New Mac Apps in 2026

491 Mac Apps launched on Product Hunt between January 1, 2026 and October 23, 2026, collecting 47,986 upvotes between them. The most upvoted is Goldfish, with 948.

243 of them (49%) have a working website on file, and 5 come from Y Combinator companies. Every launch below links to the makers behind it.

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Top Mac Apps, by upvotes

The 15 most upvoted Mac launches since January 2026.

  1. Goldfish

    1. Goldfish

    948 upvotes

    Press Option. It knows your work and replies like you

    Most AI tools make you explain the context before they can help. Goldfish already has it. It privately remembers what you’ve been working on across your Mac, then helps you write better from any app. Press Option in a text field to draft…

  2. Glaze by Raycast

    2. Glaze by Raycast

    631 upvotes

    Create your own Mac apps by chatting with AI

    Glaze is the easiest way to go from an idea to a Mac app. Describe what you want, and it builds a real app that lives in your dock, launches instantly, works offline, and taps into the full power of your computer. Software that's finally…

  3. Clipto

    3. Clipto

    507 upvotes

    Fully local, natural language search over terabytes of media

    Like Google Photos, but fully local. Turn the terabytes of video, audio, meetings, and files you work with into searchable memories, without uploading anything to the cloud. Clipto automatically tags people, dialogue, and scenes, so you…

    #1 on May 31, 2026clipto.com1 maker
  4. Invoko

    4. Invoko

    470 upvotes

    A little hand on your Mac

    Invoko is an AI desktop helper you can talk to while you work. Bring it beside anything on your screen, ask it questions, or let it handle tasks across your apps.

  5. DynamicLake

    5. DynamicLake

    350 upvotes

    Dynamic Island experience for Mac with apps & notifications

    DynamicLake - Dynamic Island for Mac · Notificaitons · Drag and drop · Converter · Calls · Airdrop · Timer · and more

    #1 on March 15, 2026dynamiclake.com1 maker
  6. HyNote for Mac

    6. HyNote for Mac

    348 upvotes

    Free local transcription that is 100% Private

    Solving the three biggest pain points in meeting software: privacy, friction, and cost. By running speech-to-text entirely on-device, your confidential discussions never leave your hardware, ensuring total data privacy. It operates…

    #1 on August 20, 2026hynote.ai3 makers, 3 with emails
  7. Raycast 2.0

    7. Raycast 2.0

    334 upvotes

    The next generation of Raycast is here

    Raycast 2.0 is built on a new foundation, redesigned from the inside out. Your shortcut to everything now brings AI that can take action across your apps, Automations for recurring tasks, and Projects to keep ongoing work together.…

    #4 on September 11, 2026YC W20raycast.com1 maker, 1 with an email
  8. Bitrise Remote Dev Environments

    Cloud Macs your coding agents can actually build on

    Bitrise RDE gives you cloud Macs & Linux machines that start in seconds, the same machines, stacks and caches as your CI. Give every agent its machine and run them in parallel via MCP, or attach VS Code, Cursor or Claude Code. Archive…

  9. GetCompress

    9. GetCompress

    324 upvotes

    Lossless media compression without context switching

    GetCompress is a lightweight desktop app that quickly compresses videos, images, GIFs, PDFs in batches: get up to 90% smaller files with minimal quality loss. Save your time & keep files safe with offline compression. Drag files in and…

    #2 on June 28, 2026getcompress.com1 maker, 1 with an email
  10. Screen Charm

    10. Screen Charm

    322 upvotes

    Give your screen recordings more charm

    Record your screen and instantly turn raw footage into polished, presentation-ready videos with smart zoom effects, smooth motion blur, webcam overlay, background music, and a built-in editor. No complex editing tools. No subscriptions.…

