Useful
Software

• 

  Windows 11

  OS & install
  Clean Windows 11 installation image
  WindowsDownload · 6.53 GB
• 

  MobaXterm

  Remote access
  All-in-one Windows terminal: SSH, SFTP, X11, RDP
  WindowsDownload · 30 MB
• 

  Teampaper [DMG]

  Productivity
  Window manager: snap windows into layouts with shortcuts
  macOSDownload · 15 MB
• 

  Lubuntu Linux

  OS & install
  Lightweight Ubuntu flavour, great for older hardware
  Linux
• 

  OpenVPN Connect

  VPN
  Official OpenVPN client
  macOSWindowsLinux
• 

  DevToys

  Dev tools
  Developer's Swiss-army knife: formatters, encoders, converters
  macOSWindowsLinux
• 

  RustDesk

  Remote access
  Open-source, self-hostable remote desktop
  macOSWindowsLinux
• 

  AdobePackager

  Media & design
  Download Adobe apps and build installers for macOS
  macOS
• 

  HandBrake

  Media & design
  Open-source video transcoder
  macOSWindowsLinux
• 

  RapidAPI

  Dev tools
  Hub with thousands of public APIs to test and use
  Web
• 

  Microsoft Activation

  OS & install
  Genuine Windows/Office images and activation scripts
  Windows
• 

  Nmap

  Network
  Scan networks for hosts, open ports and services
  CLImacOSWindowsLinux
• 

  Midnight Commander

  System
  Two-panel file manager for the terminal
  CLI
• 

  IINA

  Media & design
  Modern macOS media player that plays everything
  macOS
• 

  ZeroTier

  Network
  Virtual LAN: join your devices into one private network
  macOSWindowsLinux
• 

  MITMProxy

  Network
  Intercept, inspect and modify HTTP(S) traffic
  CLImacOSWindowsLinux
• 

  Wireshark

  Network
  Capture and analyze network packets
  macOSWindowsLinux
• 

  TextMate

  Dev tools
  Lightweight yet powerful text editor for macOS
  macOS
• 

  Cyme

  System
  List USB buses and connected devices
  CLI
• 

  Maccy

  Productivity
  Lightweight clipboard history manager
  macOS
• 

  SSH config editor

  Remote access
  GUI for editing ~/.ssh/config
  macOS
• 

  SSTP Connect

  VPN
  SSTP VPN client for macOS and iOS
  macOS
• 

  Postman

  Dev tools
  Build, test and document APIs
  macOSWindowsLinux
• 

  Pixelmator

  Media & design
  Professional image editor for macOS
  macOS
• 

  Amphetamine

  Productivity
  Keeps your Mac awake, with triggers and schedules
  macOS
• 

  Angry IP Scanner

  Network
  Fast IP and port scanner for local networks
  brew install --cask angry-ip-scanner
  macOSWindowsLinux
• 

  AnyDesk

  Remote access
  Remote desktop access and support
  brew install --cask anydesk
  macOSWindowsLinux
• 

  Apparency

  System
  Inspect app bundles: signatures, notarization, entitlements
  brew install --cask apparency
  macOS
• 

  Audacity

  Media & design
  Free multi-track audio editor and recorder
  brew install --cask audacity
  macOSWindowsLinux
• 

  balenaEtcher

  OS & install
  Flash OS images to USB drives and SD cards
  brew install --cask balenaetcher
  macOSWindowsLinux
• 

  BetterCapture

  Media & design
  Lightweight screen recorder for macOS
  brew install --cask bettercapture
  macOS
• 

  BetterDisplay

  System
  Display control: HiDPI scaling, virtual screens, brightness
  macOS
• 

  BetterZip

  System
  Create, preview and extract archives of any format
  brew install --cask betterzip
  macOS
• 

