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The 100 best Mac apps in 2024
By Joe Wituschek, Daryl Baxter last updated
Free or paid, these are the best apps you should download for your Mac right now.
![Adobe Generative Shape Fill](https://cdn.mos.cms.futurecdn.net/xHExqDBv9GnHC6NfA2UJqB-320-80.jpg)
Adobe updates Photoshop and Illustrator with new generative AI tools
By Daryl Baxter published
Adobe is rolling out a new set of AI tools for its Photoshop and Illustrator apps to help you add colorful patterns to vector shapes and lots more.
![NotchNook showing music and calendar](https://cdn.mos.cms.futurecdn.net/rrv9Gtg4y8SEJ3cbp6g8wN-320-80.jpg)
This $25 app gives my MacBook Pro a Dynamic Island, and it was worth every penny
By Daryl Baxter published
I’ve only been using NotchNook for the past 24 hours, but it’s already a contender to be my best Mac app of 2024.
![ChatGPT on Mac showing Jolly](https://cdn.mos.cms.futurecdn.net/hUti6YDQpyGC4XPvNKu3UH-320-80.jpg)
ChatGPT has arrived on Apple silicon Macs as a desktop app
By Daryl Baxter published
ChatGPT has finally arrived on Apple silicon Macs as an app with some powerful features that I’m already taking advantage of.
![M2 Mac mini on a wooden desk](https://cdn.mos.cms.futurecdn.net/GHd2ckJe9SXMNQ9f6sYQ7N-320-80.jpg)
I didn't get Slack notifications on my Mac for over a year because of one hidden setting
By John-Anthony Disotto published
Quick Tips I've not seen a Slack notification in over a year, but it turns out all I had to do was turn on one simple setting.
![Rewind app for Mac](https://cdn.mos.cms.futurecdn.net/7fMXuQUJCAA3ByxTWjyW6X-320-80.jpg)
Excited (or worried) about Windows Recall AI feature? Mac has had it for two years
By Connor Jewiss published
Microsoft recently announced its Recall AI feature that can show you everything you've done on your laptop. But with this third-party app, Mac has had the feature for two years already.
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You can get access to ChatGPT's Mac app right now with this trick
By Lloyd Coombes published
If you can't wait to check out the ChatGPT Mac app, this is the best way to jump in.
![VMware Fusion Pro 13 on MacBook Pro](https://cdn.mos.cms.futurecdn.net/zdyRGJNFK385H4XiAjHUGB-320-80.jpg)
There's now a free way to use Windows 11 on your Mac
By Daryl Baxter published
VMware Fusion Pro 13 is now free for all users, allowing you to run Windows 11 on a Mac.
![Limitless AI on a MacBook Air](https://cdn.mos.cms.futurecdn.net/wz9ir9K9QEC7wC3ZpdTNPj-320-80.jpg)
Limitless is a Mac app that uses AI to turn your computer into a personal assistant
By Connor Jewiss published
Limitless is a new Mac app and wearable that listens to your meetings to act as a personal assistant for you, and hopes to succeed where Humane failed.
![The Stage View app running in macOS Sonoma, with Stage Manager also open.](https://cdn.mos.cms.futurecdn.net/z6y5mxfmTyU2eGJc8oPczJ-320-80.jpg)
Stage View: Is this app the fix Stage Manager for Mac needs?
By Alex Blake published
Stage View adds previews to apps and windows in the Stage Manager sidebar. Is it worth your cash?
![CleanMyMac X promotional software shot](https://cdn.mos.cms.futurecdn.net/ckfbQztueP8Lr368A87bga-320-80.png)
Beware fake CleanMyMac apps that try to steal your passwords and data, company behind the app warns
By Oliver Haslam published
The company behind the CleanMyMac app has warned of imposter apps that are trying to steal your passwords and data.
![Lickable MenuBar app](https://cdn.mos.cms.futurecdn.net/8ngXGKZs6aoSVsJ8ps8HAD-320-80.jpg)
Give your Mac's Menu Bar a retro makeover with this app — Lickable adds shadows and 3D effects missing since macOS Mountain Lion
By Daryl Baxter published
The Lickable Menu Bar app returns the skeuomorphic look of yesteryear, available as a free download from the Mac App Store.
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There's Mac games galore in the Steam Winter Sale, as long as you know where to look
By Stephen Warwick published
Steam's famous winter sale has started and there are some great titles to grab for Mac gamers.
![A close up of a Mac desktop with the set default apps interface prominent.](https://cdn.mos.cms.futurecdn.net/EEhdLWDwzS9SubE3GuHCiK-320-80.jpeg)
How to set default apps on Mac
By Luke Filipowicz last updated
If you want a specific app to open when you perform a certain action (like clicking a file), you can set it as the default. Here's how.
![Pharaoh Total War on a Macbook Pro](https://cdn.mos.cms.futurecdn.net/QWgfkSCYyEdWRDX5FYqfrU-320-80.jpg)
Total War: PHARAOH performance test: How does Feral's latest historical epic run on Mac?
By Stephen Warwick last updated
Total War: PHARAOH is the latest historical title in the Total War series, we put the Mac version through its paces to see what's what.
![Pixelmator Pro 3.4 on Mac](https://cdn.mos.cms.futurecdn.net/GBf9KPXuco7jzdMuGEAhfD-320-80.jpg)
Pixelmator Pro 3.4 takes PDF editing to a whole new level
By Oliver Haslam published
Pixelmator Pro 3.4 is here with a big focus on advanced editing of PDF files.
![Visual Studio on MacBook Pro](https://cdn.mos.cms.futurecdn.net/NWa3jNApFVUx777n8tyEUh-320-80.jpg)
Microsoft to end support for Visual Studio on Mac entirely
By Daryl Baxter published
Microsoft has announced that it is ending support for Visual Studio 2022, recommending developers use a Windows 11 VM instead.
![WhatsApp on MacBook Pro on a desk](https://cdn.mos.cms.futurecdn.net/D2Li4TeH6QVTNAiDDSJtNR-320-80.jpg)
WhatsApp for Mac is now one step closer to replacing FaceTime with latest update
By Daryl Baxter published
Meta has released a big update to WhatsApp on Mac, with a redesign and better ways to make group calls.
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