Recently, the trend of the appearance of programs for Mac with open source. Among the emerging software, there is no shortage of quality options. Names , Firefox, and constantly on the buzz. We suggest you check out some other popular and free Mac apps that you may need. You will be surprised how useful these programs can be.
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This name hides a modern audio and video player for Mac. The program has a modern design, it supports Force Touch and Touch Bar technologies, as well as the "picture in picture" function. When you open a video, all videos from the same folder are automatically added to the playlist. When listening to an audiobook or podcast, the program allows you to quickly move between MP3 chapters. There is support for playing online streams and YouTube playlists.
The application interface is minimalistic. There are buttons for playback, music mode selection, list, picture in picture and settings. Available Account OpenSubtitles allows you to automatically download subtitles for movies.
The program allows you to configure numerous settings: interface themes, audio / video playback, appearance subtitles, key bindings.
Cyberduck is an FTP client for Mac. It allows you to connect to file servers, view and manage content located in SFTP, WebDAV, Google Drive, One Drive, Dropbox, Amazon S3, Backblaze B2, etc. With its interface, Cyberduck resembles a regular browser, while also imitating its classic navigation and sorting functions.
Structure mode is useful for working with branched numerous folders. Function quick view makes it possible to find out the contents of a file without downloading it directly. The program can create bookmarks by simply dragging and dropping items. It keeps a history of visiting servers.
Downloading files is a simple procedure, it is carried out in one step. Just drag and drop bookmarks into the Finder and bookmark files to download. Cyberduck makes it possible to synchronize local directories with a remote server. There is Russian localization.
One of the important features of Cyberduck is the integration of the program with Cryptomator. This service can create cloud storage directories and encrypt them, like the files inside, with AES-256 encryption keys. The information placed there will be securely and transparently encoded.
This makes it possible to avoid the introduction of backdoors from third parties and ensure the safety of your data located in the clouds. The application itself is very simple. You just need to create your vault, enter a name and password for it.
Built-in app in macOS View supports working with PDF format and images. However, a free alternative, Skim PDF Reader turned out to be much better. This program has built-in support for AppleScript, LaTeX, BibDesk and more. On the left side of the main window, you can view page thumbnails or their table of contents. And on the right side there is a notes panel that displays all the annotations you have created.
An interesting feature of Skim is the "reading bar". It allows you to focus on the material being studied. The content panel has received a powerful search functionality. It is possible to highlight the search results on all pages and group them according to the density on the sheet.
If you are working with an impressive book with hundreds of pages, then you can split the document into two PDFs or take a reference snapshot of it. With the help of thumbnails or the table of contents, the book can be browsed faster. And all notes or annotations can be exported to a text file.
Selecting and properly formatting a bibliography is not an easy task. It is easy to make errors in formatting when it is implemented. In this situation, the BibDesk program for macOS will come to the rescue, which is designed to manage bibliographies and references when writing essays and articles. It can also be used to organize and maintain a document library in PDF format and other formats.
The bibliographic manager BibDesk has improved support for UTF encodings, allows you to expand the bib format with new fields, and allows you to add your own plugins. Does not contain bibliographic styles, but easily integrates with basic LaTeX styles. It naturally includes import / export functions in plain text, RTF, HTML, RSS and bibliographic formats such as BibTeX, RIS, EndNote. This BM makes it possible to link articles with personal computer to your own bibliography.
Using the app is easy. Build your library from articles in Google Scholar, ACM, arXiv, JSTOR, Springer Link, and other specialized resources. Each publication needs a citation key that provides details: article type, year, author, etc. It is enough to copy this key, and BibDesk will automatically receive all the details.
You can drag a PDF file into the program window and fill in the information fields for it. The application allows you to export bibliographic information to the following formats: BibTeX, XML, HTML and others. Or you can simply copy the data from the application and then paste it into your documents.
There are many sites on the Internet that draw us in with something interesting and take away our valuable time. This app will help you fight them. You need to add an unwanted website to the "black list" window. Using the slider, you can set the boundaries of the time block for it, at least 15 minutes. It remains to press start, enter your password and the lock mode will start.
The program allows you to create a "white list" for the desired sites.
This simple utility allows you to take screenshots directly from the menu bar. It is possible to create a screenshot using hotkeys. The application then uploads the drawing to the image host. There are several options to choose from, including Imgur and Pomf. If the link seems long, then it can be shortened - copy this URL and press another hotkey combination.