  Bitwarden

  Productivity
  Open-source password manager
  macOSWindowsLinuxWeb
• 

  Blackmagic Disk Speed Test

  System
  One-click read and write speed test for any drive
  macOS
• 

  Blender

  Media & design
  Free 3D suite: modeling, animation, rendering
  brew install --cask blender
  macOSWindowsLinux
• 

  Bootstrap Studio

  Dev tools
  Visual website builder based on Bootstrap
  macOSWindowsLinux
• 

  coconutBattery

  System
  Battery health and cycle count for Mac, iPhone and iPad
  brew install --cask coconutbattery
  macOS
• 

  Cursor

  Dev tools
  AI-first code editor built on VS Code
  brew install --cask cursor
  macOSWindowsLinux
• 

  DaisyDisk

  System
  See what takes up your disk space and clean it up
  macOS
• 

  DBeaver

  Dev tools
  Universal database client and SQL editor
  brew install --cask dbeaver-community
  macOSWindowsLinux
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  DeepL

  Productivity
  Accurate AI translator with a global shortcut
  brew install --cask deepl
  macOSWindowsWeb
• 

  Docker Desktop

  Dev tools
  Build and run containers locally
  macOSWindowsLinux
• 

  draw.io

  Productivity
  Diagrams, flowcharts and network schemes
  brew install --cask drawio
  macOSWindowsLinuxWeb
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  DriveDx

  System
  SSD and HDD health monitoring via S.M.A.R.T.
  brew install --cask drivedx
  macOS
• 

  Figma

  Media & design
  Collaborative interface design and prototyping
  brew install --cask figma
  macOSWindowsWeb
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  GitHub Desktop

  Dev tools
  Simple Git client for GitHub repositories
  brew install --cask github
  macOSWindows
• 

  Hidden Bar

  System
  Hide menu bar icons you don't need
  macOS
• 

  iMazing

  System
  Back up, manage and transfer iPhone/iPad data
  macOSWindows
• 

  Kaleidoscope

  Dev tools
  Compare files, folders and images; great git diff tool
  macOS
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  Keka

  System
  Archiver for 7z, zip, rar and more, with encryption
  brew install --cask keka
  macOS
• 

  KnockKnock

  System
  Show what's persistently installed — spot malware
  brew install --cask knockknock
  macOS
• 

  Lens

  Dev tools
  Kubernetes IDE: manage clusters visually
  brew install --cask lens
  macOSWindowsLinux
• 

  LinkLiar

  Network
  Spoof or randomize your MAC address from the menu bar
  brew install --cask linkliar
  macOS
• 

  LocalSend

  Network
  Open-source AirDrop alternative for every platform
  brew install --cask localsend
  macOSWindowsLinux
• 

  MacDroid

  System
  Mount Android phones in Finder over USB or Wi-Fi
  brew install --cask macdroid
  macOS
• 

  Macs Fan Control

  System
  Watch temperatures and set fan speeds
  brew install --cask macs-fan-control
  macOSWindows
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  Manila

  Productivity
  Color folders right from the Finder context menu
  brew install --cask manila
  macOS
• 

  Mate Translate

  Productivity
  Translate text, web pages and selections
  macOSWindows
• 

  Medis

  Dev tools
  GUI client for Redis
  macOS
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  MongoDB Compass

  Dev tools
  GUI for exploring and querying MongoDB
  brew install --cask mongodb-compass
  macOSWindowsLinux
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  Mounty

  System
  Mount NTFS drives with write access
  brew install --cask mounty
  macOS
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  MySQL Workbench

  Dev tools
  Visual schema design, queries and admin for MySQL
  brew install --cask mysqlworkbench
  macOSWindowsLinux
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  NetNewsWire

  Productivity
  Free, open-source RSS reader
  brew install --cask netnewswire
  macOS
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  Notion

  Productivity
  Notes, docs, wikis and databases in one place
  brew install --cask notion
  macOSWindowsWeb
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  OBS Studio

  Media & design
  Live streaming and screen recording
  brew install --cask obs
  macOSWindowsLinux
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  Obsidian

