Updated Nov 8, 2026, from what MacPip lists today.
MacPip lists 76 Mac apps native to Apple silicon, and a person has checked 11 of them.42 of them have a free version.50 of them sell a one-time license.12 of them are paid by subscription.There is no single best Apple silicon app for everyone, so MacPip does not rank them.If you want it free, start with Seedlore.
Apps a person checked come first, newest check first. Never ordered by payment.
| App | What it does | Price | Free or paid | Apple silicon | Open source | Made by | Checked |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Droppy | A Dynamic Island, File Tray and clipboard history for your Mac | $9.99 once for 2 Macs, 3-day free trial | One-time | Yes, and Intel, its maker says | No | Jordy Spruit | Nov 8 |
| Seedlore | Watch your love grow into a living tree | Free, Premium monthly, yearly or once | Free versionOne-timeSubscription | Yes, and Intel, its maker says | No | ixl21s | Nov 3 |
| ByeCtrlClick | ByeCtrlClick blocks the context menu that opens when you Control-click. Productivity App | $5 | One-time | Yes, and Intel, its maker says | No | Alexander Ils | Nov 3 |
| Cuewake | Leave it here. Find it when you’re back. | $9 | One-time | Yes, Apple silicon only, its maker says | No | Danny | Nov 3 |
| Slap Alert | A Mac menu bar app for founders that celebrates every sale. | Free for scripts, $19 once, 7-day trial | Free versionOne-time | Yes, and Intel, its maker says | No | Not stated | Nov 3 |
| Linger | Save what moves you. Recall it in your own words. | $39 once (Lifetime $79). 14-day free tri | One-time | Yes, Apple silicon only, its maker says | No | Lucius Miao, BlackHarbor Analytics Limited | Nov 3 |
| LaunchHome | Launchpad for Mac, back the way you remember it. | Free, Pro $9.90 once, 7-day trial | Free versionOne-time | Yes, and Intel, its maker says | No | Not stated | Nov 3 |
| Attic | Screenshots and downloads put themselves away. | $5 once (launch), then $9 and $15 | One-time | Yes, and Intel, its maker says | No | Pablo Fernández Jiménez | Nov 3 |
| Espresso | Espresso is the Everything-style file search app for Mac | Free for personal use, Pro €19 once | Free versionOne-time | Yes, and Intel, its maker says | No | Moka Solutions | Nov 3 |
| Tidymint | Free, open-source Mac cleaner with no tracking. | Free and open source | Free version | Yes, and Intel, its maker says | Yes | Not stated | Nov 3 |
| uRSS 2.0 | Fast, private RSS reader and Podcast app for mobile devices | Free | Free version | Yes, Apple silicon only, its maker says | No | Pixegen | Nov 2 |
| CatPod | Pixel Cat Companion | A pixel-art cat companion for macOS with a built-in focus timer and desktop roaming. | $3.99 | One-time | Yes, and Intel, its maker says | No | Galip OZTURK | Pending |
| Keystone | Habit Tracker | Productivity app for Mac | $3.99 | One-time | Yes, and Intel, its maker says | No | Galip OZTURK | Pending |
| Toolnotch | AI agent alerts, clipboard and windows in your Mac's notch | $4.99 once | One-time | Yes, and Intel, its maker says | No | Jo | Pending |
| Bass Plus | Bass Plus is a bass booster and equalizer for Mac with software volume boost. | $14.99 once, 7-day free trial | One-time | Yes, and Intel, its maker says | No | CLIDECK LLC | Pending |
| Facet | Facet is a free Mac browser made of Liquid Glass | Free | Free version | Yes, and Intel, its maker says | No | Facet | Pending |
| PasteNotch | Clipboard history, right in your Mac’s notch | $4.99 once; Cloud $4.99/mo; 14-day trial | One-timeSubscription | Yes, and Intel, its maker says | No | Vladimir Babic | Pending |
| MouseUp | Fix ghost double-clicks and get trackpad-smooth scrolling on any mouse. | $7.99 once, free trial | One-time | Yes, and Intel, its maker says | No | David Tran | Pending |
