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  1. Yate icon
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    Yate was developed for people who are serious about tagging and organizing their audio files. The application was designed from the ground up for Mac users. It is a 100% Cocoa written application and uses its own tagging library. Yate will tag mp3, m4a and FLAC files.

    Cost / License

    • Paid
    • Proprietary

    Platforms

    • Mac
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  2. X Lossless Decoder (XLD) is a tool for Mac OS X that is able to decode/convert/play various 'lossless' audio files. The supported audio files can be split into some tracks with cue sheet when decoding. It works on Mac OS X 10.3 and later. Supports: (Ogg) FLAC (.flac/.

    Cost / License

    • Free
    • Open Source

    Application types

    Platforms

    • Mac
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  3. Cross-platform, free media player supports multimedia files, DVDs, streaming, offers hardware acceleration, 4K, lossless audio, and more.

    Cost / License

    • Free
    • Open Source

    Application types

    Platforms

    • Mac
    • Windows
    • Linux
    • Android
    • iPhone
    • Android Tablet
    • BSD
    • iPad
    • AppImageHub
    • Apple Watch
    • Snapcraft
    • Google Chrome
    • Apple TV
    • Flathub
    • PortableApps.com
    • F-Droid
    • Kindle Fire
    • Haiku
    • Android TV
    • Homebrew
    • Chocolatey
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    Tweetbot is an award-winning, full-featured* Twitter client for the Mac. It has a beautiful interface with light & dark themes, multiple-column support and much more.

    Cost / License

    • Paid
    • Proprietary

    Application type

    Platforms

    • Mac
    • iPhone
    • iPad
    • Apple Watch
    • Twitter
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  5. The fastest way to read and write Windows disks from Mac OS X, which doesn't support writing to NTFS volumes out-of-the box. It builds and extends upon the proven stability of the open source NTFS-3G to deliver a full featured, commercial grade NTFS driver for your Mac.

    Cost / License

    • Paid
    • Proprietary

    Platforms

    • Mac
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  6. Transmit icon
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    Transmit is a fast and wonderful file transfer app. It supports every major cloud storage provider, and it looks awfully nice.

    Cost / License

    • Paid
    • Proprietary

    Application types

    Platforms

    • Mac
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    Transmit screenshot 1
  7. tinyMediaManager is a media management tool written in Java/Swing. It is written to provide metadata for the Kodi Media Center (formerly known as XBMC), MediaPortal and Plex media server.

    Cost / License

    • Freemium
    • Open Source

    Application types

    Platforms

    • Mac
    • Windows
    • Linux
    TV-Shows
    MovieSets
    Movies
  8. Textual icon
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    Textual is the world's most popular application for interacting with Internet Relay Chat (IRC) chatrooms on macOS.

    Cost / License

    • Paid
    • Proprietary

    Application type

    Platforms

    • Mac
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  9. Sophisticated text editor for code with sleek interface, multi-select tabs, side-by-side definitions, and swift variable renaming using multiple selections.

    Cost / License

    • Freemium
    • Proprietary

    Application types

    Platforms

    • Mac
    • Windows
    • Linux
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  10. Powerful podcast player offering streaming, downloading, episode search, 'Up Next' syncing, and improved discovery with curated recommendations.

    Cost / License

    • Freemium
    • Open Source

    Platforms

    • Mac
    • Windows
    • Online
    • Android
    • iPhone
    • Chrome OS
    • Android Tablet
    • iPad
    • Apple Watch
    • Android Auto
    • Android Wear
    • Apple Car Play
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  11. Organize your recipes. Create grocery lists. Plan your meals. Download recipes from your favorite websites. Seamlessly sync to all your devices.

    Cost / License

    • Paid
    • Proprietary

    Platforms

    • Mac
    • Windows
    • Android
    • iPhone
    • Android Tablet
    • iPad
    • Apple Watch
    Paprika Recipe Manager screenshot 1
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  12. MediaInfo icon
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    MediaInfo supplies technical and tag information about a video or audio file. Supports many audio and video formats, with different methods of viewing information.

    Cost / License

    • Free
    • Open Source

    Application type

    Platforms

    • Mac
    • Windows
    • Linux
    • PortableApps.com
    • Flatpak
    • Snapcraft
    • Flathub
    • iPhone
    • iPad
    • Android
    • Android Tablet
    • AWS Lambda
    • Online
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  13. MakeMKV icon
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    Rips DVD and Blu-Ray discs to MKV, preserving all video, audio, chapters, and subtitles without compression, with support for disc decryption and streaming.

    Cost / License

    • Freemium
    • Proprietary

    Application types

    Platforms

    • Mac
    • Windows
    • Linux
    • Kodi
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  14. Macfusion icon
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    Macfusion is an open source Mac application that allows you to work with files on servers across the internet, as if they were sitting on your computer. Macfusion presents a Volume in Finder, letting you use your favorite Mac applications to work with them.