  Productivity
  Markdown notes and knowledge base in local files
  brew install --cask obsidian
  macOSWindowsLinux
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  OpenInTerminal

  System
  Open the current Finder folder in Terminal or an editor
  brew install --cask openinterminal
  macOS
• 

  Pacifist

  System
  Look inside .pkg installers and extract single files
  brew install --cask pacifist
  macOS
• 

  Parallels Desktop

  OS & install
  Run Windows and Linux virtual machines on a Mac
  brew install --cask parallels
  macOS
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  PDF Expert

  Productivity
  Read, edit, annotate and sign PDFs
  macOS
• 

  Pearcleaner

  System
  Uninstall apps together with their leftover files
  brew install --cask pearcleaner
  macOS
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  Permute

  Media & design
  Drag-and-drop video, audio and image converter
  brew install --cask permute
  macOS
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  pgAdmin 4

  Dev tools
  Administration and development tool for PostgreSQL
  brew install --cask pgadmin4
  macOSWindowsLinuxWeb
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  Pika

  Media & design
  Pick any color on screen and check contrast
  brew install --cask pika
  macOS
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  qBittorrent

  Network
  Open-source torrent client without ads
  brew install --cask qbittorrent
  macOSWindowsLinux
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  QLMarkdown

  System
  Quick Look previews for Markdown files
  brew install --cask qlmarkdown
  macOS
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  QuickLook Video

  System
  Finder previews and thumbnails for MKV, WebM and more
  brew install --cask qlvideo
  macOS
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  Renamer

  Productivity
  Batch rename files with rules and a live preview
  brew install --cask renamer
  macOS
• 

  Sip

  Media & design
  Color picker with palettes for designers and devs
  brew install --cask sip
  macOS
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  Snagit

  Media & design
  Screenshots, screen recording and annotations
  brew install --cask snagit
  macOSWindows
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  SnippetsLab

  Dev tools
  Organize and search your code snippets
  macOS
• 

  Stats

  System
  CPU, RAM, network and sensors in the menu bar
  brew install --cask stats
  macOS
• 

  Sublime Text

  Dev tools
  Fast, lightweight code editor
  brew install --cask sublime-text
  macOSWindowsLinux
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  Suspicious Package

  System
  See what an installer does before you run it
  brew install --cask suspicious-package
  macOS
• 

  Syntax Highlight

  System
  Quick Look previews for source code with highlighting
  brew install --cask syntax-highlight
  macOS
• 

  TeamViewer

  Remote access
  Remote desktop and support on any platform
  brew install --cask teamviewer
  macOSWindowsLinux
• 

  Termora

  Remote access
  Cross-platform terminal and SSH client
  brew install --cask termora
  macOSWindowsLinux
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  The Unarchiver

  System
  Extract any archive: RAR, 7z, and many more
  macOS
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  Thunderbird

  Productivity
  Free email client with calendar and OpenPGP
  brew install --cask thunderbird
  macOSWindowsLinux
• 

  TigerVNC

  Remote access
  Fast open-source VNC viewer
  brew install --cask tigervnc-viewer
  macOSWindowsLinux
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  TinkerTool

  System
  Unlock hidden macOS settings
  macOS
• 

  Tor Browser

  Network
  Anonymous browsing over the Tor network
  brew install --cask tor-browser
  macOSWindowsLinux
• 

  Tower

  Dev tools
  Powerful Git client
  macOSWindows
• 

  Transmission

  Network
  Lightweight open-source BitTorrent client
  brew install --cask transmission
  macOSWindowsLinux
• 

  Transmit

  Remote access
  File transfers over FTP, SFTP, S3 and cloud storage
  macOS
• 

  uBlock Origin Lite

  System
  Lightweight ad and tracker blocker
  macOSWeb
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  UTM

  OS & install
  Free QEMU-based VMs: Windows, Linux, ARM and x86
  brew install --cask utm
  macOS
• 

