Vietnamese indie hacker behind TypingMind, DevUtils, and exits Black Magic and Xnapper
TypingMind, DevUtils, Black Magic +3$142K/mo
💻 23 makers · 46 products
Best Mac & Desktop App Makers in 2026
Indie developers building native desktop apps for macOS, Windows and Linux. This list features 23 indie makers in this space, led by Tony Dinh, Fabrizio Rinaldi and Daniel Nguyen, ranked by profile depth, audience and reported revenue.
Top Mac & desktop app makers
23 makers, ranked.
Designer and co-founder of Typefully; previously built and sold Mailbrew
Typefully, Mailbrew, Boxy Suite +3Typefully: ~$2M ARR
Vietnamese solopreneur bootstrapping BoltAI, a native AI workspace for Mac
BoltAI, PDF Pals, KTool +1$33.5K/mo
PSPDFKit founder turned creator of OpenClaw, the open-source personal AI agent
OpenClaw, PSPDFKit (Nutrient), CodexBar +2
Prolific Dutch indie Apple developer behind MacWhisper, Navi and Posture Pal
MacWhisper, Whisper Transcription, Navi +7
Founder of Once, a disposable-camera event app, and owner of Xnapper
Once, Xnapper$35K/mo
Full-time open-sourcer maintaining 1,000+ npm packages and dozens of indie Mac apps
Supercharge, Dato, Gifski +6
Former Apple engineer running Red Sweater Software, maker of MarsEdit
MarsEdit, FastScripts, Black Ink +2
Brazilian indie Mac and iOS developer behind AirBuddy and VirtualBuddy
AirBuddy, VirtualBuddy, WWDC for macOS +1
Pakistani solo founder of Fore Studio: Vitals and Flit Mac apps, StartupBase, Depost AI
Vitals, Flit, StartupBase +2$13.3K all-time
Apple-featured indie developer of Compresto for Mac and the Steps pedometer app
Compresto, Steps, Grok Bots$73.8K all-time
Build-in-public maker of DeskHub, the CNVS agent canvas and QuickClaw
CNVS, QuickClaw, DeskHub
Mac indie developer behind Rectangle, Rectangle Pro, Superkey and Hyperkey
Rectangle, Rectangle Pro, Superkey +7
Founder of Flying Meat, two-decade indie Mac maker of Acorn and Retrobatch
Acorn, Retrobatch, VoodooPad +1
Indie Safari extension developer behind StopTheMadness at Underpass App Company
StopTheMadness Pro, StopTheScript, StopTheFonts +2
Mac developer behind retro Apple Music remotes and PDX Transit
QuickTune, Music Remote, Music MiniPlayer +2
Laravel developer behind Larafast, Blogr.ai and bytemail; sold Directify for $85K
Blogr.ai, bytemail, Larafast +1
Veteran Mac developer who created NetNewsWire and MarsEdit
NetNewsWire, MarsEdit, Vesper
Indie hacker from India who exited CursorClip and now builds TraceSig
TraceSig, CursorClip
German developer building RewriteBar, an AI writing assistant for macOS, on the side
RewriteBar, A Wifi Place, SnooScan
Seoul-based indie Mac developer of Shotomatic, hands-free screenshot automation
Shotomatic$15.8K all-time
Rabat-based solo maker of WittyReply and Surf Forecast Menubar
WittyReply, Surf Forecast Menubar, Eksodos
Copenhagen software engineer building Race Calendar BG and Amounthly alongside a 9-5
Race Calendar BG, Amounthly, FileBridge
Products by Mac & desktop app makers
46 products in this category.
Sotto
sotto.to
One-time-purchase dictation app for macOS that supports multiple AI providers.
by Kitze
Supermac
supermac.app
macOS command center for launcher workflows, snippets, quick links, reminders and clipboard history.
by Kitze
Retext
retext.io
Text expander app for macOS.
by Corey Haines
DevUtils
devutils.com
Offline all-in-one toolbox of developer utilities for macOS.
$5K/moby Tony Dinh
Mac screenshot tool that makes screenshots look polished; sold for $150K.
by Tony Dinh
Multiprompter
bradtraversy.dev
Mac teleprompter where one script drives several scroll-synced windows.
by Brad Traversy
Boxy Suite
boxysuite.com
Premium Gmail and Google apps client for Mac.
by Fabrizio Rinaldi
Cogito
cogito.md
Minimal, native Markdown editor for Mac, in free public beta.
by Fabrizio Rinaldi
PDF Pals
pdfpals.com
Native Mac app for chatting with PDF documents using AI.
by Daniel Nguyen
Progress Bar OSX
progressbarosx.com
Mac menu bar app showing how much of the day, week or year has passed.
by Andrey Azimov
CodexBar
codex.bar
macOS menu bar app showing usage limits for OpenAI Codex and Claude Code.
by Peter Steinberger
Xnapper
xnapper.com
Mac app that turns plain screenshots into polished, shareable images; bought from Tony Dinh.
by Brian Shin
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Mac & Desktop App Makers FAQ
Who are the most popular indie Mac & desktop app makers?
The best-known Mac & desktop app makers on IndieMakerList are Tony Dinh, Fabrizio Rinaldi, Daniel Nguyen, Peter Steinberger and Jordi Bruin. In total 23 makers are listed in this category.
What products do indie Mac & desktop app makers build?
Notable products include Sotto by Kitze, Supermac by Kitze, Retext by Corey Haines, DevUtils by Tony Dinh and Xnapper by Tony Dinh. 46 products are listed in this category.
How much do indie Mac & desktop app makers earn?
Publicly reported revenue varies widely. Examples: Tony Dinh ($142K/mo (TypingMind + DevUtils)), Fabrizio Rinaldi (Typefully: ~$2M ARR), Daniel Nguyen ($33.5K/mo) and Brian Shin ($35K/mo). Figures are self-reported and sourced from public posts.
Where are indie Mac & desktop app makers based?
The most common countries in this category are United States (6), Portugal (1) and Vietnam (1).
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