# phmullins/awesome-macos

A curated list of awesome software for Apple's macOS.

Repository: https://github.com/phmullins/awesome-macos
Canonical: https://ross.abutalabs.com/products/phmullins-awesome-macos
License: MIT
License Family: permissive
Topics: macos, osx, apps, oss, software, awesome, awesome-list, hacktoberfest
Last push: 2025-01-22T16:25:28+00:00

## Health v2 (maintenance only)
Score: 33/100 (v2, computed 2026-09-03T02:20:16.233290+00:00)
- activity 2, release rhythm 35, longevity 100
- inputs: {"age_days": 4004, "days_push": 588, "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 3199, forks 260 (observed 2026-08-28T04:07:48.426958+00:00)

## What it is
A curated list of awesome software for Apple's macOS, covering categories from code editors and DevOps tools to productivity apps and system utilities. It marks entries as open source, free, or paid and highlights recommended picks.

## Use cases
- find the best mac apps
- discover open source software for macos
- recommendations for mac utilities
- curated list of macos tools
- what apps should i install on a new mac
- free alternatives to paid mac software

## When to choose
- you use macOS and want a curated, categorized directory of quality apps
- you want to quickly compare open-source, free, and paid options per category

## When to avoid
- you need software for Linux or Windows
- you need a tool itself rather than a list of links to tools

## Facets
- artifact type: learning-resource
- maturity: active
- function: developer-tools
- domain: apple-ecosystem, awesome-lists, developer-tools
- platform: -
- tags: awesome-list, macos-software, curated-list, open-source-apps, macos

## Member repositories
- phmullins/awesome-macos (main) score 33

## Provenance
- Observed fields: from GitHub, fetched 2026-08-28T04:07:48.426958+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 2026-08-30T07:24:51.126783+00:00, confidence not recorded.
  - readme: https://github.com/phmullins/awesome-macos (fetched 2026-08-28T04:07:48.426958+00:00, sha fc7f6a00568e)
- Data as of 2026-08-30T08:39:29.467469+00:00.