome Mac Apps @NativeMacApps]

HermesPet puts 5 AI engines in your Mac's notch — spawn 8 parallel conversations, switch with ⌘1–⌘8, drag files to feed it, and hold ⌘⇧V for voice input. Native Swift, zero dependencies, open source.

#macOS #Swift #MenuBarApp

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@ggml_org https://t.co/Gi8XKTCywe

[Awesome Mac Apps @NativeMacApps]

LlamaBarn loads models on demand and unloads when idle—your Mac stays responsive while you get a full OpenAI-compatible server from the menu bar, 100% local. By @ggml_org.

#macOS #Swift #MenuBarApp

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@fujacobb https://t.co/GiBIAaCEyg

[Awesome Mac Apps @NativeMacApps]

GitHub Copilot charges $10–20/month for autocomplete in your editor. Cotabby by @fujacobb does it everywhere you type on Mac — Mail, Slack, Notes, iMessage — free, open source, fully local.

#macOS #Swift #MenuBarApp

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[Awesome Mac Apps @NativeMacApps]

https://t.co/wnxasBC2TI

[Awesome Mac Apps @NativeMacApps]

ExcalidrawZ preserves editability in exported images — draw something, export as .excalidraw.png, open it months later and keep editing. Native SwiftUI Mac app, iCloud sync, free and open source.

#macOS #Swift #DesignTools

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@ColaOSofficial https://t.co/D9QuYRuRky

[Awesome Mac Apps @NativeMacApps]

TypeNo by @ColaOSofficial is Whisper for your Mac — local voice transcription that pastes instantly into any app, no cloud, no accounts, just mic and accessibility permissions.

#macOS #Swift #OpenSource

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@codybrom https://t.co/ajStYZdCSS

[Awesome Mac Apps @NativeMacApps]

Noisli charges $4.99/month for ambient soundscapes. Blankie by @codybrom does it all—14 sounds, custom presets, media key control, dark mode—free and open source on the Mac App Store.

#macOS #Swift #MenuBarApp

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@ealeksandrov https://t.co/LNcfCagE2U

[Awesome Mac Apps @NativeMacApps]

ProvisionQL by @ealeksandrov adds Quick Look previews for .ipa, .xcarchive, and .mobileprovision files — see icons, device UUIDs, certificates, and entitlements in Finder with a press of Space.

#macOS #Swift #DeveloperTools

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@fujacobb https://t.co/9ZXtu0FxSW

[Awesome Mac Apps @NativeMacApps]

GitHub Copilot costs $10/month for autocomplete in your editor. tabby by @fujacobb does it everywhere—Mail, Notes, Slack, Safari—entirely local, completely free and open source.

#macOS #Swift #OpenSource

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@Momenbassel https://t.co/6gOx8TZn2p

[Awesome Mac Apps @NativeMacApps]

CleanMyMac charges $39/year. PureMac by @momenbassel does it all—app uninstaller, Xcode/Brew cache cleanup, orphaned files, scheduled auto-cleaning—free, open source, zero telemetry.

#macOS #Swift #OpenSource

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