Mini Diarium
Private offline diary app features AES-256-GCM encryption, local-first storage, no cloud, and no telemetry. The trade-off is that it is desktop-only.
A curated selection of 457 free Mac apps — no trials, no ads, no betas, no limitations
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- AI
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- Automation
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- Calculator
- Calendar
- Clipboard
- Clock
- Code Editor
- Code Snippets
- Compression
- Converter
- Database
- Deletion
- Dictation
- Display
- Dock
- Drawing
- Education
- File Sharing
- Finance
- Finder
- FTP
- Functionality
- Graphics Tool
- Health
- Image Manager
- Journal
- Launcher
- Maintenance
- Markdown
- Media Hub
- Media Player
- Menu Bar
- Menu Bar Manager
- Messaging
- Miscellaneous
- Music
- News
- Notes
- Outliner
- Painting
- Photo Editing
- Playful
- Pomodoro
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- Screen Capture
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- System Monitor
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- Text Tool
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- Writing
Scrimpy’s Latest
Updated as we find apps we like or stuff we want to talk about.
QuickCrop
All those hundreds of icons on thriftmac have had their transparent pixels trimmed to the artwork itself. I found a cheap paid app to do this, but now QuickCrop does the same for free.
Snapzy
Screen captures with a slick open source app that features area selection, scroll capture, built-in editor, screen recording, privacy, text recognition, capture history, and subject capture.
Stickier
It’s Stickies on steroids. Access them from the menu bar and sync them across your devices. Pinning makes them stay on top. Customization includes fonts, colours and background images. Text can be styled. You can collapse them and keep them in a tidy grid.
Alic has replaced my old friend ImageOptim
Alic is much faster than ImageOptim and has many more options. So of course I switched.
Stik
One-click notes app promises to get you back to work in under three seconds. Press commmand-shift-S to get a floating post-it, type your note, then press escape. Notes are saved as plain markdown files on your Mac. On-device AI helps with semantic search and smart folder suggestions.
Nodes
This writing app is designed to be minimal, beautiful and fast. Instant search understands both context and keywords. It renders markdown as you type. Files and LLMs stay on your device.
Intellidock
Your dock slides out of the way if a window comes near it. Comes with levels of sensitivity that you can adjust.
Alic
Super fast image compressor keeps a copy of the original and allows you create profiles for different needs. Supports WebP and has a resizing option.
Numsy
A minimalist calculator for your menu bar that features history, percentages (such as sales tax), customization and the option of multiple calculators.
Spank
Give your Mac a smack and it says “ow!” Also has sexy and Halo (yes, the game) modes. Or get it to play custom MP3s of your choice. You control the sensitivity.
massCode
A code snippets manager that includes markdown notes, HTTP requests, calculations, and built-in developer tools. Integrates with VS Code and Raycast. Data stays on your computer.
macAppLibrary
For those times when you have so many apps that you can’t remember what some of them do — an app that scans them and provides a descriptions of each.