Swift projects — indie software

118 independent Swift listings the big search engines bury.

• Boardly

  github · Free · by 2rock-Inc

  A native SwiftUI iOS client for self-hosted PLANKA instances — view, create, and update boards, lists, and cards on the go.

• codevisor

  github · Free · by 851-labs

  The fastest native app for agentic engineering.

• toki

  github · Free · by aashutoshrathi

  Native macOS menu bar app for managing usage, sessions and remotely controlling your AI Agents.

• BlockInputKit

  github · Free · by afollestad

  ✍️ A Swift library to implement markdown-backed block input UI in macOS apps.

• facet

  github · Free · by akira-toriyama

  Swift workspace + window manager for macOS

• claudedesign-to-swiftui

  github · Free · by alecktwoneedled166

  Convert Claude-generated HTML design prototypes into functional SwiftUI view files for your Xcode projects.

• Knopo

  github · Free · by alkalim

  A native macOS outliner for structured thinking, local-first notes, and Markdown-based knowledge management.

• dictator

  github · Free · by amalshaji

  Native macOS dictation with on-device or BYOK speech-to-text, LLM cleanup, screen-aware writing, global hotkeys, focused-field insertion, and a private clipboard.

• enso

  github · Free · by amanfromsolan

  A macOS terminal built for the agent era — spaces, command palette, AI tab naming, live process icons. Powered by libghostty.

• Reach

  github · Free · by angelsbrood

  An open serving link between personal devices and self-hosted AI clusters.

• hop

  github · Free · by antonyshakirov

  Free menu bar toolkit for macOS: Pomodoro timer, time tracker, keep-awake, system monitor, clipboard history, file converter, window manager, torrents, file archives, text recognition (OCR), color picker, keyboard lock. Swift + SwiftUI, 18 languages, no telemetry — everything stays on your Mac.

• PastePilot

  github · Free · by BeaCox

  A lightweight macOS clipboard manager built for developers. PastePilot recognizes what you copied and suggests the next useful action — no plugins, no cloud, everything stays on your Mac.

• swift-isolation-map

  github · Free · by btctcn

  Static actor isolation and data-race analysis for Swift projects

• graftty

  github · Free · by btucker

  Worktree-centric libghostty-based terminal for macOS & iOS

• token-remain

  github · Free · by Carstin520

  A privacy-first macOS menu bar app for tracking AI coding quotas, reset times, token usage, and costs across 21+ tools.

• mdsticky

  github · Free · by charleypeng

  macOS desktop Markdown sticky notes app

• dok

  github · Free · by chillintheshade

  Liquid-glass radial launcher for macOS / macOS 液态玻璃轮盘启动器

• launchdx

  github · Free · by ChloeVPin

  Find out exactly why macOS blocked your app. Read only diagnosis of code signing, hardened runtime, notarization, Gatekeeper, quarantine, and architecture on Apple Silicon.

• codex-usage-bar

  github · Free · by CMMUU

  Free, open-source macOS menu bar app and WidgetKit widgets for tracking Codex weekly usage, remaining quota, and reset time.

• mootx01-ce

  github · Free · by codedaptive

  MOOTx01 Community Edition

• claude-pacer

  github · Free · by codedooly

  A macOS menu bar app that paces your Claude usage — 5-hour & 7-day gauges plus scheduled pings that align fresh 5-hour windows to your core hours. Swift/SwiftUI. For Claude Pro/Max.

• benri

  github · Free · by crimsonteps

  A fast, local-first macOS panel for reusable text.

• notchi

  github · Free · by cyrus-cai

  Ask AI, take a note, or set a reminder right from your Mac's notch — without opening an app. 5× faster, and design-first.

• Media-Manager-2

  github · Free · by darkneo29

  Open-source iOS app for managing a self-hosted media stack.

• Canvo

  github · Free · by Darthroid

  Organize ideas visually with AI-powered mind maps

• quicktty

  github · Free · by dntsk

  Native terminal workspace for macOS with tabs, splits, Quake mode, and coding-agent progress.

• QuotaView

  github · Free · by Duoasa

  Simple, lightweight native macOS menu bar app for monitoring Codex quota, Credits, token usage, and reset times.

• relay

  github · Free · by essedev

  Native macOS terminal for running many coding agents in parallel. Swift 6 + AppKit, SwiftTerm engine, agent state from Claude Code hooks instead of output parsing. Workspaces, split panes, triage dashboard. ~90 MB resident, 2.4us added input latency. brew install --cask essedev/relay/relay

• gaji

  github · Free · by eungyeole

  An open-source, native GitKraken alternative for macOS — branching naturally with Liquid Glass and a fast Rust core.

• claude-light

  github · Free · by fr1j0

  A native macOS menu-bar traffic light for your Claude Code sessions — red when one needs you, orange while working, green when idle.

• ZenCODE

  github · Free · by gerardogrisolini

  Native-Swift coding agent for the terminal and ACP. One binary, no Node runtime — customizable tools, parallel agentic workflows with capability-based model bindings. macOS, Linux, and WSL, down to a Raspberry Pi.

