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Top 23 Swift Mac Projects
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open-source-mac-os-apps
🚀 Awesome list of open source applications for macOS. https://t.me/s/opensourcemacosapps
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InfluxDB
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CodeEdit
📝 CodeEdit App for macOS – Elevate your code editing experience. Open source, free forever.
Project mention: CodeEditApp/CodeEdit: CodeEdit App for macOS – open-source, free forever | news.ycombinator.com | 2024-09-12 -
Project mention: Ask HN: What macOS apps/programs do you use daily and recommend? | news.ycombinator.com | 2024-06-09
I use Amethyst https://github.com/ianyh/Amethyst in my day to day. Slightly different management philosophy but one that works well for me.
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Project mention: SerenityOS is a love letter to '90s user interfaces | news.ycombinator.com | 2025-04-22
I have to use a Mac for work and it drives me crazy. I disabled everything I could find, enabled reduced motion preferences or whatever it's called and still get some animations.
My "solution" is to use Aerospace [0], which reimplements window management. That's the only way I found to not have animations. Unfortunately i still feel some delay when switching windows compared to i3wm/sway in Linux.
[0] https://github.com/nikitabobko/AeroSpace
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> (2019 Intel MBP)
I used to have one of these and recently got an M1 Max machine - the performance boost is seriously incredible.
The throttling on those late-game intel macs is hardcore - at one point I downloaded Hot[1], which is a menu bar app that shows you when you're being throttled. It was literally all the time that the system was slowing itself down due to heat. I eventually just uninstalled it because it was a constant source of frustration to know I was only ever getting 50% performance out of my expensive dev laptop.
[1]: https://github.com/macmade/Hot
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iGlance
Free system monitor for OSX and macOS. See all system information at a glance in the menu bar.
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For blog posts, I'm using MarkEdit
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Apple-Silicon-Guide
Apple Silicon Guide. Learn all about the A17 Pro, A16 Bionic, R1, M1-series, M2-series, and M3-series chips. Along with all the Devices, Operating Systems, Tools, Gaming, and Software that Apple Silicon powers.
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appdecrypt
appdecrypt is a tool to make decrypt application encrypted binaries on macOS when SIP-enabled (macOS 11.3 or below)
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SwCrypt
RSA public/private key generation, RSA, AES encryption/decryption, RSA sign/verify in Swift with CommonCrypto in iOS and OS X
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Stillcolor
Disable temporal dithering on your Mac with this lightweight menu bar app. Designed for Apple silicon Macs.
Project mention: The Mira Pro Color is Boox's first color E Ink monitor | news.ycombinator.com | 2025-04-30I’ve been using a Bigme B251 [0] (likely the exact same panel) for about 9 months now. I recommend Amazon simply due to return policy; these can come with bad panels. They don’t notably fail early if the panel is fine when you get it.
Refresh is slow, colors are low saturation, and there is ghosting.
It’s also an absolute JOY to use for anything text related once you get past those differences.
For those on MacOS stillcolor [1] is an absolute MUST.
I’m open to any questions!
0: https://www.amazon.com/-/he/B251PC/dp/B0CYYWZ9M9
1: https://github.com/aiaf/Stillcolor
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NOTE:
The open source projects on this list are ordered by number of github stars.
The number of mentions indicates repo mentiontions in the last 12 Months or
since we started tracking (Dec 2020).
Swift Mac discussion
Swift Mac related posts
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Hardware protection for your private keys
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The Mira Pro Color is Boox's first color E Ink monitor
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macOS Tips and Tricks
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Secretive: macOS app for storing SSH keys in the Secure Enclave
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Stillcolor: Disable temporal dithering on your Mac
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Ask HN: What macOS apps/programs do you use daily and recommend?
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Ice - open source bar manager for macOS
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Index
What are some of the best open-source Mac projects in Swift? This list will help you:
| # | Project | Stars |
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| 1 | open-source-mac-os-apps | 43,789 |
| 2 | CodeEdit | 21,712 |
| 3 | Amethyst | 15,320 |
| 4 | AeroSpace | 12,337 |
| 5 | secretive | 7,495 |
| 6 | linearmouse | 4,503 |
| 7 | Hot | 2,624 |
| 8 | timer-app | 2,595 |
| 9 | iGlance | 2,436 |
| 10 | MarkEdit | 2,140 |
| 11 | YapAnimator | 1,945 |
| 12 | Apple-Silicon-Guide | 1,735 |
| 13 | LinkLiar | 1,312 |
| 14 | Thor | 1,253 |
| 15 | SwiftCSV | 1,034 |
| 16 | appdecrypt | 824 |
| 17 | SwCrypt | 729 |
| 18 | Marshal | 697 |
| 19 | Stillcolor | 659 |
| 20 | CapsLockNoDelay | 586 |
| 21 | TempBox | 497 |
| 22 | vitals | 455 |
| 23 | waifuExtension | 442 |
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