| ScreenVerb | The screenshot app built around AI. Capture, mark up, and paste AI answers in three keys. | Free, Pro available | Free versionOne-time | Yes, Apple silicon only, its maker says | No | David Tran | Pending |
| BucketMate | Modern S3 client with a clean UI and powerful multi-provider tools. | From $29 once, free trial | One-time | Yes, and Intel, its maker says | No | David Tran | Pending |
| Proof Take | Check recordings and voiceovers against your script | $29 one-time, 14-day free trial | One-time | Yes, Apple silicon only, its maker says | No | Not stated | Pending |
| Interview Roo | Native Mac workspace for coding interview preparation | $5/24h; $20/month; $99/year | One-timeSubscription | Yes, Apple silicon only, its maker says | No | Qelumo LLC | Pending |
| DraftKey | Tab autocomplete and draft rewriting in any Mac app | $4.99 once | One-time | Yes, Apple silicon only, its maker says | No | Aura Technologies | Pending |
| octoscope | A cross-platform terminal dashboard for your GitHub account | Free and open source | Free version | Yes, and Intel, its maker says | Yes | Undolog | Pending |
| Lancetta | A native macOS menu-bar app that tells you when and how to use Codex and Claude Code | Free | Free version | Yes, and Intel, its maker says | No | Undolog | Pending |
| FinderGit | A native macOS app that combines file browsing with Git intelligence. | Free | Free version | Yes, and Intel, its maker says | No | Undolog | Pending |
| Netfox | Netfox turns raw network data into plain English on your Mac | Free | Free version | Yes, and Intel, its maker says | No | Undolog | Pending |
| Unearth | The free Mac app that shows what's filling your disk and helps you clear it. | 0 | Free version | Yes, and Intel, its maker says | Yes | Not stated | Pending |
| Taskglass | Taskglass is a native macOS app that shows what's slowing | $5 once (launch), then $9 | One-time | Yes, and Intel, its maker says | No | Junaid | Pending |
| Mochi Genie | A tiny flying genie on your desktop that takes water, stretch and eye breaks with you | $12.99 once, 7-day free trial | One-time | Yes, and Intel, its maker says | No | Mochi Genie | Pending |
| Tucket | A macOS clipboard manager in the notch. | One-time purchase, no subscription | Free version | Yes, Apple silicon only, its maker says | No | Arpit Chandak | Pending |
| ActionClip | Turn selected text into actions and create your own Mac workflows | Free, Pro from $12 once | Free versionOne-time | Yes, Apple silicon only, its maker says | No | Advait Vaidya | Pending |
| PeerBrush | Free, open-source painting and layered PSD editing, with optional MCP collaboration. | Free and open source | Free version | Yes, Apple silicon only, its maker says | Yes | Not stated | Pending |
| Disk Reviewer | Review-first cleaner: inspect caches, leftovers and similar photos; nothing preselected. | Free with in-app purchases | Free version | Yes, and Intel, its maker says | No | Apis Systems LLC | Pending |
| MacVisor | Virtualization Platform for Apple Silicon Macs | $59 for 1 Mac, $79 for 2 Macs | One-time | Yes, Apple silicon only, its maker says | No | ScaleNinja Software | Pending |
| Switchy | Mac controls, deploys, 2FA codes and Claude/Codex limits in your menu bar. | $4.99 once, 7-day free trial | One-time | Yes, Apple silicon only, its maker says | No | Vladimir Babic | Pending |
| VoxStudio | Record, transcribe, search and edit audio and video on Mac | Free, Pro available | Free versionOne-timeSubscription | Yes, Apple silicon only, its maker says | No | Not stated | Pending |
| Phosphene AI | Free, open-source AI video with sound, images and songs on Apple Silicon Macs. | Free and open source | Free versionOne-timeSubscription | Yes, Apple silicon only, its maker says | Yes | Mr Bizarro | Pending |
| yovoice | Open-source, local-first AI voice cloning, speech, and music creation studio for Mac | Free and open source | Free version | Yes, Apple silicon only, its maker says | Yes | leemysw | Pending |
