The most installed open source Mac apps
Stars show who likes an app. Installs show who uses it. This list ranks open source Mac apps by installs, with stars next to them.
Atnaujinta 2026 m. lapkričio 8 d.
Trumpas atsakymas
On November 8, 2026, the top three are Ghostty, iTerm2 and Stats. Rodyti visus (50), or how it's ranked.
A star costs nothing. An install means somebody wanted the app on their Mac. So we took the hand-picked open source Mac apps and ranked them by how often people installed them through Homebrew in the last 30 days.
Put the two numbers side by side and you get a few surprises: quiet apps with modest stars that lots of people install, and famous repos that fewer people actually run.
How this ranking works
- Source: GitHub's public repository data (stars, language, last push), and Homebrew's public install analytics (formulae.brew.sh), which count installs by people who leave Homebrew's anonymous analytics on.
- Read on: November 8, 2026. MacPip reads it again every week.
- Ranked by: installs in the last 30 days, from Homebrew. Nobody can pay for a place, and MacPip apps get no boost.
- Included: The hand-picked open source Mac apps that install with Homebrew. Apps not in Homebrew can't be counted, so they are left out.
Picked by MacPip
Our pick here is Maccy. It's tiny, free, does one thing (your clipboard history, one shortcut away), and lots of people install it, which says it does that thing well.
At a glance
The list
Select a column heading to sort. Apps marked Not on MacPip are shown for the ranking only and link to their own pages. Makers are named only where GitHub, the Mac App Store, MacPip or the maker's own website says who they are.
| Programa | Links | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | GGhostty Not on MacPipA fast terminal with a real native Mac app. Also on Linux. autorius GhosttyMITZig | Installs, 30 days: 29,800 | GitHub stars: 63,889 | Installs per 100 stars: 46.6 | SvetainėGitHubHomebrew |
| 2 |  iTerm2 Not on MacPipThe terminal many Mac developers have used for years. autorius George NachmanGPL-2.0Swift | Installs, 30 days: 17,749 | GitHub stars: 18,265 | Installs per 100 stars: 97.2 | SvetainėGitHubHomebrew |
| 3 |  Stats Not on MacPipCPU, memory, network and battery in your menu bar. autorius Serhiy MytrovtsiyMITSwiftv3.0.26, Nov 2026 | Installs, 30 days: 11,921 | GitHub stars: 43,234 | Installs per 100 stars: 27.6 | SvetainėGitHubHomebrew |
| 4 |  Vorssaint Not on MacPipA big toolbox of small menu bar helpers in one app. autorius vorssaint @vorssaintGPL-3.0Swiftv3.4.3, Oct 2026 | Installs, 30 days: 11,269 | GitHub stars: 33,654 | Installs per 100 stars: 33.5 | SvetainėGitHubHomebrew |
| 5 |  UTM Not on MacPipRun Windows, Linux or another macOS in a window. autorius UTM @UTMappApache-2.0Swiftv5.0.8, Oct 2026 | Installs, 30 days: 9,413 | GitHub stars: 36,784 | Installs per 100 stars: 25.6 | SvetainėGitHubHomebrew |
| 6 |  Rectangle Not on MacPipSnap windows with shortcuts. Small, free, does one job well. autorius Ryan HansonSwiftv2.0.4, Oct 2026 | Installs, 30 days: 8,932 | GitHub stars: 30,258 | Installs per 100 stars: 29.5 | SvetainėGitHubHomebrew |
