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Get productive with these awesome apps

Plan, write, collaborate and much more.

When it comes to being productive, the right tools can make all the difference.

App Store Editors have tested thousands of apps aimed at helping you make the most of your time, and we’ve gathered many of our favourites here in one convenient place.

Whether you’re loading up a new Mac or just updating your toolbox, you’ll find outstanding apps for every task: planning a project, managing your schedule, organising notes, annotating a document and more.

Collaborate with your team

Take better notes

Outline and visualise ideas

OmniOutliner’s sidebar provides more than an overview. Drag and drop entire sections to quickly reorganise your document.

Communicate with others

Find the perfect writing app

Master your schedule and meetings

Fantastical lets you create events – even repeating ones – by simply describing them.

Keep an eye on the time

Manage tasks and projects

Things’ Today view lets you focus on tasks you need to complete today.

Level up your presentations and screencasts

Get an endless clipboard history

Work magic with text

TypeIt4Me can insert frequently typed text, but it can also include calculated dates and times – for example, the day two days from now, or the date three months ago – in its snippets.

Transcribe audio

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Edit, annotate and sign PDFs

LiquidText’s workspace (right) lets you organise and make connections among your notes and excerpts.

Enhance your Mac

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Try these productivity gems

Customise PCalc with your choice of theme, an old-school “tape” (right) showing a history of your calculations and a view of your RPN stack (left).

Access remote and virtual computers

Pause, refresh and be mindful