| TypeNod | Preview on-device translations as you type, then confirm insertion on Mac | US$9.90 lifetime, tax incl.; no trial | One-time | Yes, and Intel, its maker says | No | SELFARK LTD | Pending |
| LocArk | Local-first notes, password records and personal workspace | Free; Pro $4.90/yr or $24.90 lifetime | Free versionOne-timeSubscription | Yes, and Intel, its maker says | No | SELFARK LTD | Pending |
| Orkas | Turn goals and project files into reports, slides, videos and code with a desktop AI team. | Free core; model/service costs extra | Free versionSubscription | Yes, and Intel, its maker says | Yes | Orkas | Pending |
| Nudge | A free macOS desktop companion with five expressive pixel pets | Free and open source | Free version | Yes, and Intel, its maker says | Yes | Not stated | Pending |
| TouchNow | Stream and control your Mac from your iPhone or iPad | Free on Wi-Fi; remote $2.99/mo | Free versionSubscription | Yes, and Intel, its maker says | No | Not stated | Pending |
| Trailback | The productivity app that remembers everything | $9 once | One-time | Yes, and Intel, its maker says | No | Pavan GK | Pending |
| Featherview | Free, open-source, keyboard-driven image viewer for macOS with batch conversion. | Free | Free version | Yes, and Intel, its maker says | Yes | Joachim Rütter | Pending |
| LokalBot | Your personal context engine. | Free and open source | Free version | Yes, Apple silicon only, its maker says | Yes | Not stated | Pending |
| MyMacStorage | Disk cleanup for Mac. | $14.99 once | One-time | Yes, and Intel, its maker says | No | Not stated | Pending |
| Mixolink | Browse remote files side by side, compare directories, and open a file inside a ZIP withou | Free | Free version | Yes, Apple silicon only, its maker says | No | Not stated | Pending |
| Ribbon | The Mac window manager where nothing ever shrinks | $15 once | One-time | Yes, and Intel, its maker says | No | Chethan Kumar S N | Pending |
| RenamerX | Rename and organize messy files with local-first AI. | Free, Pro $36 once | Free versionOne-time | Yes, and Intel, its maker says | No | Not stated | Pending |
| NotchNook Pro | The original notch app for Mac, taken to the next level. | $19 once | One-timeSubscription | Yes, Apple silicon only, its maker says | No | NotchNook team | Pending |
| Nexus Shell | Native SSH terminal, SFTP and Docker | Basic SSH free; Pro: see website/Apple | Free versionOne-timeSubscription | Yes, Apple silicon only, its maker says | No | Nexus Shell, AI-assisted marketing | Pending |
| Kilobat | Mac network monitor with optional threat blocking | Free, Pro $29 once, 7-day trial | Free versionOne-time | Yes, and Intel, its maker says | No | Philip Seifi | Pending |
| Local Music Organizer | Find duplicates, repair Music.app libraries and analyze audio on Mac. | $29.99 once, 3-day free trial | One-time | Yes, and Intel, its maker says | No | Sergey Belenky | Pending |
| Sonari | A hand-gesture Mac instrument with MIDI for your DAW and reactive visuals. | $99 once | One-time | Yes, Apple silicon only, its maker says | No | Shubhra Saha | Pending |
| Take Dictation | Fast, private dictation for Mac. | $39 once, 14-day free trial | One-time | Yes, Apple silicon only, its maker says | No | Jay-J Hernandez | Pending |
| Dabbit | Dabbit is a pixel-exact, color-managed color picker for macOS. | From $19 once, 5-day free trial | One-time | Yes, Apple silicon only, its maker says | No | Michael Andreuzza | Pending |
| Lidtone | Your MacBook's lid makes a sound as you open and close it | Free | Free version | Yes, and Intel, its maker says | No | Eren Özgür | Pending |
| Desktop Gull | The Istanbul seagull from my game Simitkapan moves onto your Mac | $1.99 once | One-time | Yes, and Intel, its maker says | No | Eren Özgür | Pending |