| 7 |  Maccy Not on MacPipA light clipboard history you open with one shortcut. autorius Alex Rodionov @p0dejeMITSwift2.8.0, Oct 2026 | Installs, 30 days: 8,164 | GitHub stars: 22,245 | Installs per 100 stars: 36.7 | SvetainėGitHubHomebrew |
| 8 |  Hammerspoon Not on MacPipAutomate almost anything on your Mac with small Lua scripts. autorius Hammerspoon TeamMITObjective-C1.1.1, Feb 2026 | Installs, 30 days: 7,416 | GitHub stars: 16,393 | Installs per 100 stars: 45.2 | SvetainėGitHubHomebrew |
| 9 |  IINA Not on MacPipThe video player most Mac people switch to and keep. autorius IINA @iina_appGPL-3.0Swiftv1.5.1, Nov 2026 | Installs, 30 days: 6,902 | GitHub stars: 47,058 | Installs per 100 stars: 14.7 | SvetainėGitHubHomebrew |
| 10 | HHomebrew app Not on MacPipHomebrew's own Mac app. autorius Homebrew @MacHomebrewAGPL-3.0Swiftv0.6.0, Oct 2026 | Installs, 30 days: 5,379 | GitHub stars: 2,817 | Installs per 100 stars: 190.9 | GitHubHomebrew |
| 11 |  Karabiner-Elements Not on MacPipRemap any key on any keyboard. The classic. autorius pqrs-orgUnlicenseC++v16.3.0, Sep 2026 | Installs, 30 days: 5,193 | GitHub stars: 23,074 | Installs per 100 stars: 22.5 | SvetainėGitHubHomebrew |
| 12 |  SwiftBar Not on MacPipPut the output of any script in your menu bar. autorius SwiftBarMITSwiftv2.1.1, Aug 2026 | Installs, 30 days: 4,922 | GitHub stars: 4,761 | Installs per 100 stars: 103.4 | SvetainėGitHubHomebrew |
| 13 |  cmux Not on MacPipA Ghostty-based terminal with vertical tabs, made for coding agents. autorius manaflow-aiSwiftv0.65.2.2, Oct 2026 | Installs, 30 days: 4,784 | GitHub stars: 28,747 | Installs per 100 stars: 16.6 | SvetainėGitHubHomebrew |
| 14 |  AeroSpace Not on MacPipA tiling window manager in the style of i3, set up with one text file. autorius Nikita Bobko @nikitabobkoMITSwift | Installs, 30 days: 4,701 | GitHub stars: 23,770 | Installs per 100 stars: 19.8 | SvetainėGitHub |
| 15 |  Keka Not on MacPipOpens and makes zip, 7z, rar and more. autorius aONe @aonezPHPv1.6.8, Sep 2026 | Installs, 30 days: 4,563 | GitHub stars: 7,633 | Installs per 100 stars: 59.8 | SvetainėGitHubHomebrew |
| 16 |  LinearMouse Not on MacPipMouse and trackpad settings Apple left out. autorius LinearMouse @linearmouseMITSwiftv0.12.0, Oct 2026 | Installs, 30 days: 4,525 | GitHub stars: 7,142 | Installs per 100 stars: 63.4 | SvetainėGitHubHomebrew |
| 17 | AAltTab Not on MacPipWindows-style alt-tab with window previews. autorius lwouisGPL-3.0Swiftv11.10.1, Oct 2026 | Installs, 30 days: 3,504 | GitHub stars: 16,503 | Installs per 100 stars: 21.2 | SvetainėGitHubHomebrew |
| 18 |  CodexBar Not on MacPipShows your Codex and Claude Code usage in the menu bar. autorius Peter Steinberger @steipeteMITSwiftv0.84.0, Nov 2026 | Installs, 30 days: 3,443 | GitHub stars: 23,061 | Installs per 100 stars: 14.9 | SvetainėGitHubHomebrew |
| 19 |  MonitorControl Not on MacPipBrightness and volume keys for external displays. autorius MonitorControlMITSwiftv4.4.0, Sep 2026 | Installs, 30 days: 3,311 | GitHub stars: 34,670 | Installs per 100 stars: 9.6 | SvetainėGitHubHomebrew |
