AI agent tools for macos app
Short answer: Our top pick for macos app: electerm, with the highest AgentPick Score (83/100) among tools tagged "macos-app". Runners-up: Claude-Code-Agent-Monitor (71) and cartcut (67). Compare what each does, its license and how recently it was updated below.
| # | Tool | What it does | Score | Stars | License | Updated |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| #1 | electerm | 📻Free and open-sourced terminal/ssh/sftp/ftp/telnet/serialport/RDP/VNC/Spice client(Linux, Mac, Windows, Android, HarmonyOS, iOS) | 83/100 | ★ 15k | MIT | 14 Oct 2026 |
| #2 | Claude-Code-Agent-Monitor | 🚀 A real-time monitoring dashboard for Claude Code & Codex, built with SQLite3, Node.js, Express, React, Vite, TailwindCSS, & WebSockets. It tracks s… | 71/100 | ★ 1.1k | MIT | 11 Oct 2026 |
| #3 | cartcut | Video Editor for AI agents, built on the belief that open source can beat commercial tools | 67/100 | ★ 813 | MIT | 14 Oct 2026 |
| #4 | Insomnia | A macOS menu bar app that safely keeps your MacBook awake with the lid closed, for timed agent sessions. | 66/100 | ★ 1.4k | MIT | 13 Oct 2026 |
| #5 | scarf | Native macOS and iOS App for the Hermes AI agent — multi-window, multi-server (local + remote over SSH). Chat, dashboard, sessions, memory, cron, MCP,… | 63/100 | ★ 893 | MIT | 6 Oct 2026 |
| #6 | Pulse | Know how much Claude Code, Codex, Cursor, Copilot and 70+ other AI coding tools you have left — a free, open-source macOS monitor on the edge of your … | 63/100 | ★ 551 | Apache-2.0 | 14 Oct 2026 |
| #7 | JiwuChat | JiwuChat 🍂 - A lightweight cross-platform instant messaging app with integrated AI assistants (DeepSeek/Gemini/Kimi). Features real-time messaging, a… | 62/100 | ★ 750 | AGPL-3.0 | 9 Oct 2026 |
| #8 | tiptour-macos | Open-Source fast local computer use | 35/100 | ★ 680 | See repo | 14 Oct 2026 |
Source: each project's public GitHub repository (description, stars, license, last push). Listed tools aren't tested or ranked by AgentPick.
How to choose
- Grant the narrowest permissions the server allows.
- Check whether it runs locally or calls a remote service.
- Prefer servers listed in the official MCP registry.
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