Indie picks for your dock.
Small teams. Sharp scope. Software that feels handmade. Refreshed every Thursday — and we tell the developer first.
Alcove
Dynamic Island for your Mac
BoltAI
The best AI client for Mac
Boom
Screen recording without editing
Astro
App Store Optimization that actually grows your app
Compresto
Reclaim 50GB+ Without Quality Loss
Granola
The AI Notepad for back-to-back meetings
Hand Mirror
A quick camera check, right from the menu bar
Paste
The Best Clipboard Manager for Mac, iPhone, and iPad
Screen Charm
Screen Recorder for Mac with Automatic Zoom
Klack
Satisfying sound with every keystroke
LookAway
Smart Screen Breaks, Blink & Posture Reminders for Mac
Shottr
Screenshot tool for designers, front-end engineers, and pixel professionals
SlapMac
Slap your MacBook. It screams back
HoldSpeak
Type 3x faster with AI powered voice-to-text
IdleMac
Your Mac Knows When You're Slacking
LocalCan
Local domains and persistent Public URLs
MacWhisper
Quickly transcribe audio files into text on your Mac
One Thing
Run your Mac shortcuts from the menu bar. Cleaner, faster, more customizable way to organize and trigger workflows. From Sindre Sorhus.
Pimosa
Simple Video, Photo & Music Editing Tools in one app
Weballoon
Turn Websites Into Isolated Desktop Apps
Acorn
Full-featured photo editor designed for humans
Splonk
Record vertical and screen videos with your iPhone camera on Mac
Airmail
Lightning fast mail client for Mac
Arq
Backup your files to cloud storage
Alacritty
GPU-accelerated terminal emulator
AppCleaner
Thoroughly uninstall unwanted apps
Bartender
Organize your menu bar icons
Alfred
Productivity app for macOS with powerful workflows
Amethyst
Automatic tiling window manager
BBEdit
Professional text and code editor
Bear
Beautiful, flexible writing app
BetterCapture
A lightweight, and intuitive screen recorder with a native look and feel
BetterTouchTool
Customize input devices on your Mac
Carbon Copy Cloner
Reliable Mac backup and cloning solution
Chronicle
Bill organizer and payment tracker
Cog
Audio player for macOS with broad format support
ColorSlurp
Best color picker and organizer for macOS
Commander One
Dual-pane file manager for macOS
CleanShot X
Capture your Mac's screen like a pro
coconutBattery
Check battery health and status
BucketMate
Native S3 GUI Client for macOS
CC Usage Bar
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.
CotEditor
Lightweight plain-text editor
Copilot
Personal finance and budgeting app with automatic transaction syncing
CopyClip
Lightweight clipboard history manager
Commitments
Your tasks in menu bar
DaisyDisk
Analyze disk usage and free up space
DevUtils
All-in-one offline toolbox for developers (42+ tools)
Endurance
Extend your MacBook's battery life
eqMac
System-wide audio equalizer for macOS
ForkLift
Advanced dual-pane file manager and FTP client
DEVONthink
Document and information management
Cryptomator
Multi-platform client-side encryption
Due
Reminders with persistent alerts
EtreCheck
System configuration and diagnostic reporting
Craft
Native document editor with sharing
DisplayBuddy
Control the real brightness of monitors directly from Mac
Divvy
Window management at its finest
Encrypto
Encrypt files with AES-256 encryption
Fantastical
Calendar app with natural language input
Focus
Block distracting websites and applications
Fork
Fast and friendly Git client for Mac
FSNotes
Modern notes manager for macOS
Gifox
Delightful GIF recording and sharing
IINA
Modern video player with native macOS design
GitFox
Git client with a focus on simplicity
HomeBar for Homey Pro
Manage your Homey Pro smart home
IconJar
Icon management tool for designers
ImageOptim
Compress images without losing quality
iTerm2
Terminal emulator for macOS
Hazel
Automated organization for your Mac
GitUp
Git interface you've been missing
HandBrake
Open source video transcoder
iA Writer
Focused writing app with beautiful typography
iStat Menus
Advanced Mac system monitor in your menu bar
Itsycal
Tiny menu bar calendar
Kap
Open-source screen recorder
Keyboard Maestro
Automate applications and websites
Kitty
Fast, feature-rich GPU-based terminal
MacDown
Open source Markdown editor for macOS
MacVim
Vim text editor for macOS
Magnet
Window manager that snaps windows into position
KnockKnock
See what's persistently installed on your Mac
Little Snitch
Monitor camera and microphone access
MailMate
Advanced IMAP email client with keyboard control
Marked 2
Markdown preview and conversion
Mimestream
Native Gmail client for macOS
Muxie
Last.fm scrobbler for Apple Music, Spotify Desktop, iPod Classic, Rockbox devices and some others
MWeb
Pro Markdown writing and note-taking
MenubarX
Browser in your menu bar
Moom
Move and zoom windows with ease
Movist Pro
Powerful movie player for macOS
NameQuick
AI-powered file renaming using GPT, Gemini, or local LLMs
NetNewsWire
RSS reader for macOS
Notational Velocity
Modeless note-taking application
Notebooks
Write, organize, and manage information
Nova
Beautiful native code editor from Panic
nvALT
Fork of Notational Velocity with additional features
Nudge
Free window manager with keyboard shortcuts and drag-to-edge snapping
OmniFocus
Professional-grade task management
Path Finder
Powerful Finder alternative
