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Slopapp

Free and open source · For macOS 14 and later

Native Mac apps, made with care.

Slopapp is a growing collection of small, native utilities for the things you do every day: clipboard history, screenshots, opening links in the right browser, shrinking images.

Every app is free and open source. No subscription, no account, no tracking.

Browse the appsView the source
  • ClipsMentha × piperita
  • SnapperMalva sylvestris
  • SwitchboardHumulus lupulus
  • PaperLinum usitatissimum
  • AwakeCoffea arabica
  • TidyDryopteris filix-mas

Principles

  • Free

    No trial, no subscription, no paid tier. Every app costs nothing, now and later.

  • Open source

    MIT-licensed Swift, developed in one public repository. Read it, fork it, improve it.

  • Private

    No account, no analytics, no tracking. Your clipboard, files and screenshots stay on your Mac.

Start here

The Slopapp launcher

One small app that installs, updates and removes every app in the collection.

Open the disk image and drag Slopapp to Applications. It isn't notarized yet, so the first time you open it, macOS stops it: open System Settings > Privacy & Security, scroll down and click Open Anyway. You only need to do this once.

Download 0.2.1or as a .zip

The collection

23 ready to download, 0 on the way.

Up first

The everyday essentials. Building these now.

  • Switchboard

    Beta

    Open every link in the right browser.

    Humulus lupulusPl. 58 a

    An alternative to OpenIn

    Download 0.2.0 Switchboard

  • Clips

    Beta

    Clipboard history you can search.

    Mentha × piperitaPl. 67

    An alternative to Paste

    Download 0.2.0 Clips

  • Dictate

    Alpha

    Talk, and your words appear wherever you're typing.

    Althaea officinalisPl. 42

    An alternative to Superwhisper and Wispr Flow

    Download 0.1.0 Dictate

  • Squish

    Alpha

    Drop in images and PDFs, get smaller files out.

    Punica granatumPl. 110

    An alternative to Squash and PDF Squeezer

    Download 0.1.0 Squish

  • Snapper

    Beta

    Screenshots, annotated and shared in seconds.

    Malva sylvestrisPl. 59

    An alternative to CleanShot X

    Download 0.2.0 Snapper

  • Convert

    Alpha

    Drop in audio, video or images and convert them.

    Theobroma cacaoPl. 157 I

    An alternative to Permute

    Download 0.1.0 Convert

  • Tidy

    Beta

    Uninstall apps completely and clear out the junk.

    Dryopteris filix-masPl. 81

    An alternative to CleanMyMac

    Download 0.2.0 Tidy

Next

Smaller tools, coming right after.

  • Dropper

    Beta

    Pick any color on screen and copy it in the format you need.

    Digitalis purpureaPl. 62

    An alternative to Sip

    Download 0.2.0 Dropper

  • Ruler

    Alpha

    Measure anything on screen, to the pixel.

    Pimpinella anisumPl. 93

    An alternative to PixelSnap

    Download 0.1.0 Ruler

  • Iconsmith

    Alpha

    Turn any image into app and folder icons.

    Rosa × centifoliaPl. 124

    An alternative to Image2icon

    Download 0.1.0 Iconsmith

  • Specimen

    Alpha

    Browse and compare your fonts.

    Alcea roseaPl. 19

    An alternative to Typeface

    Download 0.1.0 Specimen

  • Zones

    Beta

    World clocks and meeting times, in the menu bar.

    Illicium verumPl. 117

    An alternative to World Clock Pro

    Download 0.2.0 Zones

  • Crate

    Beta

    Open, preview and make archives.

    Quercus suberPl. 152

    An alternative to Archiver

    Download 0.2.0 Crate

Later

On the list. Bigger, or less urgent.

  • Paper

    Alpha

    Read, annotate and edit PDFs.

    Linum usitatissimumPl. 16

    An alternative to Nitro PDF Pro

    Download 0.1.0 Paper

  • Awake

    Alpha

    Keep your Mac awake, from the menu bar.

    Coffea arabicaPl. 106

    An alternative to Lungo and Amphetamine

    Download 0.1.0 Awake

  • Focus

    Alpha

    A calm focus timer that lives in your menu bar.

    Lavandula angustifoliaPl. 60

    An alternative to Session

    Download 0.1.0 Focus

  • Tally

    Alpha

    A notepad that does the math as you type.

    Brassica nigraPl. 14

    An alternative to Numi

    Download 0.1.0 Tally

  • Devkit

    Alpha

    Offline developer tools: JSON, Base64, JWT, hashes and more.

    Salvia officinalisPl. 38

    An alternative to DevUtils

    Download 0.1.0 Devkit

  • Commit

    Alpha

    A calm Git client.

    Quercus petraeaPl. 31

    An alternative to Gitfox

    Download 0.1.0 Commit

  • Gauge

    Alpha

    CPU, memory, network and battery in your menu bar.

    Taraxacum officinalePl. 5

    An alternative to iStat Menus

    Download 0.1.0 Gauge

  • Triggers

    Alpha

    Your own gestures, shortcuts and actions.

    Aconitum napellusPl. 72

    An alternative to BetterTouchTool

    Download 0.1.0 Triggers

Built in the open

We study how the best Mac utilities work, then build our own, natively, in one public repository. Found a bug, or want an app that isn't here yet? Open an issue or send a pull request.

Contribute on GitHub
  1. 01

    Native Swift

    SwiftUI and AppKit, for macOS 14 and later. Small, fast, at home on the Mac.

  2. 02

    One design system

    Every app follows the same rules, so the set feels like one piece of work.

  3. 03

    Tested on every change

    Each app is built, tested and launched in CI before it ships.

The plates

Every icon carries a plant from Köhler's Medizinal-Pflanzen, 1887–1898.

Public-domain scans from the Biodiversity Heritage Library, printed in a single tone.