    #4 on June 10, 2026screencharm.com1 maker, 1 with an email
  11. Tamamon

    11. Tamamon

    321 upvotes

    A desktop pet that grows as you code with Claude Code

    Tamamon is a macOS desktop pet that lives on top of your screen and grows the more you build with Claude Code. What it does: - 20 species to collect through a weekly gacha, each with its own evolved forms and quirks - Feed it, play (ball…

  12. Sider Omni Sidebar

    12. Sider Omni Sidebar

    317 upvotes

    Give every Mac app an Agent Sidebar

    An AI agent beside any Mac app. Sider Omni sidebar sees what's on your screen and acts on it directly, right where you're working. Watch the result, ask for the next change. Nothing to copy, nothing to upload. Built on GPT-6 Astra, and it…

  13. Gemini app for Mac

    13. Gemini app for Mac

    311 upvotes

    Option + Space and Gemini is right there

    The official Gemini app is now available natively on macOS. Use a simple shortcut (Option + Space) to bring up Gemini instantly. Share your active window for contextual help, analyze local files, and generate content without ever…

  14. Vitals 

    14. Vitals 

    299 upvotes

    A Mac activity monitor that thinks in apps, not processes

    Activity Monitor lists a thousand processes, a hundred of them called Google Chrome Helper. Vitals adds every helper to the app that launched it, so you see 60 apps instead of 1,000 processes, each with one figure for memory, CPU, energy…

    #4 on September 28, 2026vitals.app2 makers, 1 with an email
  15. NothingHere

    15. NothingHere

    297 upvotes

    A MacOS panic button where one key press cleans your screen

    NothingHere is a macOS panic button. One hotkey, three things happen at once: 1. All windows disappear — every app gets hidden instantly 2. All sound goes silent — music, videos, everything mutes 3. A cover document opens — your…

Best Mac Apps by month

A ranked list for every month with at least a handful of Mac launches.

Latest Mac Apps

  1. ShogunAI

    ShogunAI

    149 upvotes

    Your personal AGI on your pc

  2. Instant Search

    Instant Search

    94 upvotes

    The fastest, most precise local AI Search for your files.

  3. Dots

    Dots

    81 upvotes

    A customizable workspace built into your Mac's notch

  4. Truffle

    Truffle

    77 upvotes

    Fix messy tags, covers and duplicates in your Mac library

  5. Storage Menu

    Storage Menu

    4 upvotes

    Disk space in your Mac menu bar, and what's using it

    #36 on October 23, 2026storagemenu.app1 maker
  6. Teclo

    Teclo

    79 upvotes

    Mechanical keyboard sounds and a keycap pet for your Mac

  7. Claire Mail

    Claire Mail

    76 upvotes

    Email, calendar and reminders, in one fast app

  8. ilha

    ilha

    95 upvotes

    Your Claude Code and Codex limits, live in the notch

  9. iglass

    iglass

    85 upvotes

    Liquid Glass for your iTerm2 & Ghostty

  10. Koi

    Koi

    71 upvotes

    Every tool you need, in one Mac app

    #30 on October 21, 2026usekoi.com1 maker
  11. Woven Video

    Woven Video

    61 upvotes

    Edit any video by chat, on a real Mac timeline

  12. xtty

    xtty

    89 upvotes

    A terminal that makes everyday work easier.

Launches by month

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Questions

How many Mac Apps launched on Product Hunt in 2026?
491, between January 1, 2026 and October 23, 2026: 4% of every launch Junior tracks. The busiest month was September 2026, with 88.
Which Mac Apps got the most upvotes?
Goldfish ("Press Option. It knows your work and replies like you") leads with 948 upvotes, ahead of Glaze by Raycast (631) and Clipto (507).
How are launches put in Mac?
By the first topic the makers chose on Product Hunt. A launch sits in one category on Junior, so the counts here never double up.
How do I contact the makers of these Mac Apps?
Each launch links to its page on Junior, with the founders and makers behind it. Junior has 489 makers on file in Mac. Their work emails, LinkedIn and X profiles come with a subscription.

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