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WEEKLY GEM✓ 100% FOSSReplaces CleanShot X (每年 $29 订阅制)№ 003·2026-09-13·6 分钟

告别 CleanShot X 订阅:开源新星 Snapzy 深度评测与极客调校

CleanShot X 很好,但每年几十美元的订阅费让人心累。基于 SwiftUI 纯原生打造的 Snapzy,不仅完全免费开源,更集成了滚动长截屏、离线 OCR 与系统内录,堪称今年 Mac 开源界的王炸平替。

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Trending Todayethan-davies/DockDoor⭐ 6.2k

[Dock Window Previews] Hover over any Dock icon to instantly preview running windows in frosted glass. Native Swift Clean alternative to paid DockPreview.

Breakthroughaltic-dev/FluidVoice⭐ 11.5k

[On-Device Dictation] Open-source Wispr Flow alternative hits new milestone, optimized for Apple Silicon Neural Engine with <200ms offline STT latency.

Major Releaseopeninterpreter/open-interpreter⭐ 58.9k

[Local Computer Agent] Open-source computer agent that lets LLMs run code locally to automate workflows, terminal commands and file management on Mac.

GitHub Trendingscreenpipe/screenpipe⭐ 14.8k

[Local Memory Time Machine] 24/7 continuous local screen & audio capture. Released native Claude Desktop MCP plugin today for local multimodal retrieval.

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🧰 System ToolsFile Transfer

Cross-platform AirDrop alternative for local network file sharing without internet

Replaces:隔空投送 (仅限苹果生态) / 各种广告网盘
  • ⚡Instant LAN transfer between Mac, iPhone, Android, Windows, Linux
  • ⚡End-to-end encrypted local peer-to-peer transmission
  • ⚡No cloud servers, no account required
🧠 AI Era ToolsAI Desktop Client

Cherry Studio

Apache-2.0

Multi-model AI desktop workstation with Anthropic MCP protocol support

Replaces:ChatGPT Team (按月订阅)
  • ⚡Unified interface for 30+ LLM providers
  • ⚡Full Model Context Protocol (MCP) support
  • ⚡Local knowledge base and web search
🧰 System ToolsMedia Player

IINA

GPL-3.0

Modern, sleek media player built for macOS with mpv playback engine

Replaces:Infuse (按年订阅付费) / Movist Pro
  • ⚡Plays virtually any video/audio format via mpv
  • ⚡Native macOS UI with Picture-in-Picture & Touch Bar
  • ⚡Auto-subtitles download & online stream playback
🧰 System ToolsSystem Monitor

Pure macOS native menu bar monitor for CPU, GPU, RAM, Disk & Network

Replaces:iStat Menus (付费商业软件)
  • ⚡Real-time per-core CPU & GPU load graphs
  • ⚡Fan speed & temperature sensor tracking
  • ⚡Network upload/download bandwidth speed
🧠 AI Era ToolsNext-Gen Information Browser

AI-enhanced universal reader transforming RSS, podcasts, YouTube & social feeds

Replaces:Readwise Reader (每年上百美元订阅) / Feedly Pro
  • ⚡Universal feeds for RSS, Twitter/X, Reddit, Bilibili
  • ⚡AI summarization & one-click translation
  • ⚡Clean reader view with zero ads
🧠 AI Era ToolsLocal LLM Runner

Jan

AGPL-3.0

100% private & offline desktop AI runner with customizable local models

Replaces:LM Studio (闭源免费) / OpenAI ChatGPT
  • ⚡One-click download of DeepSeek/Llama/Qwen models
  • ⚡Local OpenAI-compatible API server
  • ⚡Hardware acceleration on Apple Silicon
🧰 System ToolsTiling Window Manager

i3-inspired keyboard-driven tiling window manager for macOS

Replaces:yabai (需关闭SIP) / Amethyst
  • ⚡Tree-based layout navigation
  • ⚡Zero mouse dependency for productivity purists
  • ⚡Compatible with macOS Spaces and multi-monitor setups
🧰 System ToolsClipboard Manager