Application Quick Time Player allows you to record the state of the Mac screen, but the functionality of such a solution is limited. An excellent alternative is the Kap program. It is located in the menu bar, which makes it easy to access.
The cropping tool menu contains six preset presets, including those for 1:1, 4:3, 16:9 and others. But you can manually add custom values, or just capture the entire application window. The program gives useful advice for this. Kap can also record mouse movements.
And when a microphone is connected to the computer, it is possible to add your own voice to the recording. Recorded videos can be exported to various formats: GIF, MP4, WebM and APNG.
Most Mac users know that the keyboard shortcut Command (⌘) + W allows you to close a window or tab, and clicking Command (⌘) + Q will close the application itself. Here are the keys W And Q are located nearby, so it is easy to close the program by mistake.
This little utility after pressing the combination Command (⌘) + Q produces a slight delay. In this way, accidental pressing is avoided. After entering the combination Command (⌘) + Q A superimposed countdown timer will appear above the current window. The action is suspended until it is completed. The user himself can choose the delay time, increasing it from one second to, for example, three. To do this, you need to enter the following command in the Terminal:
defaults write com.dteoh.SlowQuitApps delay -int 3000
This simple text formatting app is cross platform. It supports CommonMark and GitHub Flavored Markdown markup standards. The application has all the typical features for its family, including support for light and dark themes. There is a standard preview window that replaces syntactic symbols with their correct form in formatted mode.
The program has various modes that will help you focus on writing articles or code. MarkText has an autocomplete feature for creating parentheses, supports emoticons and MathJax. You can export your draft to HTML or PDF format.
This program is a simple text or code editor. CotEditor has a clear and easy to understand interface. The program quickly allows you to finish lines, understands various file encodings, supports syntax colors. CotEditor boasts support for almost 60 programming languages, which makes it possible to choose the desired text coloring as needed.
The built-in Info sidebar gives detailed information about the processed text: its encoding, number of characters, and more. CotEditor supports regular expressions, has a powerful search and replace text functionality. This is usually found only in paid editors.
The working window can be divided into two halves, which makes it possible to place in one of the parts background information when working in the second window. The application will be very convenient for working with large amounts of textual information.
You are increasingly asking us what useful utilities to put on your Mac to make working with it easier and more convenient. I am flooded with messages of this kind social media, instant messengers and email.
In order not to duplicate the same scribbling dozens of times, I answer everyone and immediately with the help of this collection. In it, I have collected 10 vital utilities, without which the Mac simply cannot be used. I recommend installing them on every new computer Apple.
For whom: for MacBook owners and active iMac users.
This application at one time became a real discovery for me, so today I recommend installing it to literally everyone who uses a Mac more or less actively.
It is designed to quickly change the arrangement of windows on your computer screen with a simple keyboard shortcut that can be customized.
With it, you can expand the current window to full screen, instantly occupy the left or right side of the operating system interface with it, and this is just the beginning.
Why do I recommend using this utility on a MacBook? The fact is that Apple mobile computers (this is especially true for 12 and 13-inch models) have too small screens to fully work with multiple windows at the same time.
Programs on them are best used only in full screen mode, and you can quickly expand them (in my case) with the keyboard shortcut ⌃Control + ⌥Option + ↩︎Enter. But this is only one scenario, and you can think of dozens of others.
For whom: for those who work a lot with text in any form.
Many started using this application on Windows, and then it successfully moved to every new Apple computer. This happened to me too, and it ended up on all my Macs right after I bought it.
The app is more for automatic switching keyboard layout if you forgot to do it manually. This greatly speeds up the work in any of the scenarios.
To be honest, I can't even imagine how you can use a Mac without this program. As an experiment, I turned it off several times to see if it was so useful. The result surprised me.
Turns out I hardly ever switch keyboard layouts myself. A small utility always automatically does this for me, and it's super convenient. It doesn’t even surprise me that Yandex bought this cool software at one time.
For whom: for those who work a lot with any files.
This app is for fans of automation. It will gladly settle in the "System Preferences" of your Mac and will be able to independently move files that fall into the folders you specify.
The program has a huge number of scenarios to make your work with files easier. For example, I use it to automatically move all videos that go to Downloads to the Movies library, and also to clean up data from the desktop.
