What are the best utilities apps for Mac?

By community activity, Magnet, CleanMyMac and Lungo are the top picks among utilities apps on Mac App Index right now. Hot ranks apps by recent upvotes; switch to Top for the all-time favourites.

Are there free utilities apps for Mac?

Yes. 8 utilities apps are completely free and 3 are free to download, with in-app purchases or paid upgrades.

Are there open-source utilities apps for Mac?

Yes. 9 utilities apps on Mac App Index are open source, so you can read, build and fork the code.

How many utilities apps are there for Mac?

Mac App Index lists 29 utilities apps: 8 completely free, 3 free to start, 15 paid upfront and 3 by subscription.

Best Utilities apps for Mac

Keep your Mac fast, tidy and under control.

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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

Frequently asked questions

What are the best utilities apps for Mac?: By community activity, Magnet, CleanMyMac and Lungo are the top picks among utilities apps on Mac App Index right now. Hot ranks apps by recent upvotes; switch to Top for the all-time favourites.
Are there free utilities apps for Mac?: Yes. 8 utilities apps are completely free and 3 are free to download, with in-app purchases or paid upgrades.
Are there open-source utilities apps for Mac?: Yes. 9 utilities apps on Mac App Index are open source, so you can read, build and fork the code.
How many utilities apps are there for Mac?: Mac App Index lists 29 utilities apps: 8 completely free, 3 free to start, 15 paid upfront and 3 by subscription.