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Top Mac & Desktop App Indie Makers by Revenue (2026)
5 Mac & desktop app makers ranked by publicly reported monthly revenue in 2026. Fabrizio Rinaldi leads with Typefully: ~$2M ARR; the median is $35K per month. All figures are self-reported or from public sources, each linked and dated.
Top Mac & Desktop App indie makers by revenue
Ranked by reported monthly revenue in USD (annual figures ÷ 12).
| # | Maker | Top product | Revenue | ≈ / month | As of | Source | Verified |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Typefully | Typefully: ~$2M ARR | $167K | 2026 | x.com | — | |
| 2 | TypingMind | $142K/mo (TypingMind + DevUtils) | $142K | 2026 | x.com | — | |
| 3 | Once | $35K/mo | $35K | 2026-05 | x.com | — | |
| 4 | BoltAI | $33.5K/mo | $34K | 2025 | indiehackers.com | — | |
| 5 | Compresto | $73.8K all-time (verified, 2 apps) | $2.5K | 2026-10 | trustmrr.com | TrustMRR ↗ |
Revenue is self-reported or sourced from public statements and is not verified by IndieMakerList. Rows marked TrustMRR link to a page where TrustMRR verifies revenue from the payment provider.
Most followed Mac & Desktop App makers not ranked by revenue
10 Mac & desktop app makers with the biggest audiences on X who haven't shared a current revenue figure.
- 01
Peter Steinberger601K followersPSPDFKit founder turned creator of OpenClaw, the open-source personal AI agent
- 02
Sindre Sorhus66K followersFull-time open-sourcer maintaining 1,000+ npm packages and dozens of indie Mac apps
- 03
Guilherme Rambo57K followersBrazilian indie Mac and iOS developer behind AirBuddy and VirtualBuddy
- 04
Jordi Bruin25K followersProlific Dutch indie Apple developer behind MacWhisper, Navi and Posture Pal
- 05
Max Blade24K followersBuild-in-public maker of DeskHub, the CNVS agent canvas and QuickClaw
- 06
Daniel Jalkut19K followersFormer Apple engineer running Red Sweater Software, maker of MarsEdit
- 07
Gus Mueller5.9K followersFounder of Flying Meat, two-decade indie Mac maker of Acorn and Retrobatch
- 08
Sergey Karakhanyan4.8K followersLaravel developer behind Larafast, Blogr.ai and bytemail; sold Directify for $85K
- 09
Atta Ur Rehman Shah4.5K followersPakistani solo founder of Fore Studio: Vitals and Flit Mac apps, StartupBase, Depost AI
- 10
Shadab Alam2.2K followersIndie hacker from India who exited CursorClip and now builds TraceSig
Looking for products instead? how much does DevUtils make, how much does Compresto make, how much does Shotomatic make, how much does CursorClip make — or see all products with public revenue.
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Mac & Desktop App indie maker revenue FAQ
Who is the highest-earning Mac & Desktop App indie maker?
Fabrizio Rinaldi tops the Mac & Desktop App leaderboard with Typefully: ~$2M ARR (as of 2026), about $167K per month. Tony Dinh ($142K/mo (TypingMind + DevUtils)) and Brian Shin ($35K/mo) follow.
How much do Mac & Desktop App indie makers earn?
Of the 23 makers in Mac & Desktop App Makers on IndieMakerList, 5 have shared revenue publicly. Their median reported revenue is $35K per month; 4 report at least $10K per month and 2 report $100K or more.
What is the combined revenue of the top Mac & Desktop App indie makers?
Together the 5 ranked makers report about $380K per month ($4.6M a year). Figures are self-reported and dated differently, so treat the sum as a rough indication.
Is this revenue verified?
No — the numbers are self-reported or taken from public posts and interviews, each linked to its source. 1 of the 5 makers have a TrustMRR page, which verifies revenue from the payment provider; they carry a TrustMRR badge.