Audio Hijack - Record audio from any application like iTunes, Skype or Safari, or from hardware devices like microphones and mixers.

Audio Profile Manager - Allows you to pin input/output devices for each particular combination of connected devices. May suppress HDMI displays from being chosen.

BackgroundMusic - Record system audio, control audio levels for individual apps, and automatically pauses your music player when other audio starts playing and unpauses it afterwards. 

krisp - AI-powered app that removes background noise and echo from meetings leaving only human voice.

Plug - Discover and listen to music from Hype Machine. 

Recordia - Record audio directly from the menu bar or with a global keyboard shortcut.

VOX Player - Play numerous lossy and lossless audio formats.

XLD - Rip/Decode/convert/play various "lossless" audio files. 

Battle for Wesnoth - Turn-based tactical strategy game, featuring both single-player and online multiplayer combat. 

Boxer - The DOS game emulator that’s fit for your Mac. 

Dolphin - A powerful, Open Source emulator for Nintendo GameCube and Wii games. 

Screentendo - Turn your screen into a playable level of Mario. 

Stockfish - Beautiful, powerful chess application. 

HandBrake - High performance video encoding and conversion tools with a nice GUI. 

IINA - Media player with a minimalist design. 

ScreenFlow - Screencasting and video editing software.

Subtitlr - Drag and drop subititle download utility. 

Arq - Encrypted backups to Amazon, Dropbox, Google, OneDrive, etc.

Carbon Copy Cloner - Create incremental and fully bootable backups of your Mac to external storage.

ForkLift - File Manager and FTP/SFTP/WebDAV/Amazon S3 client.

Path Finder - A powerful dual-pane browser alternative to Finder.

Quicklook-Plugins - List of extra quicklook plugins to enable previewing more filetypes in the Finder.

TotalFinder - A powerful alternative to Finder.

XtraFinder - Adds useful features to Finder. 

Aerial - Apple TV Aerial Screensaver for Mac. 

Clocker - Check time in multiple timezones from your Mac menubar. 

Juice - Make your battery information a bit more interesting. 

Sonora -  A minimal, beautifully designed music player. 

Spillo - Powerful, beautiful and fast Pinboard client.

CotEditor - Lightweight plain-text editor for macOS. 

Emacs - Port of Emacs to work as an macOS app. 

Nova - The beautiful, fast, flexible, native Mac code editor from Panic.

Sublime Text 3 - The sophisticated text editor.

Acorn - A very Mac-like image editor with a comprehensive feature set.

Affinity Designer - Vector image design tool, possible Adobe Illustrator alternative.

Affinity Photo - Raster image design tool, possible Adobe Photoshop alternative.

GIPHY Capture - Capture and share GIFs on the desktop. 

Image2icon - Create and personalize icons from your pictures. 

macSVG - Design and edit SVG content for web, mobile, and animation. 

OmniGraffle - An app for creating precise, beautiful graphics.

Pixea - An image viewer for macOS with a nice minimal modern user interface. 

Pixelmator - Powerful image editor, possible Photoshop alternative.

Sketch - Hybrid vector/bitmap layout application, especially useful for UI, web and mobile design.

Sketch Toolbox - A super simple plugin manager for Sketch. 

xScope - Tools for measuring, inspecting and testing on-screen graphics and layouts.

GPG Suite - Full GPG toolkit with easy to understand GUI applications and Mail.app plugin. 

LinkLiar - Menu application written in Swift to help you spoof the MAC addresses of your Wi-Fi and Ethernet interfaces. 

macchanger by acrogenesis - Easily change your MAC Address 

macchanger by shilch - Change / spoof MAC address (random, custom and restore). 

MIDAS - Intrusion Detection Analysis System. 

OSXCollector - Forensic evidence collection &amp; analysis toolkit. 

Pareto Security - A MenuBar app to automatically audit your Mac for basic security hygiene. 

santa - A binary whitelisting/blacklisting system. 

Shimo - Fully-featured VPN client for Mac.

SimpleumSafe - Encrypt, organize and sync files with macOS or iOS.

Tunnelblick - Easy to use OpenVPN client and GUI. 

VeraCrypt - Free and open source disk encryption software. 

Viscosity - Fully-featured OpenVPN client, ready for enterprise deployment.

1Password - Password Manager and Secure Wallet.

APNGb - .apng image assembler/disassembler app. 

AppCleaner - Uninstall your apps easily. 

Artify - A macOS X application for bringing dedicatedly 18th century Arts to everyone. 

Batch Image Resizer - Resize a large number of images quickly on your computer. 

BeardedSpice - Control web based media players with the media keys found on Mac keyboards. 

BetterZip - A very capable and full-featured archive manager.

BitBar - Display output of any script to the menu bar. 

Burn - No-nonsense burning of Data/Audio/Video CDs and DVDs, including copying. 

ClipboardCleaner - Automatically removes text formatting from the clipboard. 

CommandQ - Never accidentally quit an app again.

