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Thaw

Development of Ice seems to be frozen, so try this fork that has the goal of making it “one of the most versatile menu bar tools available.”


Itsypad

Scratchpad combines a text editor and clipboard manager. Editor features syncing across your Macs, markdown, multi-tabs, split view, find and replace, while clipboard manager has 1,000-item history, keyboard navigation, and grid or panel layout. And much more.


Information Superhighway

If you really must doom scroll, why not learn a few things? Read random Wikipedia articles, one after the other. If you want to read more, tap the button.


LosslessCut video editing is fast, free and — of course — lossless

This visual interface gives you all the advantages of FFmpeg without having to tinker with Terminal.

FineTune

Set individual volume levels per app, route apps to different output devices, and apply EQ from your menu bar. Real-time VU meters and persistent settings.


DockAnchor

If you have a second screen, and your mouse strays too close to the bottom, the dock will move over. Now you can stop this irksome behaviour.


MiddleDrag

Use three-finger gestures for middle-click and middle-drag on your Mac trackpad. Handy for CAD and 3D modelling, web browsing, and coding.


Lenscape

View and manage your photos and videos in gallery mode, full screen mode or with thumbnails. Select to apply actions: move, copy, trash or open in Finder. Compare photos with split screen.


Russet

A private, customizable AI companion powered by Apple Intelligence that runs fully on-device. Also provides access to several other offline-capable AI models you can download. Use your OpenAI API key to access their cloud models.


Clean Links

Avoid phishing risks or data leaks by previewing the real destination of QR codes, removing trackers from URLs and expanding short links. Works with share sheets and automation. Can be monitored in your clipboard.


Grila

Use your keyboard to access and navigate a calendar that defaults to the current month plus the previous and next two-to-three weeks. Features include pinning, an hourly chime and the date in the menu bar. You can also see events and reminders. Lots of themes and colours.


Apple Notes Exporter

Bulk export notes from Apple Notes (including iCloud) to HTML, LaTeX, Markdown and other formats while preserving their folder structure.


uFocus

Distraction-free writing for plain text, Markdown or Fountain documents that can be exported to HTML, printed or be used to create a PDF. Keep files in your own directory. Also includes statistics and dynamic outline.