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Updated Nov 8, 2026, from what MacPip lists today.
MacPip listet 36 Mac-Apps der Kategorie „Produktivität“, und eine Person hat 15 davon geprüft.14 davon haben eine kostenlose Version.27 davon verkaufen eine einmalige Lizenz.7 davon werden per Abo bezahlt.There is no single best productivity app for everyone, so MacPip does not rank them.Wenn du sie kostenlos willst, fang mit Caddie an.
Apps a person checked come first, newest check first. Never ordered by payment.
Productivity is the biggest shelf on MacPip, with 36 apps. That is also why "best productivity app" is a slightly odd question: a Pomodoro timer, a bookmark manager and a menu bar dashboard are all productivity apps, and none of them replaces the others.
So read this page as a map. The table shows every app with its price and how it charges. The profiles below show what each one actually does, so you can find the one that removes your own daily friction, not someone else's.
27 of these apps sell a one-time license and 14 have a free version, so there is plenty here that never becomes another monthly bill.
| App | Was es macht | Preis | Kostenlos oder kostenpflichtig | Apple silicon | Open Source | Gemacht von | Geprüft |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Droppy | A Dynamic Island, File Tray and clipboard history for your Mac | $9.99 once for 2 Macs, 3-day free trial | Einmalig | Ja, und auf Intel, sagt ihr Maker | No | Jordy Spruit | 8. Nov. |
| Caddie | Tasks, notes, calendar and AI agents in one Mac app | Free while in beta | Kostenlose Version | Nicht angegeben | No | Harsha Garlapati | 3. Nov. |
| Blook - Private Bookmark Manager | A self-hosted, private, and lightweight bookmark manager built for everyday use. | Free, one-time in-app upgrade | Kostenlose VersionEinmalig | Nicht angegeben | No | David Dai | 3. Nov. |
| Toolbox | Compress video, sign PDFs, remove backgrounds, transcribe, free up storage and more. | $19 once (launch), then $49.99 | Einmalig | Nicht angegeben | No | Nicht angegeben | 3. Nov. |
| ByeCtrlClick | ByeCtrlClick blocks the context menu that opens when you Control-click. Productivity App | $5 | Einmalig | Ja, und auf Intel, sagt ihr Maker | No | Alexander Ils | 3. Nov. |
| Aurator | Aurator turns your voice into clean text in every app on your Mac | From $29 once, 7-day free trial | Einmalig | Nicht angegeben | No | Nicht angegeben | 3. Nov. |
| Aureon | Say what you need. Aureon routes it to your Mac apps. | $6.99+/mo · 7-day trial | Abo | Nicht angegeben | No | InAureon | 3. Nov. |
| Cuewake | Leave it here. Find it when you’re back. | $9 | Einmalig | Ja, nur Apple silicon, sagt ihr Maker | No | Danny | 3. Nov. |
| Slap Alert | A Mac menu bar app for founders that celebrates every sale. | Free for scripts, $19 once, 7-day trial | Kostenlose VersionEinmalig | Ja, und auf Intel, sagt ihr Maker | No | Nicht angegeben | 3. Nov. |
| EZ Save | A private file organizer for iPhone, iPad, Mac and Android. | Kostenlos, Pro $2.99/mo or $17.99/yr | Kostenlose VersionAbo | Nicht angegeben | No | Digital Sauce Pty Ltd. | 3. Nov. |
| NotesXD | Native macOS notes, tasks and transcriptions app with Active Listening | Kostenlos, Pro verfügbar | Kostenlose VersionAbo | Nicht angegeben | No | Nicht angegeben | 31. Okt. |
| Snug | Snug tiles every window the moment it opens | 14,99 $ einmal | Einmalig | Nicht angegeben | No | MacMuse | 31. Okt. |
| Otterdock | Otterdock groups apps, files, folders and links into Mac Dock groups. | Free, one-time Pro upgrade | Kostenlose VersionEinmalig | Nicht angegeben | No | savetimefor.fun | 31. Okt. |
| Pixtamer | Batch-convert, compress, resize and rename images into web-ready files, all on your Mac. | Kostenlos und Open Source | Kostenlose Version | Nicht angegeben | Ja | Sidhant Sinha | 31. Okt. |
| MightyBench | 49 private tools for video, audio, images, PDFs and on-device AI, in one native Mac app. | $19 | Einmalig | Nicht angegeben | No | Sidhant Sinha | 31. Okt. |