ControlPlane - Automate running tasks based on where you are or what you do. 

DaisyDisk - Analyze disk usage and free up disk space.

Deliveries - Beautiful and simple package tracking.

DisableMonitor - Easily disable or enable a monitor on your Mac. 

EtreCheck - Output system information and configuration to get more informed help from Apple support professionals. 

Fanny - Notification Center widget and menu bar application to monitor your Mac's fans and CPU temperature. 

Finicky - App that allows you to set rules that decide which browser is opened for every link. 

Flotato - Use any web site as a beautiful Mac app.

Fluid - Turn web applications into Mac applications.

gfxCardStatus - Menu bar app to monitor and switch between integrated and discrete GPUs on MacBook Pro. 

Gray - Pick between the light appearance and the dark appearance on a per-app basis with the click of a button. 

Helium - A floating browser window that allows you to watch media while you work. 

Irvue - Thousands of stunning photos and wallpapers from Unsplash on your Mac. 

iStat Menus - An advanced system monitor for your menubar.

Jiffy - Discover and share the best GIFs on GIPHY. 

Kawa - A better input source switcher with shortcuts. 

KeepingYouAwake - Menu bar utility that prevents Mac from going to sleep. 

Keka - Compress to and extract from many archive file formats. 

Knock - Unlock your Mac quickly and securely. 

LaunchControl - Create, manage and debug launchd services. 

Loading - See when apps are using your network in your Mac menubar. 

Mackup - Keep your application settings in sync. 

Media Converter - Simple (drag and drop) but advanced media conversion. 

Menubar Colors - Convenient access to the system color panel. 

MenuMeters - A set of CPU, memory, disk, and network monitoring tools for macOS. 

Mounty - A tiny tool to re-mount write-protected NTFS volumes under macOS 10.9+ in read-write mode.

Noizio - Ambient sound equalizer for relaxation or productivity.

Notational Velocity - Store, retrieve and sync notes within a minimal GUI. 

Noti - Receive Android notifications on your mac (with PushBullet). 

OnyX -  Multifunction utility to verify disks and files, run cleaning and system maintenance tasks, configure hidden options and more. 

Paparazzi - A small utility that makes screenshots of webpages. 

Paragon NTFS - World fastest NTFS driver.

Radio Silence - Simple to use firewall and network monitor.

Microsoft Remote Desktop Connection Client - Remote Desktop Connection Client lets you connect from your Macintosh computer to a Windows-based computer.

RDM - Easily set Mac Retina display to higher unsupported resolutions. 

Site Sucker - Automatically download websites from the Internet.

ShiftIt - Managing windows size and position. 

SlowQuitApps - Prevent accidental Cmd-Q. 

SmartCapsLock - Makes the Caps Lock key smarter, so that when the key accidentally gets activated and you START YELLING even though you don't want to, you can just select the yelling-text and press the key again to instantly fix its case instead of typing everything all over again.

Soulver - Beautiful expressive calculator.

SSH Tunnel - Manage your SSH tunnels, tightly integrated with macOS Keychain, secure and intuitive.

TeamViewer - Remotely control another computer.

TextBar - TextBar is a tiny but powerful app that lets you add any text to your MenuBar.

Typeeto - Lets you use your Mac's keyboard as a bluetooth keyboard to type on another devices.

Typora - Another minimal Markdown editor. 

Ukelele - Unicode Keyboard Layout Editor. 

Übersicht - Run system commands and display their output on your desktop as widgets. 

The Unarchiver - Unarchive many different kinds of archive files. 

Wineskin - Run Windows applications and games on your Mac. 

Anvil - Serve up static sites and Rack apps with simple URLs and zero configuration. 

Base 2 - A GUI for managing SQLite databases.

CocoaRestClient - An app for testing REST endpoints. 

Dash - An API Documentation Browser and Code Snippet Manager.

Decode - Converts Xcode Interface Builder files (Xib and Storyboard files) to Swift source code.

Gas Mask - A simple hosts file manager which allows editing of host files and switching between them. 

gitbar - Open source github contribution stats on your Menu Bar. 

GitUp - A simple but powerful Git macOS app. 

GitX-dev - A fork (variant) of GitX, maintained and enhanced with productivity oriented changes.  

Hopper Dissassembler - A Dissassembler for MacOS and Linux. Has a Demo option for 30 minutes of productivity.

Iconology - Edit Icons and then Export to Xcode, Icns, Ico, Favicon, Mac Iconset, or a Custom List of Sizes. 

ImageAlpha - Apply lossy compression on PNG files with or without transparency for more efficient files. 

ImageOptim - Makes images take up less disk space and load faster. 

Integrity - Easily find your website's broken links. 

Kaleidoscope - Powerful diff and merge application supporting text, images, and folders.

Knuff - The debug application for Apple Push Notification Service (APNs). 

Pasteboard Viewer - Inspect the system pasteboards. 

Pods Updater - A macOS app which helps you manage dependency releases in your Podfile. 

