Stapler
Launch all the stuff you need at once for a task or project — apps, folders, files, images, or anything else you can create an alias to.
Free Mac apps
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Links to 100% free Mac apps
- A to Z Archive
- Animation
- Audio
- Automation
- Backup
- Calculator
- Calendar
- Clipboards
- Code Snippets
- Compression
- Converters
- Deletion
- Drawing
- Education
- File Sharing
- Finance
- FTP
- Functionality
- Graphics Tools
- Health
- Internet
- Journals
- Launchers
- Maintenance
- Markdown
- Media Hubs
- Media Players
- Menu Bar Apps
- Menu Bar Managers
- Messaging
- Miscellaneous
- Music
- News
- Notes
- Outliners
- Painting
- Photo Editing
- Presentation
- Screen Capture
- Search
- Security
- System Monitors
- Terminal
- Text Editors
- Text Tools
- Three Dimensional
- Timers
- To-Do
- Utilities Misc
- Video
- Weather
- Web Browsing
- Window Management
- Word Processors
- Workflows
Categories
- A to Z Archive
- Animation
- Audio
- Automation
- Backup
- Calculator
- Calendar
- Clipboards
- Code Snippets
- Compression
- Converters
- Deletion
- Drawing
- Education
- File Sharing
- Finance
- FTP
- Functionality
- Graphics Tools
- Health
- Internet
- Journals
- Launchers
- Maintenance
- Markdown
- Media Hubs
- Media Players
- Menu Bar Apps
- Menu Bar Managers
- Messaging
- Miscellaneous
- Music
- News
- Notes
- Outliners
- Painting
- Photo Editing
- Presentation
- Screen Capture
- Search
- Security
- System Monitors
- Terminal
- Text Editors
- Text Tools
- Three Dimensional
- Timers
- To-Do
- Utilities Misc
- Video
- Weather
- Web Browsing
- Window Management
- Word Processors
- Workflows
SwiftShift
Move or resize windows by holding down a key that you designate, then moving your pointer — wherever it happens to be.
Maestral
Dropbox client with extra features such as command line tools, excluding local files from syncing, and allowing syncing of multiple Dropbox accounts.
MagicQuit
Have your apps quit after a certain amount of time that can be customized in the settings. You can uncheck the ones you don’t want to quit. They won’t quit if there is unsaved data.
PicArrange
Go beyond what you can do in the Finder, and sort the pictures on your Mac by colour, content or similarity.
Shortery
Run Apple shortcuts based on triggers, such as switching between light and dark mode, starting or quitting an app, stopping, starting for recording audio — plus much more.
Hammerspoon
Use Lua code to create automation that interacts with apps, windows, keyboard and mouse events, clipboards, wifi, and much more.
Network Utility
Check on your network connections using several different tests in one package with this revival of the utility that used to come with OS X.
Aware
Keep track in the menu bar of the hours and minutes you are active on your Mac. The timer goes if you’re using the mouse or keyboard, and pauses if you’re not.
ToyViewer
Lightweight image viewer has the ability to open a wide variety of formats, including WebP, HEIC and SVG. Can also save-as to many formats. You can scan and display the images in a folder, plus a number of editing functions are included.
LocalSend
Share files with nearby devices, including Windows, Linux, Android and iOS. File transfer is peer-to-peer with end-to-end encryption. Easy discovery of other devices.
Red Lines
Create a grid or layout on the full screen or the window of your choice. Can also put lines where you want them and save them as sets. Includes a zoom tool and is highly customizable.
Menu Bar Spacing
Use a slider to decide on the spacing between menu bar items. A shortcuts action enables automated spacing adjustments for various scenarios.