Updated Nov 8, 2026, from what MacPip lists today.
MacPip lists 10 one-time purchase audio and video apps for Mac, and a person has checked 5 of them.4 of them have a free version.All of them sell a one-time license.4 of them are paid by subscription.There is no single best one-time purchase audio or video app for everyone, so MacPip does not rank them.If you want it free, start with GeekLink.
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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 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 |
| KwaFlux | Local AI video, photo & audio enhancer for Mac and Windows, repair, upscale, retouch; fre | from $35.99/month or $199.99 perpetual | One-timeSubscription | Not stated | No | KwaFlux | Nov 3 |
| Downbit | Native video & audio downloader. No yt-dlp. | Free forever; Pro $19 once | Free versionOne-time | Not stated | No | Kevin Zen | Nov 1 |
| Clacky | Click sounds and ripples for your Mac, plus a recorder that captures them. | $4.99 once | One-time | Not stated | No | Justinas Rolando | Oct 30 |
| TuningMac | A system-wide equalizer and per-app volume mixer in your Mac menu bar. | $14 once, launch offer $5 | One-time | Not stated | No | Kartik Arora | Oct 30 |
| 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 |
| 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 |
| 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 |
| 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 |
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.
Local AI video, photo & audio enhancer for Mac and Windows, repair, upscale, retouch; fre
From its maker: KwaFlux is a local AI desktop app for Mac and Windows that improves your own videos, photos and audio on your computer. AI runs on your GPU, media is never uploaded.
Native video & audio downloader. No yt-dlp.
From its maker: Native Mac video & audio downloader (also Win/Linux). From-scratch Go engine, no yt-dlp.
Click sounds and ripples for your Mac, plus a recorder that captures them.
From its maker: Clacky adds click sounds and ripples to your Mac, and includes a recorder that captures them. It costs $4.99 once for one Mac, with a 3-day free trial, and is sold on clacky.app.
A system-wide equalizer and per-app volume mixer in your Mac menu bar.
Made by Kartik AroraWebsiteOn XFrom its maker: TuningMac puts a 10-band equalizer and a per-app volume mixer in your menu bar, so you can EQ your AirPods and speakers and set each app's volume separately. It needs macOS 14.2 or later and has a 7-day free trial.
Bass Plus is a bass booster and equalizer for Mac with software volume boost.
From its maker: Bass Plus is a bass booster and equalizer for Mac with software volume boost. Add more bass to everyday music, adjust sound for your headphones, or fine-tune your MacBook speakers.
Check recordings and voiceovers against your script
From its maker: Compare recordings and AI voiceovers with your script on Mac. Download now: 14-day free trial, US$29 once for 1.x.
Record, transcribe, search and edit audio and video on Mac
From its maker: Native Mac app for Apple silicon: on-device transcription, cited answers across your recordings, subtitles, clips, voiceover and a local MCP server. Try it for 14 days.
Free, open-source AI video with sound, images and songs on Apple Silicon Macs.
Made by Mr BizarroGitHub repoOn XFrom its maker: Free, open-source AI video generator for Mac. Run LTX-2.5 and MiniMax H3 (Hailuo) locally on Apple Silicon: text-to-video and image-to-video with sound, lip-sync, character LoRA training, songs fro...
A hand-gesture Mac instrument with MIDI for your DAW and reactive visuals.
From its maker: Sonari is a musical instrument for Mac that you play with hand gestures. Use camera-tracked movement to shape built-in sounds, send expressive MIDI or MPE to a compatible DAW, and create music-reactive visuals.
Look for the formats it handles, whether it uses Apple silicon hardware encoding, and whether it needs an internet connection.
There is no single best one for everyone. MacPip lists 10: GeekLink, KwaFlux, Downbit, Clacky, TuningMac, Bass Plus, Proof Take, VoxStudio, Phosphene AI, Sonari. If you want it free, look at GeekLink. If you would rather pay once than subscribe, look at Downbit.
Yes. With a free version on MacPip: GeekLink, Downbit, VoxStudio, Phosphene AI.
By their makers' word or by our check: Bass Plus, Proof Take, VoxStudio, Phosphene AI, Sonari.
Each has a dated report on its page: GeekLink, KwaFlux, Downbit, Clacky, TuningMac.
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.
