Free design & photo apps for Mac
10 design & photo apps you can use on Mac without paying upfront. 5 are completely free and 5 are free to start, with in-app purchases or paid upgrades. Most popular right now: Gifox, Photomator and System Color Picker.
How we picked: every app here is listed in design & photo on Mac App Index and is either completely free or free to start with in-app purchases. Apps are sorted by community activity; switch to Top or New to reorder them. How we rank apps
Frequently asked questions
- What are the best free design & photo apps for Mac?
- By community activity, Gifox, Photomator and System Color Picker are the top picks on Mac App Index right now.
- Are these design & photo apps completely free?
- Not all of them. 5 are completely free; 5 are free to download, with in-app purchases or a paid upgrade for extra features.
- How many free design & photo apps are there for Mac?
- Mac App Index lists 10 apps: 5 completely free, 5 free to start, 0 paid upfront and 0 by subscription. 4 are open source.