Submit to awesome-macOS
A curated GitHub list of macOS apps, command-line tools and setup guides, with symbols for open-source and free apps. Its contribution rules are stricter than most: no Electron apps, no AI-wrapper apps, and commercial apps need a free trial. Open pull requests collect votes before they are included.
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awesome-macOS at a glance
- Pricing
- Free
- No price details on their site when we checked.
- Link type
- Nofollow
- GitHub-rendered README of iCHAIT/awesome-macOS (API, HTML media type): entry links to other domains such as http://www.rogueamoeba.com/audiohijack/ carry rel="nofollow"; links to github.com repos carry no rel (checked 2026-10-09)
- Review
- Manual review
- Link back required
- No
- Account required
- Yes
- Domain Rating
- Not available
- awesome-macOS lives on github.com, a shared platform. Its DR would be the platform’s, not this directory’s, so we don’t show one.
- Tranco rank
- Not ranked
- No Tranco rank on record for this site.
- Who browses it
- Mac users who want a short, hand-vetted list of apps and tools
- Last checked
How to submit to awesome-macOS
Open the awesome-macOS submission page
This is the page makers use to add a product.
Create an account
awesome-macOS asks you to sign up before you can submit.
Have your assets ready
Name, tagline, description, logo and screenshots. The checklist below covers what to prepare so you can fill the form in one go.
Fill in the form carefully
Pick the most specific category the form offers and write the description for the people who browse awesome-macOS (Mac users who want a short, hand-vetted list of apps and tools), not for search engines.
Wait for review
A person reviews submissions, so it can take a while. Once it’s live, check the link on your listing points to the right page.
Tips for awesome-macOS
- No Electron apps, and no apps whose main purpose is wrapping an LLM, chatbot, code-generation API or agent.
- Commercial apps must offer a free trial so maintainers can check them; a trial inside a bundle such as Setapp does not count. Mark free apps with the Freeware symbol and open-source apps with the OSS symbol.
- Leave referrer query strings and other tracking out of the URL.
- Send one pull request per suggestion, fill in the template, end the description with a full stop and keep the category alphabetical. Pull requests that ignore the guidelines can be closed at once.
From awesome-macOS’s own guidelines and pages, in our words.
What to prepare
The basics every directory asks for, plus what matters most for general web directories.
- Product name and a one-line tagline (about 60 characters)
- A short description (1–2 sentences) and a longer one (a short paragraph)
- Square logo, at least 256×256 px, PNG or SVG
- 2–3 screenshots at a consistent size
- The exact page you want the link to point to
- Pricing model (free, freemium or paid) and a contact email
- Consistent business name, URL and contact details (use them the same way everywhere)
- The most specific category the directory offers
- A plain description with no keyword stuffing
- A business address or country, if the form asks
Is awesome-macOS worth it?
Good for discovery, not link equity
Links from awesome-macOS listings carry rel="nofollow", so they pass little or no ranking value. Submit if its audience matches yours: the value is visitors and being findable where people browse.
- No Tranco rank on record, so we can’t say how much traffic it gets.
- A person reviews submissions, so expect a wait and a real quality bar.
- Free to list, so the only cost is your time.
This verdict is worked out from the facts above with fixed rules (link type, review, price, Tranco rank), not paid for. The directory has no say in it.
Questions about awesome-macOS
Is awesome-macOS free?
Yes. Listing on awesome-macOS is free. We checked on Oct 9, 2026.
Does awesome-macOS give a dofollow link?
No. Listing links on awesome-macOS are nofollow, so they pass little ranking value. They can still send visitors. Evidence: GitHub-rendered README of iCHAIT/awesome-macOS (API, HTML media type): entry links to other domains such as http://www.rogueamoeba.com/audiohijack/ carry rel="nofollow"; links to github.com repos carry no rel (checked 2026-10-09).
How do I submit to awesome-macOS?
Submit at https://github.com/iCHAIT/awesome-macOS/blob/master/.github/contributing.md. You need an account first. A person reviews each submission before it goes live. Tip: No Electron apps, and no apps whose main purpose is wrapping an LLM, chatbot, code-generation API or agent.
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