# Developer tools
# Apple
| ⇵ Name | Description | Download | ⇵ | ⇵ | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| NativeConnect (opens new window) | Native Desktop Client for App Store Connect. | Website (opens new window) |  |  | |
| WWDC for macOS (opens new window) | The unofficial WWDC app for macOS. | Website (opens new window) |  |  |
# CSV
| ⇵ Name | Description | Download | ⇵ | ⇵ | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Easy CSV Editor (opens new window) | Easy user-friendly interface with simplicity and flexibility to edit documents. | AppStore (opens new window) |  | | |
| TableTool (opens new window) | A simple CSV editor for the Mac. | Github (opens new window) | | |
# Database managers
| ⇵ Name | Description | Download | ⇵ | ⇵ | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Base (opens new window) | Creating, designing, editing and browsing SQLite 3 database files. | Website (opens new window) | | | |
| Core Data Lab (opens new window) | View, analyze and track your Core Data app’s data (SQLite) | AppStore (opens new window) | | | |
| PSequel (opens new window) | Clean and simple UI to perform for common PostgreSQL tasks quickly. | Website (opens new window) | | | |
| Postico (opens new window) | A Modern PostgreSQL Client for the Mac. | Website (opens new window) | | | |
| Querious (opens new window) | MySQL tool to view, search, edit, import, export, build, configure, and monitor. | Website (opens new window) | | | |
| SQLPro Studio (opens new window) | A simple, powerful database manager for macOS, iOS and Windows. | AppStore (opens new window) | | | |
| SQLiteFlow (opens new window) | SQLite editor which is intuitive, stable and reliable to use. | AppStore (opens new window) | | | |
| Sequel Ace (opens new window) | Fast, easy-to-use database management application for MySQL & MariaDB. | AppStore (opens new window) | | | |
 | TablePlus (opens new window) | Modern GUI for relational databases (MySQL, PostgreSQL, SQLite etc.) | Website (opens new window) | | |
# Design tools
| ⇵ Name | Description | Download | ⇵ | ⇵ | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Adaptivity (opens new window) | Visualize Size Classes, margins, layout, readable content, safe area etc. | AppStore (opens new window) | | | |
| Aqua Swatch (opens new window) | Match Color, Material & Icons | AppStore (opens new window) | | | |
| Asset Catalog Tinkerer (opens new window) | An app that lets you open .car files and browse/extract their images. | Github (opens new window) | | | |
| ColorSet (opens new window) | Utility and framework to manage custom interface colors. | Github (opens new window) | | | |
| Fabula (opens new window) | Easy to use animation creation and testing app in real-time. | AppStore (opens new window) | | | |
| NSWindow Designer (opens new window) | Create preset window templates help you design or learn NSWindow faster. | AppStore (opens new window) | | | |
| Sketch to Xcode (opens new window) | Drop in your Sketch file to export as Color Assets and Swift code. | AppStore (opens new window) | | | |
| UI Browser (opens new window) | The ultimate assistant for Accessibility and GUI Scripting | Website (opens new window) | | |
# Development platforms/services
| ⇵ Name | Description | Download | ⇵ | ⇵ | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| MAMP Pro (opens new window) | Easy to use webstack for local development (Apache, Nginx, PHP, MySQL). | Website (opens new window) | | | |
| RedisApp (opens new window) | Easy way to manage Redis on the Mac via the menubar. | Github (opens new window) | | | |
| VirtualHostX (opens new window) | Easy-to-install local server environment for macOS. | Website (opens new window) | | | |
| mongoDB app (opens new window) | The easiest way to get started with mongoDB on the Mac. | Github (opens new window) | | |
# Dictionaries
| ⇵ Name | Description | Download | ⇵ | ⇵ | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Dash (opens new window) | Instant offline access to 200+ API documentation sets. | Website (opens new window) | | |
# Diff/Merge
| ⇵ Name | Description | Download | ⇵ | ⇵ | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Araxis Merge (opens new window) | Advanced 2 and 3-way file comparison (diff), merging and folder synchronization | Website (opens new window) | | | |
| Kaleidoscope (opens new window) | Kaleidoscope is the world’s most powerful file comparison app. | AppStore (opens new window) | | |
Pro tip: Xcode comes with a Diff/Merge app called FileMerge. You can launch it using spotlight.
