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The best Productivity apps for Mac

The best productivity apps for Mac remove friction instead of adding features. This shelf holds Raycast, the command bar that runs your whole Mac, Things 3 and its rare calm, Fantastical's natural-language calendar, Hazel's automatic tidying, Notion Calendar, the Session focus timer and Atlas for cross-timezone scheduling. Each one is native, fast and considered.

Atlas preview
Atlas Where the world finds time. $4.99 One-Time
Fantastical preview
Fantastical Calendars that speak your language. Free
Hazel preview
Hazel Your Mac, tidied automatically. $42 One-Time
Mimestream preview
Mimestream The native Mac email client built just for Gmail. $49.99/Month
Notion Calendar preview
Notion Calendar The calendar that knows your Notion workspace. Free
Raycast preview
Raycast The command bar that runs your whole Mac. Free
Session preview
Session A focus timer that keeps you honest. Free
Things 3 preview
Things 3 A to-do app of rare calm and depth. $49.99 One-Time

Frequently asked

What are the best productivity apps for Mac?

Raycast leads for a command bar that runs your whole Mac, Things 3 for calm, considered task management, and Fantastical for a natural-language calendar. Hazel, Notion Calendar, Session and Atlas round out the shelf, each doing one job with real polish.

Which app is best for task management?

Things 3 is the pick for tasks, a two-time Apple Design Award winner with Today and This Evening lists, natural language date entry and syncing across Apple devices, for a one-time $49.99.

Are there free productivity apps in this category?

Yes. Notion Calendar is free, and Raycast, Fantastical and Session all offer capable free tiers alongside their paid plans.

Is Atlas made by Theodore HQ?

Yes, Atlas is Theodore HQ's own cross-timezone scheduling app, a one-time $4.99 purchase.

Do these apps work on Apple Silicon?

Yes. Every app in Mac Dept. is chosen for feeling native to the Mac, and the entries here are modern, actively maintained builds that run natively on Apple Silicon.