Kitsmith / Dev Utilities
MacDev Utilities
7 hand-verified dev utilities for Mac.
Four of the six listings here are narrower than “developer tools” suggests: Simple SVN Server, Simple Git Server, FTP Server, and SFTP Server are single-purpose local-server utilities from the same solo developer, 兰桂 吴 (Langui.net) — each turns a folder on your Mac into one specific kind of server (version control or file transfer), with no authentication beyond a closed, trusted LAN, and each priced separately (free for the two version-control servers, $6.99 each for the two file-transfer servers). Personal Web Server, from BejBej Apps, does the plain-HTTP equivalent — free, sandboxed to one chosen folder, no accounts or HTTPS. Postman is the one name most developers will already recognize: a full API client for building, testing, and documenting HTTP, GraphQL, and gRPC requests, free to start with paid Solo, Team, and Enterprise tiers from $9/mo for collaboration and heavier AI usage.
All 7 apps
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Postman
FreeAn API platform for building, testing, and documenting APIs — desktop app and browser version, with AI features layered on top of a genuinely free starting plan.
Simple SVN Server
FreeA free, one-click SVN (Subversion) server for your Mac — no configuration beyond creating a repository and pressing start.
Simple Git Server
FreeA free, one-click Git server for your Mac — create a repository and start the git:// service in under a minute.
FTP Server
$6.99Turn your Mac into an FTP server with its own login accounts — $6.99, no macOS Server app required.
SFTP Server
$6.99A secure (SSH-based) file transfer server for your Mac, with its own accounts and per-user home directories — $6.99.
Personal Web Server
FreeA free, sandboxed local web server — pick a folder, serve it over HTTP on a port you choose, nothing else on disk is reachable.
NetworkCat
FreeA free TCP/UDP/WebSocket client for testing and debugging your own network programs and devices, from a solo indie portfolio.
The verdict
We haven't singled out a top pick here yet — every one of the 7 is hand-verified, so start wherever your job description points you. 4 of the 7 are free. Paid options run $6.99.