Free Mac apps
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Links to 100% free Mac apps
Discover a curated selection of truly free software for your Mac — no subscriptions, no trials, no ads.
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- Three Dimensional
- Timer
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- Utilities Misc
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Music
BackgroundMusic
Automatically pause your music when another audio source starts, set each app’s volumes individually, and record system audio.
Boring Notch
Put the notch in your MacBook to good use by having it display info about the song you’re listening to — including album art and controls.
foobar2000
Play one of the main music formats or choose from one of many decoder components, all with gapless playback. Tons of advanced options in the settings.
Lyric Fever
Keep an eye on a song’s lyrics in real-time in the menu bar while it plays on Apple Music or Spotify. Can customize to make sure it fits.
MediaHuman Lyrics Finder
Find and add missing lyrics to songs in your music library. Won’t overwrite current lyrics. Drag and drop tracks from your favorite music player (e.g. iTunes) and the app does the rest.
Mixxx
The DJ tools you need to perform creative live mixes with digital music files. Features key detection, controller support, effects, and vinyl record control.
Music MiniPlayer
Control the Music app with a mini player that takes you back to iTunes 10. All the controls you would expect, plus a slide-down panel (click the triangle to the left of the track info) that gives you access to playlists.
noTunes
Annoyed by iTunes or Apple Music starting up when you don’t want it to? This app will stop it.
Picard
Organize your music collection with tags based on the MusicBrainz database. Features include CD look-ups and cover art.
Poolsuite
Listen to upbeat, uninterrupted music on five different channels: default, Indie Summer, Hangover Club, Tokyo Disco and Friday Nite Heat. Also available are the latest 20 tracks, and a spot for your favourites.
Radiola
A lightweight app for easy access to your favourite Internet radio stations. Includes a player and a history of the song you’ve listened to.
Reflex
Set up your media and volume keys so they always work with either Apple Music or Spotify.
RGB MusicLab
Ever wonder what a musical Mona Lisa would sound like? RGB MusicLab takes the pixels in a painting, judges their colours and brightness, then interprets them to create music. Don’t like what you hear? There are many options to adjust your final composition.
Shazam
Click on Shazam to listen to any music playing on your computer, or within earshot. It will give you the name and artist.