Harbor

A beautiful, fully native macOS download manager built for real Mac workflows.

Free, local-first, privacy-friendly, and designed to feel like a proper Mac app from day one. No accounts. No sign-in. No hosted backend. No subscription mechanics.

Why Harbor

Harbor exists to give macOS users a serious download manager without the usual tradeoffs. It combines a polished native SwiftUI interface with pragmatic download-engine separation, so the app feels clean and Mac-native while still handling direct downloads, magnet links, and .torrent files reliably.

If you want a downloader that respects the platform, respects your machine, and stays out of your way, Harbor is that app.

Highlights

• Fully native macOS app built with SwiftUI
• Free and open source under GPL-3.0
• Local-first and privacy-friendly by design
• Direct HTTP and HTTPS downloads
• Magnet link and local .torrent support
• Queue persistence across launches
• Pause, resume, retry, cancel, and history flows
• Finder reveal and open-file actions
• Sidebar navigation, unified toolbar, and detail inspector
• Sparkle-based in-app updates for installed builds

Download

Install with Homebrew:

brew tap tahseen-kakar/harbor
brew install --cask harbor

Or download the latest DMG:

• Download the latest DMG
• Drag Harbor.app into Applications

Once installed, Harbor can check for new versions from the app menu and update through its built-in Sparkle updater.

Philosophy

Harbor is opinionated about being a real macOS app:

• native look and feel over web-style chrome
• clear separation between UI, app state, persistence, and download engines
• pragmatic backend delegation where it makes sense
• no unnecessary cloud dependency for a local utility

Contributing

Feature requests and pull requests are welcome. See CONTRIBUTING.md for how to propose features, pick up open issues, and contribute implementation work.

License

Harbor is licensed under GPL-3.0.