Paw
Advanced API tool for Mac
PDF Expert
Fast, robust PDF editor
PDFgear
Free PDF editor for macOS
Onyx
Multifunction utility for macOS
Orion
Lightweight WebKit browser with zero telemetry
PDFpenPro
Professional PDF editing for Mac
Permute
Easy-to-use media converter
Pika
Beautiful color picker for macOS
Pixave
Ultimate image organizer and viewer
Pixelmator Pro
Powerful native image editor
Postico
Modern PostgreSQL client for macOS
Proxyman
Native HTTP debugging proxy
Rectangle
Window management with keyboard shortcuts
Raycast
Blazingly fast extendable launcher
Revu
Local-first spaced repetition app with FSRS scheduling, Anki import, and study guides
Roam FM
Roam the world through global radio
RocketSim
Enhance Xcode Simulator productivity
SaneBar
Privacy-first menu bar manager. Hide and organize icons
ScreenFloat
Screenshot utility with floating thumbnails
ScreenKite
Screen recording and video editing with auto zoom effect. 4x faster than Screen Studio
Skim
PDF reader and note-taker
Strongbox
Native KeePass client for macOS
SubEthaEdit
Code, write, and edit with collaborative features
SelfControl
Block distracting websites
Snippety
Advanced snippets manager for macOS and iOS
Swish
Control windows with trackpad gestures
Sip
Collect, organize and share colors
Sketch
Professional digital design for Mac
SourceTree
Free Git client from Atlassian
Speakmac
Offline hotkey dictation for macOS that types into any app using on-device transcription
TablePlus
Modern native database management tool
SF Symbols
Browse and export Apple's SF Symbols
Sleeve
Beautiful now playing display for Apple Music
Soulver
Smart notepad calculator that understands plain English math
SoundSource
Superior sound control for macOS
Subler
Mux and tag MP4 files
Subscription Day
Track your paid subscriptions and analyze spending statistics
Surge
Advanced network toolbox for Mac
TablePro
Native database client for MySQL, PostgreSQL, SQLite, MongoDB, Redis, and more
TaskPaper
Plain text to-do lists
TextMate
Powerful text editor for macOS
Things
Award-winning task manager
TickerPad
Real-time crypto prices in your macOS menu bar
Tower
Powerful Git client for Mac
Typora
Minimal Markdown editor and reader
The Archive
Note-taking app for writers and researchers
The Unarchiver
Extract many archive formats
Ulysses
Professional writing environment for Mac
Terminal
Built-in media player for macOS
Tot
Elegant text collection on menu bar
Unclutter
Files, notes, and clipboard manager in one
VLC
Cross-platform multimedia player
WiFi Explorer
Scan, monitor and troubleshoot wireless networks
Usage
System activity monitor for macOS, iOS, and iPadOS
Warp
Rust-based terminal with modern features
Wins
Bring system-level window management features to macOS
Writer
Local-first markdown editor with a Rust backend and native WKWebView
Xnapper
Take beautiful screenshots instantly
xScope
Measure, inspect, and test on-screen graphics
Zen Browser
Privacy-focused, customizable browser built on Firefox
Google Chrome
A more simple, secure, and faster web browser than ever, with Google’s smarts built-in
Helium
The Chromium-based web browser made for people, with love. Best privacy by default, unbiased ad-blocking, no bloat and no noise
Visual Studio Code
A code editor redefined and optimized for building and debugging modern web and cloud applications
MacPorts
An open-source community initiative to design an easy-to-use system for compiling, installing, and upgrading either command-line, X11 or Aqua based open-source software
RustDesk
A remote desktop software, the open source TeamViewer alternative, works out of the box, no configuration required
DockDoor
Effortless Alt+Tab switching and dock previews that respect your privacy
Numi
Beautiful calculator app for macOS. It allows you to describe tasks naturally and instantly get an accurate answer. For example, `$20 in euro - 5% discount` or `today + 2 weeks`
tldr-pages
A collection of community-maintained help pages for command-line tools, that aims to be a simpler, more approachable complement to traditional [man pages](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Man_page)
Microsoft Edge
A fast and secure browser with world class performance, built-in privacy, and more
Inkscape
Vector graphics editor
AltTab
AltTab brings the power of Windows alt-tab to macOS
SlimHUD
Replacement for MacOS’ HUDs
Transnomino
A batch rename utility for the Mac
Brave Browser
Web browser focusing on privacy
Firefox
Faster page loading, less memory usage and packed with features, the new Firefox for Mac
Zed
Zed is a high-performance, multiplayer code editor from the creators of Atom and Tree-sitter
MOS
A lightweight tool used to smooth scrolling and set scroll direction independently for your mouse on MacOS
Tor Browser
Defend yourself against tracking and surveillance. Circumvent censorship
GIMP
An acronym for GNU Image Manipulation Program
Krita
Free and open-source painting and sketching program
Homebrew
The Missing Package Manager for macOS (or Linux)
KeepingYouAwake
Prevents your Mac from going to sleep
Maccy
Lightweight clipboard manager for macOS
Tempbox
Instant disposable emails for Mac powered by _Mail.tm_
Transmission
Transmission is a fast, easy, and free BitTorrent client