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Guides and roundups about open source Mac apps.
- How to install a Mac app from GitHub, safelyA step by step guide to installing a Mac app from a GitHub release: which file to pick, how to check it, and what to do when macOS will not open it.
- The best open source clipboard managers for MacOpen source clipboard managers for macOS, picked from the OpenDMG catalog: what each one does, its licence and its latest version.
- The best open source window managers for MacOpen source window managers for macOS, from simple snapping to full tiling: Rectangle, AeroSpace, Amethyst, Loop and more.
- The best open source menu bar apps for MacThe most popular open source menu bar apps for macOS in the OpenDMG catalog: system monitors, menu bar organisers, meeting reminders and more.
- Open source alternatives to popular paid Mac appsFree, open source Mac apps that do a similar job to well-known paid ones, for window snapping, clipboard history, menu bar tidying, system monitoring and more.
- The best open source developer tools for MacThe most popular open source developer tools for macOS in the OpenDMG catalog, from virtual machines to database clients and Xcode helpers.
- The best open source AI apps for MacThe most popular open source AI apps for macOS in the OpenDMG catalog: local model runners, chat clients, dictation and coding helpers.
- What "notarized" means on a Mac, in plain wordsWhat Developer ID signing and Apple notarization are, what Gatekeeper checks when you open a downloaded app, and what it means when an app is not notarized.
- How to keep Mac apps from outside the App Store up to dateThe ways a Mac app can update itself outside the Mac App Store: built-in updaters, Homebrew, update checkers and OpenDMG.