Hammerspoon
Hammerspoon contributors · macOS automation
Open-source macOS automation app that exposes system APIs to a Lua configuration file for hotkeys, window management and event-driven scripts
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Hammerspoon contributors · macOS automation
Open-source macOS automation app that exposes system APIs to a Lua configuration file for hotkeys, window management and event-driven scripts
Hoppscotch · API development & tooling
Open-source API client that runs in the browser or as a desktop app, supports REST, GraphQL and realtime protocols, and can be self-hosted for teams
George Nachman (iTerm2 project) · Terminals & shells
Feature-rich terminal emulator for macOS with split panes, profiles, triggers, search, tmux integration and a Python scripting API
JabRef e.V. and contributors · Citation management
Open-source, BibTeX/biblatex-native reference manager for LaTeX users with online fetchers, groups, file linking and editor integration
pqrs.org (Takayama Fumihiko) · macOS system utilities
Free, public-domain keyboard customizer for macOS that remaps keys and defines complex modifications through JSON rules at the driver level
Stairways Software Pty Ltd · macOS automation
Commercial macOS macro application that runs sequences of actions from hotkeys, typed strings, application, time, device and system triggers
Element Labs, Inc. · Local LLM inference & serving
Proprietary desktop app for discovering, downloading and running local LLMs with llama.cpp and MLX engines, a chat UI, an OpenAI-compatible server, CLI, SDKs and a headless daemon
Logseq · Personal knowledge management
Open-source, outliner-based knowledge base storing notes as local Markdown or Org-mode files with block references, queries and a graph view
MathWorks · Mathematical & statistical computing
MathWorks' commercial numeric computing environment and language for engineers and scientists, with toolboxes, Simulink integration, apps and MATLAB Online
Elsevier · Citation management
Free reference manager from Elsevier with a desktop and web app, PDF annotation, a Web Importer, groups and bundled cloud storage
Microsoft · Productivity suites & task management
Microsoft's subscription suite of Office desktop and web apps, Exchange email, OneDrive, SharePoint and Teams with Copilot and Graph APIs
Microsoft · Collaboration & communication
Microsoft's chat, meetings and calling hub integrated with Microsoft 365, SharePoint and Entra ID, extensible through Microsoft Graph and Teams apps
Notion Labs, Inc. · Personal knowledge management
Hosted workspace combining block-based documents, relational databases, wikis and project views, with an API and built-in AI features
Observable, Inc. · Notebooks & interactive computing
JavaScript data notebooks and the open-source Observable Framework static-site generator for data apps, from the maintainers of D3 and Plot
Dynalist Inc. (Obsidian) · Personal knowledge management
Local-first Markdown note-taking app with bidirectional links, graph view and a large community plugin ecosystem; optional paid Sync and Publish
Ollama · Local LLM inference & serving
Open-source runtime and model manager for running open-weight LLMs locally on macOS, Windows and Linux, with a REST API, OpenAI- and Anthropic-compatible endpoints and optional cloud models
OpenAI · Coding agents & AI IDEs
OpenAI's coding agent: an open-source Rust terminal CLI plus IDE extension, desktop app and cloud agent, signed in with a ChatGPT plan or an API key
OrbStack (Orbital Labs) · Containers & virtualization
macOS application that runs Docker containers, Linux machines and a local Kubernetes cluster as a lighter replacement for Docker Desktop
Podman Container Tools (LF Projects) · Containers & virtualization
Daemonless, rootless container engine with a Docker-compatible CLI, companion Buildah and Skopeo tools and a Podman Desktop GUI
Posit Software, PBC · Mathematical & statistical computing
Posit's multi-language data-science IDE built on Code OSS, with first-class R and Python consoles, variables and plots panes, under the Elastic License 2.0
Postman, Inc. · API development & tooling
Commercial API platform for designing, testing, documenting and monitoring HTTP and other APIs through a desktop and web client with cloud-synced workspaces
JetBrains · IDEs & editors
Python IDE from JetBrains with deep static analysis, refactoring, debugging, scientific tooling and a unified free core with a paid Pro tier
QGIS.org association · GIS & mapping
Open-source desktop GIS for viewing, editing, analysing and publishing vector and raster geodata, extensible with Python plugins
Raycast Technologies Ltd · macOS system utilities
Extensible launcher for macOS (with Windows and iOS versions) combining app search, clipboard history, snippets, window management and a store of community extensions
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