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Ask your AI about Mac apps.

Connect MacPip to the AI you already use. Then ask it what launched today, what is on sale, or which app does the job, and it answers from MacPip's live list.

macpip.com/api/mcp

Paste it into Claude, ChatGPT, Cursor or any AI with connectors. Show me how

Your AI and MacPip

What's launching on MacPip today?

Looked at today's launches

Here is today's list, by votes so far:

Sightline: Screenshots & AIThe screenshot and recording tool for you and your agent▲ 13BirdwatchSee which Swift builds and test runs are stuck, and why▲ 10WiAwareKnow before your call breaks. Menu bar WiFi check that says if calls will work.▲ 10

Votes stay open all day and lock at midnight UTC.

Find me a Mac app I can buy once, with no subscription.

Searched MacPip

A few you pay for once, each tried by a person:

AtticScreenshots and downloads put themselves away.$5 once (launch), then $9 and $15AuratorAurator turns your voice into clean text in every app on your MacFrom $29 once, 7-day free trialBackdropA native Mac window manager that organizes your windows by project.$9.90 once

Want only free ones, or a certain kind of app? Just say so.

Any Mac app deals running right now?

Looked at the deals

These deals are running today:

Coral50% offSeedloreEnds Nov 30.Seedlore 33% off yearlyToolbox62% offGlisio20% off Lifetime

Makers post their own deals. Some codes show on the app's page once you sign in, free.

Who won on MacPip in the last few days?

Looked at the winners

The latest daily winners, newest first:

Battery OrbitCharge limits for a MacBook that stays plugged in, plus keep awake and phone control.Nov 12 ▲ 26CuttleA screen recorder for macOS that cuts the waitingNov 11 ▲ 33iSurgeThe ultimate Activity Monitor for your Mac, with per-app sound control and disk cleanupNov 10 ▲ 17

The most voted launch of each day wins. Nobody can pay to win.

What are people actually installing on their Macs?

Read a ranking

The most installed Mac apps in the last 30 days, counted from Homebrew:

LibreOfficeFree cross-platform office suite, fresh version56,105Docker DesktopApp to build and share containerised applications and microservices35,722Blender3D creation suite34,135

MacPip reads these numbers every week. Last read Nov 9.

Is Sightline: Screenshots & AI any good?

Read the listing

Sightline: Screenshots & AI: The screenshot and recording tool for you and your agent

Price
Free with in-app purchases
Category
Utilities
Our check
Check pending: a person has not tried it yet

That is what its MacPip page says. Open the page for the screenshots and the full check.

Does MacPip have a list of the best apps for this?

Read the best-of lists

MacPip keeps best-of lists, each a person checked. A few of them:

Best Black Friday Mac app deals 2026Nov 13Cyber Monday Mac app deals 2026Nov 13Black Friday 2026 deals for Mac developersNov 12

Lists never put one app above another for money.

Can an app pay to rank higher on MacPip?

Read the rules

No. Paid places on MacPip are labeled as paid, and they never change votes, rank or the check.

And your AI cannot vote for you either. This connection only reads.

Find the right appSay what you need in your own words, with a price or free or open source.
See today's launchesLive votes, and every day's winner.
Catch the dealsDiscounts makers posted, with end dates.
Read the listsBest-of lists and install rankings, with dates.

Set it up once

Pick your AI.

It takes about a minute. You need this address: macpip.com/api/mcp

The Claude app on the web, Mac and Windows

  1. Open Settings, then Connectors.
  2. Press Add custom connector. Name it MacPip and paste the address. Leave the advanced settings empty.
  3. In a chat, turn MacPip on from the tools menu, then ask.

Custom connectors depend on your plan. On a team plan, an owner may need to add it first.

ChatGPT on the web

  1. Open Settings, then Apps and Connectors. Under Advanced settings, turn on Developer mode.
  2. Press Create. Name it MacPip, paste the address and choose No authentication.
  3. In a chat, add MacPip from the + menu, then ask.

Developer mode is only on some ChatGPT plans.

Add to Cursor

Opens Cursor and asks you to confirm. Or add this to ~/.cursor/mcp.json:

{
  "mcpServers": {
    "macpip": {
      "url": "https://macpip.com/api/mcp"
    }
  }
}

Run this once in Terminal:

code --add-mcp '{"name":"macpip","type":"http","url":"https://macpip.com/api/mcp"}'

Or add this to .vscode/mcp.json:

{
  "servers": {
    "macpip": {
      "type": "http",
      "url": "https://macpip.com/api/mcp"
    }
  }
}

Run this once in Terminal:

claude mcp add --transport http macpip https://macpip.com/api/mcp

Run this once in Terminal:

codex mcp add macpip --url https://macpip.com/api/mcp

Any AI app that takes a custom connector or an MCP server can use MacPip. Give it this address. It needs no key and no sign-in.

https://macpip.com/api/mcp

For builders: it speaks MCP over Streamable HTTP and only reads. See the MCP docs, llms.txt and the REST API.

Menus move between versions. If a step has a new name, look for connectors or MCP servers in your app's settings.

For makers

List and update your app from your AI.

Makers get a private link of their own. Add it to your AI the same way, then just say what you want.

  1. Sign in on Your apps and press Get your MCP link. It shows once, so keep it like a password.
  2. Add it to your AI, like above.
  3. Say "List my app on MacPip" with your app's link, or "Change my tagline on MacPip" later.

Your AI can see your apps, fill in a listing from your link, send it for checking and change it later.

Every app still gets the same scan as the submit form. Your AI cannot approve an app, add a tick, vote, sponsor or touch anyone else's apps.

List my app on MacPip: tidyapp.com

Read your site

Here is what I would send. Anything to change?

Name
Tidy
Tagline
Keeps your desktop clean
Category
Productivity
Price
$9 once

Looks good, send it.

Sent for checking

Done. It is waiting for its scan, and MacPip emailed you the status page.

Straight answers

Good to know.

Technical details are in the guide for agents and the MCP docs.

Is it free?

Yes. No account, no key and no catch. MacPip is free to search on the site, and the same goes for your AI.

What does my AI see?

Only what anyone can already see on macpip.com: live apps, today's launches, deals, winners, best-of lists and rankings. Apps still waiting for their check, makers' emails and anything private stay out.

What does MacPip see?

Only the question your AI sends, like a few search words or "today's launches", and the address it comes from, for the limit. We never see your chat or who you are.

Can my AI vote, or change the order?

No. It can only read. Votes come from people signed in on macpip.com, and nothing paid and no AI can change votes or rank.

Is there a limit?

About 120 questions a minute from one address, far more than a person needs.

Which AI apps work?

Any that supports custom connectors or MCP servers, like Claude, ChatGPT, Cursor, VS Code, Claude Code and Codex. If yours is not in the tabs, use the address under Anything else.