What are the best free productivity apps for Mac?

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

Are these productivity apps completely free?

Not all of them. 4 are completely free; 15 are free to download, with in-app purchases or a paid upgrade for extra features.

How many free productivity apps are there for Mac?

Mac App Index lists 19 apps: 4 completely free, 15 free to start, 0 paid upfront and 0 by subscription. 4 are open source.

Free productivity apps for Mac

19 productivity apps you can use on Mac without paying upfront. 4 are completely free and 15 are free to start, with in-app purchases or paid upgrades. Most popular right now: Raycast, Craft and Fantastical.

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Craft

Docs and notes with beautiful structure

163Free + in-appProductivity

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Raycast

A faster launcher with superpowers

140Free + in-appDeveloper tools

Fantastical

Calendar and tasks in plain English

156Free + in-appMenu bar

Session

Pomodoro timer with focus stats

101Free + in-appFocus

TickTick

Tasks, habits and a Pomodoro timer in one

115Free + in-appFocus

PDF Expert

Read, edit and sign PDFs

69Free + in-appProductivity

Anybox

Bookmark manager and read-later app

29Free + in-appProductivity

Drafts

Capture text first, decide later

38Free + in-appProductivity

MindNode

Mind maps and outlines that grow with you

31Free + in-appProductivity

Agenda

Date-focused notes

42Free + in-appProductivity

Notion

Docs, wikis and projects in one workspace

35Free + in-appProductivity

Alfred

Keyboard launcher with custom workflows

60Free + in-appProductivity

Obsidian

Markdown notes stored on your own disk

23Free + in-appProductivity

Structured

Plan your day on a visual timeline

5Free + in-appProductivity

Todoist

To-do lists with natural language dates

17Free + in-appProductivity

How we picked: every app here is listed in productivity 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 productivity apps for Mac?: By community activity, Raycast, Craft and Fantastical are the top picks on Mac App Index right now.
Are these productivity apps completely free?: Not all of them. 4 are completely free; 15 are free to download, with in-app purchases or a paid upgrade for extra features.
How many free productivity apps are there for Mac?: Mac App Index lists 19 apps: 4 completely free, 15 free to start, 0 paid upfront and 0 by subscription. 4 are open source.