You can also set it to automatic deletion unfinished downloads after a few days and extra files from any folder on your Mac hard drive.
Configuring file processing using the program reminds automatic operation with incoming mail through a standard application. You simply define one or more conditions for a particular directory and specify the action you want.
Moreover, the program makes it more convenient to work with the contents of your "Basket". With it, you can set the maximum storage time for files in it and its maximum size.
For whom: for every Mac owner who appreciates cleanliness and order.
Another application without which I cannot imagine my MacBook today. It is designed to clear the menu bar from icons built-in and third party applications.
The program creates a separate section in system line and transfers all the software that you do not use so often to it, or simply removes it from here. You can flexibly configure this through the application settings.
With this utility, you will clean up the menu bar and start using it for its intended purpose. When it is a dump of useless garbage, you don’t even want to look at it, but you can change this annoying misunderstanding.
For example, right now my menu bar has a clock with a date, a battery status with charge level, an icon for sound and Wi-Fi controls, and a language indicator. Everything else has moved to the utilities section.
On a small macbook screen use this solution can be especially productive. The fact is that any capacious application almost completely clutters up the entire menu bar and hides most of these icons. You will now access them via the switch.
For whom: for MacBook owners who want longer battery life.
But this application has become one of my last useful finds. It adds to macbook useful the moderate power mode found on the iPhone and increases the overall time battery life computer.
When the battery charge mobile computer Apple falls below the set value, the utility makes the screen less bright. It starts to monitor the most energy-consuming applications, minimizes and suspends inactive software, disables Flash and slows down the processor.
I set the program to automatically activate at 50% of the total battery charge, but you can simply turn it on manually if the outlet is far away.
Is it possible to work together with this power saving mode? I'm sure yes. Of course, the computer will start to turn time-consuming tasks a little slower, but the battery life is worth it.
On 13 inch Macbook Pro with Touch Bar 2017, the average increase in autonomy with this utility reaches 2 hours on average. And for me, this is another trick to not take my charger with me when I go to the office or on any other business.
For whom: for anyone who wants to customize macOS more precisely.
For those who are skeptical about this software, I emphasize: the application does not change the components of the operating system, therefore it does not affect the speed of the computer and the further installation of updates.
I get the feeling that the utility just opens system settings, which Apple programmers simply hid from us when working on macOS.
Judge for yourself, it makes it possible to fix the size of the Dock so as not to accidentally change it during active work. With it, you can turn off Launchpad effects and animations, as well as change context menu finder.
Most of the settings you make through this program will only take effect after you restart your computer or individual applications. But you won't be tinkering with it too often, so it's not that critical.
Don't be afraid to experiment. All the settings that you change here, you can reset to default in just a couple of minutes.
For whom: for everyone who actively works with the Internet and related software.
Meet the Austrian firewall for Mac with a funny logo. This application is designed to block any Internet connections of built-in and third-party applications on your computer.
You have the ability to create rules based on ports, domains, and connection protocols, as well as painstakingly monitor any program traffic on your computer.
Of course, you will not limit the browser, mail client and instant messengers through this application. But it will be very useful for you to find out which applications clog the Internet channel and prevent you from fully working.
Whether choosing apps for a new Apple computer or upgrading a set of programs on an existing Mac or MacBook, the user is always faced with a choice. Buy expensive and sophisticated software or give preference to a free alternative? Choose something from the new products or install programs that have been proven over the years? Use regular applications or take a closer look at third-party products?
We've put together 30 tools useful for solving the most common tasks that any Mac user can use. To each of paid apps we tried to find the most successful free alternative.
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The debate over which browser is best for Mac is likely to never be resolved. Apple computers come with a proprietary browser safari- in it, users get features such as Siri, payment with Apple Pay, video in picture-in-picture mode, the ability to turn off the sound immediately from the tab bar, and others. Using this browser is convenient if you also use mobile devices Apple - bookmarks, browsing history, tabs are synchronized through iCloud.
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At the same time, we recommend installing Chrome for Mac. The browser from Google is easier to customize due to more extensions, in addition, it will come in handy if you often use Google apps. At the same time, Chrome is less energy efficient than Safari, so it will be more comfortable to use on desktops.
