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Best Productivity apps for Mac

Plan your day, manage projects and get more done.

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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
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Fantastical

Calendar and tasks in plain English

156Free + in-appMenu bar
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Session

Pomodoro timer with focus stats

101Free + in-appFocus
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TickTick

Tasks, habits and a Pomodoro timer in one

115Free + in-appFocus
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PDF Expert

Read, edit and sign PDFs

69Free + in-appProductivity
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Anybox

Bookmark manager and read-later app

29Free + in-appProductivity
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Drafts

Capture text first, decide later

38Free + in-appProductivity
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MindNode

Mind maps and outlines that grow with you

31Free + in-appProductivity
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Agenda

Date-focused notes

42Free + in-appProductivity
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Notion

Docs, wikis and projects in one workspace

35Free + in-appProductivity
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Alfred

Keyboard launcher with custom workflows

60Free + in-appProductivity
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Obsidian

Markdown notes stored on your own disk

23Free + in-appProductivity
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Structured

Plan your day on a visual timeline

5Free + in-appProductivity
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Todoist

To-do lists with natural language dates

17Free + in-appProductivity

Frequently asked questions

What are the best productivity apps for Mac?
By community activity, Unclutter, Magnet and Dato are the top picks among productivity apps on Mac App Index right now. Hot ranks apps by recent upvotes; switch to Top for the all-time favourites.
Are there free productivity apps for Mac?
Yes. 4 productivity apps are completely free and 15 are free to download, with in-app purchases or paid upgrades.
Are there open-source productivity apps for Mac?
Yes. 4 productivity apps on Mac App Index are open source, so you can read, build and fork the code.
How many productivity apps are there for Mac?
Mac App Index lists 29 productivity apps: 4 completely free, 15 free to start, 5 paid upfront and 5 by subscription.