Trending Mac apps this month
Which Mac apps are suddenly everywhere? We compare each app's installs in the last 30 days with its average month over the past year.
Bijgewerkt 8 november 2026
On November 8, 2026, the top three are DeepSeek Harness, Grok Bot and Homebrew. Bekijk alle 30, or how it's ranked.
The most popular apps barely move from week to week. The fun is in the ones climbing. So this list asks a different question: which apps got far more installs in the last 30 days than they usually get in a month?
An app that triples its usual month shows up as "3x". New apps rise fast here, since their year is mostly this month. That's the point: it is where you spot the next app everyone talks about.
- Source: Homebrew's public install analytics (formulae.brew.sh), which count installs by people who leave Homebrew's anonymous analytics on. App names and descriptions come from each Homebrew cask.
- Read on: November 8, 2026. The 30 days run from October 9, 2026 to November 8, 2026. MacPip reads it again every week.
- Ranked by: installs in the last 30 days, divided by the average month of the last 365 days. Nobody can pay for a place, and MacPip apps get no boost.
- Included: Mac apps (an .app bundle) with at least 3,000 installs in the last year and 500 in the last 30 days, so a handful of installs can't look like a trend.
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.
| App | Links | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | DDeepSeek Harness Not on MacPipPlugin-based AI agent desktop application | Vs. usual month: 9.7x | Installs, 30 days: 2,843 | Installs, 365 days: 3,555 | WebsiteHomebrew |
| 2 | GGrok Bot Not on MacPipAI teammates that work across your apps and tools | Vs. usual month: 6.6x | Installs, 30 days: 2,823 | Installs, 365 days: 5,239 | WebsiteHomebrew |
| 3 | HHomebrew Not on MacPipHomebrew's official GUI door Homebrew @MacHomebrewAGPL-3.0Swiftv0.6.0, Oct 2026 | Vs. usual month: 5.3x | Installs, 30 days: 5,379 | Installs, 365 days: 12,464 | GitHubHomebrew |
| 4 | TThaw Not on MacPipMenu bar manager door thaw-appGPL-3.0SwiftSwiftUI2.1.0, Oct 2026 | Vs. usual month: 5.0x | Installs, 30 days: 1,992 | Installs, 365 days: 4,897 | GitHubHomebrew |
| 5 |  KDE Connect Not on MacPipCommunicate with your handheld devices | Vs. usual month: 4.5x | Installs, 30 days: 1,219 | Installs, 365 days: 3,289 | WebsiteHomebrew |
| 6 |  T3 Code Not on MacPipMinimal GUI for AI code agents door Ping.gg @pingdotgg | Vs. usual month: 4.0x | Installs, 30 days: 5,959 | Installs, 365 days: 18,061 | WebsiteGitHubHomebrew |
| 7 |  Mac Sai Not on MacPipSystem cleaner, optimiser, and malware scanner door Iliya MirzaeiBSD-3-ClauseSwiftSwiftUIv1.28.0, Oct 2026 | Vs. usual month: 3.9x | Installs, 30 days: 1,359 | Installs, 365 days: 4,228 | GitHubHomebrew |
| 8 |  MacPacker Not on MacPipArchive manager door Stephan Arenswald @sarenswGPL-3.0SwiftSwiftUIv1.2.0, Oct 2026 | Vs. usual month: 3.9x | Installs, 30 days: 2,345 | Installs, 365 days: 7,332 | WebsiteGitHubHomebrew |
| 9 |  Blender Not on MacPip3D creation suite | Vs. usual month: 3.8x | Installs, 30 days: 33,810 | Installs, 365 days: 108,699 | WebsiteHomebrew |
| 10 | HHermes Agent Desktop Not on MacPipOpen-source desktop AI agent | Vs. usual month: 3.7x | Installs, 30 days: 1,901 | Installs, 365 days: 6,212 | WebsiteHomebrew |
| 11 |  Vorssaint Not on MacPipMenu bar toolkit with keep-awake, system monitor and volume mixer door vorssaint @vorssaintGPL-3.0Swiftv3.4.3, Oct 2026 | Vs. usual month: 3.2x | Installs, 30 days: 11,269 | Installs, 365 days: 42,510 | GitHubHomebrew |
| 12 | OOpenSCAD Not on MacPipProgrammable solid 3D CAD modeller | Vs. usual month: 3.1x | Installs, 30 days: 4,213 | Installs, 365 days: 16,703 | WebsiteHomebrew |
| 13 | PPaseo Not on MacPipSelf-hosted daemon for AI coding agents door getpaseo | Vs. usual month: 3.0x | Installs, 30 days: 1,455 | Installs, 365 days: 5,828 | WebsiteGitHubHomebrew |
| 14 |  macUSB Not on MacPipTool to create bootable USB installers door Krystian PierzMITSwiftSwiftUIv2.6, Oct 2026 | Vs. usual month: 3.0x | Installs, 30 days: 1,187 | Installs, 365 days: 4,861 | WebsiteGitHubHomebrew |
