which is the best productivity app of 2024?

Hey everyone,

As 2025 begins, I’m curious to know which productivity based Mac apps stood out for you this year. I’d love to hear your recommendations.

What’s the one app you think every Mac user should check out in 2025?

i will keep adding best lesser known apps here, so save the post:

[🟢= Free Forever Plans]

- Noteplan: calendar-focused Markdown notes with task management

- 🟢 Craft: block based editor. similar to notion. but simpler and faster.

- 🟢 FocusMode: helps you focus on one task at a time. replaces sticky notes. includes pomodoro timer.

- 🟢 Raycast, 🟢 Monarch : spotlight alternatives.

- 🟢 Superwhissper, 🟢 MacWhisper: helps you write faster by speaking

- Trace: activity tracker. keeps track of what of you do

- Hookmark - Link anything, even folders

- 🟢 Notion, 🟢 Obsidian - configurable all-in-one notepads

- PastePal, Paste - customizable clipboard managers for mac

- 🟢 Shottr - best tool for taking screenshots

- Bike - good for jotting down thoughts fast with hotkeys

- 🟢 dropover - creates a temp place to keep files while you switch windows

- 🟢 Cursor, 🟢 windsurf, 🟢 bolt ai, 🟢 v0 - for coding using ai