| Beavery | Turn one video into Live Photos, GIFs and full-quality stills | Free; Pro $3.99/yr or $6.99 lifetime | Free versionOne-timeSubscription | Yes, and Intel, its maker says | No | SaveTimeForFun | Pending |
| Dormouse | Keep your MacBook from draining while it sleeps. | Free, Pro $4.99 once, 14-day trial | Free versionOne-time | Yes, and Intel, its maker says | No | Halis Eren Özgür / eren.click | Pending |
| Afterimage | Find anything you've seen on your Mac's screen in seconds; recordings never leave this Mac | $14.99 once, 30-day free trial | One-time | Yes, and Intel, its maker says | No | Eren Özgür | Pending |
| Sonder | Sonder is a free, open-source markdown editor for Mac. | Free and open source | Free version | Yes, and Intel, its maker says | Yes | Not stated | Pending |
| Keep Mac Awake | Keeps your MacBook awake with the lid closed, so agents and long jobs keep going | $9 once | One-time | Yes, Apple silicon only, its maker says | No | Keep Mac Awake | Pending |
| MacOS Cleaner | Free native Mac cleaner and uninstaller | Free and source-available | Free version | Yes, Apple silicon only, its maker says | Yes | Aleksandr Tk (AlexTkDev) | Pending |
| Beckon | A Mac app that puts your Dock in a ring around the pointer | Free, Pro $24 once, 14-day trial | Free versionOne-time | Yes, and Intel, its maker says | No | Not stated | Pending |
| LanesMac | A scrolling tiling window manager for macOS, inspired by PaperWM and niri. | $19.99 once, 24-hour free trial | One-time | Yes, and Intel, its maker says | No | Harix Global Solutions Private Limited | Pending |
| OpenNavo | Free, open-source Homebrew GUI for Mac with built-in malware scanning. | Free and open source | Free version | Yes, and Intel, its maker says | Yes | Not stated | Pending |
| JellyDraw | Draw on your Mac screen. Drawings stick to the window they're on. | Free, with Pro at $9.99 one-time | Free versionOne-time | Yes, Apple silicon only, its maker says | No | JellyDraw | Pending |
| Rabbit | See your Android phone's notifications natively on your Mac. | $49 once | One-time | Yes, and Intel, its maker says | No | Not stated | Pending |
| Switchback | Windows Explorer workflows in the real Finder: folder tree, typeable path, Task Manager | $24.99 once, 14-day free trial | One-time | Yes, and Intel, its maker says | No | Gavin Shipman | Pending |
| Raydo Agent OS | The AI agent operating system for real work | Free, Cloud from $20/mo | Free versionSubscription | Yes, Apple silicon only, its maker says | No | Rolitt Inc. | Pending |
| NotchMuse | Synced lyrics in your Mac menu bar and beside the notch | Free and open source | Free version | Yes, Apple silicon only, its maker says | Yes | Not stated | Pending |
| Gander | One Quick Look app for every file a developer opens | Free | Free version | Yes, and Intel, its maker says | No | Not stated | Pending |
| Pulse | Floating usage rings Claude Code, Codex, Antigravity, and Grok. | Free | Free version | Yes, Apple silicon only, its maker says | Yes | Not stated | Pending |
The 12 below come first in the table: apps a person checked, newest check first. The other 64 are in the table above.
A Dynamic Island, File Tray and clipboard history for your Mac
Made by Jordy SpruitWebsiteOn XFrom its maker: Droppy brings files, clipboard history and everyday controls to your Mac's notch or a floating Dynamic Island. Gather files in the File Tray, find text, links, images and files you copied, control music and arrange shelf widgets for your daily tools.
Watch your love grow into a living tree
From its maker: Your relationship as a living tree. Journal, shared calendar, pinboard and bucket list for iPhone, iPad, Mac and Apple Watch.
ByeCtrlClick blocks the context menu that opens when you Control-click. Productivity App
Made by Alexander IlsWebsiteOn XFrom its maker: ByeCtrlClick blocks the context menu that opens when you Control-click, system-wide and in every app. Right-click keeps working.