  VirtualBox

  OS & install
  Free cross-platform virtualization
  brew install --cask virtualbox
  macOSWindowsLinux
• 

  VisualDiffer

  Dev tools
  Compare folders and files side by side
  brew install --cask visualdiffer
  macOS
• 

  Visual Studio Code

  Dev tools
  Free, extensible code editor
  brew install --cask visual-studio-code
  macOSWindowsLinux
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  WiFi Explorer Pro

  Network
  Scan and troubleshoot Wi-Fi networks and channels
  brew install --cask wifi-explorer-pro
  macOS
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  WinBox

  Network
  Configure and manage MikroTik routers
  brew install --cask winbox
  macOSWindowsLinux
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  Windows App

  Remote access
  Connect to Windows PCs and Cloud PCs over RDP
  brew install --cask windows-app
  macOS
• 

  Wine

  OS & install
  Run Windows apps without a virtual machine
  brew install --cask wine-stable
  macOSLinux
• 

  XQuartz

  System
  X11 server: run Linux GUI apps over SSH
  brew install --cask xquartz
  macOS
• 

  Cloudflare WARP

  VPN
  Free 1.1.1.1 DNS and WARP tunnel from Cloudflare
  brew install --cask cloudflare-warp
  macOSWindowsLinux
• 

  Happ

  VPN
  Proxy client for VLESS, VMess, Trojan, Shadowsocks
  macOSWindows
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  Hiddify

  VPN
  Multi-protocol proxy client powered by sing-box
  macOSWindowsLinux
• 

  Outline

  VPN
  Shadowsocks VPN: run your own server in minutes
  macOSWindowsLinux
• 

  Streisand

  VPN
  Proxy client for Apple devices: VLESS, Trojan, Shadowsocks
  macOS
• 

  v2rayN

  VPN
  GUI client for Xray, v2ray and sing-box
  macOSWindowsLinux
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  Windscribe

  VPN
  VPN with a free plan and built-in ad blocker
  brew install --cask windscribe
  macOSWindowsLinux
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  WireGuard

  VPN
  Fast, modern and simple VPN
  macOSWindowsLinux
• A

  aircrack-ng

  Network
  Wi-Fi security auditing suite
  brew install aircrack-ng
  CLI
• A

  Ansible

  Dev tools
  Automate server configuration and deployment
  brew install ansible
  CLI
• A

  aria2

  Network
  Multi-connection downloader: HTTP, FTP, BitTorrent
  brew install aria2
  CLI
• A

  AWS CLI

  Dev tools
  Manage AWS services from the terminal
  brew install awscli
  CLI
• A

  Android Platform Tools

  Dev tools
  adb and fastboot for Android devices
  brew install --cask android-platform-tools
  CLI
• B

  Bitwarden CLI

  Productivity
  Your Bitwarden vault from the terminal
  brew install bitwarden-cli
  CLI
• C

  Certbot

  Dev tools
  Free Let's Encrypt certificates with auto-renewal
  brew install certbot
  CLI
• C

  Claude Code

  Dev tools
  AI coding assistant that works in your terminal
  brew install --cask claude-code
  CLI
• C

  Codex CLI

  Dev tools
  OpenAI's coding agent in your terminal
  brew install --cask codex
  CLI
• D

  doctl

  Dev tools
  Manage DigitalOcean from the terminal
  brew install doctl
  CLI
• G

  GnuPG

  System
  Encrypt, sign and verify with OpenPGP
  brew install gnupg
  CLI
• H

  hister

  Productivity
  Self-hosted search engine for your browsing history
  brew install hister
  CLI
• H

  htop

  System
  Interactive process viewer
  brew install htop
  CLI
• I

  ipatool

  Dev tools
  Search and download iOS App Store packages
  brew install ipatool
  CLI
• I

  ipcalc

  Network
  Subnet calculator: masks, ranges, broadcast
  brew install ipcalc
  CLI
• I

