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CrackMac is a Mac app for MacBooks whose screen is partly broken. It keeps windows, the menu bar, the Dock and the pointer on the part of the screen that still works, and turns the damaged part black. Everything on this page is free to use in coverage of CrackMac.
Facts
| What it is | A menu bar app for macOS |
| Works on | macOS 13 Ventura or later, Apple silicon and Intel |
| Price | $14.99 one-time, $9.99 for the first 100 licences. No subscription, no account. |
| Free trial | 30 minutes of use, from crackmac.app/trial |
| Made by | Crackmac LLC, an independent developer |
| Website | English, German, French and Spanish |
| Contact | support@crackmac.app |
In one sentence
CrackMac turns a cracked MacBook screen into a smaller screen that works, by keeping everything inside the part of the glass that isn't damaged.
The story
A band down the left edge of the maker's MacBook Air screen died, and another along the bottom. The Mac itself was fine, but macOS kept putting the Apple menu, window buttons and half of every sidebar exactly where they could no longer be seen.
The usual advice, lowering the resolution, doesn't work: macOS always draws to the whole panel and scales to fit, so the picture just shrinks inside the same broken frame. So the maker wrote an app that moves everything out of the way instead. That MacBook is still in daily use, and every photo on the CrackMac home page is of it.
What it does
- Keeps windows, new windows and full screen apps inside the working area.
- Redraws the menu bar where it can be seen.
- Turns the damaged strip black, so it reads as bezel.
- Holds the pointer inside the working area.
- Shrinks the Dock until it clears the damage.
- Turns off instantly with one shortcut.
Images
Free to use in articles and videos about CrackMac.
- crackmac-icon.pngApp icon, 1024px PNG
- compare-before.jpgBefore: a MacBook Air with a dead strip down the left and along the bottom
- compare-after.jpgAfter: the same Mac with CrackMac on, everything inside the working part
- og.jpgCover image, 1200 by 630
Data you can cite
We keep these up to date and you're welcome to quote them, with a link to the page as the source.
- MacBook screen replacement cost by model: Apple's prices with and without AppleCare+.
- Where to buy a replacement screen: eBay, Amazon, AliExpress, iFixit and Apple compared, with real prices.
- Apple Self Service Repair for screens: the net cost by model after the part credit.
- Repair cost calculator: every route for every recent model.
Review licences
Writers and reviewers can have a free licence. Email support@crackmac.app with the publication you write for.