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#	App Name	Category	Description	Price	URL	Homebrew Install	Note
1	Affinity Design Suite	Media/Image	The free alternative to Adobe Photoshop, Illustrator, and InDesign	Free	affinity.studio
2	AirBuddy 2	Utilities	Shows battery levels of bluetooth devices	Version Lifetime	v2.airbuddy.app
3	Alter	Artificial Intelligence	Advanced AI+Dictation app that lives in the notch.	Freemium Lifetime	alterhq.com	n/a	10% off code: "AILab"
4	Alfred	Efficiency/Launchers	The best app launcher	Freemium Lifetime	alfredapp.com
5	Amphetamine	Utilities	Keep your mac awake for a specified duration	Free	apps.apple.com	n/a
6	App Tamer	Utilities	Manage CPU usage of running apps to save battery.	Lifetime	stclairsoft.com
7	Apparency	Utilities	View app details on code signatures, Gatekeeper and notarization status, entitlements, internal components, version information, and executable architecture. For developers and security-conscious users.	Free	mothersruin.com
8	Apple Mail	Email	Email Client - Good enough for most needs	Free	Built%20in	n/a
9	Barrel	Utilities	App backup and batch reinstall tool	Lifetime	getbarrel.app	n/a
10	Battery Indicator	Utilities	Battery time remaining menubar indicator	Lifetime	sindresorhus.com	n/a
11	BetterTouchTool	Efficiency/Automation	A powerful macOS gesture, shortcut, macro creator, and window manager.	Lifetime	folivora.ai
12	Bitwarden	Security/Password	The next best password manager after Apple Passwords	Free, Open Source	bitwarden.com		2nd to Apple Passwords
13	BusyCal	Calendar	Calendar App	Version Lifetime	busymac.com
14	ChatGPT	Artificial Intelligence	ChatGPT MacApp	Free Subscription	chatgpt.com
15	CleanShot X	Media/Image	Mac app to capture and edit screenshots and videos. I use OCR selection to clipboard and scrolling screenshots a lot.	Version Lifetime	cleanshot.com
16	Cling	File Management	Instant Fuzzy File Search	Free	lowtechguys.com
17	ClipBook	Clipboard Manager	The best Clipboard Manager	Lifetime	clipbook.app
18	Clop	Media/Image	Clipboard Image Resizer	Lifetime	lowtechguys.com
19	CloudMounter	File Management	All-in-one cloud sync tool to replace separate apps for dropbox, google drive, etc.	Lifetime	cloudmounter.net
20	coconutBattery	Utilities	Check battery health	Free	coconut-flavour.com
21	Code Peek+	Utilities	View Markdown and Code in Apple Preview	Free	apps.apple.com	n/a
22	Color Picker	Media/Image	A better color picker	Free	sindresorhus.com	n/a
23	Cotypist	Artificial Intelligence	Autocomplete sentences everywhere	Free during Beta	cotypist.app	n/a
24	CustomShortcuts	Efficiency/Launchers	Set custom shortcuts to menu items	Free	houdah.com
25	CZUR Scanner	Media/Image	The best OCR solution. Based on Abbyy, and comes with/requires a Hardware Czur Scanner	Paid Hardware	czur.com	n/a
26	DaisyDisk	File Management	Disk space analyzer	Version Lifetime	daisydiskapp.com
27	Davinci Resolve Studio	Media/Video	The best free video editing solution	Free Freemium	blackmagicdesign.com	n/a
28	DeskMinder	Productivity	Timer and countdown app	Lifetime	appps.od.ua	n/a
29	DEVONthink	File Management	Instantly boolean search the content of all your files with external indexing.	Version Lifetime	devontechnologies.com
30	diskDedupe	File Management	File duplicate manager that unifies the files on your physical hard drive, rather than deleting duplicates	Lifetime	diskdedupe.com	n/a
31	Downie	Utilities	The best video/audio downloader	Version Lifetime	software.charliemonroe.net
32	Eagle	Media/Image	Image/Font/Design asset manager. Unfortunately imports everything into a proprietary database, rather than external indexing.	Lifetime	eagle.cool	n/a	No external indexing like Devonthink.
