What apps do you install on a new Mac?

Software
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I install most of the software when I need it. Installing software has become so easy that I stopped doing the “install afternoon”.

That said:

  • 1Password is the first one. Everything needs passwords.
  • My shell configuration+CLI software (MacPorts, but maybe moving to HomeBrew)
  • Alfred
  • Keyboard Maestro
  • Bartender
  • Backblaze
  • Fantastical, OmniFocus
    …from there…whatever I need next.
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My main essential apps I world install first are:

  • DevonTHINK
  • Keyboard Maestro
  • Zoom
  • Adobe Suite
  • TeamViewer
  • ChatGPT
  • Mindnode
  • IA Writer
  • iWorks
  • Popclip

I haven’t done a fresh install in years, though.

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  • Alfred
  • Bear
  • Final Cut Pro
  • Freedom
  • HandBrake
  • IINA
  • MaxMSP
  • Mullvad VPN
  • OmniFocus
  • OmniGraffle
  • Photomator
  • Pixelmator Pro
  • Proton Drive
  • Proton Bridge
  • Zotero
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nextdns configuration profile.
day one.
logos Bible software.
overcast.
reeder.
things.
ulysses.

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25

That’s an oldie! I even have my own fortune program with a lot of additional funny bits of wisdom that I collected during my college days, but I kept the ones that came with SunOS in the early 90s.

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Setting up my new MacBook Pro and apparently this is what I install:

1Password for Safari.app/
1Password.app/
ActiveDock 2.app/
Alfred 5.app/
Arc.app/
BatFi.app/
BetterMouse.app/
Beyond Compare.app/
Choosy.app/
CleanShot X.app/
Core Tunnel.app/
Cork.app/
DBeaver.app/
Default Folder X.app/
Downie 4.app/
Eclipse.app/
Fork.app/
ForkLift.app/
FoxTrot Professional Search.app/
HP Smart.app/
Hazel.app/
Ice.app/
Karabiner-Elements.app/
Keyboard Maestro.app/
Little Snitch.app/
MacUpdater.app/
Microsoft Defender Shim.app/
Microsoft Excel.app/
Microsoft OneNote.app/
Microsoft Outlook.app/
Microsoft PowerPoint.app/
Microsoft Teams.app/
Microsoft Word.app/
Mimestream.app/
NextDNS.app/
OmniGraffle.app/
OneDrive.app/
Oxygen XML Editor/
Parallels Desktop.app/
PastePal.app/
PopClip.app/
Postman.app/
Rocket.Chat.app/
Safari.app
Sublime Text.app/
Textual.app/
The Clock.app/
Typinator.app/
UPDF.app/
Warp.app/
WhatsApp.app/
Windows App Preview.app/

Thanks after 5 days and think it’s everything :slight_smile:

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Have you noticed PastePal using quite a bit of energy these days?

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There are quite a few topics about this on Reddit. I am sticking with Paste (via Setapp).

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I haven’t on the M4 - my old M1 seemed to be suffering battery drain but I’d put that down to running 15.2 on it.
Something to keep an eye on.

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Not ready for prime time, so still using Arc as my main browser, but hopefully it will keep improving. Zen isn’t as stable or polished as Arc, but has enough similarities to keep me interested.

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I tried Zen and found it decent. I may reconsider it when they add tab groups. Until then, Brave it is.

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Apps that I use fairly regularly

Audacity
Bitwarden
Blender
DEVONthink
Discord
Final Cut Pro
Firefox Dev
GitHub
Google Chrome
HandBrake
IINA
Lightroom
Logic Pro
Microsoft Office (word, excel, etc.)
Apple Notes
OBS
Photoshop
Python
Safari
Spotify
TouchDesigner
Visual Studio Code
Vivaldi
VMware Fusion
Xcode

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Number

Pages

Keynotes

Camera

iMessage

iCloud

Notes

Calendar

Reminders

Contacts

Books

Voice Memo

Freeform

Journal

FaceTime

Maps

TV

Music

GarageBand

iMovies

Safari

Mail

Photo

Weather

Calculator

News

Shortcuts

Home

Wallet

Clips

Health

Workout

Compass

Stocks

Find My

Clock

Siri

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