Postgres.app - The easiest way to get started with PostgreSQL. 

Proxyman - High-performance man-in-the-middle proxy to observe and manipulate HTTP/HTTPS requests. 

Pusher - A free tool to do sandbox push notifications. 

QorumLogs - Swift Logging Utility for Xcode &amp; Google Docs. 

Quiver - A delightful notebook for programmers that allows mixing rich text, code, markdown, LaTeX, and graphs.

Sequel Ace - A MySQL &amp; MariaDB database manager. 

SnippetsLab - Manage and organise snippets of code.

SourceTree - A free Git &amp; Mercurial client. 

Swiftify - Objective-C to Swift code converter and Xcode &amp; Finder extensions.

TablePlus - A modern, native GUI for multiple databases.

Touch Bar Simulator - The macOS Touch Bar Simulator as a standalone app. 

Trailer - Configurable menubar Git notifications with accompanying native iOS app. 

Unused - An app for checking Xcode projects for unused resources. 

Vagrant Manager - Manage your vagrant machines in one place with Vagrant Manager for macOS. 

Xcodes - Install and switch between multiple versions of Xcode. 

ChitChat - A native Mac app wrapper for WhatsApp Web. 

Telegram - A messaging app with a focus on speed and security, it’s super fast, simple and free. 

Textual - An Internet Relay Chat (IRC) client. 

hacker-menu - Hacker News Delivered to Desktop. 

NetNewsWire - A classic RSS reader reacquired by its original author and rewritten for modern macOS. 

ReadKit - Have all your Instapaper, Pocket, etc. feeds in one place even when you're offline.

Reeder - News reader that integrates with with Feedbin, Feedly, and other popular services.

Alfred - Boosts your efficiency and productivity.

BetterTouchTool - Configure gestures for mouse and actions for keyboard shortcuts.

CloudClip - Sync your clipboard between your Mac and your iOS devices. 

Dropzone - Create a popup grid of customizable actions that enhance productivity on your Mac.

f.lux - Automatically adjust your computer screen to match lighting. 

Fantastical 2 - Complete Calendar app replacement which uses natural language for creating events.

Hazel - Create rules to automatically keep your files organized.

HazeOver - Turn distractions down and focus on your current task.

HyperDock - Select individual application window.

iCMD - Fuzzy menubar search and vim emulation.

Instant Translate - Translate speech and text between 100+ languages from the menu bar.

ItsyCal - A tiny menubar calendar to display your Mac Calendar app events. 

Karabiner - A powerful keyboard customizer. 

Keyboard Maestro - Automate routine actions based on triggers from keyboard, menu, location, added devices, and more.

Keytty - Enables you to control your mouse with a few key strokes. Mouse Keys Alternative.

LaunchBar - Start applications, navigate folders, manipulate files, control your Mac and much more just by using the keyboard.

MeetingBar - Your meetings in MacOS status bar 

OmniFocus - An incredible task management platform for Mac, iPad, and iPhone.

OmniOutliner - Perfect for collecting information, outlining ideas, adding structure to any sort of writing, and much more.

Pandan - Time awareness in your menu bar. 

Paste - The new way to copy &amp; paste for Mac.

PDF Archiver - A nice tool for tagging and archiving tasks. 

PopClip - Instantly copy &amp; paste, access actions like search, spelling, dictionary and more.

Presentify - Annotate anything on screen, be it, images, pdfs, videos, code, etc.

Qbserve - Automatic time and project tracking, timesheets, invoicing, and real-time productivity feedback.

Quicksilver - Control your Mac quickly and elegantly. 

Rocket - Makes typing emoji faster and easier using Slack-style shortcuts. 

SelfControl - Block access to distracting websites. 

Simplenote - Simple cross-platform note taking app with cloud-based syncing. 

Taskade - Real-time organization and task management tool.

Telephone - A SIP softphone. Make phone calls over the Internet or your company’s network. 

TextExpander - Create custom keyboard shortcuts for frequently-used text and pictures.

Timing - Automatic time and productivity tracking for Mac. Helps you stay on track with your work and ensures no billable hours get lost if you are billing hourly.

Data Rescue - Comprehensive and professional data recovery for a multitude of scenarios.

DiskWarrior - Recover from filesystem corruptions when Disk Utility is out of options.

CloudApp - Capture and share files and screenshots instantly.

Jumpshare - Real-time file sharing app with support for instantly sharing code / Markdown, annotating screenshots, screen recording, and voice recording. 

mac2imgur - Upload images and screenshots to Imgur. 

Monosnap - Annotate and upload images and screenshots, supports many backends like S3, SFTP, WebDAV, Dropbox, etc. 

Transmission - Simple, lightweight, multi-platform torrent client. 

Airmail - Lightning fast email client designed for El Capitan.

MailMate - Advanced IMAP email client, featuring extensive keyboard control and Markdown support.

Mailplane - A tightly integreted client for Google Mail, Inbox, Calender, and Contacts.

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