Leave it here. Find it when you’re back.
Cuewake lets you attach notes, checklists, links and files to Mac apps and webpages, so your next step is waiting when you come back to them. It is a one-time purchase at $9, needs no account, works offline and runs natively on Apple silicon. It needs macOS 14 Sonoma or later.
A Mac menu bar app for founders that celebrates every sale.
Slap Alert is for founders who like to see a sale land. It watches Stripe, Paddle, RevenueCat, Polar or Dodo Payments with a read-only key, and Shopify orders arrive by webhook. For every new sale, a pixel monkey slaps a sticky note on your screen with who paid and how much, and win cards mark milestones like your first $1k. It is free for scripts, or $19 once with a 7-day trial.
Save what moves you. Recall it in your own words.
From its maker: Built for designers, photographers, and visual thinkers, Linger is a private, local-first aesthetic library for macOS. It keeps your saved images, screenshots, and sources together with your own notes and vocabulary.
Launchpad for Mac, back the way you remember it.
From its maker: Launchpad for Mac, back the way you remember it. Apple removed Launchpad in macOS 26 and 27; LaunchHome brings back the full-screen app grid, pages, folders and drag-and-drop.
Screenshots and downloads put themselves away.
Attic tidies up after you. Old screenshots and downloads move to a folder on your Mac by themselves, and nothing is ever deleted. No cloud and no account. It is $5 once at its launch price, then $9 and $15.
Espresso is the Everything-style file search app for Mac
Made by Moka SolutionsWebsiteOn XFrom its maker: Espresso is the Everything-style file search app for Mac: every file on every disk as you type, even disks that aren’t connected. Native, private, free for personal use.
Free, open-source Mac cleaner with no tracking.
From its maker: Tidymint is a free, open-source Mac cleaner with no tracking. It shows what fills your disk space, explains each item, and moves only what you pick to the Trash, so the last cleanup can be undone.
Fast, private RSS reader and Podcast app for mobile devices
From its maker: uRSS is a fast, private RSS reader and Podcast app for iPhone, iPad, and Android. No accounts, no cloud, no noise.
A pixel-art cat companion for macOS with a built-in focus timer and desktop roaming.
From its maker: CATPOD | PIXEL CAT COMPANION CatPod is a native macOS desktop pet: a pixel-art cat that roams the display you are working on, curls up beside you while a focus session runs, and naps when you leave the desk. FOCUS KEEPS THE CAT PURRING.
Native here means the maker says it runs on Apple silicon without Rosetta, or our check found that. It says nothing about speed on your Mac, so try it.
There is no single best one for everyone. MacPip lists 76: Droppy, Seedlore, ByeCtrlClick, Cuewake, Slap Alert, Linger, LaunchHome, Attic, Espresso, Tidymint, uRSS 2.0, CatPod | Pixel Cat Companion and 64 more. If you want it free, look at Seedlore. If you would rather pay once than subscribe, look at Droppy. If you want it to run natively on Apple silicon, look at Cuewake. If you need it to work offline, as its maker says it does, look at LaunchHome. If you want open source code, look at Tidymint.
Yes. With a free version on MacPip: Seedlore, Slap Alert, LaunchHome, Espresso, Tidymint, uRSS 2.0, Facet, ScreenVerb, octoscope, Lancetta, FinderGit, Netfox and 30 more.
With a one-time option, so you can avoid a subscription: Droppy, Seedlore, ByeCtrlClick, Cuewake, Slap Alert, Linger, LaunchHome, Attic, Espresso, CatPod | Pixel Cat Companion, Keystone | Habit Tracker, Toolnotch and 38 more.
Each has a dated report on its page: Droppy, Seedlore, ByeCtrlClick, Cuewake, Slap Alert, Linger, LaunchHome, Attic, Espresso, Tidymint, uRSS 2.0.
Apps a person has checked come first, newest check first, then the rest by when they were added. Payment never changes the order, and sponsored rows are labeled and kept apart.
