Best Windows Apps for Mac-Switcher?

[johnscully]

Hi,

soon I'll probably have to use a PC for work and I'm looking for good Windows-Alternatives for all the Mac apps I use. On the Mac I use frequently:

• Safari
• Mail
• Contacts
• Calendar
• Reminders
• Notes
• Preview
• Photos
• Pages
• Ulysses (my favorite writing app ever)
• 1Password
• Tidal
• 1Focus
• iCloud Drive

What are the best Windows alternatives to these Mac apps?

 

[The_Interloper]

Hi,

soon I'll probably have to use a PC for work and I'm looking for good Windows-Alternatives for all the Mac apps I use. On the Mac I use frequently:

What are the best Windows alternatives to these Mac apps?

Some of the apps you mentioned have Windows versions; those that don't I've suggested below. Anything marked with * is a built-in app. The others can be downloaded from the Microsoft Store or the Web.

• Safari = Edge*
• Mail = Mail*
• Contacts = People*
• Calendar = Calendar*
• Reminders = Microsoft ToDo
• Notes = OneNote
• Preview = Acrobat Reader (PDF reader also built in to Edge*)
• Photos = Photos*
• Pages = Word (or free WordPad*, LibreOffice Writer)
• Ulysses (my favorite writing app ever) = Scrivener
• 1Password = 1Password
• Tidal = Tidal
• 1Focus = ColdTurkey
• iCloud Drive = iCloud for Windows, OneDrive*

 

[johnscully]

Thanks, I will try the suggested app. Saw that iA Writer (as an alternative to Ulysses) is available for Windows too. Scrivener I don't like much.

 

[chabig]

I recommend Brave over Edge. It’s much more privacy focused.