# jeffreyjackson/mac-apps

Open Source Mac Apps

Repository: https://github.com/jeffreyjackson/mac-apps
Canonical: https://ross.abutalabs.com/products/mac-apps
License Family: other
Last push: 2026-08-21T02:15:00+00:00

## Health v2 (maintenance only)
Score: 76/100 (v2, computed 2026-09-03T02:20:16.233290+00:00)
- activity 98, release rhythm 35, longevity 100
- inputs: {"age_days": 4167, "days_push": 13, "days_rel": null, "gap_med": null, "n_releases_24m": 0}
- flags: no_releases, no_license
- formula: round(0.45*activity + 0.35*rhythm + 0.20*longevity); archived -> min(score, 10)

## Adoption (not part of the score)
Stars 1597, forks 132 (observed 2026-08-28T04:05:09.276363+00:00)

## What it is
A curated list of open-source macOS applications, organized by category such as communication, text editors, web browsers, and games. It serves as a discovery catalog linking to the source repositories of free and open-source Mac apps.

## Use cases
- find open-source alternatives to paid mac apps
- discover free macos applications by category
- browse a catalog of open source mac software
- find open source text editors for mac
- look for open source mac communication apps
- contribute to a list of open source mac apps

## When to choose
- you want to discover open-source macOS apps across many categories
- you prefer free software alternatives on a Mac
- you want links to source repositories of Mac apps

## When to avoid
- you need software for Linux or Windows rather than macOS
- you need a tool or library rather than a curated list of links
- you need guaranteed up-to-date or maintained app recommendations

## Facets
- artifact type: dataset
- maturity: maintenance
- function: developer-tools
- domain: apple-ecosystem, awesome-lists, desktop-applications, developer-tools
- platform: -
- tags: awesome-list, curated-list, open-source-apps, mac-apps, catalog, macos

## Member repositories
- jeffreyjackson/mac-apps (main) score 76

## Provenance
- Observed fields: from GitHub, fetched 2026-08-28T04:05:09.276363+00:00.
- Health v2: computed from the inputs above; adoption is never an input.
- Inferred fields (summary, facets, guidance): AI-extracted, prompt v1, taxonomy v1, on 2026-08-30T03:53:59.973280+00:00, confidence not recorded.
  - readme: https://github.com/jeffreyjackson/mac-apps (fetched 2026-08-28T04:05:09.276363+00:00, sha 235cdde2c6db)
- Data as of 2026-08-30T08:39:29.467469+00:00.