Updated Nov 8, 2026, from what MacPip lists today.
MacPip lists 82 Mac apps with a free version for Mac, and a person has checked 34 of them.All of them have a free version.33 of them sell a one-time license.21 of them are paid by subscription.There is no single best free app for everyone, so MacPip does not rank them.If you want it free, start with ZLogin.
Apps a person checked come first, newest check first. Never ordered by payment.
MacPip lists 82 Mac apps with a free version. Free here means you can use the app without paying, not a trial that ends after a week. Some are free and open source, some are free with a paid Pro tier, and a few are free because their makers want them to be.
The table shows them all, with what the paid tier costs where there is one. The profiles below are the ones a person checked most recently.
| App | What it does | Price | Free or paid | Apple silicon | Open source | Made by | Checked |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| ZLogin | Anti-detect browser for multi-account work on Mac | Freemium | Free versionOne-timeSubscription | Not stated | No | ZLogin Team | Nov 3 |
| Caddie | Tasks, notes, calendar and AI agents in one Mac app | Free while in beta | Free version | Not stated | No | Harsha Garlapati | Nov 3 |
| Statuz | Queue social posts from your menu bar and publish to X, Bluesky, Mastodon and LinkedIn | Free, Cloud posts from $0.01 | Free version | Not stated | No | Intenseloop Team | Nov 3 |
| UsageBeacon | See your remaining Cursor, Claude, and Codex usage budgets right in the Mac menu bar. | Free and open source | Free version | Not stated | Yes | David Cohen | Nov 3 |
| GearDex | Camera gear inventory, shoots and client work in one app | Free for 25 items, Pro $4/mo | Free versionSubscription | Not stated | No | Dylan Andersen | Nov 3 |
| 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 |
| Blook - Private Bookmark Manager | A self-hosted, private, and lightweight bookmark manager built for everyday use. | Free, one-time in-app upgrade | Free versionOne-time | Not stated | No | David Dai | Nov 3 |
| GeekLink | Extract hardcoded subtitles with OCR, transcribe with local Whisper, translate with AI | Free, Pro $99/yr or $129 once | Free versionOne-timeSubscription | Not stated | No | Not stated | Nov 3 |
| Kofe Flow | A calm Pomodoro timer for your Mac menu bar, with an iPhone app that stays in sync. | Free, Lifetime Pro $14.99 one-time | Free versionOne-time | Not stated | No | Not stated | Nov 3 |
| Podium | Prompt your software factory alongside your idea | Free | Free version | Not stated | No | Made in Orbit. Apache-2.0 | 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 |
| Kepo | Kepo turns any website, RSS feed | Free | Free version | Not stated | No | Kepo | Nov 3 |
| Quotchi | Track Claude, Codex and Gemini limits from your menu bar | Free, Pro $5 once (launch price) | Free versionOne-time | Not stated | No | Thomas Kanze | Nov 3 |
| MailVault | A free, private email app for macOS, Windows and Linux. | Free, Premium from €25/yr | Free versionSubscription | Not stated | No | Not stated | Nov 3 |
| PixelLoupe | A raw photo editor and catalog for the Mac. | Free | Free version | Not stated | No | Pixegen | Nov 3 |
| Oh My Notes | A floating Today layer for Mac | Free · Pro from $7.99 | Free versionOne-time | Not stated | No | Not stated | Nov 3 |
| EZ Save | A private file organizer for iPhone, iPad, Mac and Android. | Free, Pro $2.99/mo or $17.99/yr | Free versionSubscription | Not stated | No | Digital Sauce Pty Ltd. | Nov 3 |
| Folio | Writing and notes app for Mac | 5 EUR | Free versionOne-time | Not stated | No | Folio Hecho con cari | Nov 3 |
| AniLoop Wallpaper | An ad-free Mac wallpaper app with free online live and static 4K wallpapers. | Free | Free version | Not stated | No | Aniloop | 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 |
| Oh My Android | Free ADB GUI and Android Emulator control panel for macOS. | Free and open source | Free version | Not stated | Yes | AmirHossein Teymoori | 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 |
| Vocena | Live captions and translation for any sound on your Mac | Free, Plus Lifetime $29.99 once | Free versionOne-timeSubscription | Not stated | No | Jun Jay | Nov 1 |
| Downbit | Native video & audio downloader. No yt-dlp. | Free forever; Pro $19 once | Free versionOne-time | Not stated | No | Kevin Zen | Nov 1 |