| 20 | TThaw Not on MacPipA newer open source menu bar manager. autorius thaw-appGPL-3.0SwiftSwiftUI2.1.0, Oct 2026 | Installs, 30 days: 3,129 | GitHub stars: 12,622 | Installs per 100 stars: 24.8 | SvetainėGitHubHomebrew |
| 21 |  QLMarkdown Not on MacPipQuick Look previews for Markdown files. autorius sbarexGPL-3.0C++1.5.7, Oct 2026 | Installs, 30 days: 3,017 | GitHub stars: 3,745 | Installs per 100 stars: 80.6 | GitHubHomebrew |
| 22 |  Mos Not on MacPipSmooth scrolling for a regular mouse, and its own scroll direction. autorius Caldis_Chen @Caldis_ChenSwift4.2.1, May 2026 | Installs, 30 days: 2,703 | GitHub stars: 21,852 | Installs per 100 stars: 12.4 | SvetainėGitHubHomebrew |
| 24 |  PureMac Not on MacPipA free cleaner with no tracking. autorius Moamen Basel @momenbasselMITSwiftSwiftUIv3.2.0, Oct 2026 | Installs, 30 days: 2,633 | GitHub stars: 7,693 | Installs per 100 stars: 34.2 | SvetainėGitHubHomebrew |
| 25 |  LuLu Not on MacPipA free firewall that asks before apps call out. autorius Objective-See Foundation @objective_seeGPL-3.0Objective-Cv4.5.7, Nov 2026 | Installs, 30 days: 2,418 | GitHub stars: 13,528 | Installs per 100 stars: 17.9 | SvetainėGitHubHomebrew |
| 26 |  DockDoor Not on MacPipWindow previews when you hover the Dock. autorius ejbillsSwift1.42.3, Nov 2026 | Installs, 30 days: 2,363 | GitHub stars: 6,537 | Installs per 100 stars: 36.1 | SvetainėGitHubHomebrew |
| 27 |  MacPacker Not on MacPipAn archive manager that previews before you extract. autorius Stephan Arenswald @sarenswGPL-3.0SwiftSwiftUIv1.2.0, Oct 2026 | Installs, 30 days: 2,345 | GitHub stars: 1,467 | Installs per 100 stars: 159.9 | SvetainėGitHubHomebrew |
| 28 |  Xcodes Not on MacPipInstall and switch between Xcode versions. autorius XcodesOrg @xcodesAppMITSwiftSwiftUIv4.1.1b41, Sep 2026 | Installs, 30 days: 1,963 | GitHub stars: 8,641 | Installs per 100 stars: 22.7 | SvetainėGitHubHomebrew |
| 29 |  FineTune Not on MacPipVolume per app and multi-output audio from the menu bar. autorius Ronit SinghGPL-3.0SwiftSwiftUIv1.9.0, Jul 2026 | Installs, 30 days: 1,769 | GitHub stars: 10,076 | Installs per 100 stars: 17.6 | GitHubHomebrew |
| 30 | SSyncthing Not on MacPipSyncs folders between your devices, no cloud. autorius The Syncthing ProjectMITObjective-Cv2.1.6-1, Oct 2026 | Installs, 30 days: 1,745 | GitHub stars: 4,010 | Installs per 100 stars: 43.5 | SvetainėGitHubHomebrew |
| 31 | HHelium Not on MacPipA private, ad-free Chromium browser. autorius imput @imputnetGPL-3.0C++0.21.1.1, Nov 2026 | Installs, 30 days: 1,723 | GitHub stars: 1,183 | Installs per 100 stars: 145.6 | SvetainėGitHubHomebrew |
| 32 |  FluidVoice Not on MacPipDictation that runs on your Mac, not in the cloud. autorius ALTIC @FluidVoiceAppGPL-3.0Swiftv1.6.12, Oct 2026 | Installs, 30 days: 1,715 | GitHub stars: 12,909 | Installs per 100 stars: 13.3 | SvetainėGitHubHomebrew |
| 33 |  Status Trio Not on MacPipWi-Fi, battery and Bluetooth in one menu bar item. autorius lingyiredApache-2.0SwiftSwiftUIv1.9.4, Nov 2026 | Installs, 30 days: 1,600 | GitHub stars: 1,766 | Installs per 100 stars: 90.6 | SvetainėGitHubHomebrew |