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For comfortable and safe Internet browsing, you should take a closer look at programs that help manage connections. VPN service HotSpot Shield Free help secure your computer when connected to public wifi points. The application allows you to select the IP of the country you want to use, set up an automatic connection and access services that can be blocked. The only negative is that up to 750 MB are provided for free per day, you will have to pay for more traffic through VPN.
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regular application Spotlight can perfectly search for files on Mac and execute quick commands, but if for some reason you don’t like it, you can try the free application Alfred. The program can quickly perform calculations, search the Internet, find any text, image or file that you have previously copied. The application is self-learning and gradually begins to prioritize results based on the user's preferences.
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Disk Cleanup unnecessary programs and files allows you to significantly speed up its work and clear space for the desired content. Free Dr. cleaner optimizes storage and clears the disk of hidden files that overload it, including cache, logs and temporary files.
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If you install a lot of applications on your Mac for fun, and then do not use many of them, it can come to the rescue. paid program Bartender. With it, you can choose which applications to place in the menu, when they should be there, and when not, hide programs that should work, but which you do not want to see all the time. You can test the program for free for 4 weeks.
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Being productive on a Mac depends a lot on the software that you or your company uses as a standard. office suite iWork from Apple, which includes text editor Pages, the Numbers spreadsheet app and Keynote presentation software, has been offered free of charge since 2013. new Macs, but for installation on older models, each program will cost 1.5 thousand rubles.
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Applications familiar to PC owners Microsoft office paid and, to be honest, are still inferior in functionality to the Windows version of the "office". As free alternative for typing, we suggest trying applications libreoffice, which allows you to work with any type of document, or 1Doc: Word Processor for Writer, in which the basic functions of the Word editor are available.
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If you like to watch videos on Mac, but the file encoding is different from MPEG, the stock Quick Time you may have difficulty playing it. Free VLC Media Player solves almost all tasks related to watching videos. The player plays multimedia files in most popular formats and has a user-friendly interface.
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And again about media content. Many Mac users will agree that iTunes- not an ideal option for playing a collection of audio recordings. A good alternative would be a free player Vox. The application features a simple interface and support for additional codecs (FLAC, ALAC and others), as well as the ability to synchronize with the iPhone.
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Given the popularity of shooting videos on the iPhone, action cameras in GoPro format and other video content, it is worth getting a convenient editor program for converting and processing them. We recommend installing free program handbrake- This multifunctional converter will be easy to use even for a beginner.
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For advanced users one of the best options will become Final Cut Pro developed by Apple itself. The program is distinguished by an impressive price tag (23 thousand rubles), but if you have to constantly work with video, then the functionality and convenience of the interface are worth it. The app can be tried for free for 30 days. If the video editor is used on occasion, then you can limit yourself to regular iMovie, which comes free with new Macs.
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A photo editing program for Mac is useful for both professional photographers and Instagram bloggers and just lovers of keeping memorable pictures. Basic processing can be entrusted to a regular application Photos (Photo), and for more advanced features, download one of the third-party programs.
Update of the regular application notes on Mac has greatly expanded its functionality for saving and copying content for delayed viewing. However, the free app Pocket has a more convenient interface and allows you to save photos, videos and articles from the Internet in a single feed. Content is available for offline viewing, and when downloading the application on a smartphone or tablet, it allows you to synchronize saved items.
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Do you know other useful applications for Mac OS? Share in the comments.
A set of standard software on Mac allows you to solve a large number of tasks and get to work in a few minutes after unpacking.
Unfortunately, there are many everyday tasks and scenarios that no Mac out of the box can handle.
In order not to be without desired application In the midst of a workflow, I recommend you immediately download the 10 most useful applications for any Mac.
In modern realities with large storage drives, clouds and wireless data transfer, many have abandoned the use of archives.
However, often you have to download something from the network, receive compressed data by mail, or even download applications from the developer's site in the archive.
Just install the app The Unarchiver and unpacking will no longer be a problem. The application is not the most sophisticated in its niche, but the basic features are enough for everyone, while the program is absolutely free.
The second common problem that every Mac user faces is watching video. Standard Quick Time does not support all formats and has virtually no settings.
To once and for all forget about codecs, video formats, support audio tracks and subtitles, just install one universal player.
A couple of years ago, the leader in this segment there was an application VLC, and now this player has a worthy alternative - IINA.
The VLC application has long been familiar to users, is being developed for all modern platforms, and the creators of the program have vast experience.
