My Mac apps I use for productivity and more
This is a curated selection of Mac apps. All are free, and most are open source on GitHub. I use these on macOS 26.
- Raycast — Spotlight replacement that is awsome
- Aerial — Custom animated wallpaper and screen saver
- BoringNotch — Adds media controls, volume/battery notifications, calendar, and file tray to the notch
- Disk Space Analyzer — Free disk analyzer
- Everyday Habit Tracker — Simple daily to-dos (mine is Code, Read, Puzzle, for example)
- Grammarly — Why not
- IconChanger — Custom app icons
- Ghostery — Safari ad/tracker block extension
- Proton Pass, Mail & VPN — Free, Swiss-backed, privacy-first VPN and encrypted mail/files
- uBlock Origin Lite — Safari ad/tracker block extension
- Vivaldi — European browser, privacy and customizable
- Safari - Safe, integrated, fast, looks good when customized
- LaunchOS — The removed app launchpad that Spotlight replaced
- Nightshift — Safari dark mode extension
- PDFgear: PDF Editor & Reader — PDF editor, iOS too
- Pixen — Pixel art editor
- SuperWhisper — Dictation replacement with better local AI and faster
- GIMP — Any format free image editor
- Karabiner-Elements — External keyboard mapping
- Mac Mouse Fix — External mouse mapping
- LocalSend — Any device file share
- MonitorControl — External monitor controls for brightness and more
- OPAutoClicker — Auto clicker
- Pearcleaner — App remover that gets all left-behind files
- ProNotes — Apple Notes upgrade for formatting and more
- Stats — RAM, GPU, CPU, heat, and more monitor
- SuperCorners — Better Mac hot corners (I use with LaunchOS)
- Thaw — Menu bar item hider
- Upscayl — Local AI image upscaler
- VLC — Media player
- Battery - Battery limiter
- KeepingYouAwake - Prevents display from turning off
- HyperKey - Useful
- Godot — Game engine
- TurboWarp — Beginner-friendly block coding
- Visual Studio Code — Code and file editor
- ChatGPT — Image work
- Claude — Great for research, small app coding, & and debugging my code.
- Perplexity — Up-to-date for quick questions and great mac integration
- oMLX — Better local AI for mac
- CKAN — Kerbal Space Program mod manager
- Nvidia GeForce NOW — Free cloud gaming if you own the game
- Whisky - To play GoT Kingsroad