Every app, checked by hand

Things 3

Cultured Code

The task manager that feels like paper, only smarter.

Raycast

Raycast

A faster way to do everything on your Mac.

iA Writer

Information Architects

Focused Markdown writing, nothing more.

Zed

Zed Industries

A code editor that runs at the speed of thought.

Ghostty

Mitchell Hashimoto

A fast, feature-rich, truly native terminal.

OrbStack

Orbital Labs

Docker and Linux machines, light as a feather.

Pixelmator Pro

Apple

A pro image editor, built entirely for the Mac.

CleanShot X

MTW

The screenshot tool that does everything.

IINA

IINA

The modern media player for macOS.

MacWhisper

Jordi Bruin

Accurate transcription that stays on your Mac.

Enconvo

Enconvo

An AI agent launcher that works across your whole Mac.

Little Snitch

Objective Development

See and control every network connection.

Fantastical

Flexibits

A calendar that understands plain sentences.

OmniFocus

The Omni Group

Industrial-strength GTD for complex lives.

Alfred

Running with Crayons

The launcher power users have trusted for a decade.

Cardhop

Flexibits

Contacts, rebuilt around a single search field.

Timing

Timing Software

Automatic time tracking that needs no timers.

Session

Session

A focus timer that blocks the noise.

Mela

Silver Fox

Recipes, without the life story.

Dato

Sindre Sorhus

The menu bar clock macOS should have had.

Soulver 3

Acqualia

A notepad that does the math as you write.

PCalc

TLA Systems

The calculator for engineers and scientists.

Reeder

Silvio Rizzi

One timeline for feeds, videos and social.

NetNewsWire

Ranchero Software

A free, open-source RSS reader done right.

Mimestream

Mimestream

A native Gmail client built on Gmail's own API.

Paste

Paste

Clipboard history you can actually browse.

Maccy

Alex Rodionov

A tiny, keyboard-first clipboard manager.

Dropover

Damir Tursunovic

A floating shelf for drag and drop.

Yoink

Matthias Gansrigler

Park anything at the edge of the screen.

Due

Phocus

Reminders that nag until you do the thing.

Sickle

Sickle

A mail client for every account, with an MCP server built in.

Copse

Mayank

A small, searchable clipboard history.

Final Call

Vantica UG

A full-screen countdown before every meeting.

Rank

Yuzool

Search Console data turned into one SEO fix at a time.

Cuewake

Cuewake

Notes that wait for you inside the app they belong to.

Klipto

Antony Kors

A private clipboard manager with ordered pasting.

Tinycast

Abue Ammar

A small open-source launcher that stays light.

hora Calendar

Maciej Szamowski

A native Mac app for Google Calendar.

Dropshare

Timo Josten

Upload a file, get a link, using storage you choose.

MindNode

IdeasOnCanvas

Mind maps that grow into outlines and plans.

There

Dena Sohrabi and Mo Rajabi

Your colleagues' local times, with faces, in the menu bar.

DeskMinder

Dmytro Chuta

Quick timers and reminders that sit on your desktop.

SuperCmd

SuperCmd Labs

A Swift launcher with AI, dictation and screenshots built in.

Deck

Yuze Pan

A clipboard history that stays on your Mac.

Clocker

Adrak Studio

World clocks and meetings in the menu bar.

Just Copy

Meezus

Clipboard history that drops from the notch.

BusyCal

Busy Apps

A deeply configurable calendar for busy schedules.

Dot

Prateek Keshari

Your day's events and reminders in the menu bar.

Itsycal

Mowglii

A tiny calendar that lives in the menu bar.

Pastebot

Tapbots

Clipboard history with filters and saved pastebins.

Ulysses

Ulysses

A complete writing environment for long work.

Bear

Shiny Frog

Beautiful notes, linked and tagged.

Drafts

Agile Tortoise

Where text starts, before it knows where it goes.

Craft

Luki Labs

Documents that look designed by default.

Tot

The Iconfactory

Seven dots. Seven notes. That's it.

MarkEdit

MarkEdit

TextEdit, if it spoke Markdown.

Agenda

Momenta

Notes that live on a timeline.

NotePlan

NotePlan

Tasks, calendar and notes in plain Markdown.

Scrivener

Literature & Latte

The novelist's corkboard, binder and typewriter.

Day One

Bloom Built

A private journal for a lifetime of entries.