# Documentation
| ⇵ Name | Description | Download | ⇵ | ⇵ | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| A Companion for SwiftUI (opens new window) | Documents all SwiftUI views, shapes, and protocols for iOS and macOS. | AppStore (opens new window) | | | |
| Algorithms & Data Structures (opens new window) | Collection of resources of algorithms and data structures in Swift. | AppStore (opens new window) | | | |
| CHM File Reader (opens new window) | Simple app open, read and convert CHM files into PDF. | AppStore (opens new window) | | | |
| CHM to PDF Converter Plus (opens new window) | Easy tool for batch conversion of CHM files into PDF. | AppStore (opens new window) | | | |
| Mandrake (opens new window) | Native man page editor for macOS with syntax highlighting and validation. | Website (opens new window) | | |
# IDEs
| ⇵ Name | Description | Download | ⇵ | ⇵ | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| CodeRunner (opens new window) | A lightweight, multi-language programming editor for macOS. | AppStore (opens new window) | | | |
| MaciASL (opens new window) | A native AML compiler and IDE for macOS | Github (opens new window) | | | |
| S4A IDE (opens new window) | Write fully native code for the AVR microcontroller using Swift. | AppStore (opens new window) | | | |
| VisualStudio for Mac (opens new window) | Develop apps and games for iOS, Android, and web using .NET. | Website (opens new window) | | | |
| Xcode (opens new window) | Apple's IDE for software development for macOS, iOS, iPadOS, watchOS, and tvOS. | AppStore (opens new window) | | |
# JSON
| ⇵ Name | Description | Download | ⇵ | ⇵ | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| JSON Editor (opens new window) | JSON editor for data in a clean, uncluttered and user-friendly interface | AppStore (opens new window) | | |
# Hex and Hashes
| ⇵ Name | Description | Download | ⇵ | ⇵ | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Bit Fiddle (opens new window) | Converts decimal, hexadeciaml, binary and ASCII characters. | AppStore (opens new window) | | | |
| File Peek (opens new window) | Hex Editor, Hashes & File Info | AppStore (opens new window) | | | |
| Hash Calculator (opens new window) | Calculate file checksum(hash) using many common hash algorithms. | AppStore (opens new window) | | | |
| Hex Converter (opens new window) | Easily convert between hexadecimal number to decimal etc. | AppStore (opens new window) | | | |
| Hex Fiend (opens new window) | Hex Fiend is a fast, lean, and powerful hex editor built just for the Mac. | AppStore (opens new window) | | | |
| HextEdit (opens new window) | Fast and lightweight hex editor for viewing and editing binary data. | AppStore (opens new window) | | | |
| Synalyze It! Pro (opens new window) | Binary File Analysis made easy | AppStore (opens new window) | | | |
| Unicycle (opens new window) | Converts between text, decimal, hex, and binary representations of UTF-8 text. | AppStore (opens new window) | | |
# Monitoring
| ⇵ Name | Description | Download | ⇵ | ⇵ | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Simon (opens new window) | Monitors servers for changes or failures, and notifies you. | Website (opens new window) | | | |
| Website Watchman (opens new window) | Monitor, archive, go back in time. | Website (opens new window) | | |
# Plist (XML)
| ⇵ Name | Description | Download | ⇵ | ⇵ | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| PLIST Editor (opens new window) | Easy to use editor for property list (.plist) data. | AppStore (opens new window) | | |
| PlistEdit Pro (opens new window) | Advanced property list and JSON editor written for macOS. | Website (opens new window) | | | |
| XML Notepad (opens new window) | Easy and simple XML Editor | AppStore (opens new window) | | |
# Packaging
| ⇵ Name | Description | Download | ⇵ | ⇵ | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| App Wrapper (opens new window) | Post-Build Processor for the macOS | Website (opens new window) | | | |
| DMG Canvas (opens new window) | Easy Professional Disk Image Creation | Website (opens new window) | | | |
| DropDMG (opens new window) | DropDMG is the easiest way to create macOS disk images, as well as cross-platform archives. | AppStore (opens new window) | | | |
| ExeWrapper (opens new window) | Microsoft Authenticode Signing from Mac. | Website (opens new window) | | | |
| ScriptToApp (opens new window) | One-click convert script file into an app. | AppStore (opens new window) | | | |
| create-dmg (opens new window) | Create a good-looking DMG for your macOS app in seconds. | Github (opens new window) | | |
