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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

MITOpen sourceFreeLocalNov 2, 2026

Hoppscotch

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

MITOpen sourceFreeLocalSelf-hostedNov 2, 2026

iTerm2

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

GPL-2.0-onlyOpen sourceFreeLocalNov 2, 2026

JabRef

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

MITFreeOpen sourceLocalNov 2, 2026

Karabiner-Elements

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

UnlicenseOpen sourceFreeLocalNov 2, 2026

Keyboard Maestro

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

ProprietaryPaidLocalNov 2, 2026

LM Studio

Element Labs, Inc. · Local LLM inference & serving

In-depth entry

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

ProprietaryFreemiumPaidLocalBroken

Logseq

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

AGPL-3.0-onlyOpen sourceFreeLocalNov 2, 2026

MATLAB

MathWorks · Mathematical & statistical computing

MathWorks' commercial numeric computing environment and language for engineers and scientists, with toolboxes, Simulink integration, apps and MATLAB Online

ProprietaryPaidAcademicLocalNov 2, 2026

Mendeley

Elsevier · Citation management

Free reference manager from Elsevier with a desktop and web app, PDF annotation, a Web Importer, groups and bundled cloud storage

ProprietaryFreeLocalNov 2, 2026

Microsoft 365

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

ProprietaryPaidEnterpriseLocalNov 2, 2026

Microsoft Teams

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

ProprietaryFreemiumPaidBroken

Notion

Notion Labs, Inc. · Personal knowledge management

In-depth entry

Hosted workspace combining block-based documents, relational databases, wikis and project views, with an API and built-in AI features

ProprietaryFreemiumPaidNov 2, 2026

Observable

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

ISCFreemiumPaidLocalNov 2, 2026

Obsidian

Dynalist Inc. (Obsidian) · Personal knowledge management

In-depth entry

Local-first Markdown note-taking app with bidirectional links, graph view and a large community plugin ecosystem; optional paid Sync and Publish

ProprietaryFreePaidLocalBroken

Ollama

Ollama · Local LLM inference & serving

In-depth entry

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

MITOpen sourceFreeLocalSelf-hostedNov 2, 2026

OpenAI Codex

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

Apache-2.0PaidUsage-basedLocalNov 2, 2026

OrbStack

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

ProprietaryFreemiumPaidLocalNov 2, 2026

Podman

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

Apache-2.0Open sourceFreeLocalSelf-hostedNov 2, 2026

Positron

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

Elastic-2.0FreeLocalNov 2, 2026

Postman

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

ProprietaryFreemiumPaidLocalNov 2, 2026

PyCharm

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

MixedFreemiumPaidLocalNov 2, 2026

QGIS

QGIS.org association · GIS & mapping

In-depth entry

Open-source desktop GIS for viewing, editing, analysing and publishing vector and raster geodata, extensible with Python plugins

GPL-2.0-or-laterOpen sourceFreeLocalBroken

Raycast

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

MixedFreemiumPaidLocalBroken

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