    Cost / License

    • Free
    • Open Source

    Platforms

    • Mac
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  15. Firewall tool for monitoring, controlling, and alerting on outgoing network connections, with real-time user notifications and customizable rule-based access control.

    Cost / License

    • Paid
    • Proprietary

    Application types

    Platforms

    • Mac
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  16. The Kindle app puts millions of books, magazines, newspapers, comics, and manga at your fingertips.

    Cost / License

    • Freemium
    • Proprietary

    Application types

    Platforms

    • Mac
    • Windows
    • Online
    • Android
    • iPhone
    • Android Tablet
    • iPad
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  17. iStat is a series of system monitor apps. It's available in different versions: iStat Menus, iStat for iOS and iStat Server as a companion application to the iStat for iOS app that lets you remotely monitor your computers (free for Windows and Mac).

    Cost / License

    • Paid
    • Proprietary

    Platforms

    • Mac
    • iPhone
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  18. iMazing icon
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    Manage iOS devices on Mac and Windows, safely back up data, and transfer files, contacts, and app data. Export Safari history and customize ringtones.

    Cost / License

    • Freemium
    • Proprietary

    Application type

    Platforms

    • Mac
    • Windows
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  19. HandBrake icon
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    An open-source multithreaded video transcoder, HandBrake compresses and converts digital media, supporting MP4, MKV formats, and offers hardware-accelerated conversion.

    Cost / License

    • Free
    • Open Source

    Platforms

    • Mac
    • Windows
    • Linux
    • BSD
    • Snapcraft
    • Flathub
    • Flatpak
    • Haiku
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  20. Web browser built on an open-source platform featuring multiple account support, integrated password manager, dark mode, real-time translation, and seamless cross-device syncing.

    Cost / License

    • Free
    • Proprietary

    Application type

    Platforms

    • Mac
    • Windows
    • Linux
    • Android
    • iPhone
    • Chrome OS
    • Android Tablet
    • iPad
    • PortableApps.com
    Main Window
    Settings
    Incognito Mode
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    Main View (Android)
  21. Open-source browser with Gecko engine, supporting HTML add-ons and providing privacy features like Enhanced Tracking Protection and third-party cookie blocking.

    Cost / License

    • Free
    • Open Source

    Platforms

    • Mac
    • Windows
    • Linux
    • Android
    • iPhone
    • Android Tablet
    • BSD
    • iPad
    • AppImageHub
    • Snapcraft
    • Flathub
    • Samsung Galaxy Store
    • PortableApps.com
    • Haiku
    • Flatpak
    • Homebrew
    • Chocolatey
    • Gecko
    Firefox Desktop (Light Theme)
    Firefox Desktop (Dark Theme)
    Firefox iOS (Light Theme)
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    Firefox iOS (Dark Theme)
  22. Find Any File searches your local disks for files by name, creation or modification date, size, or type and creator code (not by content, though). As there are other tools with a similar search operation, here are the special features unique to Find Any File:

    Cost / License

    • Paid
    • Proprietary

    Application type

    Platforms

    • Mac
    Main Search Window
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  23. Enjoy ease of scheduling with natural language event creation, sync with major platforms, visually appealing color-coded displays, and file attachment support.

    Cost / License

    • Freemium
    • Proprietary

    Platforms

    • Mac
    • Windows
    • iPhone
    • iPad
    • Apple Watch
    • visionOS
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  24. The program allows to rename photos by their embedded date+time information in a much more usable way. Most downloaded pictures are named like "pic0001.jpg" or other cryptic names.

    Cost / License

    • Free
    • Proprietary

    Application types

    Platforms

    • Mac
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  25. Evernote icon
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    Cross-platform app for creating and organizing notes from text, web pages, images, and voice memos. Offers security features and integrates with various tools.

    Cost / License

    • Freemium
    • Proprietary

    Platforms

    • Mac
    • Windows
    • Online
    • Android
    • iPhone
    • Blackberry
    • Android Tablet
    • Windows Phone
    • iPad
    • Apple Watch
    • Kindle Fire
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  26. Can’t wait for your packages to arrive? Don’t waste your time checking the site constantly, just open this all-in-one delivery tracker and enter your order number or tracking number.

    Cost / License

    • Free
    • Proprietary

    Application type

    Platforms

    • Mac
    Delivery Status screenshot 1
  27. DaisyDisk icon
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    With DaisyDisk you can free up disk space by quickly finding and deleting big, useless files. The program scans any mounted disk and displays it on the sunburst map, where segments mean files and folders, proportionally to their sizes. The map is easy to read and navigate.

