A curated selection of 471 free Mac apps — no trials, no ads, no betas, no limitations

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Helium

Minimal interface has four customizable layouts. Blocks ads, trackers, cookie banners, third-party cookies and tampers with finger-printing — all by default. Thousands of search !bangs to choose from. Light and efficient, based on de-Googled Chromium.

Halloy

Messaging doesn’t have to be done via a privately owned platform. You can get back to the basics of internet relay chat, an open, standardized protocol created in 1988.

Information Superhighway

If you really must doom scroll, why not learn a few things? Read random Wikipedia articles, one after the other. If you want to read more, tap the button.

Clean Links

Avoid phishing risks or data leaks by previewing the real destination of QR codes, removing trackers from URLs and expanding short links. Works with share sheets and automation. Can be monitored in your clipboard.

YABA

Save, sync and organize your favourite bookmarks across Mac, iPhone and iPad with a privacy-first approach. Collect articles, links, ideas, research and more.

Betterbird

This soft fork has a slew of features and bug fixes that may or may not ever make it to Thunderbird. If you’re not sure about switching, you can run it on the same profile.

Skim

A PDF reader and note-taker designed to help read and annotate scientific papers, but can be used for viewing any PDF. Add and edit notes, highlight text, make bookmarks, and much more. Highly customizable.

Ferdium

Combine your web-based messaging services into a single interface. Create workspaces and use productivity tools such as a to-do panel.