When you buy a new Mac, the first thing you want to do is configure it to be easy to use. As an experienced Mac user. Here’s the list of must have Mac apps for first-time Mac users. I hope this helps.
Utilities
Quick launcher for apps and more.
Replacement for the built-in Archive Utility.
Snap windows into various sizes and positions.
Uninstall your apps easily.
Delete files that waste your disk space.
Free up disk space by quickly finding and deleting big, useless files.
Powerful, award-winning Finder alternative.
Alerts you about outgoing network connections.
Maintenance and optimization tool.
Monitor your system right from the menubar.
Customize multi-touch trackpad gestures.
Create rules for organizing and cleaning folders.
Web Browsing Apps
Modern and fast Web browser.
Chromium-based version of Microsoft Edge.
Productivity
Powerful password manager
Cloud backup and synchronization tool with Finder integration.
Easy-to-use backup/cloning utility.
Create calendar events and reminders using natural language.
helps you registration of all Adobe products.
Powerful calendar app with multiple syncing options.
GTD task manager with iOS companion app.
Powerful file/URL/email launcher utility.
Communications
Messenger based on the MTP protocol.
Desktop client for WhatsApp Messenger.
Voice-over-internet phone and chat software.
Work
Popular productivity suite.
Your one-stop writing environment.
Read, annotate, fill, and sign PDFs.
Run Windows apps without rebooting.
Elegant personal task management.
Design app for UX/UI for iOS and Web.
Create diagrams, flow charts, and more.
Professional mind-mapping and project-management.
Photo & Video
Professional image editor.
Beautiful and powerful image editor.
Import, develop, and showcase volumes of digital images.
Professional video editing solution.
Digital video editing tool.
Professional color correction.
The ultimate video downloader for macOS
Media player with a high-quality caption feature and more.
International TV on your Desktop.
Developer Tools
Cross-platform code editor and debugger for web apps.
Excellent FTP/SFTP client.
Modern fork of older iTerm project.
Version control with Git made easy.
One-window Web development suite.
Sophisticated text editor for code, markup, and prose.
This is just a small selection of some of the best Mac apps we could find. If you’ve got any favourites, let us know in the comments.
Brave is the most private, Edge is the most buggy. Safari is least secure, and worst image codec support. Firefox development lagging, telemetry increasing.