Your Ultimate Guide to macOS Software

FingerBridge fills your saved Mac password after a fingerprint match in supported lock-screen and administrator password fields. It requires an Apple Silicon Mac and a Waveshare UART Fingerprint Sensor (F), SKU 31887, connected over USB.

Perch monitors Claude Code, Codex, OpenCode and pi sessions from your Mac’s notch. See what happened while you were away, answer requests, reply, or return to the exact session using keyboard shortcuts.

Sleep Sounds lets you blend 35 looping nature and ambient sounds for sleep, study, or relaxation. Adjust each sound’s volume, save your mixes, and use a sleep timer or leave playback running all night.

Chitroll is a desktop to-do list modeled on a tear-off paper roll. Write tasks, slide a virtual cutter to lock the text, and tear off sheets to keep them in an archive.

Platter gives Apple Music and Spotify a desktop CD-player interface. Drag an album cover onto the deck to play it, with an animated spinning disc and playback controls.

Elmren Voice turns documents and manuscripts into spoken audio, chaptered audiobooks, and read-along files with word highlighting. It generates locally on an Apple silicon Mac using built-in voices or a voice cloned from a recording you have permission to use.

SpaceFix analyzes Mac storage and separates supported cleanup candidates from files that need review or should stay protected. After you review a scan, Clean All Safe rechecks eligible items and moves them to Trash.

AppAtlas organizes installed Mac apps into a searchable inventory, with update comparisons, available security and permission details, and background processes grouped by app. Your inventory stays on your Mac, with optional online lookups for additional app information.

NotchNook puts music controls, calendar events, notes, tasks and a drag-and-drop file tray at the top of your Mac’s screen. It works with or without a camera notch, with a separate workspace on each display.

1Capture captures and annotates screenshots and screen recordings on Mac. It combines scrolling capture, text extraction, and GIF creation with tools for highlighting details and sharing visual feedback.

Nightcap is a sleep timer for your Mac that gradually dims the screen and lowers the volume before putting it to sleep, hibernating or shutting down. Screen and volume fades have separate schedules, and timers can be controlled from the menu bar.

KitTrail helps you discover, compare, and install Mac apps based on your tasks and the software you already use. It explains recommendations and lets you review a plan before confirming installations.