The best Mac apps. Chosen by the community.
353 Mac apps, chosen by the community. Top of this view: BBEdit — #9 overall. The overall rank spans all apps and changes with every vote. 228 apps only for Apple devices · 40 also on Android and Windows · How the ranking works →
The Mac brings two worlds together: apps from the Mac App Store and software publishers sell directly. People searching for the best Mac apps are usually looking for tools — something that handles a recurring job faster than what ships with the system.
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Good Mac software shows itself in details a store page rarely lists: keyboard shortcuts you can actually remember, sensible handling of multiple windows and displays, a window that reopens where you left it. Then there is the price model — one-off purchase, subscription or part of a bundle — and, on Apple silicon, the plain question of whether the app runs natively or through Rosetta. For anything that reaches deep into the system, how openly the developer explains the permissions it needs matters too.
This list reflects what the community recommends, not what an algorithm considers a strong seller. Position comes from upvotes minus downvotes and shifts with every new vote.
