What are the best subscription-free utilities apps for Mac?

By community activity, Magnet, Lungo and Velja are the top picks on Mac App Index right now.

Do any of these utilities apps need a subscription?

No. Every app on this page is either free (8) or sold for a one-time price (15). Major version upgrades may still be paid separately.

How many subscription-free utilities apps are there for Mac?

Mac App Index lists 23 apps: 8 completely free, 0 free to start, 15 paid upfront and 0 by subscription. 9 are open source.

Subscription-free utilities apps for Mac

23 utilities apps for Mac with no recurring fee: 8 are free and 15 are sold for a one-time price. Most popular right now: Magnet, Lungo and Velja.

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Magnet

Snap windows into tidy layouts

242$4.99Productivity

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Lungo

Prevent sleep from the menu bar

89$4Menu bar

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Velja

Open every link in the right browser

86$10Utilities

Keka

Compress and extract any archive

62$6.49Utilities

Bartender

Organize your menu bar icons

106PaidMenu bar

Pure Paste

Paste plain text by default

63$4.00Menu bar

Maccy

Lightweight clipboard manager

29$9.99Menu bar

Permute 3

Convert video, audio and images

57$14.99Utilities

BetterTouchTool

Custom gestures and shortcuts for everything

12PaidProductivity

PCalc

Scientific calculator for Mac

19$9.99Menu bar

Cyberduck

Open-source browser for servers and cloud storage

28$23.99Developer tools

CleanShot X

Screenshots and screen recording

29$29Design & photo

Yoink

A shelf for files you're dragging

12$8.99Utilities

iStat Menus

Detailed system stats in your menu bar

23$11.99Menu bar

DaisyDisk

See what's taking up disk space

8$9.99Utilities

How we picked: every app here is listed in utilities on Mac App Index and is free or sold for a one-time price, with no recurring fee. 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 subscription-free utilities apps for Mac?: By community activity, Magnet, Lungo and Velja are the top picks on Mac App Index right now.
Do any of these utilities apps need a subscription?: No. Every app on this page is either free (8) or sold for a one-time price (15). Major version upgrades may still be paid separately.
How many subscription-free utilities apps are there for Mac?: Mac App Index lists 23 apps: 8 completely free, 0 free to start, 15 paid upfront and 0 by subscription. 9 are open source.