33	EasyFind	File Management	File finder with boolean search support like Devonthink	Free	devontechnologies.com
34	EndNote	Writing	Advanced Citation Manager for Academics. Offers shortcode support which is required for inserting citations in scrivener. Use Zotero if you don't require this.	Version Lifetime	endnote.com
35	Ferdium	Browser	Hub for message apps, social media, discord, etc. Electron app.	Free	ferdium.org
36	Find Any File	File Management	File Search app that can find anything on your system	Freemium	findanyfile.app
37	FlowVision	Media/Image	Quickly view all images in a mixed folder. Useful for processing/cleanup.	Free	flowvision.app
38	FreeFileSync	File Management	File synchronizer for creating backups or merging folders	Free Freemium	freefilesync.org
39	Gemini 2	File Management	Duplicate file finder. Best GUI, but can be buggy, finding more in successive searches	Version Lifetime	macpaw.com
40	Ghostty	Utilities	Terminal replacement	Free	ghostty.org
41	Grammarly Desktop	Writing	Grammar checker and writing enhancement	Freemium	grammarly.com
42	GrandPerspective	File Management	Disk space analyzer. Free alternative to Daisydisk.	Free, Open Source	grandperspectiv.sourceforge.net		2nd to DaisyDisk
43	HandBrake	Media/Video	Video converter and compressor	Free, Open Source	handbrake.fr
44	Hazel	Utilities	Automate file organization and tagging. Complicated to use.	Version Lifetime	noodlesoft.com
45	Ice	Utilities	The best menubar manager	Free	github.com
46	IINA	Media/Video	Video player	Free, Open Source	iina.io
47	ImageOptim	Media/Image	Image Optimizer App	Free, Open Source	imageoptim.com
48	Itsycal	Calendar	Mini menubar calendar	Free	mowglii.com
49	JuxtaCode	Code Editors	Text comparison tool that handles line breaks	Lifetime	juxtacode.app		On testflight beta, high potential.
50	JuxtaText	Code Editors	Text comparison tool	Free	juxtatext.app	n/a	2nd to JuxtaCode
51	Karabiner-Elements	Utilities	Keyboard Customizer: Change what keys do on your keyboard. Advanced Users.	Free	karabiner-elements.pqrs.org
52	Keka	Utilities	Archive Manager	Free	keka.io
53	Keysmith	Efficiency/Automation	Create custom shortcuts for anything	Freemium	keysmith.app
54	Kindle	Other	Read Amazon Kindle Books	Free	amazon.com
55	KnockKnock	Security/Network	See what is persistently installed on MacOS	Free	objective-see.org
56	LeaderKey	Efficiency/Automation	A fun keyboard shortcut app	Free	github.com	n/a	2nd to BetterTouchTool
57	LibreOffice	Productivity	Microsoft Office Alternative	Free, Open Source	libreoffice.org
58	Librewolf	Browser	Based on Firefox, but with zero telemetry	Free	librewolf.net
59	Little Snitch	Utilities	MacOS Firewall with bandwidth monitoring. Advanced.	Version Lifetime	obdev.at
60	LM Studio	Artificial Intelligence	Run AI models locally	Free	lmstudio.ai
61	Logos	Other	Bible study tool and library	Version Lifetime Subscription	logos.com
62	LosslessCut	Media/Video	Cut/Trim videos without having to render them	Free	mifi.no
63	Lunar	Utilities	Exceed and control screen brightness	Lifetime	lunar.fyi
64	MacWhisper	Transcription/Dictation	Dictation/transcription app	Version Lifetime	goodsnooze.gumroad.com
65	MacZip	File Management	Archive manager with preview	Free	ezip.awehunt.com
66	Music Decoy	Utilities	Prevent Apple iTunes/Music from launching (no memory use)	Free	lowtechguys.com
67	NordVPN	Security/Network	Good VPN service app	Subscription	nordvpn.com		Great when it works.
68	Notability	Writing	Useful for taking notes with audio that syncs to each line when you wrote it. Export options limited.	Subscription	notability.com	n/a	I was grandfathered with a lifetime purchase. OneNote also has recording+text sync.
