Updated Nov 8, 2026, from what MacPip lists today.
MacPip lists 10 free utilities for Mac, and a person has checked 2 of them.All of them have a free version.3 of them sell a one-time license.1 of them is paid by subscription.There is no single best free utility for everyone, so MacPip does not rank them.If you want it free, start with UsageBeacon.
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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 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 |
| Phosphor | Phosphor for Mac is a native display utility | Free, Pro $19.99 once | Free versionOne-time | Not stated | No | Arnav Kulshreshtha | Oct 31 |
| 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 |
| 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 |
| 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 |
| 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 |
| 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 |
| 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 |
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.
Phosphor for Mac is a native display utility
Made by Arnav KulshreshthaWebsiteOn XFrom its maker: Phosphor for Mac is a native display utility: Flashbang Protection, Studio Features for calls and presentations, and free tools. Requires macOS 13 or later.
Clipture is a lightweight screenshot tool built for macOS.
From its maker: Clipture is a lightweight screenshot tool built for macOS. It brings screenshots, scrolling capture, text recognition, QR code recognition, translation, and annotation together in one clear workflow.
PasteNook is a beautiful and smart clipboard history tool designed for macOS.
From its maker: PasteNook is a beautiful and smart clipboard history tool designed for macOS. It helps you save, search and reuse the text, links, images, files and work materials you copy every day.
Check the date, see what’s coming up and keep your tasks close at hand.
From its maker: Check the date, see what’s coming up and keep your tasks close at hand. AirCalendar brings a monthly calendar, lunar dates, holidays, events and to-dos to your Mac menu bar.
Review-first cleaner: inspect caches, leftovers and similar photos; nothing preselected.
Made by Apis Systems LLCApp StoreOn XFrom its maker: Disk Reviewer is a review-first Mac cleaner that lists caches, app leftovers and similar photos with their size and full path; nothing is preselected. The free core includes Smart Scan, Applications, Similar Photos and a menu-bar space monitor.
Stream and control your Mac from your iPhone or iPad
From its maker: Stream and control your Mac from your iPhone or iPad with trackpad, direct touch, a full Mac keyboard and a customizable game controller. Use an iPhone or iPad as a second display.
Keep your MacBook from draining while it sleeps.
From its maker: A dormouse asleep in a teapot tells you why your MacBook woke up last night and where the battery went.
Free native Mac cleaner and uninstaller
From its maker: MacOS Cleaner is a free, native cleaner and uninstaller for macOS 26+, built with Swift 6 and SwiftUI. It scans 55 cleanup categories, including Xcode, Docker and other developer toolchains and local AI model caches, finds app leftovers and duplicates (SHA-256), and includes a disk analyzer.
Free, open-source Homebrew GUI for Mac with built-in malware scanning.
From its maker: OpenNavo is a free, open-source Homebrew GUI for Mac. It installs and updates 5,000+ Mac apps in one click, scans installers with ClamAV locally before installation, and includes an app firewall, startup manager, disk cleanup and hardware monitoring.
Look for a clear statement of what it accesses, a recent update for your macOS version, and an easy way to uninstall it.
There is no single best one for everyone. MacPip lists 10: UsageBeacon, Phosphor, Clipture, PasteNook Clipboard, AirCalendar, Disk Reviewer, TouchNow, Dormouse, MacOS Cleaner, OpenNavo. If you want it free, look at UsageBeacon. If you would rather pay once than subscribe, look at Phosphor. If you want open source code, look at UsageBeacon.
With a one-time option, so you can avoid a subscription: Phosphor, AirCalendar, Dormouse.
By their makers' word or by our check: Disk Reviewer, TouchNow, Dormouse, MacOS Cleaner, OpenNavo.
Each has a dated report on its page: UsageBeacon, Phosphor.
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.