| NotesXD | Native macOS notes, tasks and transcriptions app with Active Listening | Free, Pro available | Free versionSubscription | Not stated | No | Not stated | Oct 31 |
| Otterdock | Otterdock groups apps, files, folders and links into Mac Dock groups. | Free, one-time Pro upgrade | Free versionOne-time | Not stated | No | savetimefor.fun | Oct 31 |
| ScreenToast | Mac screen recorder that turns a raw recording into a finished product demo | Free to edit, Pro from $4.92/mo | Free versionSubscription | Not stated | No | ScreenToast. Built in Swift | Oct 31 |
| Pixtamer | Batch-convert, compress, resize and rename images into web-ready files, all on your Mac. | Free and open source | Free version | Not stated | Yes | Sidhant Sinha | Oct 31 |
| Vexilo Code | See what each Claude Code skill and agent costs per turn | $19.99 one-time | Free versionOne-time | Not stated | No | Not stated | Oct 31 |
| Phosphor | Phosphor for Mac is a native display utility | Free, Pro $19.99 once | Free versionOne-time | Not stated | No | Arnav Kulshreshtha | Oct 31 |
| Glisio | A Mac screen recorder with auto-zoom, AI voiceover and captions. | Free to try, Pro $79 once | Free versionOne-timeSubscription | Not stated | No | Emircan | Oct 30 |
| SpaceWise | SpaceWise safely cleans developer disk clutter like node_modules and Docker caches. | $7.99 | Free versionOne-time | Universal | No | Not stated | Oct 30 |
| Facet | Facet is a free Mac browser made of Liquid Glass | Free | Free version | Yes, and Intel, its maker says | No | Facet | 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 |
| IT eBooks Unlimited | Find and read IT and programming books, online or offline. | Free | Free version | Not stated | No | Studio01 LLC | Pending |
| Just Listen. Learn to Talk. | Learn languages through listening practice. | Free | Free version | Not stated | No | Studio01 LLC | Pending |
| EchoKeys | Make every shortcut visible | Free with in-app purchases | Free version | Not stated | No | 昆 王 | Pending |
| TeachingInk Screen Pointer | Screen annotation & whiteboard for Mac | Free with in-app purchases | Free version | Not stated | No | 昆 王 | Pending |
| Clipture | Clipture is a lightweight screenshot tool built for macOS. | Free with in-app purchases | Free version | Not stated | No | 昆 王 | Pending |
| PasteNook Clipboard | PasteNook is a beautiful and smart clipboard history tool designed for macOS. | Free with in-app purchases | Free version | Not stated | No | 昆 王 | Pending |
| AirCalendar | Check the date, see what’s coming up and keep your tasks close at hand. | Free, Pro $1.99 once | Free versionOne-time | Not stated | No | 昆 王 | 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 |
| 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 |
| 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 |
| 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 |
| 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 |
| Super High Fives | An open-source colour picker app for macOS | Free and open source | Free versionOne-time | Not stated | Yes | Not stated | Pending |
| AutoRouter | Coding agent app for Mac | Free; Pro $50/month | Free versionSubscription | Not stated | 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 |
| 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 |
| 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 |
| DropRing | A macOS menu bar app that converts files in the middle of a drag | Free and open source | Free versionOne-time | Not stated | No | Daryl Bleach | 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 |
| Lectern AI | Turns slide decks into instructor talk tracks, labs, quizzes and handouts | Free, Pro $29.99/yr | Free versionSubscription | Not stated | No | Ian Trimble | 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 |
| 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 |
| 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 |
| PriceCopilot | PPP-based App Store pricing for apps, IAPs and subscriptions | Freemium, optional Pro upgrade | Free versionSubscription | Not stated | No | HapData | 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 |
| 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 |
| 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 70 are in the table above.