# RegEx
| ⇵ Name | Description | Download | ⇵ | ⇵ | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Expressions (opens new window) | An app to play with regular expressions. Easily and nicely. | AppStore (opens new window) | | | |
| Patterns (opens new window) | The ultimate tool for working with regular expressions. | AppStore (opens new window) | | | |
| RegExp (opens new window) | Testing regular expressions in native flavours (Go, Swift, JavaSciprt, POSIX) | AppStore (opens new window) | | |
# Snippet managers
| ⇵ Name | Description | Download | ⇵ | ⇵ | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Snipper App (opens new window) | Your code snippets manager | AppStore (opens new window) | | | |
| SnippetsLab (opens new window) | A full-featured, professional code snippets manager. | AppStore (opens new window) | | |
| Snippit (opens new window) | Create & Edit Snippets in Objective-C, Swift, Python, Javascript and dozens more! | AppStore (opens new window) | | |
# Testing
| ⇵ Name | Description | Download | ⇵ | ⇵ | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Patchman (opens new window) | A macOS application to test APIs with HTTP methods | GitHub (opens new window) | | | |
| Sim Genie (opens new window) | Turbo-charge your workflow. Xcode’s simulator can do so much more. | Website (opens new window) | | |
# Text editors
| ⇵ Name | Description | Download | ⇵ | ⇵ | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| BBEdit (opens new window) | Simple professional text, code, and markup editor for the Macintosh. | AppStore (opens new window) | | | |
| CotEditor (opens new window) | The Plain-Text Editor for macOS. | AppStore (opens new window) | | | |
| SublimeText (opens new window) | A fast and sophisticated text editor for code, markup and prose. | Website (opens new window) | | | |
| TextMate (opens new window) | Powerful and customizable text editor with support many programming languages. | Website (opens new window) | | | |
| VimR (opens new window) | Neovim GUI for macOS. | Github (opens new window) | | | |
| jEditor (opens new window) | Fast & Powerful Text Editor written in Swift. | AppStore (opens new window) | | |
# Tools / Automation
| ⇵ Name | Description | Download | ⇵ | ⇵ | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Keewordz (opens new window) | Track your iPhone and Mac Apps Keyword Rankings right from your Mac. | AppStore (opens new window) | | | |
| PENcode (opens new window) | Encode and decode strings with ease! PenTesting is hard enough as it is. | AppStore (opens new window) | | | |
| TeaCode (opens new window) | Don't repeat yourself. Write your code snippets dynamicly. | Website (opens new window) | | | |
| XCOrganizer (opens new window) | Using metadata search for Projects, Workspaces, Playgrounds and Packages. | AppStore (opens new window) | | |
# Translation
| ⇵ Name | Description | Download | ⇵ | ⇵ | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 18 Strings (opens new window) | Automatic translation using strings from your other projects. | AppStore (opens new window) | | | |
| Localization Editor (opens new window) | Edit iOS and MacOS app translations side by side. | Github (opens new window) | | | |
| MISSIV (opens new window) | Open and edit XLIFF documents. Translate exported XLIFF documents from Xcode. | AppStore (opens new window) |  | | |
| POEDIT (opens new window) | Fast and most convenient way to translate apps and sites with gettext. | Website (opens new window) | | |
# VCS (Version control systems)
# Git
| ⇵ Name | Description | Download | ⇵ | ⇵ | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Folio (opens new window) | Simple version control for design teams based on Git | Website (opens new window) | | | |
| Fork (opens new window) | Fast and friendly git client for Mac and Windows. | Website (opens new window) | | | |
| GitFinder (opens new window) | Simple git client for Mac with Finder integration. | Website (opens new window) | | | |
| GitFox (opens new window) | Commit faster, improve your code quality with superior diffs - and look good doing it. | AppStore (opens new window) | | | |
| GitUp (opens new window) | Visualize your repo like a pro. | Website (opens new window) | | | |
| SourceTree (opens new window) | Free ans simple Git client. | Website (opens new window) | | | |
| Tower (opens new window) | Most powerful Git-client for MacOS. | Website (opens new window) | | |
| Xit (opens new window) | Graphical tool for working with git repositories. | Github (opens new window) | | |
# SVN
| ⇵ Name | Description | Download | ⇵ | ⇵ | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Cornerstone (opens new window) | The ultimate Subversion client for Mac just got better. | Website (opens new window) | | | |
