Co-creator of Twitterrific, the first Twitter app; principal at the Iconfactory
Tapestry, xScope, Linea Sketch +3
stack --tool macos · #40 of 108
Indie makers who build with macOS (2026)
6 indie makers on IndieMakerList list macOS in their stack — 2% of makers who share one — including Craig Hockenberry, Paul Haddad and Silvio Rizzi. Below: their products, self-reported revenue and the tools they pair with macOS.
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Top indie makers using macOS
6 active makers, ranked by profile depth, audience and reported revenue.
Co-founder and developer of Tapbots, maker of Tweetbot, Ivory, Pastebot and Calcbot
Ivory, Pastebot, Calcbot +2
Creator of Reeder, the RSS reader for Apple devices, and the Mela recipe app
Reeder, Reeder Classic, Mela
Creator of Soulver, the natural-language notepad calculator for Mac, iPad and iPhone
Soulver, SoulverCore, Picturesque
Founder of Mimestream, the native Mac email client for Gmail; ex-Apple Mail lead
Mimestream
Creator of Hazel, the Mac file-automation app; one-man company Noodlesoft
Hazel
Products built by macOS makers
A selection of the 19 products shipped by these makers.
Tapestry
usetapestry.com
Unified timeline app that combines Mastodon, Bluesky, RSS, YouTube, podcasts and other feeds in one place.
by Craig Hockenberry
xScope
xscopeapp.com
Mac toolkit of rulers, loupes, guides and screen-measuring tools for designers and developers.
by Craig Hockenberry
Ivory
tapbots.com
Polished Mastodon client for iPhone, iPad and Mac from the makers of Tweetbot.
by Paul Haddad
Pastebot
tapbots.com
Clipboard manager for Mac and iOS that keeps copy history and filters pasted text.
by Paul Haddad
R
Reeder
reederapp.com
Unified timeline reader for RSS, YouTube, Reddit, Mastodon, Bluesky and podcasts on iPhone, iPad and Mac.
by Silvio Rizzi
R
Reeder Classic
reederapp.com
The original Reeder RSS reader with unread counts and support for sync services such as Feedbin and Feedly.
by Silvio Rizzi
Soulver
soulver.app
Natural-language notepad calculator for Mac, iPad and iPhone that understands units, currencies, dates and variables.
by Zac Cohan
SoulverCore
github.com
Swift framework for evaluating natural-language math expressions, the engine behind Soulver.
by Zac Cohan
Mimestream
mimestream.com
Native macOS email client built for Gmail, using the Gmail API for labels, filters, categories and aliases.
by Neil Jhaveri
Hazel
noodlesoft.com
Mac automation utility that organises files with rules: moving, renaming, tagging, archiving and cleaning up the trash and leftover app files.
by Paul Kim
Tools commonly used with macOS
How many macOS makers also list each tool.
What macOS makers build
Where macOS makers are based
macOS indie makers FAQ
Which indie makers build with macOS?
Indie makers on IndieMakerList who list macOS in their stack include Craig Hockenberry, Paul Haddad, Silvio Rizzi, Zac Cohan and Neil Jhaveri. 6 makers use it in total.
How popular is macOS with indie makers?
6 makers — 2% of the 311 profiles with a listed stack — use macOS, ranking it #40 of 108 tools used by two or more makers.
What tools do indie makers use with macOS?
The tools most often listed alongside macOS are Swift (5 makers), iOS (4 makers) and Objective-C (3 makers).
What do indie makers build with macOS?
Makers using macOS mostly work in Mac & Desktop App Makers (6), Mobile App Makers (3) and Productivity Tools (3), and have shipped 19 listed products between them.
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