PDF Expert

Readdle

Read, annotate and edit PDFs without a fight.

Highlights

Highlights

Turn PDF highlights into notes.

Cirrus

Meshal Almutairi

A Markdown note that pops up over whatever you are doing.

HushNotes

HushNotes

Floating sticky notes that stay out of screen shares.

Inkstone

RecurseChat LLC

A WYSIWYG editor for the Markdown files already on your Mac.

Traverse

Shaking the Habitual

An outliner that keeps its work in OPML files.

Glance

maging.studio

A fast Markdown reader with a proper Quick Look.

Clearly

Ordinary Systems

A Markdown editor that opens plain .md files.

Markdown Preview

Pluk

Read .md files as formatted documents.

DraftKey

Aura Technologies

On-device rewrites and autocomplete in any text field.

Warp

Warp

The terminal, reimagined around blocks and agents.

iTerm2

George Nachman

The terminal that taught macOS new tricks.

Nova

Panic

Panic's beautiful, extensible code editor.

Tower

fournova

Git, with an undo button.

Fork

Dan and Tanya Pristupov

A fast, friendly Git client.

Kaleidoscope

Letter Opener

See every difference, in text, images and folders.

TablePlus

TablePlus

A modern client for every database you touch.

Postico 2

Egger Apps

PostgreSQL, made approachable.

Sequel Ace

Sequel Ace

The free MySQL and MariaDB client.

Proxyman

Proxyman

Inspect every HTTP request, beautifully.

Transmit 5

Panic

The legendary file transfer app.

Dash

Kapeli

Every API doc you need, offline and instant.

CodeEdit

CodeEdit

A native, open-source code editor in Swift.

DevUtils

Tony Dinh

Forty-plus developer helpers, offline.

Cork

David Bureš

A friendly face for Homebrew.

Xcodes

Robots and Pencils

Install and switch Xcode versions painlessly.

Hex Fiend

Ridiculous Fish

A fast hex editor for enormous files.

Flow Diagram

PointBlue Technology

Sequence diagrams and flowcharts written as text.

Macsmith

Macsmith

One window for the command-line plumbing of a dev Mac.

Ostgate

Ostgate

SSH, RDP and SFTP into private Google Cloud VMs.

Lunavect

lovach

Your Claude Code and Codex sessions, watched from the menu bar.

Tracexy

Rockxy LLC

Packet analysis organised by app and session.

Rockxy

Rockxy LLC

An open-source HTTP and HTTPS debugging proxy.

Toplify

Dmytro Chuta

Watch where your apps rank on the App Store.

TablePro

Ngo Quoc Dat

An open-source database client for many engines.

PortKiller

productdevbook

See what is holding a port, and free it.

RepoBar

Peter Steinberger

Your GitHub repositories, one click from the clock.

DevHub

Wang Chujiang

A drawer of small developer tools that works offline.

Contained

tdeverx

A Mac interface for Apple's container tool.

CaskHub

Ali Elsokary

Browse and install Homebrew casks like an app store.

MakerNotch

Alpa Digital

Project health for indie developers, in the notch.

Riffle

Skulkworks

Compare files, review changes and resolve merges.

InboxFox

Skulkworks

A local SMTP inbox for testing app email.

Affinity

Canva

Pro vector, pixel and layout tools in one app.

Sketch

Sketch B.V.

The native interface design tool.

Acorn

Flying Meat

The image editor for humans.

Photomator

Apple

Powerful photo editing for your Photos library.

Darkroom

Bergen Co.

A fast, flexible photo and video editor.

Linearity Curve

Linearity

Vector design that feels effortless.

Sip

Sip

Collect, organize and share colors.

Pika

Charlie Gleason

A colour picker with contrast built in.

Rotato

Rotato

Animated 3D device mockups in minutes.

Image2icon

Shiny Frog

Turn any image into a folder or app icon.

ImageOptim

Kornel Lesiński

Smaller images, same pixels.

Squash

Realmac Software

Batch image compression and conversion.

Penfont

Insania Labs

Make a typeable font from your own handwriting.

ImageFlow

Daniel Fortes

Non-destructive image editing with nodes.

Atlas

Alexey Sekachov

A local library for visual references and moodboards.

Backspace

aura co.

Live video wallpapers for desktop and Lock Screen.

Typeface

Floor Steeg

A font manager built around previews.