Anti-detect browser for multi-account work on Mac
From its maker: ZLogin is an anti-detect browser for multi-account management. Isolated browser profiles, custom fingerprints (20+ options), per-profile proxies, team sharing, multi-window sync and no-code RPA.
Tasks, notes, calendar and AI agents in one Mac app
From its maker: Caddie brings tasks, notes, calendar and meeting notes together on Mac, with hold-fn dictation, a coach in the notch, booking links and a hub for Claude Code and Codex via https://usecaddie.app/mcp. Supports teams.
Queue social posts from your menu bar and publish to X, Bluesky, Mastodon and LinkedIn
Made by Intenseloop TeamWebsiteOn XFrom its maker: A command-line tool that schedules and publishes posts to X, Bluesky, Mastodon, LinkedIn and Reddit, with an MCP server for AI agents.
See your remaining Cursor, Claude, and Codex usage budgets right in the Mac menu bar.
UsageBeacon turns your Cursor, Claude and Codex usage into remaining percentages, budgets and reset windows in the menu bar, so you know before you hit a limit. It is free and open source, and needs macOS 14 Sonoma or later.
Camera gear inventory, shoots and client work in one app
Made by Dylan AndersenWebsiteOn XFrom its maker: GearDex is a camera gear inventory and business app for photographers and studios. Every item holds brand, model, serial, photos, price, value, condition and location.
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.
A self-hosted, private, and lightweight bookmark manager built for everyday use.
From its maker: Blook is a self-hosted, private, and lightweight bookmark manager for the links you use every day, beautifully organised and always instantly searchable.
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Extract hardcoded subtitles with OCR, transcribe with local Whisper, translate with AI
From its maker: GeekLink AI Subtitle Factory, batch-process videos through speech recognition, OCR subtitle extraction, AI translation, and subtitle burn-in, all locally on supported Mac and Windows computers.
A calm Pomodoro timer for your Mac menu bar, with an iPhone app that stays in sync.
Kofe Flow is a calm Pomodoro timer in the menu bar, with an iPhone app that stays in sync. Focus analytics stay on your Mac, and timer sync is optional and anonymous. It is free, with Lifetime Pro at $14.99 once.
Prompt your software factory alongside your idea
From its maker: Podium is an open-source agent development environment (Apache-2.0) that combines an agent-native issue tracker with a coordinator for coding agents. Describe your idea together with the agent setup you want, and a coordinator agent creates the tasks, dependencies and handoffs across Claude Code, Codex, Cursor and others.
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.
Kepo turns any website, RSS feed
From its maker: Kepo turns any website, RSS feed, social account, market data or internal page into custom Mac widgets built with AI, in one shortcut-ready panel.
Looking for a free app for one job? See free productivity apps, free AI apps, free developer tools and free menu bar apps, where those lists are big enough to exist.
There is no single best one for everyone. MacPip lists 82: ZLogin, Caddie, Statuz, UsageBeacon, GearDex, Seedlore, Blook - Private Bookmark Manager, GeekLink, Kofe Flow, Podium, Slap Alert, Kepo and 70 more. If you want it free, look at ZLogin. If you would rather pay once than subscribe, look at Blook - Private Bookmark Manager. If you want it to run natively on Apple silicon, look at Seedlore. If you need it to work offline, as its maker says it does, look at LaunchHome. If you want open source code, look at UsageBeacon.
With a one-time option, so you can avoid a subscription: ZLogin, Seedlore, Blook - Private Bookmark Manager, GeekLink, Kofe Flow, Slap Alert, Quotchi, Oh My Notes, Folio, LaunchHome, Espresso, Vocena and 21 more.
By their makers' word or by our check: Seedlore, Slap Alert, LaunchHome, Espresso, Tidymint, uRSS 2.0, Facet, ScreenVerb, octoscope, Lancetta, FinderGit, Netfox and 30 more.
Each has a dated report on its page: ZLogin, Caddie, Statuz, UsageBeacon, GearDex, Seedlore, Blook - Private Bookmark Manager, GeekLink, Kofe Flow, Podium, Slap Alert, Kepo and 22 more.
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.
