Updated Nov 8, 2026, from what MacPip lists today.
MacPip lists 84 Mac apps you buy once, with no subscription, and a person has checked 43 of them.23 of them have a free version.All of them sell a one-time license.There is no single best one-time purchase app for everyone, so MacPip does not rank them.If you want it free, start with Blook - Private Bookmark Manager.
Apps a person checked come first, newest check first. Never ordered by payment.
Setapp is a paid subscription that bundles many Mac apps under one monthly bill. For some people that is great value. Others would rather own the few apps they actually use.
This page is for the second group. MacPip lists 84 Mac apps that sell a one-time license and have no subscription option at all. Buy the ones you need, once, and keep them.
These apps are not in competition with Setapp app by app. They are a different way to pay: fewer apps, no monthly bill.
| 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 |
| Seiton | Menu bar manager for Mac that hides, sorts and searches your menu bar icons | From $6.99 once (launch), 14-day trial | One-time | Not stated | No | CanonForge | Nov 3 |
| Reel | Clipboard manager for Mac: search, pin and paste anything you copied | $11.99 once (2 Macs $19.99) | One-time | Not stated | No | CanonForge Apps | Nov 3 |
| QuickShot | Screenshot app for Mac with markup, OCR, scrolling capture and recording | $16.99 once (2 Macs $24.99) | One-time | Not stated | No | CanonForge Apps | 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 |
| Cortex | Cortex is The Activity Monitor for the AI era. | $5 once (first 100), then $19 | One-time | Not stated | No | Not stated | Nov 3 |
| Toolbox | Compress video, sign PDFs, remove backgrounds, transcribe, free up storage and more. | $19 once (launch), then $49.99 | One-time | 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 |
| 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 |
| Aurator | Aurator turns your voice into clean text in every app on your Mac | From $29 once, 7-day free trial | One-time | Not stated | No | Not stated | 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 |
| 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 |
| Phoaly | Local-first Mac photo organizer with on-device search | Trial, then $19 or $29 | One-time | Not stated | No | Phoaly | Nov 3 |
| Halo | A Dynamic Island for macOS that also works on external monitors with no notch | $9.99 once (launch), then $24.99 | One-time | Not stated | No | Otabek | 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 |
| Storeboard : ASO Assistant | Native Mac app that designs, keyword-optimizes and localizes App Store screenshots | $49.99 ONE-TIME | One-time | Not stated | No | Digital Sauce | Nov 3 |
| Folio | Writing and notes app for Mac | 5 EUR | Free versionOne-time | Not stated | No | Folio Hecho con cari | 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 |
| Downbit | Native video & audio downloader. No yt-dlp. | Free forever; Pro $19 once | Free versionOne-time | Not stated | No | Kevin Zen | Nov 1 |
| MacWall | Cinematic 4K live wallpapers, built for Mac | $12.99 once | One-time | Not stated | No | MacWall Team | Oct 31 |
| Branchway | Finder, rebuilt for people who live in their files | $19 one-time, free trial | One-time | Not stated | No | Evenpine | Oct 31 |
| Lumen | A fast, focused photo viewer for people who keep photos in folders. | $9.99 once, 7-day free trial | One-time | Not stated | No | Papermint Studio | Oct 31 |
| Snug | Snug tiles every window the moment it opens | $14.99 once | One-time | Not stated | No | MacMuse | 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 |
| MightyBench | 49 private tools for video, audio, images, PDFs and on-device AI, in one native Mac app. | $19 | One-time | Not stated | No | 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 |
| 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 |
| Smooth Recorder | A Mac screen recorder that zooms on every click and adds captions for you. | $19 once | One-time | Not stated | No | mdanassaif | Oct 30 |
| Papa | A Mac notch app with a dad personality that keeps you honest about your day. | $4.99 once (launch price) | One-time | Not stated | No | KariaJeet | Oct 30 |
| TalkY | A teleprompter that keeps your script next to the camera on your Mac. | $24.50 once | One-time | Not stated | No | leo_mercerr | Oct 30 |
| Nexty | A focused task manager for planning your day and finishing what matters. | $39 once | One-time | Not stated | No | leo_mercerr | Oct 30 |
| Scootch | One keyboard and mouse for every computer on your desk, Mac included. | $29 once | One-time | Not stated | No | AfterimageDev | Oct 30 |
| Backdrop | A native Mac window manager that organizes your windows by project. | $9.90 once | One-time | Not stated | No | S4ck3 | Oct 30 |
| Shedi | A Mac cleaner for developers that explains every item before it goes. | $9.99 once | One-time | Not stated | No | Otabek | 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 |
| LocalEditor | LocalEditor is a local Mac workspace for notes, sketches and coding projects. | $20 | One-time | Universal | No | Nikhil Yadav | Oct 30 |
| Moody | One visual library for your screenshots and links. | Not stated | One-time | Universal | No | Nikhil Yadav | 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 |
| 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 |
| 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 |