• umber

  github · Free · by griffinwork40

  A native Swift/AppKit macOS terminal, deliberately with no AI features — built to host agent-afk's REPL well.

• keyheat

  github · Free · by hanminpay

  A privacy-first macOS menu bar app that counts physical key and shortcut usage and visualizes it as a local keyboard heatmap. Pure Swift, zero dependencies.

• nudgy

  github · Free · by highstepping-chaperon781

  Get native macOS notifications for AI coding agents like Claude Code, so you can track work from the menu bar

• pin-top

  github · Free · by iamshakibali

  Pin any window to stay truly always-on-top on macOS. Lightweight menu-bar app — keeps a live overlay copy above every other window.

• pelmet

  github · Free · by ismatBabirli

  Reclaim the macOS menu bar icons your MacBook notch hides. Pelmet is a free, open-source, permission-free menu bar organizer: hide clutter and bring it back with a click or ⌥⌘B, with a Shelf that surfaces the icons the notch swallowed. A privacy-first Bartender & Hidden Bar alternative.

• clipboard-station

  github · Free · by IvyCHEN03

  Catch scattered ideas on macOS: local-first clipboard blocks, AI tags, and whole-post PNG capture.

• shiftly

  github · Free · by jackowfish

  Keyboard window snapping for macOS that survives stuck Secure Input

• agent-signaller

  github · Free · by Jasjah

  🚦 Always-visible macOS traffic light for AI coding agents. One glanceable dot per Claude Code / Codex session — red working, yellow waiting, green done — floating across every Space. Click a dot to jump to its terminal tab.

• pullmark

  github · Free · by jedijashwa

  Native macOS Markdown viewer and rendered-diff reviewer for documentation-heavy GitHub PRs (design docs, ADRs, skills, runbooks)

• tally

  github · Free · by jettoai

  macOS menu bar AI usage monitor for multiple Claude and Codex accounts: quota, rate limits, and a smart launcher for Claude Code.

• reader.md

  github · Free · by jnahian

  A fast, native macOS Markdown reader — Mermaid, LaTeX, annotations, live reload, and local + remote (SSH) folder sync.

• perspective-cuts

  github · Free · by joannvicennial286

  Write Apple Shortcuts using a text-based language and compiler instead of drag-and-drop actions.

• vitrine

  github · Free · by johnny4young

  Turn code and terminal output into beautiful images. Captures full-screen terminal apps like htop and lazygit as the final frame, not an escape-code transcript. Native macOS, fully local.

• coluracetam

  github · Free · by kageroumado

  A native macOS Markdown reader that renders the moment you press space — in the app and in Finder's Quick Look. ♡ rx no.010

• HelloMac

  github · Free · by Konstantinos2106

  Make calls directly from your Mac via your iPhone | Πραγματοποιήστε κλήσεις απευθείας από το Mac σας μέσω του iPhone

• krit

  github · Free · by leonardocandiani

  Native, open-source screenshot and markup tool for macOS. Capture, annotate, record, copy: one shortcut.

• picamd

  github · Free · by Lesser-foglamp538

  Edit Markdown with a native macOS AppKit editor featuring inline WYSIWYG rendering and direct file access without library databases.

• DylibForge

  github · Free · by Loupehope

  A macOS CLI tool for relinking static Apple ar archives and frameworks into dynamic Mach-O binaries.

• StrategyForge

  github · Free · by marcosnovo

  Coral — a native macOS app to design and run multi-agent AI teams on your own AI subscriptions (Claude Code, Codex, Gemini), locally. No API keys, no backend.

• agent-shield

  github · Free · by mason50x

  A native macOS privacy shield for agent-assisted workflows

• VibeRead

  github · Free · by mathias-heide

  Free and open source Mac dictation, read-aloud, and configurable Cmd + E actions.

• LatexTerm

  github · Free · by MatsLuca

  Native macOS terminal that renders LaTeX live as KaTeX overlays, positioned over the source between $…$ and $$…$$. Built on a vendored SwiftTerm fork — no OCR.

• Perch

  github · Free · by maxthegray

  A free, open-source drag-and-drop shelf for macOS

• swiss_bar

  github · Free · by mbicl

  macOS menubar multitool — window switcher (Cmd+Tab per window), clipboard history, keyboard cleaning mode, and live network/Claude usage indicators.

• portside

  github · Free · by mcglothi

  A fast, beautiful, native macOS workbench for people who live on SSH.

• macpair

  github · Free · by Mesutcydev

  MacPair — open-source Mac remote desktop for macOS, iPhone, and iPad. Local-first, peer-approved, and agent-friendly.

• Velox

  github · Free · by mikaelhug

  Fast, lean, open-source Docker Desktop alternative for Apple Silicon Macs.

• Multiplex

  github · Free · by multiplex-term

  An SSH / tmux / herdr terminal for Vision Pro and iPad

• sxitch

  github · Free · by MystikoLab

  MacOS Native app switcher