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
- Clor
Runs Claude Code and Codex jobs in parallel inside isolated containers, locally or on cloud runners, with memory shared across them.
Since 2018
Free plan · Developer tools · Developers
- 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
- 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
- OpenPanel
A hosting control panel that gives each customer their own isolated container with separate database, PHP and cache.
Free plan · Website builders · Agencies
- 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
- 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
- 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
- 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
- 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
- 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
- balenaCloud
Cloud service for deploying, updating and monitoring fleets of Linux IoT devices using containers.
Since 2020
Free plan · Developer tools · Developers
- 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
- 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
- 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
- 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
- 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
- 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
- OrbStack
A light Mac app that runs Docker containers, Kubernetes and Linux machines as a Docker Desktop replacement.
Since 2023
Developer tools · Developers
- 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
- Bottlefire
Turns Docker images into single Linux files that boot as Firecracker microVMs, with no setup or root needed.
Free plan · Developer tools · Developers
- 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
- 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
- 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
- AIR Blackbox
Records every AI agent decision in a signed, tamper-evident log so teams can show regulators what their AI did under the EU AI Act.
Since 2026
Free plan · Developer tools · Developers
- 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
- 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
- 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
- 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