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Apps to install on a new Mac: our first-day list
The apps we install first on a fresh Mac, from window snapping and clipboard history to a password manager, and what each one fixes.
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The best apps for your Mac
Hand-picked Mac apps, ranked by people who use them. See what's hot today and what just landed.
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Snap windows into tidy layouts
Featured · Magnet
Clean up and speed up your Mac
Featured · CleanMyMac
Beautifully simple task manager
Featured · Things 3
Docs and notes with beautiful structure
Featured · Craft
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The best free Mac apps worth installing
Free Mac apps that are good enough to keep: window management, menu bar tools, passwords, notes and more, with what the free version actually includes.
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Roundups
The best menu bar apps for Mac
Menu bar apps that are worth the space: calendar and time zones, keep-awake switches, camera checks, quick notes and tools to hide the rest.
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Comparisons
Best clipboard managers for Mac, compared
Paste, Raycast, Unclutter and the built-in Spotlight clipboard compared: history, sync, pinned snippets, privacy and price.
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Comparisons
Window management on Mac: Magnet vs Rectangle vs tiling
How macOS window tiling compares with Magnet, Rectangle and Raycast, and which window manager to use for your screen and habits.
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Roundups
The best note-taking apps for Mac
Bear, Craft, Drafts, Tot and Apple Notes compared for everyday notes on a Mac: formatting, organisation, sync, privacy and price.
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