Updated Nov 8, 2026, from what MacPip lists today.
MacPip lists 17 utilities for Mac, and a person has checked 3 of them.10 of them have a free version.10 of them sell a one-time license.1 of them is paid by subscription.There is no single best 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 |
| MacWall | Cinematic 4K live wallpapers, built for Mac | $12.99 once | One-time | Not stated | No | MacWall Team | 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 |
| 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 |
| 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 |
| 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 |
| 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 |
| 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 |
| 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 |
| 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 |
| 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 |
| 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 |
The 12 below come first in the table: apps a person checked, newest check first. The other 5 are in the table above.
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.
Cinematic 4K live wallpapers, built for Mac
From its maker: MacWall is a native macOS app that turns looping video into your desktop wallpaper. It is written in Swift, decodes video in hardware, and lives in the menu bar rather than the Dock.
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.
Fix ghost double-clicks and get trackpad-smooth scrolling on any mouse.
Made by David TranWebsiteOn XFrom its maker: MouseUp (formerly Mac Mouse Fixer) makes any external mouse feel at home on macOS. It blocks the ghost double-clicks that worn switches cause, so one click is one click again, and turns every wheel notch into one smooth, trackpad-like glide.
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.
Open ZIP, RAR and 7Z archives on your Mac
From its maker: Open ZIP, RAR and 7Z archives, extract selected files and create password-protected ZIPs. Edit ZIP contents, work with supported multipart archives and queue archives for batch extraction.
Taskglass is a native macOS app that shows what's slowing
From its maker: Taskglass is a native macOS app that shows what's slowing, heating or draining your Mac, and explains it in plain English.
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.
Find duplicates, repair Music.app libraries and analyze audio on Mac.
From its maker: Local Music Organizer is a native macOS toolkit for large offline Music.app collections. Its SQLite index helps find missing files, duplicate records, repeated playlist entries, incomplete albums, missing artwork and playlists.
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 17: UsageBeacon, MacWall, Phosphor, MouseUp, Clipture, PasteNook Clipboard, AirCalendar, Arkivor, Taskglass, Disk Reviewer, TouchNow, Local Music Organizer and 5 more. If you want it free, look at UsageBeacon. If you would rather pay once than subscribe, look at MacWall. If you want open source code, look at UsageBeacon.
Yes. With a free version on MacPip: UsageBeacon, Phosphor, Clipture, PasteNook Clipboard, AirCalendar, Disk Reviewer, TouchNow, Dormouse, MacOS Cleaner, OpenNavo.
With a one-time option, so you can avoid a subscription: MacWall, Phosphor, MouseUp, AirCalendar, Arkivor, Taskglass, Local Music Organizer, Dormouse, Gestures For Folders, Rabbit.
By their makers' word or by our check: MouseUp, Taskglass, Disk Reviewer, TouchNow, Local Music Organizer, Dormouse, MacOS Cleaner, OpenNavo, Rabbit.
Each has a dated report on its page: UsageBeacon, MacWall, 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.
