macOS

Important Guides

osx-and-ios-security-awesome - macOS and iOS Security Related Tools

The above guides are good read and should be followed for a better hardening of macOS, however the OS is too stiff and proprietary so there's no way to disable "calling home" (Connecting with Apple servers) without breaking the device, to my knowledge.


FOSS App Indexes

Awesome macOS

OpenSourceApple

Awesome Mac

Awesome OS Apps

Password Privacy / 2FA

Ente Auth - 2FA, All Platforms

Aegis - 2FA

Stratum - 2FA

Password Strength Chart

KeePass or KeePassXC - Password Manager

Bitwarden - Password Manager

Proton Pass - Password Manager

Strongbox - Password Manager

DNS Adblocking

Mullvad

NextDNS, Alternate Link

Adguard

1Blocker

VPN

Proton VPN

Mullvad VPN - Paid

IVPN - Paid

NYM - Paid

Antivirus

Malwarebytes

BlockBlock

KnockKnock

Safari Adblockers

⁠uBO Lite Safari

AdGuard Safari

wBlock, Guide

Stay

Privacy / Security Tools

Lockdown Privacy - Block Trackers \& Ads

LuLu - Mac Firewall

SuspiciousPackage - Analyze PKG Files

LinkLiar - Spoof MAC Address

Kextviewr - View All Kernel Modules

What Route - Network Diagnostic Tool

Sloth - Process Manager

Hardware / System Monitors

Conky - Hardware / System Monitors

Colors - Hardware / System Monitors

eul - Hardware / System Monitors

Stats - Hardware / System Monitors

Mission Center - Hardware / System Monitors

MacFetch - Hardware / System Monitors

Hot - CPU Monitor

TaskExplorer - Task Manager / Viewer

Pearcleaner - System Cleanup; Uninstallers. Github

File Tools

PeaZip, The Unarchiver, unxip, Keka - File Archivers

Readdle - Multipurpose File Tool

⁠OpenMTP - Mac / Android File Transfer Github

JDownloader - File Download Manager

Go Speed - File Download Manager; Extension; Plugins

FlyingCarpet - Cross-Platform AirDrop; Guide

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Pub: 16 Aug 2025 18:42 UTC

Edit: 16 Aug 2025 19:55 UTC

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