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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.

Zaktualizowano 8 listopada 2026

Krótka odpowiedź

On November 8, 2026, the top three are DeepSeek Harness, Grok Bot and Homebrew. Zobacz wszystkie: 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.

How this ranking works
  • 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

Installs in the last 30 days against the app's usual month (1x is a normal month), top 15
Thaw5.0x
Paseo3.0x
macUSB3.0x

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.

AplikacjaLinks
1DDeepSeek Harness Not on MacPipPlugin-based AI agent desktop applicationby DeepSeekVs. usual month: 9.7xInstalls, 30 days: 2,843Installs, 365 days: 3,555StronaHomebrew
2GGrok Bot Not on MacPipAI teammates that work across your apps and toolsby xAIVs. usual month: 6.6xInstalls, 30 days: 2,823Installs, 365 days: 5,239StronaHomebrew
3HHomebrew Not on MacPipHomebrew's official GUIprzez Homebrew @MacHomebrewAGPL-3.0Swiftv0.6.0, Oct 2026Vs. usual month: 5.3xInstalls, 30 days: 5,379Installs, 365 days: 12,464GitHubHomebrew
4TThaw Not on MacPipMenu bar managerprzez thaw-appGPL-3.0SwiftSwiftUI2.1.0, Oct 2026Vs. usual month: 5.0xInstalls, 30 days: 1,992Installs, 365 days: 4,897GitHubHomebrew
5KDE Connect Not on MacPipCommunicate with your handheld devicesby KDEVs. usual month: 4.5xInstalls, 30 days: 1,219Installs, 365 days: 3,289StronaHomebrew
6T3 Code Not on MacPipMinimal GUI for AI code agentsprzez Ping.gg @pingdotggVs. usual month: 4.0xInstalls, 30 days: 5,959Installs, 365 days: 18,061StronaGitHubHomebrew
7Mac Sai Not on MacPipSystem cleaner, optimiser, and malware scannerprzez Iliya MirzaeiBSD-3-ClauseSwiftSwiftUIv1.28.0, Oct 2026Vs. usual month: 3.9xInstalls, 30 days: 1,359Installs, 365 days: 4,228GitHubHomebrew
8MacPacker Not on MacPipArchive managerprzez Stephan Arenswald @sarenswGPL-3.0SwiftSwiftUIv1.2.0, Oct 2026Vs. usual month: 3.9xInstalls, 30 days: 2,345Installs, 365 days: 7,332StronaGitHubHomebrew
9Blender Not on MacPip3D creation suiteby Blender FoundationVs. usual month: 3.8xInstalls, 30 days: 33,810Installs, 365 days: 108,699StronaHomebrew
10HHermes Agent Desktop Not on MacPipOpen-source desktop AI agentby Nous ResearchVs. usual month: 3.7xInstalls, 30 days: 1,901Installs, 365 days: 6,212StronaHomebrew
11Vorssaint Not on MacPipMenu bar toolkit with keep-awake, system monitor and volume mixerprzez vorssaint @vorssaintGPL-3.0Swiftv3.4.3, Oct 2026Vs. usual month: 3.2xInstalls, 30 days: 11,269Installs, 365 days: 42,510GitHubHomebrew
12OOpenSCAD Not on MacPipProgrammable solid 3D CAD modellerby OpenSCADVs. usual month: 3.1xInstalls, 30 days: 4,213Installs, 365 days: 16,703StronaHomebrew
13PPaseo Not on MacPipSelf-hosted daemon for AI coding agentsprzez getpaseoVs. usual month: 3.0xInstalls, 30 days: 1,455Installs, 365 days: 5,828StronaGitHubHomebrew
14macUSB Not on MacPipTool to create bootable USB installersprzez Krystian PierzMITSwiftSwiftUIv2.6, Oct 2026Vs. usual month: 3.0xInstalls, 30 days: 1,187Installs, 365 days: 4,861StronaGitHubHomebrew
15Wechat DevTools Not on MacPipWechat DevTools for Official Account and Mini Program developmentby TencentVs. usual month: 2.8xInstalls, 30 days: 1,425Installs, 365 days: 6,264StronaHomebrew
16HHandy Not on MacPipSpeech to text applicationprzez CJ Pais @cj_paisVs. usual month: 2.7xInstalls, 30 days: 3,902Installs, 365 days: 17,677StronaGitHubHomebrew
17Markdown Preview Not on MacPipMarkdown previewer with bundled Quick Look extensionprzez Pluk @pluk_shVs. usual month: 2.7xInstalls, 30 days: 739Installs, 365 days: 3,356StronaGitHubHomebrew
18CClop Not on MacPipImage, video and clipboard optimiserby lowtechguysVs. usual month: 2.7xInstalls, 30 days: 823Installs, 365 days: 3,759StronaHomebrew
19Comfy Desktop Not on MacPipNode-based image, video and audio generatorby Comfy OrgVs. usual month: 2.6xInstalls, 30 days: 1,160Installs, 365 days: 5,384StronaHomebrew
20Radix Not on MacPipDisk space analyzerprzez Colin KimMITSwiftv1.8.0, Sep 2026Vs. usual month: 2.6xInstalls, 30 days: 884Installs, 365 days: 4,111StronaGitHubHomebrew
21GGodot Engine Not on MacPip2D and 3D game engineprzez Godot EngineVs. usual month: 2.6xInstalls, 30 days: 9,530Installs, 365 days: 45,065StronaGitHubHomebrew
22Dia Not on MacPipWeb browserby The Browser CompanyVs. usual month: 2.6xInstalls, 30 days: 1,651Installs, 365 days: 7,836StronaHomebrew
23Draw Things Not on MacPipRun Stable Diffusion locallyVs. usual month: 2.5xInstalls, 30 days: 1,242Installs, 365 days: 5,999StronaHomebrew
24GGitHub Copilot Not on MacPipNative client for GitHub Copilotprzez GitHubVs. usual month: 2.5xInstalls, 30 days: 1,175Installs, 365 days: 5,683GitHubHomebrew
25DBX Not on MacPipDatabase management toolprzez t8y2 @t8y2_devVs. usual month: 2.5xInstalls, 30 days: 1,694Installs, 365 days: 8,324StronaGitHubHomebrew
26OOpenMTP Not on MacPipAndroid file transferprzez Ganesh Rathinavel Medayil @ganeshrvelVs. usual month: 2.4xInstalls, 30 days: 5,669Installs, 365 days: 29,039StronaGitHubHomebrew
27Unity Hub Not on MacPipManagement tool for Unityby Unity TechnologiesVs. usual month: 2.3xInstalls, 30 days: 4,829Installs, 365 days: 25,917StronaHomebrew
28Secretive Not on MacPipStore SSH keys in the Secure Enclaveprzez Max GoedjenMITSwiftv4.0.0, Sep 2026Vs. usual month: 2.3xInstalls, 30 days: 1,172Installs, 365 days: 6,316GitHubHomebrew
29PPowerShell Not on MacPipCommand-line shell and scripting languageprzez PowerShell TeamVs. usual month: 2.2xInstalls, 30 days: 3,674Installs, 365 days: 20,013GitHubHomebrew
30AActivityWatch Not on MacPipTime trackerprzez ActivityWatch @ActivityWatchItVs. usual month: 2.2xInstalls, 30 days: 600Installs, 365 days: 3,312StronaGitHubHomebrew

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.

Pobierz dane

Download this list as CSV or read it as Markdown. Free to use: please cite it as MacPip, "Trending Mac apps this month", https://macpip.com/rankings/trending-mac-apps, read November 8, 2026.

Pytania

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.