69	Ollama	Artificial Intelligence	Run AI models locally	Free	ollama.com		2nd to LM Studio
70	Orion	Browser	Zero Telemetry Safari with Firefox/Chrome Extensions!	Free	kagi.com		2nd to Librewolf
71	PDF Expert	PDF/Editors	A professional PDF editor with advanced features.	Version Lifetime	pdfexpert.com		50% off on Dealify
72	PearCleaner	Utilities	A better uninstaller that catches what drag and delete does not	Free, Open Source	github.com
73	Permute	File Management	Convert almost any media file to other formats	Version Lifetime	software.charliemonroe.net
74	Prefs Editor	File Management	Edit app preference files	Free	apps.tempel.org
75	QLMarkdown	File Management	Preview markdown files	Free	github.com	n/a
76	RCMD	Efficiency/Launchers	Launch apps with quick shortcuts. BetterTouchTool can also do this, with a steeper learning curve.	Free	lowtechguys.com	n/a	2nd to BetterTouchTool
77	Recordia	Media/Audio	Quickly record audio and check and change audio input	Free	sindresorhus.com	n/a
78	Scantailor Experimental	Media/Image	One of the best scan processing solutions	Free, Open Source	github.com	n/a
79	Screen Studio	Media/Video	Professional screen recording and editing software.	Version Lifetime	screen.studio
80	ScreenMemory	Media/Image	Screenshots every minute to search and see what you did.	Lifetime	screenmemory.app
81	Scrivener	Writing	Advanced writing app for authors	Version Lifetime	literatureandlatte.com
82	Shareful	Utilities	Add options to the MacOS Share button	Free	sindresorhus.com	n/a
83	Sideloadly	Utilities	Sidload apps on iOS, Rosetta app	Free	sideloadly.io	n/a
84	Stats	Utilities	MacOS Stats in your menubar	Free	github.com
85	Supercharge	Utilities	Constantly evolving toolbox of tweaks, including keyboard disabler for cleaning, shortcut conflict checker, and so much more.	Lifetime	sindresorhus.com	n/a
86	SuperDuper	Utilities	File and Disk Backup/Clone App	Lifetime	shirt-pocket.com
87	Superwhisper	Transcription/Dictation	An AI-Assisted Dictation/Transcription App	Lifetime	superwhisper.com		2nd to Alter, Faster Dictation
88	Swish	Efficiency/Window	A powerful window manager for macOS	Lifetime	highlyopinionated.co
89	TahoeElectronDetector	Utilities	Check which apps are slowing your system down.	Free	furbo.org	n/a
90	Telescopo	File Management	Preview and view Markdown and LaTeX files	Lifetime	telescopo.ai	n/a
91	Text Workflow	Utilities	Advanced text transformation tool	Lifetime	gtrigonakis.com	n/a
92	TheTimeMachineMechanic	Utilities	Time Machine backup status checker	Free	eclecticlight.co
93	Topaz Photo	Media/Image	Photo refiner and upscaler	Subscription	topazlabs.com		I have version lifetime from before their subscription. Not worth subscribing to.
94	Transnomino	File Management	Advanced Batch File Renamer	Free	transnomino.com
95	uBlock Origin	Browser	The best Website Ad & Youtube Ad Blocker	Free	ublockorigin.com	n/a	Technically a browser add-on
96	Unclack	Utilities	Mute your mic when you type. Great for zoom meetings.	Free	unclack.app
97	Updatest	Utilities	Up and coming replacement to MacUpdater which is tragically depreciating in 2026.	Lifetime	updatest.app
98	UpNote	Writing	The best simple note app..	Lifetime	getupnote.com	n/a
99	Video Speed Controller	Media/Video	Addon for Firefox, Chrome, Safari to modify playback speed	Free, Open Source	addons.mozilla.org	n/a
100	VSCodium	Code Editors	Decent code editor	Free, Open Source	vscodium.com
101	Zotero	Writing	A free, open-source reference manager.	Free, Open Source	zotero.org