Submit to Awesome macOS Open Source Applications
A GitHub list of open-source macOS apps, about 710 apps in 49 categories according to its own badges, also published as a small website. Entries are added by editing a JSON file rather than the README, and each one needs a public repository. Closed-source apps do not qualify.
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Awesome macOS Open Source Applications at a glance
- Pricing
- Free
- No price details on their site when we checked.
- Link type
- Mixed
- GitHub-rendered README of serhii-londar/open-source-mac-os-apps (API, HTML media type): entries mostly link to github.com repos, which carry no rel (e.g. https://github.com/audacity/audacity); links to other domains carry rel="nofollow" (checked 2026-10-09)
- Review
- Manual review
- Link back required
- No
- Account required
- Yes
- Domain Rating
- Not available
- Awesome macOS Open Source Applications 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 and developers looking for free, open-source apps and projects to contribute to
- Last checked
How to submit to Awesome macOS Open Source Applications
Open the Awesome macOS Open Source Applications submission page
This is the page makers use to add a product.
Create an account
Awesome macOS Open Source Applications 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 Open Source Applications (Mac users and developers looking for free, open-source apps and projects to contribute to), 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 Open Source Applications
- Edit applications.json, not README.md, with the title, short_description, categories, repo_url, official_site, icon_url, screenshots and languages fields.
- Projects are ineligible if they have no recent commit or a README that is unclear or not in English. Entries get deleted if they no longer build in current Xcode, stop being updated, are deprecated or lack a license.
- Send one pull request per app, search for duplicates first and end the description with a full stop.
From Awesome macOS Open Source Applications’s own guidelines and pages, in our words.
What to prepare
The basics every directory asks for, plus what matters most for open-source 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
- Repo URL and the exact license name (e.g. MIT, AGPL-3.0)
- A README with install steps and a screenshot or example
- A one-line description in the list’s own format
- Whether there is a hosted or paid version alongside the open-source one
Is Awesome macOS Open Source Applications worth it?
Depends on the listing
Awesome macOS Open Source Applications uses followed links on some listings and not others. Read the evidence above and check which kind your listing gets before you pay for anything.
- 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 Open Source Applications
Is Awesome macOS Open Source Applications free?
Yes. Listing on Awesome macOS Open Source Applications is free. We checked on Oct 9, 2026.
Does Awesome macOS Open Source Applications give a dofollow link?
It depends. Some listing links on Awesome macOS Open Source Applications are followed and some are not. Evidence: GitHub-rendered README of serhii-londar/open-source-mac-os-apps (API, HTML media type): entries mostly link to github.com repos, which carry no rel (e.g. https://github.com/audacity/audacity); links to other domains carry rel="nofollow" (checked 2026-10-09).
How do I submit to Awesome macOS Open Source Applications?
Submit at https://github.com/serhii-londar/open-source-mac-os-apps/blob/master/CONTRIBUTING.md. You need an account first. A person reviews each submission before it goes live. Tip: Edit applications.json, not README.md, with the title, short_description, categories, repo_url, official_site, icon_url, screenshots and languages fields.
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