In turn, IINA is created exclusively for macOS, written in the progressive Swift language, has a lighter design and is not inferior in terms of the number of settings.
Mac Storage Analyzer will always tell you how to clean up your computer quickly and efficiently.
There are no cleaning algorithms, improvers and optimizers here. Only visual pie chart.
Instead of deleting tens of megabytes, you can immediately find unnecessary data that takes up the lion's share of space. Thoughtful manual cleaning once every six months will free up much more space than any automatic one.
A real must-have for Mac owners who move around a lot with their computer, working in a cafe, park, plane or train.
The program is useful when traveling abroad or when using iPhone as a modem for Mac.
The utility helps to quickly deny network access to any of the applications. The icon in the menu bar allows you to control the settings in the press.
So you can easily save traffic, increase speed with a slow connection, or save battery power if necessary.
No matter how much you surround yourself with apple technology, you still have to work with NTFS. The Apple operating system reads data perfectly from another file system, but will not be able to record without additional software.
So that in a hurry not to rush in search the best utility to work with NTFS, select the appropriate option in advance.
Recognized leaders in this niche are Tuxera And Paragon NTFS. Each application has its own army of fans, which extols the advantages of the program and does not notice its shortcomings.
In most cases, the utilities do the same job and do not differ much from each other.
Convenient and functional download manager, which can be used on any Mac. The program can intercept downloads from Safari or Chrome, can download torrents and videos from YouTube.
Downloads can be split into multiple streams for faster downloads compared to browsers.
You can pause or resume downloads and download data on a schedule. For example, unload the network during business hours and download at night.
The program has free and paid versions, you can learn more about the differences and other features of FOLX 5.
One of the few features from the Windows world that is really missing in macOS is sticking windows to the corners of the screen. So you can quickly arrange programs for convenient work without switching.
On a Mac, this mode looks shabby, has no settings, and only supports two applications. Need more - build manually.
It is much easier to use one of the third-party applications and manage windows using gestures or hotkeys.
magnet- the simplest solution with a minimum of settings. Window Tidy– more parameters and options. BetterSnapTool is the most expensive and customizable alternative.
The utility will definitely come in handy for novice Mac users. Advanced owners of apple computers can also learn something new with its help.
The application is launched together with the operating system and at any time gives a list of all hot keys for the active application. You just need to press the key Command (⌘) for a few seconds.
This is much faster than looking for the desired action in the menu bar and encourages memorization of useful shortcuts.
A simple utility for complete removal applications on Mac. Banal dragging to the trash does not delete system data, cache and program settings, but everything unnecessary will be deleted from it.
Programs can be uninstalled both through the utility's interface, and AppCleaner can be set to start during the uninstallation of any program in the usual way.
Everything is very simple without unnecessary effects, animations and absolutely free.
So you bought your first poppy or successfully installed a hackintosh on a PC, made the first Mac settings OS, but every day you begin to notice some flaws in the firmware. Either the archive does not open the built-in archiver, or the video cannot be played in any Quick Time, or there is simply nothing to open doc and Excel files.
So that you experience as little inconvenience as possible, I decided to share a set useful programs, which must be in Mac OS. You may not use them all the time, but their very presence will greatly facilitate your life at the right moment. So let's get started...
I won't even claim that 99% of Mac OS users use Safari browser. This is understandable, it is faster and more convenient in many ways than competitors. But unfortunately, you will need to have any second browser available - it can be Chrome or Firefox, you decide.
Safari is a great browser, but at times it can refuse to open various sites from search, for Apple security reasons, which is really annoying. The list of such sites has not been officially published, but believe me, in the five years of using it, I have come across a considerable number of them. Yes, these are not super popular resources, but still, in order not to get into a situation where it is very necessary to open, and safari refuses to open pages from the search, it is worth having any other browser at hand, just in case of a fireman, as they say.
If you're using an Apple Magic Mouse or using a MacBook touchpad to navigate, you won't need this. But when using a mouse from other manufacturers, users will be disappointed. Scrolling in the system will be far from what you saw in the review, there is no smoothness when browsing pages in safari and other applications. What's the matter.
And the point is precisely in the devices used - smooth scrolling only works with mice and touchpads manufactured by Apple, and will not work with any other manufacturer. To get smooth scrolling, you need the Smooth Scroll program. The program is paid this moment the license costs about $10, there is no desire to pay, look in the internet.
