22 apps · pay once · own forever
A curated directory of software you pay for once — for Mac, iPhone, Windows, and the web. Each widget below is one app: open it to see what it does, its one-time price, and where to get it.
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Everything you need in one native macOS command bar
Snap Deck HQ is a command palette for macOS, opened with a keyboard shortcut to launch apps, find files, and run automations without the mouse. It bundles clipboard history search, AI text tools, batch file and image utilities, and built-in OCR. Processing runs on-device.
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An arcade in your menu bar, playable over anything
DeskArcade is a free macOS menu bar app that drops a transparent arcade of small games over your desktop. Press a hotkey to play for a bit, then press it again and the games disappear without touching your real apps. It is notarized by Apple.
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Fast, native FTP, FTPS, and SFTP client for macOS.
Upstream is a native macOS FTP, FTPS, and SFTP client built in Swift on SwiftNIO. It has a dual-pane layout, a concurrent transfer queue, folder synchronization, Quick Look, and SSH keys, with credentials kept in the system Keychain.
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AI Dynamic Island for your Mac
BooBar is a Mac menu bar app that acts as a Dynamic Island for your desktop. It collects file organization, download progress, one-time email codes, browser context, GitHub panels, and Codex and Claude tasks into one local-first workspace. Everything runs on your machine.
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Your coding agents, in the Mac notch.
AgentPeek puts your running coding agents into the Mac notch and menu bar. It shows live sessions from tools like Claude Code, Codex, Cursor and OpenCode, lets you answer permission prompts, and tracks token usage without switching windows. It runs locally on Apple silicon Macs and is a one-time $15 purchase after a free trial.
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A notes app that lives in your MacBook's notch.
Notchkin is a macOS notes app that lives in the MacBook notch. Hover over the notch and a panel drops down so you can jot something and get back to work. It handles rich text and hashtag tags, runs on macOS 14 and later, and is a one-time purchase on the Mac App Store.
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Show, don't tell. Straight from the notch.
QuackScreen is a native macOS notch app for recording your screen and taking screenshots. Clips and captures collect in a panel that hangs from the notch, and you drag them straight into Slack, Mail, Finder, or any other app with no upload and no share link. It needs macOS 26 or later on Apple silicon.
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AutoShelf is a macOS app that watches your folders and moves files where they belong based on rules you set. It can sort by file type, the download URL, or which app downloaded a file, and it ships with templates for cleaning Downloads, auto-deleting old DMGs, and tidying the Desktop. It also has a CLI and MCP support, needs macOS 13 or later, and is free for one rule with a one-time $19.99 unlock for unlimited rules.
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