| Keystone | Habit Tracker | Produktivitäts-App für den Mac | $3.99 | Einmalig | Ja, und auf Intel, sagt ihr Maker | No | Galip OZTURK | Ausstehend |
| PasteNotch | Clipboard history, right in your Mac’s notch | $4.99 once; Cloud $4.99/mo; 14-day trial | EinmaligAbo | Ja, und auf Intel, sagt ihr Maker | No | Vladimir Babic | Ausstehend |
| ScreenVerb | The screenshot app built around AI. Capture, mark up, and paste AI answers in three keys. | Kostenlos, Pro verfügbar | Kostenlose VersionEinmalig | Ja, nur Apple silicon, sagt ihr Maker | No | David Tran | Ausstehend |
| Proof Take | Check recordings and voiceovers against your script | $29 one-time, 14-day free trial | Einmalig | Ja, nur Apple silicon, sagt ihr Maker | No | Nicht angegeben | Ausstehend |
| DraftKey | Tab autocomplete and draft rewriting in any Mac app | 4,99 $ einmal | Einmalig | Ja, nur Apple silicon, sagt ihr Maker | No | Aura Technologies | Ausstehend |
| TokenBar | Usage limits and weekly reset countdowns for Claude, Codex, Cursor, Gemini, Copilot | 15 $ einmal | Einmalig | Nicht angegeben | No | Aura Technologies | Ausstehend |
| Taskglass | Taskglass is a native macOS app that shows what's slowing | $5 once (launch), then $9 | Einmalig | Ja, und auf Intel, sagt ihr Maker | No | Junaid | Ausstehend |
| ActionClip | Turn selected text into actions and create your own Mac workflows | Kostenlos, Pro from $12 once | Kostenlose VersionEinmalig | Ja, nur Apple silicon, sagt ihr Maker | No | Advait Vaidya | Ausstehend |
| MacVisor | Virtualization Platform for Apple Silicon Macs | $59 for 1 Mac, $79 for 2 Macs | Einmalig | Ja, nur Apple silicon, sagt ihr Maker | No | ScaleNinja Software | Ausstehend |
| Trailback | The productivity app that remembers everything | 9 $ einmal | Einmalig | Ja, und auf Intel, sagt ihr Maker | No | Pavan GK | Ausstehend |
| LokalBot | Your personal context engine. | Kostenlos und Open Source | Kostenlose Version | Ja, nur Apple silicon, sagt ihr Maker | Ja | Nicht angegeben | Ausstehend |
| Ribbon | The Mac window manager where nothing ever shrinks | 15 $ einmal | Einmalig | Ja, und auf Intel, sagt ihr Maker | No | Chethan Kumar S N | Ausstehend |
| NotchNook Pro | The original notch app for Mac, taken to the next level. | 19 $ einmal | EinmaligAbo | Ja, nur Apple silicon, sagt ihr Maker | No | NotchNook team | Ausstehend |
| Pocket Screen | Keep reference windows visible while you work on a Mac. | Free tier; optional Unlimited upgrades | EinmaligAbo | Nicht angegeben | No | Masaki Iino / Toybird Labs | Ausstehend |
| SnapDog | Mac screenshot & screen recording: annotation editor, OCR, scrolling capture, MP4/MOV/GIF | 14,99 $ einmal | Einmalig | Nicht angegeben | No | Ian Trimble | Ausstehend |
| Dabbit | Dabbit is a pixel-exact, color-managed color picker for macOS. | From $19 once, 5-day free trial | Einmalig | Ja, nur Apple silicon, sagt ihr Maker | No | Michael Andreuzza | Ausstehend |
| 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 | Einmalig | Ja, und auf Intel, sagt ihr Maker | No | Eren Özgür | Ausstehend |
| Sonder | Sonder is a free, open-source markdown editor for Mac. | Kostenlos und Open Source | Kostenlose Version | Ja, und auf Intel, sagt ihr Maker | Ja | Nicht angegeben | Ausstehend |
| JellyDraw | Draw on your Mac screen. Drawings stick to the window they're on. | Free, with Pro at $9.99 one-time | Kostenlose VersionEinmalig | Ja, nur Apple silicon, sagt ihr Maker | No | JellyDraw | Ausstehend |
| Raydo Agent OS | The AI agent operating system for real work | Free, Cloud from $20/mo | Kostenlose VersionAbo | Ja, nur Apple silicon, sagt ihr Maker | No | Rolitt Inc. | Ausstehend |
| Gander | One Quick Look app for every file a developer opens | Kostenlos | Kostenlose Version | Ja, und auf Intel, sagt ihr Maker | No | Nicht angegeben | Ausstehend |
The 12 below come first in the table: apps a person checked, newest check first. The other 24 are in the table above.
