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Security

Proton Pass app preview

Open source

Proton Pass

Encrypted password manager with built-in email aliases from Proton

1Password app preview

1Password

The Password Manager That's Worth Every Penny of the Subscription

LuLu app preview

Open source

LuLu

The free open-source firewall that blocks unknown outgoing connections

Little Snitch app preview

Little Snitch

See and control every connection your Mac makes

KeePassXC app preview

Open source

KeePassXC

Free offline password manager that keeps your vault in your hands

Bitwarden app preview

Open source

Bitwarden

Open-source password manager that's free, audited, and cross-platform

Find alternatives to Popular Apps

Wispr Flow 6 alternatives

BetterTouchTool 5 alternatives

Spark 5 alternatives

1Password 4 alternatives

Arc 4 alternatives

CleanMyMac X 4 alternatives

Notion 4 alternatives

Things 3 4 alternatives

Productivity

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Raycast app preview

Freemium

Raycast

The Launcher That Replaced Every Other Productivity App on My Mac

Things 3 app preview

Things 3

The Task Manager That Finally Made GTD Feel Natural

Supercharge app preview

Supercharge

Every Missing macOS Feature, in One $6 App

Maestri app preview

Freemium

Maestri

Orchestrate multiple AI agents, terminals, sketches and notes on one infinite canvas.

Monocle app preview

Monocle

The Noise-Cancelling Headphones Your Screen Has Been Missing

Droppy app preview

Featured

Droppy

Your Mac, just way better. A file tray, clipboard manager, revamped lock screen, music controls and live activities

Developer

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Raycast app preview

Freemium

Raycast

The Launcher That Replaced Every Other Productivity App on My Mac

Maestri app preview

Freemium

Maestri

Orchestrate multiple AI agents, terminals, sketches and notes on one infinite canvas.

Warp app preview

Freemium

Warp

The Terminal Emulator Built for the AI Era

TablePlus app preview

TablePlus

One fast native GUI for every database you touch

Screen Studio Kit app preview

Freemium

Screen Studio Kit

Design every App Store screenshot once and export every size and language

Zed app preview

Open source

Zed

Blazing-fast Rust editor with collaboration and AI built in

AI

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Cotabby app preview

Featured Open source

Cotabby

Local AI autocomplete for macOS text fields.

Warp app preview

Freemium

Warp

The Terminal Emulator Built for the AI Era

Msty Studio app preview

Freemium

Msty Studio

Your Mac Is an AI Supercomputer — You're Just Not Using It Yet

Saggar app preview

Freemium

Saggar

Free native Mac terminal that shows which coding agent session needs you next

Clavio app preview

Freemium

Clavio

Speak roughly in any Mac app and get polished, punctuated text at your cursor

Granola app preview

Freemium

Granola

AI meeting notes with no awkward bot joining your calls

Design

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Pixelmator Pro app preview

Pixelmator Pro

Mac-native photo editing with Apple polish and no subscription

Affinity by Canva app preview

Free

Affinity by Canva

The full pro design suite, now genuinely free

CleanShot X app preview

CleanShot X

Screenshot Tool So Good It Makes the Built-In One Feel Embarrassing

Screen Studio app preview

Screen Studio

Screen recordings that look professionally edited, automatically

OpenVox: Offline AI Text to Speech for Mac, iPad & Windows app preview

Freemium

OpenVox: Offline AI Text to Speech for Mac, iPad & Windows

Create lifelike voiceovers, clone permitted voices and make audiobooks locally in 600+ languages.

RetroMac app preview

Freemium

RetroMac

Live CRT shaders and classic Mac and Windows themes for your whole desktop

Writing

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Bear app preview

Bear

The Note-Taking App That Respects Both Your Writing and Your Eyes

iA Writer app preview

iA Writer

A focused Markdown editor that knows what you actually wrote

Scrivener app preview

Scrivener

Organize and write book-length projects without losing the plot

Sciwand app preview

Sciwand

The best AI research tool for your PDF library.

Homerow app preview

Homerow

Homerow lets you navigate macOS with more keyboard and less mouse.

Mutter app preview

Freemium

Mutter

Hold a hotkey, speak, and get the finished email or note where you type

Utilities

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Droppy app preview

Featured

Droppy

Your Mac, just way better. A file tray, clipboard manager, revamped lock screen, music controls and live activities

Supercharge app preview

Supercharge

Every Missing macOS Feature, in One $6 App

Mole app preview

Mole

Clean, uninstall, optimize, analyze, and monitor your Mac in one native app

FineTune app preview

Open source

FineTune

FineTune, a macOS menu bar app for per-app volume control, multi-device output, audio routing, and 10-band EQ.

Setapp app preview

Setapp

100+ Mac Apps for One Monthly Subscription

SADFinder app preview

SADFinder

Finder with tabs, a typeable path bar and Windows-style keyboard shortcuts

Email & Communication

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Superhuman app preview

Superhuman

Blazingly fast AI email for people who live in their inbox

Notion Mail app preview

Freemium

Notion Mail

Your Gmail inbox, rebuilt with Notion views and AI organization

Wispr Flow app preview

Freemium

Wispr Flow

Flow makes writing quick and clear with seamless voice dictation.

Bantr app preview

Bantr

Bantr is a TTS app that runs entirely on your Mac, using Apple's MLX framework to generate expressive, natural-sounding voices.

Mimestream app preview

Mimestream

Native Gmail Client That Actually Feels Like a Mac App

OpenVox: Offline AI Text to Speech for Mac, iPad & Windows app preview

Freemium

OpenVox: Offline AI Text to Speech for Mac, iPad & Windows

Create lifelike voiceovers, clone permitted voices and make audiobooks locally in 600+ languages.

Lifestyle

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Bauhaus Clock app preview

Bauhaus Clock

The Screensaver That Makes Your Desk Look Intentional

Day One app preview

Freemium

Day One

Your life, remembered in the definitive Mac journaling app

IINA app preview

Open source

IINA

The Open-Source Media Player That Makes VLC Look Dated

Wallspace app preview

Freemium

Wallspace

Live wallpaper for Mac - 4K cinematic wallpapers, lock screen support, multi-monitor, under 2% CPU.

Crouton app preview

Freemium

Crouton

Recipes, meal plans, and groceries without the clutter

Sundown app preview

Sundown

Warm and dim your Mac display far past Night Shift after sunset

Guides and roundups

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Roundup · 5 min Best BetterTouchTool Alternatives for Mac in 2026 Four apps a BetterTouchTool user can credibly switch to: Swish for gestures, Karabiner-Elements for keys, Keyboard Maestro and Hammerspoon for automation. Roundup · 5 min Wispr Flow Alternatives: The Best AI Dictation Apps for Mac in 2026 Wispr Flow made AI dictation mainstream on Mac, but superwhisper, VoiceInk, and MacWhisper offer local processing and one-time pricing worth considering. Roundup · 6 min The Best Email Apps for Mac in 2026 (Beyond Apple Mail and Spark) Spark is the Mac email app everyone knows — but Mimestream, Superhuman, Canary Mail, Thunderbird, and Notion Mail all deserve a look. Honest verdicts inside.