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10 Mac Apps Worth Trying in 2026

jdawgnoonan said:
I agree with you, junking up MacOS with overlapping Windows functions is not the right answer to help Windows users on a Mac.
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Do you also jump in and talk about helping Mac users when they try to stick to/emulate past versions of how their Apple devices work (like pre-liquid glass perhaps), or is your help reserved specifically for Windows-like behavior?

This whole post is about changing the way Apple devices work, and cluttering them up with software that help with this, so is all of that bad as it means that we're not using our Apple devices the Apple-designed way?

I've got BetterTouchTool to switch between tabs in ways that Macs can't do, I've got HazeOver to focus on front windows, I've got VLC to get a different UI playing videos, the way that I use virtual displays on Macs goes back to habits formed on Solaris in the 90s, and I buy all my keyboards in a heavier taxed region only because my muscle memory prefer that physical layout, and so on.

I could use any default configured Apple device as long as it's set to a language I at least sort of know, but it'd be slow work that'd make me all kinds of irritated. So, here's the question:

What's the difference between me doing my "pro setup" to get my preferred configuration, as compared to someone wanting functionality that just happens to be more like how Windows currently works?

Why is my pro stuff a good thing, while Windows stuff is negatively viewed? Why do you get the urge to "help" Windows users, but don't get the urge to "help" Mac users not change the defaults that Apple currently has set?
 
CATiNTHESTORE said:
AdGuard/Ublock are very useful application on Mac OS
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Indeed. I'm also using Adgurd Home with unbound on a raspberry Pi. This setup shaved ~3 GB RAM of usage because many things are blocked at DNS level and never reach the browser. At one point I was starting to wonder if all the browsers suddenly became so inefficient or there is more to it. Honestly Tahoe is much more responsive too. This only shows how much clogged with garbage the internet is.
 
I wish for a tweak to permit custom locations for "stacks" -- Apple hasn't upgraded this for years, it's annoying. I want certain "stacks" in specific locations, not like an accordion.
 
fMRI said:
Crazy you haven’t Raycast in the list
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Before trying Raycast learn how to: remove apps from login items, use Activity Monitor to force quit (it runs in the background) and, potentially, use terminal commands to quit and delete. It's a suite of applications that will be useful for some.
 
blizzerand said:
That’s okay. But i still love that feature so much that i decided to pay for it. And i just wish mac would adopt it!
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I can understand that consistency between macOS and Windows is nice, but the workflow that has been suggested (”cmd c” to copy and then ”cmd option v” to move) actually performs the same thing as ”cut” and ”paste” of a file or folder in. Windows. So it’s not that the feature is not there, it’s just that the commands are different.

And it’s ”control x” and ”control v” in Windows, so already there a bit different. :)

Or am I missing something?
 
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To be honest, what a lack-luster set of apps :D If you are looking for a proper windows-tiling app, I recommend you Rectangle (Free). I'm using since long time ago and offers a nice way to tile windows in corners and via shortcuts. Specially useful with big screens. For example in my 5k2k 40", allows me to work with 4x ~1700*1080 in the corners plus one central ~1700*2160 windows which it's perfect for my working workflow.
 
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robertosh said:
To be honest, what a lack-luster set of apps :D If you are looking for a proper windows-tiling app, I recommend you Rectangle (Free). I'm using since long time ago and offers a nice way to tile windows in corners and via shortcuts. Specially useful with big screens. For example in my 5k2k 40", allows me to work with 4x ~1700*1080 in the corners plus one central ~1700*2160 windows which it's perfect for my working workflow.
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Lasso is superior in my opinion.
 
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robertosh said:
To be honest, what a lack-luster set of apps :D If you are looking for a proper windows-tiling app, I recommend you Rectangle (Free). I'm using since long time ago and offers a nice way to tile windows in corners and via shortcuts. Specially useful with big screens. For example in my 5k2k 40", allows me to work with 4x ~1700*1080 in the corners plus one central ~1700*2160 windows which it's perfect for my working workflow.
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I'd recommend Moom.

I used it for years, but nowadays I'm actually mostly happy with the built-in drag to resize.
 
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I love Rectangle as a simple window manager. It's free, and an open source supported app replacing the excellent but unsupported Spectacle app.

rectangleapp.com

Rectangle

Move and resize windows in macOS using keyboard shortcuts or snap areas. The official page for Rectangle.
rectangleapp.com
 
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Pass on all 10. Want a useful app? Try PDF Reader Pro. convert and edit pdf files. Now that's something almost anyone who's ever tried to fill out an online pdf document.
 
bbeagle said:
COMMAND-X, COMMAND-V does a cut and paste
COMMAND-C, COMMAND-V does a copy and paste

The functionality for both already exist on a Mac and have for a long, long time.
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We're talking about moving files in the Finder (macOS) and Explorer (Windows) using keyboard commands.
It's not about copying text or other things to the clip board.
 
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