No moat. Still in business.
Software directory for those who don’t want to rebuild, own the updates, the bugs, the support.
- MLJAR Studio
Desktop data analysis app where you ask about your data in plain English and get Python code, charts and notebooks run on your computer.
Since 2017
Data and spreadsheets
- 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
- Pika
Turn screenshots into framed, styled images and mockups for social posts, app stores and marketing.
Since 2022
Free plan · Design and images · Agencies
- 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
- 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
- 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
- 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
- Apploye
Tracks staff work hours and computer activity with timesheets, screenshots and reports for remote and office teams.
Free trial · Time tracking · Agencies
- Doczilla
An API that renders HTML and saved templates into PDFs and screenshots, for developers who need documents from their apps.
Pay as you go · Documents and e-signature · Developers
- SayIt
A Mac menu bar app that reads any selected text aloud with offline speech models, including local voice cloning.
Since 2026
Free · Video and audio · Individuals and families
- SSL Insecure Content Fixer
Fixes the mixed content and insecure content warnings a WordPress site shows after it moves to HTTPS.
Website builders
- Chime
Mac app that blocks your screen with a reminder before each meeting and lets you join in one click.
Since 2025
Free trial · Scheduling and booking
- Shottr
A small Mac app for taking, marking up and measuring screenshots, with text recognition, built for designers and developers.
Free plan · Design and images · 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
- Teampaper
Mac screenshot and screen recording tool with a cloud space where teams and clients store, comment on and share captures.
Design and images · Agencies
- Capty
Mac app that captures stills and video of your Mac, iPhone or iPad screen, then lets you mark up and add backgrounds before sharing.
One-off payment · Design and images · Creators and writers
- 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
- Flameshot
Screenshot tool for desktop users that lets you capture an area, mark it up with arrows, blur or text, and save it.
Free · Design and images
- 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
- 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
- Snapzy
Free open-source Mac app for screenshots and screen recordings, with markup, OCR and a GIF editor.
Free · Design and images · Individuals and families
- 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
- AlDente
Lets MacBook owners cap the battery charge level so the battery lasts longer and stays healthy.
Free plan · Something else · Individuals and families
- Xnapper
Mac screenshot tool that adds backgrounds, hides private details and pulls out text, for people sharing screenshots online.
Since 2024
Free · Design and images · Creators and writers
- 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
- Quadratic
Spreadsheet that links to databases and files and lets AI write the formulas, Python and charts for you.
Since 2023
Data and spreadsheets
- CodeBurn
Tracks token use and spend across AI coding tools like Claude Code and Cursor, broken down by model, project and pull request.
Free · Developer tools · Developers
- WhatCable
Mac menu bar app that tells you what speed and charging power your USB-C cables and chargers really support.
Free plan · Something else · 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
- 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
- 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
- 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
- KeyGhost
Mac menu-bar app that makes Caps Lock or another key a launcher: hold it, see your apps on a keyboard overlay, tap a letter to open one.
Since 2026
Focus and productivity · Individuals and families
- SharePad
Mac menu bar app that shows a plugged-in iPad as a window, so you can draw on it and share it in video calls.
Since 2026
One-off payment · Video and audio · 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
- 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
- Mouse Jiggler for Mac
A Mac menu bar app that moves the cursor to stop your computer sleeping, with schedules and automatic stop rules.
Free plan · Focus and productivity · Individuals and families
- AirStats
A very light Mac menu bar monitor showing CPU, memory, GPU, network, battery and temperature, with threshold alerts.
Free · Something else · Individuals and families
- 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
- IconCraft
Change the icon and name of any Mac app and manage default apps in one list, with full undo.
Free · Something else · Individuals and families
- Gitbar
Mac menu bar app listing your open pull requests, reviews you owe and assigned GitHub issues in one panel.
Since 2026
Free · Developer tools · Developers
- JP the Cat
A Mac menu bar app and widget that tracks tokens, spend and limits across AI coding agents such as Claude Code and Codex.
Since 2026
One-off payment · Developer tools · Developers
- GifJot
Mac menu bar recorder that captures a chosen screen region as a GIF, MP4 without sound or PNG, saved locally with no watermark.
Since 2026
Free · Video and audio · Developers
- Vitals
Mac activity monitor that shows resource use per app rather than per process, keeps twelve months of data and alerts on problem apps.
Since 2026
One-off payment · Developer tools · Individuals and families
- ScreenTranslate
A free Mac app that translates text you select or capture on screen, running on the device so it works offline.
Free · Focus and productivity · Individuals and families
- CleanShot X
Mac app for taking, annotating and sharing screenshots and screen recordings, with cloud links.
Design and images · 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
- Slink
A self-hosted image hosting app where teams upload and share pictures with passwords, expiry dates and an API.
Free · Design and images · Creators and writers