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Category · 31 apps

Best Productivity for Mac.

Apps that help you get more done on macOS.

Mac productivity apps earn their place by removing a step you repeat dozens of times a day — launching, pasting, scheduling, remembering. This category collects the native macOS tools that actually do that: launchers like Raycast and Alfred, task managers like Things and OmniFocus, clipboard managers, calendars with natural-language input, and automation engines that glue it all together.

Most people get further with two or three well-chosen tools than a stack of overlapping ones. If you're starting from scratch, install a launcher and a clipboard manager first; add a task manager once you know what your day actually looks like. Every app below is verified and Mac-native — for our ranked, hand-written picks, see the Best Productivity Apps for Mac collection.

Category

Pricing

31 apps of 282

Boom

Screen recording without editing

Granola

The AI Notepad for back-to-back meetings

HoldSpeak

Type 3x faster with AI powered voice-to-text

MacWhisper

Quickly transcribe audio files into text on your Mac

One Thing

Run your Mac shortcuts from the menu bar. Cleaner, faster, more customizable way to organize and trigger workflows. From Sindre Sorhus.

Paste

The Best Clipboard Manager for Mac, iPhone, and iPad

Screenpipe

Screenpipe captures searchable screen text and audio for recall, meeting notes and work summaries, with MCP and a local API for AI context. Raw history stays local by default; configured cloud AI, transcription, sync and integrations can transmit context off-device. Source-available under the Screenpipe Commercial License. Free and paid plans: https://screenpipe.com/pricing

Adobe Acrobat Reader

Read, annotate, fill, and sign PDF documents on your Mac.

Alfred

Productivity app for macOS with powerful workflows

Apache OpenOffice

Work with documents, spreadsheets, presentations, drawings, and databases.

BetterTouchTool

Customize input devices on your Mac

calibre

Manage, convert, organize, and read an e-book library locally.

Due

Reminders with persistent alerts

Fantastical

Calendar app with natural language input

Focus

Block distracting websites and applications

Itsycal

Tiny menu bar calendar

Keyboard Maestro

Automate applications and websites

Kindle

Read and organize Kindle books on your Mac with synced progress and notes.

LibreOffice

Create documents, spreadsheets, presentations, drawings, and databases offline.

Writing & Notes

MacJournal

Keep private journals and long-form notes in a focused Mac writing app.

OmniFocus

Professional-grade task management

Opera

Browse the web with built-in tab organization, privacy tools, and workspaces.

Raycast

Blazingly fast extendable launcher

Revu

Local-first spaced repetition app with FSRS scheduling, Anki import, and study guides

SelfControl

Block distracting websites

Snippety

Advanced snippets manager for macOS and iOS

Speakmac

Offline hotkey dictation for macOS that types into any app using on-device transcription

TaskPaper

Plain text to-do lists

Things

Award-winning task manager

Communication & Meetings

Thunderbird

Manage email, calendars, contacts, and feeds in a privacy-minded desktop client.

Tot

Elegant text collection on menu bar