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Software directory for those who don’t want to rebuild, own the updates, the bugs, the support.

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  • hdoc

    Generates searchable API docs from C++ code and Markdown pages, with optional hosting, for C++ teams.

    Since 2021

    Developer tools · Developers

  • Shimo

    A Mac menu bar app that connects to work and personal VPNs over OpenVPN, WireGuard, AnyConnect, IPsec and other protocols.

    Free trial · Security and passwords

  • Text Capture

    Mac menu bar app that grabs text from any part of the screen, including images and videos, using local OCR.

    Since 2024

    One-off payment · Focus and productivity · Individuals and families

  • Sensei

    Watches your Mac's CPU, GPU, battery and storage from the menu bar and helps find large files to delete.

    Something else · Individuals and families

  • Capacities

    Note taking app where people, books, ideas and links become linked entries rather than documents sorted into folders.

    Free plan · Notes and knowledge · Individuals and families

  • MWeb

    Markdown app for Mac and iOS to write, keep notes and publish them as a static blog.

    One-off payment · Website builders · Individuals and families

  • Scriptarious

    A Mac menu bar app for writing, storing and running shell scripts with one click or a hotkey.

    Since 2022

    Free · Automation and integrations · Individuals and families

  • Calendar0

    Shows Google, Outlook and iCloud calendars in one tray app, with quick add, booking links and call notes.

    Since 2025

    Free plan · Scheduling and booking

  • ForcePush

    A Mac menu bar timer that prompts push-up breaks during the day and compares your sets with your GitHub commits.

    Since 2026

    One-off payment · Health and habits · Individuals and families

  • mcpock

    A Mac menu bar app that tests the MCP servers your AI agents rely on and flags ones that are broken, slow or need sign-in.

    Free · Uptime and monitoring · Developers

  • WhyFi

    Sits in the Mac menu bar, checks signal, latency and DNS, and explains what is slowing your wireless connection and how to fix it.

    Since 2026

    One-off payment · Home and car · Individuals and families

  • Pulse

    A Mac menu bar app that shows stock, crypto and metal prices, charts and your position profit or loss at a glance.

    One-off payment · Money and budgeting · Individuals and families

  • ProcessSpy

    A Mac process monitor with CPU and memory history per process, filters and a menu bar dashboard for power users.

    One-off payment · Developer tools · Individuals and families

  • DisplayBuddy

    Menu bar app for Mac and Windows that sets brightness, volume and input on external monitors, with presets and schedules.

    Focus and productivity · Individuals and families

  • OpenNotas

    Lightweight note app for phone and desktop that syncs through your own storage backend and encrypts notes end to end.

    Notes and knowledge · Individuals and families

  • Justnote

    Simple note app focused on privacy, free to use, with a low yearly plan that adds tags, locked notes and dark mode.

    Free plan · Notes and knowledge · Individuals and families

  • R2Drop

    Mac menu bar app that uploads files to Cloudflare R2 by drag and drop or right-click and copies the public link.

    Free · Developer tools · Developers

  • Bartender

    A Mac app for hiding, ordering and searching menu bar icons, with rules that show items only when needed.

    Free trial · Focus and productivity · Individuals and families

  • SaneBar

    A free Mac app that hides and groups menu bar icons, with a Touch ID lock and rules for when items appear.

    Free · Focus and productivity · Individuals and families

  • AlDente

    Lets MacBook owners cap the battery charge level so the battery lasts longer and stays healthy.

    Free plan · Something else · Individuals and families

  • HideNotch

    Hides the notch on MacBooks by making the menu bar solid black, with an option to round the screen corners.

    Free · Something else · Individuals and families

  • Sleepr

    A Mac menu bar timer that puts the computer to sleep after a show or podcast, on a schedule or by voice.

    Something else · Individuals and families

  • Notenik

    A Mac notes app that keeps notes as plain Markdown text files in folders you choose, with links between notes.

    Free · Notes and knowledge · Individuals and families

  • BlackFlare

    A Mac menu bar app that stops your laptop sleeping while Claude Code or Codex runs and alerts you when a task finishes.

    Since 2026

    Developer tools · Developers

  • Scrolodex

    Mac utility in the menu bar for people who juggle many windows: hold Option and scroll the wheel to flip between them.

