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Mac apps you can only get from the developer
Some of the most useful Mac apps are sold only on their makers' websites, often because they need deeper system access than the Mac App Store allows. These 10 are worth the extra step of downloading directly.
10 apps4 free to startMac
What gets an app in: An app gets in only when it is not sold on the Mac App Store, just from its developer or Setapp; anything you can also buy from Apple stays out.
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HomerowA keyboard clicking tool most Mac users have never heard of, sold only on its own site.$49.99 once - 2
ClopWorks quietly on every file you copy or save, and you can only get it from its developer.Free to start - 3
rcmdTurns the Right Command key into an app switcher, a free download you will not find in Apple's store.Free to start - 4
SwishWindow gestures on the trackpad, sold directly or through Setapp but never on the App Store.$16 once - 5
SuperchargeFinder fixes like Command X to cut files, from a developer whose other apps are on the App Store.$20 once - 6
MacWhisperTranscribes long interviews and calls on your Mac, and the developer's site is the only place to get it.Free to start - 7
HazelRules that file and rename your downloads, bought once from its developer with no App Store version.$42 once - 8
Little SnitchShows and blocks every outgoing connection, a level of control sold only on the developer's site.$59 once - 9
Keyboard MaestroMacros that drive any app on your Mac, sold for $36 once from its developer only.$36 once - 10
BetterDisplayFixes fuzzy text on monitors Apple didn't make, and you download it straight from its developer.Free to start
