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Best Free Alternatives to Top-Tier Paid Mac Apps
macOS is supported by a thriving community of developers who create exceptional apps. But it’s also true that not all people can afford to pay for these apps, especially when most apps are boarding the subscription train.
Thankfully, there are free alternatives for most paid Mac apps — if you can live with some compromises. With that in mind, here are the best free alternatives to popular paid Mac apps.
1. 1Password — best password manager
1Password remains the best password manager app you can use. It supports password generation, autofill, 2-factor authentication, passkeys, encrypted notes, and secure password-sharing.
The service is end-to-end encrypted and uses AES-256 encryption with PBKDF2 key derivation, which is a technical way of saying that no one can get into your account if they don’t know your master password.
1Password free alternative: Bitwarden
While several password manager apps offer a free tier, most of them restrict the number of supported devices in the free…
