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Open-source developer tool alternatives

Find auditable developer tools for terminals, databases, Git, APIs, code execution, and network debugging on macOS.

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TablePlus

Query, edit, and manage databases

Develop
1 DBeaver Community Top pick Apache-2.0 51.5k ★
2 Beekeeper Studio GPL-3.0-only 23.5k ★
3 DbGate GPL-3.0-only 7.2k ★
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DevUtils

Offline development toolkit

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1 DevToys Top pick MIT 31.9k ★
2 Open Dev MIT 68 ★
3 massCode AGPL-3.0-only 7.0k ★
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CodeRunner

Edit and run code faster

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1 VSCodium Top pick MIT 32.9k ★
2 Zed GPL-3.0-or-later 88.8k ★
3 CodeEdit MIT 23.0k ★
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Dash

Access API documentation offline

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1 DevDocs Top pick MPL-2.0 39.3k ★
2 Scalar MIT 15.9k ★
3 Bruno MIT 46.4k ★
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Proxyman

Debug your web traffic

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1 mitmproxy Top pick MIT 44.7k ★
2 HTTP Toolkit AGPL-3.0 +2 3.6k ★
3 ZAP by Checkmarx Apache-2.0 15.6k ★
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Gitfox

Commit faster with superior diffs

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1 GitHub Desktop Top pick MIT 21.8k ★
2 Gittyup MIT 2.3k ★
3 Git Cola GPL-2.0-only 2.6k ★
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SQLPro Studio

Manage multiple DBMS

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1 DBeaver Community Top pick Apache-2.0 51.5k ★
2 Beekeeper Studio GPL-3.0-only 23.5k ★
3 DbGate GPL-3.0-only 7.2k ★
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Core Shell

Full-featured SSH terminal

Develop
1 Oryxis Top pick AGPL-3.0-only 279 ★
2 Tabby MIT 74.0k ★
3 iTerm2 GPL-2.0-only 17.9k ★
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Expressions

Speed up work with regex

Develop
1 RegExr Top pick GPL-3.0-only 10.3k ★
2 rgx Apache-2.0 233 ★
3 Regex Vis MIT 4.4k ★
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About this category

The Develop collection emphasizes tools whose source, release activity, license, and macOS path can be checked directly. Use the comparison pages to inspect how each project approaches terminal access, database work, code reference, Git, API testing, proxies, or small developer utilities—and where setup or workflow differences may matter.