# PickMacApps > A curated shelf of Mac apps. Browse by category, compare alternatives, and read short guides. Canonical: https://www.picmacapps.store/ Last updated: 2026-10-25 Listings link to the developer. Editor’s Choice is a paid placement and the listing says so. ## Categories - [Design](https://www.picmacapps.store/category/design) - Most design happens inside one big app, but the work around it doesn't. Reference piles up, exports scatter across folders, and a surprising share of the day goes to finding a file you already made. The apps in this category cover that surrounding work on macOS. - [Developer Tools](https://www.picmacapps.store/category/developer-tools) - A Mac development setup is mostly small tools that each remove one daily annoyance: exposing localhost to a webhook, seeing what is really eating the CPU, getting back the snippet you copied an hour ago. This category collects the ones worth the install. - [Productivity](https://www.picmacapps.store/category/productivity) - Two apps are listed here, one from each guide. Anytype is for structured, encrypted notes. iA Writer is for focused markdown writing. - [Utilities](https://www.picmacapps.store/category/utilities) - Utilities are the apps you install once and then forget you installed, right up until you use a Mac without them. Screenshot tools, disk cleaners, recorders, media players and menu bar oddities all live here. ## Guides - [Best AppCleaner Alternative for Mac (2026)](https://www.picmacapps.store/blog/best-appcleaner-alternative-mac) - AppCleaner is free and only uninstalls an app. Mole is $19 once and also maps the disk. ByteSweep shows what is using the space and does not uninstall for you. - [Best NotchNook Alternative for Mac (2026)](https://www.picmacapps.store/blog/best-notchnook-alternative-mac) - NotchDodo and Droppy put tools in the notch for $9.99 once. Alcove, already listed here, is the notification island. NotchNook is $15 once or $2 a month. - [Best Paste Alternative for Mac (2026)](https://www.picmacapps.store/blog/best-paste-alternative-mac) - Tucket, Clippio, and Maclip keep clipboard history on the Mac and charge once. Paste syncs to iPhone and iPad, and its plans renew. - [Best Screen Studio Alternative for Mac (2026)](https://www.picmacapps.store/blog/best-screen-studio-alternative-mac) - Screen Charm and ScreenToast zoom after you record. Boom skips the editing timeline. Better Shot is the free recorder already on this shelf. - [Best CleanShot X Alternative for Mac (2026)](https://www.picmacapps.store/blog/best-cleanshot-x-alternative-mac) - Shottr is the screenshot tool, with scrolling capture and OCR. Better Shot is free and also records. DejaShot only searches shots you already took. - [Best Wispr Flow Alternative for Mac (2026)](https://www.picmacapps.store/blog/best-wispr-flow-alternative-mac) - HoldSpeak and Precis dictate on the Mac and say the audio stays there. Voicera streams it, then deletes it. MacWhisper is for recordings, not typing. - [Best Bartender Alternative for Mac (2026)](https://www.picmacapps.store/blog/best-bartender-alternative-mac) - ClearBar and Lounge hide menu bar icons. Alcove uses the notch instead. Pick a Bartender alternative by the job, not by one winner. - [Best Logseq Alternative for Networked Notes (2026)](https://www.picmacapps.store/blog/best-logseq-alternative-notes) - Anytype is the Logseq alternative for private, structured notes. Compare objects, encryption, and sync with Logseq's markdown outliner before you switch. - [Best Ulysses Alternative for Writing (2026)](https://www.picmacapps.store/blog/best-ulysses-alternative-writing) - iA Writer is the Ulysses alternative for focused Markdown and a one-time Mac purchase. Compare the library and the subscription before you switch. ## Apps - [Helumi](https://www.picmacapps.store/app/helumi) - More space for your Mac, without buying a new one. Editor’s Choice, paid placement. - [MacWhisper](https://www.picmacapps.store/app/macwhisper) - Quickly transcribe audio files into text on your Mac Editor’s Choice, paid placement. - [Anytype](https://www.picmacapps.store/app/anytype) - Local-first notes as typed objects, with encryption and peer-to-peer sync. - [iA Writer](https://www.picmacapps.store/app/ia-writer) - A focused markdown editor sold as a one-time purchase on the Mac. - [ClearBar](https://www.picmacapps.store/app/clearbar) - Hides third-party menu bar icons and keeps them in one panel. - [Lounge](https://www.picmacapps.store/app/lounge) - Hides menu bar icons and opens them from a notch panel. - [Alcove](https://www.picmacapps.store/app/alcove) - A notch display for notifications and now playing. - [HoldSpeak](https://www.picmacapps.store/app/holdspeak) - Dictation into any Mac app, on the device, paid once. - [Precis](https://www.picmacapps.store/app/precis) - On-device dictation that types where the cursor is. - [Voicera](https://www.picmacapps.store/app/voicera) - Dictation into any app, with a free weekly cap. - [Shottr](https://www.picmacapps.store/app/shottr) - Screenshots, scrolling capture, OCR, and a screen ruler. - [Better Shot](https://www.picmacapps.store/app/better-shot) - Free screenshots and screen recording, with annotation. - [DejaShot](https://www.picmacapps.store/app/dejashot) - Search the screenshots you already took. - [Screen Charm](https://www.picmacapps.store/app/screen-charm) - Records the screen, then zooms on each click. - [ScreenToast](https://www.picmacapps.store/app/screentoast) - Demo recorder with click zooms and drafted narration. - [Boom](https://www.picmacapps.store/app/boom) - Screen recording and live presentation, without a timeline. - [Tucket](https://www.picmacapps.store/app/tucket) - Clipboard history from the notch, kept on the Mac. - [Clippio](https://www.picmacapps.store/app/clippio) - On-device clipboard history, paid once. - [Maclip](https://www.picmacapps.store/app/maclip) - Encrypted clipboard history on the Mac, paid once. - [NotchDodo](https://www.picmacapps.store/app/notchdodo) - Music, timers, calendar, and files in the notch. - [Droppy](https://www.picmacapps.store/app/droppy) - A Dynamic Island that also works without a notch. - [Mole](https://www.picmacapps.store/app/mole) - Uninstall apps, map the disk, and clear caches. - [Plumby](https://www.picmacapps.store/app/plumby) - Finds leftover files and large caches you choose to remove. - [Bytesweep](https://www.picmacapps.store/app/bytesweep) - Shows what is filling the disk, then deletes only what you approve. ## Related - [Guides](https://www.picmacapps.store/blog) - [Submit an app](https://www.picmacapps.store/submit) - [Privacy](https://www.picmacapps.store/privacy)