Indie picks for your dock.

Utilities

Alcove

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Dynamic Island for your Mac

Mac App

Astro

i

App Store Optimization that actually grows your app

Developer Tools

BoltAI

i

The best AI client for Mac

Productivity

Boom

i

Screen recording without editing

Utilities

Compresto

i

Reclaim 50GB+ Without Quality Loss

Productivity

Granola

i

The AI Notepad for back-to-back meetings

Utilities

Hand Mirror

i

A quick camera check, right from the menu bar

Productivity

HoldSpeak

i

Type 3x faster with AI powered voice-to-text

Utilities

IdleMac

i

Your Mac Knows When You're Slacking

Utilities

Klack

i

Satisfying sound with every keystroke

Developer Tools

LocalCan

i

Local domains and persistent Public URLs

Utilities

LookAway

i

Smart Screen Breaks, Blink & Posture Reminders for Mac

Productivity

MacWhisper

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Quickly transcribe audio files into text on your Mac

Productivity

One Thing

i

Run your Mac shortcuts from the menu bar. Cleaner, faster, more customizable way to organize and trigger workflows. From Sindre Sorhus.

Productivity

Paste

i

The Best Clipboard Manager for Mac, iPhone, and iPad

Mac App

Pimosa

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Simple Video, Photo & Music Editing Tools in one app

Mac App

Screen Charm

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Screen Recorder for Mac with Automatic Zoom

Design Tools

Shottr

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Screenshot tool for designers, front-end engineers, and pixel professionals

Mac App

SlapMac

i

Slap your MacBook. It screams back

Mac App

Splonk

i

Record vertical and screen videos with your iPhone camera on Mac

Mac App

Weballoon

i

Turn Websites Into Isolated Desktop Apps

Design Tools

Acorn

i

Full-featured photo editor designed for humans

Mac App

Airmail

i

Lightning fast mail client for Mac

Mac App

Alacritty

i

GPU-accelerated terminal emulator

Productivity

Alfred

i

Productivity app for macOS with powerful workflows

Window & File Management

Amethyst

i

Automatic tiling window manager

Utilities

AppCleaner

i

Thoroughly uninstall unwanted apps

Utilities

Arq

i

Backup your files to cloud storage

Menu Bar Apps

Bartender

i

Organize your menu bar icons

Mac App

BBEdit

i

Professional text and code editor

Mac App

Bear

i

Beautiful, flexible writing app

Mac App

BetterCapture

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A lightweight, and intuitive screen recorder with a native look and feel

Productivity

BetterTouchTool

i

Customize input devices on your Mac

Developer Tools

BucketMate

i

Native S3 GUI Client for macOS

Utilities

Carbon Copy Cloner

i

Reliable Mac backup and cloning solution

AI Apps

CC Usage Bar

i

Switch between multiple Claude Code accounts instantly, without the usual logout ritual or browser detours. See live usage and rate limits, keep credentials secure, stay in flow.

Mac App

Chronicle

i

Bill organizer and payment tracker

Mac App

CleanShot X

i

Capture your Mac's screen like a pro

Utilities

coconutBattery

i

Check battery health and status

Media

Cog

i

Audio player for macOS with broad format support

Design Tools

ColorSlurp

i

Best color picker and organizer for macOS

Window & File Management

Commander One

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Dual-pane file manager for macOS

Menu Bar Apps

Commitments

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Your tasks in menu bar

Mac App

Copilot

i

Personal finance and budgeting app with automatic transaction syncing

Menu Bar Apps

CopyClip

i

Lightweight clipboard history manager

Mac App

CotEditor

i

Lightweight plain-text editor

Mac App

Craft

i

Native document editor with sharing

Security & Privacy

Cryptomator

i

Multi-platform client-side encryption

Utilities

DaisyDisk

i

Analyze disk usage and free up space

Mac App

DEVONthink

i

Document and information management

Developer Tools

DevUtils

i

All-in-one offline toolbox for developers (42+ tools)

