Free Mac apps
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Links to 100% free Mac apps
- A to Z Archive
- Animation
- Audio
- Automation
- Awake
- Backup
- Calculator
- Calendar
- Clipboard
- Clock
- Code Snippets
- Compression
- Converter
- Database
- Deletion
- Dock
- Drawing
- Education
- File Sharing
- Finance
- Finder
- FTP
- Functionality
- Graphics Tool
- Health
- Journal
- Launcher
- Maintenance
- Markdown
- Media Hub
- Media Player
- Menu Bar
- Menu Bar Manager
- Messaging
- Miscellaneous
- Music
- News
- Notes
- Outliner
- Painting
- Photo Editing
- Playful
- Pomodoro
- Presentation
- Screen Capture
- Search
- Security
- Social Media
- Sync
- System Monitor
- Terminal
- Text Editor
- Text Tool
- Three Dimensional
- Timer
- To-Do
- Utilities Misc
- Video
- Wallpaper
- Weather
- Web Browsing
- Window Management
- Word Processor
- Workflow
Categories
- A to Z Archive
- Animation
- Audio
- Automation
- Awake
- Backup
- Calculator
- Calendar
- Clipboard
- Clock
- Code Snippets
- Compression
- Converter
- Database
- Deletion
- Dock
- Drawing
- Education
- File Sharing
- Finance
- Finder
- FTP
- Functionality
- Graphics Tool
- Health
- Journal
- Launcher
- Maintenance
- Markdown
- Media Hub
- Media Player
- Menu Bar
- Menu Bar Manager
- Messaging
- Miscellaneous
- Music
- News
- Notes
- Outliner
- Painting
- Photo Editing
- Playful
- Pomodoro
- Presentation
- Screen Capture
- Search
- Security
- Social Media
- Sync
- System Monitor
- Terminal
- Text Editor
- Text Tool
- Three Dimensional
- Timer
- To-Do
- Utilities Misc
- Video
- Wallpaper
- Weather
- Web Browsing
- Window Management
- Word Processor
- Workflow
Maintenance
Battery Monitor
Keep an eye on the health and status of your Mac’s battery, with charge percentage and time in the menu bar. Also, you can see detailed information, set up a configurable alert, and choose a theme.
Disk Graph
Create a pie chart or tree map of a folder or your entire disk for a visual representation of what’s taking up space.
Disk Inventory X
Scan for a graphical representation of everything on your hard drive — and see what’s taking up the most space. Click for details and paths.
dupeGuru
Scan for duplicate files in the folders of your choosing. Options allow you to focus on music or pictures. Tweak it to find exactly the kind of duplicates you want. Copy or delete the dupes.
GrandPerspective
Scan your folders to get a colourful view of what is inside them. Then hover with your cursor to see what files are represented. It’s a great way to see what’s taking up all the space.
Integrity
Quickly scan websites for broken or bad links. Results can be exported to various visualization formats.
Latest
Handy little utility scans your apps for updates. It even finds tiny updates that don’t show up in the Mac App Store.
Network Utility
Check on your network connections using several different tests in one package with this revival of the utility that used to come with OS X.
OmniDiskSweeper
Organize your files from largest to smallest, then easily sweep the ones you don’t want into the trash.
Onyx
Use this Mac utility belt to verify the structure of system files, run maintenance and cleaning tasks, configure parameters in the Finder, Dock, Safari, and some Apple applications, delete caches, remove problematic folders and files, and rebuild databases.
Startup Manager
Scan your Mac to see what’s starting up when you turn it on. Login items, launch items, browser extensions and more could be slowing things down. Decide whether to delete or disable.
TinkerTool
Not satisfied with the system preferences Apple gives you access to on your mac? TinkerTool lets you get at that hidden stuff too numerous to mention. If you’re the type who can’t leave well enough alone, then tinker away.
TrashSweep
Monitors the trash and deletes the oldest files first when the total size exceeds your defined limit.
Zero Duplicates
Remove duplicate files with algorithms that aim for accuracy based on content. Always keeps at least one copy so you don’t have accidental deletions. Previews ensure you pick the right one.