Minimalist native macOS clipboard manager that pops up instantly with zero lag

Replaces:Paste (昂贵订阅制)
  • ⚡Instant search through clipboard history
  • ⚡Plain-text and rich-text/image support
  • ⚡Native Swift & AppKit performance
🧰 System ToolsMouse & Trackpad

Mos

MIT

Brings ultra-smooth trackpad-style inertial scrolling to 3rd-party mice

Replaces:SmoothScroll (付费订阅制)
  • ⚡Smooth scrolling curves for non-Apple mice
  • ⚡Reverses scroll direction independently
  • ⚡Per-application exclusion settings
🧠 AI Era ToolsMulti-Agent Orchestration

Paseo

Apache-2.0

Orchestrate multiple AI coding agents across desktop and mobile

Replaces:GitHub Copilot Workspace / Cursor Team (商业闭源协作)
  • ⚡Unified interface for Claude Code, Codex, GitHub Copilot, OpenCode, and Pi
  • ⚡Mobile-to-desktop orchestration with zero-config end-to-end encrypted relay
  • ⚡Local-first daemon with zero telemetry and full privacy guarantee
🧠 AI Era ToolsBrowser Agent & Automation

The fastest browser for AI agents to run web automation sharing your logged-in state

Replaces:ChatGPT Atlas / Perplexity Comet (封闭商业浏览器)
  • ⚡Zero-friction login sharing: natively inherits Chrome cookies and active sessions
  • ⚡Dedicated background Spaces for parallel multi-agent tasks without tab collisions
  • ⚡Kernel-level semantic page snapshots: cuts token usage by 60% with 2.5x speedup
🧠 AI Era ToolsLocal Multimodal Memory

24/7 continuous local screen & audio recorder with multimodal AI search

Replaces:Rewind AI (月付订阅制)
  • ⚡24/7 background capture with local SQLite storage
  • ⚡Built-in MCP plugin for Claude Desktop
  • ⚡Multimodal question answering over your screen history
🧰 System ToolsDictionary & Translator

Easydict

GPL-3.0

Elegant lookup, screenshot & input translator powered by 10+ AI & dictionary engines

Replaces:Bob (收费内购买断)
  • ⚡Instant popup lookup via shortcuts or mouse hover
  • ⚡Built-in OpenAI, Claude, Gemini & DeepL translation
  • ⚡Offline OCR text extraction & translation
🧰 System ToolsWindow Manager

Loop

GPL-3.0

Radial menu window management centered right around your mouse cursor

Replaces:Magnet (收费) / BetterSnapTool
  • ⚡Trigger radial wheel via configurable hotkey
  • ⚡Instant window snapping to halves, thirds & corners
  • ⚡Fluid macOS native animations
🧠 AI Era ToolsOn-Device AI Dictation

FluidVoice

Apache-2.0

Ultra-low latency offline Whisper dictation powered by Apple Silicon Neural Engine

Replaces:Wispr Flow (高昂订阅制)
  • ⚡Sub-200ms speech-to-text response latency
  • ⚡100% on-device offline processing for privacy
  • ⚡Automatic punctuation and grammar polishing
🧰 System ToolsMenu Bar Notch Manager

Thaw

MIT

Notch savior that reveals hidden menu bar icons with a smooth mouse scroll

Replaces:Bartender (付费闭源)
  • ⚡Never let the notch hide your menu bar icons
  • ⚡Smooth mouse wheel gesture to slide bar
  • ⚡Ultra-lightweight with zero memory footprint
🧰 System ToolsFile Compression

Keka

GPL-2.0

The classic, powerful macOS file archiver supporting 7Z, ZIP, TAR, RAR and more

Replaces:BetterZip (付费商业软件)
  • ⚡Extracts all common archive formats smoothly
  • ⚡High-compression password-protected 7Z & ZIP creation
  • ⚡Split archives into multi-part files
🧰 System ToolsScreenshot & Screen Recording👑 Weekly Gem

Snapzy

GPL-3.0

The ultimate open-source CleanShot X alternative for macOS with scrolling capture & local OCR

Replaces:CleanShot X (每年 $29 订阅)
  • ⚡Smooth scrolling capture with auto-stitching
  • ⚡Screen recording with internal system audio
  • ⚡100% offline local OCR for maximum privacy

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