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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	BetterTouchTool	Efficiency/Automation	A powerful macOS gesture, shortcut, macro creator, and window manager.	Lifetime	folivora.ai
11	BusyCal	Calendar	Calendar App	Version Lifetime	busymac.com
12	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
13	ClipBook	Clipboard Manager	The best Clipboard Manager	Lifetime	clipbook.app
14	CloudMounter	File Management	All-in-one cloud sync tool to replace separate apps for dropbox, google drive, etc.	Lifetime	cloudmounter.net
15	Code Peek+	Utilities	View Markdown and Code in Apple Preview	Free	apps.apple.com	n/a
16	Color Picker	Media/Image	A better color picker	Free	sindresorhus.com	n/a
17	Cotypist	Artificial Intelligence	Autocomplete sentences everywhere	Free during Beta	cotypist.app	n/a
18	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
19	DaisyDisk	File Management	Disk space analyzer	Version Lifetime	daisydiskapp.com
20	Davinci Resolve Studio	Media/Video	The best free video editing solution	Free Freemium	blackmagicdesign.com	n/a
21	DEVONthink	File Management	Instantly boolean search the content of all your files with external indexing.	Version Lifetime	devontechnologies.com
22	diskDedupe	File Management	File duplicate manager that unifies the files on your physical hard drive, rather than deleting duplicates	Lifetime	diskdedupe.com	n/a
23	Downie	Utilities	The best video/audio downloader	Version Lifetime	software.charliemonroe.net
24	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.
25	EasyFind	File Management	File finder with boolean search support like Devonthink	Free	devontechnologies.com
26	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
27	Ferdium	Browser	Hub for message apps, social media, discord, etc. Electron app.	Free	ferdium.org
28	Find Any File	File Management	File Search app that can find anything on your system	Freemium	findanyfile.app
29	FlowVision	Media/Image	Quickly view all images in a mixed folder. Useful for processing/cleanup.	Free	flowvision.app
30	FreeFileSync	File Management	File synchronizer for creating backups or merging folders	Free Freemium	freefilesync.org
31	Gemini 2	File Management	Duplicate file finder. Best GUI, but can be buggy, finding more in successive searches	Version Lifetime	macpaw.com
32	Grammarly Desktop	Writing	Grammar checker and writing enhancement	Freemium	grammarly.com
33	HandBrake	Media/Video	Video converter and compressor	Free, Open Source	handbrake.fr
34	Hazel	Utilities	Automate file organization and tagging. Complicated to use.	Version Lifetime	noodlesoft.com
35	IINA	Media/Video	Video player	Free, Open Source	iina.io
36	Itsycal	Calendar	Mini menubar calendar	Free	mowglii.com
37	Karabiner-Elements	Utilities	Keyboard Customizer: Change what keys do on your keyboard. Advanced Users.	Free	karabiner-elements.pqrs.org
38	Keka	Utilities	Archive Manager	Free	keka.io
39	Kindle	Other	Read Amazon Kindle Books	Free	amazon.com
40	Little Snitch	Utilities	MacOS Firewall with bandwidth monitoring. Advanced.	Version Lifetime	obdev.at
41	LM Studio	Artificial Intelligence	Run AI models locally	Free	lmstudio.ai
42	Logos	Other	Bible study tool and library	Version Lifetime Subscription	logos.com
43	Lunar	Utilities	Exceed and control screen brightness	Lifetime	lunar.fyi
44	MacWhisper	Transcription/Dictation	Dictation/transcription app	Version Lifetime	goodsnooze.gumroad.com
45	Music Decoy	Utilities	Prevent Apple iTunes/Music from launching (no memory use)	Free	lowtechguys.com
46	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.
47	PDF Expert	PDF/Editors	A professional PDF editor with advanced features.	Version Lifetime	pdfexpert.com		50% off on Dealify
48	PearCleaner	Utilities	A better uninstaller that catches what drag and delete does not	Free, Open Source	github.com
49	Recordia	Media/Audio	Quickly record audio and check and change audio input	Free	sindresorhus.com	n/a
50	Scantailor Experimental	Media/Image	One of the best scan processing solutions	Free, Open Source	github.com	n/a
51	Screen Studio	Media/Video	Professional screen recording and editing software.	Version Lifetime	screen.studio
52	ScreenMemory	Media/Image	Screenshots every minute to search and see what you did.	Lifetime	screenmemory.app
53	Scrivener	Writing	Advanced writing app for authors	Version Lifetime	literatureandlatte.com
54	Stats	Utilities	MacOS Stats in your menubar	Free	github.com
55	Supercharge	Utilities	Constantly evolving toolbox of tweaks, including keyboard disabler for cleaning, shortcut conflict checker, and so much more.	Lifetime	sindresorhus.com	n/a
56	SuperDuper	Utilities	File and Disk Backup/Clone App	Lifetime	shirt-pocket.com
57	Superwhisper	Transcription/Dictation	An AI-Assisted Dictation/Transcription App	Lifetime	superwhisper.com		2nd to Alter, Faster Dictation
58	Swish	Efficiency/Window	A powerful window manager for macOS	Lifetime	highlyopinionated.co
59	Text Workflow	Utilities	Advanced text transformation tool	Lifetime	gtrigonakis.com	n/a
60	TheTimeMachineMechanic	Utilities	Time Machine backup status checker	Free	eclecticlight.co
61	Transnomino	File Management	Advanced Batch File Renamer	Free	transnomino.com
62	uBlock Origin	Browser	The best Website Ad & Youtube Ad Blocker	Free	ublockorigin.com	n/a	Technically a browser add-on
63	Unclack	Utilities	Mute your mic when you type. Great for zoom meetings. Supercharge does this too.	Free	unclack.app
64	Updatest	Utilities	Up and coming replacement to MacUpdater which is tragically depreciating in 2026.	Lifetime	updatest.app
65	UpNote	Writing	The best simple note app..	Lifetime	getupnote.com	n/a
66	Video Speed Controller	Media/Video	Addon for Firefox, Chrome, Safari to modify playback speed	Free, Open Source	addons.mozilla.org	n/a