Amadine

BeLight Software

Vector illustration with a lighter footprint.

Equinox

Dzmitry Miadziukha

Make your own dynamic wallpapers.

Past Perfect

Marco Wilka

On-device restoration for old and blurry photos.

RasterFox

Skulkworks

Shrink images and check the result side by side.

VectorFox

Skulkworks

Convert raster artwork to SVG, gradients included.

RawNudge

InkTechAI

A RAW editor you can talk to.

OmniGraffle

The Omni Group

Precise diagrams, wireframes and layouts.

Shottr

Max Kozlov

A tiny, very fast screenshot tool.

Infuse

Firecore

A beautiful home for your video library.

Gifski

Sindre Sorhus

High-quality GIFs from any video.

QuickRecorder

lihaoyun6

A lightweight, high-performance screen recorder.

Downie

Charlie Monroe

Download video from almost anywhere.

Permute 3

Charlie Monroe

Convert video, audio and images by drag and drop.

Movist Pro

Cocoable

A powerful player for every format.

Melt

CREAM Software

Recent screenshots in the menu bar, old ones in the Trash.

Palmier Pro

Palmier

A video editor your coding agent can drive.

Screendrop

Fayaz Ahmed

Screenshots and screen recordings you can host yourself.

Magpie

Skulkworks

Screenshots and recordings with arrows and steps.

Superwhisper

superwhisper

Dictation that writes like you do.

VoiceInk

Prakash Joshi Pax

Open-source, on-device voice typing.

Audio Hijack

Rogue Amoeba

Record any audio, from any app.

Loopback

Rogue Amoeba

Cable-free audio routing.

SoundSource

Rogue Amoeba

Per-app volume and effects, from the menu bar.

Fission

Rogue Amoeba

Lossless audio editing, fast.

Airfoil

Rogue Amoeba

Send any audio to AirPlay and Bluetooth speakers.

Doppler

Brushed Type

A music player for the music you own.

TuningMac

BowlPulp

An equaliser and volume mixer for everything your Mac plays.

echo99

echo99

Records and transcribes calls without a meeting bot.

FoxSay

SkulkWorks

Hold a key, speak, and the text appears.

Kiiwi

Tamil Iniyan

Recorded mechanical keyboard sounds for any keyboard.

Orca One

DigitalCarbon Inc.

Dictation and meeting notes that never leave your Mac.

Wispr Flow

Wispr

Talk naturally and get tidy, written text.

FineTune

Ronit Singh

Per-app volume and EQ from the menu bar, free.

Lyrimuse

Yudaotor

Word-by-word lyrics for whatever is playing.

Bass Plus

CliDeck

More low end, and music that pauses when you talk.

Rectangle

Ryan Hanson

Window snapping with keyboard shortcuts.

Magnet

CrowdCafe

Snap windows into place by dragging.

Moom

Many Tricks

Save and restore entire window layouts.

Loop

Kai Azim

Window management with a radial menu.

Swish

Highly Opinionated

Window control with trackpad gestures.

AltTab

lwouis

Windows-style alt-tab, with window previews.

Boring Notch

TheBoredTeam

A free, open-source notch companion.

DockDoor

Ethan Bills

Window previews when you hover the Dock.

Hand Mirror

Rafael Conde

Check your camera with one click.

NotchNook

lo.cafe

A drop-down shelf of widgets that lives in the notch.

CoolDock

AppitStudio

A second Dock built out of live widgets.

Dockaroo

Dockaroo

A separate Dock for each display and Space.

Split

Split

Side-by-side windows that resize together.

Tangrid

Tangrid

Automatic tiling with saved layouts per Space.

Halo

Otabek Abdiraimov

A Dynamic Island for the notch, or for screens without one.

Hushtop

Farhan

A notch panel for music, meetings and coding agents.

ClearBar

Vishrut Labs

Hide menu bar icons without losing the apps behind them.

Resettle

The Cosmos

Puts windows back when you reconnect your monitors.

Windowcase

Can Yıldız

Wood, marble and metal frames around your windows.

Cursor Craft

Ahad Birang

Swap your pointer for a custom cursor set.

Sticktop

Can Yıldız

Vinyl stickers for your desktop.

DynamicHorizon

aura co.

Turns the notch into a Dynamic Island.

Thaw

Toni Förster

A free menu bar manager for recent macOS.

Docky

Jose Quintero

A Dock replacement with widgets and a launcher.