    Cost / License

    • Paid
    • Proprietary

    Application type

    Platforms

    • Mac
    DaisyDisk 4 showing HD level scan, including free space on the disk. Hidden volumes are revealed in DaisyDisk that you normally can't see in Apple's utilities.
    Dynamic functions like preview or show in finder make it easy to distinguish files.
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  28. Copied icon
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    Copied is a full featured clipboard manager. Save text, links, and images that you’ve copied to your clipboard from any app.

    Cost / License

    • Paid
    • Proprietary

    Application type

    Platforms

    • Mac
    • iPhone
    • iPad
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  29. Chronicle icon
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    You dont need to wonder if youve paid the bills this month or not—Chronicle remembers for you. Late payment fees can cost $30 or more. Why risk it? Chronicle never forgets! It keeps track of all your bills, and reminds you when each one is due using iCal—even when neither...

    Cost / License

    • Paid
    • Proprietary

    Platforms

    • Mac
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  30. Optimize your Mac with this all-in-one cleaner, removing junk, duplicates, malware, and boosting performance. Free up space and enhance security.

    Cost / License

    • Paid
    • Proprietary

    Platforms

    • Mac
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  31. Airmail icon
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    Lightweight mail client supporting multiple accounts, customizable actions, unified inbox, Smart Inbox filtering, privacy mode, and send later scheduling.

    Cost / License

    • Paid
    • Proprietary

    Application type

    Platforms

    • Mac
    • iPhone
    • iPad
    • Apple Watch
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  32. Alfred icon
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    Alfred is a productivity application for macOS, which boosts your efficiency with hotkeys, keywords and text expansion. Search your Mac and the web, and control your Mac using custom actions with the Powerpack.

    Cost / License

    • Freemium
    • Proprietary

    Platforms

    • Mac
    • iPhone
    • iPad
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  33. Bartender icon
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    Bartender lets you organize your Menu Bar Apps, by hiding them, rearranging them, or moving them to the Bartenders Bar. You can display the full menu bar, set options to have Menu Bar Apps show in the menu bar when they are updating, or have them always visible in the Bartenders...

    Cost / License

    • Paid
    • Proprietary

    Platforms

    • Mac
    Quick Reveal
    Bartender Bar
    Menu Bar Item Spacing
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    Triggers
  34. aText icon
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    aText accelerates your typing by replacing abbreviations with frequently used phrases you define.

    Cost / License

    • Paid
    • Proprietary

    Application type

    Platforms

    • Mac
    • Windows
    • Parallels Desktop
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    Basic Snippet
    Advanced variables
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    Sync Preferences
  35. Amphetamine is a little app that lives in your menu bar which can effortlessly override your energy saver settings and keep your Mac awake.

    Cost / License

    • Free
    • Proprietary

    Application type

    Platforms

    • Mac
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  36. BetterSnapTool is a utility that mimics Windows 7 Aero snap, allowing you to easily manage your window positions and sizes by either dragging them to one of your screens corners or to the top, left or right side of your screen.

    Cost / License

    • Paid
    • Proprietary

    Application type

    Platforms

    • Mac
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  37. BlueHarvest automatically removes DS_Store files, ._ AppleDouble files and hidden folders such as .Trashes from your USB keys, SD cards, file servers.

    Cost / License

    • Paid
    • Proprietary

    Application type

    Platforms

    • Mac
  38. 1Password icon
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    Securely manage passwords across devices with auto-fill and vulnerability alerts, organizing passwords and notes for quick access and synchronization.

    Cost / License

    • Paid
    • Proprietary

    Platforms

    • Mac
    • Windows
    • Linux
    • Online
    • Android
    • iPhone
    • Chrome OS
    • Android Tablet
    • iPad
    • Apple Watch
    • Microsoft Edge
    • Vivaldi
    • Google Chrome
    • Safari
    • Yandex Browser
    • Opera
    • Brave
    • Mozilla Firefox
    Desktop & Mobile Apps
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  39. Burn icon
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    Burn is a free optical disc authoring application with a simple interface that offers a lot of advanced options. The program supports the creation of data, audio and video discs, and is capable of copying data and audio discs.

    Cost / License

    • Free
    • Open Source

    Platforms

    • Mac
    Main Window
    Preferences
    Inspector
    +5
    Sheets
  40. calibre icon
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    Free e-book manager offering library management, multi-format conversion, syncing to devices, news download as e-books, built-in viewer, editor, and privacy.

    Cost / License

    • Free
    • Open Source

    Application types

    Platforms

    • Mac
    • Windows
    • Linux
    • BSD
    • Self-Hosted
    • Flathub
    • PortableApps.com
    • Homebrew
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    Calibre collection on the iPhone
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    You can choose many languages
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