| 34 | CCaskHub Not on MacPipBrowse and install Homebrew casks. autorius Ali Elsokary @alielsokaryMITSwiftSwiftUI0.9.3, Oct 2026 | Installs, 30 days: 1,562 | GitHub stars: 1,419 | Installs per 100 stars: 110.1 | SvetainėGitHubHomebrew |
| 35 |  CotEditor Not on MacPipA plain text editor that opens instantly. autorius CotEditor Project @CotEditorSwift7.1.3, Oct 2026 | Installs, 30 days: 1,518 | GitHub stars: 8,677 | Installs per 100 stars: 17.5 | SvetainėGitHubHomebrew |
| 36 | MMarkEdit Not on MacPipLike TextEdit, but for Markdown. autorius MarkEdit.appMITSwiftv1.37.1, Nov 2026 | Installs, 30 days: 1,474 | GitHub stars: 5,954 | Installs per 100 stars: 24.8 | SvetainėGitHubHomebrew |
| 37 |  Sequel Ace Not on MacPipMySQL and MariaDB, the friendly way. autorius Sequel-AceObjective-Cproduction/6.1.0-2, Oct 2026 | Installs, 30 days: 1,400 | GitHub stars: 7,561 | Installs per 100 stars: 18.5 | SvetainėGitHubHomebrew |
| 38 | KKeyCastr Not on MacPipShows the keys you press, for screencasts and demos. autorius KeyCastrBSD-3-ClauseObjective-Cv0.11.1, Sep 2026 | Installs, 30 days: 1,369 | GitHub stars: 15,200 | Installs per 100 stars: 9.0 | GitHubHomebrew |
| 39 |  KeepingYouAwake Not on MacPipKeeps your Mac awake with one click. autorius Marcel DierkesMITObjective-C1.6.8, Sep 2025 | Installs, 30 days: 1,363 | GitHub stars: 7,040 | Installs per 100 stars: 19.4 | SvetainėGitHubHomebrew |
| 40 |  Mac Sai Not on MacPipA cleaner and malware scanner. autorius Iliya MirzaeiBSD-3-ClauseSwiftSwiftUIv1.28.0, Oct 2026 | Installs, 30 days: 1,359 | GitHub stars: 2,122 | Installs per 100 stars: 64.0 | GitHubHomebrew |
| 41 |  OmniWM Not on MacPipA tiling window manager for Apple silicon Macs. autorius OmniNullGPL-2.0Swiftv0.8.0, Nov 2026 | Installs, 30 days: 1,299 | GitHub stars: 3,574 | Installs per 100 stars: 36.3 | SvetainėGitHubHomebrew |
| 42 |  Easydict Not on MacPipDictionary and translation, with offline text recognition. autorius tisfengGPL-3.0Swift2.25.0, Oct 2026 | Installs, 30 days: 1,217 | GitHub stars: 15,248 | Installs per 100 stars: 8.0 | GitHubHomebrew |
| 43 |  macUSB Not on MacPipMakes bootable USB installers. autorius Krystian PierzMITSwiftSwiftUIv2.6, Oct 2026 | Installs, 30 days: 1,187 | GitHub stars: 3,410 | Installs per 100 stars: 34.8 | SvetainėGitHubHomebrew |
| 44 |  Secretive Not on MacPipKeeps your SSH keys in the Secure Enclave. autorius Max GoedjenMITSwiftv4.0.0, Sep 2026 | Installs, 30 days: 1,172 | GitHub stars: 9,257 | Installs per 100 stars: 12.7 | SvetainėGitHubHomebrew |
| 45 |  macshot Not on MacPipScreenshots and recordings with notes and arrows. autorius sw33tLie @sw33tLieGPL-3.0Swiftv4.4.0, Nov 2026 | Installs, 30 days: 1,129 | GitHub stars: 4,074 | Installs per 100 stars: 27.7 | SvetainėGitHubHomebrew |
| 46 |  Background Music Not on MacPipVolume per app, and it pauses your music when something else plays. autorius Kyle NeideckGPL-2.0C++v0.5.0, Jun 2026 | Installs, 30 days: 1,081 | GitHub stars: 19,379 | Installs per 100 stars: 5.6 | GitHubHomebrew |
| 47 |  Crisp Not on MacPipEvery hidden display setting in one menu bar app. autorius Didrik GaltelandMITSwiftv1.7.1, Oct 2026 | Installs, 30 days: 1,074 | GitHub stars: 2,351 | Installs per 100 stars: 45.7 | SvetainėGitHubHomebrew |