NotchMind

Rudra Satani

Turns the MacBook notch into a small control centre.

Tuck

Quartz

A quieter menu bar, with hidden icons a click away.

Bartender 6

Applause Group

Organize and hide menu bar icons.

Ice

Jordan Baird

A powerful, free menu bar manager.

iStat Menus

Bjango

Your Mac's vital signs, in the menu bar.

Stats

Serhiy Mytrovtsiy

Free system monitor for the menu bar.

Amphetamine

William Gustafson

Keep your Mac awake, on your terms.

Keka

aONe

The macOS file archiver.

The Unarchiver

MacPaw

Open almost any archive format.

DaisyDisk

Software Ambience

See what's filling your disk.

AppCleaner

FreeMacSoft

Uninstall apps and everything they left behind.

Hazel

Noodlesoft

Your personal file-organizing robot.

BetterTouchTool

folivora.AI

Customize every gesture, key and button.

Karabiner-Elements

pqrs.org

The keyboard customizer.

Mos

Caldis

Smooth scrolling for any mouse.

BetterDisplay

Istvan Toth

Unlock your displays.

Lunar

The Low Tech Guys

Smart brightness for external monitors.

AlDente

AppHouseKitchen

Charge limiter for a longer battery life.

coconutBattery

coconut-flavour

Battery health at a glance.

Homerow

Homerow

Click anything without a mouse.

TextSniper

Valerii Mykhailyk

Copy text from anything on screen.

PopClip

Pilotmoon Software

Actions for selected text, everywhere.

Clop

The Low Tech Guys

Automatic image, video and PDF optimizer.

KeyCastr

KeyCastr

Show your keystrokes on screen.

Latest

Max Langer

Every app update, in one place.

Tidzy

Mayank

Search your files by the words inside images and PDFs.

BrowserBar

Rai Siqueira

Change the default browser from the menu bar, no prompt.

Letra

Nikhil Barik

Drag over any text on screen to copy it.

Posture Reminder AI

Leon Wei

Watches for slouching through the webcam.

Diskscape

Serdar Oztetik

A treemap of what is filling your disk.

Strata

Kapybara LLC

See what is using your disk, then clear it with undo.

MacOSCleaner

AlexTkDev

A free cleaner and uninstaller with no telemetry.

Mole

Tw93

Cleanup, uninstalls and system stats in one window.

DisplayBuddy

DisplayBuddy

Brightness and input controls for external monitors.

Klack

Henrik Ruscon

Mechanical keyboard sounds for every keystroke.

Purge

Jithin Sabu

A careful Mac cleaner that uses the Trash.

MacTools

MacTools

A bundle of system controls in one menu bar item.

AirSync

sameerasw

Continuity-style features for Android phones and Macs.

Harbor

thsnkhn

One download queue for torrents and media links.

FlowKeys

FlowKeys

An on-screen keyboard that cuts down on presses.

ChatGPT

OpenAI

OpenAI's assistant, a shortcut away.

BoltAI

BoltAI

Every AI model, in one native app.

Elephas

Elephas

A personal AI writer and knowledge assistant.

Keyboard Maestro

Stairways Software

Automate anything you can do with a Mac.

Hammerspoon

Hammerspoon

Script your Mac with Lua.

Continua

Continua

Picks a Codex task back up after a usage limit resets.

SkillKeeper

inBuro

A menu bar ledger of what Claude Code spends tokens on.

Osaurus

Osaurus, Inc.

A local home for AI agents, written in Swift.

Apfel

Franz Enzenhofer

Use Apple's on-device model from the command line.

LuLu

Objective-See

The free, open-source outbound firewall.

OverSight

Objective-See

Know when your mic and camera turn on.

KnockKnock

Objective-See

See what's persistently installed.

Secretive

Max Goedjen

SSH keys that never leave the Secure Enclave.

Strongbox

Strongbox

KeePass and Password Safe, made native.

Tailscale

Tailscale

A private network for all your devices.

Copilot Money

Copilot

Budgeting that feels effortless.

MoneyMoney

MRH applications

Online banking, done locally.

MoneyWiz

SilverWiz

Personal finance for every account.

Banktivity

IGG Software

Serious personal finance for the Mac.

Revone

Solt Wagner

Revenue from every payment platform in one dashboard.

Subscription Day

Dmytro Chuta

Every recurring charge on one small calendar.