Mac Tools

Canopy runs parallel Claude Code sessions as tabs in one native macOS window — each in its own git worktree, each its own Claude. Close the app and every session resumes with its conversation intact. One-click "Merge & Finish" handles the merge-and-cleanup dance, a split shell pane lets you run git without interrupting Claude, and an Activity dashboard shows where your tokens actually went. Native SwiftUI, no Electron. macOS 14+, AGPL-3.0. Built by someone who uses it daily.

PicOne is a native macOS menu-bar image uploader with no Dock icon or main window. Upload via file picker, drag & drop, clipboard, or Finder right-click. Supports GitHub, S3-compatible (AWS/R2/COS/MinIO), Alibaba OSS, Qiniu, Upyun, Imgur, SM.MS, WebDAV, local folder & custom hosts. Built-in image processing (convert, compress, resize, watermark). MAS only, App Sandbox, zero third-party dependencies. Free trial available, then one-time purchase.

Revi turns your voice into text in every app on your computer. Everything runs on-device — no cloud, no account, no subscription. 25+ languages with automatic detection, on-device engines (Whisper, Parakeet, Apple), a built-in clipboard manager, and it stays silent in password fields. Pay €7.99 once, yours forever. Mac · Windows · Linux.

Stash is a hidden side pocket for your Mac Dock, built for the apps you use often enough to keep close, but not often enough to leave permanently visible. Pick up to 6 apps, calibrate Stash to your Dock, then reveal them with a quick hover whenever you need them. It keeps your Dock cleaner without turning it into a replacement launcher. Stash runs quietly from the menu bar, includes a 24-hour free trial, and is built for macOS Tahoe.

Invoko is an AI desktop helper you can talk to while you work. Bring it beside anything on your screen, ask it questions, or let it handle tasks across your apps.

Most AI tools make you explain the context before they can help. Goldfish already has it. It privately remembers what you’ve been working on across your Mac, then helps you write better from any app. Press Option in a text field to draft replies, summarize threads, rewrite sentences, or recall important details from your recent work without copying, pasting, or re-explaining the whole backstory.

A native macOS quick-access window for Proton Pass. Hit a hotkey from any app, search your logins, copy a username, password or one-time code. Plus an SSH agent that gates your SSH keys behind Touch ID, like 1Password. Keyboard-driven. Free and open source.

Ultramemory turns your email, Slack, files, and screenshots into a private memory on your Mac — making everything searchable and answers your questions with citations you can check. Free, open source, fully local.

Conan is a native macOS app that wraps Claude Code in a live HUD — every prompt, tool call, skill, and token, surfaced as it happens.

Permute is a quick image, audio, and video converter. You can use it for files of all formats because Permute can convert anything into anything (almost). For water to water-to-wine conversion, you’d have to refer to other authorities, but media files can become whatever format you need them to. Plus, Permute also has some additional goodies like merging two videos into one or adding a subtitle track.

Proxee turns your phone into a dedicated mobile UI preview monitor for local development. Unlike browser emulators or tools like BrowserSync, it's a native macOS menu bar app with QR pairing, automatic reconnection, bidirectional sync (navigation, scroll, theme), SSR-safe proxying and support for auth flows including OAuth redirects. It's zero-config, framework-agnostic, 100% local, and includes a native iOS companion for a seamless real-device testing workflow.

Record your screen and instantly turn raw footage into polished, presentation-ready videos with smart zoom effects, smooth motion blur, webcam overlay, background music, and a built-in editor. No complex editing tools. No subscriptions. Just clean, high-quality demos in minutes. Export in up to 4K and share videos that actually feel professional whether you're showcasing a product, onboarding users, or recording tutorials. One-time purchase. No subscription. Just ScreenCharm.

Most Mac security tools need agents, signups, or MDM. fort doesn't. One command checks 15+ security settings: FileVault, SIP, firewall, screen lock, local admin rights, Gatekeeper, SSH, AirDrop and more. Reports a score and fixes most issues automatically. Single binary. No telemetry. MIT licensed. Perfect for developers hardening their own Mac, and for teams preparing for SOC 2 or ISO 27001 without the MDM overhead. brew install djadmin/tap/fort

Cove saves your complete Mac workspace as a named Session — apps, window positions, browser tabs, terminal directories, Finder paths, even your Focus Mode. One click and it all comes back exactly where you left it. Native adapters for Safari, Chrome, Arc, Terminal, iTerm, VS Code, Xcode, Slack & more. Auto-detect suggests the right Session as you work. 100% local, no cloud, no tracking, no subscription. $9 launch (reg. $19), one-time, 14-day refund. — Alex, solo indie dev

Privacy-first voice recorder for Mac and iPhone. Transcripts and AI summaries run on-device via Apple Speech and FoundationModels — no server, no account, nothing leaving your machine. Every recording exports as a Markdown file with YAML frontmatter — yours, on disk, ready for Obsidian or git. A built-in local MCP server lets Claude Code and other AI tools query the archive. Designed experience-first, to keep you in the moment. $7.99, buy once — Mac and iPhone, no subscription.

Limelight makes everything you do on screen easy to follow. 🔦 Spotlight your cursor, ⌨️ show the keys you press, and ✏️ draw on screen — so your audience never loses track of what you're doing. Works with Zoom, OBS, Keynote, Google Slides, anything. Native, offline, no account. No subscription — $9 once, with a 7-day free trial.

hora Calendar is a native Mac app for Google Calendar. See your next meeting in the menu bar, join Meet, Zoom, and Teams in one click, create events fast, schedule focus time, and sync directly with Google without proxying calendar data through hora servers.

Supaste is a local-first clipboard and screenshot history app for Mac. Save copied text, links, images, files, code, colors, and screenshots in a beautiful searchable timeline.

FloatPic is the ultra-minimalist macOS native image viewer. Borderless floating window, native gestures, blazing-fast loading, supports 30+ image formats. Make the software disappear, let images float.

Audex Trace is a Mac mini player for Apple Music that shows what is actually playing in real time: codec, bit depth, sample rate, and output match status. It also shows Playing Next, estimates upcoming queue quality, and warns about tracks that may skip or fail before they interrupt playback.

RadianceKit is the first native macOS app for 3D Gaussian Splatting. Drop in photos or video of any object or scene — it aligns the cameras, trains the model, and renders a photorealistic 3D reconstruction, all locally on your Mac's GPU. No Python, no CUDA, no cloud. Simple Mode for one-click results, Scene-Class Presets (Render/Outdoor/Indoor), and full Expert control. Export to 6 formats, orbit videos, and web viewers. M1+, $7.99 one-time, 3-day trial.