Utilities

DisplayBuddy

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Control the real brightness of monitors directly from Mac

Window & File Management

Divvy

i

Window management at its finest

Productivity

Due

i

Reminders with persistent alerts

Window & File Management

Encrypto

i

Encrypt files with AES-256 encryption

Utilities

Endurance

i

Extend your MacBook's battery life

Media

eqMac

i

System-wide audio equalizer for macOS

Utilities

EtreCheck

i

System configuration and diagnostic reporting

Productivity

Fantastical

i

Calendar app with natural language input

Productivity

Focus

i

Block distracting websites and applications

Mac App

Fork

i

Fast and friendly Git client for Mac

Window & File Management

ForkLift

i

Advanced dual-pane file manager and FTP client

Mac App

FSNotes

i

Modern notes manager for macOS

Mac App

Gifox

i

Delightful GIF recording and sharing

Mac App

GitFox

i

Git client with a focus on simplicity

Mac App

GitUp

i

Git interface you've been missing

Media

HandBrake

i

Open source video transcoder

Window & File Management

Hazel

i

Automated organization for your Mac

Menu Bar Apps

HomeBar for Homey Pro

i

Manage your Homey Pro smart home

Mac App

iA Writer

i

Focused writing app with beautiful typography

Design Tools

IconJar

i

Icon management tool for designers

Media

IINA

i

Modern video player with native macOS design

Design Tools

ImageOptim

i

Compress images without losing quality

Utilities

iStat Menus

i

Advanced Mac system monitor in your menu bar

Mac App

iTerm2

i

Terminal emulator for macOS

Productivity

Itsycal

i

Tiny menu bar calendar

Mac App

Kap

i

Open-source screen recorder

Productivity

Keyboard Maestro

i

Automate applications and websites

Mac App

Kitty

i

Fast, feature-rich GPU-based terminal

Security & Privacy

KnockKnock

i

See what's persistently installed on your Mac

Security & Privacy

Little Snitch

i

Monitor camera and microphone access

Mac App

MacDown

i

Open source Markdown editor for macOS

Mac App

MacVim

i

Vim text editor for macOS

Window & File Management

Magnet

i

Window manager that snaps windows into position

Mac App

MailMate

i

Advanced IMAP email client with keyboard control

Mac App

Marked 2

i

Markdown preview and conversion

Menu Bar Apps

MenubarX

i

Browser in your menu bar

Mac App

Mimestream

i

Native Gmail client for macOS

Window & File Management

Moom

i

Move and zoom windows with ease

Media

Movist Pro

i

Powerful movie player for macOS

Media

Muxie

i

Last.fm scrobbler for Apple Music, Spotify Desktop, iPod Classic, Rockbox devices and some others

