Free
No licence to buy.
| Licence type | App | Price | Licence | The catch |
|---|---|---|---|---|
 AffinityCanva (Serif) | Free | Free | Free, but the download runs through a Canva account and the AI tools need a paid Canva plan | |
 AmphetamineWilliam C. Gustafson | Free | Free | Mac App Store only — no direct download or licence file, and the source is closed | |
| AppCleanerFreeMacSoft | Free | Free | no build listed for macOS 27 yet — the newest release on the page stops at macOS 26 | |
 KekaAone (aonez) | Free | Free | It creates 7z and zip but only extracts rar, and cannot edit an archive you already have | |
 ObsidianObsidian | Free | Free | Multi-device sync is $48 a year unless you wire up iCloud or git yourself | |
 OnyXTitanium Software (Joël Barrière) | Free | Free | Each major macOS release needs its own build, and the current one is Apple silicon only | |
| PDFgearPDFgear Software | Free | Free | Closed source with no stated business model, so nothing guarantees it stays free | |
 RaycastRaycast Technologies Inc. | Free | Free | No one-time option exists, and the free tier keeps clipboard history for only three months | |
 TinkerToolMarcel Bresink Software-Systeme | Free | Free | Only surfaces preferences Apple already ships; the system-level tools are in paid TinkerTool System |