| 48 | FFinicky Not on MacPipPicks which browser opens each link. autorius John SterlingMITEitiv4.2.2, Oct 2025 | Installs, 30 days: 1,049 | GitHub stars: 5,258 | Installs per 100 stars: 20.0 | GitHubHomebrew |
| 49 |  Purge Not on MacPipFrees up disk space, carefully. autorius Jithin Sabu @sabu_jithinMITSwiftSwiftUIv1.14.1, Nov 2026 | Installs, 30 days: 1,014 | GitHub stars: 1,723 | Installs per 100 stars: 58.9 | SvetainėGitHubHomebrew |
| 50 |  Compositor Not on MacPipA layered image editor that wants to be the Photoshop of open source. autorius RobbieMITSwiftv1.6.6, Nov 2026 | Installs, 30 days: 932 | GitHub stars: 18,537 | Installs per 100 stars: 5.0 | SvetainėGitHubHomebrew |
The makers behind this list
The people and teams who build these apps, as they name themselves on GitHub or MacPip. Say thanks, star a repo, or follow them.
- GhosttyGhostty, a team
- George NachmaniTerm2
- Serhiy MytrovtsiyStats
- vorssaintVorssaint
- UTMUTM, a team
- Ryan HansonRectangle
- Alex RodionovMaccy
- Hammerspoon TeamHammerspoon, a team
- IINAIINA, a team
- HomebrewHomebrew app, a team
- pqrs-orgKarabiner-Elements, a team
- SwiftBarSwiftBar, a team
- manaflow-aicmux, a team
- Nikita BobkoAeroSpace
- aONeKeka
- LinearMouseLinearMouse, a team
- lwouisAltTab
- Peter SteinbergerCodexBar
- MonitorControlMonitorControl, a team
- thaw-appThaw, a team
- sbarexQLMarkdown
- Caldis_ChenMos
Dwarves FoundationHidden Bar, a team- Moamen BaselPureMac
- Objective-See FoundationLuLu
- ejbillsDockDoor
- Stephan ArenswaldMacPacker
- XcodesOrgXcodes, a team
- Ronit SinghFineTune
- The Syncthing ProjectSyncthing, a team
- imputHelium, a team
- ALTICFluidVoice
- lingyiredStatus Trio
- Ali ElsokaryCaskHub
- CotEditor ProjectCotEditor, a team
- MarkEdit.appMarkEdit, a team
On MacPip, too
Smaller open source Mac apps listed on MacPip, each with its own page.
PixtamerBatch-convert, compress, resize and rename images into web-ready files, all on your Mac.
UsageBeaconSee your remaining Cursor, Claude, and Codex usage budgets right in the Mac menu bar.
NotchMuseSynced lyrics in your Mac menu bar and beside the notch
OpenNavoFree, open-source Homebrew GUI for Mac with built-in malware scanning.
Related lists
- The most starred open source Mac apps: GitHub
- The most popular Mac apps, by real installs
- The fastest growing open source Mac apps
- Best open source Mac apps (MacPip listings)
- All Mac app rankings
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Klausimai
What is the most installed open source Mac app?
Ghostty, with 29,800 Homebrew installs in the 30 days to November 8, 2026. Then iTerm2 and Stats.
Why do stars and installs differ so much?
People star a repo to bookmark it or say thanks, often without installing. Installs also depend on Homebrew: apps people get from the App Store or a website are not counted.
What does "installs per 100 stars" mean?
It is installs in the last 30 days for every 100 GitHub stars. A high number means people use the app a lot compared with how famous its repo is.