The standard archiver opens most of the archives, but still it does not work with quite popular RAR archives. To open RAR archives you will need third-party software.
Personally I use free version Win RAR for these purposes, it is available in App Store quite officially, there is also a PRO version, but I have never needed it. I highly recommend that it be in Mac OS, although the number of Win RAR users is decreasing every year, but it is still quite a popular archiver, as is the compression format. And in order not to get into a situation when there is nothing to open the archive, it should be.
For those who like to watch videos on a computer, it may be a disappointment that in reality the cool Quick Time does not support all video formats. For these purposes, use any other player. I use VLC and it helps me a lot when watching various video tutorials and educational videos downloaded from the Internet. Which one you choose is up to you.
With the help of the HyperDock prefpanel, you can extend the capabilities of the Dock:
Fans of taking screenshots in order to share online or by mail, and simply to reduce the size of your photos, which can have a very decent weight in uncompressed form, I highly recommend using image compression programs.
If you have a large library of personal photos and turn on synchronization with iCloud, you won’t have time to notice how the free 5 gig that Apple provides ends, especially if you synchronize not only photos, but also the “Desktop” and “Documents” folders .
Screenshots by default in Mac OS are saved in PNG format and have a very decent size, which may not be convenient when uploading to the Internet or sending by mail. You can read how to change the screenshot extension.
I use Imageoptim, the program is very convenient in that it does not change the extension of the image and does not duplicate it, but overwrites it, but this can be changed in the settings if desired. Compression is quite fast and requires only a few clicks to run. The program is absolutely free, Russified.
After some time using Mac OS, you begin to notice how the disk space begins to decrease, which causes a lot of inconvenience. When the system is cluttered - the system takes longer to load at startup, brakes or system thoughtfulness may appear, and simply there is not enough space for your needs. If you use video or photo editors, then reducing the space on system drive happens much faster.
What should be cleaned:
You can try to clean all this manually, but I dare to assure you that you will not clean everything manually, and half of the above will still remain on the disk. I used free version of CCleaner and I was quite happy with it, but lately it has ceased to fully meet my needs and I switched to CleanMyMac 3, which does all of the above and much more for me automatically, saving me a huge amount of time, as well as protecting the necessary files from accidental manual deletion which can have bad consequences.
CleanMyMac 3 features: clean caches, duplicate files, temporary files, mail, compress images in Photos, clear the cache of programs and extensions, manage extensions and much more. Also, the program monitor constantly monitors the filling of the basket, memory and clears them to save space, if you specified this in the settings. In general, the program is very useful if you want to save time while getting the maximum cleaning effect - this is what you need. I've been using it for quite some time now and I'm very happy with it.
The program is paid - the license costs $ 39 for one poppy, which at the moment is a little more than 2000 rubles, but it fully justifies itself.
Very few of us do not use or at least do not experience Word files or Excel spreadsheets. Like it or not, most of the files on the Internet or at work come in doc format. These can be books, price lists, various instructions, descriptions, etc. To open these types of files, you have a choice of applications from three developers, but one way or another they perform similar functions.
In my opinion, the most convenient for poppy are Pages and numbers, especially since in Numbers you can make really beautiful and informative tables with graphs and various functions. These programs are compatible with Microsoft formats Office, or rather, they open them and there is the ability to edit, but the same Office Pages format will not open, the same applies to Number, you should not forget about this when exporting documents.
You can also notice a difference in the display in Number tables - it can be a nice and neat three-column table, but in Excel and LibreOffice it can be displayed as a multi-column document. But still it is convenient that you can use applications through the iCloud browser, sync between Apple devices. For some devices, the program may be paid. Download IWork of. Apple site
It will not be superfluous to have an application for monitoring the temperature of the processor at hand, as sometimes this can help avoid terrible and disastrous consequences for the computer.
For this purpose, I use the free intel app power gadget mac os whichever you use is your choice. There are quite a lot of applications, there are those that monitor the temperature constantly and when you start the program, choose what you like.
In other cases, regular Mac OS tools are enough for comfortable work. You may not use all the listed applications all the time, but to avoid unpleasant situations, you should have them on your computer. If Smooth Scroll is not an essential program and you can safely ignore its installation, then installing others will make your life much easier at the right moment.
Which messengers, social media applications and the like to use, I think you will figure it out perfectly without me. Good luck!!!
