# serhii-londar/open-source-mac-os-apps

🚀 Awesome list of open source applications for macOS. https://t.me/s/opensourcemacosapps

Repository: https://github.com/serhii-londar/open-source-mac-os-apps
Canonical: https://ross.abutalabs.com/products/open-source-mac-os-apps
Homepage: https://serhii-londar.github.io/open-source-mac-os-apps/
License: CC0-1.0
License Family: permissive
Topics: macos, mac, macosx, apps, applications, awesome-list, opensource, open-source, awesome, swift, objective-c, javascript, python, ruby, c, c-plus-plus, macos-application, hacktoberfest
Last push: 2026-08-22T12:13:37+00:00

## Health v2 (maintenance only)
Score: 77/100 (v2, computed 2026-09-03T02:39:23.370411+00:00)
- activity 99, release rhythm 35, longevity 100
- inputs: {"age_days": 3226, "days_push": 11, "days_rel": null, "gap_med": null, "n_releases_24m": 0}
- flags: no_releases
- formula: round(0.45*activity + 0.35*rhythm + 0.20*longevity); archived -> min(score, 10)

## Adoption (not part of the score)
Stars 50173, forks 2730 (observed 2026-08-28T04:12:11.726222+00:00)

## What it is
A curated awesome-list of 689 free and open source applications for macOS, organized into 49 categories with language tags. It serves as a searchable directory to discover native and cross-platform open source Mac apps.

## Use cases
- find open source alternatives to paid mac apps
- discover free macos applications by category
- find open source mac apps written in swift
- browse a curated list of mac utilities and productivity apps
- find projects to contribute to on macos

## When to choose
- you want to discover or compare open source macOS applications
- you are looking for free alternatives to commercial Mac software
- you want inspiration for macOS app ideas or projects to contribute to

## When to avoid
- you need a software library or tool rather than a catalog of apps
- you target platforms other than macOS
- you need guaranteed maintenance or support for the listed apps themselves

## Facets
- artifact type: learning-resource
- maturity: active
- function: developer-tools, documentation
- domain: operating-systems, awesome-lists, desktop-applications, apple-ecosystem
- platform: -
- tags: awesome-list, curated-list, macos-apps, open-source-apps, directory, open-source, macos

## Member repositories
- serhii-londar/open-source-mac-os-apps (main) score 77

## Provenance
- Observed fields: from GitHub, fetched 2026-08-28T04:12:11.726222+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 2026-08-29T16:19:57.023932+00:00, confidence not recorded.
  - readme: https://github.com/serhii-londar/open-source-mac-os-apps (fetched 2026-08-28T04:12:11.726222+00:00, sha 3ee0d024174d)
  - homepage: https://serhii-londar.github.io/open-source-mac-os-apps/ (fetched 2026-08-28T18:12:12.244174+00:00, sha 52b02e4ac781)
  - registry_npm: https://registry.npmjs.org/open-source-mac-os-apps (fetched 2026-08-28T18:12:12.253449+00:00, sha 8d374d32e90e)
- Data as of 2026-08-30T08:39:29.467469+00:00.