What are the best free developer tools apps for Mac?

By community activity, Raycast, Zed and Ghostty are the top picks on Mac App Index right now.

Are these developer tools apps completely free?

Not all of them. 5 are completely free; 7 are free to download, with in-app purchases or a paid upgrade for extra features.

How many free developer tools apps are there for Mac?

Mac App Index lists 12 apps: 5 completely free, 7 free to start, 0 paid upfront and 0 by subscription. 4 are open source.

Free developer tools apps for Mac

How we picked: every app here is listed in developer tools 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

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What are the best free developer tools apps for Mac?: By community activity, Raycast, Zed and Ghostty are the top picks on Mac App Index right now.
Are these developer tools apps completely free?: Not all of them. 5 are completely free; 7 are free to download, with in-app purchases or a paid upgrade for extra features.
How many free developer tools apps are there for Mac?: Mac App Index lists 12 apps: 5 completely free, 7 free to start, 0 paid upfront and 0 by subscription. 4 are open source.