Mac App

MWeb

i

Pro Markdown writing and note-taking

Window & File Management

NameQuick

i

AI-powered file renaming using GPT, Gemini, or local LLMs

Mac App

NetNewsWire

i

RSS reader for macOS

Mac App

Notational Velocity

i

Modeless note-taking application

Mac App

Notebooks

i

Write, organize, and manage information

Mac App

Nova

i

Beautiful native code editor from Panic

Window & File Management

Nudge

i

Free window manager with keyboard shortcuts and drag-to-edge snapping

Mac App

nvALT

i

Fork of Notational Velocity with additional features

Productivity

OmniFocus

i

Professional-grade task management

Utilities

Onyx

i

Multifunction utility for macOS

Utilities

Orion

i

Lightweight WebKit browser with zero telemetry

Window & File Management

Path Finder

i

Powerful Finder alternative

Developer Tools

Paw

i

Advanced API tool for Mac

Mac App

PDF Expert

i

Fast, robust PDF editor

Mac App

PDFgear

i

Free PDF editor for macOS

Mac App

PDFpenPro

i

Professional PDF editing for Mac

Media

Permute

i

Easy-to-use media converter

Design Tools

Pika

i

Beautiful color picker for macOS

Design Tools

Pixave

i

Ultimate image organizer and viewer

Design Tools

Pixelmator Pro

i

Powerful native image editor

Developer Tools

Postico

i

Modern PostgreSQL client for macOS

Developer Tools

Proxyman

i

Native HTTP debugging proxy

Productivity

Raycast

i

Blazingly fast extendable launcher

Utilities

Rectangle

i

Window management with keyboard shortcuts

Productivity

Revu

i

Local-first spaced repetition app with FSRS scheduling, Anki import, and study guides

Media

Roam FM

i

Roam the world through global radio

Developer Tools

RocketSim

i

Enhance Xcode Simulator productivity

Menu Bar Apps

SaneBar

i

Privacy-first menu bar manager. Hide and organize icons

Mac App

ScreenFloat

i

Screenshot utility with floating thumbnails

Mac App

ScreenKite

i

Screen recording and video editing with auto zoom effect. 4x faster than Screen Studio

Productivity

SelfControl

i

Block distracting websites

Developer Tools

SF Symbols

i

Browse and export Apple's SF Symbols

Design Tools

Sip

i

Collect, organize and share colors

Design Tools

Sketch

i

Professional digital design for Mac

Mac App

Skim

i

PDF reader and note-taker

Media

Sleeve

i

Beautiful now playing display for Apple Music

Productivity

Snippety

i

Advanced snippets manager for macOS and iOS

Mac App

Soulver

i

Smart notepad calculator that understands plain English math

Media

SoundSource

i

Superior sound control for macOS

Mac App

SourceTree

i

Free Git client from Atlassian

Productivity

Speakmac

i

Offline hotkey dictation for macOS that types into any app using on-device transcription

Security & Privacy

Strongbox

i

Native KeePass client for macOS

Mac App

SubEthaEdit

i

Code, write, and edit with collaborative features

Media

Subler

i

Mux and tag MP4 files

Mac App

Subscription Day

i

Track your paid subscriptions and analyze spending statistics

Mac App

Surge

i

Advanced network toolbox for Mac

Window & File Management

Swish

i

Control windows with trackpad gestures

Developer Tools

TablePlus

i

Modern native database management tool

Developer Tools

TablePro

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Native database client for MySQL, PostgreSQL, SQLite, MongoDB, Redis, and more

Productivity

TaskPaper

i

Plain text to-do lists

Media

Terminal

i

Built-in media player for macOS

Mac App

TextMate

i

Powerful text editor for macOS

Mac App

The Archive

i

Note-taking app for writers and researchers

Utilities

The Unarchiver

i

Extract many archive formats

Productivity

Things

i

Award-winning task manager

Menu Bar Apps

TickerPad

i

Real-time crypto prices in your macOS menu bar

Productivity

Tot

i

Elegant text collection on menu bar

Mac App

Tower

i

Powerful Git client for Mac

Mac App

Typora

i

Minimal Markdown editor and reader

Mac App

Ulysses

i

Professional writing environment for Mac

Menu Bar Apps

Unclutter

i

Files, notes, and clipboard manager in one

Utilities

Usage

i

System activity monitor for macOS, iOS, and iPadOS

Media

VLC

i

Cross-platform multimedia player

Mac App

Warp

i

Rust-based terminal with modern features

Mac App

WiFi Explorer

i

Scan, monitor and troubleshoot wireless networks

Window & File Management

Wins

i

Bring system-level window management features to macOS

Mac App

Writer

i

Local-first markdown editor with a Rust backend and native WKWebView

Mac App

Xnapper

i

Take beautiful screenshots instantly

Design Tools

xScope

i

Measure, inspect, and test on-screen graphics

Utilities

Zen Browser

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Privacy-focused, customizable browser built on Firefox