| SnailSVN (opens new window) | TortoiseSVN-like SVN client, implemented as a Finder extension. | AppStore (opens new window) | | | |
| Versions (opens new window) | Native subversion client for Mac. | Website (opens new window) | | |
| Xversion (opens new window) | Super easy enterprise class version control. Packed with features, blazing fast and beautifully designed. | AppStore (opens new window) | | |
# Web builders
| ⇵ Name | Description | Download | ⇵ | ⇵ | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Expresso (opens new window) | Espresso helps you write, code, design, build and publish with flair and efficiency. | Website (opens new window) | | | |
| Whisk (opens new window) | Lightweight HTML and PHP editor with a live preview pane. | AppStore (opens new window) | | |
# Other
| ⇵ Name | Description | Download | ⇵ | ⇵ | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| App Language Chooser (opens new window) | Run an application using the language of your choice, to display the user interface. | AppStore (opens new window) | | | |
| Appflyx (opens new window) | Sales Reports of Your Apps | AppStore (opens new window) | | | |
| Boop (opens new window) | Get simple tasks done in a native, safe, and welcoming environment. | AppStore (opens new window) | | | |
| CCache GUI (opens new window) | GUI helper application for the ccache tool. | Github (opens new window) | | | |
| CL!ng (opens new window) | Get all the information about your OpenCL or Metal enabled device | AppStore (opens new window) | | | |
| Carbinize (opens new window) | Generate highly customizable images from your code snippets. | AppStore (opens new window) | | | |
| CodeGraphics (opens new window) | Render your code in a gorgeous look! | AppStore (opens new window) | | | |
| Codye (opens new window) | Present code in a beautiful way with Codye! | AppStore (opens new window) | | | |
| Console (opens new window) | A replacement for the default macOS console application | Github (opens new window) | | | |
| CopyRight (opens new window) | Ensure you have consistent and correct copyright information on all source files. | AppStore (opens new window) | | | |
| Date Format Creator (opens new window) | Date formatter to test and experiment with (UTS, NSDateFormatter, String). | AppStore (opens new window) | | | |
| DevUtils app (opens new window) | Offline Toolbox for Developers | Website (opens new window) | | | |
| Diagnostics (opens new window) | Display diagnostic (crash) reports of macOS apps. | Github (opens new window) | | | |
| Ducky (opens new window) | Ducky is a document-based app that helps you infer models from JSON. | AppStore (opens new window) | | | |
| Hopper (opens new window) | The macOS and Linux Disassembler. | Website (opens new window) | | | |
| Knuff (opens new window) | The debug application for Apple Push Notification Service (APNs). | Github (opens new window) | | | |
| Lantern (opens new window) | An open source Mac app for website auditing and crawling. | AppStore (opens new window) | | | |
| Notarize (opens new window) | Notarization status monitoring tool for macOS. | Github (opens new window) | | | |
| Notched Up (opens new window) | Notch Simulator for the macOS | AppStore (opens new window) | | | |
| OpenGL Extensions Viewer (opens new window) | Displays the vendor name, version, renderer and extensions. | AppStore (opens new window) | | | |
| OpenInTerminal (opens new window) | Finder Toolbar app for macOS to open the current directory in Terminal | Github (opens new window) | | | |
| Pasteboard Viewer (opens new window) | Inspect the system pasteboards | AppStore (opens new window) | | | |
| Paw (opens new window) | Full-featured HTTP client that lets you test and describe APIs you build or use. | Website (opens new window) | | | |
| Sequence Diagram (opens new window) | Create UML 2.0 style sequence diagrams using plain text. | AppStore (opens new window) | | | |
| ShowClipboards (opens new window) | View and test the pasteboard contents for both Carbon and NSPasteboard. | Website (opens new window) | | | |
| Sitesucker (opens new window) | Automatically downloads websites from the Internet. | AppStore (opens new window) | | | |
| Touch Bar Preview (opens new window) | Display designs on the Touch Bar of MacBook Pro. | Website (opens new window) | | | |
| WebScraper (opens new window) | Scrape data or archive content from a website. | Website (opens new window) | | | |
| Xclean (opens new window) | Menu bar app with to clear Xcode's derived data or module cache. | Github (opens new window) | | | |
| xScope (opens new window) | Set of tools for measuring, inspecting & testing on-screen graphics and layouts. | AppStore (opens new window) | | |