Seven Surprisingly Useful Mac Apps You've Never Heard Of ...Middle East

If your time on macOS is solely spent switching between the well-known apps that everyone uses—your web browser, Notes, Apple Music—then you're missing out. There are a host of more unusual and idiosyncratic apps for Apple's desktop operating system that are well worth digging into.

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The apps collected in the list below fall under that description, and while they might not have been installed on millions of Macs or be particularly complex in what they offer, they're all quite useful. Give them a try and see how they can upgrade your macOS experience.

ScrollPods

Scroll around macOS by tilting your head. Credit: Lifehacker

The utility is simple to set up, and based on my testing, it works quite well. The default sensitivity is just right, with slight head tilts enough to nudge a page up or down, but you can adjust the sensitivity and set up custom gestures for the app through its settings.

ScrollPods (free)

Slidr

You can opt to activate Slidr with a keyboard shortcut. Credit: Lifehacker

You're able to take advantage of a free trial before committing to the purchase, so you can see if it works for you. It couldn't be any more straightforward to use: The app runs from the menu bar, and there are options for adjusting the sensitivity and position of the slide gestures, and swapping over the brightness and volume sliders if you prefer.

Slidr (free trial, then $4.99)

Pipiri

Pipiri comes with lots of settings to customize. Credit: Lifehacker

So, for example, you can keep an AI agent window or a social media feed visible on screen while you get on with something else. There are lots of options to play around with, too, including the refresh rate of the overlaid window, app hotkeys, and adaptive resizing.

Pipiri (free trial, then $9.70)

Haptyk

Get an authentic mechanical keyboard sound with Haptyk. Credit: Lifehacker

I gave the app a go and it works really well: There's zero lag on the sound effects, and you get the same experience across every app. You've got 16 different keyboard sound packs to choose from, plus lots of configuration options (including volume, pitch, and gain).

Haptyk (free trial, then $8)

Stealthy

Stealthy can jump into action automatically during video calls. Credit: Lifehacker

Stealthy deals with this with the minimum of fuss, hiding your desktop icons, the desktop wallpaper, and the dock. silencing notifications, and clearing away open app windows you don't want visible on screen. It can also launch automatically when video calls start.

Stealthy (free trial, then $12.99)

Gestimer

You're able to customize Gestimer in a number of different ways. Credit: Lifehacker

There's no messing around with opening up other apps or digging through calendars—it's just click and drag, with the length of the drag controlling the time that's set. There's a persistent countdown in the menu bar, and you get a notification at the appropriate time.

Gestimer (free trial, then $6.99)

Unclack

Save others from your typing sounds with Unclack. Credit: Lifehacker

It runs quietly from the menu bar and you don't need to do anything to enable or disable it—it just works, and you won't even know it's there. Should you need to talk and type at the same time, you can disable Unclack with a couple of clicks until you need it again.

Unclack (free)

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