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Backdrop▲170
Live Wallpapers for your Mac Desktop & Lock Screen
Sep 2025
2
Focusdim▲137
A simple Mac app to enhance your visual focus
2025
3
PeekFocus▲86
Make your screen instantly presentable with one keystroke.
May 2026
4
Hocus Focus▲304
A Mac menu bar utility that hides your inactive windows
2014
5
Window Focus▲134
Highlight active apps & dim your screen
2016
6
All Windows Appear▲102
Click one window, see all other related windows
2020
7
FreshBackMac▲158
Fresh backgrounds for your Mac from multiple sources
2016
8
Hyperfocused▲148
Deep work menubar app for macOS
2023
9
Hush▲142
Blur your messy desktop to hide it during screen sharing
Feb 2026
10
Unsplash Wallpaper▲326
Gorgeous wallpapers on your Mac
2015
11
HocusFocus▲94
Switch focus across displays just by hovering
Sep 2025
12
Background Music▲218
Control the audio on your Mac apps from the menu bar
2016
13
OneTask (Mac)▲146
Focus on one thing at a time
2014
14
Presentify▲147
Screen Annotation and Cursor Highlight for Mac
2020
15
One Goal▲132
Makes your goal more visible by showing it on the menu bar
2021
16
Fader▲90
Minimize windows when you switch apps automatically
Apr 2026
17
Hover▲94
See the contents of windows in an always-on-top window.
2020
18
Hand Mirror for Mac▲191
A one-click camera check, right from the menu bar
2020
19
Pocket Screen▲207
Keep any Mac window visible in a floating mini screen
Jul 2026
20
Focus▲221
A Mac app to block distracting websites
2014
21
TopNotch▲271
Makes the new MacBook Pro notch disappear like a Ninja
2021
22
Arthur▲271
Effortlessly optimize some of your Mac's hidden settings
2016
23
Space Drop▲87
A better drag & drop for Mac
2017
24
FloatBrowser▲158
Mac menubar browser with tabs
2024

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