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Best Mac apps to speed up your Mac

Free RAM and tame CPU-hungry apps.

  1. 1. QuitAll Speed up Mac by quitting all apps Speed up your Mac Setapp 98% · 1,841 ratings
  2. 2. App Tamer Reduce CPU usage Speed up your Mac Setapp 95% · 684 ratings
  3. 3. Aion Close idle apps automatically Speed up your Mac Setapp
  4. 4. Shiny One-tap memory cleanup with a live memory-pressure readout in your menu bar. Speed up your Mac Sold separately
  5. 5. CleanMyMac Tidy up your Mac Free up disk space Setapp 97% · 18,514 ratings
  6. 6. iStat Menus Track CPU, GPU, sensors, etc. Monitor CPU, memory & temperature Setapp 96% · 5,527 ratings
  7. 7. Mission Control Plus Close windows from Mission Control Manage windows & spaces Setapp 97% · 1,077 ratings

Related tasks

Monitor CPU, memory & temperature 16 Free up disk space 24 Find & remove duplicates 12 Uninstall apps completely 6 Protect against malware 5 Work across time zones 12

Questions

What is the best Mac app to speed up your Mac?
QuitAll is the top pick here: Speed up Mac by quitting all apps. Also worth a look: App Tamer, Aion.
Are these apps part of a Setapp membership?
6 of 7 apps are included in a Setapp membership; the rest are sold separately.
Do they run natively on Apple Silicon?
7 of 7 apps run natively on M-series Macs.