| 15 |  Wechat DevTools Not on MacPipWechat DevTools for Official Account and Mini Program development | Vs. usual month: 2.8x | Installs, 30 days: 1,425 | Installs, 365 days: 6,264 | WebsiteHomebrew |
| 16 | HHandy Not on MacPipSpeech to text application door CJ Pais @cj_pais | Vs. usual month: 2.7x | Installs, 30 days: 3,902 | Installs, 365 days: 17,677 | WebsiteGitHubHomebrew |
| 17 |  Markdown Preview Not on MacPipMarkdown previewer with bundled Quick Look extension door Pluk @pluk_sh | Vs. usual month: 2.7x | Installs, 30 days: 739 | Installs, 365 days: 3,356 | WebsiteGitHubHomebrew |
| 18 | CClop Not on MacPipImage, video and clipboard optimiser | Vs. usual month: 2.7x | Installs, 30 days: 823 | Installs, 365 days: 3,759 | WebsiteHomebrew |
| 19 |  Comfy Desktop Not on MacPipNode-based image, video and audio generator | Vs. usual month: 2.6x | Installs, 30 days: 1,160 | Installs, 365 days: 5,384 | WebsiteHomebrew |
| 20 |  Radix Not on MacPipDisk space analyzer door Colin KimMITSwiftv1.8.0, Sep 2026 | Vs. usual month: 2.6x | Installs, 30 days: 884 | Installs, 365 days: 4,111 | WebsiteGitHubHomebrew |
| 21 | GGodot Engine Not on MacPip2D and 3D game engine door Godot Engine | Vs. usual month: 2.6x | Installs, 30 days: 9,530 | Installs, 365 days: 45,065 | WebsiteGitHubHomebrew |
| 22 |  Dia Not on MacPipWeb browser | Vs. usual month: 2.6x | Installs, 30 days: 1,651 | Installs, 365 days: 7,836 | WebsiteHomebrew |
| 23 |  Draw Things Not on MacPipRun Stable Diffusion locally | Vs. usual month: 2.5x | Installs, 30 days: 1,242 | Installs, 365 days: 5,999 | WebsiteHomebrew |
| 24 | GGitHub Copilot Not on MacPipNative client for GitHub Copilot door GitHub | Vs. usual month: 2.5x | Installs, 30 days: 1,175 | Installs, 365 days: 5,683 | GitHubHomebrew |
| 25 |  DBX Not on MacPipDatabase management tool door t8y2 @t8y2_dev | Vs. usual month: 2.5x | Installs, 30 days: 1,694 | Installs, 365 days: 8,324 | WebsiteGitHubHomebrew |
| 26 | OOpenMTP Not on MacPipAndroid file transfer door Ganesh Rathinavel Medayil @ganeshrvel | Vs. usual month: 2.4x | Installs, 30 days: 5,669 | Installs, 365 days: 29,039 | WebsiteGitHubHomebrew |
| 27 |  Unity Hub Not on MacPipManagement tool for Unity | Vs. usual month: 2.3x | Installs, 30 days: 4,829 | Installs, 365 days: 25,917 | WebsiteHomebrew |
| 28 |  Secretive Not on MacPipStore SSH keys in the Secure Enclave door Max GoedjenMITSwiftv4.0.0, Sep 2026 | Vs. usual month: 2.3x | Installs, 30 days: 1,172 | Installs, 365 days: 6,316 | GitHubHomebrew |
| 29 | PPowerShell Not on MacPipCommand-line shell and scripting language door PowerShell Team | Vs. usual month: 2.2x | Installs, 30 days: 3,674 | Installs, 365 days: 20,013 | GitHubHomebrew |
| 30 | AActivityWatch Not on MacPipTime tracker door ActivityWatch @ActivityWatchIt | Vs. usual month: 2.2x | Installs, 30 days: 600 | Installs, 365 days: 3,312 | WebsiteGitHubHomebrew |
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.
- HomebrewHomebrew, a team
- thaw-appThaw, a team
- Ping.ggT3 Code, a team
- Iliya MirzaeiMac Sai
- Stephan ArenswaldMacPacker
- vorssaintVorssaint
- getpaseoPaseo, a team
- Krystian PierzmacUSB
- CJ PaisHandy
- PlukMarkdown Preview, a team
- Colin KimRadix
- Godot EngineGodot Engine, a team
- GitHubGitHub Copilot, a team
- t8y2DBX
- Ganesh Rathinavel MedayilOpenMTP
- Max GoedjenSecretive
- PowerShell TeamPowerShell, a team
- ActivityWatchActivityWatch, a team
Related lists
- The most popular Mac apps, by real installs
- The fastest growing open source Mac apps
- The most popular AI apps for Mac
- The most popular Homebrew casks
- All Mac app rankings
Haal de gegevens op
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Vragen
Which Mac app is trending right now?
DeepSeek Harness: its installs in the 30 days to November 8, 2026 were 9.7 times its average month of the past year. Then Grok Bot and Homebrew.
How is "trending" worked out?
For each app we take its installs in the last 30 days and divide them by its average month over the last 365 days. 1x is a normal month. 3x means three times its usual pace.
Why do new apps rank so high?
An app that came out a few months ago has few installs spread over the year, so a good month stands out. That is fair: a new app gaining fast is exactly what trending means.