A Dynamic Island, File Tray and clipboard history for your Mac
Gemacht von 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.
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.
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
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.
ByeCtrlClick blocks the context menu that opens when you Control-click. Productivity App
Gemacht von 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.
Say what you need. Aureon routes it to your Mac apps.
From its maker: Aureon is an AI intent layer for Mac. Speak or type a passage; it finds the intents and creates events, reminders, tasks and notes in Calendar, Reminders, Notes, Things, Notion, Todoist and more.
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.
A private file organizer for iPhone, iPad, Mac and Android.
From its maker: A private file organizer for iPhone, iPad, Mac and Android. Save links, photos, videos, documents and notes into folders, stored in your own iCloud and encrypted on your device.
Native macOS notes, tasks and transcriptions app with Active Listening
From its maker: Native macOS meeting notes app with Active Listening, real-time transcription, always-on AI chat, and Google Calendar integration.
Snug tiles every window the moment it opens
From its maker: Snug tiles every window the moment it opens, with layouts for big and ultrawide displays and scenes that come back when you dock.
macOS already does a lot. Spotlight launches apps and does quick sums, Focus modes silence notifications, Stage Manager groups windows, and Notes and Reminders cover simple lists. A new app earns its place when it does one job clearly better for you than these, or does a job they skip.
Focus and planning live next door: see the best note taking apps, clipboard and text apps and the best window manager for Mac. For a short starter set, see must-have Mac apps.
There is no single best one for everyone. MacPip lists 36: Droppy, Caddie, Blook - Private Bookmark Manager, Toolbox, ByeCtrlClick, Aurator, Aureon, Cuewake, Slap Alert, EZ Save, NotesXD, Snug and 24 more. If you want it free, look at Caddie. 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 Cuewake. If you want open source code, look at Pixtamer.
Ja. Mit kostenloser Version auf MacPip: Caddie, Blook - Private Bookmark Manager, Slap Alert, EZ Save, NotesXD, Otterdock, Pixtamer, ScreenVerb, ActionClip, LokalBot, Sonder, JellyDraw and 2 more.
Mit Einmalkauf-Option, damit du ein Abo vermeiden kannst: Droppy, Blook - Private Bookmark Manager, Toolbox, ByeCtrlClick, Aurator, Cuewake, Slap Alert, Snug, Otterdock, MightyBench, Keystone | Habit Tracker, PasteNotch and 15 more.
Nach Angabe der Maker oder nach unserer Prüfung: Droppy, ByeCtrlClick, Cuewake, Slap Alert, Keystone | Habit Tracker, PasteNotch, ScreenVerb, Proof Take, DraftKey, Taskglass, ActionClip, MacVisor and 10 more.
Jede hat einen datierten Bericht auf ihrer Seite: Droppy, Caddie, Blook - Private Bookmark Manager, Toolbox, ByeCtrlClick, Aurator, Aureon, Cuewake, Slap Alert, EZ Save, NotesXD, Snug and 3 more.
Apps, die eine Person geprüft hat, kommen zuerst, die neueste Prüfung vorn, danach der Rest nach Datum des Hinzufügens. Bezahlung ändert die Reihenfolge nie, und gesponserte Zeilen sind gekennzeichnet und getrennt.
