Productivity Tools & Utilities for Freelancers

Small tools with big impact: screenshots, screen recording, image and PDF compression, automation and Mac utilities that speed up your day.

  • Screenshots, screen recording & Mac utilities
  • Image, video & PDF compression
  • Automation that saves you time

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BrandBird

BrandBird

Design branded social cards from screenshots and code snippets

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CleanShot X

CleanShot X

Screenshot and screen recording tool for Mac with annotation

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Foxit PDF Editor

Foxit

PDF editor with AI redaction, eSign and OCR — cheaper than Adobe

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HandBrake

HandBrake

Convert and compress videos across Mac, Windows and Linux

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ImageOptim

ImageOptim

Lossless image compression for PNG, JPEG and GIF files on Mac

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Raycast

Raycast

Fast Mac launcher with AI commands, clipboard history

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Screen Studio

Screen Studio

Screen recordings with auto-zoom and professional editing

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ScreenOtter

ScreenOtter

Polish screenshots and screen recordings automatically — no subscription

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ScreenSnap Pro

ScreenSnap Pro

Screenshots with custom backgrounds, annotations and cloud links

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Setapp

Setapp

Access 240+ premium Mac apps through one affordable subscription

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Shottr

Shottr

Screenshot tool with OCR and pixel measurements for Mac

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Smallpdf

Smallpdf

Convert, compress, merge and sign PDFs without leaving one tool

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Tinify

Tinify

Compress PNG and JPEG files up to 80% while preserving quality

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