  iperf3

  Network
  Measure bandwidth between two hosts
  brew install iperf3
  CLI
• I

  iproute2mac

  Network
  Linux-style ip command for macOS
  brew install iproute2mac
  CLI
• J

  jq

  Dev tools
  Slice, filter and pretty-print JSON
  brew install jq
  CLI
• K

  kind

  Dev tools
  Local Kubernetes clusters in Docker
  brew install kind
  CLI
• K

  kubectl

  Dev tools
  Kubernetes command-line tool
  brew install kubernetes-cli
  CLI
• M

  macpine

  OS & install
  Lightweight Alpine Linux VMs on a Mac
  brew install macpine
  CLI
• M

  mtr

  Network
  traceroute and ping in one live view
  brew install mtr
  CLI
• N

  ncdu

  System
  Find out what is eating your disk space
  brew install ncdu
  CLI
• N

  nginx

  Dev tools
  Web server and reverse proxy
  brew install nginx
  CLI
• N

  Nushell

  Dev tools
  Modern shell where pipelines carry structured data
  brew install nushell
  CLI
• P

  pipx

  Dev tools
  Install Python CLI tools in isolated environments
  brew install pipx
  CLI
• P

  Poetry

  Dev tools
  Python dependency management and packaging
  brew install poetry
  CLI
• P

  PowerShell

  Dev tools
  Cross-platform shell and scripting language
  brew install powershell
  CLI
• Q

  qrencode

  Productivity
  Generate QR codes in the terminal or as PNG
  brew install qrencode
  CLI
• S

  s3cmd

  Dev tools
  Manage S3 and S3-compatible storage
  brew install s3cmd
  CLI
• S

  scrcpy

  Remote access
  Mirror and control an Android device over USB or Wi-Fi
  brew install scrcpy
  CLI
• S

  shfmt

  Dev tools
  Formatter for shell scripts
  brew install shfmt
  CLI
• S

  speedtest-cli

  Network
  Speedtest.net from the terminal
  brew install speedtest-cli
  CLI
• S

  sshpass

  Remote access
  Non-interactive SSH password auth for scripts
  brew install sshpass
  CLI
• S

  sstp-client

  VPN
  SSTP VPN client for the command line
  brew install sstp-client
  CLI
• S

  Swaks

  Network
  Swiss-army knife for testing SMTP
  brew install swaks
  CLI
• T

  Terraform

  Dev tools
  Infrastructure as code
  brew install hashicorp/tap/terraform
  CLI
• T

  Terraformer

  Dev tools
  Generate Terraform files from existing infrastructure
  brew install terraformer
  CLI
• T

  tmux

  System
  Terminal multiplexer: split panes, detach sessions
  brew install tmux
  CLI
• W

  wakeonlan

  Network
  Wake up computers over the network
  brew install wakeonlan
  CLI
• W

  Wget

  Network
  Download files from the web
  brew install wget
  CLI
• W

  wifi-password

  Network
  Print the password of the current Wi-Fi network
  brew install wifi-password
  CLI
• X

  Xray

  VPN
  Proxy core: VLESS, VMess, Reality, Trojan
  brew install xray
  CLI
• Y

  yamllint

  Dev tools
  Linter for YAML files
  brew install yamllint
  CLI
• Y

  Yandex Cloud CLI

  Dev tools
  Manage Yandex Cloud from the terminal
  brew install --cask yandex-cloud-cli
  CLI
• Y

  yq

  Dev tools
  Process YAML, JSON and XML from the command line
  brew install yq
  CLI
• Y

  yt-dlp

  Media & design
  Download video and audio from YouTube and 1000+ sites
  brew install yt-dlp
  CLI
• Z

  zsh-autosuggestions

  System
  Fish-like command suggestions for zsh
  brew install zsh-autosuggestions
  CLI
• Z

  zsh-syntax-highlighting

  System
  Syntax highlighting for commands in zsh
  brew install zsh-syntax-highlighting
  CLI

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