Winter Clarity Bundle: 60% Off Raycast, Endel, Ground News, And Craft Docs [Sponsored] - 9to5Mac

The holiday season brings noise: endless shopping lists, Christmas deals, distractions, last-minute meetings, deadlines, you name it. The Winter Clarity Bundle includes four tools that help you focus on what really matters. They cut through the chaos like a laser, pointing directly at what matters most to you. So you can enter 2026 with nothing holding you back and a clean slate for what’s ahead.

Launching today, the Winter Bundle brings together four best-in-class apps that form a complete toolkit for clarity and focus.

Raycast: a lightning-fast, keyboard-first command palette for Mac; winner of multiple Product Hunt Golden Kitty awards.
Endel: science-backed soundscapes for focus, relaxation, and sleep; Apple Watch App of the Year and App Store Editors’ Choice.
Ground News: the easiest way to stay informed, objective, and balanced; a top-ranked news comparison app.
Craft Docs: one of the best personal productivity apps for Mac, iPad, iPhone that help you turn your ideas into action. Winner of Mac App of the Year Prize, with a Vision Pro app available.

From December 8 through December 31, you can get all four apps for one full year for $149.99 – over 60% off the usual combined price saving more than $230!

Already using one or two? Each app is also available individually at 30–50% off during the same window.

Check it out: theessentialsbundle.com. The bundle will return seasonally with more world-class apps. Have a suggestion? Drop it in the comments.

Raycast – your command palette for Mac

Best-in-class launcher and action hub. Raycast is the lightning-fast, keyboard-first way to search, launch, and act on anything on your Mac, files, apps, clipboard history, calendar, reminders, and hundreds of third-party tools, without taking your hands off the keys. It’s beloved by power users for its speed, polish, and an extension store that lets you add deep integrations in seconds. Recognitions include multiple Product Hunt Golden Kitty awards and coverage from leading tech outlets.

Why people love it

Blazing-fast universal search and app control
Hundreds of extensions (GitHub, Linear, Notion, Zoom, and more)
Clipboard History, Snippets, Quicklinks, Window Management, Notes
Clean, minimal UI that feels built for macOS

Endel – adaptive sound for focus, relaxation, and sleep

Apple-honored productivity experience. Endel generates real-time soundscapes that adapt to your day, location, and heart rate to help you get into flow, wind down, or sleep better. It’s a beautifully minimal app available across iPhone, iPad, Mac, and Apple Watch, recognized as Apple Watch App of the Year and frequently featured on the App Store.

Why people love it

Science-backed sound that adapts to you in real time
Dedicated modes for Focus, Relax, and Sleep
Shown to help reduce distractions and support focus for people with ADHD
Gorgeous, distraction-free design across Apple devices

Ground News – see every side of every story

Best-in-class news comparison. Ground News makes it effortless to compare how different outlets cover the same event, with side-by-side headlines, bias and ownership info, and “blindspot” alerts that reveal what your feed might be missing. It’s the simplest way to get out of your bubble and form your own view—perfect for the informed, Apple-savvy reader.

Why people love it

Side-by-side coverage from across the political spectrum
Bias/ownership labels and “blindspot” detection
Story timelines to track how narratives evolve
Clean iOS app that rewards curiosity, not doomscrolling

Craft Docs – beautiful documents for Apple users

Award-winning writing and organization. Craft is built to help you to be both productive and creative. A place for your thoughts, ideas, and inspirations, where note-taking feels genuinely fun, looks truly beautiful. Now AI-powered, delivering seamless search while supporting writing, organization, and idea discovery.

Named Mac App of the Year for its craftsmanship and delight.

Why people love it

Elegant, fast editor with powerful structure (pages, cards, backlinks)
Instant sync across Mac, iPad, iPhone, and Web, rich media and tags
Easy sharing/publishing for clients and collaborators
AI Assistant trained to search across the space, review your documents and help with research
MCP and API support for connecting with the rest of your productivity stack, including the apps from the bundle