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Utilities apps

Small tools that fix one annoying thing: a cluttered menu bar, a clumsy pointer, a window that won't go away. Most are free or cheap, many are open source. Download links lead to the developer's site or store, never to a mirror.

gyotaku
Search the text inside all your screenshots, fully offline
- Windows
- macOS
- Open source
PeekDesktop
Click empty desktop to minimise every window, like on a Mac
- Windows
- Open source
Tendedero
Screenshots hang on a virtual clothesline at the top of your screen
- macOS
- Open source
GoHide
Hide chosen apps with one hotkey: window, taskbar icon and sound
- Windows
- Freemium
MaCursor
Swap the macOS pointer for custom cursor themes
- macOS
- Open source
DuoBar
One menu bar indicator for Wi-Fi, battery and volume
- macOS
- Open source
Bendy
Fakes the iPhone Duo fold on your MacBook when you close the lid
- macOS
- Paid
Peeky
A pair of animated eyes in the menu bar that tell you to rest
- macOS
- Free
Dynamic Edge
Dynamic Island for your Windows desktop, with media controls
- Windows
- Freemium
DuckDeck
Turn the music down with a hotkey, or let it duck when friends talk
- Windows
- Freemium
EasyDMG
Install apps from a DMG in one click
- macOS
- Free
Hotspot Meter
Watch data used per Wi-Fi network right in the menu bar
- macOS
- Freemium
Vorssaint
A modular menu bar toolkit: clipboard, system monitor, window tools
- macOS
- Open source
UniClipboard
Sync your clipboard across devices, end-to-end encrypted
- macOS
- Windows
- Open source
BetterCmdTab
A Cmd+Tab replacement with live window previews
- macOS
- Free
Paw Pause
Pauses your keyboard when a cat walks across it
- macOS
- Open source
WhatCable
Tells you what that USB-C cable or charger can actually do
- macOS
- Freemium
Furwall
Your Mac spots the cat on the keyboard and drops the keystrokes
- macOS
- Open source
Mouser
A light, local alternative to Logitech Options+
- Windows
- macOS
- Open source