| 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 |
| 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 |
| TokenBar | Usage limits and weekly reset countdowns for Claude, Codex, Cursor, Gemini, Copilot | $15 once | One-time | Not stated | No | Aura Technologies | Pending |
| Arkivor | Open ZIP, RAR and 7Z archives on your Mac | $9.99 once | One-time | Not stated | No | Kamil Altun | 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 |
| 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 |
| DiskEzy | See what’s growing on your disk. | $5 once | One-time | Not stated | No | Not stated | 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 |
| 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 |
| Trailback | The productivity app that remembers everything | $9 once | One-time | Yes, and Intel, its maker says | No | Pavan GK | 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 |
| MyMacStorage | Disk cleanup for Mac. | $14.99 once | One-time | Yes, and Intel, 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 |
| 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 |
| SnapDog | Mac screenshot & screen recording: annotation editor, OCR, scrolling capture, MP4/MOV/GIF | $14.99 once | One-time | Not stated | No | Ian Trimble | 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 |
| 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 |
| 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 |
| Gestures For Folders | Gestures for Folders brings browser-style trackpad navigation to your Finder windows. | $0.99 once | One-time | Not stated | No | AJA Digital LLC | 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 |
| 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 |
| 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 |
The 12 below come first in the table: apps a person checked, newest check first. The other 72 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.
Menu bar manager for Mac that hides, sorts and searches your menu bar icons
Seiton keeps a crowded menu bar under control. Icons you rarely use go behind a divider and come back with one click, you can sort everything into three sections, and there is a search for menu bar items. It works fully offline. One-time purchase with a 14-day trial, from $6.99 at its launch price. It needs macOS 26 or later, and its maker names Bartender as the app it replaces.
Clipboard manager for Mac: search, pin and paste anything you copied
Reel is a classic clipboard manager done carefully. Press Shift-Command-V, find what you copied, hit Return and it pastes into the app you were in. It keeps text, links, code, colors, images and files, with search, pinboards for snippets and previews. It is $11.99 once for 1 Mac at its launch price, with a 14-day trial, and needs macOS 11 or later.
Screenshot app for Mac with markup, OCR, scrolling capture and recording
From its maker: QuickShot handles screenshots on the Mac from capture to sharing. Grab an area or a window, then mark it up in the editor with arrows, text, shapes and blur.
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.
Blook - Private Bookmark Manager on MacPip More Productivity apps
Cortex is The Activity Monitor for the AI era.
From its maker: The Activity Monitor for the AI era. Cortex turns a thousand processes into the sixty apps you actually run, remembers the last 30 days, and shows what your Neural Engine and local models are doing.
Compress video, sign PDFs, remove backgrounds, transcribe, free up storage and more.
From its maker: Compress video, sign PDFs, remove backgrounds, transcribe, free up storage and more. 94 native tools that run on your Mac.
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.
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.
Aurator turns your voice into clean text in every app on your Mac
From its maker: Aurator turns your voice into clean text in every app on your Mac, writes whole messages for you, and coaches you to speak better from your own words. Private by default, cloud by choice.
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.
It depends on how many of its apps you would use every month. Count the apps you actually open in a normal week. If it is two or three, buying those once is often cheaper over a couple of years. If it is ten, a bundle can win. Check Setapp's current price on its own site; we do not track it here.
See one-time purchase Mac apps for apps that sell a one-time license alongside other options, free Mac apps, and Mac app deals right now.
There is no single best one for everyone. MacPip lists 84: Droppy, Seiton, Reel, QuickShot, Blook - Private Bookmark Manager, Cortex, Toolbox, Kofe Flow, ByeCtrlClick, Aurator, Cuewake, Slap Alert and 72 more. If you want it free, look at Blook - Private Bookmark Manager. 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.
Yes. With a free version on MacPip: Blook - Private Bookmark Manager, Kofe Flow, Slap Alert, Quotchi, Oh My Notes, Folio, LaunchHome, Espresso, Downbit, Otterdock, Vexilo Code, Phosphor and 11 more.
By their makers' word or by our check: Droppy, ByeCtrlClick, Cuewake, Slap Alert, Linger, LaunchHome, Attic, Espresso, CatPod | Pixel Cat Companion, Keystone | Habit Tracker, Toolnotch, Bass Plus and 29 more.
Each has a dated report on its page: Droppy, Seiton, Reel, QuickShot, Blook - Private Bookmark Manager, Cortex, Toolbox, Kofe Flow, ByeCtrlClick, Aurator, Cuewake, Slap Alert and 31 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.
