Mac Essentials · 2026
The Best Mac Apps, Period.
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115apps
9groups
57workflows
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3Markdown Editor
4Text Editor
2Office Suite
2Note-taking
1E-books
3RSS Reader
3PDF Tools
1IDE
1Code Editor
2Terminal
3Database
1SSH Client
2Developer Utility
5Image Editor
3Screen Recording
1Video Editor
1Whiteboard
2OCR
1Messaging
5Social Media
2Video Call
1Launcher
3Clipboard
1Window Manager
1Automation
3Focus
1Productivity
2Battery
3Cleaner
2Disk Tools
1Cloud Storage
2File Transfer
2VPN & Network
3Remote Desktop
2Monitor
1Bluetooth
1Music Player
3Photo Management
1Wallpaper
1Gaming
1Browser
1File Manager
1Password Manager
1Utility
14Voice-to-Text
1Popular Skills
7 curated skillsFrontend Design
Build distinctive, production-ready interfaces with complete responsive behavior.
anthropics/skills
npx skills add anthropics/skills --skill frontend-designAgent Browser
Persistent browser automation for navigation, forms, extraction, and screenshots.
vercel-labs/agent-browser
npx skills add vercel-labs/agent-browser --skill agent-browserReact Best Practices
Vercel guidance for React and Next.js performance, rendering, and data fetching.
vercel-labs/agent-skills
npx skills add vercel-labs/agent-skills --skill vercel-react-best-practicesDesign Taste Frontend
Infer the visual direction first, then control hierarchy, motion, and density.
leonxlnx/taste-skill
npx skills add leonxlnx/taste-skill --skill design-taste-frontendFind Skills
Discover and install public skills that match the task at hand.
vercel-labs/skills
npx skills add vercel-labs/skills --skill find-skillsRead, create, inspect, and visually verify PDF documents.
anthropics/skills
npx skills add anthropics/skills --skill pdfSkill Creator
Create, test, and improve reusable agent skills with a consistent structure.
anthropics/skills
npx skills add anthropics/skills --skill skill-creator