Guides to Mac apps
Finding, comparing and choosing Mac apps from indie makers.
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All guidesBest AI apps for Mac
AI apps for Mac from the Mac Directory catalog: a desktop assistant and MCP client, a coding agent, an app-review agent, and Mac tools that add an AI assistant to a job you already do.
Best free Mac apps
Free Mac apps from the Mac Directory catalog for the menu bar, windows, focus, video downloads and Xcode cleanup, with what free means for each one.
Best Mac apps for developers
Mac apps for developers from the Mac Directory catalog: a coding agent, Xcode cleanup, a hex and text editor, secrets from the command line, app distribution, and window tools.
Best menu bar apps for Mac
Ten menu bar apps from the Mac Directory catalog, grouped by job: hiding icons, organizing them, and putting a calendar, a task or a browser one click away.
Best Raycast alternatives for Mac
Keyboard launchers, window switchers, window managers and tweak tools from the Mac Directory catalog that cover the jobs people use a launcher for.