r/MacOSApps is a subreddit with 17k members. The community frequently discusses app, macos, mac, free, and menu, and they frequently recommend/review email client, screenshot tool, and password manager, and the most common flair used is 💻 productivity, 📅 utilities, 🔨 dev tools, 🥤entertainment, and 🎶 music .
Community focused on sharing FREE, cheap or Lifetime MacOS Apps that increase our productivity and efficiency!
Popular Topics in r/MacOSApps
#1
App
98 posts
#2
Macos
71 posts
#3
Mac
14 posts
#4
Free
10 posts
#5
Menu
9 posts
#6
Video
8 posts
#7
Ai
7 posts
#8
Clipboard
5 posts
#9
Remote
5 posts
#10
Browser
4 posts
Products Discussed in r/MacOSApps
Email Client
4 reviews
#1
Spark
4.5★ from 2 reviews
#2
Missive
5.0★ from 1 review
#3
Outlook
4.0★ from 1 review
Screenshot Tool
3 reviews
#1
Capture Note
3.0★ from 1 review
#2
Jumpshare
5.0★ from 1 review
#3
Shottr
5.0★ from 1 review
Password Manager
1 review
#1
KeePassXC
4.0★ from 1 review
Flair Used in r/MacOSApps
#1
💻 Productivity
: "We built a free and open-source alternative to Cotypist because we're sick of paying subscriptions for apps that run on our own hardware"
74 posts
#2
📅 Utilities
: "Top 10 Must-Have Mac Apps"
48 posts
#3
🔨 Dev Tools
: "I built brew-browser. An open source, MIT Licensed, Homebrew Manager!"
46 posts
#4
🥤Entertainment
: "Made a manu bar lyrics app"
8 posts
#5
🎶 Music
: "I made Lofi Space — a native macOS lofi player with a multi-layer ambient mixer and auto-pause for calls"
3 posts
#6
🧳 Business
: "Subscriptions for RSS readers are getting out of hand. I built a native macOS reader with a strict Pay-Once (Lifetime) model."
3 posts
#7
? Question
: "MacUpdater: 4 months since the discontinuance. What's the best alternative?"
3 posts
#8
🌎 Education
: "[Free] Get It: open-source macOS app for turning PDFs into study sessions"
3 posts
#9
🍥 Graphics & Design
: "Polagone — A visual synthesizer for Mac, iPad and iPhone"
3 posts
#10
📷 Photo & Video
: "I created a live wallpaper app specifically designed for macOS."
2 posts
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Yearly
+15k members(720.0%)
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Last updated: June 14, 2026