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The best Black Friday Mac app deals in 2026
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We've found 98 Black Friday deals on Mac apps for 2026, and 55 of them are one-time purchases. Mac software is one of the best places to escape subscriptions, because many indie makers still sell licences you keep.
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The Descript alternative that runs on your Mac with local AI models. Edit video by editing the transcript, remove filler words and silences in one click, and fix words with on-device voice…
Plan ahead with Sun and shade using Sunlitt! It’s a handy tool for any Sun lover (or hater!) and every professionals working with light and shadow.
MacWashing
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A careful Mac cleaner. MacWashing removes caches, logs, leftovers of deleted apps, Xcode junk and old installers, uninstalls apps with all their files and finds large forgotten files.
Node-based AI harness for visual thinkers. Chat with ChatGPT, Claude, Gemini and local models as nodes on an infinite canvas, branch any answer, compare models side by side.
One desktop app for 25+ databases: PostgreSQL, Redis, ClickHouse, MongoDB, Qdrant and more. Mac, Windows, Linux.
Track and analyze all of your daily transactions with ease and always stay on top of your budget.
AppJournal is a simple utility that enables indie app developers to track milestones and changes for their apps.
Bullseye is a native macOS app, built in SwiftUI, that enables developers & marketers to manage their Apple Ads campaigns from a clean and easy to use interface.
Automatic time tracking for Mac. Logs apps, sites and docs, sorts them into projects and turns hours into invoices. Data stays on your Mac.
Countdowns is an app for iOS & macOS designed to help you count down to those important moments in life.
Store all of your ideas and inspiration for your creative projects in one convenient place designed specifically for that.
A widget Dock for macOS that runs alongside the Apple Dock. Add 60+ widgets (unread Gmail, CPU and memory, top apps, calendar, clocks, everyday controls), drag to arrange them, and place…
Manage your tasks and projects of any complexity with different tasks views, such as list, grid, kanban board, and timeline.
A native Mac file manager that feels like Finder: split panes (up to a 2×2 grid), named workspaces, a Shelf to collect files, Compare Folders and fast search.
Build a HomeKit dashboard that works your way. Control lights, scenes, blinds and thermostats from custom Home Screen and Lock Screen widgets.
HomeButtons makes it easy to control Apple HomeKit Scenes and Accessories on Apple Watch or through the Widget.
Instructor is an app designed for driving instructors that allows them to track student progress for a variety of topics in an easy to use app.
Control your Mac using only your keyboard. Use on-screen hints to select buttons and links, or a screen grid to click anywhere.
Memento builds on Apple Reminders, so everything syncs through iCloud. Type naturally to set dates and alerts, or speak a reminder hands-free.
Match cards, race the clock, or challenge a friend on the same device or online through Game Center.
A moon-tracking app that makes it easy to follow everything lunar. Explore the Moon phases, track solar and lunar eclipses and get ready for the 2027 Moon names and traditions.
NewsNinja is a privacy-focused news reader for Apple platforms. It brings RSS, Reddit, YouTube, podcasts, X, Mastodon Bluesky, and email newsletters together with a customizable Today…
Practice Player helps musicians learn songs by ear. Slow any track down without changing the pitch, transpose it, loop the hard part, and drop practice points to jump straight back to it.
An app for iOS/macOS to track the repeating tasks in your life. Perfect for chores, bill payment, and much more!
Drawing, painting and animation app for iPad, iPhone and Mac that keeps every stroke editable: recolor or warp a line long after and it stays sharp.
All-in-one screenshot and screen recording app for Mac and Windows: 17 annotation tools, scrolling capture, screen recording with a built-in video editor, OCR and cloud share links.
AI screenshot app for Mac, iPhone and iPad. Capture a window or region, run an AI action, and insert the result where you were typing.
Powerful collage maker that you can use to effortlessly combine your different photos into fully customizable showcases.
SmoothCapture turns screen recordings into polished app demo videos: auto zoom, a smooth cursor and real 3D iPhone, iPad and Mac models. Native Mac app.
StyleGuide makes it easy for iOS & other Apple platform developers to quickly preview HIG typography, colors and sizes from the Menubar or on iPhone & iPad.
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What to look for in a Mac licence
Check how many Macs a licence covers and whether major updates are included. A lifetime licence and a perpetual licence with one year of updates are not the same thing, and the wording in each deal below tells you which one you're getting.
If an app is sold both on its own site and the Mac App Store, the discount may only apply to one of them.
How we check these deals
Every offer here comes from a public source: the community-reviewed Awesome Black Friday list, the Indie App Sales event, or a store listing. Terms are quoted as published, so a line on this page should match what the maker wrote.
Paying doesn't change the order of these deals, and we don't invent discounts. Makers can pay for a Featured spot, which is a separate section marked as including paid placements. If a deal has no end date listed, we say nothing rather than guess. Prices can change, so confirm the final price at checkout.
Questions people ask
Are Mac App Store apps included?
Yes, where the maker runs a sale there. Discounts through in-app purchases or promo codes are noted in each deal's terms.
Will a licence work on Apple Silicon?
Most current Mac apps do, but check the app's own requirements before you buy, especially for older software.
How can I tell if a Black Friday discount is real?
Compare the deal price with the price the app normally sells for on its own site, not with the list price shown by a reseller. Very large percentages on a reseller page often start from a list price almost nobody pays.
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