12 Essential Little Mac Apps

Eric Maierson
1 min readAug 4, 2022

I love little apps that make my life easier. Here are some of my favorotes.

Text Sniper
What it Does: Extract text from images and digital documents in seconds.
Cost:
$7.99
Homepage:
https://textsniper.app

Bumper
What it Does:
Let’s you choose which browser to use when opening links.
Cost:
$2.99
Homepage:
https://apps.apple.com/us/app/bumpr/id1166066070?mt=12

Gestimer
What it Does: Menu bar app for those little reminders during the day.
Cost:
$3.99
Homepage:
http://maddin.io/gestimer/

Popclip
What it Does: PopClip appears when you select text with your mouse on your Mac. Instantly copy & paste, and access actions like search, spelling, dictionary and more.
Cost:
$14.99
Homepage:
https://pilotmoon.com/popclip/

Hazel
What it Does: Automated organization for your Mac.
Cost:
$42.00
Homepage:
https://www.noodlesoft.com

TextExpander
What it Does: Saves you time by activating the things you type regularly with just a few keystrokes.
Cost:
$3.33 per month
Homepage:
https://textexpander.com/
(7 Best Free TextExpander Alternatives)

Bartender
What it Does: Take control of your menu bar.
Cost:
$16.00
Homepage:
https://www.macbartender.com/

Cheatsheet
What it Does: Menubar access to the things you can never remember.
Cost:
$8.00
Homepage:
https://overdesigned.net/cheatsheet/

Pinboard
What it Does: Bookmark manager.
Cost:
$11.00 year
Homepage:
https://pinboard.in

Noir
What it Does:
Dark mode for Safari
Cost:
$2.99
Homepage:
https://getnoir.app

IINA
What it Does:
Modern media player for MacOS
Cost:
Free
Homepage:
https://iina.io

Alfred
What it Does:
Boosts your efficiency with hotkeys, keywords, text expansion. and more.
Cost:
Free, Powerpack is $41
Homepage:
https://www.alfredapp.com
(5 Free Clipboard Managers for Mac)

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