    Since 2026

    Free · Focus and productivity · Individuals and families

  • Tidy

    Mac menu bar utility that reads text in images and scanned PDFs offline and renames each file to match what it contains.

    Since 2026

    One-off payment · Focus and productivity · Individuals and families

  • Dynamic Menu Bar

    Mac app that changes the menu bar's colour and shape to match your screen or music, or to a look you set for each app.

    One-off payment · Something else · Individuals and families

  • Memos

    A self-hosted place to jot quick markdown notes in a personal timeline, keeping each private or shared.

    Notes and knowledge · Individuals and families

  • Glyph

    A Mac app for writing and linking plain Markdown notes in your own folders, with boards, tables and optional AI help.

    Since 2026

    Free plan · Notes and knowledge · Individuals and families

  • Agents Never Sleep

    A small Mac menu bar app that keeps your machine awake, lid closed or not, so long AI agent jobs keep running.

    Since 2026

    One-off payment · Developer tools · Developers

  • QuietSpeech

    Mac menu bar app that turns your speech into clean text in any app, using on-device Apple Intelligence.

    One-off payment · Focus and productivity · Individuals and families

  • Darkwrite

    Free offline notebook app that keeps notes on your device with themes, PDF export and one-click backups, no account required.

    Free · Notes and knowledge · Individuals and families

  • What Just Pinged Me?

    Mac menu bar utility that identifies which app, browser tab or notification played a sound and lets you replay it.

    Since 2026

    Free · Focus and productivity · Individuals and families

  • Voxxy

    A Mac menu bar app where you hold a key, speak, and the transcribed text is pasted into whatever field you are typing in.

    Since 2026

    One-off payment · Focus and productivity · Individuals and families

  • Memotron

    Open-source notes app for keeping personal knowledge, with offline use, quick capture and apps for web, Mac and iPhone.

    Since 2025

    Notes and knowledge · Individuals and families

  • Rungeist

    Mac menu bar app that lists local dev servers, ports and Docker containers so developers can open, restart or stop them.

    Since 2026

    One-off payment · Developer tools · Developers

  • Promptrack

    Menu bar app for Mac that logs your Claude Code prompts, tokens, lines written and active hours, all from files on your machine.

    Since 2026

    One-off payment · Developer tools · Developers

  • Badgeify

    Puts app icons with unread badges from Messages, Mail, Slack and others in the Mac menu bar, handy if you hide the Dock.

    Since 2025

    Free plan · Focus and productivity · Individuals and families

  • Symbiote

    Mac menu bar app that keeps apps and big files on an external drive and links them back so they still show up as normal.

    Since 2026

    One-off payment · Something else · Individuals and families

  • ExtraBar

    Mac utility to fill the menu bar with your own links into apps, quick actions and shortcuts, all triggered from the keyboard.

    Since 2026

    One-off payment · Focus and productivity · Individuals and families

  • TuckBar

    A free Mac app that hides the menu bar on the monitors you choose, to stop OLED burn-in, and shows it when you hover.

    Free · Focus and productivity · Individuals and families

  • Dropper

    Drag files onto this Mac menu bar app to store them in a Cloudflare R2 bucket you own and copy a share page link, with no subscription.

    Since 2026

    Free · Something else · Individuals and families

  • Thaw

    A Mac utility that tidies your menu bar by hiding icons you rarely use and letting you find any item with a shortcut.

    Free · Focus and productivity · Individuals and families

  • Claude God

    Mac menu bar app that shows how much of your Claude and Claude Code quota and spend you have used.

    Free · Developer tools · Developers

  • Plainpad

    A simple notes app you host yourself for study plans, trip lists and ideas, with encryption, quick search and optional paid hosting.

    Free · Notes and knowledge · Individuals and families

  • Crisp

    Controls external monitors on a Mac from the menu bar: sharper scaling, hardware brightness, presets, virtual displays and arrangement.

    Free · Something else · Individuals and families

  • CodexBar

    A Mac menu bar app that shows usage limits, credits, costs and reset times for the AI coding tools a developer pays for.

    Free · Developer tools · Developers

  • horita

    A Mac menu bar app that counts down to your next meeting and opens its Zoom, Meet or Teams call in one click.

    Free · Focus and productivity